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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min., 43 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Observe how preschoolers begin to use language, mental imagery and symbolic thinking; think of past and future events; and think about their own thinking. See preschoolers as they start to clearly express themselves and grasp sophisticated mental activities, including emotion, motivation, intention and memory. Learn how neural bridges grow and strengthen a child's intellect, widely studied development theories of cognitive development and how to encourage...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min., 20 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This program looks at the development of the 'sense of self' in middle childhood. It covers social cognition, the impact of family relationships on social and emotional development, before and after school childcare, the formation and function of the peer group and the role of the school.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 20 min., 5 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this DVD Piaget's theory of concrete operational development is looked at. It details information processing, cognitive advances and language development. How the school and parents function in respect to the classroom, bilingual education and IQ and achievement tests are also discussed.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 28 min., 21 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From raging tantrums to fits of giggles, it's no secret that toddlers are skilled at expressing their emotions. One minute they anger a friend, the next they comfort the same child. Learn about theory of the mind and how toddlers come to understand how their actions can affect others. Examine how gender and temperament play a role in development. Observe toddlers interacting with family and peers as they develop attachments and social bonds.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (5 video files, approximately 200 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important--and astoundingly simple--thing you can do for your child's future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice"--
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 292 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When children are guided in healthy ways, their minds blossom and they are able to reach their full potential--academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. In his previous bestseller, Why Do They Act That Way?, Dr. David Walsh, an expert at translating cutting-edge neuroscience findings into practical parenting suggestions, showed how to manage the difficult teenage years by understanding how the adolescent brain develops. Now he's written...
11) The philosophical baby: what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 288 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Fiftieth Anniversary Edition.
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
xvi, 303 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In this enduring classic, rich with deep, original insight into the nature of early learning, John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (33 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Introduces babies and toddlers to their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, as well as their hands and feet in three different languages: English, Spanish, and French. This whimsical introduction to the human form features delightful imagery of children, animals, puppets, famous paintings and scuptures, classic music and every childs favorite interactive song, "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes".
Author
Series
Publisher
Fusion
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Emotions are like a rainbow--there is a color for every one we feel. And when the confused feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it's time for The Pink Book! Simple activities, tips, and tricks help young readers whose confused pink shines brightest in the rainbows of their colorful minds. They can turn the pages from front to back or back to front. They can use every single page or open the book to just one random page. Soon, the other colors...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xiii, 179 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In The Learning Brain, Torkel Klingberg urges us to use the insights of neuroscience to improve the education of our children. The book focuses in particular on 'working memory'--our ability to concentrate and to keep relevant information in our head while ignoring distractions (a topic the author covered in The Overflowing Brain). Research shows enormous variation in working memory among children, with some ten-year-olds performing at the level...
18) A mind at a time
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Distributed by ConsumerVision
Pub. Date
1999, c1997
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shows how brain development in children up to age three is influenced by such things as interaction, touch, stable relationships, safe environments, self-esteem, quality child care, play, communication, music, and reading.
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