{"title":"Michelle Mitchell","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichelle Mitchell offers insightful and compassionate guidance on parenting and family life, addressing the challenges children and parents face with practical advice and emotional support. Her books explore themes of resilience, mental health, and nurturing strong relationships within the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find \u003cem\u003eFriendship Smart: A Parent's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSelf-Harm\u003c\/em\u003e to be thoughtful resources that combine empathy with clear strategies, helping families navigate complex issues with understanding and care. 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Despite the posters on our school’s walls and the endless research on resilience, there has been a significant rise in mental illness over the past five years. For many of our young ones, resilience is much easier to talk about than put into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Michelle shows every family how they can cultivate resilience in their children or adolescents by focussing on seven key traits – courage, gratitude, empathy, self-awareness, responsibility, self-care, and contribution. She answers questions like: How can I help my child be more confident? What do I say when my child is rejected by friends? How do I help a child who is struggling academically? What do I say when my child says, “I can’t”? How do I help an anxious or shy child find their voice? What can I do to help them discover their potential?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a teacher, and founder of Youth Excel, Michelle has witnessed first-hand what works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing everyday scenarios and how-to actions, Michelle explains resilience in a way that will relate to every family. 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Wisdom infused, hope-filled and research driven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you have a child who is struggling with self-harm, I want to remind you that you are your child’s greatest advantage. What you do and how you respond matters. This book was written for you and your family.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e — Michelle Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSelf-harm is distressing and difficult for parents and caring adults to understand, as it seems to go against every instinct of self-protection and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor, educator and award-winning speaker Michelle Mitchell has over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting children, parents and carers as they navigate this confronting mental health concern. In this book, she combines her experience with the latest research and interviews with experts and families to provide fresh insights into how to prevent, understand and respond to self-harm and digital self-harm. Michelle answers questions like:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhy does my child want to hurt themselves?\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhat do I say if I suspect self-harm?\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow do I manage my child’s safety?\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow do I take care of siblings and other family members?\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhen should I seek support?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique resource will provide parents with the facts, practical help and comfort they need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Michelle's wisdom, warmth and compassion mirror what is really needed for those who are supporting a young person who is self-harming.’\u003c\/i\u003e - Maggie Dent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Michelle has done an incredible job in addressing a very sensitive topic.’\u003c\/i\u003e - Collett Smart – psychologist, educator and author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle goes where few have gone before, in tackling the distressing, confusing and fraught issue of self-harm in our young people … Michelle has done us all a great service in bringing us this invaluable title.\u003c\/i\u003e - Melinda Tankard Reist (Author, Speaker, co-founder Collective Shout)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle … gives a strong and poignant voice, not only to those who are self-harming, but also to the ones who love them. 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It is an intelligent, thoughtful, and much-needed resource, empowering all who read it with powerful insights, a road map of practical strategies, and above all else, hope.\u003c\/i\u003e - Karen Young (Author, Speaker, Parenting and Child \u0026amp; Adolescent Anxiety Specialist)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082508648684,"sku":"9781923004290","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18454023482872.jpg?v=1765275168"},{"product_id":"tweens-by-michelle-mitchell-9781761049897","title":"Tweens","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTweens\u003c\/em\u003e is a book full of wisdom, compassion, and guidance, which I believe will help families, schools, and communities everywhere take better care of our tweens. - Maggie Dent, bestselling parenting author and host of the ABC podcast \u003cem\u003eParental as Anything\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf your child is between the ages of nine and twelve, you are in the throes of the 'between' years. 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Over that time, she has developed a set of twelve friendship principles that have helped thousands of parents and their children through the most complex areas of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is not just about your child's friendship challenges today; they change daily. 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