Contact:

Please contact me for further information or if you would like to see the range of Happy Days creative resources for young people, activities and materials for people with dementia:
Gillian Hesketh: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk or telephone Gillian on: 01253 899163

Friday 28 September 2012

Happy Road, Street, Days ...

Couldn't resist this - Have a Happy Day everyone ...


This sign really cheered me up this morning - little things amuse me. But more than that, it's inspired two whole new pages ... Happy Street to support positive behaviour in young people and Happy Roads, the title for my Care Home Activity Book.

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Student Support Services, Peer Mentors, School Counsellors, PSE Facilitators, Referral Services

Student Support Services, Peer Mentors, School Counsellors, PSE Facilitators, Referral Services ...  The Happy Days Programme is a series of easy-to-use activity pages to help identify needs, wants, and wishes of young people who are experiencing difficulties at home or school.

The interactive pages encourage no-rules writing, drawing, scribbling, doodling, sketching as a way of communicating difficult topics, problems or feelings.

Write - Draw - Talk - Identify - Seek Help - Plan - Act  

Understand - Manage - Prepare - Plan - Aspire

Always happy to discuss or forward details - email or phone me anytime to discuss a presentation of the photo-copyable books which assist early interaction of social issues in a sensitive and uncomplicated way.

www.happydayspublishing.co.uk
see website for further contact details: www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Gillian

Monday 24 September 2012

Dementia Day Planners ... £12.99

Dementia Day Planners ~ Make Dementia Days easier for Family, Friends, Carers ~ 
Record appointments - Know who's visited - Plan meals - List medications - Encourage activities - Spaces for appointments ... All on one page ... 



                 Attractive Table-top, Worktop or Desk Day Planner ........ only £12.99  plus pp

To order, please click here: www.happydayspublishing.co.uk


A place to record daily information to help family, friends, neighbours, nurses, carers plan organise or entertain someone who is unwell, immobile or has dementia.

Family Recovery and Early Intervention ...

Quotation ~ Courtesy of Guardian Professional, Nickie Aiken;

'Westminster's groundbreaking family recovery programme (FRP) has also played a vital role in helping those problem families with the most acute challenges to become better parents and citizens. The programme was launched in 2008 and has been recognised as a forerunner to what is now being rolled out nationally to pull together different agencies and achieve positive outcomes for families with complex problems – while making significant savings for the agencies and departments involved.'


The Happy Days Programme - a series of easy-to-use, colourful assessment and support Activity Pages can help Professionals, Support Workers and Carers in the earlier identification of physical or emotional difficulties, needs, wants, wishes. 

Always happy to discuss the series for your organisation's specific requirements or provide further information, please email or telephone me - 
happydayspublishing @yahoo.co.uk
www.happydayspublishing,co.uk

Gillian

Tuesday 18 September 2012

Logic etc ..

I'm often inspired by comforting quotations, so here's a few for today:

Logic will get you from A to Z
Imagination will take you everywhere.
        Albert Einstein


Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
        Dalai Lama


Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
        Benjamin Franklin


Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
        Dalai Lama


When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
        Pilgrim Peace Quote

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dalai_lama.html#yLtB8OdSzbF0rIlx.99

Enjoy today, tomorrow, the day after that ... and the day after that ... and the day after that

Monday 10 September 2012

It's not always what you write ~ it's what happens when you do ...

Writer of 'A Shared Journey', I am passionate about Interactive Activity Pages as a visual aid to help Children, Young People and Adults with personal, physical or emotional difficulties, communicate their needs, wants and wishes.

Studying for my MA in Creative Writing followed by research, case studies, workshops and life experience, I wanted to use the connection between writing and expressing emotion to benefit people in the on-going-ness of life.

Always turning negatives into positives, I'm a firm believer that it's never too late to learn, re-learn or re-understand life around us.

I am interested in all types of Creative Art, particularly Writing and Drawing as a platform for self expression, emotion, opinion, a place of discovery and ownership

It's not always what you write ~ it's what happens when you do.

Gillian

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Happy Days Shopping

Good Morning Everyone ...
I'm really happy to say that my first shop is open on Happy Days Publishing website.

For Carers, Families and Friends, People with early stage dementia, Support Workers ...

Memory Boxes - prompt reminiscence and conversation ~
Dementia Day Planners ~ keep track of visitors - manage dementia days ~
Labels and Signage - aid recognition in the home ~
Talking & Doing Prompt Cards - create new conversations & activities ~

Call by and check out ideas to support child, young and adult carers ...

Click here to go to the shop ~
www.happydayspublishing.co.uk


Gillian



Saturday 1 September 2012

Re-discover memories ...


                                                                                        

Happy Days Memory Boxes may help re-discovery of life. Sharing memories together; collecting photographs and memorabilia, may trigger new ways to enjoy special moments.Talking and Doing Prompt Cards can help to activate past memories, encourage conversation and prompt new-found activities to enjoy together.

To buy Memory Box complete with prompt cards and mini photograph album and guide ......
More at Happy Days Publishing Website www.happydayspublishing.co.uk 

See you there,
Gillian

The Best Things in Life are Free ...

Courtesy of Open Mind Yoga https://www.facebook.com/openmindyoga