The Parent Book.
THERAPIST-WRITTEN PARENTING SUPPORT · SUMMER 2026

For parents · Direct subscription

Parenting is hard. Specialist support, with you for the journey.

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

Editorial that knows what season of the year you are in.

The rhythm

Editions shaped around the season they land in.

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

I
Autumn I
Settling in
II
Autumn II
The long dark
III
Spring I
Big feelings
IV
Spring II
Pressure
V
Summer I
Friendship shifts
VI
Summer II
Transitions

Each volume is a short, considered companion. Read at your pace; return as the year unfolds.

Who it's for

Parents who want considered, not constant.

If any of these sound like you, this is for you:

  • You want trusted parenting writing, but you do not want a daily app pushing notifications.
  • You read the longer pieces, you remember some of them, you come back to them when something happens.
  • Your child is at an independent school where pastoral pressure runs alongside academic pressure, and you want a calmer voice in your head as you navigate it.
  • You like the idea of one short email a half-term, and full archive access in your own time.
  • You have already tried the loud apps and want something slower, made by therapists, with a clear line back to professional support if you need it.

Published by

A counselling practice, not a content team.

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.

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What this is, and what it isn't

A shared library, not the definitive book.

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

From the chapter, “When the Best Friend Moves On”.

By Kensington Square Therapy · 12 min read

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.

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The Foundation Library is open now; Volume I begins in the autumn, with new editions through the school year.

Browse by issue

The issues we cover.

Each card opens a page with the chapter we would recommend first, the practical handles, the bookshelf, and what to listen to. A taste of what subscribers see in the library.

Common questions

Quietly answered.

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.