Il y a tant à apprendre des autres parents qui soutiennent un enfant aux prises avec des défis de santé mentale.
Ces ouvrages ont été recommandés par des parents de Pleo car ce sont d’excellentes ressources pour s’informer, se remettre en question, s’inspirer ou s’orienter.
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
English
https://www.resmaa.com/: The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. In this groundbreaking work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of body-centered psychology.
Spirit Bear’s Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
English
fncaringsociety.com: This booklet is written by Spirit Bear as a youth-friendly guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) 94 Calls to Action.
Visit: fncaringsociety.com/publications/spirit-bears-guide-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-canada-calls-action
The Orange Shirt Story
English
Publisher's site: When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away from her and never returned. This is the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day (an important day of remembrance for First Nations and non First Nations Canadians).
Eleanor and Park
English
cbc.ca: Challenged by some school libraries for its profanity and realistic portrayal of domestic abuse, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell has also received a Michael Printz Award among other accolades. It is gritty, but it portrays the anxieties of bullying, family abuse and social pressures at school in a way that is lacking in many other teen books. It also happens to be one of the sweetest, most believable teen romances written.
Anxiety: Deal with it before it ties you up in knots
English
Summary: This accessible, illustrated book helps all kids understand anxiety better and offers practical ideas for coping. Filled with information, quizzes, definitions, and helpful hints, Deal With It: Anxiety helps young people identify and deal with the many different ways that anxiety is expressed, from phobias to panic attacks, in settings as diverse as home, the schoolyard, and the mall. It offers insight to everyone -- to the child experiencing anxiety, to someone who doubts the problem is real, and to a young person who witnesses another's problem.
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 days of compassionate help
English
From a Pleo Staff: Short and to the point, this book may be helpful for parents who have teenagers struggling with personal care, or even parents who find the housekeeping part of life to be too much. The author shows a compassionate way to frame these issues.
What to do When you Worry Too Much: A kid’s guide to overcoming anxiety
English
From a Pleo Parent: The exact right resource at the right time for him. Helped him to build practical coping skills for anxious thoughts. He was engaged and interested. Workbook style- pages for a child to draw how they feel and creates buy-in to the process.
The Explosive Child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children
English
From a Pleo Parent: Over a year and a half ago or so I was given your number to contact. The wonderful woman at the other end recommended the Explosive Child by Dr Greene. I was feeling very alone and judged at the time so I bought a digital copy of the book on Amazon. It changed our lives. Thank you for what you do.
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life
English
From a Pleo Parent: "This book really helped me understand why boundaries are important and also gave me the practical knowledge to put healthy boundaries in place with mom, my kids, my husband and friends. Note that this is a Christian author and does contain some biblical references."
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
English
From a Pleo Parent: This book concentrates on the realm of addictions, all addictions. Dr. Maté talks about some of the clients that he works with at his Hastings East Clinic in Vancouver. He shows the human and loving side of his clients. He showed me how to separate the loved one from the addiction. A Great read!!
Respire
Français
Commentaires d'un critique du livre: Au fil de ce dialogue entre une maman et son enfant, on apprend à poser un bateau de papier sur son ventre pour observer l'inspiration et l'expiration ; à ouvrir généreusement les bras comme un pommier ou à fair résonner de sons pour apaiser différentes parties de son corps. L'auteure-illustratrice, qui a pratiqué ces jeux d'initiation au yoga avec ses trois enfants, nous raconte aussi comment on souffle fort pour chasser les nuages gris du ciel et les mots qui nous pèsent comme angoisse, jalousie ou peur...
Je suis tellement content d'être allé hier soir au groupe de soutien Pleo. Je me suis sentie entendue et responsabilisée. En fait, j'ai dormi huit heures solides pour la première fois en un an! 25/5000 (Traduit de l'anglais)
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