My life and me
£21.60
For children separated from their birth families, life story work is one way of filling in the gaps about their lives and gives children a structured and understandable way of talking about themselves.
My life and me provides a much-needed, easy to use template to help children who no longer live with their birth family to develop and record an accurate knowledge of their past. The book will provide them with a permanent record which they – and with their permission, the adults caring for them – can refer to at any time and which the child can carry with them through life.
This book is for looked after children undertaking life story work or direct work with their social workers, foster carers or adoptive parents.
The workbook can be used flexibly by any child, including children with special needs and children adopted from abroad.
HARD COPY
Reviews
This book is a must have for anyone who would like to complete a Life Story Book for a child, particularly where they have been unable to live with a parent or family member. It covers every subject of a child’s life and includes all milestones of their development. Areas included are health, education, family, feelings, social life and where they are currently living. It is easy to understand and the layout is simplistic and yet pleasing to the eye. Highly recommended.
Mrs D. Harston, five stars, Amazon.co.uk
The book is colourful, well-illustrated and appealing. It covers the whole spectrum of a child’s life, The sections are well thought out and fun to fill in. As well as dealing with the past and present, there is a section for the future – the child’s hopes, dreams, fears feelings - which finishes the book in a very positive, thoughtful way. Once started and with the help of a carer, I am sure My Life and Me will become very important and helpful to any child and a useful tool for carers, parents and social services. I feel this book will be a very positive experience for a child from any background and a book they will revisit many times from childhood through adulthood.
Belinda May, foster carer, Foster Care magazine Issue 109