Helping Children to Build Communication Skills: Photocopiable Activity Booklet to Support Wellbeing and Resilience

by Deborah Plummer, Alice Harper (Illustrator)

Overview

Learning how to communicate effectively and healthily is an important skill for every child to learn. This practical and fun activity booklet facilitates parents, teachers, and therapists to build children's communication skills. It explores how and why we communicate, effective listening, non-verbal communication, and how to stay on topic. Using over thirty years of experience, Deborah Plummer helps children understand that their interactions reflect their beliefs about themselves and others, and shows how to recognise and celebrate the unique and diverse ways in which we express who we are.

This book is one of a series based on the use of imagination (I), mindful play (MP) and creative thinking (CT) to enhance social, psychological and emotional wellbeing and resilience in children. The accompanying ebook Using Imagination, Mindful Play and Creative Thinking to Support Wellbeing and Resilience in Children describes the theory and approach behind how these activities can significantly influence children's perceptions of themselves and the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787758704
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	05/19/2022
Series:	Helping Children to Build Wellbeing and Resilience
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	8.19(w) x 11.65(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Deborah M. Plummer has over 30 years' experience of facilitating groups and working individually with both children and adults. Formerly a clinical lead therapist working within the NHS, she also has extensive experience as a senior lecturer in aspects of health psychology and counselling. She ran workshops and short courses on the uses of imagery, games and story-telling in the promotion of well-being. Deborah is now retired.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Exploring communication skills
II. IMPACT essentials for building communication skills
III. How and why we communicate
IV. Effective listening and effective observation
V. Understanding and using non-verbal communication
VI. Conversation skills
VII. Sequencing ideas, telling stories and staying on the topic
VIII. Activity sheets

Editorial Reviews

This book is essential in working with children due to their kinaesthetic learning style. Deborah Plummer has organised fun and creative activities that children will easily build communication skills from. This book is a must have for any child care professional's library!

Shawn Amador