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Book SynopsisWomen have shared breast milk for eons, but in White Gold, Susan Falls shows how the meanings of capitalism, technology, motherhood, and risk can be understood against the backdrop of an emerging practice in which donors and recipients of breast milk are connected through social media in the southern United States. Drawing on her own experience as a participant, Falls describes the sharing community. She also presents narratives from donors, doulas, medical professionals, and recipients to provide a holistic ethnographic account. Situating her subject within cross-cultural comparisons of historically shifting attitudes about breast milk, Falls shows how sharing “white gold”—seen as a scarce, valuable, even mysterious substance—is a mode of enacting parenthood, gender, and political values. Though breast milk is increasingly being commodified, Falls argues that sharing is a powerful and empowering practice. Far fTrade Review"What does it mean to share human milk in the contemporary United States? In this edgy volume, Susan Falls tackles this question by examining a milk-sharing community in the southeastern United States. . . . Falls's description of milk-sharing as a counter-network, simultaneously nodding toward her feminist orientation and materialist-ontological frameworks, is clever and elegant."—Beatriz M. Reyes-Foster, Medical Anthropology Quarterly"This is an ethnography with the potential to generate public debate; as such, it also marks an excellent opportunity for engaged social science."—Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice“Among the best ethnographies I’ve read in more than thirty-five years of doing, thinking, and writing anthropology. It is an important and impressive book about a little-known social phenomenon in the United States.”—Paul Stoller, professor of anthropology at West Chester University and 2013 Ander Retzius Gold Medal Laureate in Anthropology“This very readable book breaks all the stereotypes about who shares human milk and why. Susan Falls’s examination of a breast milk sharing network in the American South uses evocative words and images to rethink kinship, sharing, and nurturing practices among mothers.”—Penny Van Esterik, professor of anthropology at York University“Submerged in a world of liquid gold, this anthropology tells a tale of new family constellations in a moment when the nation itself is in search of nutrition.”—Aleksandra Wagner, assistant professor of sociology at the Schools of Public Engagement at The New SchoolTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: White Gold Chapter One. Milk Moves Chapter Two. A Complicated Gift Chapter Three. Breast Milk Is Best Chapter Four. Lactivism Chapter Five. Economic Matters Chapter Six. Free Space Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA detailed exploration of parents’ fight for a safe environment for their kids, interrogating how race, class, and gender shape health advocacy The success of food allergy activism in highlighting the dangers of foodborne allergens shows how illness communities can effectively advocate for the needs of their members. In Food Allergy Advocacy, Danya Glabau follows parents and activists as they fight for allergen-free environments, accurate labeling, the fair application of disability law, and access to life-saving medications for food-allergic children in the United States. At the same time, she shows how this activism also reproduces the culturally dominant politics of personhood and responsibility, based on an idealized version of the American family, centered around white, middle-class, and heteronormative motherhood.By holding up the threat of food allergens to the white nuclear family to galvanize political and scientific action, Glabau shows, the movement excludes many, including Black women and disabled adults, whose families and health have too often been marginalized from public health and social safety net programs. Further, its strategies are founded on the assumption that market-based solutions will address issues of social exclusion and equal access to healthcare. Sharing the personal experiences of a wide spectrum of people, including parents, support group leaders, physicians, entrepreneurs, and scientists, Food Allergy Advocacy raises important questions about who controls illness activism. Using critical, intersectional feminism to interrogate how race, class, and gender shape activist priorities and platforms, it shows the way to new, justice-focused models of advocacy.Trade Review "Examining the politics of protecting children with food allergies in the United States, Food Allergy Advocacy opens up a conversation between food allergy, whiteness, and disability to untangle contemporary health politics. It importantly brings feminist STS and disability studies to this understudied but widely cared about concern."—Michelle Murphy, author of The Economization of Life "Food Allergy Advocacy is a fascinating investigation of the complexities underlying our understanding of allergies in the United States. Through a rich ethnography of people’s experiences with allergies and with advocacy for better recognition and treatment, it focuses on the downloading of care and responsibility to manage food allergies onto families. In doing so, Danya Glabau not only illustrates the highly gendered, racialized, and heteronormative assumptions that configure allergy science and treatment, she also argues that allergy advocacy itself ends up reinforcing this problematic reproductive politics rather than challenging it. An essential read for anyone interested in the intersection of healthcare, patient advocacy, and technoscience."—Kean Birch, co-editor of Assetization: Turning Things into Assets in Technoscientific Capitalism "This is an exploration into the realities of food allergy care like no other. A great read for all who work, or plan to work, with allergy patients and their families and who want a deeper understanding of the major issues of care and advocacy for such patients’ improved support."—CHOICE Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Reproductive Politics of Food Allergy1. The Moral Life of Epinephrine 2. Who Is to Blame? Navigating the Causes and Cures for Food Allergy3. The Hygienic Sublime: Making Food Safe for People with Food Allergies4. Activist Politics: Disability Law, Legislative Advocacy, and Public Motherhood5. The EpiPen Pricing Scandal and the Future of Food Allergy AdvocacyConclusion: Activist FuturesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA detailed exploration of parents’ fight for a safe environment for their kids, interrogating how race, class, and gender shape health advocacy The success of food allergy activism in highlighting the dangers of foodborne allergens shows how illness communities can effectively advocate for the needs of their members. In Food Allergy Advocacy, Danya Glabau follows parents and activists as they fight for allergen-free environments, accurate labeling, the fair application of disability law, and access to life-saving medications for food-allergic children in the United States. At the same time, she shows how this activism also reproduces the culturally dominant politics of personhood and responsibility, based on an idealized version of the American family, centered around white, middle-class, and heteronormative motherhood.By holding up the threat of food allergens to the white nuclear family to galvanize political and scientific action, Glabau shows, the movement excludes many, including Black women and disabled adults, whose families and health have too often been marginalized from public health and social safety net programs. Further, its strategies are founded on the assumption that market-based solutions will address issues of social exclusion and equal access to healthcare. Sharing the personal experiences of a wide spectrum of people, including parents, support group leaders, physicians, entrepreneurs, and scientists, Food Allergy Advocacy raises important questions about who controls illness activism. Using critical, intersectional feminism to interrogate how race, class, and gender shape activist priorities and platforms, it shows the way to new, justice-focused models of advocacy.Trade Review "Examining the politics of protecting children with food allergies in the United States, Food Allergy Advocacy opens up a conversation between food allergy, whiteness, and disability to untangle contemporary health politics. It importantly brings feminist STS and disability studies to this understudied but widely cared about concern."—Michelle Murphy, author of The Economization of Life "Food Allergy Advocacy is a fascinating investigation of the complexities underlying our understanding of allergies in the United States. Through a rich ethnography of people’s experiences with allergies and with advocacy for better recognition and treatment, it focuses on the downloading of care and responsibility to manage food allergies onto families. In doing so, Danya Glabau not only illustrates the highly gendered, racialized, and heteronormative assumptions that configure allergy science and treatment, she also argues that allergy advocacy itself ends up reinforcing this problematic reproductive politics rather than challenging it. An essential read for anyone interested in the intersection of healthcare, patient advocacy, and technoscience."—Kean Birch, co-editor of Assetization: Turning Things into Assets in Technoscientific Capitalism "This is an exploration into the realities of food allergy care like no other. A great read for all who work, or plan to work, with allergy patients and their families and who want a deeper understanding of the major issues of care and advocacy for such patients’ improved support."—CHOICE Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Reproductive Politics of Food Allergy1. The Moral Life of Epinephrine 2. Who Is to Blame? Navigating the Causes and Cures for Food Allergy3. The Hygienic Sublime: Making Food Safe for People with Food Allergies4. Activist Politics: Disability Law, Legislative Advocacy, and Public Motherhood5. The EpiPen Pricing Scandal and the Future of Food Allergy AdvocacyConclusion: Activist FuturesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisNordic countries lead the way in facilitating better work-family integration through their design of parental leave policies that encourage men towards life courses with greater care responsibilities. Based on original research, this compelling book offers a novel analysis of the everyday parental practices of fathers and parents in Norway as a way of understanding the workings of labour market and welfare policies, whilst considering how migrant fathers might relate to the expectations such laws generate. The authors showcase how this style of men’s care work constitutes a re-gendering of men by promoting ‘caring masculinities’.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The importance of leave design Fathers’ sense of entitlement to ear-marked and shared parental leave Decomposing policy design: outsider-within perspectives Flexible use of the father’s quota: Problems and possibilities Part 2: Caregiving – fathers in transition Masculinity and child care Home alone on leave or with the mother present Fathers experiencing solo leave: Change and Continuities Immigrant fathers framing parental leave and caregiving Part 3: Reconciling work and care Changing fathers and work–life boundary setting Negotiating parental leave and working life Workplace support of fathers’ parental leave use Managers: Irreplaceable in caregiving and replaceable at work Conclusions: Change in policies, fathers’ caregiving and the ideal-worker norm

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Book SynopsisNo matter how you became a single mom, you share the same challenges and fears all single moms have. You may feel stretched to the limit. You may suspect your children need more than you're able to give. How are you going to do this on your own? With humor, Scripture, and sage advice, Pam Farrel (child of a single mother) and PeggySue Wells (single parent of 7 children) show you how to - be decisive - create a nurturing home - be proactive - date wisely - pray for your child - embrace your happily-ever-after - and more You are capable of parenting your children with courage, confidence, and clarity. This loving, practical guide shows you how.

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Book SynopsisYou may feel anxious about sending your child out into a world that too often feels dark and scary. But you can prepare your kids to live in the real world by equipping them with a sound mind and strategies for establishing a foundation of faith. Adversity is a normal part of life, and when we keep our children too protected, we rob them of the opportunity to learn and practice essential life skills like discernment, understanding, boldness, and resilience. Using Scripture and principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, Unshakable Kids gives you the tools to equip your children to withstand the negative pressures of society and walk bravely into the world with wisdom. This book will show you how to model the qualities you want to build in your kids, control anxious thoughts, and help your kids rest in their identities as children of God. With God's Word and these brain-based tools, you can raise emotionally healthy and spiritually strong children who not only remain unshaken by the world, but can actually make a positive impact on it.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of a guide to social and emotional development of young children gives readers everything they need to understand social and emotional development and how to support it.Healthy social and emotional development in young children, an area in which interest is always growing, is a crucial part of ensuring positive developmental outcomes later in life. In this resource, professionals, para-professionals, home visitors, and students fully address this aspect of child development, discovering not only how to interact positively with children and their families, but also how to improve parents' interactions with their children. Readers explore 9 social and emotional domains of children from birth to 6 years: a sense of body self; attachment to caregivers; play and imagination; language and communication; self-esteem; morality and conscience; emotion regulation; concentration and problem solving; and, empathy and prosocial behavior.

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Book SynopsisLearning Magazine’s Teacher’s Choice Award for the Family iParenting Media Award Foreword Magazine Book of the Year (Bronze) Independent Publishers Book of the Year Award (finalist) “A cleareyed and informative look at the trials of parenting, this readable book presents one solution customized for a bevy of situations, providing a template to tackle practically every challenge through this new lens.” —Kirkus Reviews In Rewards for Kids! experienced psychologist and child-development expert Virginia Shiller makes it easy for parents to design and carry out reward programs to address their children's individual needs. Detailed "how-to" instructions, together with twenty-one lively sample reward plans that incorporate behavioral principles, guide parents through the steps for success. Sample plans address common behavior problems such as bedtime procrastination and sleep disturbances, getting along with siblings or friends, getting ready for school and other events on time, doing chores, and completing homework without fuss. Shiller recommends that reward plans be accompanied by plenty of age-appropriate parent-child dialogue about problem behaviors, and the book clearly and persuasively distinguishes between rewards and bribery. Rewards for Kids! also provides a wealth of ideas about enhancing the effectiveness of reward plans by including creative interventions such as role-play, story-telling, and humorous reminders. Readers easily grasp how reward plans can be used to empower children rather than simply to achieve control. The many imaginative pull-out charts, awards, and certificates, designed for children aged 3–12, can be personalized by coloring and decorating them with photos and stickers. The large variety of reproducible charts makes this a valuable resource for professionals as well as parents. Trade ReviewLearning Magazine’s Teacher’s Choice Award for the Family iParenting Media Award Foreword Magazine Book of the Year (Bronze) Independent Publishers Book of the Year Award (finalist) “A cleareyed and informative look at the trials of parenting, this readable book presents one solution customized for a bevy of situations, providing a template to tackle practically every challenge through this new lens.” —Kirkus ReviewsTable of Contents Our Story About the Author I. All About Reward Plans "No! I Won't" Introduction Bribery or Reward? A Critical Distinction Designing and Carrying Out Your Plan II. Time for Action: Sample Reward Plans "You're Not My Friend Any More!" Getting Along With Others "Will You Please Hurry Up?" Keeping to the Schedule "I Can't Fall Asleep!" Overcoming Sleep Problems "No Shampoo Tonight!" Establishing Hassle-Free Hygiene "He Hit Me First!" Getting Along With Siblings "I'll Do It Later!" Doing the Chores "I Hardly Have Any!" Reducing Homework Blues III. Your Toolbox: Reward Charts and More Guide to the Charts and Activities

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Book SynopsisHappier lives. Less stress. Family harmony. That's what all parents of children with challenging behaviour want. Learn how to get there with this groundbreaking guide to confident, skillful, and positive parenting. A book you'll want to share with every family you know, Optimistic Parenting helps parents and other caregivers develop more positive thoughts and perceptions – a key ingredient of successful parenting and effective behaviour management. With keen insight, gentle humour, and practical tools and strategies, Mark Durand delivers both philosophical hope and practical help to parents of children with a wide range of challenges. He guides parents step by step through the process of:• Pinpointing the "why" behind challenging behaviour.• Tuning in to their own thoughts, emotions, and self-talk.• Understanding how their thoughts affect their interactions with their child.• Interrupting negative thoughts and replacing them with positive, productive ones.• Achieving a healthy balance between taking care of their own needs and their child's needs.• Using effective emergency strategies when quick behaviour intervention is needed.• Implementing long-term strategies for lasting behaviour improvements.• Weaving functional communication training into everyday routines and interactions.• Addressing the most common problem areas, such as sleep and transitions.• Increasing mindfulness and parenting "in the moment".Engaging stories from the author's extensive experience illustrate how parents and other caregivers can develop more effective behaviour management techniques. And practical tools and exercises, developed and tested during Durand's decades of work with thousands of parents, help families on their own journey to better parenting and happier lives. A lifeline for overwhelmed parents – and a great source of insight for the professionals who work with them – this highly motivating guidebook will help families reduce children's challenging behaviours and approach the future with optimism and confidence.

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Book SynopsisBreastfeeding mums, and expectant mothers who are deciding whether to breastfeed, share a common concern: Will I make enough milk? In Boost Your Breast Milk, lactation expert Alicia C. Simpson offers practical and clearguidance on nursing, how to recognize low milk supply, and what to do if it happens, including: breastfeeding basics--preparing to nurse, latching techniques, and scheduling feedings; the causes of low milk supply and milk slumps; in-depth information on nursing mothers' nutritional needs; and 75 recipes that make the most of lactogenic, or milkboosting, ingredients. Oats, whole grains, beans and legumes, and papaya are just some of the foods that support milk production. (And they are all plant-based, so Simpson keeps the recipes vegan--her specialty!) These are dishes that the whole family can enjoy, with the added benefit of keeping Mom healthy and well supplied with milk for baby.

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Book SynopsisMothers can feel as if they are sprinting through life, crashing onto the pillow at day's end only to start again the next morning. In Breathe, Mama, Breathe, psychotherapist Shonda Moralis outlines the benefits of daily meditation and shows mums how to do it - in just five minutes! Plus, she shares over 60 "mindful breaks" that will help mothers tune into their own well-being (along with everyone else's): Eat a mindful breakfast - with no phone, TV, or newspaper!; Cuddle your child and take three deep breaths together; Give yourself a mindful-mummy high five - because mamas can use positive reinforcement, too. Every mum - whether caring for a new baby, an over-scheduled school child, or an angsty teen - can become a mindful mama!

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Book SynopsisA timely collection of sound research addresses father involvement in their children’s education. Promising Practices for Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children’s Education visits a less known side of parent involvement, the side of fathers’ active engagement with their children’s education in the home and that is less visible in the schools. Their contributions from preschool to career decision-making and accessibility to their children’s education are covered in ten chapters, focusing on in-depth research from Canada to Argentina and Korea to Africa.

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Book SynopsisA timely collection of sound research addresses father involvement in their children’s education. Promising Practices for Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children’s Education visits a less known side of parent involvement, the side of fathers’ active engagement with their children’s education in the home and that is less visible in the schools. Their contributions from preschool to career decision-making and accessibility to their children’s education are covered in ten chapters, focusing on in-depth research from Canada to Argentina and Korea to Africa.

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of the work/life balance series is to highlight particular challenges that higher education faculty face as they participate in the demands of the academy and try to prevent those demands from invading their personal lives. On The High Wire looks at a specific subset of university faculty, education faculty with school-aged children, and the specific professional/ personal balance these faculty need to find. The title On the High Wire suggests the precarious nature of the “walk” for education faculty who are parents of school-aged children. We know that our identities are central to how we experience the world and how the world reacts to us. This reality is clearly visible in this book. These multiple identities and roles come into conflict at multiple points and in different ways. This book explores these identities and roles through auto ethnographic accounts written by varied education faculty in order to make these tensions visible for the field to address.

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of the work/life balance series is to highlight particular challenges that higher education faculty face as they participate in the demands of the academy and try to prevent those demands from invading their personal lives. On The High Wire looks at a specific subset of university faculty, education faculty with school-aged children, and the specific professional/ personal balance these faculty need to find. The title On the High Wire suggests the precarious nature of the “walk” for education faculty who are parents of school-aged children. We know that our identities are central to how we experience the world and how the world reacts to us. This reality is clearly visible in this book. These multiple identities and roles come into conflict at multiple points and in different ways. This book explores these identities and roles through auto ethnographic accounts written by varied education faculty in order to make these tensions visible for the field to address.

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Book SynopsisThe only way out is through.Camille and Bastien are overjoyed at the birth of their second child. But their happiness is short-lived. Soon after Louis is born, he is diagnosed with severe heart defects. Because of his young age, he must wait for surgery—and the operation itself could prove fatal.During the tense and bewildering months that follow Louis’s diagnosis, his parents find some comfort in Camille’s father, Pablo, who comes to help care for the children. The long wait turns into a joyful interlude of games, tenderness, and deepening love between Louis and Pablo, an experience that will remain forever engraved in their lives.Inspired by real events, this emotionally engaging follow-up to Espé’s The Parakeet continues the story of Bastien, now a father, as he and Camille cope with every parent’s biggest fear: that they could lose their child.Trade Review“Espé’s latest is an empathically rendered, exquisitely detailed, full-color presentation of an extended family’s unconditional love and support through crises.”—Terry Hong Booklist“There is something deep within the nature of Espé’s narrative and illustrative delivery that makes the reader more aware of the meaning of self than one thought possible.”—Sean Cohea Panel Patter

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Book SynopsisThis book, which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action YOUNG-IN (CA17114), sheds a light on the structural disadvantages and opportunities in family formation among youth, offering an insight into the relevant contextual factors in eleven countries. Analyzing demographic trends and socioeconomic settings, including normative and institutional frameworks (that focus on family policies), the authors have identified and presented the peculiarities of the transition to parenthood, as well as common challenges that young people face in that process.Trade ReviewGathering rich and novel information from 11 European countries that have been so far neglected in family formation studies this volume is an enlightening reading for policy makers, social policy students and young people themselves."" — Anu Toots, Tallinn University, Estonia and COST Action YOUNG-IN""This book brings together scholars from all over Europe to provide an updated account of demographic change and family formation in Europe. The book is quite impressive both in its scope and depth, and should be an essential read for those interested in the demographic challenges that our countries are facing."" — Johannes Bergh, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway

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Book SynopsisThis book, which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action YOUNG-IN (CA17114), sheds a light on the structural disadvantages and opportunities in family formation among youth, offering an insight into the relevant contextual factors in eleven countries. Analyzing demographic trends and socioeconomic settings, including normative and institutional frameworks (that focus on family policies), the authors have identified and presented the peculiarities of the transition to parenthood, as well as common challenges that young people face in that process.Trade ReviewGathering rich and novel information from 11 European countries that have been so far neglected in family formation studies this volume is an enlightening reading for policy makers, social policy students and young people themselves."" — Anu Toots, Tallinn University, Estonia and COST Action YOUNG-IN""This book brings together scholars from all over Europe to provide an updated account of demographic change and family formation in Europe. The book is quite impressive both in its scope and depth, and should be an essential read for those interested in the demographic challenges that our countries are facing."" — Johannes Bergh, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway

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Book SynopsisPositive behavior support (PBS) can help parents resolve their child's behavior challenges effectively and efficiently—and this reader‐friendly, ready‐to‐use guidebook demystifies PBS for every family. The new edition of the bestselling guide Parenting with Positive Behavior Support, this book unlocks the principles and processes of PBS and shows parents how to use this proven approach to respond to a wide range of challenging behaviors.Enhanced with new research and updates on critical topics, Resolving Your Child's Challenging Behavior includes the resources and knowledge necessary for families to address current and future behavior issues, create effective individualized support plans, and track their progress. The expert authors—who are parents and seasoned professionals—help families pinpoint the reasons behind a child's challenging behavior and intervene through a three‐step approach: preventing problems, replacing challenging behavior, and managing consequences. Throughout the book, research‐based examples, case stories, practice activities, and more than 15 downloadable forms guide parents as they learn about PBS principles and put them into action to transform family life.The only comprehensive up‐to‐date PBS guide for parents, this book gives families the tools and confidence they need to address their children's behavior challenges in proactive, creative, and loving ways.WHAT'S NEW: Guidelines for explicitly teaching behavior skills to children Expanded information on key topics: proactive behavior strategies, self‐management, behavior replacement, rewards and consequences, clarification of rules and expectations, and children's rights More guidance on taking a strengths‐based approach to behavior Additional information on the circumstances that contribute to positive behavior New research on the effectiveness of parenting with PBS Updated references and resources to build every family's PBS toolbox New downloads, including fillable forms for gathering information, developing a Child Behavior Support Plan, building additional supports into family life, and monitoring progress For a guide to preventing challenging behavior problems and improving family functioning with PBS, check out the companion book, Helping Your Family Thrive.Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Authors Foreword  Glen Dunlap Note to the Reader Acknowledgements I Introduction and Overview: The Basics of Positive Behavior Support   Chapter 1: Understanding and Addressing Behavior   Chapter 2: Learning About Positive Behavior Support II The Process of Positive Behavior Support: Problem Solving Through the Process   Chapter 3: Establishing Goals   Chapter 4: Gathering and Analyzing Information   Chapter 5: Developing a Plan   Chapter 6: Using the Plan III Stories of Positive Behavior Support: Practicing the Process Through Case Illustrations   Chapter 7: Zoë's Story   Chapter 8: Isobel's Story   Chapter 9: Michael's Story IV Enhancing Lives Through Positive Behavior Support: Making the Process Work for Families   Chapter 10: Integrating Positive Behavior Support into Family Life   Chapter 11: Making Positive Behavior Support Work for Everyone Appendix A: Integrating Positive Behavior Support into Family LifeAppendix B: Making Positive Behavior Support Work for Everyone Resources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide teaches parents to use positive behavior support (PBS) to structure their homes and promote desired behavior. It guides readers through a 5-step approach to manage family life so that all family members thrive: 1) assessing strengths, challenges, and needs, 2) creating a family vision and expectations, 3) arranging the home environment, 4) teaching behavioral expectations, and 5) monitoring outcomes and problem-solving. Concrete, research-based examples, exercises, downloadable worksheets, and chapter-long case studies walk parents through every step of the process.Table of Contents Section I: Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: Introducing Positive Behavior Support Chapter 2: Understanding Family Systems Section II: Family Self-Assessment Chapter 3: Current Family Behavior Patterns Chapter 4: Assessment of Behavior Support Practices Section III: Family Vision and Expectations Chapter 5: Establishing a Family Vision Chapter 6: Developing Behavioral Expectations and Rules Section IV: Arrange Environment to Promote Success Chapter 7: Attending to Physical Environment Chapter 8: Organizing Family Time Section V: Teaching Behavioral Expectations Chapter 9: Promoting Positive Behavior Chapter 10: Responding to Behavior Section VI: Monitoring Outcomes and Problem-Solving Chapter 11: Monitoring and Adjusting Your Plan Chapter 12: Addressing Behavior of Individual Members Section V: Making It Work Chapter 13: Building Family Processes to Promote Success Chapter 14: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 1 Chapter 15: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 2 Resources References (grouped by subject) Family Forms

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Book SynopsisIn the US and around the world, people are striving to close the gender gap. Ranked fifth globally for gender equality, Sweden is doing something right. But to truly close the gap, Swedish experts Kristina Henkel and Marie Tomicic know that we have to start at the beginning, with the daily gender traps and stumbling blocks that cause us to view our children one-dimensionally and limit their potential. In The Swedish Way to Parent and Play, Henkel and Tomicic share practical strategies and tips covering play and friendship, emotions and self-esteem, and language and body, to help parents and teachers support children’s development as unique individuals. The point is not that boys should wear dresses and girls can’t play with dolls, or that all children should be the same. Gender equality is about variety; it’s about showing children 100 possible ways to be instead of just two.

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Book SynopsisAll parents want the same things: to balance work and home life, to raise happy kids, to never attend a baby drumming class and to build a secret room in their home where they can hide (preferably not the bathroom). Yes, an introverted parent would more keenly want to be free of the slew of attention and expectations that accompany both pregnancy and parenthood, but even the most outgoing person is sure to reach their limit eventually. Here, with laugh-out-loud humour and well-earned experience, Julie Vick offers coping mechanisms for everything from sharing the news that you are becoming a parent to the moment the baby is born (one way or another, it will happen), from managing doctor’s visits to handling playdates. She offers advice on finding childcare and ignoring the nursing versus formula conversation with strangers. Witty yet valuable, her tips, checklists and the occasional chart focus on the time from pregnancy through preschool.

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Book SynopsisAimed at parents, teachers and anyone who cares for or works with children, this is a highly original, inspiring and above all fun guide to play. It offers a fantastic range of activity ideas plus a serious underlying message about the important of play, laughter and creativity for us all. In a world of frightening technology and unending product marketing, there is a need to liberate the imagination, re-sow the seeds of creativity ... and start a Real Play Revolution! Real Play needs no equipment, expertise or qualifications. All it needs is genuine interaction between grown-ups and children and that wonderful buzz of magic and mak-believe. Offering the techniques developed at the Flying Seagulls Project, this book also makes thrilling play easy for grown-ups and delightful for kids. Perrin offers a treasure trove of fantastic, unexpected and effective play ideas, from The Kids Comedy Corner (all about telling jokes together as a family), Home-Made TV (make your own TV, then watch it!) and Circus Skills Workshop (hoola-hoop, juggling balls, spinning plates, etc), to quick fixes for cheering everyone up, such as the One Minute Madness Miracle (the first one to get nowhere wins), and defeating a bad mood - whether a child's or a grown-up's - with the Turkey Head Grump Crown (who can carrying on feeling annoyed with a turkey on their head?). All suggestions can be adapted to work with any numbers from one child to a whole classroom. Fun line drawings clarify step-by-steps and add to the book's appealing design.

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Book SynopsisNavigate through the sacred, the impossible, and the unexpected in these hard-won reflections on parenting with humility, connection, resilience and joy. Tending Sacred Ground: Respectful Parenting is a series of essays, each of which alights on the experience of parenting and is inspired by a Quaker perspective. Pamela Haines shows how to cultivate respect, resilience, humility, connection, discernment, and joy while encouraging and inspiring a wider view toward inclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis practical book outlines ways of working with parents, gaining rapport and creating useful resource materials for use in therapy sessions. Example activities, worksheets and handouts are provided, covering a wide range of children's problems and how parents can help them.Trade Review‘Clearly written, well-organized and informative.’ – Dr. Andrew Tolmie, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, UK Review of Creative Therapy: Activities with Children and Adolescents: ‘As a handbook of useful techniques which can be added to the therapeutic armoury of the eclectic therapist, this book is invaluable.’ – Young Minds magazineTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Creating Rapport. . 2. Assessment. . 3. Sharing Information. . 4. Making Progress. . 5. Developing a Plan. . 6. Creating autonomy. . 7. Parents with different needs or circumstances. . 8. Conclusion. . 9. Appendix I - activities. . 10. Appendix II - information sheets. . 11. Appendix III - Record charts. References. Index

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Book Synopsis"Time to Talk" is about the experience of having a child with early difficulties in learning to talk. It is based on the accounts of the parents of 20 children who took part in a research project, evaluating the effectiveness of community-based speech and language therapy for pre-school children. The book aims to provide infromation for parents and professionals working with young children about the difficulties that may arise in their speech and language development. It also explores how referral to speech and language may be undertaken and describes what attendance at speech and language therapy may entail. While the focus throughout the book is on the parents' responses to their children's difficulties and the therapy process they underwent, the parents' accounts are supplemented with information from other research carried out in the field of early speech and language delays.Table of ContentsSpeech and Language Delays-what are They Like and why do They Happen? Being Referred to Speech and Language Therapy. The First Visit to Speech and language Therapy. Considering The Options in Speech and Language Therapy. The process of Therapy. Responding to Research. Looking at The Children's Progress. Understanding The Meaning of Parents' Accounts. Appendix. Further Reading. List of Useful Addresses. Index.

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Book SynopsisAn essential resource for all professionals who work with families of infants, this valuable handbook serves as a parent educator's guide to coaching and supporting new parents.The curriculum provides professionals with innovative teaching techniques, and practical and effective strategies that are field-tested, science-based and can be applied immediately in work supporting the development of positive parenting skills. The book also includes information on important topics such as postpartum depression, tummy time, breastfeeding, Safe to Sleep, and coping with crying.

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Book SynopsisRespecting Babies is a unique guidebook, designed to provide theoretical and practical perspective for those who care for infants and toddlers, whether parent, medical professional, educator, or early interventionist.Easy-to-read and engaging, this summary of the Educaring Approach introduced by Magda Gerber, founder of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), highlights the evolution and key elements of this integrated, multilayered approach and describes how to support babies and toddlers in becoming confident, joyful explorers and caring, connected people.The second edition is updated to reflect the latest science and impacts of the digital age and is richly illustrated with stories and examples from the author's vast experience.

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Book SynopsisActually, there are more than 200 apps for autism. This book will guide you through them, so you can confidently utilize today's technology to maximize your child or student's success! Speech Language Pathologist Lois Jean Brady wrote this book to educate parents, teachers, and other professionals about the breakthrough method she calls "iTherapy"—the use of Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and various apps to meet students' individual educational goals.Lois believes that all persons on the spectrum can learn how to use technology in a way that is relevant to them. She shares important tips on how to use apps responsibly and effectively by maintaining a child centered, team approach to teaching and learning. Her approach takes into account the individual's interests, strengths/challenges, vision, motor planning, attention, sensory processing, memory, cognitive ability, environment, and access to tools. Lois also coaches adults on how they can use prompting and reinforcement techniques to help establish and generalize skills learned, until students are able to consistently demonstrate the skills in various environments (home, school, etc.).For those who are new to the wonderful world of apps, worry not! Lois provides helpful sections on how to get started, including:Choosing an iDevice Basic iDevice Operations Opening an Account How to Download an App from iTunes and more! But what about apps that were released since this book was published? Again—Lois has you covered! Just visit this book's companion website AutismApps dot org for reviews of new apps that made the grade.Trade ReviewLois has taken an important leap in writing this book, providing a much-needed primer for considering the newest, mobile, educational technologies … For parents, teachers, and therapists, it is important to understand what the individual apps can and cannot do, and to be able to carefully consider features relevant to individual needs. From communication to literacy, recreation, and accessories, Apps for Autism provides a wealth of useful information to read and reference."—Samuel Sennott, a Ph.D. Student in Special Education and Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the Pennsylvania State University, and co-creator of the app Proloquo2Go

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Book SynopsisMake leisure time fun for all children and adults with autism spectrum disorders.Meaningful leisure time should be a part of the day that all look forward to enjoying. For many, it can cause anxiety and fear.This book provides comprehensive, structured strategies introducing meaningful leisure time to ASD children and adults, which they can practice at home, school, and in the community. This book has a wealth of ASD information, including forms and charts that will help to assess sensory needs; select ageappropriate activities and assist in determining the level of interest in specific activities; 48 “Activity Cards” for going to the park, playing games, and many more!Trade ReviewThis book provides structured strategies to introduce meaningful leisure time to children and adults with an ASD that they can practice at home, in school, and in the community. It includes forms and charts to assess sensory need and select age-appropriate activities." - Autism Eye "This resource should be on the bookshelves of all who love or work with ASD children and adults. It’s a well-written, user-friendly guide full of structured strategies to make leisure time fun instead of anxiety-provoking. If you are the parent of an autistic child who requires your constant presence and you find even attending to your personal needs (like taking a shower) difficult, you will value the time when your child learns to enjoy activities to entertain himself safely with minimal supervision.This is a resource to be used again and again. It has practical and comprehensive information to increase the quality of life of autistics and their families by guiding them to find personally meaningful and satisfying leisure pursuits. Because of its importance to quality of life, leisure is being included more and more in individual support plans (ISPs), individualized educational plans (IEPs), and other formal plans for those with ASD."- Frienshipcircle.org, 5 Books for Those Supporting Individuals with Autism and Sensory IssuesTable of Contents Preface Contents of This Book Revisions and Additions in the Second Edition How to Use This Book Chapter 1: Leisure and Autism Spectrum Disorder Importance of Leisure Engagement Nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder Three Individuals Featured in this Book Pattern of Leisure Engagement Summary Chapter 2: Components of Leisure Development The Immediate Component The Exposure Component The Training Component Interrelationship of the Components of Leisure Development Summary Chapter 3: Leisure Assessment Interviews Direct Observation Surveys Recording Leisure Pattern and Skills Summary Chapter 4: The Immediate Component of Leisure Development Key Elements of the Immediate Component Meaningful Engagement During Unstructured Time Sensory Preferences and Special Interests Untaught Materials and Activities with Minimal Supervision Formative Assessment Summary Chapter 5: The Exposure Component of Leisure Development Key Elements of the Exposure Component Discovery of New Leisure Interests Guidelines for Activity Selection Repeated and Supported Exposure to New Activities Formative Assessment Summary Chapter 6: The Training Component of Leisure Development Key Elements of the Training Component Leisure Activities and Related Skills Development Guidelines for Prioritizing Activities Systematic Training Formative Assessment Summary Appendices: Forms, Charts & Activity Cards Appendix Contents Appendix A. Leisure Behavior & Activities Lists Appendix B. Blank Forms for Assessment Appendix C. Support and Training Strategies Appendix D. Activity Cards References

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Book SynopsisIf anyone suggests that autistic people should not have children, in the mistaken belief that they would not be good parents because of their neurodiversity, they are wrong. Completely wrong. This is not to say that every autistic person should have a child, any more than every neuro-majority person should. People usually know for themselves whether or not they want to become parents, and if they don’t, they shouldn’t. It’s as simple as that.Of course, that doesn’t mean that every moment will be sunshine, rainbows, and cute, cuddly babies who sleep all night and never throw their oatmeal on the floor. Babies are just teenagers on hold, and teenagers are adults in waiting. At every step in the growing up process there will be hard times, and there will be joyful times. Parents have made this same journey since people began peopling, and the journey will continue after our children’s children have grandchildren of their own. We’re part of a huge spectrum of parenting through the ages. Isn’t it a wonder and a privilege to be a link in this chain?Having a different brain as autists, ADHDers, and AuDHDers do, does not mean that you shouldn’t be part of this link, if your heart leads you to parenting. You’ll be amazing! You and I both know, though, that being neurodivergent in a neuro-majority world is not easy. Parenting isn’t easy, either, but you can do difficult things. You’ve been doing them all along, haven’t you? Parenting is just one more challenge you can manage, and it’s worth it. This book is here to help you navigate the unique aspects of parenting while autistic. Throughout the book you’ll find side trips to focus on various aspects of parenting while autistic. Here’s a description of each one. Sensory SmartsIn this section we’ll discuss some of the sensory issues related to different stages of the parenting journey. You’ll find strategies for coping with heightened sensory reactions.Make Family Meetings FunYour family’s need for Family Meetings, and what you will focus on in these meetings, will change as your children grow. Keep up with their needs, and yours, while making it fun for everyone.Weekends That WorkYou deserve a break at the end of a busy week, and so do your kids. How can you create the kind of weekend that works for all of you? You’ll find tips in this section.Fictional FamiliesThroughout the book the topics and challenges at your child’s developmental stages will be illustrated by fictional families who, like you, are parenting while autistic. Follow them on their journeys, and see what you may have in common with them.Parent To ParentIt’s important to listen to the authentic voices of actually autistic parents. Here you will find words of wisdom from neurodivergent moms and dads who have walked the ND parenting path before you, and who want you to succeed, too.You’ve got this. Let’s go.

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