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Raising a Thinking Preteen: The "I Can Problem Solve" Program for 8-To 12-Year-Olds
ISBN: 9780805066425 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In her bestselling Raising a Thinking Child, Myrna B. Shure introduced her nationally acclaimed "I Can Problem Solve" program, which helps four to seven-year-olds develop essential skills to resolve daily conflicts and think for themselves. With Raising a Thinking Preteen, Shure has tailored this plan especially for eight-to twelve-year-olds as they approach the unique challenges of adolescence. The preteen years are often the last opportunity for parents to teach their children how to think for themselves. This book is the only source with a proven plan to help them do... In her bestselling Raising a Thinking Child, Myrna B. Shure introduced her nationally acclaimed "I Can Problem Solve" program, which helps f... |
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Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society
ISBN: 9780805075137 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A thoughtful and valuable resource for parents and teachers looking for alternative approaches to education." --Booklist As our children are pushed harder than ever to perform so that they will one day "make the grade" in the adult world, parents are beginning to question the wisdom of scheduling childhood's basic pleasures. In Reclaiming Childhood, William Crain argues that rather than trying to control a young child, the best a parent can offer is "a patient and unobtrusive presence that gives the child the security and the freedom to explore the world on her own."... "A thoughtful and valuable resource for parents and teachers looking for alternative approaches to education." --Booklist As our chil... |
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Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting and Stepparenting on Children: A Case Study of Visual Agnosia
ISBN: 9780805801873 / Angielski / Miękka / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, a result of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, explores developmental and clinical evidence of how divorce, and the transition to single parenting and stepparenting affects children. Many of the articles collected here look at the legal measures being used to make such transitions easier for families.
This book, a result of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, explores developmental and clinical evi...
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Parent-Child Relations Throughout Life
ISBN: 9780805808223 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of parent-child relationships has long been of interest to behavioral scientists, both for its theoretical importance and for its practice and policy implications. There are, however, certain limitations to the knowledge in this area. First, research on parents and children is spread throughout a number of disciplines and as a consequence is not well integrated. Further, there has been little dialogue among researchers concerned with parents of young children and those interested in middle-aged and elderly parents and their offspring. The present volume predicates the notion that...
The study of parent-child relationships has long been of interest to behavioral scientists, both for its theoretical importance and for its practice a...
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Stepfamilies : Who Benefits? Who Does Not?
ISBN: 9780805815443 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work addresses the social phenomenon of stepfamilies, acknowledging their growing numbers and examining the social factors that lead to their prevalence. It queries how stepchildren are raised; how such families function in later life; and how public policy should adapt to these families.
This work addresses the social phenomenon of stepfamilies, acknowledging their growing numbers and examining the social factors that lead to their pre...
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The Psychology of Parental Control : How Well-meant Parenting Backfires
ISBN: 9780805835403 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children? What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they value supporting children's autonomy? Are there alternatives to control and how might we apply them in important domains of children's lives, such as school and sports? This book addresses these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of parental control, as well as its consequences for children's adjustment and well-being. While the topic of parental control is not new, there has been controversy about the concept, with some researchers and...
What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children? What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they value supporting...
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The Psychology of Parental Control: How Well-Meant Parenting Backfires
ISBN: 9780805835410 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children? What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they value supporting children's autonomy? Are there alternatives to control and how might we apply them in important domains of children's lives, such as school and sports? This book addresses these and other questions about the meaning and predictors of parental control, as well as its consequences for children's adjustment and well-being. While the topic of parental control is not new, there has been controversy about the concept, with some researchers and...
What is parental control? Is it positive or negative for children? What makes parents controlling with their children, even when they value supporting...
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Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development
ISBN: 9780805842425 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents thinking and research on linkages among socioeconomic status, parenting and child development. The contributors represent an array of different disciplines, and approach the issues from a variety of perspectives. Accordingly, their take on how SES matters in the lives of children varies. This volume is divided into two parts. Part 1 concerns the constructs and measurement of SES and Part 2 discusses the functions and effects of SES. Each part presents four substantive chapters on the topic followed by an interpretive and constructively critical commentary. The chapters -...
This volume presents thinking and research on linkages among socioeconomic status, parenting and child development. The contributors represent an arra...
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Parenting: An Ecological Perspective
ISBN: 9780805848076 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Parenting: An Ecological Perspective was originally created in 1993 to answer questions such as: Why do parents differ markedly in the ways in which they care for their children? What factors contribute to individual differences in parenting behavior? The framework used for addressing these questions is the ecological perspective developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner, who recognized that children's development is influenced by the interactions that they have over time with the people, objects, and symbols in their immediate environment. Luster and Okigaki have updated the original text focusing on...
Parenting: An Ecological Perspective was originally created in 1993 to answer questions such as: Why do parents differ markedly in the ways in which t...
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Family Investments in Children's Potential: Resources and Parenting Behaviors That Promote Success
ISBN: 9780805848717 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The papers in this volume bring together a cross-disciplinary mix of researchers - developmental psychologists, evolutionary biologists, economists, anthropologists, and sociologists - working on the common theme of investments in children. The inter-disciplinary conceptual framework adopted by this collection of papers is loosely built around the idea that there are two broad dimensions of parental investments. These include resources (e.g., income, wealth) on the one hand, and behaviors (e.g., parental instrumental support and parental activities that promote warmth, socialization, and...
The papers in this volume bring together a cross-disciplinary mix of researchers - developmental psychologists, evolutionary biologists, economists, a...
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Raising a Responsible Child: How Parents Can Avoid Indulging Too Much and Rescuing Too Often
ISBN: 9780806518244 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the scurry of modern life, parents often can't resist giving in to children's demands or solving their problems just to keep peace. "Raising a Responsible Child" offers tried-and-true methods to teach children how to handle emotions in a more mature and constructive manner--which results in higher self-esteem and a happier outlook on life, for child and parent alike.
In the scurry of modern life, parents often can't resist giving in to children's demands or solving their problems just to keep peace. "Raising a Resp...
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Bereaved Children: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals
ISBN: 9780807023075 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada, Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping children and adolescents cope with the emotional, religious, social, and physical consequences of a loved one's death. The result is an indispensable reference for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, and clergy. Topics covered include what to say and what not to say when explaining death to very young children; how teenagers grieve differently from children and adults; how to translate Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish...
Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada, Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping ch...
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Fathering Daughters: Reflections by Men
ISBN: 9780807062197 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with a father's dramatic account of the birth of his daughter and ending with an imminent death, this volume presents 20 essays in which writers grapple with being fathers of daughters.
Beginning with a father's dramatic account of the birth of his daughter and ending with an imminent death, this volume presents 20 essays in which wri...
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Teaching Your Child to Love Learning: A Guide to Doing Projects at Home
ISBN: 9780807744710 / Angielski / Miękka / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The project approach has long been a tremendous tool for educators working with young children. In this book, three experienced teachers show parents, grandparents, and other caregivers how to do meaningful and exciting projects at home with their children in their home and community.
The project approach has long been a tremendous tool for educators working with young children. In this book, three experienced teachers show parents,...
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The Positive Parent: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Successful Children from Birth-Adolescence
ISBN: 9780807748084 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A noted clinical child psychologist shows parents how to help their children reach their full potential through the power of positive parenting. He provides practical guidelines to help parents learn how to avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression, and much more.
A noted clinical child psychologist shows parents how to help their children reach their full potential through the power of positive parenting. He pr...
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The Tween Years: A Parent's Guide for Surviving Those Terrific, Turbulent, and Trying Times
ISBN: 9780809229956 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Barbie and G.I. Joe are on their way out and makeup and questionable attire are on their way in, parents are often perplexed at how to handle their quickly and constantly changing child. The Tween Years offers some solutions. A guide to understanding their child between the volatile years of 9 and 13, this book provides parents with a wealth of commonsense, no-nonsense advice on situations ranging from simple parent/child conflicts to the essentials of communication and encouragement. Featuring humorous personal stories, parent questions and answers, and psychologist... When Barbie and G.I. Joe are on their way out and makeup and questionable attire are on their way in, parents are often perplexed at how to handle ... |
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Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
ISBN: 9780809297658 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TOP CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS OFFER EXPERT INSIGHT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR RAISING STRONG KIDS IN TODAY'S COMPLICATED WORLD -Thoughtful and sound in its approach, practical and clear in its suggestions, direct and supportive in its tone, Raising Resilient Children is the perfect book for parents searching for a caring method to help their children grow into healthy, happy, loving, and mature adults.---William Pollack, Ph.D., author of Real Boys -. . . the down-to-earth strategies ensure this title will be used as well as read . . . truly... TOP CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS OFFER EXPERT INSIGHT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR RAISING STRONG KIDS IN TODAY'S COMPLICATED WORLD -Tho... |
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Talking It Over: A Workbook for Character Development
ISBN: 9780810842694 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Talking it Over is a book written for parents, for teachers, and for guidance counselors, intended as a tool for character development. It emphasizes building supportive climates that promote ethical development, while stressing listening, dialogue, and problem solving. In particular, it places an emphasis on adults working with children to define their beliefs, set goals, and articulate objectives. Parents and educational professionals will view this book as a tool that will help them engage children in conversations about ideas that matter. The book contains sets of worksheets, definitions,...
Talking it Over is a book written for parents, for teachers, and for guidance counselors, intended as a tool for character development. It emphasizes ...
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Self-Advocacy: The Ultimate Teen Guide
ISBN: 9780810856462 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Young people come to realize, sometimes painfully early, that it isn't always possible to depend on adults to make sure they are treated safely, fairly, and legally. When teens are faced with situations that are unfair, immoral, illegal, and unjust, they do not need to be victims. They can learn to speak up for themselves effectively to improve their own lives and the lives of others. The skill of self-advocacy rarely comes naturally for teens. Self-Advocacy: The Ultimate Teen Guide offers a set of skills for young people to sort through and acquire and encourages them to speak up about what...
Young people come to realize, sometimes painfully early, that it isn't always possible to depend on adults to make sure they are treated safely, fairl...
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Sticks and Stones: 7 Ways Your Child Can Deal with Teasing, Conflict, and Other Hard Times
ISBN: 9780812932409 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sticks and Stones helps parents teach kids how to speak up for themselves more assertively, gently, and effectively. Each chapter, based on the characteristics of a particular bird, uses a wealth of examples and imaginative exercises to give kids the confidence to speak truth to power.
This unique guide, beautifully illustrated with line drawings of each bird and informed by the author's gentle humor, will help kids be effective communicators and includes easy-to-follow exercises and sample scripts. Examples include: Shut down bullies (The Way of the Blue Jay) Overcome... Sticks and Stones helps parents teach kids how to speak up for themselves more assertively, gently, and effectively. Each chapter, based on the...
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