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Overview: Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish "are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation" (Parent Magazine). Now, this bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to: Cope with your child's...
3) No-drama discipline: the whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child's developing mind
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"The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears--without causing a scene ..."--Cover.
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2010
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xxi, 222 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
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You don't have to say yes to prove that you love them. Nearly 95% of parents feel like they are overindulging their children, but feel powerless to stopping themselves. How to Unspoil Your Child Fast offers a straightforward and practical solution to fixing and preventing the problems of spoiling your children and offers concrete tips, simple strategies, and easy action steps for reversing the effects almost immediately. Feel more confident, competent,...
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"Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, but every family faces challenges that can be frustrating and overwhelming. For more than twenty-five years, internationally renowned clinical psychologist Thomas W. Phelan's 1-2-3 Magic has helped millions of parents, teachers, and caregivers raise independent, emotionally intelligent children and build happier, healthier families-all through an easy-to-understand program that you'll...
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English
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"Esther Wojcicki--"Woj" to her many friends and admirers--is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? They're the result of TRICK, Woj's secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration,...
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J. Wiley & Sons Canada
Pub. Date
c2011
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ix, 276 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Love your kids but not always their behavior? Alyson's democratic parenting approach is based on psychotherapeutic principles, but it isn't parenting theory-- it's parenting action. Here are quick-and-dirty solutions when you need them.
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Rex Forehand, Ph. D., and Nicholas Long, Ph. D., offer more than forty years of collective research in this step-by-step guide that has already helped countless parents improve their child's behavior as well as their entire family's relationship. Parenting the strong-willed child is a unique among parenting books because it is based on a clinical treatment program that really works. Drs. Forehand and Long provide you with the necessary tools for successfully...
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"Recent research indicates that experiences in nature are essential for healthy growth. Abundant time in natural settings seems to yield long-term benefits in kids' cognitive, emotional, and social development. How to Raise a Wild Child is a timely and engaging antidote, offering teachers, parents, and other caregivers the necessary tools to engender a meaningful, lasting connection between children and the natural world." - taken from cover page...
12) The entitlement-free child: raising confident and responsible kids in a "me, mine, now!" culture
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2009
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xii, 205 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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Raising confident and responsible kids in a "me, mine, now!" culture In a world of quick fixes and instant gratification, The Entitlement-Free Child is your essential resource for how and when to say no, how and when to praise, how to handle age-appropriate challenges, and how to set reasonable expectations-all while maintaining unconditional love. Expert advice for the newest and most in-demand parenting hot-button issue.
Parenting expert Karen...
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Abrams Image
Pub. Date
[2016]
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224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Ilana Wiles is not a good mother. She's not a bad mother either. Like most of us, she's normal. From the creator of the wildly popular blog Mommy Shorts comes Ilana Wiles's first humor book on remarkably average parenting. If you want solid advice about raising kids, this book is not for you. If you want to wallow in your own misery about how having kids is AWFUL, this book is not for you. This book pays homage to the every-parent and suggests that...
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New Harbinger Publications
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English
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By recognizing and accepting their childis feelings, parents can improve their childis emotional resilience. The Power of Validation is the first book to explain this critical process and offer parents skills they can use to validate and empower children in order to reduce behavioral problems, instill confidence, and increase childrenis ability to regulate their own emotions.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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First edition.
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xiv, 273 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"[This book] explores how today's parenting techniques and our myopic education system are failing to prepare children for their certain-to-be-uncertain futures -- and how we can reverse course to ensure their lasting adaptability, resilience, health, and happiness" -- From book jacket flap.
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Bantam Books
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English
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Identifies four stages of development between the ages of one and four, explaining to parents how to speak a toddler's language in each stage and handle such issues as tantrums, biting, sleeping problems, toilet learning, picky eating, stuttering, and separation anxiety.
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English
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When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. He peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create a testament to familial love.
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Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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xv, 129 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Coaching the Home Team is written for parents, or prospective parents who want to take their game to the next level. All parents who wants to get more out of their child and see them succeed in ways not yet imaged, need to look no further. Within these pages, they find the blueprint to winning all the time, at home and on the field. JT is a successful coach and parent. He takes what he knows about coaching kids on the field and puts it in easy-t0-digest...
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