Children can learn so much from books that sustain us and contribute to a sense of wellbeing and healing in our mental health.
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Evidence-based resources plus recommended storybooks can help parents and caregivers support children to build early skills for identifying and managing anxiety.
The price we pay for loneliness is high. We need to change the conversation and foster meaningful connections.
From Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, to The Door-to-Door Bookstore, a variety of new novels present bookselling as a source of solace, meaning and escape. What’s going on here?
People receiving cancer treatment can struggle to read. An innovative form of bibliotherapy brought joy and solace, enabling patients to concentrate as listeners, rather than readers.
Being a parent can be tricky, and many turn to parenting guides for help in figuring out what to do. Two human development scholars have tips for picking a book that will be useful for you.
The texts in this shortlist demonstrate how young characters have coped with trauma and uncertainty.
We know teacher librarians support children’s literacy. But school libraries play a more diverse role, including supporting students’ well-being.
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Ph.D. Candidate, School and Applied Child Psychology, Western University
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Director, Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic, Western University
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PhD student, School and Applied Child Psychology, Western University
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Principal Lecturer in Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
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Senior Lecturer, Writing & Publishing, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Adelaide University
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Principal Lecturer in Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in English, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Children's Literature, Dublin City University
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Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark