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Penguin Publishing Group Truth About Children and Divorce Dealing with the
Book SynopsisNationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we divorce—and whether our children suffer or thrive in the long run. His message is hopeful, yet realistic—divorce is invariably painful, but parents can help promote their children’s resilience. With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains:• Why it is so hard to really make divorce work• How anger and fighting can keep people from really separating• Why legal matters should be one of the last tasks• Why parental love—and limit setting—can be the best “therapy” for kids• How to talk to children, create workable parenting schedules, and more
£15.29
John Wiley & Sons Inc Handbook of Child and Adolescent Drug and
Book SynopsisMore than 90 percent of adults with current substance use disorders started using before age 18, engaging in behaviors that affect healthy neurological and psychological development. This handbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the nature and extent of substance use by children and adolescents. The authors examine the direct impact on health, safety, and well being, as well as that of families and communities. This book will enable mental health professionals, students, and policy makers to develop effective prevention and treatment services for children and adolescents affected by substance abuse. Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title Trade ReviewNamed CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012Table of ContentsSection I Introduction. Chapter 1 The Nature and Extent of Substance Abuse. Chapter 2 Explaining Substance Use: A Review of Prevalent Theories. Section II Developmental Considerations. Chapter 3 Prenatal Exposure to Substances of Abuse. Chapter 4 Exposure and Use of Substances of Abuse During Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 5 Adolescent Substance Use. Section III Social Considerations. Chapter 6 Effects of Substance Use on Learning and Memory. Chapter 7 Substance-Related Accidents and Violence: Children and Adolescents as Victims. Chapter 8 Substance-Related Violence: Children and Adolescents as Perpetrators. Chapter 9 Substance Use, and HIV Infection and AIDS. Section lV Clinical Considerations. Chapter 10 Identifying and Diagnosing Substance Use Disorders: Tools and Analysis. Chapter 11 Dual Diagnoses: Substance Use and Co-Occurring Diagnosis. Chapter 12 Preventing and Treating Substance Use Disorders: Promoting Successful Outcomes.
£62.65
John Wiley & Sons Inc Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Book SynopsisThis volume contains information on assessing, diagnosing and treatment planning for the range of psychiatric and psychologic problems children and adolescents may experience during their development. It includes in-depth coverage of these issues and also includes decision trees for some topics, which are brief flowcharts for practitioners to follow when assessing patients for suspected problems.Table of ContentsCLINICAL ASSESSMENT. Types and Goals of Clinical Assessment (M. Dulcan). Classification Systems and Nosology (T. Achenbach). Vulnerabilities, Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Resilience (N. Grant). Communicating with Children (J. Demb & S. Harrison). Communicating with Adolescents (R. Hendren & B. Sarvet). Engaging Parents in Clinical Processes (S. Brown). Clinical Use of Interpreters (W. Arroyo). Experimental Concepts in Clinical Assessment (K. Wells). The Ethics of Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Practice (G. Leong & S. Eth). DECISION TREES FOR A SAMPLING OF PRESENTING PROBLEMS. Disruptive Behavior (P. Tolan & M. Kruesi). Shyness and Fearfulness (R. Mattison). Unhappiness (J. Bemporad & S. Gabel). Difficulty with Academic Performance (L. Silver & R. Ostrander). Sleep Difficulty (M. Naylor). Appetite Disturbances: Anorexia and Hyperphagia (H. Steiner). Substance Abuse (S. Jaffe & J. Gould). Suicidal Behavior (C. Pfeffer). Bizarre, Odd, and Eccentric Behavior (P. Tanguay). Enuresis (G. Fritz & R. Rockney). Encopresis (R. Rockney & O. Hagino). School Refusal (R. Klein). Lying (E. Bleiberg & S. Atkinson). Stealing (E. Bleiberg & S. Atkinson). Temper Tantrums (S. Brown & H. Reid). Speech and Language Disorders (L. Zukerman & D. Cantwell). Language Delay (J. Fischel & G. Whitehurst). Accident-Proneness (M. Sokol & N. Gray). No Friends (A. Clarkin). Runaway Behavior (J. Sargent). Involuntary Movements (B. Peterson). INITIATING ASSESSMENT. The Initial Encounter (R. King). Assessment of Dangerousness (J. Jankowski). CLINICAL HISTORY. Psychiatric History (M. Dulcan). Genetic, Prenatal, and Delivery History (L. Lotspeich). Neonatal and Infancy History (K. Minde). Preschool History (K. Minde). History of School-Age Children (R. King). Puberty and Adolescence (C. Sylvester & S. Weissman). Temperament and Personality (R. Seifer). Speech, Language, and Communication (C. Baltaxe). Health History (H. Steiner). Nutrition Assessment (P. Novak & M. Baer). Assessment of Gender and Sexual Development in Children (S. Coates & S. Wolfe. Assessment of Sexual and Gender Development in Adolescents (S. Bradley). Assessment of Conscience Development (C. Keith). Assessment of Cognitive Processes (D. Siegel). Social Communication (P. Tanguay). Family History (A. Josephson & F. Moncher). Peer and Adult Relationships (A. Clarkin). Socioeconomic Factors (E. Messinger). Legal Factors (D. Cornell). Cultural and Religious Issues (P. Muehrer). Occupational Assessment (S. Haiman & S. Greene). Vocational Assessment (E. Lang). Educational Issues (R. Ostrander & L. Silver). Trauma History (L. Terr). Disabilities History (H. Sachs). CLINICAL OBSERVATION. Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Parent(s) (L. Arnold & P. Jensen). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Infants and Preschool Children (K. Minde). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): School-Aged Children (R. King). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Puberty, Adolescents, and Young Adults (S. Weissman & C. Sylvester). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Family Unit and Subunits (A. Josephson & F. Moncher). The Home Visit (E. Messinger). The School Visit (M. Gordon). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Unwilling or Resistant (M. Blotcky). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (ODM): Culturally Different from Clincian (S. Silverman & J. McDermott). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Possibly Abused (S. Kaplan). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Possibly Substance Abusing (J. Gould & S. Jaffe). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Slow Learning (L. Silver & R. Ostrander). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Physically ILL (L. Cahen & M. Jellinek). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Traumatized (L. Terr). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Violent (E. Pittel). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Disabled (H. Sachs). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Competence to Testify (K. Saywitz). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Competence for Independent Decision Making (P. Ash, et al.). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Pregnant Adolescent and Teen Parent (L. Ware). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Adopted (A. Sorosky & B. Sorosky). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Single-Parent Homes (J. Larrieu & C. Zeanah). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Divorce (N. Kalter). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Homosexual (R. Pleak & D. Anderson). Observation, Interview, and Mental Status Assessment (OIM): Cult Involvement (L. West). Physical Examination (J. McConville & B. McConville). Neurological Examination (J. Bregman). Behavioral Assessment (D. Goldston & K. Kirkhart). Psychodynamic Assessment (D. Berland). Rating Scales (J. Goldman & J. Rodrigue). Psychological Testing (J. Rodrigue & J. Goldman). Structured Interviews (J. Young, et al.). Laboratory Testing (J. Levitt & J. McCracken). Genetic Studies (L. Lotspeich). Speech, Language, and Hearing (C. Baltaxe). Brian Imaging (M. Ernst & L. Hertz-Pannier). Electrophysicological Studies (S. Pliszka). Computers and Assessment (M. Huang & N. Alessi). CONCLUDING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. Clincial Formulation (B. Nurcombe). Clinical Decision Making (B. Nurcombe). Intervention Strategy Planning (B. Nurcombe). Interpretive Interview with Children and Adolescents and their Parent(s) (L. Arnold & P. Jensen). Report Preparation (B. Nurcombe). Epilogue: The Paths to the Bright Future of Clinical Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) (S. Harrison). Indexes.
£386.60
Penguin Young Readers The Child Code
Book SynopsisA provocative, science-based approach to parenting centered on a child’s unique genetic “code,” from an award-winning developmental psychology professor and researcher. With few exceptions, parenting books, websites, and podcasts emphasize the critical role of the parent in shaping a child’s destiny. But the obsession with parenting ignores a fundamental biological fact: that genetics affect every aspect of human behavior, and every child is uniquely “coded” with predispositions that affect everything from fearfulness, to impulsivity, to happiness. In The Child Code, award-winning professor Dr. Danielle Dick draws from her research in developmental behavior genetics to debunk the myth that parenting techniques alone can determine a child’s behavior and future. Dr. Dick introduces readers to the 3 E’s that underlie each child’s unique predisposition—extraversion (Ex), emotionality (
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Penguin Putnam Inc Play to Progress
Book SynopsisA game-changing book on child development--and the importance of physical play--for this digital and screen age.For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system—which, in addition to the big five of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, includes movement and balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and internal perception (interoception)—needs to be stimulated from the time they are born. Their senses flourish when they explore their environment by touching new textures, including their food, running, jumping, climbing, and splashing outside. As an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration, Allie Ticktin has seen an increase in cases of children who struggle to sit in circle time or at their desk upright and who are delayed in walking, talking, and playing by themselves and with their peers. In the recent past, kids spent their days playing outside and naturally engaging their s
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Random House USA Inc Children First What Society Must DoAnd Is Not
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of the classic Your Baby & Child comes a book full of wisdom...written by one of the world's leading nurturers of parents (T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.). • A call for a revolution. —The New York Times Magazine The child psychologist whose book Your Baby & Child has provided indispensable advice to a new generation of parents now offers a groundbreaking book which suggests that even the best parenting may not be enough in a society that is hostile to children. Leach shows how our laws, employment polices, and culture end up depriving children of their parents. The child psychologist whose book Your Baby & Child has provided indispensable advice to a new generation of parents now offers a groundbreaking book which suggests that even the best parenting may not be enough in a society that is hostile to children. Leach shows how our laws, employment polices, and culture end up depriving childre
£12.03
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Reasons to Smile
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Liguori Publications 10 Things for Kids to Know about Pope Leo XIV
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£7.88
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Ordinary Resurrections Children in the Years of
Book Synopsis Jonathan Kozol's books have become touchstones of the American conscience. In Ordinary Resurrections, he spends four years in the South Bronx with children who have become his friends at a badly underfunded but enlightened public school. A fascinating narrative of daily urban life, Ordinary Resurrections gives a human face to poverty and racial isolation, and provides a stirring testimony to the courage and resilience of the young. Sometimes playful, sometimes jubilantly funny, and sometimes profoundly sad, these are sensitive children—complex and morally insightful—and their ethical vitality denounces and subverts the racially charged labels that the world of grown-up expertise too frequently assigns to them. Yet another classic case of unblinking social observation from one of the finest writers ever to work in the genre, this is a piercing discernment of right and wrong, of hope and despair—from our n
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McClelland & Stewart Inc. We Generation
Book SynopsisEngaging and timely, this book is an invaluable resource for parents who want their children to become socially responsible and globally aware adultsAs youth culture seems to grow more self-centred and obsessed with 'Me,'Michael Ungar shows us that, in fact, children today are as willing as ever to think 'We.' Given the right signals, and some important changes to the homes we live in, our schools and communities, kids will seek out close connections with the adults in their lives. Like generations before them, they want to be noticed for the contributions they can make. What they need, though, is compassion and encouragement from parents, and some careful attention to their most important connections, those made at home. Combining inspiring stories taken from his clinical work with families and children with expert research gathered from around the world, Ungar reveals how the close connections kids crave, and the support adults provide, can help kids realize their full potent
£18.70
Loyola Press The Ball of Red String
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£14.24
Lillenas Publishing Empowering Your Child Who Has Special Needs
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£14.24
Bauhan (William L.),U.S. Snowball
Book SynopsisKids will laugh even as they're learning when they read Sy Montgomery's latest, which features a YouTube sensation
£9.00
African American Images Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
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£13.25
B&H Publishing Group La Copa Envenenada del Principe
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Random House USA Inc Off the Charts
Book SynopsisAnn Hulbert’s in-depth exploration of the lives of sixteen extraordinary children over the course of the past century casts new light on America’s current obsession with early achievement. The figures she profiles include math genius Norbert Wiener, founder of cybernetics; two girls whose fiction and poetry stirred debate in the 1920s; the movie superstar Shirley Temple; the African-American pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler; the chess champion Bobby Fischer; computer pioneers and “prodigious savants” with autism; and musical prodigies, present and past. Hulbert probes the changing roles of parents and teachers as well as of psychologists and a curious press. Above all, she delves into the feelings of the prodigies themselves, whose stories so intriguingly raise hopes about untapped human potential and questions about how best to nurture it.
£15.26
Avery Publishing Group The Strength Switch
Book SynopsisUnlock your children’s potential by helping them build their strengths.This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a negativity bias, thanks to evolutionary development, giving them “strengths-blindness.” By showing us how to throw the “strengths switch,” Lea Waters demonstrates how we can not only help our children build resilience, optimism, and achievement but we can also help inoculate them against today’s pandemic of depression and anxiety. As a strengths-based scientist for more than twenty years, ten of them spent focusing on strengths-based parenting, Waters has seen how this approach enhances self-esteem and energy in both children and teenagers. Yet more on the plus side: parents find it a particularly exciting and rewarding way to raise children. With many suggestions for specific ways to interact with your kids, Waters demonstrates how to discover strengths and talents in our children, how to use positive emotions as a resource, how to build strong brains, and even how to deal with problem behaviors and talk about difficult situations and emotions. As revolutionary yet simple as Mindset and Grit, The Strength Switch will show parents how a small shift can yield enormous results.
£21.60
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Childrens Understanding of Death
Book SynopsisIn this monograph we (1) provide an account of young children''s socialization with respect to death and (2) develop a conception of children's understanding of death that encompasses affective and cognitive dimensions. Conducted in a small city in the Midwest, the project involved several component studies employing quantitative and qualitative methods. Middle-class, European American children (3-6 years, N = 101) were interviewed about their cognitive/affective understandings of death; their parents (N = 71) completed questionnaires about the children''s experiences and their own beliefs and practices. Other data included ethnographic observations, interviews, focus groups, and analyses of children''s books. Parents and teachers shared a dominant folk theory, believing that children should be shielded from death because they lack the emotional and cognitive capacity to understand or cope with death. Even the youngest children knew basic elements of the emotional script for death, Table of ContentsABSTRACT vii I. INTRODUCTION Peggy J. Miller, Karl S. Rosengren, and Isabel T. Gutiérrez 1 II. EUROPEAN AMERICANS IN CENTERVILLE: COMMUNITY AND FAMILY CONTEXTS Peggy J. Miller, Isabel T. Gutiérrez, Philip I. Chow, and Stevie S. Schein 19 III. AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF DEATH: CHILDREN’S BOOKS, QUESTIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS Isabel T. Gutiérrez, Peggy J. Miller, Karl S. Rosengren, and Stevie S. Schein 43 IV. COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS OF DEATH IN CONTEXT Karl S. Rosengren, Isabel T. Gutiérrez, and Stevie S. Schein 62 V. COGNITIVE MODELS OF DEATH Karl S. Rosengren, Isabel T. Gutiérrez, and Stevie S. Schein 83 VI. MEXICAN AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE CENTERVILLE REGION: TEACHERS, CHILDREN, AND PARENTS Isabel T. Gutiérrez, Karl S. Rosengren, and Peggy J. Miller 97 VII. FINAL THOUGHTS Peggy J. Miller and Karl S. Rosengren 113 REFERENCES 125 APPENDIX A 134 APPENDIX B 138 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 141
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Relation of Childhood Physical Activity to
Book SynopsisThere is a growing public health burden of inactivity in industrialized nations. In recent years, children have become increasingly inactive, leading to concomitant increases in the prevalence of being overweight and unfit. Inactivity during childhood has implications for the prevalence of several chronic diseases (e.g., obesity, type 2 diabetes) observed in adulthood. These 'adult-onset' diseases have also become more prevalent during childhood and adolescence, exacerbating the need to develop novel treatments that provide enduring benefit by altering the chronic and oftentimes debilitating course of these lifestyle diseases. Of further interest is the absence of public health concern for the effect of inactivity on brain health and cognition. It is curious that this has not emerged as a larger societal issue, given its obvious relation to childhood obesity and other inactivity-related disorders that have captured the United States and other industrialized nations. Many schools have mTable of ContentsABSTRACT VII I. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RELATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO COGNITIVE AND BRAIN HEALTH, AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTCharles H. Hillman 1 II. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: MEASUREMENT AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTHThomas R. Wójcicki and Edward McAuley 7 III. THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND AEROBIC FITNESS FOR COGNITIVE CONTROL AND MEMORY IN CHILDRENLaura Chaddock-Heyman, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen, and Arthur F. Kramer 25 IV. THE COGNITIVE IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY AND NUTRITION IN CHILDHOODNaiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Sharon M. Donovan, and Charles H. Hillman 51 V. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF ADIPOSITY AND FITNESS WITH COGNITIVE CONTROL IN PREADOLESCENT CHILDRENMatthew B. Pontifex, Keita Kamijo, Mark R. Scudder, Lauren B. Raine, Naiman A. Khan, Bonnie Hemrick, Ellen M. Evans, Darla M. Castelli, Kenneth A. Frank, and Charles H. Hillman 72 VI. THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN REDUCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Matthew B. Pontifex, Jodene G. Fine, Katelin da Cruz, Andrew C. Parks, and Alan L. Smith 93 VII. THE HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: INFORMING THE FUTUREDarla M.Castelli, Erin E. Centeio, Jungyun Hwang, Jeanne M. Barcelona, Elizabeth M. Glowacki, Hannah G. Calvert, and Hildi M. Nicksic 119 VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE RESEARCH ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE AND BRAIN HEALTHCharles H. Hillman 149 COMMENTARY MECHANISMS AND CORRELATES OF A HEALTHY BRAIN: A COMMENTARYCarol L. Cheatham 153 CONTRIBUTORS 166 STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY 171 SUBJECT INDEX 173 AUTHOR INDEX 185
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Henry Holt & Company Fat Talk
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Book Riot best book of 2023A Science Friday best book of 2023An Audible best well-being audiobook of 2023By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that fat is bad. By middle school, more than a quarter of them have gone on a diet. What are parents supposed to do?Kids learn, as we've all learned, that thinness is a survival strategy in a world that equates body size and value. Parents worry if their kids care too much about being thin, but even more about the consequences if they aren't. And multibillion-dollar industries thrive on this fear of fatness. We've fought the war on obesity for over forty years and Americans aren't thinner or happier with their bodies. But it's not our kidsor their weightwho need fixing.In this illuminating narrative, journalist Virginia Sole-Smith exposes the daily onslaught of fatphobia and body shaming that kids face from school,
£23.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Children and Childhood in Classical Athens
Book SynopsisThe book includes a completely new final chapter, text and notes rewritten throughout to incorporate evidence and scholarship that has appeared over the past twenty-five years, and an index of ancient sources.Trade ReviewGreatly impressed by Golden's work on two general counts. First, there's his ability to make clear for the non-specialist the thought-processes of his discipline... Second, the range of his reference to various other fields, to modern literature and history, to the diversity of cultural experience and the universals of human existence. -- Tim Morris LectionTable of ContentsList of FiguresPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. Characteristics of Childhood and Children2. The Child in the Household and the Community3. The Child and His or Her Peers4. Parents and Children5. Brothers, Sisters, and Grandparents6. Outsiders and Alliances7. Change over TimeList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographySource IndexGeneral Index
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Amberley Publishing Children of the Third Reich
Book SynopsisRare and previously unpublished photographs of children in Nazi Germany. Paul Garson offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of children of the Third Reich.
£16.99
Time Warner Trade Publishing Supernormal
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Sourcebooks, Inc 123 Magic Workbook
Book SynopsisAn interactive supplement to the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic now in its second edition!1-2-3 Magic made parenting fun again.I highly recommend this book to any parent who is spending more time yelling at or nagging their children than smiling at and laughing with them.All I have to say is that the ideas in this book really WORK! It really is like magic!It''s such a relief to not feel like I''m constantly yelling at someone! If you want to see a fast improvement in your child''s behavior, check out 1-2-3 Magic.1-2-3 Magic allows you to get back in charge of your home and enjoy your kids again by helping you set limits for your children, and by breaking down the complex task of parenting into three straightforward steps:1. Controlling Obnoxious Behavior: Learn an amazingly simple technique to get the kids to STOP doing what you don''t want them to do (whining, arguing, tantrums, sibling rivalry, etc.) 2. Encouraging Good Behavior: Learn several
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Random House USA Inc The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence
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Broadman & Holman Publishers Little Bible Heroes: Joshua
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Rowman & Littlefield Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World that
Book SynopsisOffers parents tips and tools to help boys move beyond persistent gender stereotypes to full humanity.We want to raise well-rounded human beings—we're just not quite sure how best to do it. Confounded by rapidly changing gender norms, today’s parents are attempting to raise kind, compassionate, emotionally sensitive boys in a society that simultaneously rewards stereotypical masculinity and is increasingly hostile to boys. Surrounded by messages of female empowerment, young boys ask their parents, “Why don’t they ever say that boys can be anything they want to be?” Teaching boys to respect others will help them in the future—but can make life awfully difficult in the here and now. Making the world a safer place for women and girls is not the only reason to rethink our boy raising practices. Current culture harms our boys too—and they need (and deserve) as much support as girls and women. Building Boys is written by an in-the-trenches #boymom who intimately understands male development and the challenges currently facing boys and their families. Fink offers ten rules that parents can use to guide their parenting choices throughout their sons’ lives—guidelines that are as relevant to parenting toddlers as they are to parenting teenagers. These rules range from emphasizing emotional intelligence to letting your son struggle and ultimately accepting him as he is. Fink explains both the science and research behind each rule as well as stories and anecdotes from families, including her own. Parents are taught how to apply the rule to a variety of common parenting challenges. And because these rules are broad, they are as applicable to boys with ADHD, autism and learning challenges are they are to neurotypical boys.
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Balance Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better
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Chicago Review Press Nature's Playground: Activities, Crafts and Games
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£17.95
Rainbow Publishers & Legacy Press Kidz: The Super-Sized Book of Bible Activities
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Tyndale House Publishers Middle School
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Penguin Putnam Inc Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels
Book SynopsisDefying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face to face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth, and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. In 2004, Jared Cohen embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the Middle East in an effort to understand the spread of radical Islamist violence among Muslim youth. The result is Children of Jihad, a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could. Chosen as one of Kirkus Review''s Best Books of 2007, Cohen''s account begins in Lebanon, where he interviews Hezbollah members at, of all places, a McDonald''s. In Iran, he defies government threats and sneaks into underground parties, where bootleg liquor, Western music, and the Internet are all easy to access. His risky itinerary also takes him to a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, borderlands in Syria, the insurgency hotbed of Mosul, and other front-line locales. At each turn, he observes a culture at an uncanny crossroads. Gripping and daring, Children of Jihad shows us the future through the eyes of those who are shaping it.
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Counterpoint The Life Project: The Extraordinary Story of
Book SynopsisIn March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children. Today, they are some of the best-studied people on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parent and die. This is the tale of these studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them. Touching people across the globe, they are one of the world's best-kept secrets.
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Weinstein Books Bully An Action Plan for Teachers Parents and
Book SynopsisIn the vein of WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN," an empowering companion book to the acclaimed film BULLY.
£14.39
American Academy of Pediatrics Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School
Book SynopsisYou don't need to buy high-tech digital devices, apps, or expensive toys to boost your toddler's brain development! Research shows that the best way for toddlers to learn is through daily, active play and Retro Toddler includes more than 100 fun, age-appropriate, "old-school" toddler activities that promote the development of language, motor and social skills. The book includes detailed instructions for developmentally stimulating, screen-free toys that parents and toddlers can make together out of everyday household items. Parents will also learn: • What's happening inside the rapidly developing brain of a toddler • How language, social, fine and gross motor skills develop during the toddler years • How different parenting styles can affect a child's development • How to successfully praise a child to achieve a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset • How to foster grit and self-control in toddlers • The importance of play during the toddler years • How excessive screen time is negatively impacting today's young children With more than 25 years of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and child development specialist, the author of Retro Toddler will provide you with the research-based information you need to help foster strong growth and development in your toddler—without breaking your budget.
£14.20
Paraclete Press The Pope's Cat
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Chicago Review Press Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How
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Chicago Review Press Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the
Book SynopsisNamed one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2014 All-pink aisles in toy stores, popular dolls that resemble pole dancers, ultra sexy Halloween costumes in tween sizes. Many parents are increasingly dismayed at how today’s media, marketers, and manufacturers are sexualizing and stereotyping ever-younger girls but feel powerless to do much about it. Mother of two Melissa Atkins Wardy channeled her feelings of frustration into activism—creating T-shirts with girl-positive messages; blogging and swapping parenting strategies with other concerned families; writing letters to corporate offenders; organizing petitions; and raising awareness through parent workshops and social media. Now, in Redefining Girly, Wardy shares her hands-on parenting and activism strategies with others dedicated to raising a confident and healthy girl in today’s climate. She provides specific advice and sample conversations for getting family, friends, educators, and health care providers on your side; getting kids to think critically about sexed-up toys and clothes; talking to girls about body image; and much more. She provides tips for creating a home free of gender stereotypes; using your voice and consumer power to fight the companies perpetuating them; and taking the reins to limit, challenge, and change harmful media and products.Trade Review"Melissa Wardy's book reads like a conversation with a smart, wise, funny friend; one who dispenses fabulous advice on raising a strong, healthy, full-of-awesome girl." --Peggy Orenstein, author, Cinderella Ate My Daughter"This eye-opening tome is an absolute must-read." --Starred review, Publishers Weekly"Melissa Atkins Wardy writes with incredible insight, respect and honesty." -- The Tribune (Greeley, CO)"Redefining Girly is as interesting as it is educational, and Wardy provides parents with an easy, at times step by step guide on how best to respond to various scenarios relating to girlhood." --Metapsychology.net"Taking on the media's widespread stereotyping and sexualization of childrenparticularly girlsadvocate Wardy offers a thoughtful, comprehensive guide to raising healthy, happy, confident children. She includes a savvy take on the consequences of "princess culture," along with suggestions for gender-neutral toys, clothing, and parenting." Publishers Weekl , Best Books of 2014"Grounded in her own experiences as a mother and activist, Melissa Atkins Wardy offers honest and clear strategies to help girls define and decide what being a girl means to them. This is a vital guide for supporting girls as they navigate the rising tide of gender stereotyping." Deborah L. Tolman, professor of social welfare and psychology, Hunter College School of Social Work and the Graduate Center, CUNY, and cofounder, SPARK"With this book in hand, I no longer feel alone in my quest to raise girls who see a world full of potential. If you seek direction for raising a self-confident child, let this book be your compass." --Samantha Ettus, Forbes contributor and founder of Working Moms Lifestyle" Redefining Girly is a bold and essential contribution to the discussion about today's 'too fast, too soon' girl culture. Wardy applies the latest research on media literacy, sexualization, and marketing to everyday situations parents face and provides practical strategies they can enact right now to raise strong, caring, confident daughters and to change a culture that devalues them." --Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
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Rose Publishing Exploring the Bible Through History
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Rose Publishing Top 50 Bible Lessons with God's Amazing Animals
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Sasquatch Books Ocean Motions
Book SynopsisAdorable ocean creatures sway, jiggle and play, glide, flip, and dive in this beautiful board book featuring lyrics from Caspar Babypants and collage art from artist Kate Endle. Toddlers will love this colorful board book about ocean creatures, featuring beautiful and playful collage art by indie artist Kate Endle and the clever word play of Seattle songwriter Caspar Babypants.Trade Review"An early reader that highlights the playful activities of sea creatures, this book is ripe for play along with motions." --Red Tricycle""Walruses waving warmly / Sea Otters opening oysters"--it is a lovely lesson in first consonants paired with Endle's high-contrast, gem-toned collages of ocean-dwelling creatures" --ParentMap
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Pitchstone Publishing SheHimUs
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Chicago Review Press Redirecting Children's Behavior: Strategies for
Book Synopsis"The best, most useful book on parenting I've ever read." —Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Parents are looking for alternatives to rewarding, nagging, threatening, and taking away privileges. Redirecting Children's Behavior is their comprehensive guide to creating a family life that is close, cooperative, and respectful. Guiding parents of children from 18 months to 18 years, author and expert Kathryn J. Kvols provides: How to establish and maintain a growth mindset. Tips to help you and your child manage emotions effectively. Steps to set clear limits and follow through. How to move beyond using consequences to implement change. New ways to enhance the parent/child connection through even the most difficult altercations. And much more! Based on more than thirty years of experience teaching parenting courses, Redirecting Children's Behavior is filled with real-life examples from thousands of parents and professionals using these principles.The tools are easy, practical, and can be implemented immediately to create the family life you want and deserve.Trade Review"The best, most useful book on parenting I've ever read." Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul" Redirecting Children's Behavior has helped me both personally and in my work with families. It offers practical strategies that work. It's a wonderful book for real families with the normal dilemmas we all face." Diane Clark Johnson, coauthor of Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child's Inborn Traits"More than ever, it is important to learn to communicate within our families in a way that fosters growth, understanding, and peaceful resolution of conflict." Allen H. Neims, MD, PhD, former dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, pediatrics professorTable of ContentsForeword Introduction 1 Inside Out Parenting 2 Ways to Empower Your Child 3 Concentrate on Teaching Life Skills 4 What is Your Parenting Style? 5 Live and Lead from Your Values—Your Child is Watching 6 Keys to Effective Communication 7 Which Way to Responsibility 8 Your Child Is Not Misbehaving 9 Redirecting the Mistaken Goal of Attention 10 Redirecting the Mistaken Goal of Power 11 Redirecting the Mistaken Goal of Revenge 12 Redirecting the Mistaken Goal of Avoidance 13 Discipline That Gets Results 14 Why Can’t They Just Get Along? 15 Putting It All Together Appendix Common Behaviors: Ages 18 Months to 18 Years Acknowledgments Resources Index
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New Growth Press Who Is Jesus?: 40 Pictures to Share with Your
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Rockridge Press Raising a Girl with ADHD: A Practical Guide to
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Sourcebooks How the World Is Making Our Children Mad and What
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HigherLife Publishing Hope Lives: LITTLE LIFE. BIG PURPOSE. Seeing a
Book SynopsisHOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT—that’s what this book is offering. If the reader has a special needs child, they likely struggle with guilt, fear, disappointment, anger, depression, anxiety, panic—a host of emotions. This book, through the telling of Tim and Marie Kuck's son, Nahaniel's story will offer the reader the space to breathe, to be assured that it will be OK, they can make it, they are not alone and there is not only hope but even JOY that can be found in the midst of the sadness and pain. The Kucks hope that their inspirational story will bring encouragement and life to others. This book is written by a family that had a child with very special needs. Their son, Nathaniel Timothy Kuck, was born prematurely with multiple birth anomalies. Through their personal experience with their son, they saw first-hand how demanding it can be to raise a child with special needs. Despite spending the next four and a half years in hospitals, with Nathaniel undergoing surgeries, therapies and many challenges, the Kucks were able to see that to each life there is value and purpose. What may appear to be imperfect in the eyes of humans really is perfect in the sight of God. Although the Kucks lost their son, they are committed to helping other families to care for their VIP Kids and educating communities about how these families can be Buddies.
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