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A burglary
at the family home can have a huge impact on children.
Why have we been burgled? comforts, reassures
and soothes the fears of 5 - 9 year old victims
of a burglary. The story captures a young
listener's imagination using a unique blend of entertainment,
reassurance and education helping them to understand
and come to terms with what has happened. Many Victim
Support Schemes throughout the UK have used this product.
It is important
to know that being burgled can happen to anyone,
even to a family who bathe in compost, polish their
skin and grow when it rains! Shortly before Christmas
Mr and Mrs Treeple and their children, Willow and
Ashley arrive home to find burglars have visited.
Some of their most important and special things
have been taken including Henry, a very clever antique
chair. Through the Treeple's experience the listener
works through the impact of a burglary, and Henry's
journey in the hands of the burglars removes the
mystique of 'what happens to stolen goods.' Unusual
fingerprints, disastrous DIY and a very unusual
family are just a few of the ingredients that make
this wonderful tale highly entertaining and comforting
to children who have been victims of a burglary.
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"This
is an imaginative and reassuring way to help children
understand what happens after a burglary. It addresses
their fears and will help parents understand the
impact this crime may have on the whole family".
Victim Support
'This
is a useful way of reassuring children that have
been recently burgled'
Nick Ross - BBC Crimewatch.
Children's
comments:
"I
liked the part when the Treeples said they were
half human and tree."
"...it's
happened to other people so it's not only them."
Tell
a friend!!
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