Karen is an external consultant, trainer, and assessor to several local authorities, schools, charities, prisons, and to a variety of organisations including GrandparentsPlus, Barnardos, PAC-UK, AdoptionPlus, Pause, Three Steps, and the Fostering Network. This educational play tool is for use with the SeaWeenies play tray and is a great aid to teachers trying to create an interactive learning experience for the classroom. Fosters Imagination: The interactive nature of the puppet book encourages imaginative play as kids use the puppet to act out different parts of the story. However, the pictures were lovely and my 2 year old grandson loved it with a completely different, made up story alongside.

There is a picture of Ollie that can be photocopied for colouring-in and some questions that can be used in schools or by parents or carers.This story will help children aged 5-10 to understand big feelings relating to grief and bereavement and explores ways to stay connected to your loved one and to keep them in your heart and in your head. Entertaining and educational value effectively speeding up the baby’s sensory development by stimulating sight, touch, smell and taste. The first part of the book is a colourful illustrated therapeutic story about Ollie the Octopus, with a focus on Ollie making sense of and processing the loss of his mum, Orla.

Karen regularly presents at local, national, and international trauma, parenting, and attachment conferences.

Best Years uses cookies for several purposes, we've listed each of them below with more details about why we use them and how long they'll last. Karen was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship which focused on trauma, adversity, and culturally informed, infused, and responsive organisational transformation. Be the first to review “Ollie the Octopus and the Memory Treasures: A Story to Help Kids After Loss or Bereavement (Dr.