Child Development category: 2058 books

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Raising Drug-Free Kids

100 Tips for Parents

by Aletha Solter
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009

In a nation where an estimated 25 percent of high-school seniors use illegal substances on a monthly basis, parents are wise to be concerned about setting their children on a drug-free course. While much advice handed out these days focuses on teen behavior and on what to do once drugs have become...
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Jesus, Your Baby and You

A guide to trusting God during your pregnancy

by Helen Goldenberg, Olly Goldenberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015

About the Book Why has God given you this child at this particular time? God's plans for your child were known before conception and God wants to meet with them whilst they are in the womb. The nurturing of their future calling begins in the womb. Helen and Olly show us from the Bible that God is...
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by George Isaac
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2001

This book is a unique, short, and practical guide to doing psychiatric evaluations of children for clinical purposes. The author uses his experience as a child psychiatrist during the past three decades, in United States, India, and Canada to provide practical insights into the art of doing excellent...
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by Sara Park
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013

“Clever Carter” is a story about a young boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is a picture book that was written for children, to provide an understanding about the disorder. The book teaches about some of the common behaviors of ASD. Though initially geared towards young children, it grants...
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Fish Don't Climb Trees

A Whole New Look at Dyslexia: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges - Enjoying the Gift

by Sue Blyth Hall
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014

Everyone is learning able, some individuals just don’t learn the way they are taught. If you have just discovered you or your child might be dyslexic, or so-called learning disabled, I offer five Rs: REALISE what you are dealing with, what your choices are, and how to enjoy your full potential. Observe...
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Social and Emotional Education in Primary School

Integrating Theory and Research into Practice

by Carmel Cefai, Valeria Cavioni
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013

This book synthesizes concepts, findings, and best practices for a complete guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional education (SEE) programs. Emphasizing "caught" as well as taught lessons, it offers a whole-school framework for SEE, with content, rationales,...
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The Scientist In The Crib

Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn

by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N Meltzoff, Patricia K Kuhl
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009

This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is...
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Teach Your Own

The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling

by John Holt, Pat Farenga
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009

The classic and indispensable work on teaching children at home, fully updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and the growing new generation of homeschooling parents Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded edition...
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Medical and Mental Health During Childhood

Psychosocial Perspectives and Positive Outcomes

by Laura Nabors
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of medical and mental illness in children, detailing how psychological, academic, and social functioning can be enhanced – and inherent challenges overcome – in young patients. The volume describes best-practices in depth, including how to ensure...
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Handbook of Response to Intervention

The Science and Practice of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

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Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015

The Second Edition of this essential handbook provides a comprehensive, updated overview of the science that informs best practices for the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) processes within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to facilitate the academic success of all students. The...
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Trusting What You're Told

How Children Learn from Others

by Paul L. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012

If children were little scientists who learn best through firsthand observations and mini-experiments, how would a child discover that the earth is round—never mind conceive of heaven as a place someone might go after death? Trusting What You’re Told begins by reminding us of a basic truth: Most of what we know we learned from others.
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We've Got Issues

Children and Parents in the Age of Medication

by Judith Warner
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010

In her provocative new book, New York Times-bestselling author Judith Warner explores the storm of debate over whether we are overdiagnosing and overmedicating our children who have "issues." In Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety, Judith Warner explained what's gone wrong with...
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Responding to Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents

A Professional's Guide to Identification, Intervention and Support

by Steven Walker
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012

Self-harm is a growing problem in children and young people but it can be hard to understand and difficult to recognise. Responding to Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents will help professionals to understand self-harm and respond appropriately. It covers what the risk factors are, including social...
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The Little Boy Book

A Guide to the First Eight Years

by Sheila Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012

Complete, authoritative, and sensible, The Little Boy Book draws on four years of research, and numerous studies and interviews, to address the special needs of raising a boy today. Two writers, both parents of boys and one an early childhood educator, guide you from the day you bring your "little...
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