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Book SynopsisThe perfect parenting companion... Not suitable for children. Mums and Dads have always yearned for a rule book, a hitchhikers' guide if you will, that spelled out for them how to raise their children properly so they grow up to be well-rounded, decent and likeable adults. Well, that book doesn't exist. And it never will. So, why not read this one instead? We won't bullshit you with lies. We're here to make you laugh. The Little Book of Shit Baby Names ... and Other Pearls of Parenting Wisdom is the ideal antidote to a long day of looking after those little versions of yourself. This tiny tome is the perfect pick-me-up once you've dropped the kids off (at school, not a cliff) or put the baby down (to sleep) and you can finally reflect on how degrading and awful parenting is. This book will make you feel better if only because it'll teach you alternative, and perverted, lyrics to 'Wheels on the Bus'. Packed to the gills with hilarious jokes on all things baby-related, from how to avoid choosing a shit baby name, through to scores of bite-size parenting wisdom that may one day save your sanity from leaking out of your ears. Table of ContentsShit Baby Names - an A-Z of humorous/bad baby names • Parental Wit - jokes, quotes and funny things we say • Pearls of Wisdom - parenting facts • Bank of Mum & Dad - baby costs and parenting statistics • Hack It - parenting tips, tricks and hacks • Best Club in the World - things you love most about being a parent.

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Book SynopsisWhy are today's parents feeling like failures, worried that their teens will 'go off the rails', won't get through school, won't find a job or will be overwhelmed by stress? With so many experts out there offering conflicting advice, how do parents know where to turn and who to trust? As both clinicians and parents, Dr Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble know first-hand how challenging it can be to raise adolescents. In THE NEW TEEN AGE, they team up to address both the physical and psychological issues faced by teens in this new age of social media and 24-hour devices, equipping parents and carers with sound strategies for navigating everything from parent-child tensions and peer pressure online and in the schoolyard to questions around food, sleep, exercise, screentime, body image, hormones, sexual development, skin, academic pressure and so much more. Packed with empathy and no-nonsense advice, THE NEW TEEN AGE is a comprehensive guide to raising happy, healthy humans in our rapidly changing world. "Being a parent of a teenager can be daunting. How do we help them navigate the modern world while keeping them safe and happy? Their physical and psychological changes throw up a while range of issues that we aren't always equipped to handle. Here, finally, is a practical and direct guide for parents that covers the lot. Phew!"Amanda KellerTrade Review"Being a parent of a teenager can be daunting. How do we help them navigate the modern world while keeping them safe and happy? Their physical and psychological changes throw up a while range of issues that we aren't always equipped to handle. Here, finally, is a practical and direct guide for parents that covers the lot. Phew!"- Amanda Keller

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Book SynopsisBetty Staley explores the vibrant and exuberant nature of adolescence, offering a wise guide to raising a teenager, including: the stages of adolescence, the search for the self, the birth of the intellect, the release of feelings, male-female differences, temperaments and character. Challenges are tackled around self-esteem, pregnancy, behavioural problems, stress, depression, media, genderfluidity, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse. Growth needs are explored in relation to family, friends, the media, education, the arts, loyalty and relationships. Parents value this wise, practical guide, as Betty uniquely addresses teenagers' soul and spiritual needs at a time when the quest for meaning is so vital.

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Book SynopsisSometimes being a parent seems like one long to-do list: taking the children to and from school and clubs, arranging babysitters, feeding them and putting them to bed. Parents can feel trapped in a straitjacket of tasks, all of which prevent them spending quality time with their children. Susan Boegels has developed and delivered training on this subject for over twenty years. Now, for the first time, she shares her expertise, along with her experiences as a mother and child, with a general audience. In a series of accessible chapters, she shows how we can find a balance between "doing" and "being" modes when interacting with our children. She also explains how to deal with stress, conflict and guilt, and how to cultivate conscious, unbiased attention in a simple way. Together, the chapters form an 11-week course in mindful parenting, supported by simple exercises and guided audio meditations.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction 1. Mindful parenting: Being there without prejudice or judgment 2. Being your own parent: Self-care and compassion 3. Parental stress: From surviving to finding breathing space 4. Parental expectations and the true nature of the child 5. Rupture and repair: Deepening the bond 6. Parenting together in good times and bad 7. Setting boundaries: Where I end and you begin 8. Guilt and shame: Forgiving, connecting, apologizing 9. Love is blind: Denial and acceptance 10. Schemas: Re-experiencing your own childhood 11. Lifelong parenting Appendix 1: 11 everyday rules for mindful parenting Appendix 2: Guided audio meditations

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Book Synopsis What do you really know about how children learn? How helpful are different types of assessment and what do the results mean? Is homework necessary and how you can you encourage your child at home? Will ability groups and setting help your child achieve more? How do you choose the right school to suit your child? The government and the media have a lot to say about education, but what is the evidence behind these debates? This book walks you through all the most important issues in education, comparing commonly-held beliefs with simple summaries of the evidence, providing you with clear, jargon-free information. It covers topics including school choice, testing and assessment, homework and revision, primary- and secondary-specific topics, stress and mental health, and special needs. Most importantly it ensures you will be able to ask schools the right questions, interact positively with teachers and effectively support your child throughout their education. "Chris & Stuart have written a parent's guide that is jam packed with practical advice, research and informative summaries that any parent can use to support their child to succeed at school. It's organised so you can easily dip in and out when looking for information and guidance, and gives answers to questions that parents may have about their child's education. I recommend this book to all parents & guardians that want to work alongside their child's school to get the best out of their time there." Dawn Cox, Teacher and BloggerTrade Review"Chris & Stuart have written a parent's guide that is jam packed with practical advice, research and informative summaries that any parent can use to support their child to succeed at school. It's organised so you can easily dip in and out when looking for information and guidance, and gives answers to questions that parents may have about their child's education. I recommend this book to all parents & guardians that want to work alongside their child's school to get the best out of their time there." -- Dawn Cox * Teacher and Blogger *"Perhaps the most common question I was asked by parents, over my time teaching in secondary schools, was how they might help their son or daughter achieve more and get the most out of their time in school. It was a very difficult question to answer! Learning, assessment, behaviour and how to support pupils with motivation are areas where teachers often struggle to keep up with the evidence, what chance is there for a parent to keep up with that emerging body of evidence and the changes occurring in the school system? For me, this is why Chris Atherton and Stuart Kime’s book represents an essential contribution. It provides parents with a jargon-free introduction to the evidence which is starting to inform many areas teaching and school policy. Indeed, teachers would also benefit from reading it too! Each chapter provides a clear and accessible starting point to understanding the evidence, along with some great pointers for how to engage with teachers on the topics. I not only wish parents had asked me questions based on the ‘what to talk about on parents’ evening’ sections in each chapter – I wish I’d also read this book to help me provide a better answer to the question, ‘how can I help my son/daughter in school?’." -- Nick Rose * Learning Design Fellow, Ambition Institute *Table of Contents Understanding the education debate School choice The learning process Assessment and testing Putting it into action at home - revision, homework and effective independent study 2-10 year-olds: primary and early years education 11–18 year-olds: secondary education and colleges Behaviour, stress and mental health Special needs How to use the knowledge in this book

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Book SynopsisDo you want to transform your relationship with your child, engage their curiosity, and make your home the best place for them to learn? In this warm, accessible book, experienced parenting coach Eloise Rickman tells you everything you really need to know about parenting and educating your child at home. Whether you’re planning to make a permanent move to homeschooling or you’re temporarily balancing it alongside paid work, Extraordinary Parenting shows that you don’t need a huge house, endless free time, or a host of expensive resources to unlock your child’s potential. Instead, it will teach you to: Deepen your connection with your child to create an attachment that promotes learning. Build strong, adaptable family rhythms to provide your child with security and stimulation every day. Create a calm, simplified home environment that will encourage deep play and independence. Discover enjoyable ways of learning together and using traditional teaching materials in a creative way. Take care of your own needs as a parent, in order to become the parent your child needs. Based on years of hands-on work with parents, this book will reassure you that, whilst extraordinary times call for extraordinary parenting, you can be sure that you are up to the challenge.Trade Review‘This timely book has something to offer all parents — seasoned homeschoolers, those thrust into homeschooling unexpectedly, and those who wish to improve their relationships with children educated at school. Insightful, empowering, and accessible, Extraordinary Parenting is a well-informed practical guide to educating children at home that, crucially, helps parents understand their children’s challenging behaviour and how to make it better.’ -- Professor Susan Golombok, Director of the University of Cambridge Centre for Family Research, and author of We Are Family: what really matters for parents and children‘An inspiring, creative and helpful book for parents. It’s reminded me that there are simple tweaks we can make to our daily family lives to boost energy and morale.’ -- Annie Ridout, author of The Freelance Mum‘This book feels like a big hug just when we need it. Eloise’s words offer reassurance, calm, and lots of practical suggestions.’ -- Simone Davies, author of The Montessori Toddler‘In easy-to-read, accessible language, Eloise holds our hands through parenting and home-educating with intention and connection in these extraordinary times. Her advice is practical and evidence-based. I love that the overall tone of the book doesn’t feel preachy but empowering … Eloise shows us how by simply observing our children at play we can deepen their learning of the world. Eloise maintains that you do not need a spacious home, your undivided attention, expensive toys and resources to educate your child.’ * Oh Creative Day *‘Eloise‘s book contains such valuable insights into parenting for change. Eloise sees parenting as a radical act and her book certainly inspired confident, calm and compassionate parenting which is truly beautiful.’ * The Way We Waldorf *

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Book SynopsisFrom that first angelic role in the nativity play to that first playground love, from cut knees and scuffed shoes, school bullies and World Book Day costume design, life as a parent in the primary years is an emotional rollercoaster. Amid the practical chaos of finding swimming goggles, making packed lunches, cleaning out the rabbit and refereeing sibling squabbles over screen time, many of us long for some help – a little wisdom to get us through. Here is that help. Revised in light of the pandemic and complete with up-to-the-minute resources, this second edition is filled with memorable sayings, relatable stories and clever cartoons to help steer you through this challenging season of parenting, and to reassure you that you’re not alone – someone else struggles with feeling judged, with knowing how long to ‘count to ten’ for, and someone else also accidentally killed Finny the class goldfish over half-term … (they’ll never know the difference)! So put the kettle on, make a cup of tea, and if you forget everything else as a parent, remember this …Table of ContentsIntroduction xi Fasten your seatbelts 1 Remember who you are 5 There’s no point trying to be a superhero 11 Lay down the guilt 15 Children will be as different as chalk and cheese 21 Don’t look sideways 25 Ask yourself: ‘What does a good job really look like?’ 29 Put your oxygen mask on first 33 Listening says: ‘You matter’ 39 It’s good to talk 43 Love them and let them know 49 Speak words of life 53 It’s quality and quantity time 57 Actions speak louder than words 61 Gifts are not just for birthdays 63 ‘Please hold me’ 65 Don’t leave them to their own devices 69 Laughter is the best medicine 77 We always… 81 Lay the table 85 Let them play 89 Sometimes ‘playing safe’ is dangerous 93 Boundaries give security 97 Choose your style 99 Choose your battles 105 Say what you mean and mean what you say 109 Remember the three Ds 113 Childish irresponsibility or disobedience? 117 Label the action, never the child 119 Consequences are the best teachers 121 Shoulder to shoulder 125 Enjoy the generation game 127 Be the first to say sorry 133 Take a walk in his moccasins 135 Slow down, you move too fast 139 It takes a village 143 Parent with elastic 147 Values are more often caught than taught 151 Take a second look 157 Snow leopard moments 161 Give them roots 165 Carpe diem 167

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Book SynopsisGrounded in science and written by three child behavioral specialists, Complex Kids, Simple Solutions is your comprehensive guide to raising cooperative, resilient and likeable kids.Parenting is one of the most challenging yet rewarding jobs — and it’s one we are never prepared for. Yet everywhere we turn there is information (and misinformation) about how best to raise our children.Complex Kids, Simple Solutions offers a research-based antidote to help you get to grips with effective parenting approaches. Penned by two child psychologists and a behavioral analyst, the book weaves together theories and principles from the fields of developmental, cognitive and clinical psychology. It offers proven parenting approaches, used by the authors over decades of working with children and families, and based on three essential fundamentals: Prepare. Teach. Motivate.The book explains how these concepts apply to almost any situation, from the mundane to the meltdown. Once you understand and master them, you will be able to tackle just about anything with confidence, precision and consistency. Covering everything from the morning rush to helping your child handle big emotions, from minimizing screens to the proactive power of spending quality time with your child, Complex Kids, Simple Solutions is a reader-friendly, sometimes humorous manual that gives you practical solutions to parenting problems. 

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Book SynopsisDispatches from modern motherhood by a reluctant suburbanite Send Me Into The Woods Alone is an honest, heartfelt, and often hilarious collection of essays on the joys, struggles, and complexities of motherhood. These essays touch on the major milestones of raising children, from giving birth (and having approximately a million hands in your vagina) and taking your beautiful newborn home (and feeling like you’ve stolen your baby from the hospital), to lying to kids about the Tooth Fairy and mastering the subtle art of beating children at board games. Plus the pitfalls of online culture and the #winemom phenomenon, and the unattainable expectations placed on mothers today. Written from the perspective of an always tired, often anxious, and reluctant suburbanite who is doing her damn best, these essays articulate one woman’s experience in order to help mothers of all kinds process the wildly variable, deeply different ways in which being a mom changes our lives. Reading Pepler’s essays is like hanging out with your best mom-friend—the one who puts it all out there, makes you feel normal and has you laughing so hard you pee a bit."—Kim Shiffman, editor-in-chief, Today's Parent "Easily the most validating book you’ll read this year."—Ann Douglas, author of Happy Parents, Happy Kids and The Mother of All Pregnancy Books Trade Review"Send Me into the Woods Alone isn’t your average essay collection about motherhood. Erin Pepler shares moments of unconditional love and great joy; however, these aren’t what set this book apart. It’s the messiest moments that make this book memorable…Most importantly, Pepler writes about the times when she felt that she failed her children, providing tangible examples that many readers will find comforting and relatable. At fewer than 200 pages, Send Me into the Woods Alone is a quick read with short, digestible chapters. It’s perfect for any busy parent who is looking to steal a few minutes to read by themselves. In fact, as Pepler writes in the book’s eponymous chapter, escaping from parenthood is a privilege that is sometimes essential. “Walk away, but not too far,” she writes. “Love your family hard, but don’t forget to make space to love yourself.”—HerizonsThis is the book I wish I had had as a companion during those early, difficult months and early, difficult years. Because this book is not just instructive and insightful, it is great company. And hilarious" —Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail "With her funny and fierce new book, Send Me into the Woods Alone: Essays on Motherhood, Pepler is leading the charge for 100 per cent honest parenting stories."—Briony Smith, Toronto Star "Tremendously moving, but also very funny—I kept reading parts aloud to whoever happened to be in the room with me. Like motherhood itself, Send Me Into The Woods Alone is equal-parts light and dark, joy and misery, [a] writer who’s unafraid to be complicated and tell the truth."—Kerry Clare "Erin Pepler's collection of honest, funny, and relatable essays are infused with hard-won wisdom and insights into the strange, difficult and wonderful world of motherhood. Reading Pepler’s essays is like hanging out with your best mom-friend—the one who puts it all out there, makes you feel normal and has you laughing so hard you pee a bit."—Kim Shiffman, editor-in-chief, Today's Parent "Calling a collection of parenting essays Send Me Into the Woods Alone is a stroke of genius, but Erin Pepler doesn’t spend all of her truth-telling humor on the title. Her witty, warm stories will make you laugh in recognition at the absurd contradictions, frustrations, and complexities of modern motherhood / life in general. With a rare dry humor, Erin gives herself, and her reader, the space to—gasp!—complain about some of the less thrilling parts of parenting, and to acknowledge that it’s always “okay to not feel okay.” She even cheerfully recognizes the sheer boredom that we’d all like to pretend doesn’t exist. (When I read, “Chutes and Ladders is not a game, it’s a curse,” I gave a silent cheer). On the next page, though, you’ll find yourself with a sudden lump in your throat when she deftly captures the mysterious, fierce love that, thankfully, also comes with the territory"—April Daniels Hussar, Managing Editor, Romper "A kind and compassionate book that acknowledges all the emotional heavy lifting that is motherhood. Send Me Into the Woods Alone is the perfect antidote to that guilt-inducing social media post that has you questioning every parenting decision you’ve ever made and/or your decision to become a parent at all. Erin Pepler understands the struggle and she’s there to offer a well-timed message of encouragement, just when you need it most. Easily the most validating book you’ll read this year."—Ann Douglas, author of Happy Parents, Happy Kids and The Mother of All Pregnancy Books "Send Me Into The Woods Alone is one of the most supportive books on parenting I've ever read. It's insightful, heartwarming and oh-so-funny. This is a must-read for mothers."—Shannon Lee Simmons, author of Worry-Free Money "It’s not often you read a book about parenting that is as intimate and honest as Send Me Into The Woods Alone: Essays on Motherhood. Pepler showcases her vulnerability and insight on every page, all salted with humour and relatability.As a parent you will identify with Pepler’s personal journey through motherhood through her 28 essays. You will commiserate with some and be an observer on others. Either way, you will fully enjoy every word knowing that you are not alone. Pepler’s got you!"—Jane Bradley, Publisher of ParentsCanada "Send Me Into the Woods Alone swivels between the funny and the dead-serious, all in an attempt to paint this fulsome picture of early motherhood. … I felt this book was written just for me. In fact, I wish I’d read it earlier when my own kids were much younger. … I really could have used this book at that point in my life."—Anne Logan, CBCTable of ContentsIntroduction: Motherhood has some universal truths, but it’s a wildly variable experience with many different paths to get you there. Also, Penny from Dirty Dancing did not have appendicitis, as I’d assumed. The Miracle of Life and Other Feats of Strength: Growing and birthing a human being is no joke, and it’s not always a good time—but yes, it’s worth it. A Million Hands In One Vagina: A personal essay on letting student doctors into your vagina so they can learn, and being in labour for over 50 hours. When The Baby Snatcher Is You: Walking out of the hospital with a newborn can feel a whole lot like kidnapping an infant, even when you know the infant is yours. Now take that baby home and raise it to adulthood! No pressure. Lullabies From Pop Radio: Pop songs can be perfect lullabies—especially if your kids don’t know any better. Everyone Lies On The Internet: Everyone lies on the Internet, including moms, and it’s making it harder for all of us to feel good about ourselves and our parenting. The Art of Beating Kids at Board Games: Playing with your kids doesn’t have to involve dolls or imaginary play—sometimes, it means crushing them at Monopoly or chess (and then, feeling proud when they start crushing you). Something Terrible is Going To Happen To Your Family: A personal essay on motherhood and anxiety. Interludes in My Driveway: Sometimes, a mom just needs to sit in her car in her own driveway and pause before going on with the rest of her life. The Thing You Love Most Isn’t Always Fun: Being a parent can be really lovely at times. Those times are pretty rare. I Want To Be A Park Dad: A woman imagines what it’s like to be a dad at the park for just one day. My Feral Child, My Love: There’s something wonderful about raising a child who is perfectly, terrifyingly wild at heart. Zombie Rats: A personal essay on catching an injured rat in Tupperware. The Slow and Tragic Death of Santa Claus: Being a parent means being the keeper of magical lies of childhood: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy. The Suburban Dream: A city woman moves to the suburbs and falls apart, but eventually finds her way. You’re Not Superwoman And That’s Okay: There are impossible expectations on women in life and in motherhood, and we’re set up to fail. No person can do it all, and that’s okay. Places I Have Failed: Sometimes, you set out to teach your kids about the world and then realize you’ve taught them very little about a lot of important things. Why Mommy Drinks: A personal essay on the demeaning and damaging effect #WineMom culture can have on women. My Job Is Not A Hobby: No matter how hard women work or how much they achieve, they are forever treated as support staff to their husband’s CEO. Sure, I'm A Painter: Trying to get to the bottom of why my son inexplicably thinks I'm a professional painter. Watch Me Hold A Grudge: A man insulted my toddler son in 2015 and I’m still mad. Send Me Into The Woods Alone: Even if you love your family more than anything in the world, the idea of hiding in the cabin in the woods for a few days is extremely tempting. All Tragedy Is Yours: When you’re a parent, you absorb the grief of other parents in an act of empathy. While this can be painful, it also makes us better in a lot of ways. Your Parents Were Never Old: It’s easier to have perspective on your childhood and your own parents when you’re looking back and seeing things more clearly. I Don’t Want To Sleep Through The Night Anymore: Getting the thing you want sometimes means missing what you used to have — even sleepless nights with a young child. Babies Are Going To Smash The Patriarchy: If every generation does things a little differently and a little better than the last, then our kids are going to be the ones to break down walls and smash the patriarchy (or so a mom can hope). Please Don't Grow Up to Be Assholes: As a mother, I have one request of my kids: please, don’t grow up to be assholes.

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Book SynopsisWhat effect can an endless stream of images and virtual messages have on a child's development? Will these tools help your child get to know new technologies, or will they plunge him into the virtual world too quickly? Our task as parents is to analyze the contents of these "machines" and protect our children from any traps!

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Book SynopsisParenting in the Age of Sexposure approaches the thorny issue of sex and sexuality in the lives of children, at a time when the media and the Internet bombard kids with countless sexualizing, explicit messages Thin is good'; Having sex is in; Sex has nothing to do with commitment'. How do parents bring up children when the media overwhelmingly portrays girls and women as sexual objects, encourages boys to form superficial relationships and reinforces gender biases? How do they secure their kids' emotional wellbeing, while admitting that sexuality is an integral part of the human experience? Equally, how do they deal with the ugly realities of sexual violence and abuse and safeguard their children's interests? Parenting in the Age of Sexposure attempts to address these questions and offer ideas for conscious parenting.

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Book Synopsis''So much more than a parenting manual - the Grants have thrown out a lifeline'' THE TIMES''The most extraordinary parenting guide of our time'' DAILY MAILA breakout book on the ever-expanding concept of familyCarrie and David Grant have an extraordinary family story to tell. They have four children, one of whom is adopted, and all have come with a curveball: mental health challenges, neurodivergence, trans non-binary identities, various sexualities, and they are a mixed-race family, too.It is a reflection of the fact that society is changing faster than most of us can keep up with. The wider concepts of family and community are being deconstructed. There are those who are desperately clinging to the old and those who are desperate for the new to be accepted. How do we hold our families and communities together in unity? How do we create a society where all are included and none are oppressed?In A Very Modern Family, CarrTrade ReviewHowever our children show up in the world, there will be times when we feel out of our depth. This book helps us to know that it is within us to find the strength needed to meet the challenges we face. * JUNO *The most extraordinary parenting guide of our time * Daily Mail *This book is so much more than a parenting manual; the Grants have thrown out a lifeline. * The Times *[A Very Modern Family] covers a rainbow of experiences; coming out, dealing with school and life in a society that is still prejudiced. It's taboo-busting, brave and moving, and should be on every family's bookshelf * The Green Parent magazine *This book will surprise many and enlighten us all -- Paterson Joseph

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Book SynopsisTeach computing concepts without computers! How to Raise a Tech Genius makes the computing curriculum accessible for parents and families.We live in a digital world - one in which our children are surrounded by technology. It''s a part of their lives in a way that even the most tech-savvy adults aren''t fully able to comprehend. What we do know is that the workplace of tomorrow will require our children to harness the power behind the technology, to be able to understand key concepts and apply them. Logical reasoning, creativity and problem solving are skills that are becoming increasingly essential in the world of work. How can we best prepare our children to enter this world? How to Raise a Tech Genius is a practical book that assumes no prior knowledge or understanding of computing and enables parents to learn skills and concepts alongside their children. The quick, easy and fun fifteen-minute activities within the book have been developed using

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Book SynopsisUnplug your toddler with over 150 screen-free games and activities! “Every parent ought to have this... [A] feast of unplugged family favorites, forgotten and new.”––Penelope Leach, PhD, psychologist and author of Your Baby and Child From Tunnel Tube to Party Play Dough, Bumper Ball to Hoop-Dee-Do, here are more than 150 screen-free games and activities to help kids enjoy the wholesome old-fashioned experience of playing creatively and freely...without technology. There are outdoor games and indoor games, games to play solo and games to play with others, crafts, songs, guessing games, puppet ideas, playdates and party favorites––even instant activities to do at the kitchen table while dinner’s cooking. All games are toddler-tested and approved! A note to parents: Play matters! Technology has the place, but these unplugged games are designed to stretch the imagination, spark creativity, build strong bodies, and forge deeper connections with family and friends.

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Book SynopsisA medical scandal is currently unfolding across Western liberal countries. As Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans reveals, the primary victims are vulnerable, socially-awkward kids with normally developing bodies who fall for the Internet-fuelled promise that they can solve their emotional, psychological, or physical discomfort by adopting an opposite-sex identity. With deep reservations about the new gender orthodoxy that informs this promise and the one-size-fits-all medical prescription that comes with it, the parent contributors to this volume share deeply personal stories about transition and desistance that won't be told at the gender clinic. They also offer practical advice based on hard-earned experience that won't be found on mainstream media - all with the express aim of protecting children from harm by empowering and encouraging other parents and individuals to combat gender ideology at home, in schools, in clinics, and beyond.

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Book SynopsisAn essential history for understanding how we mother now, and how motherhood itself became a medium?winner of the Brooke Hindle Award from the Society for the History of Technology.From the nursery to the prison, from the clinic to the commune, Mother Media tells the story of how we arrived at our contemporary understanding of what a mother is and how understandings of ?bad? mothering formed our contemporary panics about ?bad? media. In this book, leading historian of psychology Hannah Zeavin examines twentieth-century pediatric, psychological, educational, industrial, and economic norms around mediated mothering and technologized parenting. The book charts the crisis of the family across the twentieth century and the many ingenious attempts to remediate nursemaid and mother via speculative technologies and screen media.Growing out of her previous award-winning book The Distance Cure, which considered technologized care, the book lays bare the contradictions of techno-parenting and how it relates to conceptions of ?maternal fitness,? medical redlining, and surveillance of children, parents, and other caregivers. The author offers narratives of parenting in its extremity (for example, Shaken Baby Syndrome) and its ostensible banality (for example, the Nanny Cam) and how the two are often intertwined. Ultimately, Zeavin grapples with a simple contradiction: technology is seen and judged as harmful in domestic and educational spaces, even as it is a saving grace in the unending labor of raising a family.

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Book SynopsisThis colourful pack of jumbo cards is the ideal resource for anyone who wants a fresh and creative way to explore what therapeutic parenting involves.Designed to help parents of children who have experienced trauma, as well as the range of professionals who support them, this pack offers simple summaries of the key principles of therapeutic parenting. Each card features a cartoon and quote taken from the author's bestselling book The Quick Guide to Therapeutic Parenting. Each explains a different element of therapeutic parenting, accompanied by a concise explanation on the back. Over 40 different issues are covered, from dysregulation and fear, to setting boundaries and parenting in the midst of trauma, and the cards are accompanied by a booklet which explains more about therapeutic parenting and how the pack can be used. The resource has been designed to be used flexibly, so get creative! You may want to use as a playful conversation starter for talking about parenting, a learning tool for those wanting to develop their skills, or simply a source of inspiration - pinned to the wall for when things get tough!

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Book SynopsisOffers parents and caregivers a guidebook for the journey of parenting happy, healthy children, with a peek into an ideal child-care situation along with advice on medical and developmental issues of real concern to parents. This title also offers parents proven strategies for deciding which day-care situation is best.Trade Review"The best advice we can give any new mother is 'Listen to Peggy.' In eleven years (and counting) of leaving our children in her care, she has never steered us wrong. When our sons are with Peggy, they take their naps, eat vegetables, pick up their toys, and are smiling at the end of the day." - Lisa and Ron Walsworth, Newton, Massachusetts "While Peggy was caring for my children, she was also caring for me, teaching me about my own children, and providing support like an aunt or mother. It's wonderful that other parents can now have the benefit of Peggy's advice and support by reading this charming book!" - Julie Strong, Lexington, Massachusetts"Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: About Us, and About This Book1. A New Baby! Becoming a Parent Today2. Love Limits: Raising Happy, Secure Children3. The Nuts and Bolts of Child Care: Hours, Logistics, and Communicating with Your Caregiver4. Is There Something Different about My Baby? When You're Worried There's a Problem5. What Makes a Family? Finding Your Own Way6. If You've Chosen Your Child: Growing Your Family through Adoption7. What's to Eat? Raising a Healthy Eater8. Don't Eat the Peanut Butter: Dealing with Children's Allergies9. Time for Bed: Just a Sprinkling of Fairy Dust10. The Crying Baby: What Does She Need, and When to Worry?11. I Have to Use the Potty: The Ins and Outs of Toilet Training12. He's Just Shy: Your Child's Temperament13. No Hitting! The Aggressive Child14. Quit Picking on Your Sister! Raising Siblings in Imperfect Harmony15. Say Please! Good Manners in Young Children16. I Want a Puppy! Pets and Children17. Come Fly with Me! Traveling with Children18. Disasters: When Scary Things Happen in the World19. Fun and Games: Encouraging Imaginative Play20. Read Me a Story: Fostering a Love of Reading21. To Grandmother's House We Go: Grandparents and Children22. Let's Go to the Park! Keeping Children Active23. Our Busy Lives: Scheduling and Overscheduling Children24. Transitions: Helping Young Children Cope with ChangeAfterword: Just One More ThingWeb-based and Other Resources for ParentsIndex

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Book SynopsisUpdated and completely revised, the ultimate family guide to managing a college search in a positive way. Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the college search, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Miss a deadline? Should you be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small? How do you pay for it, and what is a FAFSA anyway? The Truth about College Admission is the easy-to-follow, comprehensive, go-to guide for families. Brennan Barnard and Rick Clarkwith combined decades of experience and insight from both the high school and university sides of the processprovide critical advice, thoughtful strategies, helpful direction, and invaluable reassurance during the long and often bewildering college admission journey. This book covers every important step: searching for colleges, creating a list of prospective schools, weighing financial considerations, crafting an application, learning what schools are looking for academTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: How to Use This BookPart IChapter 1. Why Are You Going to College?Chapter 2. Remapping the Admission LandscapeChapter 3. Wedges of College AdmissionPart IIChapter 4. Paying for CollegeChapter 5. Creating a College ListChapter 6. The College VisitPart IIIChapter 7. Admission Plans, Deadlines, and Application ReviewChapter 8. Classes, Grades, and TestingChapter 9. Essays and Short AnswersChapter 10. Activities, Interviews, and RecommendationsPart IVChapter 11. Admission DecisionsChapter 12. Making Your College ChoiceChapter 13. Closing LettersAcknowledgmentsSuggested Further ReadingWeb ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisA pocket-size book of tips, techniques and ideas to prevent, cure and conquer fussy eating.Does your child decide they don't like a food before they've even tried it? Do they say ''Yuk' to foods they used to eat happily? Would they live off chips and ice-cream and never touch a vegetable again if given the chance? Are mealtimes driving you nuts?It''s easy to think that children are naturally just fussy eaters. Yet, without realizing it, we are actually creating many of the problems ourselves with the things we do and say to our children around food. The right thing to do isn''t always as obvious or as instinctive as you might think. Common habits like using pudding as a reward for eating the main course, or pestering them to eat their vegetables, actually encourage not discourage fussy eating!This little book tells you how to start again. It won''t give you complicated child-friendly recipes or clever ways to sneak vegetables into meals just easy-to-follow, easyTrade Review"It works!…" 07-Jan-2014 You've read all the books and you think you're doing everything right, right? Me too. But then you find you are doing things that are meant to make life easier but you still seem to be cooking three different meals a day. Me too. Then I read THIS book. It took me less than an hour and it transformed mealtimes in my house. The guidance is straightforward, non-judgemental and IT WORKS. Whether you are weaning an infant, struggling with a terrible-two or dealing with a finicky 11 year old like me, it works. Yesterday, my son voluntarily ate a prawn. Enough said. Give it a go! Mumsnet -- Mumsnet * Mumsnet *

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Book SynopsisDo your children argue some of or most of the time? Do you struggle as a parent to manage conflict between them? Then you are not alone - and parenting experts are here to help. Part of the internationally bestselling How to Talk... parenting series, this use -friendly guide is filled with tested and practical guidelines for how to cope with - and deflect - sibling rivalry. Whether your children are struggling with unhealthy competition, or with jealousy and resentment, or you are unsure of how to help as a parent, this accessible book is filled with top tips, relatable stories and forward-thinking techniques designed to transform how your children interact with one another.

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Book SynopsisRevised and updated for 2023 with new material, The Gentle Parenting Book offers essential guidance to raising calmer, happier children. Parenting trends come and go. Gentle parenting is different - it isn't a label for a precise set of rules but a method of parenting that embraces the needs of parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. It means parenting with empathy, respect, understanding - and boundaries. In The Gentle Parenting Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children. Sarah addresses a wide variety of topics, including coping with a crying baby, introducing solid foods and creating healthy eating habits, potty training, starting nursery and school, sibling rivalry, tantrums, whining and sulking, aggressive behaviour and much more. And for those parents who have previously used a more authoritarian style of parenting, there's plenty of advice - and reassurance - on making the transition to a gentler approach. For many, gentle parenting comes as a relief because it chimes with their deepest instincts about the best way to raise their children.Trade ReviewWhat a lovely book! Sarah Ockwell-Smith uses the term 'gentle parenting' to encompass deep insights into the ways that parents can be responsive to the needs of children while maintaining their own inner balance. I love the way Sarah breaks the concept down into clear guidelines - without being strident about one right way to be a parent - and the way she addresses the challenge of shifting from mainstream parenting to more gentle ways. The world can be a harsh place; families don't have to be. -- Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, author of Playful ParentingThis book is full of useful tips for how to parent gently. Drawing on her own and others' experiences, and with her trademark forthright approach, Sarah Ockwell-Smith offers advice and guidance for parenting children in a way that encourages and enables them to grow and learn. While the book is aimed at parents with children from birth to age seven, much of what Sarah has to offer is also relevant for parents with older children, and for relationships in general. In particular, I found her suggestion that we should THINK before we respond to others - that is to consider whether what we have to say is True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary and Kind - to be pertinent, both within and beyond the sphere of parenting. -- Gill Rapley, PhD, co-author of Baby-led Weaning and the 'baby-led' series of parenting books

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Book SynopsisARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers is an accessible summary of a relatively recent diagnostic term. People with ARFID may show little interest in eating, eat only a very limited range of foods or may be terrified something might happen to them if they eat, such as choking or being sick. Because it has been poorly recognised and poorly understood it can be difficult to access appropriate help and difficult to know how best to manage at home.This book covers common questions encountered by parents or carers whose child has been given a diagnosis of ARFID or who have concerns about their child. Written in simple, accessible language and illustrated with examples throughout, this book answers common questions using the most up-to-date clinical knowledge and research.Primarily written for parents and carers of young people, ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder includes a wealth of practical tips and suggested strategies to equip parents and carers with the means to take positive steps towards dealing with the problems ARFID presents. It will also be relevant for family members, partners or carers of older individuals, as well as professionals seeking a useful text, which captures the full range of ARFID presentations and sets out positive management advice.Trade Review"ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers is an outstanding resource designed to help parents/carers understand the complexities of a diagnosis of ARFID, its consequences and treatment. This accessible guide combines clinical cases and up-to-date research. Bryant-Waugh’s depth of experience working with children and families with ARFID brilliantly captures how to make sense of the everyday challenges that a diagnosis of ARFID brings to children and their families. This "go-to" resource fills a much needed gap in providing parents/carers with strategies in supporting their child with ARFID." - Debra K. Katzman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto"This is a brilliantly written, clear, practical and engaging book by the world-expert in the field. It uniquely combines research and clinical wisdom, illustrated by multiple varied examples, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem and how to address it. The 5-step approach is exceptionally valuable with sequential guidance about how to enable positive change. It is essential reading for any parent or practitioner wanting to help children overcome these difficulties and is a fantastic resource that has the potential to transform lives." - Roz Shafran, Professor of Translational Psychology UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health"This is a long overdue guide for parents. Dr Bryant-Waugh has been a leading clinical and research expert in feeding difficulties for many years, and it is pleasing to see this wealth of experience and advice into one volume. I have no doubt it will be extremely helpful for families and children with ARFID. The suggested approaches are positive, non-blaming and focused on hope, for this is key as many children will manage and improve, but a whole family and inspiration of confidence are needed. This book provides both." - Dr Lee Hudson, Consultant Paediatrician Great Ormond Street Hospital"ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers is an outstanding resource designed to help parents/carers understand the complexities of a diagnosis of ARFID, its consequences and treatment. This accessible guide combines clinical cases and up-to-date research. Bryant-Waugh’s depth of experience working with children and families with ARFID brilliantly captures how to make sense of the everyday challenges that a diagnosis of ARFID brings to children and their families. This 'go-to' resource fills a much needed gap in providing parents/carers with strategies in supporting their child with ARFID." Debra K. Katzman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Canada"This is a brilliantly written, clear, practical and engaging book by the world-expert in the field. It uniquely combines research and clinical wisdom, illustrated by multiple varied examples, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem and how to address it. The 5-step approach is exceptionally valuable with sequential guidance about how to enable positive change. It is essential reading for any parent or practitioner wanting to help children overcome these difficulties and is a fantastic resource that has the potential to transform lives." Roz Shafran, Professor of Translational Psychology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK"This is a long overdue guide for parents. Dr Bryant-Waugh has been a leading clinical and research expert in feeding difficulties for many years, and it is pleasing to see this wealth of experience and advice in one volume. I have no doubt it will be extremely helpful for families and children with ARFID. The suggested approaches are positive, non-blaming and focused on hope, for this is key as many children will manage and improve, but a whole family and inspiration of confidence are needed. This book provides both." Dr Lee Hudson, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction 01. What is ARFID? 02. Who can develop ARFID? 03. Why does someone develop ARFID? 04. What are the consequences of having ARFID? 05. What can I do? 06. What is the best treatment for ARFID? 07. What about the future? Closing words

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Book SynopsisIn our outcome-based, technology-driven society, it is easy to lose sight of the innocence and uniqueness of each child. In these pages, Sally Clarkson helps parents unearth the hidden potential of their child's imagination, learning capacity, and ability to engage authentically with the world using the same principles that guided her.

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Book SynopsisIn a society where 1 in 4 marriages now end in divorce, the traditional model of the nuclear family unit has radically changed. A startling 1 in 10 families in the UK (the statistics are double this in the US) grow up as part of a step family. Yet this phenomenon is still hopelessly unchartered territory, where the image of the wicked step-mother still presides.Flora McEvedy could find nothing to help her when she became a step-mother at the age of 28 and the unique passion and energy of this book stems from her experiences. The Step-parents'' Parachute will endow the reader with a body of instantly accumulated knowledge. Neatly organised, easy to use, practical and positive, this inspirational book will offer a path through a subject riven with negative assumptions and enable the transformation of the step-family into a happy, rewarding and stable family home.

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Book SynopsisAs every parent from the beginning of time has discovered, kids don’ t come with a manual. Parenting is a learning journey from beginning to end, and like all learning journeys, it is full of lessons, challenges, questions, tests, mistakes, and messes. But what matters most on the journey of parenting is that we lock on to the right goal. One of the biggest reasons so many of us get scared, discouraged, frustrated, and overwhelmed as parents is that we think the goal of parenting is to be perfect parents who raise perfect children. This leads us to adopt fear-driven strategies that focus on avoiding and preventing mistakes and messes and using control and punishment to elicit desired behavior. In Imperfect Parenting, Brittney Serpell lays out the case for the true goal of parenting: a safe, loving, heart-to-heart connection with our kids. Pursuing the goal of connection is what sets us up to influence the hearts, minds, and behavior of our children as we guide them on their own learning journey to become healthy, confident, emotionally intelligent, and strong in character. Filled with relatable stories and real-life examples, solid biblical teaching, and tested parenting an

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Book SynopsisTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Chart a child's path with less stress and more optimization for healthy habits and future success' Time From age 5 to 12, parenting decisions get more complicated and have lasting consequences. What's the right kind of school? Should they play a sport? When's the right time for a phone? Making these decisions is less about finding the specific answer and more about taking the right approach. Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics. The Family Firm is a smart and winning guide to how to think more clearly - and with less ambient stress - about the key decisions of these early years.Trade ReviewOster is a self-described data nerd, a delightful contrarian who dared question the status quo, shush the shamers and tell parents what made sense. * The New York Times Book Review *A targeted mini-MBA program designed to help moms and dads establish best practices for day-to-day operations ... Because this is an Oster book, there's data scattered everywhere - on the development of reading skills by age ... It's all presented in the breezy, skeptical style that's made Oster's work a must-read for parents who don't have the time to investigate Finnish studies about integrating extracurriculars into the school day. * Washington Post *A guide ... to chart a child's path with less stress and more optimization for healthy habits and future success. * TIME Magazine *Oster's prose flows well (as usual) lightly sprinkled with the dry wit that suffuses her other books. * Salon *Oster offers a plethora of rational guidance for parents of kids between pre-K and middle school in this eminently practical guide. * Publishers Weekly *Merging a business approach with her trademark empowering voice, Emily dispenses the stress-less advice you actually want. -- Audrey Goodson Kingo * Working Mother *With Oster's help, rather than fear this next stage of parenting, readers can embrace (and even enjoy) the challenge. * Booklist *Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions. Her books on pregnancy and toddlers skyrocketed her to parenting-world fame, and now she's back, crunching the numbers on topics that keep parents with school-age kids up at night. * Good Morning America *Oster draws on her experience as a business school professor to suggest that economic reasoning - the art of making decision-making given constraints - can tell us a lot about how to make some of these hard decisions a little better ... Some careful, economics-inspired thinking can help reduce the anxiety, tension, and stress ... For that alone, The Family Firm is worth picking up -- Charles Fain Lehman * The Washington Free Beacon *Praise for Cribsheet: * - *She has crunched all the statistics on breastfeeding, potty training, working mothers and playgroups and discovered there is no optimal set of choices that will produce the perfect child. Most parents say they want happy, well-adjusted, robust kids and there are myriad ways to achieve those results. She's right -- Alice Thomson * The Times *It couldn't be more relevant ... steers clear of recommendations and cast-iron guarantees, instead promising to arm parents with information to make the decisions that are right for them * Daily Telegraph *Parenting can be fraught. Cribsheet aims to help parents do better. * Economist *A huge relief from the scare stories ... Cribsheet is not another call for the end of helicopter parenting or snowplow parenting or whatever kind of parenting is lighting up social media today, and it's not a call to overthrow medical wisdom; it's a call for parenting with context, and it's freeing * Washington Post *Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down. * LA Times *The Guilt-Free, Data-Driven Guide to Parenting ... uses science and stats to cut through the confusion of raising a family ... Smart, relatable, and funny * Bloomberg *Praise for Emily Oster: * - *A revelation -- Pandora SykesI am so grateful for her work -- Amy SchumerIn my household, [Emily Oster] is the all-knowing Aunt we have never met. Parenting would be a lot more stressful without these books. -- Adam Ozimek * Forbes *

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Book SynopsisNew York TimesBestseller!Becoming Brilliant offers solutions that parents can implement right now. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, this book introduces the 6Cs—collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence—along with ways parents can nurture their children’s development in each area. In just a few years, today''s children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those their parents and grandparents knew. Even the definition of 'career' and 'job' are changing as more people build their own teams to create new businesses, apps, and services. Although these changes are well underway, our system of K–12 education in the United States lags behind. Our education system still subscribes to the idea that content is king. The exclusive focus on content is reflected in Trade ReviewFeatures a new framework, based on the science of learning and development, to help parents think about cultivating the skills people really need to succeed. * NPR *Tailored specifically to a 21st century global economy. * Forbes *Parents especially are going to great lengths to push their kids to achieve, in the hope that will guarantee success…we adults can help them get all the smarts they’ll need. * Psychology Today *Expertly written, organized and presented, Becoming Brilliant is especially "reader friendly" and highly recommended for personal, community, and academic library Parenting Skills collections. * Midwest Book Review *An essential read for every parent that wants to understand their children’s brain and it’s workings. * Brainsmith *Plenty of examples and practical tips are provided for raising children with the skills they need to thrive in today's world. * Grand Forks Herald *This well-written book is of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about parenting, education, and characteristics of a successful humane workforce… With its nontechnical and easy-to-read style, [it] has potential to disseminate important findings about parenting and education to a broader audience. * PsycCRITIQUES *Children need the kind of education that prepares them to think, be creative, and innovate. Drawing on input from business leaders as well as the science of learning, Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek suggest six core competencies that will create the ‘thinkers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow’: collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creativity, and confidence. The authors detail how these skills build upon each other throughout development and try to point out how each competency can be ‘scaffolded’ (broken down into teachable components) at different ages…. There is converging evidence that Golinkoff and Hirsh-Pasek are correct in broad strokes and that children and schools do better when there is an emphasis on softer skills, like social and emotional learning. * The Greater Good Science Center *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Redefining Success in the 21st Century Chapter 2: The Learning Industry and the Learning Sciences: How Educational Reform Sent Us in the Wrong Direction Chapter 3: The Skills Needed for Success Are Global Chapter 4: Hard Skills and "Soft Skills": Finding the Perfect Balance Chapter 5: Collaboration: No One Can Fiddle a Symphony Chapter 6: Communication: Lines of Connection Chapter 7: Toppling the King That Is Content Chapter 8: Critical Thinking: What Counts as Evidence? Chapter 9: Creative Innovation: Rearranging the Old to Make the New Chapter 10: Confidence: Dare to Fail Chapter 11: A Report Card for the 21st Century Epilogue: What If? The Reprise Notes Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisBabyshock! is for any parents who have forgotten what it''s like to be a couple because their children have taken over their lives. The experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and caring for children are wonderful, but also put a great deal of pressure on a relationship. This book identifies the pressures and provides excellent practical and emotional strategies so that you can enjoy parenthood while also nurturing your own relationship with each other.This immensely practical guide will help you:- Create time for yourself- Improve your sex life- Manage the demands of work and family- Work through disagreements and agree on how you will bring up the childrenPacked with questionnaires, check lists and anecdotes, Babyshock! will help you keep your relationship alive and get the very best out of family life, together.Trade ReviewBaby Shock! is a great guide to seeing beyond your child and discovering your partner again. * Daily Express *For latest, up-to-date advice on becoming a new parent, see Baby Shock! * Bella *...a relationship survival guide for parents. * New Baby *Do read Baby Shock!, a relationship survival guide for new parents. * Woman's Weekly *

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Book SynopsisMany children spend their entire school lives struggling with their school work. Research has shown that at least 10-15 per cent of children with apparently normal learning ability will have a significant problem with school learning. They may feel that whatever they do it is not good enough - either for their parents, their teachers or indeed themselves. This can often result in feelings of demoralisation, and even alienation from learning and school. This book aims to address these issues and to help parents understand and deal with them.Dyslexia: A Parents'' Guide starts by correcting common misconceptions of learning difficulties that are rife in the press and popular literature, and addresses the conflicting approaches and advice from ''experts''. This authoritative guide then moves through diagnosis with information on dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, discalculia and more to offering practical and easy tips to enable parents to help their child overcome their learni

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Book SynopsisScreen time. Daycare. Praise. Sleep training. Spanking and time-outs. Helicopter versus old school parenting. There are a lot of questions facing parents of young children but consistent and reliable science-based answers can be hard to find. Parenting Made Complicated, written by child psychiatrist Dr. David Rettew, tackles many of the biggest controversies facing new parents today and examines the science behind these issues with writing that is lively, personal, non-preachy, and even funny. This book doesn''t assume that the correct answer for each parenting dilemma is the same for each child. Instead it describes how different approaches may be required based on a child''s unique temperament or other important factors. Practical, informed, and entertaining, Parenting Made Complicated is a complete resource for parents and professionals alike who are looking for dependable information about today''s parenting controversies.Trade ReviewDr. Rettew does not offer hyped shortcuts. He tells it like it is: parenting is indeed complicated business. As a parent, scientist, and gifted writer, his volume provides much needed direction to the imperfect parents trying their hardest that we all are. * Dr. Andrés Martin, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *Part scientist, part physician, part artist, and all parent — Dr. Rettew has given us a generous gift. Thoughtful, insightful, and eminently readable, Parenting Made Complicated will educate and delight moms and dads as they wade through the all too often murky waters of parenthood. * Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild *Table of ContentsPart 1: General Principles 1. It Depends Unpacking the Most Boring Answer in Science 2. Child Temperment A Primer on Personality Differences in Children 3. Tiger/Attatchment/Helicopter Parenting Searching for Truth Among the Books and the Blogs Part 2: Infancy 4. Pick Them Up or Let Them Cry (For a While)? The Passionate Debate over Sleep Training 5. Working Making Peace with the Childcare Wars 6. Got Milk? The Case for Breastfeeding Leading to Smarter and Happier Kids 7. Blue, Pink or Yellow? How Parents Can Affect Gender Development Part 3. Toddlers and Preschoolers 8. Yucky Finding Solutions for Picky Eaters 9. For the Sake of the Kids Considerations on Separation and Divorce 10. Sparing the Rod (and the Chair?) Spanking, Time-Outs, and Other Disciplinary Techniques 11. IToddler The Effects of Early Media and Technology Use 12. Good Job! Science Examines Praising and Overpraising 13. The Next Steps Putting Knowledge Into Action 14. References

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to help adults understand the unique mental health challenges facing our children, teenagers and students today.

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Book SynopsisHave you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That’s why “playful parenting” is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Through play we join our kids in their world-and help them to• Express and understand complex emotions• Break through shyness, anger, and fear• Empower themselves and respect diversity• Play their way through sibling rivalry • Cooperate without power strugglesFrom eliciting a giggle during baby’s first game of peekaboo to cracking jokes with a teenager while hanging out at the mall, Playful Parenting is a complete guide to using play to raise confident children. Written with love and humor, brimming with good advice and revealing anecdotes, and grounded in the latest research, this book will make you laugh even as it makes you wise in the ways of being an effective, enthusiastic parent.

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Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Sheryl SandbergSharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers with five young children between them who believe that everyone wins when men are full parents and women have full careers. They know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. The key is tapping into your best resource and most powerful ally: your spouse. What''s the starting point? An attitude shift that puts you and your partner on the road to 50/50. Here are real world solutions for parents who want to get ahead in their careers and still get to their children''s football matches and school plays; strategies for working mothers facing gender bias in the workplace; advice to fathers new to the home front; and tips for finding 50/50 solutions to deal with issues of money, time, and much more. From baby boot camp for new dads to exactly what to say when negotiating leave with the boss, this savvy book offers confidenceTrade ReviewToo many women think they have to give up the career they love to have a happy family. Getting to 50/50 shows them how to negotiate with bosses and husbands so that everybody wins-including the kids. Highly recommended * Linda Babcock, coauthor of Women Don’t Ask and Ask for It *A tremendously refreshing and insightful read for parents who want to meet their career aspirations and raise balanced, happy children * Alexandria Albers, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley *Anyone who wants to combine children and careers should read this book * Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of the bestselling Lean In *When I lived in New York I was introduced to Sharon Meers, a firecracking feminist and former Goldman Sachs Managing Director who co-authored a brilliantly clear-eyed book Getting to 50/50 about the simple necessity of splitting the parenting of children 50/50 if women are going to be able to fully engage with their careers after having kids and if men are going to fully engage with being parents. The book comes out in paperback this September and frankly is so full of smart, practical, honest advice and juicy little insights into contemporary marriage that I'm buying another copy for my girlfriend * Redonline *

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Book SynopsisTears Heal shares parenting's best-kept secret - a completely new approach to parenting which is based on listening, and allowing children to express their emotions so that they can return to their natural, good, co-operative selves.

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Book Synopsis''Naomi writes so gently; her words are a soothing balm in these months of confusion . . . Thank you, Naomi, for your wise words'' JUNO''Essential reading for mothers'' Breastfeeding TodayIt is amazing to listen to mothers and hear how much they learn.Each mother learns different things - some practical, some mysterious. However, some common patterns come through.Mothers learn that:*Mothering is more than baby- and childcare.*Babies can''t talk but they can communicate.*Mothers are ''in conversation'' with their babies.*Through their babies, mothers learn about themselves.*Mothers form families based on their own values.*The role of fathers is in the middle of a major change.*The reasons for maternal anger need to be understood.*Mothers can still be feminists.*Part of mothering is a spiritual experience.*Mothers bring usable experience back to their workplaces.What Mothers Learn will show, first, how learning to be a mother takes time, and then what a wonderful experience it can be. It also makes the case that, if enough of us agree that mothering is essential, society must find a way to reward the women who do it.Trade ReviewNaomi's books are a wonderful anthology of what mothers have said over the years, drawn together with her own contemplative reflection on the conversations . . . Naomi writes so gently; her words are a soothing balm in these months of confusion. Through listening to mothers, she learns what is important to them, and discovers the seemingly tiny details that are so significant in the life of a child, to family and to society . . . Thank you, Naomi, for your wise words * Juno *

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Book SynopsisDoing It All is a call for single mothers to take pride in their identity, and for society to recognise their value and respect the decisions single mothers make over how to raise our children.

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