The fact that the chimp is a more narrow framing than the elephant might help assuage some worries but I’m not sure. Whilst it does not think for itself, the Computer can be programmed to take action in certain circumstances, making it the fastest system in the brain.

I can't recommend Anxiety UK enough as they were a godsend to me while I waited on my psychology Appointment with NHS which took over a year. Reading it with him has also given us a common framework to talk about what went wrong when he has lost control. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp is an American action/ adventure comedy series that originally aired Saturday mornings on ABC from September 12, 1970 to January 2, 1971 and rebroadcast the following season. A regular weekly feature, during the intermission between spy stories, was chimpanzee TV host "Ed Simian" (styled as an impersonation of Ed Sullivan of the popular Ed Sullivan Show) introducing a musical number by an all-chimpanzee band, "The Evolution Revolution.They were also super helpful when unfortunately our schedules didn't align, and I was matched with a therapist with availability that matched mine.

It's written in a way a child of confident reading skill could read themselves or be read to by an adult. Professor Steve Peters – Consultant Psychiatrist – BA, PGCE, MBBS, MEd, MRCPsych, PhD, DSc, Dip Sports Med. The first, The Silent Guides, explains ten key habits we all should adopt for our psychological health and happiness.

The examples given are wide ranging so that readers will recognise themselves in some of the characters.

I read this through myself in less than an hour and then shared it with my six year old who really took to the idea that he has a chimp in his head controlling his behaviour! Voiceovers were ad-libbed on the set, giving birth to beautifully absurd moments of the chimps breaking into songs at the end of sentences or spontaneously reciting Mother Goose rhymes just so it would look right. Our monthly newsletters will provide you with valuable content to help you support the child or young person in your daily life. I do find though that a child does need to want to choose the good option and not allow their 'chimp' to take over.Being fully present and actively listening to your child when they share something like this is so important. On a practical point, it might be worth restricting the amount of fluid he is drinking a few hours prior to going to bed. It might help to tell him how much he is loved and that whatever he feels or however he acts you still love him and are still right behind him.