Böcker av Dr. Naomi Fisher

An essential guide, informed by educational theory and personal experience, which presents accessibly the evidence and argument for self-directed learning, getting the child to lead where their curiosity and interests should be developed.

An essential, supportive guide for all teenagers experiencing stress and burnout.This book is here to help you if you are:· Lacking in energy and feeling completely blank or flat· Feeling agitated and sort of 'fizzy'· Unable to sleep despite being exhausted all the time· Finding that you don't really enjoy anything anymore, even things you used to love· Feeling irritable and annoyed with everyoneOr you might feel none of these things, but life seems to have lost its sparkle. These are all signs that you are experiencing burnout ¿ your battery has taken a battering and you are running on empty.Burnout is not just something that adults experience; it is a very common problem for teenagers and this book will help you to what burnout is and when it becomes a problem. It is written to help you find out if being burnt out describes you, and if so, what you can do about it. It will help you identify some of the ways that you might be getting stuck when you're trying to get better and what is and isn't helping. And if you decide that you aren't really burnt out but you're heading that way, this book has some ideas to stop it from happening in the future.Written by expert clinical psychologist Dr Naomi Fisher, who has helped many children deal with the stresses and pressures of school and life, and fully illustrated by bestselling author and illustrator Eliza Fricker.

Some children just haven't read the parenting books. The harder you try, the worse it gets.There's a hidden contract at the heart of parenting: that if parents just get it right, their children can be made to do what they want. Manuals explain how to make it very clear to your children what you want them to do ¿ and how to respond when they don't cooperate, using rewards and consequences like Time Out, the Naughty Step, or grounding and withdrawing screen privileges. But every so often, along comes a child who hasn't signed the contract. They don't buy in. When they are put on the Naughty Step, they refuse point blank to stay there. Promises of stickers and rewards get you nowhere at all. Take their iPad away and they say, 'Fine, but I'm still not doing that'. These are the children who rip up the rule book. The firmer the boundaries, the worse their behaviour becomes. Things can go downhill fast, leaving parents floundering.This down-to-earth, illustrated guide is for parents who need something different. It's for those who are fighting battles where they didn't know battles could be fought. It's for those who suspect that what they are doing isn't helping - but they don't know what else to do. It's for families who need a better way to live and who want their children (and themselves) to thrive.Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist who specialises in trauma, autism and alternative education. She is the mother of two and the author of several books on psychology, education and mental health including the word of mouth sensation Changing Our Minds. Eliza Fricker is The Sunday Times bestselling author and illustrator of Can't Not Won't as well as The Family Experience of PDA. She runs a successful illustrated blog about her experiences with her daughter's school attendance struggles (missingthemark.co.uk).