Listening to children is a skill which parents, teachers, caretakers and school counsellors need to employ every day. From a deep respect for the already existing attitude of these adults, the authors offer an extra dimension to the art of communicating with children. This book is about listening in many ways, both to your deepest self and to others. It is listening to what children say, feel, and think, but also to what is deeper than thoughts and feelings.Change in behaviour arises when children learn to listen inwardly, sensing what is bodily felt inside them. This process of change, called 'Focusing', is explained with many examples from the personal experiences of the authors, from their workshops, training and child-therapy sessions. The authors give a structured approach for use in schools and other group situations, but much of it can also be used at home by parents. With this book you can, quite independently, start to accompany children more consciously in their development, and by doing so, you will watch their confidence grow.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pccs Books
ISBN-10
1906254087
ISBN-13
9781906254087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106002881
Product Key Features
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Issues, Services & Welfare
Author
Marta Stapert, Erik Verlieferde
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Manchester
Date of Publication
08/09/2008
Content Note
Illustrations
Imprint
Pccs Books
Genre
Social Issues, Services & Welfare
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Author Biography
Marta Stapert is a child psychotherapist. In April 2008 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of Merit by the Hungarian Government, for bringing this work of Focusing with children to the professional community in Hungary.