'The must-have family handbook - accessible, equipping and game-changing' - Anna Mathur, author of Mind Over Mother

Do you want to know how you can you support your child with anxiety?
Have you noticed changes in your child's behaviour, and you're not sure why?
Don't know what you can do to help?

Happy Families is your definitive guide to understanding your child's mental health, so they can survive and thrive. Whether you're afraid that anxiety is controlling your child's life, struggling with getting your child out of a low mood cycle, or you just want support on how to communicate with them, this book is here to help.

Dr Beth Mosley MBE is one of the UK's most experienced and respected consultant clinical psychologists, and she works with children, young people and their families every day. In this groundbreaking guide aimed at parents of children aged 4-21, she offers a comprehensive toolkit that will help you make sense of what your child is going through and give you the hope and reassurance you need to make a change.

Filled with invaluable tools, quick-fire exercises, case studies and additional worksheets, Happy Families has everything you need to protect and support your child's mental health.

An evidence-based, realistic and practical guide to the most common issues affecting children's mental health and what parents can do to help, from clinical psychologist Dr Beth Mosley MBE.

About the Author

Dr Beth Mosley MBE is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works for the NHS delivering mental health services across Suffolk. She has worked in the NHS as a clinician for over twenty years, providing specialist mental health support to children and their families across the spectrum of need and complexity, and developed innovative mental health provisions in schools across Suffolk, leading to a transformation in how services are delivered. She developed a parent workshop programme throughout the pandemic on key topics like anxiety, low mood and self-harm, which was accessed by over 12,000 parents during 2021.

Beth's contribution to children's mental health during the pandemic was recognized in the 2022 New Year's Honours List with an MBE. She regularly speaks on BBC and ITV local news, as well as BBC radio stations about young people's mental health, writes articles for the local papers and was named as one of 2022's Suffolk one hundred influential leaders. She is a trustee of Suffolk-based charity The Nest, which supports young people struggling with mental health in a farmland setting.

Beth's experience as a single parent of three children, coupled with her work with hundreds of parents and young people drives her passion to de-mystify mental health, bring communities together to support one another, create a sense of belonging and promote mental health resilience.

Reviews
When children are facing a mental health challenge, Dr Beth offers what all struggling parents need: an evidence-based road map to helping your child find themselves again. Happy Families is easy to read and compassionate, and packed full of practical strategies to empower parents. In a world that seems to be increasingly filled with danger and vitriol, we need books like this to help us stay on track. -- Amber Hatch, author of Mindfulness for Parents
The must-have, family handbook that deserves to be well thumbed and underlined. Accessible, equipping and game-changing. -- Anna Mathur
Happy Families is the ultimate balance of psychological expertise and practical parenting advice - an essential guide to support our children's mental health. -- Gemma Arnold and Sophia Ziff (ToddlersTeensAndBetween)
Dr Beth's Happy Families is a brilliant book. As both a parent and professional, Beth brings her expertise and knowledge within each reach of every parent, with simple to apply suggestions, tools and techniques to use in everyday family situations. -- Tim Owen, 3 Dads Walking, Suicide prevention campaigner
A calming guide that gives parents the measured approach we can be missing when we can feel lost and worried for our children. Using rituals alongside connection at its core it provides families with realistic ways to support our young people with balance and without judgment. -- Eliza Fricker, author of Can't Not Won't
Practical, pragmatic and helpful, Happy Families is a guide that takes the fear out of understanding and supporting your child's mental health. -- Suzanne Alderson, author of Never Let Go: How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness
It is a transformative book that delves deep into the intricate and profound job of raising children. With wisdom and practical insights, the author skilfully navigates the challenges and joys of raising children in the modern world, particularly when they are struggling with anxiety or low mood. -- Dr Nikos Savvas



Book Information
ISBN 9781035017454
Author Dr Beth Mosley MBE
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Bluebird
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 37mm