Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour
Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour by Susan Perrow, published by Hawthorn Press in 2008, is a comprehensive resource that explores the therapeutic potential of storytelling. This edition, consisting of 320 pages, presents a collection of stories aimed at addressing various childhood behaviors and situations, such as separation anxiety, bullying, and sibling rivalry. Perrow, known as a “story doctor,” shares insights and anecdotes from parents and teachers who have utilized storytelling as a positive and imaginative approach to healing.
Readers will find a wealth of information on therapeutic storytelling, including checklists to evaluate challenging behaviors and guidelines for adapting stories for different age groups and cultures. The book features an extensive collection of both new stories and traditional folk tales, categorized by specific behaviors or situations. Additionally, it provides a story-making model designed to assist readers in creating personalized narratives that resonate with their own experiences. This resource serves as a valuable tool for parents, educators, and anyone interested in the intersection of storytelling and child development.
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Susan Perrow is a “story doctor.” She writes, collects, and documents stories that offer a therapeutic journey for both the storyteller and listener–a positive, imaginative way of healing difficult situations.
Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour gathers the fruits of Susan Perrow’s work in story-making. It is richly illustrated with lively anecdotes from parents and teachers who have discovered how the power of story can help resolve a variety of common childhood behaviors and situations, including separation anxiety, bullying, sibling rivalry, nightmares, and grieving.
This comprehensive resource offers:
+ An overview of therapeutic storytelling
+ Checklists for readers to evaluate the challenging behavior or situation and identify their desired resolution
+ Guidelines for adapting stories for different age groups and cultures
+ An extensive collection of new stories and traditional folk tales categorized by behavior or situation
+ A story-making model to help the reader create stories directly relevant to their own circumstances.
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