BOOM! A Children’s Story – A Story in the Time of Corona (Free Digital Link to Book)

Posted on:May 31, 2021

Last Updated: March 30, 2022

Time to read: 1 minutes

Boom! is a children’s story for 2021—a story in the time of corona. It shows what happens when one family is thrown together like never before in magical rhyming words and pictures.

A collaboration between a public health doctor, a child psychiatrist, a children’s writer, an illustrator, and a graphic designer, Boom! shows how an awareness of emotions, mental health and wellbeing can help children and their families. The Boom! family’s emotions get them all tied up in knots, but they all work through things together.

They’re a family like lots of others — noisy, chatty, happy. And sometimes not happy. They live in a house at the end of the street.

There are the twins Jaz and Jet. Parents, grandparents, their baby sister and a cat called Kazoo.

They’re all a bit on top of each other. They don’t really mind. But then one day, the world turns upside down, and they’re REALLY on top of each other!

Boom! is a free-to-read digital book written to be widely accessible to a broad cross-section of children and families.

Click here to read the book.

The team behind Boom!

Dr Laura Haywood and Dr Hayden Wilson: concepts and co-production. Jennifer Lunn: words. Di Ford: pictures. Dr Katy Johnson: graphic design.

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Dr Hayden Wilson – Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

FRANZCP

Hayden is passionate about the health and wellbeing of young people and their families. He brings deep empathy to his work, always seeking to understand how families function, their strengths and difficulties, and how best to support young people grow and develop to the fullness of their potential. He’s lived mostly in Perth, but travelled the world at every opportunity. He studied Medicine at the University of Western Australia, worked at times in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine – completing a Diploma in Child Health – but his main work as a doctor has been in Psychiatry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Psychiatrists with an additional Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and has worked in a variety of settings in Perth and other parts of WA. He has experience in hospital and outpatient settings, private and public sector work, and has expertise in the assessment and management of a range of mental health problems affecting young people and families.

In 2016, Hayden was inspired to develop new ways of working within private sector mental health and left Australia to complete an Executive MBA at a Swiss University, with a focus on Healthcare management. He is a co-founder of the Swiss Family Clinic, bringing the Swiss ideals of ‘consensus, concordance and compromise’ to Australian shores. These ideals are especially important for working with families, reflecting fair decision making, ensuring each individual has a right to be heard, respected and valued. Outside of work, you might find Hayden using his creativity by playing music, cooking, or writing. He loves keeping fit with the gym, swimming and walking outdoors.

Hayden is available for assessment and management referrals for infants, young children, primary and secondary school aged young people. He has a particular interest in psychotherapy, including individual and family therapy. He is a RANZCP Supervisor, has a passion for teaching, and provides psychotherapy and group supervision to professionals on a limited basis.