There is a way to bridge the generation gap, say child experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, and the methods they describe in this book have been used by many parents. They teach communication and discipline without alienating kids and aggravating the problem. Undesirable behavior, they say, is often met with remarks that make children feel ...
The award-winning, best selling '1-2-3 Magic' book provides practical and easy-to-learn parenting techniques that WORK for children ages 2-12. You won't need to study child psychology to understand the three simple steps in the program and get results quickly! Step 1: Control Obnoxious Behaviour. Learn a simple technique to get your kids to STOP ...
A pediatrician and father of four offers step-by-step advice on how to get children to sleep (both during naptime and through the night) thus ensuring that they will get the rest they need to grow up healthy and happy.
Focusing on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) as a life-long neurological problem that affects adults as well as children, this definitive book describes the various forms ADD takes, how professionals distinguish ADD patterns from "unacceptable" behavior, and how medication and behavior modification techniques can balance its negative and positive ...
A guide for fathers-to-be that includes information on ways to help the mother, discussion about issues such as sexual desire during pregnancy, and a chart delineating the stages of labor and delivery. This book contains information that is usually covered in pre-pregnancy books for women, but it is aimed specifically at men who want to know more ...
This guide offers parents practical interventions when dealing with children who are easily angered. Discussing the problems and solutions in an empathetic and easy-to-understand manner, this book provides more than just a "standard approach" when dealing with your child.
Renowned pediatrician Karp synthesizes years of practical experience and fascinating research into a series of easy-to-do, easy-to-remember techniques that help parents find baby's "off switch" and transform that tiny crying newborn into "The Happiest Baby on the Block."
This well-known child psychiatrist has written a book to help parents raise kids who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the world by teaching them responsibility and the logic of life by giving them the opportunity to solve their own problems from the earliest possible age.
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 an exploration of Sensory Integration Dysfunction, "the inability to process information received through the senses." The possible symptoms are bewilderingly broad. A child can be rambunctious, withdrawn, clumsy, fearful, hostile, ultra-sensitive, or lacking much apparent sensitivity, among many other unwanted traits. The three broad ...
Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life. Shepherding a Child's Heart gives fresh biblical approaches to child rearing.
Teen health expert Dr. Meeker has the data and clinical experience to prove that the most important person in a young girls life is her father. She discusses the ten most important steps fathers can make to ensure that their daughters grow into confident, well-adjusted women.
In "Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child", the author shows frustrated parents that they can learn to cope with and correct the child's misbehavior. This book guides parents through the process of instigating positive discipline and teaching a child to truly understand the consequences of unacceptable behavior.
Has your sweet, innocent baby turned into a terrorizing toddler or pre-schooler? If your answer is a resounding "Yes", relief from your anxiety is here! Beat the "terrible twos" and "precocious pre-schoolers" with the advice of internationally-recognized parenting experts Fay and Cline, M.D. Now Fay and Cline show you how to use their unique Love ...
Here's a useful book of advice on how to save money while buying such baby-related items as cribs, strollers, high chairs, toys, and even maternity clothing for the expectant mother. Also included are name-brand product ratings and reviews, helpful advice from "been-there-done-that" parents, and even a list of the top 10 best gifts for a new baby- ...
Parents will do almost anything to get their kids to eat healthier, but unfortunately, theyve found that begging, pleading, threatening, and bribing dont work. With their patience wearing thin, parents will give in for the sake of family peace, and reach for kiddie favorites-often nutritionally inferior choices such as fried fish sticks, mac n ...
Experienced psychologists Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson posit that in American culture, boys "are systematically steered away from their emotional lives toward silence, solitude, and distrust." Their exploration of how this occurs and the painful consequences that can follow covers extensive ground, including chapters on education, discipline, ...
If anyone understands why children behave the way they do, it's psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman. Equipping you with seven principles of Reality Discipline, this father of five shows you how to get kids to do what you want them to do foil finicky eaters, turn off temper tantrums, and minimize sibling rivalries; use authority ...
The chasm that exists between "Girls' World" and "Planet Parent" can seem endless and impossible to close. Author Rosalind Wiseman provides a helpful reference guide to the complicated, confusing lives that teenage girls lead, complete with ways for parents to figure out what rung their daughter is on the social totem pole. Even as pre-teens, ...
Clinical psychologist William Pollack believes that, due to harmful myths regarding manhood in American society, boys are dangerously shortchanged when it comes to learning about the healthy expression of emotions and feelings. Though often untrue, influential stereotypes, such as "the rascal and the scamp" in childhood, and the supposed teen ...
This essential child care resource is for all parents who want to provide the very best for their children, and it's the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend and parents can safely trust.
At no other time have parents, teachers, and mentors been more desperate to find proven ways to reach teens. In response, best-selling author Gary Chapman presents The Five Love Languages of Teenagers -- practical guidance on how to discover and express the teen's primary love language. It is a tangible resource for stemming the tide of violence, ...
A parenting guide for new dads likens fatherhood to a wilderness expedition and offers survival advice for such challenges as making an emergency diaper, warming a baby bottle on top of a car engine, and assembling a breast pump.
Her life memoir sTORI telling revealed the funny, down-to-earth personality that continues to delight old and new fans. But Tori's got more to say - and stories to share - at this unfolding chapter of her life. And whether it's seen in her reality show (the 3rd season of Oxygen's Tori & Dean begin airing in June '08 in the US to its best ratings ...
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