Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

Susan Perrow is a “story doctor.” She writes, collects, and documents stories that offer a therapeutic journey for both the storyteller and listener―a positive, imaginative way of healing difficult situations.Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour gathers the fruits of Susan Perrow’s work in story-making. It is richly illustrated with lively anecdotes from parents and teachers who have discovered how the power of story can help resolve a variety of common childhood behaviors and situations, including separation anxiety, bullying, sibling rivalry, nightmares, and grieving.This comprehensive resource offers:† An overview of therapeutic storytelling† Checklists for readers to evaluate the challenging behavior or situation and identify their desired resolution† Guidelines for adapting stories for different age groups and cultures† An extensive collection of new stories and traditional folk tales categorized by behavior or situation† A story-making model to help the reader create stories directly relevant to their own circumstances. Read more