Families & Parents

ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS EVERY TEEN SHOULD KNOW BEFORE LEAVING HOME!

-> The perfect gift for teens and young adults

Congratulations, you’re a young adult. But… Are you ready to leave home? Do you have the skills to live independently?

Chances are, you don’t know everything you need to know yet. That’s ok! We weren’t born knowing how to cook or manage our money, and many of these skills are never taught in school.

In today’s world, you need more than just good grades to get by. You need life skills.

Life skills are the skills that we need to function in everyday life. They include things like cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and time management. Many of these skills are never taught in school, but they’re essential for thriving in the real world.

Without life skills, young adults can struggle when they leave home and have to fend for themselves.

This book will teach you 100 everyday life skills to make adulthood easier. By the time you’re finished reading, you’ll be ready to take on anything!

So whether you’re getting ready to finish school and head off to college, or you’re already out in the real world, this book is for you. It’s never too late to learn!

In Life Skills for Young Adults, you’ll learn how to:

• manage your money wisely

• save for your future

• cook simple and delicious meals

• find and apply for your first job

• keep your living space clean and organized

• deal with stress and anxiety

• stay fit and healthy, and so much more.

Life Skills for Young Adults is your essential guide to learning the skills you need to survive and thrive in the real world. If you like simple, practical, and real-world advice, you’ll love this book.

So what are you waiting for? It’s time to start learning the skills you need to be a successful adult.

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Life can often feel overwhelming and with pressure from school, relationships and social media it can be hard to remember to take a bit of time for ourselves – to take care of what’s going on for us on the inside.

Breathe Out has been written specifically for young minds and the unique challenges that teenagers face today, it is filled with exercises and techniques for anxiety relief and tips specially designed to help you to take a step back and take a moment for yourself.

With a variety of exercises that encourage you to be present, to be a better listener, articulate your feelings and get a handle on your screen time among many others, this is a hands-on journal that will allow you to track your moods and feel more in control when things can be a bit overwhelming. There are also mindfulness and breathing techniques to allow you to keep on top of your emotions wherever you are.

By unlocking your creativity – whether that’s using colour, list making, noting your thoughts and experiences – you’ll explore what makes you you, build new inner strengths and discover how to prioritize your wellbeing every day. The result? A happier, more fulfilled you.

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THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom from the teachers who host the most popular UK education podcast, Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast).

‘’Education’s answer to Adam Kay … Lee and Adam Parkinson are doing for teaching what he did for medicine.’ The Times

Have you ever wondered what really happens during the day when your precious little angels are at school?

In this book, The Two Mr Ps will take you on a side-splittingly funny journey through the weird and wonderful world of primary schools. It will also explore the pressures of modern-day teaching, revealing exactly what it takes to wrangle a chaotic classroom (or seven) on a weekly basis. From the absolute characters found in the staffroom to school-trip mishaps and everything else inbetween, Put A Wet Paper Towel on It is a must-read for teachers and parents alike.

So sit up straight, four legs on your chair, fingers on lips and get ready to take a trip down memory lane. And remember – when in doubt, just put a wet paper towel on it.

Lee Parkinson and Adam Parkinson’s book ‘This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 25-07-2022.

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PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS OVERCOMING YOUR CHILD’S FEARS AND WORRIES

Does your child suffer from fears and worries that affect their behaviour or keep them awake at night?

Fears and worries are very common among children with around 15% thought to suffer from anxiety disorders; the most commonly identified emotional or behavioural problems among children. However, if left unchecked, they can cause more serious problems such as school avoidance, difficulties in making friends and long-term problems with anxiety and depression.

Written by two of the UK’s foremost experts on childhood anxiety, this extremely useful guide will enable you to understand what is causing your child’s worries and to carry out step-by-step practical strategies to help him or her to overcome them, including:

· Addressing specific fears and phobias as well as general anxiety and ‘worrying’
· Using case studies, worksheets and charts

Helping Your Child is a series for parents and caregivers to support children through developmental difficulties, both psychological and physical. Each guide uses clinically-proven techniques.

Series editors: Professor Peter Cooper and Dr Polly Waite

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

The side-splittingly hilarious and heart-warming new book from your favourite teacher duo and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast)

Remember the distant days of lockdown and those futile attempts to homeschool distracted, disinterested kids?

Parents rejoiced to send them back to school, while teachers prepared to face them all again … Five. Days. A. Week! Coming out the other side of the pandemic years, podcast sensations Lee and Adam Parkinson – aka the Two Mr Ps – bring you the most hilarious, ridiculous anecdotes from inside our primary schools.

Join in on the classroom antics as they share the unexpected pitfalls of online teaching, all the reasons you need a strong stomach to take on Early Years and why not every household item makes a suitable Harry Potter wand …

Lee Parkinson and Adam Parkinson’s book ‘This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 25-07-2022.

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‘The must-have family handbook – accessible, equipping and game-changing’ – Anna Mathur, author of Mind Over Mother

Do you want to know how you can you support your child with anxiety?
Have you noticed changes in your child’s behaviour, and you’re not sure why?
Don’t know what you can do to help?

Happy Families is your definitive guide to understanding your child’s mental health, so they can survive and thrive. Whether you’re afraid that anxiety is controlling your child’s life, struggling with getting your child out of a low mood cycle, or you just want support on how to communicate with them, this book is here to help.

Dr Beth Mosley MBE is one of the UK’s most experienced and respected consultant clinical psychologists, and she works with children, young people and their families every day. In this groundbreaking guide aimed at parents of children aged 4-21, she offers a comprehensive toolkit that will help you make sense of what your child is going through and give you the hope and reassurance you need to make a change.

Filled with invaluable tools, quick-fire exercises, case studies and additional worksheets, Happy Families has everything you need to protect and support your child’s mental health.

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A practical guide to help adults understand the unique mental health challenges facing our children, teenagers and students today.

From the rise of AI personal technology to the ability to connect to your loved ones wherever you are, you’d think that we’re advancing as a society. But for our young people’s mental health such progress has come at a cost.

The book examines the key mental health problems impacting young people today (such as depression, loneliness and anxiety) and explains how the lifestyle, culture and world they are living in has a significant mental health impact.

Suitable for parents, grandparents, teachers, youth workers and anyone in a position of care or interested in the future of mental health, this book offers tools, exercises and resources to support the next generation.

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