Guiding Kids Through the Tough Moments

‘With increasing pressures e.g., from pervasive social media, parents often feel anxious about how to best manage their child's difficult behaviour while still preserving their relationship and their child's mental health. They need hope and skills… and this book gives them both. Hope comes from the variety of parenting approaches Mark discusses rather than just one way which parents can easily feel they fail, and skills come from the practical strategies he gives parents to try out in their family.’ Lindy Petersen, M.Psych(Clin), author of Stop Think Do. ‘Guiding Kids through the Tough Moments is a book that speaks to the heart of what every child needs from the adults in their life. Mark understands the struggles that parents and teachers face, he presents evidence-based, practical strategies with gentleness and support. As a parent of three kids and a primary school teacher, I hope every parent and teacher in Australia will have the chance to read Mark’s latest book.’ Ben Chesser, Inclusive Learning Coordinator (Junior School), Encounter Lutheran College, Australia. ‘In this book, Mark leads us to take an introspective look at our behaviours as parents and educators when interacting with a child’s behaviour. In placing the child at the centre of our conversations, we are challenged to reflect on our experience of behaviour education where power and control or conversely, freedom, impact on the developing child. Through language that connects, strategies that build social behaviour, while teaching accountability, Mark helps us all to navigate the ‘tricky moments’ in a child or young person’s journey to adulthood placing what it truly means to be human at the centre of those conversations.’ Gennaro Mannella, St Brigid’s Catholic School, Australia.