Child Development category: 2058 books
"If You Turned into a Monster"
Transformation through Play: A Body-Centred Approach to Play Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2007
Draw me a picture of what you would look like if you turned into a monster.' Dennis McCarthy's work with distressed or traumatized children begins with an exercise that is simple but very effective: he invites the child to communicate with him in their own way, through the non-verbal language of play....
Play The Forest School Way
Woodland Games and Crafts for Adventurous Kids
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Help your child connect with nature, be adventurous and most of all have fun, with these woodland games, crafts and other activities from Forest School.
The rise of the Forest School movement in recent years is part of a groundswell of concern about the wellbeing of our children, with many...
by Edie Hand, Judy Kuriansky
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Adolescence is a time of change and growing pains, making it especially challenging for a child's self-esteem. Expert psychologist Judy Kuriansky and author Edie Hand explore these challenges in31 Things to Raise a Child's Self-esteemto help you instill values in your adolescents and create a healthy environment in which they can thrive.
Parenting an Only Child
The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2001
By a child-care authority and mother of an only child, this useful, knowledgeable book provides sound advice on creating an enriching environment that's stimulating and enjoyable for only children and their parents alike.
The Pressured Child
Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book, thebestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids–and provides a deeply humane response.
“How...
The Spiritual Child
The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
In The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows that children who have a positive, active relationship to spirituality:
* are...
Parenting Without Fear
The Foundation for Raising Balanced Children in a Healing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Psychologist William Levin alerts us to the fact that we are receiving guiding signals from our children's innocent nature throughout their childhoods. Those signals come to us through our children themselves, from what Dr. Levin coins the Genius of Life (GoL) program within them. The GoL program uses...
by Victoria Mason
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Raising children has NEVER been completely free from anxiety! It must be admitted that parents today face tremendous pressures, some of them on an unprecedented scale.
For parents who are not prepared to deal with them appropriately, these pressures can take a real toll on the job they do as...
Living With Aspergers Syndrome
ASD or DSM 5 Aspergers in kids, teens, girls/women & adults with long term autism or high functioning asperger behavior symptoms, signs, test diagnosing & treatments
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
"How To Finally Handle Your Child's Aspergers...With These Easy Directions"
Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is a type of developmental condition under the Autism Spectrum Disorder.
While these children usually exhibit certain behavioral, physical, and social shortcomings, they can make up...
Child Psychology in Action
Linking Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Originally published in 1986, there was a divorce between the immense amount of research taking place in child psychology and the real world of professional carers or teachers working with children at the time. The aim of this book was therefore to examine the relationship between research and practice...
by Laurence Steinberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Most parents do a pretty good job of raising kids, says psychologist Laurence Steinberg, but truly effective parenting means not just relying on natural instincts but also on knowing what works and why. In The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Dr. Steinberg distills decades of research into...
by Nancy Copeland
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Fishes could be an amazing household pet. Among all the animals, they are the easiest to care for plus they don't really take so much room. However, most kids lose their interest in fishes rather fast especially those children who want to have a pet which they can cuddle up with. They tend to be...
by Angela Reuss
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Are You Dealing with the “I Want it Now!” Attitude from Your Child?Some call it entitlement, some call it laziness, others call it the affliction of today’s parenting landscape.What is it?It’s the commonly accepted idea that it’s okay for kids to be spoiled, overindulged, and...
Unseen Worlds
Looking Through the Lens of Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
The child's world often revolves around dreams and fantasy. Imaginary friends, places and play can seem entirely real, and yet in dismissing these as 'just your imagination', many adults cut a tie that can be the key to understanding a child.
Unseen Worlds explores children's experiences of...