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Resources For Family & Children
The Anger Toolbox - Tools for children and teens, and for those caring for them, to get through angry times.
The Anger Toolbox, with its friendly, honest style, uses evidence-based information and local New Zealand support contacts. It looks at what anger is, the effects it can have on us and the different strategies children, teens and adults can learn to manage it safely and well. It is written by Tricia Irving Hendry, John Taylor Smith and Jenny McIntosh, who have brought to it their backgrounds in parenting, grand-parenting, teaching, writing, school leadership, counselling, nursing, youth and community work. They have also consulted widely with specialists and researchers to develop this handbook. To buy a copy: Purchase online at www.skylight.org.nz/shop or phone 0800 299 100 or email support@skylight-trust.org.nz
Daddy Bear is acting very strangely and his children are confused and scared. Mental illness is difficult to explain to children as it is not visible. Sometimes people find it hard to talk about. This book will help children understand that Bipolar Disorder is manageable with medical care and the support of family and friends. With help, people with Bipolar Disorder can lead normal, happy lives.
This beautifully illustrated children´s book, finished in watercolour provides wonderful pictures aimed at children from 5 years old. The book follows the story of Daddy Bear and his family as he has a Bipolar episode. His children are dragged along on his rollercoaster ride where he starts many activities-but before they are finished, he moves onto the next. The book explains what can happen during a manic episode and then how a doctor and rest can help calm Daddy Bear's very busy brain. This wonderful story helps children understand the behaviours associated with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Bears is a 24 page, A4 book and is available to purchase at $15 plus postage.
Skylight has launched an innovative new single edition youth support magazine,‘The Journey Through’, which honestly and frankly tackles the very difficult issues teens and young people face. It’s been written specifically for young people in New Zealand,and features many stories, words and photos, kiwi teens have contributed.
Due to the popularity of the translated versions of the COPMI booklet ‘Piecing the Puzzle Together’ they are pleased to advise that 2 booklets for families ‘(The Best For Me and My Baby’ and ‘Family Talk’) are now also available for download from their website in the following community languages - Hindi, Chinese, Dinka, Swahili, Spanish, and Arabic.
Follow this link http://www.copmi.net.au/common/download.html or go to the ‘Downloadable Items’ area of the ‘Resources’ section of the COPMI website www.copmi.net.au to find all downloadable booklets.
Up to 50 percent of people who experience mental illness are parents. In this booklet 12 of these people share their stories to inspire others. Societal attitudes can often negate the role of parenting and many parents who experience mental illness have faced discrimination. We believe that parenting is a right and a privilege and people with experience of mental illness have as much right to become a parent as anyone else. The Mental Health Commission www.mhc.govt.nz & KITES www.kites.org.nz
Book about a little girl who worries about her mother who is mentally ill. Maria is a little girl who’s very worried about her mother: why does she behave so oddly at times? One night, very upset about it all, Maria feels a tap on her shoulder and wakes to find a mouse sitting on her duvet. It’s not just any old mouse, but a very wise one who can talk to Maria about all her worries…
This book by Virginia Ironside and illustrated by Nick Sharratt aims to help 5 to 11 year-olds understand what is happening to a family member who may be experiencing a mental illness. To purchase the "Wise Mouse" book Publications can be purchased by calling theYoungMinds Order Line on 0870 870 1721 or Fax: 020 7336 8446 or filling in an online order form. Listen to an audio recording of The Wise Mouse.
KITES (www.kites.org.nz) have adapted this resource for NZ from an Australian resource by COMIC (www.howstat.com/comic). Parents who have experienced mental illness have reported that they can face unique challenges in addition to the usual challenges of parenting such as housing, employment, financial constraints and childcare. Some parents have reported that it can be difficult to discuss their mental illness with their children and that mental health services do not always recognise their role as a parent. We hope this plan is a useful resource that can be adapted and used to suit you and your family. It encourages thinking ahead, to be prepared in the event your mental illness (or any other major illness) may result in difficulties responding to all the needs of your children for a period of time.
Fact Sheet 1: Parents with mental illness Fact Sheet 2: Parents with mental illness - Positive Parenting Fact Sheet 3: Parents with mental illness - Helping children understand mental illness Fact Sheet 4: Parents with mental illness - Information for workers Fact Sheet 5: Parents with mental illness - Where to get parenting help You are welcome to copy and distribute these fact sheets. These fact sheets are produced by: Kites P O Box 9392, Marion Square, Wellington with funding from the High and Complex Needs Unit, a joint strategy of the Ministries of Health and Education and the Department of Child, Youth and Family Service. |
