For parents · Direct subscription
Therapist-written guidance for the parenting moments you don't have a manual for. Not a definitive book, there is no such book, but a shared library of resources drawn from years of counselling work with families.
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What's included
New editions land in step with the school year. Short articles, written and edited by therapists, on what families are typically navigating right now.
Films, books and podcasts chosen by the therapy team and refreshed alongside each volume. Considered, not algorithmic.
From the day you subscribe, you have access to every edition published so far. Read in any order, return to pieces as the year unfolds.
Save any article to a personal reading list. Export the list as a PDF for the holiday, the long train journey, the quiet weekend.
Every article carries a clear panel of NHS, charity, and professional contacts for when something more than reading is needed.
A short note when the new volume arrives. We do not flood your inbox; this is not that kind of subscription.
The rhythm
The school year has its own emotional weather. Autumn settles, then darkens; spring sharpens with assessment; summer asks about transitions. Each volume of The Parent Book lands at the start of a half-term and speaks to what is typically alive in family life right then.
The year, in six
Each volume is a short, considered companion. Read at your pace; return as the year unfolds.
Who it's for
If any of these sound like you, this is for you:
Published by
Kensington Square Therapy
BACP · NCPS · West London
Kensington Square Therapy is a specialist therapy service for the independent school sector. We work with children, young people, parents, and schools, with over a decade of clinical experience across the prep and senior school years. Our counsellors are qualified and registered with the BACP and NCPS.
The Parent Book is written by qualified counsellors at the practice, registered with the BACP and the NCPS, and anchored to NHS guidance, the Anna Freud Centre, and the BACP and NCPS ethical frameworks.
The clinical work continues alongside the editorial. The chapters are shaped by the questions that come up most often in our counselling rooms, what schools ask the practice to help think about, and what parents say lands.
Annual subscription
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What this is, and what it isn't
The Parent Book is not the definitive book on parenting. We do not believe such a book exists. What we have built is a shared library of resources, drawn from over a decade of clinical work, that exists alongside the school, the GP, the family network, and everything else that helps. Our job is not to give you the answer. It is to think alongside the parent who is the expert on the child.
A taste of the editorial
A chapter for parents whose child has been quietly dropped.
There is a particular kind of parental grief that arrives without a name. The child comes home from school on a Wednesday, drops the bag in the hall, and is quieter than usual at supper. Asked if anything is wrong, she says nothing is wrong. By the second week, the name of the best friend, the one who has been mentioned across every meal for two and a half years, has stopped appearing in conversation. By the fourth week, the parent realises that the playdates have not been requested, the texts have gone unanswered, the friendship has, in the language children themselves so rarely use, ended.
The Foundation Library is open now; Volume I begins in the autumn, with new editions through the school year.
Common questions
Is this the same edition that partner schools see?
It is the same writing, by the same therapists, on the same half-term cadence. The parent edition replaces school-specific signposting with NHS, charity, and professional contacts. The editorial is identical.
What if my school becomes a partner during my subscription?
You can keep your individual subscription, or cancel and switch to school-included access. If you cancel mid-year because of partnership access, we issue a pro-rata refund for the unused portion.
How does sign-in work?
No passwords. Enter your email, click the link we send you. Sessions last 90 days. If you ever lose access, ask for a new magic link.
Can I cancel?
At any time. Access continues until the end of your paid year. Within the first 14 days, full refund under UK Consumer Contracts Regulations.
Is there a free trial?
No. We have chosen a single, considered price instead, and the marketing site lets you read about what you would be subscribing to. Sample articles are available on /moments and /the-edition.
Will you email me a lot?
One short note when each new volume arrives. Six emails a year. Optional. You can turn the note off in your account settings.
Who can I contact?
For anything about your subscription: hello@theparentbook.com. For anything clinical or about KST: contact@kst.ltd.