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“No matter how minor or major it may seem, many experiences still incur worry and fears for all family members, all books and publications can be obtained from libraries and bookshops but, our intention for providing them is so that they are readily available as we know how some families may be in total shock and need information/local support at their fingertips - NOW.

Hence such books cater for a wide age range to help families prepare for experiences from topics like going to hospital to help reduce fear’s for both child and adult.

By introducing such books and publications into communities we believe that these further support the above families in extreme situations as awareness and knowledge; with the added bonus of allowing any child reach their full potential; as this increases children’s abilities in many ways:

Social Development-Developing relationships with others
Intellectual/Cognitive Development-The way we learn to think
Emotional Development-Perception of self
Coping with new situations, Dealing with emotions & Developing self control
Communicational Development-talking to other children and their family about worries or concerns
Confidence, Concentration, Competence & Co-operation with others
Certain behavioral problems may be earlier detected with information readily available
Children’s education will benefit as a result of any of the above points.