This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.
This is a major new edition of a parenting classic which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and been translated into 30 languages. "Touchpoints" has become required reading for anxious parents of babies and small children. In this book, Brazelton's great empathy for the universal concerns of parenthood, and honesty about the complex ...
Dr. Dobson has completely rewritten, updated, and expanded his classic bestseller for a new generation of parents and teachers. He offers practical how-to advice on raising difficult-to-handle children and incorporates the latest research with his legendary wit and wisdom.
2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist! Dr. James Dobson has completely rewritten, updated, and expanded his classic best seller "The Strong-Willed Child" for a new generation of parents and teachers. The New Strong-Willed Child follows on the heels of Dr. Dobson's phenomenal best seller "Bringing Up Boys." It offers practical how-to advice on ...
This fully-revised eleventh edition continues to provide the extensive cross-cultural and multicultural coverage, the innovative pedagogical learning system, and the balance between research and real-life applications that have made "A Child's World" a favorite of students and professors alike. In the warmly-written and engaging style that has ...
The Developing Child, Eleventh Edition, is a best-selling topical child development book known for its personal, conversational writing style; balanced coverage of both theory and application; and strong emphasis on culture. Helen Bee is a prominent author and researcher whose successful books on development, and whose devotion to this field has ...
Based on a lifetime of experience with children, Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs, one of America's foremost child psychiatrists, presents an easy-to-follow program that teaches parents step-by-step how to cope with the common childhood problems that occur from toddler through preteen years.
For the first time in ten years comes a fully revised edition of the classic book on how and why we hurry our children into adulthood. A professor of child development takes a detailed look at the world of today's children and teens and shows a new generation of parents where hurrying occurs and what we can do about it. NPR sponsorships.
Right from the instant of birth, says Joseph Pearce, the human child has only one concern--to learn all that there is to learn about the world. But in the West we tend to thwart this concern from the very start. Available once again, Magical Child shows how to restore this amazing capacity for creative intelligence that is innate in every human.
In The Magic Years, Selma Fraiberg takes the reader into the mind of a child, showing how he confronts this world and learns to cope with it. With great warmth and perception, she discusses the problems at each stage of development and reveals the qualities--above all, the quality of understanding--that can provide the right answer at critical ...
The six-year-old is a complex child, entirely different from the five-year-old. Though many of the changes are for the good -- Six is growing more mature, more independent, more daring and adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are troubled -- most of the time Six adores ...
Stanley Greenspan, internationally known for his work with infants, young children, and their families, and his colleague, nationally recognized child psychologist Serena Wieder, have for the first time integrated their award-winning research and clinical experience into a definitive guide to raising children with special needs. In this essential ...
According to the authors, each child expresses and receives love through one of five different communication styles. A parent's love language may be totally different from that of his or her child, which causes hurt feelings and misunderstandings. With the help of this book, adults can discover their child's primary language and learn what they ...
This work presents the facts, theories, and processes of developmental psychology in an easy-to-read style. The main points of the major theories are described, compared to other theories, their strengths and weaknesses are shown, and it is made clear when conflicts have not been resolved. The book presents the psychoanalytic, behaviouristic, ...
America's Favorite Pediatrician brings the wonderful support and insight of his best-selling Touchpoints to parents of children three to six. For decades, new parents have relied on Dr. Brazelton's wisdom. But all "Brazelton babies" grow up. Now at last, the internationally famous pediatrician, in collaboration with an eminent child psychiatrist, ...
A five-year-old is a wonderful, fun-loving, exuberant child. But what's going on inside that five-year-old head? What stages of development does a child this age go through, and what should parents know that can help their five-year-old handle this impressionable year? Recognized authorities on child behavior and development, Drs. Ames and Ilg ...
In this title the author presents Maria Montessori's theories on learning at each developmental stage, and reveals how the attention paid to the individual child's social, moral, and intellectual growth offers a compelling alternative to other educational systems.
Following the successful series that includes Your One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six Year Old, this look at seven-year-olds is filled with valuable insights and advice essential for parents of children this age. Photographs.
This study explores the role that friendship plays in children's lives. Topics covered include the differences between friendship and popularity, why cliques form, and the difference in the ways boys and girls deal with intimacy and commitment.
Take a fresh look at a proven product! Santrock's "Children" has been completely redesigned, rethought and revised based on extensive peer, expert, and editorial feedback. The text's research, applications, and pedagogy have been revised to ensure that the material is relevant, supportive of the chapter content, interesting and thought-provoking. ...
Their kids aren't following the rules and your customers say they're sick and tired of it? They complain that every conversation ends in a power struggle? Parents looking for a new approach to discipline should open up Redirecting Children's Behavior. Jack Canfield calls it the best book on parenting he'd ever read -- and your customers will ...
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