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The Child Carer's Handbook by Lorraine Wickham

A Guide to Everyday Needs, Difficulties and Disorders

The Child Carer's Handbook provides clear, accessible definitions of the challenges that can face any child at any time. Many children within mainstream settings have particular needs that do not require specialist care, but do require some special understanding from those working with them.

From asthma to bereavement, from ADHD to divorce, visual or hearing impairments, there are all sorts of needs or difficulties which children in our care might face. The Child Carer's Handbook presents the facts in clear, non-technical language, with full glossary and further resources for those who need to find out more.

Ideal for all those studying or working with children across a wide range of mainstream settings, including nurseries, daycare, preschool, playgroups, primary schools and health and social care settings, The Child Carer's Handbook provides a quick and accurate description of particular needs, and details on where to go for further information. It covers a wide range of needs - physical, social, emotional and educational - and gives the non-expert an accurate guide to what the need might mean, and how to manage it. No-one can be an expert in everything, so The Child Carer's Handbook is the essential guide to working with children when you find yourself asking 'What's that? What do I do about that? What should I do?'
  • Ideal for all those working with children across a range of mainstream settings; also very useful when liaising with other professionals/inter-agency
  • Covers physical, social, emotional and educational needs
  • Jargon-free, page-per-entry: highly accessible for the non-expert
  • Also includes details of where to get further help (e.g. websites, associations, etc)
  • Useful, clear diagrams; excellent glossary
  • Quick and accurate guide to a wide range of common childhood needs


The Child Carer's Handbook
by Lorraine Wickham
Publication: March 2006
Format: Paperback, 225 pages
Illustrations: 25 mono

The book costs £14.99 and is available from www.hoddereducation.co.uk

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