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Parenting specialist to launch new book at West family centre
Sponsors sought to give copies to parents who need support preschool
Leading trauma parenting special-
ist Jane Evans launches her second gymnastics
book which helps young children
talk about ‘big feelings’ at West where an early
Swindon Family Centre on Monday
6 July. start makes a world
Jane, who featured in Channel 5’s
series My Violent Child earlier this of difference!
year, is appealing to businesses in
Swindon to sponsor copies of the
book so that they can be given free
to parents with whom the Family
Centre work, and to other child
support organisations. She said: Jane Evans and Family Centre manager Mike Smith with from left,
“My latest book is designed to help Ghossiya Hameed, Lorraine Fleming, Marie Rodden, Yvette Sutton,
parents, carers and professionals Amy Bedford, Priya Saxena
support children who have not had
their emotional needs met for a fight and argue at night. It allows to offer a simple tool that parents,
range of reasons. adults to talk to young children, carers and professionals can use to
“I would love to give free copies aged two to six, about feelings gently start to help our youngest
at the event to those working with around violence in the home. children find ways to say how they
families who have faced difficulties On 6 July she launches Kit Kitten feel. This is an essential founda-
such as domestic violence, mental and the Topsy-Turvy Feelings which tion for good mental health and
illness and substance dependency helps adults explore mixed up emo- learning.”
so the children can begin to find tions with young children. The launch at West Swindon
names for their feelings.” Kit is a kitten whose parent is not Family Centre, Gainsborough Way,
Jane, who has agreed to be the always able to care either physically Swindon is by invitation. To enquire
family centre’s patron, has already or emotionally. This causes a range about attending or offer sponsor- daily classes for the under 5’s
published How Are You Feeling of feelings in Kit’s everyday life. ship, email: [email protected]
Today Baby Bear? which is now One day Kindly Cat comes to Kit’s See details of Jane’s books at: 01793 822262
used by professionals, parents and home to help everyone to begin to www.jkp.com www.esprit-gymnastics.co.uk
carers around the world. talk about them. www.westswindonfamilycentre.com
It tells the story of Baby Bear who Explaining the ideas behind her
lives in a home where the Big Bears latest book, Jane said: “It’s intended

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