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1) No-drama discipline: the whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child's developing mind
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"The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears--without causing a scene ..."--Cover.
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Outlines twelve key strategies for fostering healthy brain development in children to promote a calm and happy outlook, explaining how challenging child behaviors are rooted in immature left and right brain coordination and how parents can make informed adjustments to enable positive learning experiences.
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Award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring--because key twists in the science of child development have been overlooked. The authors discuss the inverse power of praise, why insufficient sleep adversely affects kids' capacity to learn, why white parents don't talk about race, why kids lie, why evaluation methods for "giftedness"...
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In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train.
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Esther Wojcicki“Woj” to her many friends and admirersis famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? Theyre the result of TRICK, Wojs secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and...
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PuddleDancer Press
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2004.
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1 online resource (48 pages)
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English
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"Your search for parenting tips that actually improve your family dynamics is over. While other parenting resources offer communication models or discipline techniques, this powerful, practical booklet offers the unique skills and perspective of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process. NVC stresses the importance of putting compassionate connection first to create a mutually respectful, enriching family dynamic filled with clear, heartfelt communication....
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"Prior to 1990, fewer than 5% of domestic infant adoptions were open. In 2012, 90% or more of adoption agencies are recommending open adoption. Yet these agencies do not often or adequately prepare either adopting parents or birth parents for the road ahead of them! The adult parties in open adoptions are left floundering. There are many resources on why to do open adoption, but what about how? Open adoption isn't just something parents do when they...
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Providing the basics of a child's emotional development, this book pays particular attention to children who have learning challenges related to autism, ADHD, sensory issues, or other developmental delays A short course for busy parents, teachers, and professionals, Helping Children with Their Feelings sets parents on a clear, practical path to increase their child's understanding of his or her own and others' feelings. Often young kids need remedial...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, 55 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
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English
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Pt 1. examines the concept of morality and how moral values are developed. --Pt. 2. examines moral development from early infancy through adolescence. Through an examination of the roles parents, society and schools play, it gives an understanding of how moral development can be nurtured and stimulated. (Magna Systems Inc, USA)
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Kiddy World Publishing
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2012.
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1 online resource (74 pages)
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English
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"WARNING: In The Wonder Weeks, full version, all ten leaps are described. This chapter book only describes the 10th leap.The Wonder Weeks, start fussy week 71, Wonder Week 75, Leap 10. How to stimulate your toddlers mental development and help him turn this predictable, great, fussy phases into a magical leap forward, describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all toddlers go through 75 weeks after the due date...
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Kiddy World Publishing
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2012.
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1 online resource (28 pages)
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English
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"WARNING: In The Wonder Weeks, full version, all ten leaps are described. This chapter book only describes the third leap.The Wonder Weeks Fussy and Wonder Week 12, Leap 3. How to stimulate your baby's mental development and help him turn this predictable, great, fussy phases into a magical leap forward, describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all babies go through 12 weeks after the due date.The book is based...
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2010
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1 online resource (255 p.)
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"Time to get tough, Mommies! Witty and fun, Life with Toddlers dishes out no-nonsense guidance and down to earth techniques. Pulling no punches, this mom of three lays out toddler discipline with empathy, and yes, a few migraines of her own! Most toddler books are filled with peachy, useless, it'll-be-fine advice. Well, no more!."--
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2010
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1 online resource (146 p.)
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English
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"What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective is a tender, revealing look at adoption from the parent perspective. Whether you are an adoptive parent, an adoptee, someone considering adoption, or simply curious about adoption dynamics, this book will touch your heart and increase your sensitivity to the challenges and joys that are unique to adoptive parenting."--
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Kiddy World Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
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1 online resource (20 pages)
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English
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"WARNING: In The Wonder Weeks, full version, all ten leaps are described. This chapter book only describes the first leap.The Wonder Weeks Fussy and Wonder Week 5, Leap 1. How to stimulate your baby's mental development and help him turn this predictable, great, fussy phases into a magical leap forward, describes in easy-to-understand terms the incredible developmental changes that all babies go through 5 weeks after the due date.The book is based...
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2011
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1 online resource (112 p.)
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"The decision about diapering is a big one - after all, most parents end up changing between 5,000-8,000 diapers per baby. Now that's a lot of diapers! With the state of the economy and the green movement, more moms tend to be looking at cloth diapers as a way to save money and the environment. Upon researching, you will find that modern cloth diapers are really hip, functional, and work just as well, if not better than disposables. You are probably...
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