A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, "Swimsuit" transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.
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.
Advice for parents on how they can help their baby fall asleep without crying and then sleep peacefully through the night. The author, a parenting educator and the mother of four, provides a 10-step program that teaches parents how to develop a "sleep plan" based on their baby's own sleep patterns and needs.
For Mma Ramotswe, there is rarely a dull moment, and in her newest round of adventures, the same certainly holds true. One thing above all else is keeping her occupied--her estimable husband has been hinting that he intends to do something special for their adopted daughter.
In this text, the author aims to help people create a powerful and positive relationship with their families. It is a response to what the author regards as a growing resentment of the obligations and commitments built in to family relationships, and lack of awareness of the benefits.
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Woods" asks the provocative and terrifying questions: How much do parents really want to know about their kids, and how far will they go to find out? Available in a tall Premium Edition.
Author Alfie Kohn believes that most traditional methods meant to change children's bad behavior are about parental control and conditional love. With the support of extensive research, he suggests that youngsters are hurt by the system of rewards and punishments for good and bad behavior. He believes that unconditional love is essential to a ...
Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, Siegel and Hartzell explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent.
In their latest paediatric title, the bestselling Sears give parents sound advice on making the complex medical decisions associated with premature birth.
A noted family educator and author of "Raising Your Spirited Child" helps parents get to the heart of power struggles with their children, and offers proven strategies that can turn these daily conflicts into opportunities for ending tantrums and winning cooperation.
Snuggle Puppy's parent expresses love for his fuzzy little one through a kind of song that includes kisses. This title is for children aged between one and four.
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answerand has helped them to apply it to their own lives. Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents ...
Using Personality-Type assessment for the first time in child-rearing, the authors explain how to recognize which of sixteen unique personality types matches a child's behavior, and then how to more successfully parent children of each type. Original. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
You've survived the sleepless nights, 2am feedings and endless diaper changes. Now the fun begins! Raising a toddler brings its own set of challenges and questions . . . and Toddler 411 has the answers. Written by the same team that brought you the best-seller Baby 411, Toddler 411 provides real-world advice from pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown, who is ...
Presents family-oriented games, rhymes, and rituals designed to stimulate children's interest in learning, build children's confidence, enhance discipline, and create bonds between family members.
First published in 1956, this updated version of the child rearing classic offers parents advice on how tor raise children in an "empathetic yet disciplined" environment. Emphasizing the need for clear communication, the authors discuss such topics as how to discipline without the use of threats or punishment, how to properly acknowledge children ...
In this work, clinical psychologist Mary Pipher, best know for her bestselling book REVIVING OPHELIA, draws on her case studies, interviews, and personal anecdotes to document the emotional transitions people may experience as they approach their senior years.
In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves as well as with their toddler-to-school-age children, offering specific tools to stop pleading with kids and start being the parents we want to be.
In this whole-family approach to parenting, "Dr. Phil", who is famous for his no-nonsense, "Get real!" approach, offers a comprehensive program of supportive and encouraging advice along with concrete and practical actions that parents and children can take if they want their lives to be good ones. Acknowledging the challenges of raising children ...
Occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon, but when defiant behaviour - such as tantrums, resistance to chores, and negativity - becomes chronic, it can cause big problems within the family. In "10 Days to a Less Defiant Child", child and family psychologist Dr. Jeff Bernstein has developed a ground-breaking 10-day program ...
Utilizing stories, ideas, and solutions from workshops he has conducted with parents and children, Severe (a teacher and school psychologist) presents his theory that a child's behavior is directly related to how his or her parents behave towards them. Also included is advice for parents on how to use positive reinforcement and consistent ...
The first comprehensive presentation for clinicians of the groundbreaking approach popularized in Ross Greene's acclaimed parenting guide, "The Explosive Child", this book provides a detailed framework for effective, individualized intervention with highly oppositional children and their families. Many vivid examples and Q&A sections show how to ...
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