Mick Coyle marks Children's Mental Health Awareness Week with an important conversation about reading.

He's joined by author of the "Sophie Says..." series Esther Marshall to talk about the value in sharing reading time with your children and the mental health benefits it can bring - to you AND your child.

Data suggests 52% of parents use books as a way of talking about their child's thoughts and feelings - do you?

Esther talks about her inspiration behind the series, and how losing her sister to suicide made her even more determined to create a resource that children, parents and schools can all use.

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