With Mental Health Awareness Week running from 18-24 May, there is likely to be a lot of focus on the topic this month. But one area that is often overlooked is the mental wellbeing of children. The building blocks to good mental health start very young, so the earlier we can encourage open conversation around feelings and emotions, the better. But for many parents and teachers, it’s hard to know where to start.
That’s why Trigger Publishing, a leading mental health and wellbeing publisher, have launched a brand-new list of children’s titles called Upside Down Books. This new imprint aims to offer young readers comforting, nurturing, playful and humorous books that also spark thought and conversation around their feelings and emotions. Each book published features a note to parents from clinical psychologist, Lauren Callaghan, who ensures that every title is developmentally accurate and appropriate.