Childcare

Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life. A leading expert in childhood development makes the case for why self-directed learning, "unschooling", is the best way to get kids to learn.

A Practical Guide to Positive Behavioural Interventions for Children and Young People

This book will also prove useful to teachers, special needs assistants, administrators, students, healthcare professionals and psychologists.

Make real progress with this introduction which guides you through your course with easy-to-read language and helpful images.

Designed / suitable for UK vocational qualifications, Social welfare & social services, Public health & preventive medicine

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management. Help children to understand and manage their anger with this fun and imaginative workbook. 

The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder gives you professional advice to help your child to manage sensory needs and feel calmer, happier, and in control, now and in the future.

Written by social care workers, this unique multi-contributory book draws on insightful stories of practice to discuss the key issues that impact on social care today.

Updated edition of this popular text consolidating all child-centred legislation, from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through to the referendum on children's rights 2012, in an easy-to-understand format.

Third edition of this popular comprehensive introduction to all key study areas within Applied Social Care and Social Care Practice, including theoretical approaches, practice issues, social care and specific population groups.

Comprehensive and practical textbook presenting an overview of early childhood curriculum, exploring a range of early childhood theorists, their pedagogical principles and how these complement and reinforce the underlying philosophies and themes of Aistear and Síolta.