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Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids about Anxiety by Karen Young
$28.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Kids can do amazing things with the right information. Understanding why anxiety feels the way it does and where the physical symptoms come from is a powerful step in turning anxiety around. Anxiety explained, kids empowered. For ages 5-12 (and up).
We Can Deal With Bullying by Gina Dawson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Bullying is serious and potentially has a lasting impact. Young people may feel afraid or ashamed and may even believe they are in some way responsible or helpless to stop it. "We Can Deal with Bullying!" debunks these beliefs. The gentle, conversational and supportive text encourages young people to as ...Show more
The Invisible String (PB) by Patrice Karst
$20.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
With 400,000 copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers--children and adults alike--and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for ...Show more
Puberty Boy by Geoff Price
$33.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
'Clear, wise and kind - a major achievement. Treats puberty with a whole person viewpoint' - Steve Biddulph, author of Raising BoysHave you ever noticed, now that you're growing up, that your parents want to sit you down and have these embarrassing kinds of conversations with you about sex? Or they leav ...Show more
Hey Awesome: A Book About Anxiety, Courage, and Being Already Awesome by Karen Young
$28.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
If kids with anxiety could see their strengths, they would feel so much bigger than their anxiety. They would feel bigger than everything - as though a tiny, tip-toed stretch could have them touching the top of the world from where they are. This book is a reminder for all kids that everything they need ...Show more
The Book of Overthinking by Gwendoline Smith (Dr Know)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Overthinking is also known as worrying or ruminating and it's a form of anxiety that many people suffer from. Psychologist and bestselling author Gwendoline Smith explains in clear and simple language the concepts of positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry and how to deal with the 'tho ...Show more
Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship by Clementine Ford
$25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Clementine Ford reports that one of the questions she is most asked in person and online is 'how do I raise my son to be a feminist? How do I make sure he's a supporter rather than a perpetrator?' That is a question that many parents with sons are haunted by. Now that Clem is mother to a baby boy of he ...Show more
Coolmind: The Young Person's Guide to a Calmer Life by David Keefe
$15.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Do teenagers wants to feel happier in their lives? Are they attacked by doubts? Do nerves sometimes prevent them from doing things they might enjoy? Do they wish they could concentrate better? If so, this book is for them. From as little as three minutes a day, you can learn how to feel calmer, happier, ...Show more
Girl Stuff 8-12: Your Real Guide to the Pre-Teen Years (For Girls Aged 8-12) by Kaz Cooke
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stufffor teens. * body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the be ...Show more
Welcome to Your Period! Your easy no-dumb-questions guide to handling it like a boss by Yumi Stynes; Dr. Melissa Kang
$23.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period, from Dr Melissa Kang (a former Dolly Doctor) and Yumi Stynes (all-round excellent woman). Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy - and asking questions about it can feel even worse. But it ...Show more
I Just Want to be Me: Building Resilience in Young People by Timothy Bowden
$23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Reading Level: From 10
Today's children struggle with a range of issues, from depression and anxiety to poor body image and low self-esteem. In fact, research suggests that at any given time around 10 per cent of students will be suffering from a mental health issue that directly impacts on their education and health. Accepta ...Show more
But We're Not Lions by Karen Young
$28.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
The animals were mighty and magnificent, but they were miserable! For way too long, they’d been forced to become something that didn’t feel right - something that felt too much like bad days and scratchy things. The animals needed a hero, or someone to show them that a hero was in each of them all along ...Show more