Acknowledgements. Foreword by June Freeman. Introduction and guidance. Section 1: Early days. 1. Me and my mum. 2. Your new friends. 3. Exploring the place where you live. 4. Exploring the refuge. 5. Changes I like and things I miss. 6. Match the feelings. 7. The same and different. 8. About safety. Section 2: Talking about things that matter. 9. Wise ideas from Ollie. 10. More about us. 11. A story about Nibbles and Prickles. 12. Good things and bad things. 13. Good times and bad times. 14. Bas talks about changes in families. 15. Talking about my dad. 16. Taz imagines a happy time. 17. Feelings tree. Section 3: Moving on. 18. Keeping track of my life. 19. Moving on. 20. Safe hands. 21. My space. 22. Looking backwards and looking forwards. Certificate. Reflection sheet and feedback form. Conclusion. Useful contacts.
An activity pack for children aged between 5-8 years whose families have experienced domestic abuse, to help and encourage them to open up to their mothers about their distressing experiences
Cathy Humphreys, Ravi K Thiara, Agnes Skamballis and Audrey Mullender form the research team for the Centre for the Study of Safety and Wellbeing, at the University of Warwick. Cathy Humphreys is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Studies at the University of Warwick. Ravi K Thiara is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Health and Social Studies at the University of Warwick. Audrey Mullender is Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford University. Her distinguished research career has focused on domestic violence, post-adoption issues for birth relatives and groupwork theory.
Talking to my mum, the companion voulune to Talking about Domestic
Abuse, is a well-organised, easy-to-read activity workbook
providing another excellent resource, this time for working with
children aged between five and eight years old, who have
experienced domestic abuse within their families. With the use of
current research, the authors have shown great understanding and
sensitivity in identifying issues that contribute to the
difficulties women and children face when living within or leaving
an abusive relationship. The workbook activities, with their
excellently illustrated woodland characters, have been developed to
attract and draw on the imagination of young children. Each
activity introduces characters as a way for mothers and children to
talk symbolically about positive and negative memories, changes
that have happened in their lives, to identify and express feelings
and move feeling and move forward on their journey to anew life.
All the activities offer the opportunity for mothers and children
to spend quality time together. Families can rebuild positive
relationships in a safe, creative and fun way. This can only be
helpful to the child's future development and self-esteem, and also
to the mother's belief in herself as a parent. Both books would be
essential tools for practitioners working with children and young
people whose families have experienced domestic abuse. They are
clearly written and illustrated in an engaging style that grasps
the reader's attention. They also deepen an understanding of how
and why a creative approach with children can work in the healing
process.
*Counselling Children and Young People*
This a great book for mothers and children who have experienced
domestic violence. It is very practical and explains each activity
to the adult with lovely illustrations and offers activities for
the child to work through. It could be used by a clinician (or
other worker) with the child, but it is perhaps best used by a
mother with her own child.
*youthmind.co.uk*
This picture workbook contains activities for five- to
eight-year-olds who have been affected by domestic abuse, to help
them recover and move on. Designed for children and their mothers
to complete together, the book includes guidance for mothers on how
to do this in a sensitive manner. The activities, which have been
developed by the authors, are based on their own work with families
who have experienced domestic abuse.
*Children Now*
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