Jolene Brackey has a vision - a vision that will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy. When a person has short-term memory loss, his life is made up of moments. But if you think about it, our memory is made up of moments, too. We are not able to create a perfectly wonderful day with someone who has dementia, but it is absolutely attainable to create a perfectly wonderful moment; a moment that puts a smile on their face, a twinkle in their eye, or triggers a memory. Five minutes later, they won't remember what you did or said, but the feeling you left them with will linger.
Olga the Brolga was in a terrible mood. She was whiny and pushy and downright rude. No one will do what Olga wants she wants them to dance with her and have fun. The more she pushes, the more they refuse. How do we get what we want from other people? Some tactics - like nagging and demanding - just don't seem to work. But the endearingly gawky Olga only wants to dance, and she's smart. She learns something important about self-reliance and the value of her own... More info
This sequel to "All Cats have Asperger Syndrome" takes the same approach, matching adorable animal photos with the particular traits of children with "The ADHD". It's an extremely accessible formula, and one that has the potential not only to inform, but to make kids living with "ADHD" feel better about themselves by comparison to such cool critters. More info
Kids Skills Playful and practical solution-finding with children. Warning! Kids Skills is a radical book. It might just change forever your views about parenting, teaching and what constitutes a child's problems. Kids Skills is a playful and practical approach to solving difficulties faced by children. At the heart of Kids Skills is one very significant notion - practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. The 15 simple steps that comprise the Kids Skills method show us how to convert problems into skills. These... More info
