Child category: 4509 books
ParentSpeak
What's Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children--and What to Say Instead
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of “parentspeak”—those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children.
Imagine if every time you praise your child with “Good job!” you’re actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say “Can you say thank...
Creative Centers and Homes
Infant Care, Planning and Developing Family Day Care, and Approaches to Designing and Creating the Child's Environment
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Creative Centers and Homes views childcare as an integral, vital, and comprehensive service for all families; infant care, family homes and centers; focusing on specific required services including licensing, location, extent of services, design and environment for learning and playing for young children,...
by Jane Barlow, Anita Schrader
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Emotional maltreatment is widespread and has a profoundly harmful effect on a child's development. The effects of abuse are often carried into adulthood, and emotionally abused children are more likely to experience a range of problems as adults including depression, substance misuse and eating disorders....
A Special Heart
An Amazing Journey of Hope, Love, and Courage in Raising a Special Child to Reach His Full Potential
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Judy Zimlichmans third child, Chaim, was born with Williams syndrome, and over the past thirty-nine years, shes helped him conquer challenges and enjoy special times. While Chaim may face intellectual and physical challenges, he loves peopleand they love him back. In sharing how she helped her son...
by Monica Davis
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Without mincing words, it is important that parents know that each child is unique and precious and by that I means that a parent must first and foremost consider the aftermath of potty training on a child’s emotional stability by first, sourcing for and digesting the right information before embarking...
Your Two-Year-Old
Terrible or Tender
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
Are two-year-olds really so terrible, or does the world have a slightly skewed view of this sometimes difficult, sometimes adorable lot? Drs. Ames and Ilg, recognized worldwide as authorities on child behavior and development, offer parents practical advice and enlightening psychological insights...
by Islay Downey, Kim Furnish
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
A new wave of abuse is happening behind the doors of family homes but it's one that many are too ashamed to discuss. Domestic violence used to mean an angry man beating a helpless female partner and child. But last year in the region of 12,000 parents called ParentLine to report violent children landing...
by Rhonda Ellen Shlanger
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Melissa was diagnosed with Autism as a young child. Autism affects social and communication skills, and also involves unusual repetitive behaviours. This is a true story that is not simply about the struggles of a child with Autism. This book captures the resilience, unconditional love and endless...
Bullying
Brilliant ideas for keeping your child safe and happy
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Bullying behaviour comes in many shapes and sizes, and being bullied in childhood can have lifelong effects. Recent UK research indicates that 1 in 4 primary school children and 1 in 10 secondary school children are bullied at least once a term. Bullying makes children lonely, unhappy and frightened....
by Allan Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015
You. Have. Cancer.
With those words, Michael Friedman, then 16 years old, began an intense 7-month rollercoaster of discovery, love, support and life. His father Allan was there with him every step of the way, and documented the entire journey through regular email updates...
Spare the Child
The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal beatings. This learned and deeply disturbing...
Preventing Child Maltreatment
Community Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2009
Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention: the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing environments in entire communities. The contributors are leading authorities who illuminate how contextual...
by John F. Hunt
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
John Hunt is a kind and gregarious man. His eyes twinkle and his face beams. He is a retired businessman and still retains that drive. I met John the summer of 2000. He came for the graduation ceremony of the crew of students that Jason had led, and we talked. Jason had a difficult course which is...
Attach Me if You Can
How to help children attach, feel safe and ultimately act lovable
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Paul Tournier stated: “At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.” In 1975 when I started seeing children in therapy at the Grand Rapids Child Guidance Clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan it seemed like the major problems...