Child category: 4509 books
by Louise Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
A how-to manual for yoga with kids in classrooms and therapeutic settings.
If you are a parent of a child with special needs or a professional who works with one, you know how challenging it can be for them to sit still, to cope with change, to focus on self-soothing strategies, and to interact...
Turning the Hourglass
Children’S Passage Through Traumas and Past Lives
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Turning the Hourglass: Childrens Passage Through Traumas and Past Lives, is a collection of stories written from the childs point of view. It is based on the therapeutic model that Christine has developed which includes Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents and Regression Therapy. Emerging...
Helping Children with Their Feelings
Activities & Games for All Kinds of Kids
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
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...
Safe and Sound
Protecting Your Child in an Unpredictable World
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1995
Drawing on research in child development and extensive interviews with families, journalist Vanessa Ochs helps parents make sensible, age-appropriate decisions about when to protect and when to let go and provides strategies for taming their irrational fears and transforming them into manageable ones....
by Colby Pearce
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
A child's capacity to cope with adversity and 'stand on their own two feet' is seen as critical to their development, well-being, and future independence and success in adulthood. Psychological strength, or resilience, directly affects a child's capacity to cope with adversity.
This book provides...
Parenting Made Easy – the Middle Years
A Bag of Tricks Approach to Parenting the 6-12 Year Old
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
No longer a toddler not yet a teen-ager, the middle years can be a challenging time for parents. Yet it is a vital time to establish the kinds of family values that you want before the turbulent teen years begin.
If you have ever felt challenged by your childs behaviour, have felt that you...
by T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua Sparrow
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
For decades, new parents have relied on Dr. Brazelton's wisdom. But all "Brazelton babies" grow up. Now at last, the internationally famous pediatrician, in collaboration with an eminent child psychiatrist, has brought his unique insights to the "magic" preschool and first-grade...
Through Assessment to Consultation
Independent Psychoanalytic Approaches with Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Winnicott’s description of "doing something else" or "working as a psychoanalyst" when not engaged in the actual analysis of his patients resonates with the child psychotherapist today. Individual psychotherapy is certainly a valuable part of the work but much of the time the...
How to Raise an Adult
Stop Overparenting and Prepare Your Kid for Success in Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Raising healthy, well-balanced and successful children is something which most of us aspire to. It is also something which is incredibly complex and difficult to achieve and many parents can fall into the deadly trap of 'overparenting ' their children.This is not because of a desire to harm their child,...
Dyslexia Unravelled
An Irish Guide to a Global Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Does your child struggle to read or write? Do you suspect they have dyslexia, or have they recently been diagnosed with dyslexia? Are you wondering where do you go from here?
A diagnosis of dyslexia can be both a relief and a frustration. From her unique perspective as a professional speech...
Just a Little Too Thin
How to Pull Your Child Back from the Brink of an Eating Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
At a time when 81 percent of ten-year-old girls say they are afraid of being fat, early dieting is clearly a widespread problem. However, the difference between being "just a little too thin" and having a full-blown eating disorder can be hard for even the most involved parent to distinguish....
Adoptees' Ethnic Identity Within Family and Social Contexts
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 150
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
This special issue addresses the construction of ethnic identity among international transracial adoptees, which typically involve the placement of Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Multiracial children with White parents. International transracial adoptees, similar to immigrants, navigate a cultural and...
Progress toward a Literate World
Early Reading Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 155
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2017
In order to work toward eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals significantly include universal primary education, gender equality, and empowering women. Effective early literacy instruction plays a critical role in achieving these goals.
From...
by Mallika Chopra
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
The author of 100 Promises to My Baby explores 100 questions children ask, sometimes whimsical, often mystical, and shares some insights on how to foster a child's imagination, creativity, and sense of self.
"As a mom, I realized early on that my children were looking to me for answers,"...