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Leap into the wonderful world of Fruityland(r) where anything is
possible Join Oliver and his friends as they embark in their yellow
school bus on an exciting strawberry adventure. From an enchanted
path with talking trees to a friendly giant with flying horses,
young readers will experience the sensation of soaring and swooping
over valleys, fields, and meadows while learning priceless
nutritional facts along the way.
Every new parent has been there-sleepdeprived, exhausted, and
pacing the floor at 3:00 a.m. with an irritable baby who is having
difficulty calming down and going back to sleep. In "Secrets of a
Baby Nurse," a medical professional relies on scientific research,
personal study, and a lifelong adoration of babies to provide
parents with valuable tips that will lead them to discover the
delight of a well-rested, tranquil, and happy child-and most
importantly, a good night's sleep for everyone.
Marsha Podd, a seasoned maternal-infant nurse and lactation
specialist, shares her professional expertise in reading the body
language of thousands of babies in order to teach parents how to
interpret a baby's cues, create a perfect sleep environment, and
initiate a peaceful detachment. You'll learn how to
ensure a healthy womb environment; encourage a newborn toward
daytime wakefulness; build consistent daily rhythms around sleep
and food; observe and react to your baby's signals; avoid
postpartum depression; stay in a routine and still have a life
outside the home.
"Secrets of a Baby Nurse" offers step-by-step, practical advice
that will help any parent create a serene, joy-filled relationship
with their child.
Compares the parenting advice of five well-known experts. Most
parents lack the time, training, and other resources needed to
consult the extensive research on parenting that has been produced
by scientific study. Instead, many rely on advice from a few
well-known authorities in popular books, newspaper columns, and
other media. This work takes a critical look at the advice of five
experts - Benjamin Spock, T. Berry Brazelton, James Dobson,
Penelope Leach and John Rosemond - then compares that with the
findings of hundreds of empirical studies on children. The focus is
on major parenting problems, including persistent infant crying,
toilet training, early day care, discipline, adolescent sexuality
education, substance abuse, and the influence of television and
other electronic media. A final chapter summarizes the accuracy of
each expert's advice compared with research findings, points out
the common ground between experts, and summarizes their major
strategies and biases. In some cases, a substantial gap exists
between expert advice and scientific research findings. and
students will find this book not only helpful, but also
illuminating. Rankin's meticulous analysis points out areas of
agreement and dispute between some of the most quoted parenting
experts in the field, and, perhaps even more revealing, areas where
their widely quoted pronouncements deviate from research and
clinical evidence. Makes sense of often conflicting parenting
experts and how their advice can clash with scientific research
Offers parents an understanding of 'best practices' as identified
by research. Explains the multitude of elements (other than
research and practice) that shape the advice of experts Focuses on
a critical analysis of the advice of five often conflicting, but
very well known, authors on parenting.
One of America's most celebrated educators teaches parents how to
create extraordinary children-in the classroom and beyond
In his bestselling book, "Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire," readers
were introduced to Rafe Esquith and his extraordinary students in
Hobart Elementary School's Room 56. Using his amazing and inspiring
classroom techniques, Esquith has helped thousands of children
learn to maximize their potential. In "Lighting Their Fires,"
Esquith shows that children aren't born extraordinary; they become
that way as a result of parents and teachers who instill values
that serve them not just in school, but for the rest of their
lives. Framed by a class trip to a major league baseball game,
"Lighting Their Fires" moves inning by inning through concepts that
help children build character and develop enriching lives. Whether
he is highlighting the importance of time management or offering a
step-by-step discussion of how children can become good decision
makers, Esquith shows how parents can equip their kids with all the
tools they need to find success and have fun in the process. Using
examples from classic films and great books, he stresses the value
of sacrifice, the importance of staying true to oneself, and the
danger that television can pose to growing young minds. "Lighting
Their Fires" is that rarest of education books: one that explains
not just how to make our children great students, but how to make
them thoughtful and honorable people.
The Internet has transformed the way people research, shop, conduct
business, and communicate. But the Internet and technologies that
enable online interaction and access to a variety of content can be
a perilous place for minors 8 to 18. The dangers are real, and
parents and teachers today are confronted with many threats they
simply do not understand. This book shares the risks of the
Internet by detailing recent, real-world tragedies and revealing
some of the secrets of online activities. It provides a pragmatic
approach to help parents and teachers protect children against the
threats of going online. Parents and teachers are often
ill-equipped to deal with the variety of devices and applications
such as email, instant messaging, browsing, blogs, cell phones, and
personal digital assistant devices (PDAs) that can facilitate the
dangers lurking online. How to Protect Your Children on the
Internet offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which youth
use such technologies and exposes the risks they represent. At the
same time, it provides a roadmap that will enable parents and
teachers to become more engaged in children's online activities,
arming them with techniques and tips to help protect their
children. Smith underscores his arguments through chilling,
real-life stories, revealing approaches people are using to deceive
and to conceal their activities online. Filled with practical
advice and recommendations, his book is indispensable to anyone who
uses the Internet and related technologies, and especially to those
charged with keeping children safe.
While there are some books and articles about the importance of
understanding in-school learning style and the benefits in
achievement and attitude toward learning that accrue from matching
learning style to learning environment, this is the first book on
homework style. Homework style is the personal preference for doing
the tasks assigned by teachers and learning new material outside of
the formal school setting.
Learning style and homework style have been found to be related
yet empirically distinguishable, indicating the unique situation
the home variable plays in forming individual learning styles. This
guide will help parents, teachers, and counselors understand
homework style and gain an awareness of the relationship between
homework style, homework achievement, and school achievement.
Susan Powter answers "What's for breakfast? What's for dinner?
What's for lunch? What can I snack on?" with 100 of the best
tasting, high-volume, low-fat recipes ever! Something sweet.
Something chewy. Something for those nights when you didn't get to
the grocery store or it's dinnertime and you don't have a clue what
to cook. These recipes have all been tested by moms and kids for
the whole family. They're all low-fat, quick, easy, and taste
soooooooo good. Everything you need is right here - healthy,
hearty, great recipes so you'll always have an answer when the kids
say, "Hey, Mom! I'm hungry!"
Presents research-backed methods for parenting children born
between 1982 and 2000. They have strong values - faith, family,
tolerance, intelligence and altruism among them. But, contrary to
what one might guess, these people are not our sage elders. This is
the Millennial Generation. Born between 1982 and 2000, the oldest
among them today are entering their 20s or in their teen years.
They aim to rebel against society by cleaning it up, returning to
old-fashioned values and relationships. Author Verhaagen describes
why, nonetheless, parents are feeling more anxious and frazzled
than ever before, even as they raise what some are predicting to be
the next hero generation. Verhaagen explains how research shows
adults can help keep these young people on a positive path, stoke
their ideals, and help them be resilient when the inevitable
mistakes and obstacles arise. The Baby Boomers and older Gen Xers
are parenting this new crew, aiming to ground them and instil great
hope for the future. But Millennials face challenges greater than
any generation faced before them. Many spend all or part of their
childhood without a father in the home. increasingly young ages.
They are subject to violent images that are more common than ever
before in movies, television, and games. So parents still need to
provide guidance. Verhaagen aims to help parents with research and
advice, including how to teach determination, problem-solving,
emotional strength and resilience. His text includes vignettes and
the personal experience of a psychotherapist and father. Little has
been written previously giving advice for parents raising this
generation. This book offers up-to-date research on parenting, in
practical and accessible terms.
From two-time National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay Greene comes
a profound and surprising account of dogs on the front lines of
rescuing both children and adults from the trenches of grief,
emotional, physical, and cognitive disability, and post-traumatic
stress disorder. The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk,
felled at age twenty-four by a neuromuscular disease and facing
life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned
down by every service dog agency in the country because she was
"too disabled." Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal
thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did
this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life. "How
many people are stranded like I was," she wondered, "who would lead
productive lives if only they had a dog?" A thousand
state-of-the-art dogs later, Karen Shirk's service dog academy, 4
Paws for Ability, is restoring broken children and their families
to life. Long shunned by scientists as a manmade, synthetic
species, and oft- referred to as "Man's Best Friend" almost
patronizingly, dogs are finally paid respectful attention by a new
generation of neuroscientists and animal behaviorists. Melissa Fay
Greene weaves the latest scientific discoveries about our
co-evolution with dogs with Karen's story and a few exquisitely
rendered stories of suffering children and their heartbroken
families. Written with characteristic insight, humanity, humor, and
irrepressible joy, what could have been merely touching is a
penetrating, compassionate exploration of larger questions: about
our attachment to dogs, what constitutes a productive life, and
what can be accomplished with unconditional love.
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