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Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 336 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring--because key twists in the science of child development have been overlooked. The authors discuss the inverse power of praise, why insufficient sleep adversely affects kids' capacity to learn, why white parents don't talk about race, why kids lie, why evaluation methods for "giftedness"...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xvi, 298 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on the author's Positive Parenting Solutions online course to explain how to correct negative behaviors in children, introducing the psychological theories of Alfred Adler on using empowerment to promote healthy child development.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A clear, actionable, sometimes humorous (but always science-based) guide for parents on how to shape their kids into honest, kind, generous, confident, independent, and resilient people...who just might save the world one day"--
Melinda Wenner Moyer was regularly asked to investigate and address all kinds of parenting questions: how to potty train, when and whether to get vaccines, and how to help kids sleep through the night. But as Melinda's children...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2025]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Most parents understand that unstructured play time is good for a child's attention span and creativity, but new science has discovered that specific, deliberate, playful interaction with parents is the key to their healthy emotional development and later resilience as well. Tina Payne Bryson and Georgie Wisen-Vincent explain, this doesn't mean getting on all fours and making toy car sounds or enrolling a child in mommy-and-me classes; it's the daily,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and thereby a particular kind of adult. In The Gardener and the Carpenter, the pioneering...
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Physical Desc
35 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This friendly, encouraging book introduced and reinforces where and when to use an 'indoor voice' or an 'outdoor voice. A special section for adults offers activities and discussion starters for home, school, and childcare"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2014].
Physical Desc
xvi, 300 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The beloved and respected TV disciplinarian and star of the new TLC show "Family SOS with Jo Frost" outlines the five tenets of "disciplined parenting," which are the limits and routines parents need to have in place around sleep, food, play dates, early learning and manners.
Author
Publisher
Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 248 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"As children grow, some of the terms listed on this book's front cover may be used to describe them on occasion. When there seems to be a recurrent pattern of one or more of these types of behavior, however, something may be wrong. As a parent, if you have noticed something "off" about the way your child has been acting, perhaps it's time to take a closer look at what might actually going on--before it gets worse. What to Do About Your Troubled Child...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager reveals the new science of motivating young people aged ten through twenty-five in an illuminating and practical book that is a must-read for managers, parents, educators, coaches, and mentors everywhere"--
"Developmental psychologist David Yeager--who has worked alongside Angela Duckworth (Grit), Carol Dweck (Mindset), and Paul Tough (How Children Succeed)--reveals the new science of motivating...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
As parents, the impulse to protect our children is strong, but that very protection can end up handicapping them for life. Rather than seek to save them from the hard things, parents must teach their kids how to cope with and rise above their problems. Whether your child is dealing with a difficult family situation, bullies, the loss of friends, the death of a loved one, discrimination, abuse, a teen pregnancy, or even just trying to make sense of...
Author
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Whoops! Little Luvvie loves her mom. She loves her sister. And she loves doing nice things for other people. But what happens when doing something nice means breaking some rules? Little Luvvie is about to find out.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
325 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An anti-anxiety toolkit of easy-to-understand methods for recognizing anxious behaviors and identifying the causes of worried thinking"--
Now more than ever, kids need to feel empowered as they work through anxiety, overwhelm, and uncertainty brought on by the world around them. With its helpful, hands-on suggestions and tips, SUPERPOWERED will be embraced by every kid with insecurities, worries, and anxious thoughts. Renee Jain (founder of GoZen!)...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
vii, 257 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Building Boys offers tips and tools that parents can use to help boys move beyond persistent gender stereotypes to full humanity. Understanding, acknowledging, and respecting male development is key to facilitating boys' growth and making the world a safer place for humans of all genders."--
Confounded by rapidly changing gender norms, today's parents are attempting to raise kind, compassionate, emotionally sensitive boys in a society that simultaneously...
Author
Publisher
Unhooked Books, an imprint of High Conflict Institute Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
235 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The authors present an approach to parenting all children that draws on the fields of neuroscience and early childhood mental health to give insight on misbehaviors and how to produce lasting change.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
1995.
Edition
First Holt paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A leading educator discusses the importance of the first six years to a child's normal physical and emotional development.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xx, 211 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In quick hits, small bites, and short lists of essential, commonsense and occasionally creative advice, pediatrician Rotbart answers a parents three most commonly asked questions: what do my kids need from me? what must I do to be a good parent? how can I avoid feeling guilty for not doing everything? His aim is to help parents maximize and optimize time spent with their kids and realize that there is ample opportunity for active and passive positive...
Author
Language
English
Description
Temperamentally difficult children can confuse and upset even experienced parents and teachers. They often act defiant, stubborn, loud, aggressive, or hyperactive. They can also be clingy, shy, whiny, picky, and impossible at bedtime, mealtimes, and in public places. This landmark book has been completely revised to include the latest information on ADHD, medications, and a reassuring approach.
In this parenting classic, Dr. Stanley Turecki, one...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xxxi, 293 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"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,...