Anyone who has dealt with pet loss, and especially a child's pet loss, knows the helpless feeling that can result. Yolan's short children's book presents the life-to-death cycle in a sensitive, positive style through the story of Tiger Rose, an older cat who is weary of her earthly life and ready for more peaceful times. One morning Tiger Rose says goodbye to her family, her home, the critters she chased, curls up under a rosebush and envisions "gathering for one last jump.."
Creating Children's Art Games for Emotional Support
Game playing is a highly effective way of engaging children and has long been acknowledged as an important means of psychological therapy. This book offers an abundance of fun games that help children to confront personal problems and issues in a light-hearted yet meaningful way. These are games with a difference, as they must be constructed before they can be played. The creation aspect involves collaboration and cooperation within a team, and instils an empowering sense of ownership in the creators. By the time the game is ready to be played, children are confident, thoroughly engaged and ready to explore issues in a supportive environment.
The 50 activities in this resource book have been tested with hundreds of participants to ensure their appropriateness and effectiveness for a variety of diversity training needs. Employees at all levels will be stimulated by interactively learning about cultural and gender differences, and mastering new skills for communicating more effectively in our diverse workplaces. Each activity is ready to use and includes trainer's notes and all necessary handouts and overhead transparency masters. They each take between 15 and 45 minutes to complete.
Paul Chavasse had everything a good agent needed. Flair, ingenuity, a superb intelligence, common sense - plus a willingness to kill. Now he was part of the walking wounded. So badly hurt on his last mission they figured he was through. But Chavasse was far from through. A few months of special training and he was ready to take on one of the most dangerous men in the world - Max Donner. A millionaire with his own private army and a plan for stealing Britain's newest secret missile. Paul was ready for Max Donner. But he was not ready for Donner's beautiful young stepdaughter, Asta.
