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The Simple Guide to Understanding Shame in Children

What It Is, What Helps and How to Prevent Further Stress or Trauma
By Betsy de Thierry

$39.90

incl GST

· What is shame?
· How does it affect children?
· How can adults help?

The perfect starting point for any adult or carer working with children who have experienced shame, this guide provides straight forward answers and explanations to both common and complex questions. At a time when children are more likely than ever to experience shame, the accessible advice in this book helps adults to boost children's self-esteem. 

Betsy de Thierry navigates the need to understand the impact of shame and the reasons behind it, as well as how to reduce its hold on self-confidence. Reassuring advice will also help revitalize adults' abilities to face the challenges of supporting children affected by shame. It will teach them how to restore self-esteem.