{"product_id":"sophie-spikey-has-a-very-big-problem-a-story-about-refusing-help-and-needing-to-be-in-control-9781785921414","title":"Sophie Spikey Has a Very Big Problem: A story","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday Sophie Spikey has a very big problem. She has lost her shoes, again! There is no way she is asking her mum for help, though. I can fix it all by myself, she thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie did not have an easy start in life and now she cannot trust grown-ups to help her. Luckily, her new mum is good at guessing when Sophie needs a helping hand. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a mum who understands, and her daughter (who did not like asking for help), this is a story for children functioning at age 3-10.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis set of books all deal with common emotional and behavioural difficulties of adopted and fostered children.  Difficulties are introduced  through characters  who behave in ways that children can identify with. The text is simple, humorous and with illustrations that grab the reader's attention. The books  could be used in many ways but I would see  them as a springboard for adults (adoptive parents, social workers or carers) to  begin to talk to children about feelings and behaviours. Read aloud, the stories may enable children to recognise that they are not alone and that other children also struggle. It is often difficult for parents or carers to know where to start in talking about these issues. This set of  books provides a way of doing this without blaming the child. These books should be  available in every adoption agency for use by social workers or to be lent to parents. -- Professor Julie Selwyn CBE, Director of the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, University of Bristol\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie Spikey Has a Very Big Problem \u003c\/i\u003ehas helped my foster daughter with similar issues of not wanting to ask for help. She relates to Sophie very well and I have found it very helpful. She now asks for this book to be read to her. -- Sharlene, Foster Carer, Australia\u003cbr\u003e[These therapeutic parenting books] are the most valuable books on my book shelf. In my 11 years of fostering I have read many books, but these are different. They are people friendly but real - they are written by someone that has been through looking after traumatised children and who better to offer help, theories and guidance. Sarah has written her books simply which means the traumatised children respond to the characters and can express themselves through the books.  I will be offering my copies to everyone that comes into my home to read...well done Sarah Naish and all involved... -- Foster Carer\u003cbr\u003eI love Sophie Spikey. She is so real! I can see little bits of her in several children I have fostered. The fact that she can't tell Mummy she has lost her shoes is sad - I can almost feel the feelings Sophie has myself! I bought a copy to use with future foster children and packed a copy for the 2 year old who was just leaving my care for adoption. -- Gill Powney, Foster Carer\u003cbr\u003eExcellent books! I have recommended them to every foster carer\/adopter\/professional I know! Our kids love them, and enjoy the fact that Sarah and Rosie 'get it'. 5 out of 5 stars. -- JS Bradley, Adopter\u003cbr\u003eIt is a precise and straightforward way of giving you other parenting techniques. It  is written in the right amount of detail without making it complicated. -- S L McCue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Spikey Has a Very Big Problem. A note for parents and carers, from the authors.","brand":"Jessica Kingsley Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412235329879,"sku":"9781785921414","price":14.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785921414.jpg?v=1730516096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sophie-spikey-has-a-very-big-problem-a-story-about-refusing-help-and-needing-to-be-in-control-9781785921414","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}