The Happy Child

Linda Blair is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Chartered Scientist, and a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council in the UK. She's also an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. She writes a weekly column, 'On the Couch' for the Daily Mail and a monthly column for Junior magazine, and has written regular columns for the Guardian, The Times, and Psychologies magazine. She broadcasts frequently on radio, has appeared in a number of television programmes, and has contributed to the NHS website. She's also a Trustee for the charity Kidscape, the first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse. She is the author of three books, Straight Talking (2008), The Happy Child (2009) and Birth Order (2011), all published by Piatkus.

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