I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Understanding Children and Teens is a fantastic user guide from an author who has had over 30 years of experience working with children and teenagers.

This book is easy to follow and set out in a clear, fluent way making it easy to use and understand.
This book is a tool for parents and educators to use to help them support and guide children and the current pandemic of covid is perfect timing for this book!
The steps given within this book are step by step and show how to carry them out.
Areas in this book contain Art therapy techniques, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)and Emotional Freedom Technique.
This book is a fantastic support guide and helps the person reading it to understand the child/teen and recognise ways to help, support and guide them better.
I would say this book is aimed at parents, educators and anyone working with children.

The book explains with easy-to-incorporate proven tips and actual steps using Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Technique and Art Therapy to connect with children and teens when they face problems.

*Content highlights:

✅ Practical

✅ Easy to get into simple writing

✅ Clear explanations of the techniques

✅ Easy-to-follow exercises

✅ Helps in understanding children and kids from their perspectives and not just as how we adults assume

✅ Further reading and references

I appreciate the author's clear view and vision towards this very cause which she's sharing her 30 years of experience in this book.

***This book can be used effectively by teachers, coaches, parents, as well as us, the medical practitioners and the health workers who are constantly trying to connect with children and teens.

This book is a fresh and interesting read, which is so current that it responds to the issues that might begin to develop due to lockdown and isolation.

It is written in a way which makes a complete novice (like me) able to follow the underlying concepts of anxiety and other issues and how best to approach them. I think this would be a helpful read for parents, teachers and therapists alike. The book is very practical as it describes issues and behaviours, uses case studies to validate the explanation and also has suggested examples of strategies that you can try to help children who are struggling.

I like the practical nature of the techniques and they are clearly broken down into stages to instruct you how best to deliver them and what your expectations might be of the child's response.

The book is clearly underpinned by a wide range of research and practical experience. I like that the explanations are simple and easy to follow and i feel better equipped to approach difficulties with my own children in a way that will help the situation rather than inflame it. Using 'clean language' seems so obvious but in the heat of the moment it is easy to respond in a way that is not helpful.

We will definitely try some of the techniques at home that have been recommended in this book, and I expect they will be helpful at work.