This illustrated collection of behaviour tales offers story medicine as a creative strategy for parenting, teaching and counselling. Following the alphabet from A to Z, each behaviour is identified in the story title: angry, anxious, bullying, demanding, fussy Â… greedy Â… jealous ... loud Â… obnoxious Â… quibbling Â… uncooperative Â… and more.
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Covering a range of universal challenges, the stories, some humorous, some more serious, are suitable for three to nine years - and the child in every adult. Â Â All 42 stories begin with an undesirable or out-of-balance situation and, through the use of metaphor and an imaginative story journey, lead to a more desirable resolution. In this way, story medicine also has the potential for nurturing positive values. Â Â
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Stories may not be magic pills that have powers to fix or heal all difficulties, but they can be a wonderful and more pleasant alternative to nagging and lecturing. And sometimes ‘magic' does happen and a story does make a difference!