Why Good Parents Have Bad Kids: How to Make Sure That Your Child Grows Up Right
ISBN: 9780385417341 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even well-meaning parents can, through lack of awareness, neglect their children s most basic needs. And neglect can take many forms from overindulgence to lack of communications. E. Kent Hayes has spent a lifetime working to advocate for children and their family. He has gleaned those lessons into this guidebook that explains how to avoid trouble before it starts and how to:
Instill the value of delayed gratification in children who want it now Create a flexible day-to-day structure Talk with a noncommunicative teenager Balance permissiveness and discipline Help... Even well-meaning parents can, through lack of awareness, neglect their children s most basic needs. And neglect can take many forms from overindulgen...
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65,52 zł |
Teaching Tolerance
ISBN: 9780385472654 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teaching Tolerance is an invitation to parents and teachers: an invitation to examine their own habits and attitudes toward the community around them. Sara Bullard believes that once a parent is aware of the attitudes they were raised with, it is easier for them to teach their children true tolerance toward others.
Teaching Tolerance is an invitation to parents and teachers: an invitation to examine their own habits and attitudes toward the community aroun...
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82,99 zł |
Growing Up Happy: Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How to Nuture Their Own
ISBN: 9780385514446 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Captain Kangaroo has brightened the mornings of three generations of children with his friends Grandfather Clock, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and Tom Terrific. With his soft voice and reassuring manner, the Captain has given children a warm sense of security, as well as taught them about the wonders of the animal world and introduced them to favorite books.
Now, Bob Keeshan, the creator of America s favorite grandfather, offers his personal advice to help parents raise caring, responsible children. His winning approach is based on a simple understanding of... Captain Kangaroo has brightened the mornings of three generations of children with his friends Grandfather Clock, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, Bunny Ra...
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Ritalin Nation: Rapid-Fire Culture and the Transformation of Human Consciousness
ISBN: 9780393320251 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this investigation of the epidemic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its most widely prescribed treatment, Ritalin, psychologist Richard DeGrandpre sounds a warning. He exposes how short sighted biological explanations are, and offers practical guidelines for cultivating a less-hurried existence and promoting a saner, safer community for children.
In this investigation of the epidemic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its most widely prescribed treatment, Ritalin, psychologist Rich...
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104,61 zł |
Bringing the Story Home: The Complete Guide to Storytelling for Parents
ISBN: 9780393322606 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lavishly endowed with over 100 original, hands-on activities for children aged three to ten, this book teaches parents to incorporate storytelling into household activities and to address real-life situations. In addition to folklore from our own and other cultures, it features a rich sampling of tales actually invented by children and their parents stories that will inspire readers to invent their own. " I]t's refreshing to see how a parent can kindle a child's imagination through the magic of the oral tradition." "Stage Directions" "After reading this unpretentious, delightful romp of a...
Lavishly endowed with over 100 original, hands-on activities for children aged three to ten, this book teaches parents to incorporate storytelling int...
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87,36 zł |
Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing
ISBN: 9780394757766 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, the preeminent child psychologist of our time gives us the results of his lifelong effort to determine what is most crucial in successful child-rearing. His purpose is not to give parents preset rules for raising their children, but rather to show them how to develop their own insights so that they will understand their own and their children's behavior in different situations and how to cope with it. Above all, he warns, parents must not indulge their impulse to try to create the child they would like to have, but should instead help each child fully develop into the person he...
In this book, the preeminent child psychologist of our time gives us the results of his lifelong effort to determine what is most crucial in successfu...
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82,99 zł |
Talking with Children about Loss: Words, Strategies, and Wisdom to Help Children Cope with Death, Divorce, and
ISBN: 9780399525438 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through captivating stories and thoughtful analysis, Maria Trozzi explains how to handle the difficult job of talking with children and adolescents about loss, with discussions about: * How children perceive and interpret events such as death, disability, and divorce * Guiding children through the four tasks of mourning * Helping children face funerals, wakes, and memorial services * Children's fears and fantasies: how they express them, and how to address them * Age-appropriate responses to children's questions and concerns * Talking to children about long-term illness, suicide,...
Through captivating stories and thoughtful analysis, Maria Trozzi explains how to handle the difficult job of talking with children and adolesc...
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104,83 zł |
From Chaos to Calm: Effective Parenting for Challenging Children with ADHD and Other Behavioral Problems
ISBN: 9780399526619 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three points of view-parent's, therapist's, and child's-make this the most practical guide on the market for raising a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or other behavioral issues.
Traditional parenting and discipline books aren't effective for parents who are dealing with kids with ADHD, OCD, depression or other disorders. They need a guide that will help them with the unique discipline and organization challenges kids with these issues have. When getting up, going to school, completing homework, helping with chores, and getting to bed all become battlegrounds, the... Three points of view-parent's, therapist's, and child's-make this the most practical guide on the market for raising a child with Attention Deficit Hy...
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104,83 zł |
The Gift of Learning: Proven New Methods for Correcting Add, Math & Handwriting Problems
ISBN: 9780399528095 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using the proven methods he developed to overcome dyslexia, Ron Davis adapts those techniques to help sufferers triumph over a variety of common learning disabilities, including:
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) ADHD (the hyperactive variety) Math deficiency (dyscalculia and acalculia) Handwriting problems (dysgraphia and agraphia) Outlining clear instructions, the author demonstrates that through a series of mental and physical exercises called "Orientation Counseling" and learning tools called "Symbol Mastery," those struggling with these conditions can now... Using the proven methods he developed to overcome dyslexia, Ron Davis adapts those techniques to help sufferers triumph over a variety of common learn...
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104,83 zł |
Bullyproof Your Child for Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying Forgood
ISBN: 9780399533181 / Angielski / Miękka / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. View our feature on Joel Haber's Bullyproof Your Child For Life. As featured in the New York Times-an expert's proven technique for stamping out bullying. "Bully Coach" Joel Haber, Ph.D., is one of the foremost experts in the prevention of bullying. A pioneer in the field, he has worked with thousands of kids, parents, teachers, counselors, and others to understand the root causes of the bullying dynamic-from identifying bully types to exposing the reasons why kids become bullies, targets, or bystanders-and stamp it out once and for all. Delivering a...
View our feature on Joel Haber's Bullyproof Your Child For Life. As featured in the New York Times-an expert's proven techniq...
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104,83 zł |
The Toxic Sandbox: The Truth about Environmental Toxins and Our Children's Health
ISBN: 9780399533631 / Angielski / Mi Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From pesticides to PCBs-what's a threat, what's not, and what to do about it.Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation-and find out what is and isn't a threat to children's health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald separates the facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research along with interviews with top medical, toxicological, and environmental experts, The Toxic Sandboxcovers a wide range of essential concerns, including:
- How can kids be... From pesticides to PCBs-what's a threat, what's not, and what to do about it.Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents...
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Who's Fit to be a Parent?
ISBN: 9780415066839 / Angielski / Twarda / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, the notion of parenting and parenthood has increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, government and politicians. More and more, parents are being held to account by society for their failure to deliver the sort of citizens it wants. But what are parents supposed to be doing? Are there some people inherently unfit to be parents? And does there exist a body of knowledge that defines fit parenting?
In recent years, the notion of parenting and parenthood has increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, g...
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599,95 zł |
Who's Fit to Be a Parent?
ISBN: 9780415066846 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years the notion of parenting and parenthood have increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, government and politicians. More and more, parents are being held to account by society for their failure to deliver the sort of citizens it wants. But what are parents supposed to be doing? Are there some people that are inherently unfit to be parents and does there exist a body of knowledge that defines fit parenting?
Who's fit to be a parent? covers this highly topical and important subject in a stimulating and accessible... In recent years the notion of parenting and parenthood have increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, g...
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166,89 zł |
The War for Children's Minds
ISBN: 9780415378550 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Behind headlines on the conflict in Iraq and global terrorism, a much deeper battle is raging over children and the values they should adopt. Political and religious leaders including Blair and Bush have been joined by the popular press in Enlightenment-bashing and bitter attacks on liberal parenting�, calling for a return to authority and religious tradition. How do we raise good children? How do we make good citizens? In defiant yet acute fashion, Stephen Law urges us to re-evaluate the liberal tradition of thinking about morality. Tackling authoritarian rhetoric head-on, he argues...
Behind headlines on the conflict in Iraq and global terrorism, a much deeper battle is raging over children and the values they should adopt. Politica...
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156,46 zł |
Rethinking Parent and Child Conflict
ISBN: 9780415930789 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing from Foucault's notion of power-knowledge-resistance and feminist poststructuralism to offer a re-theorisation of parent-child conflict that takes into account relationships between the individual and society, this text considers how race, class, gender and age interact with daily domestic practice to produce parent-child conflict.
Drawing from Foucault's notion of power-knowledge-resistance and feminist poststructuralism to offer a re-theorisation of parent-child conflict that t...
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912,96 zł |
Starting in Our Own Backyards: How Working Families Can Build Community and Survive the New Economy
ISBN: 9780415935883 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Containing interviews with more than 100 middle-class working parents in the Boston area, Bookman vividly illustrates the inherent conflicts faced by today's two-working-parent families and the often unfortunate consequences for the community. In an important departure from the ongoing debate, she offers a new paradigm for the relationship between paid and unpaid work that could invigorate both family life and the quality of civil society.
Containing interviews with more than 100 middle-class working parents in the Boston area, Bookman vividly illustrates the inherent conflicts faced by ...
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250,36 zł |
Raising Our Children to Be Resilient: A Guide to Helping Children Cope with Trauma in Today's World
ISBN: 9780415949064 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this timely and much-needed book, Linda Goldman addresses the many frightening events that impact our children by providing the reader with a seamless mixture of theory and practice garnered from her extensive experience in the field. Raising Our Children to Be Resilient includes trauma resolution techniques and case studies, discussions of the respective roles played by parents, teachers and the larger community as well as additional resources for those in a position to help children who have been traumatized. The goal of Raising Our Children to Be Resilient is exactly...
In this timely and much-needed book, Linda Goldman addresses the many frightening events that impact our children by providing the reader with a seaml...
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198,19 zł |
Top of the Class: How Asian Parents Raise High Achievers--And How You Can Too
ISBN: 9780425205617 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Asians and Asian-Americans make up 4% of the U.S. population...and 20% of the Ivy League. Now find out how they do it.
The numbers speak for themselves: 18% of Harvard's population; 25% of Columbia's; 42% of Berkeley's; 24% of Stanford's; 25% of Cornell's... What are Asian parents doing to start their kids on the road to academic excellence at an early age? What can all parents do to help their children ace tests, strive to achieve, and reach educational goals? In this book, two sisters-a doctor and a lawyer whose parents came from South Korea to the U.S. with two Asians and Asian-Americans make up 4% of the U.S. population...and 20% of the Ivy League. Now find out how they do it.
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104,83 zł |
Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment
ISBN: 9780425217016 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The classic power struggle between parents and children- demystified.
Nationally recognized behavior management expert Lynne Reeves Griffin offers a commonsense yet radical approach to parenting that will enable adults to win the tug-of-war with their children about what is, and isn't, acceptable behavior. This proactive plan provides parents with the tools to reclaim their authority, establish boundaries, and cease negotiation tactics such as rewards and punishments, based on the specific ages and temperaments of each child. Featuring anecdotes from more than 20 years of parental... The classic power struggle between parents and children- demystified.
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Parents Who Think Too Much: Why We Do It, How to Stop
ISBN: 9780440508120 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the baby boom generation came the genre of parenting books that told parents how to teach their kids everything from toilet training to developing self-esteem. Generally the message has been: go easy on your child, but hard on yourself. It is starting to become apparent, especially in the best of families, that giving your kids lots of choices, validating their feelings at great peril to your own and providing "enough" individual attention for each child is creating a generation of kids over whom we have no control. Cassidy argues that this comes from over-thinking our role as...
With the baby boom generation came the genre of parenting books that told parents how to teach their kids everything from toilet training to developin...
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82,99 zł |