Temperament isn't good or bad; it's just the way each of us is. Some of us are active, intense and distractible; others are adaptable and persistent. You can't change temperament, but you can manage it. And that's what Understanding Temperament does: it explains why family members behave as they do and how parents can change family conflict into ...
Teaching tools and insights for parents to help children learn responsibility. Tips, a "job chart", and expectation guidelines make this an invaluable parental aid.
Parents can love their kids -- and still set limits -- with Elizabeth Crary's "Star Parenting" concept: -- Stop and focus; -- Think of ideas; -- Act effectively; and -- Review, revise and reward. This practical guide is full of examples that show how parents can use this problem-solving process -- every day, in every kind of parenting situation ...
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings by utilizing the books' "choose-your-own-ending" format. They also allow parents and teachers ...
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. How ...
A little girl considers seven different ways to get the toy she wants from her playmate. Includes questions about feelings and making choices as each alternative in the story is considered.
How can you show you're happy? Like all of the "Feelings for Little Children" books, this shows young children how to recognize and express emotions. The multiethnic characters in this charming little book clap their hands, hug their toys, "jump for joy" and let their smiles show their delight.
A little boy considers eight things to do while he waits to take his turn. Presents questions about behavior and feelings for an adult to ask the child as each alternative in the story is considered.
A young boy considers eight ways to get someone to play with him. Text encourages problem solving by looking at alternatives and possible consequences.
Using a story about two friends, Jenny and Eduardo, explores the various ways Jenny might react when Eduardo calls her a dummy, and the consequences of her possible reactions.
When children whine, tease and dawdle, if they hit the baby or hide out when it's bedtime, then Mom and Dad can take a breather and charge up their parenting batteries with this upbeat book. For each typical early childhood issue, Crary offers hundreds of quick and easy suggestions to solve the problem. For grocery-store tantrums, there are two ...
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. Many ...
Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and -- Selecting the best solution for the situation. Each story presents ...
Why do kids fight? What can parents do to stop it? How can adults teach kids to solve their own problems? Those are the kinds of questions Elizabeth Crary answers in this classic "how-to" guide. Full of examples, worksheets and activities to help children learn to cooperate, this book: -- Explains why kids quarrel; -- Suggests how to avoid ...
"Magic Tools for Raising Kids" offers useful, child-tested, positive tools to help parents solve most problems with young children. Ideal for parents with school, work, several children, or other responsibilities, this book presents easy-to-understand information in both words and cartoons.
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. Twins ...
Stop sibling squabbles! This practical, easy-to-read guide helps you give your children the interpersonal skills they'll need now--and throughout life. You can't eliminate all the bickering, but you can teach your kids to: -Get attention without hitting or whining; -Deal with feelings without blowing up or giving up; -Establish and respect ...
Too often kids' feelings get ignored. This series helps children and adults accept and acknowledge their emotions. It also helps them distinguish between feelings and actions. Even more important, the stories give kids several ways to cope with feelings. They also allow parents and teachers to discuss other situations in a nonjudgmental way. Tracy ...
Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and -- Selecting the best solution for the situation. Each story presents ...
When you're angry, how do you know it? And when you're angry, how do you show it? This simple book helps the very young understand strong emotions. With just a few words, it also suggests how kids can express feelings like anger in safe, socially acceptable ways.
Who's responsible for happiness? Is it your obligation as a parent to make your children happy? No, says veteran parent educator Crary in this thoughtful new book. And worse yet, if you put too much effort into preventing or reducing your child's dissatisfaction with homework, chores or other parts of our daily routine, your children do not ...
"When you're silly and you know it . . ". How do you know when you're being silly? How can small children express silliness? Like all of the "Feelings for Young Children" books, the multi-ethnic tots in this book show how to recognize and express emotions. Nonjudgmental language and vivid, exuberant illustrations. A selection of the Bookspan Book ...
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