Teaching children how to understand feelings through a familiar setting.
Author Allie has created a teaching aid for parents, teachers and educators to help make positive changes in children’s lives by exploring their emotions and feelings, and learning strategies to cope with them. This, the third book in the series, addresses the feelings that can lead to self-harm, in a very sensitive and delicate way, that is caring and positive rather than upsetting.
Mabel Helps a Friend is particularly appropriate for EYFS and Key Stage One children who will enjoy the story, but will also be enjoyed by older children as they start to read independently.
Covering the topic of self harm
Helping children understand the feelings and emotions they may be experiencing, as well as different behaviours that they could witness. Introducing a tricky topic in a familiar situation for children, encouraging understanding of a very relevant topic in the modern day world, that would not normally be covered at home or within school learning. Reassuring children that all feelings are okay, helping them to understand the behaviour they may see, and enabling them to support their peers, if needed.
