Biography
Mark Le Messurier is a teacher, counsellor, author and public speaker.
He works in private practice as a mentor to children and adolescents, and as a coach to parents.
Mark's publications:
- Cognitive Behavioural Training (2004)
- Reflections on Dyslexia (2006)
- Parenting Tough Kids (2006 and reprinted many times to 2018)
- Stop and Think Friendship DVD Package (2009) with Lindy Petersen
- ADHD and Specific Learning Difficulties as Companions (2009)
- Teaching Tough Kids (2012)
- What's the Buzz? for Primary Students (2011) co-authored with Madhavi Nawana Parker
- Raising Beaut Kids (2014)
- What's the Buzz? For EARLY LEARNERS (2015) co-authored with Madhavi Nawana Parker
- Archie's BIG BOOK of Friendship adventures (2015 and 2019) co-authored with Madhavi Nawana Parker
- What's the Buzz with TEENAGERS? (2019) co-authored with Madhavi Nawana Parker
- What's the Buzz? for PRIMARY Students (revised edition, 2019) with co-authored with Madhavi Nawana Parker
- Teaching Values of Being Human: A curriculum that links education, the mind and the heart (2020)
- Parenting 'audiobook set' – 10 topics / 10 hours (2020)
Mark is passionate about creating real community, or socially and emotionally literate cultures, in classrooms. He, along with notable others, believes it falls to us to create safe spaces where students in classrooms can share, connect, feel as though they matter and are encouraged to explore their emerging worlds together. Mark is often invited as a critical friend into schools who want to develop this ethos.
He has a strong interest in the young people he affectionately calls the 'tough kids'; these are children who for all kinds of well-known reasons do life tougher than most. Mark's work focuses on strengthening their success through mentorship and targeted interventions. He sees the encouragement of stronger, trusting relationships between parents, teachers and students as key.
Through invitation, Mark regularly presents at conferences for Universities, public and independent schools, for parent organisations and interested groups throughout Australia and Australasia.
Teacher workshops -
marklemessurier.com.au/main/workshops/teacher
Parent workshops -
marklemessurier.com.au/main/workshops/parent
Mark lives in Adelaide, Australia, and is married to Sharon. They have two daughters, Kim and Noni. Plus, three beloved fawn parti-coloured whippets called Maxi, Luca and Kelvin. They are DELTA THERAPY DOGS and regularly visit Mark's rooms and an aged care centre.
Mark posts regularly on Facebook / Instagram and has a 'Mark Le Messurier Youtube channel'.
Mark can always be contacted via
| facebook: | facebook.com/mark.lemessurier.7 |
| instagram: | instagram.com/_whatsthebuzz__tvobh |
| YouTube: | youtube.com/channel/UCOZkkrMU4LdXZc2uT7WY-Uw |
| web: | marklemessurier.com.au |
| email: | mark@marklemessurier.com.au |
| phone: | 0459 418 909 |