Helping Children of Troubled Parents & Monica Plum's Horrid Problem

This practical guidebook, paired with a beautifully illustrated storybook, enables teachers, parents, and professionals to help children aged 4-12 connect with unresolved feelings affecting their behaviour.

This guidebook is designed to assist children who suffer the effects of family breakdown, separation, divorce, and witnessing parents fighting. It is also suitable for those with parents who suffer from depression or anxiety, mental or physical ill-health, or alcohol or drug addiction.

Monica Plum's Horrid Problem is a story for children with troubled parents. Monica Plum has a horrid problem. It infiltrates every part of her life: her school work, her dreams, and her ability to make friends. People keep telling her to cheer up, but she can't. It's as if she is carrying around some very heavy luggage.

Then one day, a helpful teacher notices how miserable Monica is and tells her about the knights in the world, who are masquerading as ordinary people. In a whispering wood, Monica discovers some of these knights. They teach her how to make her problem far less horrid. In particular, they show her how to cope when other people's problems weigh her down and make her feel miserable. Most importantly, they teach her how to live well. Monica leaves the whispering wood feeling empowered and ready to face what she could not face before.