A Mind of their Own

$19.19

Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-1-914553-23-3
Publication Date: 15/09/2023

One of the most important parenting books of our time.
Rob Parsons OBE

Children are growing up with anxiety, uncertainty and low self-esteem, and with more time spent online, along with recent world-shaking events over the last few years, these things have become intensified. Parents can feel helpless to care for their children’s mental wellbeing.

Katharine Hill, UK Director of Care for the Family, has written A Mind of Their Own to equip parents to build resilience and care well for their children’s mental wellbeing, from toddlerhood to teenage years.

Backed by solid, up-to-the minute research and grounded in real life experience, she tackles everything from body confidence, dealing with disappointment to strong emotions, and gives steps to take when challenges come.

 

Format: Paperback
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In July 2017 one in nine children were experiencing mental health difficulty, this figure had risen to one in six in July 2020. That’s five in every classroom.

Ours is a worried world. Children are growing up with anxiety, uncertainty and low self-esteem, and with more time spent online, along with recent world-shaking events over the last few years, these things have become intensified. Many parents feel helpless as their happy, easy-going children are overwhelmed by a tsunami of pressure and anxiety. How can we enable them to flourish in these infamously ‘unprecedented’ times?

In A Mind of Their Own, Katharine Hill, UK Director of Care for the Family, throws us a lifeline. Backed by solid, up-to-the minute research and grounded in real life experience, she tackles everything from body confidence, dealing with disappointment to strong emotions, and gives steps to take when challenges come. Packed with encouragement and creative activities it will help families form good practices like listening well, setting consistent boundaries and establishing a growth mindset.

Celebrating and affirming the family, A Mind of Their Own equips parents to build resilience and care well for their children’s mental wellbeing, from toddlerhood to teenage years.

 

What people are saying...

“In the 15 years I have been working with and parenting traumatized children in care, I have seen first hand how vital it is to provide mental health support and to nurture resilience – even for the very youngest of our children. In a post-COVID world, where all children everywhere have experienced trauma, disruption and insecurity to some extent, Katharine Hill's book is more important than ever. It offers so many hopeful and practical ideas, and I commend it warmly.”

Dr Krish KandiahAuthor, social entrepreneur and Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board

“This book could not be more timely. I believe it to be one of the most important parenting books of our time. If you are a parent, carer, or work with children in any capacity, I would urge you to read it.”

Rob Parsons, OBEFounder and Chairman, Care for the Family

“Authoritative and actionable, with every chapter subtly steeped in the science of mental wellbeing and distress, this book breathes confidence into parents that they have what it takes to help their children grow into emotionally healthy adults.”

Dr Samantha CallanDirector, Family Hubs Network

“As a psychologist and a mum, I can confirm the latter is much harder! Reading this is like sitting down with a wonderfully experienced, well informed, beautifully calm and practical friend. Full of practical tips as well as empathy and stories shared by many other parents who have journeyed through things before you, it will help you hold your nerve when times are hard, and give you great ideas for positive steps to open up possibilities and break unhelpful patterns so you can feel more in control and help your children model healthy emotions and learn the skills they need to navigate the complex but exciting world they are growing up in.”

Dr Kate MiddletonPsychologist and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation

“We have known Katharine for many years and have seen that she has practised what she writes about. Any parent will find her advice easy to read and her practical suggestions difficult to ignore. A Mind of their Own is both important and timely. It is full of ideas that any parent can implement to bring small changes to their family life that can have a huge impact on their child’s wellbeing. We recommend it to every parent who wants to help their child develop character, emotional resilience and healthy relationships.”

Nicky and Sila Leeco-authors of The Parenting Book and The Marriage Book

“It has never been more important to think about children’s resilience and wellbeing and this book is a great place to start. Katharine Hill has delved into the psychological literature so that you don’t have to. The result is a short and punchy overview of the evidence that stays firmly rooted in the realities of family life. All served up with wisdom, common sense and lots of practical suggestions. What more could you ask for?”

Glynn HarrisonEmeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bristol and retired consultant psychiatrist

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Contents

Foreword by Dr Rob Waller MA MSc MBBCh FRCPsych
Preface
Chapter 1 : You Were Never Their Age
Chapter 2 : Family Matters
Chapter 3 : What Are You Thinking?
Chapter 4 : What Does Success Look Like?
Chapter 5 : It's OK To Be Ordinary
Chapter 6 : It's OK To Be Emotional
Chapter 7 : Let's Talk
Chapter 8 : You Can't Do It ... Yet.
Chapter 9 : The Power of Praise
Chapter 10 : That's the Line
Chapter 11 : Best Friends Forever
Chapter 12 : It's OK to Fail
Chapter 13 : They’re Listening
Chapter 14: Be Body Confident
Chapter 15 : I’m There for You
Chapter 16 : It’s OK to Feel Sad
Chapter 17 : You’ll Bounce Back
Chapter 18 : Step Out
Chapter 19 : It Takes a Village
Chapter 20 : Parenting in a Pandemic ... and Beyond
Chapter 21 : A Mind Of Their Own
Appendix – Further Help and Support

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Weight 363 g
Dimensions 215 × 140 × 25 mm
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Katharine Hill
Katharine Hill

Katharine Hill LLB JP is UK Director at Care for the Family. She speaks and writes on family matters, is a regular author for The Huffington Post, and the author of several books. Katharine also leads on Care for the Family’s policy agenda representing the organisation at government level, and has practised as a family lawyer. She is married to Richard and they have four grown-up children and seven grandchildren.

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