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Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it's amazing what they can achieve. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers' everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child's social and moral development...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two parents share the extraordinary and inspirational story of how they sent six of their ten children to college by the age of twelve--and how any parent can achieve the same amazing success"--
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Touchstone hbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Award-winning teacher and bestselling author Clark ("The Essential 55") presents a riveting new book providing rules for parents and teachers to help kids succeed in school.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xi, 85 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In today's economy, where getting a good education has never been more important and school resources are stretched beyond points that most of us can remember, it is imperative that parents be fully engaged in their child's education, both at home and at school. Parents play an integral role regardless of their ability to assist their children in specific subject areas or skills by encouraging their student to promote competence, control, and positive...
Author
Publisher
Viva Editions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xx, 285 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education. Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys, who are most aware that their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they become disengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. There are dozens of books on underachieving boys, but most parents brave enough to lift one off the shelf are instantly intimidated by the footnotes, graphs, case studies,...
8) The ultimate guide to raising teens and tweens: strategies for unlocking your child's full potential
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 263 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A whole new set of parenting concerns arise during tween and teenhood that can be overwhelming for any parent. The Ultimate Guide to Raising Teens and Tweens offers a step-by-step plan for raising your adolescent through this tumultuous time. Douglas Haddad provides specific, proven tools for you to help your child become a problem solver and grow to be smart, successful, and self-disciplined. Every parent wants the best for their child, and these...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Description
"The French have a name for the uniquely hellish years between elementary school and high school: "l'âge ingrat" or "The Ugly Age." Characterized by a perfect storm of developmental changes-physical, psychological, and social-the middle-school years are a time of great distress for parents and children alike, marked by hurt, isolation, exclusion, competition, anxiety, and often outright cruelty. Some of this is inevitable; there are intrinsic challenges...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 298 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or lumped in with other developmental phases. Based on her many years working in schools, professional counselor Phyllis Fagell sees these years instead as a critical stage that parents can't afford to ignore (and though 'middle school' includes different grades in various regions, Fagell maintains that the ages make more of...
Author
Series
NAEYC volume 226
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
vii, 40 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 22 cm.
Language
English