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The ultimate ?parenting bible? (The Boston Globe) with a new Foreword?and available as an eBook for the first time?a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors.Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish ?...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child?s struggles.??Harvey Karp, M.D. ?Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a masterly, readerfriendly guide to helping children grow their emotional intelligence. This brilliant method transforms everyday interactions into valuable brainshaping moments. Anyone ...

Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of handson experience guiding hundreds of parents and their toddlers. ?No Bad Kids? is a collection of Janet's most pop...

For twentyfive years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grownups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition. The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and te...

Already bestselling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. The result was Siblings Without Rivalry. This wise, groundbreaking book gives parent...

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"Through excellent examples and easytoread text, this book provides parents with a pathway to understanding their child's temperament and to a place where parents can balance the needs of their child's unique temperament with their own needs and those of their family." James Cameron, Ph.D., executive director, The Preventive Ounce, Berkeley, C...

Today?s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed?with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time?children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now, in defense ...

Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on indepth observations of black and white middleclass, workingclass, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. Here are the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of "leisure" activitie...

In the tradition of Paul Tough?s How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel?s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life?s inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successf...

An updated edition of a standard in its field that remains relevant more than twenty years after its original publication.More than twenty years ago, sociologist and University of California, Berkeley, professor Arlie Hochschild set off a tidal wave of conversation and controversy with his bestselling book, The Second Shift In it, she examined what...

In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter Why do crossracial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie What's the single most important t...