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Divorce Is Tough—But Your Parenting Can Make All the DifferenceDivorce is one of the most challenging transitions a family can face. For children, it can create feelings of uncertainty, fear, confusion, and even trauma—especially when high conflict between parents takes center stage. But there’s hope: with conscious, mindful parenting, you can minimize the emotional toll on your children and help them thrive, even through this difficult time. This comprehensive e-book offers parents a practical, compassionate roadmap to support their children emotionally and psychologically during and after divorce. What You’ll Learn in This E-BookThe Impact of Loyalty Conflicts on ChildrenUnder...

All psychotherapists who work with children and families will come across cases with the parents divorcing or previously divorced experiencing high levels of conflict. These cases can be extremely complex and there can be potential hazards mental health professionals need to be aware of and prepared for. This book is a practical guide providing actionable measures mental health professionals can take to properly screen potential cases, establish and observe essential policies and protocols and observe important boundaries in order to preserve the integrity of the child's therapy and maintain healthy therapeutic relationships with the parents who are at war with one another without being pull...

Lily's father died and Lily is very sad. Lily's mother brought Lily to see Miss Piper to help her with her grief because she knew that Miss Piper helps children and families who are hurting and having a hard time. This is a therapeutic children's book written for child therapists and parents to acquaint children with the idea of going to counseling with a special kind of therapist who helps children using play, books, and expressive activities. This book addresses the experience of grief and how in time, children can begin to feel better with the help of a therapist like Miss Piper.This book and all the books in the Miss Piper's Playroom Series are written by licensed professional counselor ...

Aiden is an ADHDer! Aiden has lots of superpowers including some big and bouncy energy! Miss Piper supports Aiden by forming a SUPER SUPPORT TEAM for Aiden that includes Miss Piper, Aiden, Aiden's parents, Aiden's teacher and Aiden's doctor. In Miss Piper's playroom Miss Piper introduces Aiden to playful activities that help sharpen Aiden's superpowers. This book seeks to help child therapists, parents, teachers and children with a neuro-divergent affirming approach to celebrating the abilities and supporting some challenges ADHDers may encounter in a predominantly neuro-typical world.

Wendel has a lot of worries. His worries were so big they were creating a lot of problems for Wendel. Wendel's mother brought him to visit Miss Piper and her playroom because she knew Miss Piper could help him. This is a therapeutic children's book designed for child therapists providing play therapy services to use with their clients. Wendel has generalized anxiety disorder. This book shows the course of Wendel's therapy at a young child's age appropriate level providing children with anxiety a chance to feel seen and heard and gain hope for overcoming their overwhelming worries. There is a therapists' section providing notes and some suggested therapeutic interventions for helping children...

Divorce is hard for children. When parents are arguing and having conflict, it's especially difficult for the children. In this book, Danny's parents are going through a divorce and they are having a hard time getting along. Danny's parents agreed to bring Danny to see Miss Piper in her playroom for therapy to help him through the difficulties of his parents' divorce. Danny is very sad, telling Miss Piper it feels like his parents are at war and that he feels caught in the middle. Miss Piper and Danny meet for therapy weekly and Miss Piper talks with Danny's parents, too, to help them understand what they can both do to help Danny. After many sessions together, Danny begins to feel better ab...

This book introduces children, along with their caregivers, to the concept of going to therapy. Miss Piper is a therapist who supports children and their families using play and creative, expressive activities. Miss Piper has a special playroom where children come to play, heal, grow and learn with Miss Piper's help. Come and see what Miss Piper has in her playroom and learn what children and their families experience here. Therapists will find this book useful for bibliotherapy with child clients new to therapy services and will also find the For Therapists Section helpful as it provides inspiring ideas for interventions. This is the first book in a series of therapeutic children's books by...

This book is a part of the therapeutic children's book series Miss Piper's Playroom. In this book, Miss Piper who is a therapist who uses play-based and creative-expressive therapy interventions with children and families. In this book, Sal is a child suffering from social anxiety which shows up as selective mutism and occasional school-refusal. Sal's feelings are BIG and SCARY and Miss Piper helps Sal to feel her feelings and work through them to experience building toward a new experience in the therapy. Miss Piper uses games, art, playful activities and even a play therapy group to help Sal with social anxiety. Miss Piper also works with Sal's parents closely as a team. This book is an ex...

This mindfulness coloring book contains positive messages to support children, teens, and adults in consciously choosing to substitute automatic negative thinking with positive thoughts and affirmations that can support the cultivation of a more positive outlook and feelings of hope and encouragement while practicing mindfulness through the activity of coloring in shapes and images on the pages. This coloring book can support counselors who provide play therapy for children and families or school counselors working with students in the school and classroom setting. This coloring book can also be a wonderful gift for someone's birthday or holiday celebration.

Autism is a way of being. Being autistic is a part of a person's identity. This book uses neurodiversity-affirming terminology to help caregivers, teachers and other adults best support children who are autistic. Ava's parents were worried about her because she was arriving home from school tearful, unable to do her homework and isolating in her room. Miss Piper is a child and family therapist who uses play therapy including creative, and expressive activities, games and toys, With Miss Piper's support, Ava discovers her sensory preferences in Miss Piper's playroom. Miss Piper helps Ava's teacher support Ava to be more comfortable being herself at school and helps Ava'a parents support Ava w...

Andrei Dark, Victor Dark’s son, is thrust into the unthinkable as he rises, along with fellow Free Centaurs, to battle his sister and her followers.
Hold onto your seat as you’re taken through the progression of the greatest conflict of all time. A fight of good versus evil in this tale of dread and endurance. Who will triumph?
Teki wa watashi no kokuro ni ha o motte imagusa, ganbarimasu (“Although the enemy holds a blade to my heart; I will persevere.”).

Join us on a rhyming and exciting journey with this children's storybook, designed for ages 7-9. Explore luxury hotels in 12 different countries and discover their unique and sometimes smelly food while learning the months of the year. Your children will be captivated by the realistic pictures and illustrations that bring this discovery book to life. The book also includes a helpful glossary at the back to learn about different scents and smells. Engaging activities at the end of the book will reinforce their learning. Don't forget to peek behind the purple doors after each visit for an exciting sneak peek of the next discovery! Which one will be their favourite?

Victor Dark knows he’s always been different. Learn why as you explore this novel and discover the truth about COVID-19, the Deep State, and the path humanity is on. The battle brews with the treachery of Perfect and her hard-core followers. Walk with Victor as he takes you on a journey beyond belief – a voyage you’re already part of whether you like it or not!

"A Journey of Tastes" is a captivating rhyming storybook designed for children aged 7-9. Join four adventurous children on a journey across the seven continents, where they explore diverse foods while learning the days of the week and discovering fascinating facts about each region. With each continent they visit, a sneak peek behind a red door sparks the imagination—what delectable food awaits? Which one will they deem the best?"7 Days of Flavour" features 17 recipes accompanied by intriguing facts from the seven largest countries worldwide. Children, dressed in their respective cultural attire, join you in this culinary exploration. Every country they visit offers two flavorful recipes, ...

An emotional story interwoven with the logical and illogical; obsession and indifference; fantasy and reality. A conundrum of unfamiliar and inexplicable sensations and feelings so powerful they’ll shake you. In Blaine Sims' Something About Sammy, you’ll enter the world of an older straight man settled into a new community. A man with a history of triumphs, successes, failures, and letdowns who has always risen out of the ashes. Experience the startling shock that engulfs him when he becomes infatuated with, and consumed by, a much younger millennial Gay man – a total stranger he has little in common with. Immerse yourself in his attempt to deal with a foreign and confusing set of circ...