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A helpful User Guide written by Rocky Books co-founder Sheena Vassiliades.
Before starting your Rocky Books journey take a look at our handy User Guide. This guide is designed to support parents, guardians, therapists, social and aid workers, doctors, librarians, teachers, and anyone reading our books with children affected by trauma.
Our User Guide includes:
Advice from our co-founder and family therapist Sheena Vassiliades.
How to use our coping exercises with your child & the benefits of our exercises.
How to discuss difficult topics with your child.
Conversation prompts to discuss dialogue and images from our books with your child, including identifying and discussing emotions.
Our books
How Rahul Keeps Calm When He Feels Anxious
Rahul feels scared and anxious when his daddy shouts. Join Rahul as he learns how to keep himself calm with the help of a grounding exercise.
Tanu Learns how to Overcome Her Fears
Tanu feels worried and can’t focus on her homework when her mummy and daddy argue at home. Join Tanu as she learns a coping exercise to overcome her feelings of fear and anxiety.
Ali Learns How To Feel Safe
When Ali’s mummy gets angry and shouts he feels very worried and sad. With the help of a fun football-related coping exercise Ali learns how to focus on positive feelings instead of negative ones.
Ali Learns How To Ask For Help
When Ali fights with his friend on the playground his teachers are concerned. Join Ali as he learns how to ask trusted adults for help for problems at home.
