Nicky Hancock – författare

A guidebook to help children who:are trying to manage their too painful feelings by themselvesdo not let themselves cry, protest or say that they are scaredare living with too many unresolved painful emotions from the pasthave had disturbing, overwhelming or confusing experiences, which they have been unable to think through or feel through properlyare full of unexpressed feelings because expressing them feels far too dangerous; and are full of unmourned grief.

This is a guidebook to help children who:don't like themselves or feel there is something fundamentally wrong with themhave been deeply shamedhave received too much criticism or haven't been encouraged enoughlet people treat them badly because they feel they don't deserve betterdo not accept praise or appreciation because they feel they don't deserve itfeel defeated by life, fundamentally unimportant, unwanted or unlovablebully because they think they are worthless or think they are worthless because they are bulliedand feel they don't belong or do not seek friends because they think no-one would want to be their friend.

This is a guidebook to help children who: "don''t like themselves or feel there is something fundamentally wrong with them"; "have been deeply shamed"; "have received too much criticism or haven''t been encouraged enough"; "let people treat them badly because they feel they don''t deserve better"; "do not accept praise or appreciation because they feel they don''t deserve it"; "feel defeated by life, fundamentally unimportant, unwanted or unlovable"; "bully because they think they are worthless or think they are worthless because they are bullied"; and "feel they don''t belong or do not seek friends because they think no-one would want to be their friend.

This is a guidebook to help children who: "don''t like themselves or feel there is something fundamentally wrong with them"; "have been deeply shamed"; "have received too much criticism or haven''t been encouraged enough"; "let people treat them badly because they feel they don''t deserve better"; "do not accept praise or appreciation because they feel they don''t deserve it"; "feel defeated by life, fundamentally unimportant, unwanted or unlovable"; "bully because they think they are worthless or think they are worthless because they are bullied"; and "feel they don''t belong or do not seek friends because they think no-one would want to be their friend.

A guidebook to help children who: are trying to manage their too painful feelings by themselves; do not let themselves cry, protest or say that they are scared; are living with too many unresolved painful emotions from the past; have had disturbing, overwhelming or confusing experiences, which they have been unable to think through or feel through properly; are full of unexpressed feelings because expressing them feels far too dangerous; and are full of unmourned grief.

A guidebook to help children who: are trying to manage their too painful feelings by themselves; do not let themselves cry, protest or say that they are scared; are living with too many unresolved painful emotions from the past; have had disturbing, overwhelming or confusing experiences, which they have been unable to think through or feel through properly; are full of unexpressed feelings because expressing them feels far too dangerous; and are full of unmourned grief.

The titles in this extraordinary series are a vital resource. Nine practical guidebooks, each with an accompanying beautifully illustrated storybook, have been written to help children (aged 4-12) think about and connect with their feelings. These guides and stories enable teachers, parents and professionals to recognise the unresolved feelings behind a child''s behaviour and to respond correctly to help. How Hattie Hated Kindness is a story for children locked in rage or hate: (A story for children locked in rage or hate). Hattie lives by herself on an island. She likes sharks, and crabs and stinging centipedes. She likes anything hard and spiky. Lots of people try to bring kindness to Hattie on her island, but each time she is very horrid to them, smashing and spoiling everything they try to do for her. So after a while they all stop coming to the island. Hattie is very alone. So she sits by the water''s edge and tries to figure out why she hates love and loves hate. She thinks it must be because she is a very bad girl indeed. But the lapping water-over-her-toes helps Hattie to understand that because she''d been a very sad and frightened little girl in a too hard world, she had become hard too, so that the awful fear and the awful pain would go away. The lapping-water-over-her-toes helps Hattie to move from cruel to kind. In the end, Hattie builds a bridge to the warm and cosy world across the water.