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Self-Harm: How to Help Your Child : A Practical Guide for Parents, Carers and Other Supporting Adults
A must-read for parents, carers or other supporting adults who are worried about self-harm.
You'll learn what self-harm is and how it helps some people before exploring what to do and what not to do when having conversations with your child about self-harm. You'll learn how to go about breaking the cycle of self-harm and explore both what you can do as the supporting adult as well as exploring how your child can learn to help themselves too.
By reading this short, practical book, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of why your child is self-harming and will quickly feel able to take small steps that will make a big difference.
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About the
Pooky Knightsmith PhD is an autistic mother of two who is best known for creating videos, books and training sessions that are full of simple, practical ideas that can be put into use right away by adults who work with or care for children. She has first-hand experience of self-harm as well as a professional interest and published books on the topic.
You can support Pooky’s work and access a wide range of resources via her Patreon www.patreon.com/pookyh
You'll learn what self-harm is and how it helps some people before exploring what to do and what not to do when having conversations with your child about self-harm. You'll learn how to go about breaking the cycle of self-harm and explore both what you can do as the supporting adult as well as exploring how your child can learn to help themselves too.
By reading this short, practical book, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of why your child is self-harming and will quickly feel able to take small steps that will make a big difference.
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About the
Pooky Knightsmith PhD is an autistic mother of two who is best known for creating videos, books and training sessions that are full of simple, practical ideas that can be put into use right away by adults who work with or care for children. She has first-hand experience of self-harm as well as a professional interest and published books on the topic.
You can support Pooky’s work and access a wide range of resources via her Patreon www.patreon.com/pookyh
74 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 30, 2022
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July 29, 2025
Just what I needed
Really useful read, thank you so much, it was just what I needed to understand, help and guide myself and my child at this point.
Really useful read, thank you so much, it was just what I needed to understand, help and guide myself and my child at this point.
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