What If They Believe You? eBook + Companion Workbook (Pre-order)

Your ebook and the 18-page printable Companion Workbook arrive on 11 November 2026.

Plus a thank-you gift: my What Would I Say? app, with gentle words for 28 everyday hard moments, a private moments diary and calming sounds, on your phone.

Children are not born questioning their worth. They learn it, through the words, moments and relationships they experience every day.

What If They Believe You? Gentle Words, Strong Minds explores how ordinary words become a child’s beliefs, identity and future. Through personal stories, expert insight and practical Words That Build, Madelaine Strydom invites parents, grandparents, teachers and caregivers to raise emotionally healthy children, one conversation at a time.

The Companion Workbook turns reading into change. It gives you:

• a reflection page for every chapter

• the Invisible Backpack exercise, to understand what you carry and what you want to pass on

• your own phrase bank of gentle words that sound like you

• the 21-Day Gentle Words Challenge, one small daily action at a time

This is not about perfect parenting. It’s about awareness, repair and growth, and the legacy we leave in the words we choose today.

You’ll receive: the eBook and the printable Companion Workbook (PDF, 18 pages). For personal and family use.