One in six children encounter significant problems while learning to read; some one million children are being treated for learning disabilities. There are many books that deal with their academic difficulties, but when it comes to the social isolation and peer rejection that these differently wired children so often experience, their parents and ...
Nine-year-old Alec Greven turns the tables on matters of the heart with his unique advice on how to talk to girls. Based on his sharp observations during recess, class, and his own personal experience, Greven offers tips on everything from overcoming shyness to getting a girl's affection. Full color.
Offering a practical look into new scientific research showing how casual sexual activity among teenagers has a lasting psychological impact on their lives, "Hooked" also presents a Christian view of the way God wants relationships to be.
"AmericanGirl" magazine asked its readership how they'd handle everyday problems. What if someone told a lie about them? Would they tell the teacher if a classmate was cheating? This book is filled with quizzes that ask readers these same questions.
Clinical psychologists Nowicki and Duke show parents and teachers how to simply assess the extent of a child's dyssemia, provide exercises for correcting their problems, and offer guidance for seeking professional assistance.
A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom, now out in its 4th edition, can function easily as a primary reference for professionals or in classes that address group management, the learning environment, child guidance, child behavior, challenging behavior, conflict management, and peace education topics. New enhancements to this edition ...
The swath of difficulties children face in social situations, from bullying and name-calling to rejection and socialization is the focus of this primer for parents, with specific tips on how to deal with these issues.
Cliques can make you sick. If you're on the outside, you're treated like dirt. And if you're on the inside, you have to follow the rules. Who needs more rules at school? Written for every child who has ever felt excluded or trapped by a clique, this book blends humour with practical advice as it tackles a serious subject. Trevor Romain starts by ...
Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observed the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor - a handicapped boy named Teddy, who was strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arose, and the children's response offered Paley the purest evidence of kindness she had ever seen. Recounting ...
Guidance in the Developmentally Appropriate Classroom gives readers valuable insight into using guidance in the early childhood setting through a collection of popular writings on this timely topic. Taking into consideration the social and emotional development in young children, the book examines such areas as understanding why children behave ...
Some of the most important things we learn whilst growing are the five 'Social Competencies Assets' - planning and decision making, interpersonal competence, cultural competence, resistance skills, and peaceful conflict resolution. "Making Choices and Making Friends" is packed full of stories, tips, and ideas that provide youngsters with the ...
This book empowers parents to prepare their children for dating by answering questions such as, What is the purpose of dating? When should a child date? Who should he or she date? Where should they go and what should they do on a date?
Sociologists often study exotic cultures by immersing themselves in an environment until they become accepted as insiders. In this fascinating account by acclaimed researcher William A. Corsaro, a scientist "goes native" to study the secret world of children. Here, for the first time, are the children themselves, heard through an expert who knows ...
A collection of letters first sent to the Help! column of "American Girl" magazine. Advice is offered on such topics as relating to parents, handling uninvited guests, and what to do about blabbermouths. Illustrated with color drawings.
This comprehensive, authoritative handbook covers the breadth of theories, methods, and empirically based findings on the ways in which children and adolescents contribute to one another's development. Leading researchers review current knowledge on the dynamics of peer interactions and relationships from infancy through adolescence. Topics ...
This title is the winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association. In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, Goodwin offers a window into their complex social worlds. It combats stereotypes that have dominated theories on female moral development by challenging the notion that girls are ...
Featuring a wealth of familiar and easy-to-learn games, this practical handbook is designed to foster successful social strategies for children aged 5-12, and will help adults to understand and reflect constructively on children's social skills.The book covers the theory behind the games in accessible language, and includes a broad range of ...
"Peer Power" seeks to explode existing myths about children's friendships, power and popularity, and the gender chasm between elementary school boys and girls. Based on eight years of intensive insider participant observation in their own children's community, Peter and Patti Adler discuss the vital components of the lives of preadolescents, ...
Marano shows how to foster confidence in children and begin to build the positive self-image that is the cornerstone of every strong friendship, lasting marriage, and successful business partnership.
Foster a positive classroom community and build twenty essential social skills with dozens of kid-friendly activities! In this comprehensive resource, you'll find clear background information on each skill, specific ways to model appropriate behavior, and companion lessons that use play, writing, songs, art and movement to enrich circle time or ...
Imagine your frustrated four-year-old calming her own anger with a few simple breaths. Picture your fourth grader visualizing an ice blue pillow to cool his hot headaches. Or your worried eleven-year-old improving her concentration by consulting a personal wizard to help with homework. "The Power of Your Child's Imagination" will show you how to ...
The darker side of peer relations is subject that has been largely ignored by researchers. This volume begins the much-needed theoretical and empirically based explorations of the factors involved in the formation, maintenance, and impact of enemies and other mutual antipathies. Using diverse samples, the chapter authors provide an empirically ...
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