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Minnie and Max are OK!

A Story to Help Children Develop a Positive Body Image

Chris Calland

Chris Calland was originally a teacher and has been a specialist adviser on children’s behaviour and emotional wellbeing for Bristol LA for 20 years. She also works nationally providing training, advice and coaching on all aspects of children’s behaviour to a wide range of parents and professionals. She has over 25 years experience of working with childen and families.

She has a particular interest in parenting and also in developing children’s healthy body image and she has co-authored two editions of Body Image in the Primary School (David Fulton Books) with Nicky Hutchinson which won an all-parliamentary award. She has advised the government on children’s body image and she appears regularly in the media focussing on children’s behaviour and looking at ways in which we can help young people to cope with the pressures of our modern society.   Chris is now under contract to write a book on Anxiety in the Primary School.

Chris co-authored her first children’s book Minnie and Max are OK with Nicky which was published by Jessica Kingsley.  The book tackles the difficult subject of body image with another in the pipeline about anxiety in children.

Further details can be found here:  http://www.notjustbehaviour.co.uk/.

Nicky Hutchinson

Nicky Hutchinson has many years experience as a teacher and a specialist behaviour adviser for Bristol Local Authority. She now works nationally as a behaviour consultant and therapist, training and advising schools, parents and other professionals on all aspects of children’s psychological and emotional development. She has over 25 years experience of working with children and families.

She co-authored Intervening Early (Routledge) a practical guide for child care professionals to identify and support young children with challenging behaviour.

She also co-authored two editions of Body Image in the Primary School (David Fulton Books) with Chris Calland which won an all-parliamentary award and is due to be published in a new edition shortly. She has advised the government on children’s body image and she appears regularly in the media focussing on children’s behaviour and looking at ways in which we can help young people to cope with the pressures of our modern society.  Together with Chris she has written her first children’s book on body image, entitled Minnie and Max are OK for Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Nicky and Chris are currently under contract to write a book about Anxiety in the Primary School.

Further details can be seen here: http://www.notjustbehaviour.co.uk/.

Description

Minnie has had a bad day at school. Some children made fun of her looks, and she wishes she was more like them.

Max, Minnie’s dog, wishes he looked different too. And he doesn’t understand why Grandma doesn’t like his singing!

When Grandma sees that Minnie and Max aren’t OK, she takes them to the park. There, they see lots of children and dogs – all with different shapes, sizes, colours and special traits. If they all looked the same, would it be better or worse?

Body image is an increasingly important issue for young children. This beautifully illustrated, confidence-boosting book will help encourage children aged 3-7 to celebrate their strengths and embrace diversity. Included are questions that adults can ask to see how children relate to Minnie and Max’s thoughts and feelings. Colourful, funny and uplifting, this book will help you make sure your child is OK with their body image!

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