Simple Guide to Understanding Shame in Children: What it Is, What Helps

The perfect starting point for any adult or carer working with children who haveexperienced shame, this guide provides straightforward answers and explanations to bothcommon and complex questions.At a time when children are more likely than ever to experience shame, the accessibleadvice in this book helps adults to boost children's self-esteem. Betsy de Thierrynavigates the need to understand its impact and the reasons behind it, as well as how toreduce its hold on self-confidence. Reassuring advice will also help revitalize adults'abilities to face the challenges of supporting children affected by shame. It will teach themhow to restore self-esteem.