Search this site    Every Kid's Guide to Laws That Relate to Parents & Children Author: Berry, Joy ISBN: 0-516-21411-X Pages: 48 Format: School & Library Binding Publisher: Childrens Pr Published: June 1987 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Discusses laws which protect and help children and parents, laws that restrict parents' control, and laws that emancipate children from parents. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Protecting the Gift Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe Author: Becker, Gavin De ISBN: 0-385-33309-9 Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover Publisher: The Dial Press Published: May 18, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Amazon.com: Be warned: In many ways this is a terrifying book. It deals with a subject--violence against children--that most of us never want to consider. But, as Gavin de Becker stresses, such situations, though rare, can occur, so all parents must deal with the facts in order to protect their children properly. De Becker's aim is to create awareness of potential dangers and provide parents with the knowledge necessary for prevention and control. As he emphatically states in Protecting the Gift, much of this knowledge is already hard-wired in the form of intuition: "This natural ability is deep, brilliant, powerful. Nature's greatest accomplishment, the human brain, is stunningly efficient when its host is at risk, but when one's child is at risk, it moves to a whole new level, one we can justifiably call miraculous." The trick, he stresses, is trusting and acting on intuition. In this valuable, even necessary, book, he shatters many myths about the typical profiles of regular offenders and the prevalence of such problems as sexual abuse and kidnapping. He also deconstructs the wisdom of traditional maxims such as "Never talk to strangers" and "If you are ever lost, go to a policeman." Without offering a compendium of every conceivable danger, he identifies warning signals and real risks that are often easy to spot once you know what to look for. He offers practical advice on recognizing signs of sexual abuse, choosing a baby sitter or nanny, how to prepare kids for walking to school alone, and how to teach children about potential risks without making them afraid to venture out of the house. And he continually stresses that denial and ignoring intuition are the biggest mistakes that parents make in protecting their kids from those that mean them harm. Well written and infinitely informative, Protecting the Gift affords parents more confidence and less reason for unnecessary worry. --Shawn Carkonen From Publishers Weekly: Dostoyevski said that child abuse is evil because it destroys a childs faith in the goodness of God. In this painstakingly practical yet impassioned guide, de Becker, author of last years bestselling The Gift of Fear, demonstrates that a child who was himself abused can grow up to be a vigilant protector of the gift of childrens innate faith in the goodness of life. Writing with a precision honed from his long experience as a security expert predicting violence in order to protect high-profile clients, and with a depth born of his own childhood understanding of how it feels to be hurt by the adult you love, de Becker describes how we can keep our children safe. Although he devotes separate chapters to the special threats facing children and teens, females and males (the murderous romance of boys and guns is covered), his basic message is encapsulated in 12 steps. Echoing his previous book, the first step involves teaching children to honor their feelingsspecifically, the intuition that makes them fear certain people. Children also need a parents permission to be assertive, to defy adults, to yell and fully resist. Throughout, de Becker stresses a childs need to trust that a parent will be open to listen about any experience, no matter how unpleasant. He opens and concludes with tales of ordinary mothers who overcame their doubts and inhibitions to experience a brilliantly intuitive wild brain as they fought off attackers to protect their children. De Becker offers a guide to fostering this fierce intelligence in our kids, ourselves and our society. Everyone in contact with children should read this important book. It can help save lives. BOMC, QPB and Childrens BOMC featured alternates; first serial to USA Weekend; second serial to Good Housekeeping; author tour. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems Author: Ferber M.D., Richard  ISBN: 0-671-46027-7 Pages: 251 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group Published: 1985 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Amazon.com: When your child isn't sleeping, chances are that you aren't either. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems--a tired parent's essential for more than 10 years--offers valuable advice and concrete help when lullabies aren't enough to lull your child into dreamland. Based on Ferber's research as the director of Boston's Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children's Hospital, the book is a practical, easy-to-understand guide to common sleeping problems for children ages one to six. Detailed case histories on night waking, difficulty sleeping, and more serious disorders such as sleep apnea and sleepwalking help illustrate a wide variety of problems and their solutions. New parents will benefit from Ferber's proactive advice on developing good sleeping patterns and daily schedules to ensure that sleeping problems don't develop in the first place. You'll also find a bibliography of children's books on bedtime, sleep, and dreaming, as well as a list of helpful organizations. Here's a book that is sure to put you and your whole family to sleep--in this case, that's a good thing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Kirkus Reviews Those wrestling with a persistent or more serious problem will find this a real boon. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The Working Parent Dilemma How to Balance the Responsibilities of Children & Careers Authors: Grollman, Earl A. / Sweder, Gerri L. ISBN: 0-8070-2702-2 Pages: 190 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Beacon Press Published: January 1986 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Publishers Weekly: To discover how children of employed parents fare and what their attitudes are, Grollman (a Massachusetts rabbi, lecturer and writer on family issues) and Sweder (a child development specialist and teacher) interviewed 1000 youngsters from two-job families. While many children covered in this nationwide study recognize the economic need for two incomes and the easing of stress that extra money provides, others complain that they are lonely and afraid and that parents, especially fathers, neglect them and give them too much responsibility. The authors emphasize the importance of parents sharing work experience with children, and of close parent-school ties. Among the book's helpful suggestions, many relate to safety precautions at home and outside, criteria for care givers, TV watching, etc. Advice given here on how to prepare a child to be alone at home, which includes handling emergencies and illness, is most pertinent for millions of "latch-key" children. First serial to Working Woman. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: This book is based on interviews and written surveys of 1000 school-age children of working parents from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds. Both positive and negative experiences are recounted. While the dilemma addressed by the authors seems to be how to keep work from intruding into family life, the direction of the book is to provide more guidelines for children in using their time while parents are at work. Lynette and Thomas Long's The Handbook for Latchkey Children and Their Parents ( LJ 8/83) is a better source on that score. Creative solutions are possible for the problems of balancing work and family life; they warrant a more thorough presentation. Hilma F. Cooper, Cheltenham Twp. Libs., Pa. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Family Rules Author: Kaye, Kenneth ISBN: 0-312-92369-4 Pages: 384 Format: Paperback Publisher: St. Martin's Press Published: December 1990 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Your 15-year-old keeps breaking her curfew. Your 10-year-old won't do his homework. Your nagging doesn't work, and you're losing your patience. What will it take to bring peace to this family? FAMILY RULES If you're tired of arguing and complaining, this is the book for you. Full of warmth and wisdom, this guide to parenting by respected psychologist and family therapist Kenneth Kaye explains how you can custom design for your own family a set of straightforward rules that make discipline easy-principles which can be easily modified as family life improves. With clever and insightful examples, Dr. Kaye explains: Why children need restrictions in order to handle freedom How to make rules-and how to enforce them How to build your child's self-esteem When to relinquish control of your child With special advice for single, step- and divorced parents! In order to grow into happy, self-respecting adults, your children need the security of clear, consistently enforced rules. Family Rules teaches you everything you need to know to raise responsible children-without yelling or nagging! Why Your Child Is Hyper-active Author: Feingold M.D., Ben ISBN: 0-394-49343-5 Pages: 211 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Random House Published: November 12, 1974 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Book Description: Contains detailed information by the doctor who first reported that hyperactivity in children is often caused by artificial food coloring and food flavoring. Includes the Feingold diet and how it should be applied. Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss Author: Jewett, Claudia ISBN: 0-916782-53-0 Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd Published: January 1, 1982 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Financial Parenting Authors: Burkett, Larry / Osborne, Rick ISBN: 1-56476-709-4 Pages: 224 Format: Paperback Publisher: Chariot Victor Pub Published: July 1998 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  From the Publisher Larry Burkett and Rick Osborn join forces to help parents teach biblical principles to their children through the inculcation of sound patterns of money management. They give tips and activities to teach kids basic money skills with the Bible as textbook. Twins From Conception to Five Years Authors: Clegg, Averil / Woollett, Anne ISBN: 0-442-21677-7 Pages: 127 Format: Paperback Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: October 1985 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Book Description: From prenatal care through age five, here is the most helpful, loving, and accessible book on twins. Everyone adores twins, but only their parents fully comprehend just how joyous -- and how demanding -- having twins can be. With two babies to love, to feed, to care for, and to raise, there is twice the excitement and also twice the work. Having twins is a unique challenge and Twins: From Conception to Five Years provides all the help parents of twins need to rise to that challenge with the most love and the least stress. Parents of twins must deal with practical arrangements and emotional issues that parents of singly born children never face. Twins comprehensively addresses these special issues in a way that standard child-care books do not. Based on years of study, personal experience, and hundreds of interviews, Twins provides a wealth of great advice, essential information, and useful photos and illustrations on all aspects of twin-care. Here are answers to your questions about: -- Establishing a workable daily routine -- The mechanics of breast-and bottle-feeding infant twins -- Coping with parental exhaustion -- Whether or not to dress twins alike -- Special issues for fathers of twins -- How to encourage separate identities -- Twins at school -- Twins and siblings Twins has everything you need to know about the pleasures, the trials, the wonders, and the work of raising your twins! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Endangered Minds Why Children Dont Think And What We Can Do About It Author: Healy, Jane ISBN: 0-671-74920-X Pages: 382 Format: Paperback Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: October 15, 1991 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Publishers Weekly: Healy draws on recent research in neuropsychology and analyzes educational practices as she seeks reason and remedy for the increasing lack of reading skills among the functionally literate. "Thoughtful and provocative, this advisory offers much to parents regarding the development of their children's reading and critical thinking abilities," said Publishers Weekly. From Library Journal: The subtitle is the basic premise of this volume. According to the author, the present generation is not receiving the educational foundation needed to foster analytical thought processes. The current trend toward preschool preparedness and the use of such programs as Sesame Street to enhance the child's learning may teach the child to read but fails to develop critical reasoning processes. Today's students have no ability in language-related learning, are inattentive, and are not successful problem solvers. Healy relies on current research findings to support the theory of "plasticity of the brain"--the changeability of the brain in both function and physical size in direct response to environmental and experiential stimuli. The final chapters, offering advice to parents on helping the child to become a critical thinker both at home and in school, make this valuable for public libraries; the excellent bibliography makes this a worthwhile selection for readers knowledgeable in neuropsychology as it pertains to the field of education. - A.R. Huggins, Memphis State Univ. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Teaching Your Children Responsibility Authors: Eyre, Linda & Richard ISBN: 0-671-88716-5 Pages: 192 Format: Paperback Publisher: Fireside Published: February 22, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Book Description: As a parent, you know how much less stressful your life would be if you could count on your children to be more responsible-for their toys, their homework, their household chores, and their choice of friends. You know you want your children to grow up to be responsible adults. In Teaching Your Children Responsibility, bestselling authors Linda and Richard Eyre show you how to make sure your elementary-school-aged children learn this invaluable lesson. The Eyres identify twelve simple kinds of responsibility-from responsibility for things to responsibility for actions, from responsibility for choices to responsibility for younger siblings-that children can relate to. They provide a simple, practical program-with enjoyable exercises, games, and activities-that you can use to teach your children these important concepts. Written by parents for parents, Teaching Your Children Responsibility will help you give your children the tools they need to thrive in today's challenging world-and help them grow up to be happy, fulfilled adults. Simon & Schuster As a parent, you know how much less stressful your life would be if you could count on your children to be more responsible-for their toys, their homework, their household chores, and their choice of friends. You know you want your children to grow up to be responsible adults. In Teaching Your Children Responsibility, bestselling authors Linda and Richard Eyre show you how to make sure your elementary-school-aged children learn this invaluable lesson. The Eyres identify twelve simple kinds of responsibility-from responsibility for things to responsibility for actions, from responsibility for choices to responsibility for younger siblings-that children can relate to. They provide a simple, practical program-with enjoyable exercises, games, and activities-that you can use to teach your children these important concepts. Written by parents for parents, Teaching Your Children Responsibility will help you give your children the tools they need to thrive in today's challenging world-and help them grow up to be happy, fulfilled adults. Rookie Dad Fun & Easy Exercises & Games for Dads & Babies in Their First Year Author: Fox, Susan ISBN: 0-7434-1034-3 Pages: 272 Format: Paperback Publisher: Pocket Published: May 1, 2001 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 From Publishers Weekly: But dads needn't despair. In Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year, Susan Fox, a pediatric therapist, coaches newcomers on the joys and trails of fatherhood. Deploying sports jargon throughout (chapters include "The Pregame Show" and "The Handoff: When Mom Leaves You Alone With the Baby"), Fox encourages enthusiastic and reluctant dads alike to participate actively in their baby's fast-paced development. Games like "Stunt Pilot," "Tug-of-War," "Peekaboo-Playoffs" and "Air Races" are just the beginning, and moms will be reassured by Fox's emphasis on safety (always support that head!). Old-fashioned advice on feeding, changing, burping and sleep will also be welcome. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Fox, director of Seattle's Pediatric Therapy Clinic, offers this gentle, sports-themed book filled with 72 activities. Her easy, stimulating games encourage father-child intimacy from birth (e.g., the aptly titled "Daddy Huddle" in which the new team snuggle together) to about 18 months (e.g., "Halftime Band" involves music). Chapters are grouped by the age of the child and feature short advisory sections. Writing in an authoritative voice that will reassure new, and most likely nervous, fathers, Fox resorts to familiar sports metaphors, as when she compares learning diapering to rookie basketball: "Did your coach stick you in the middle of a game with a bunch of experienced guys and expect you to play like a pro? No [and yet] eventually you put all the pieces together and learned to play basketball." Accompanying photographs vividly demonstrate the joy of bonding. Appropriate for gifts and public libraries. Douglas C. Lord, Hartford P.L., CT Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. P.E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training Author: Gordon, Thomas ISBN: 0-452-26461-8 Pages: 352 Format: Paperback Publisher: Plume Published: 1975 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Book Description: Parent Effectiveness Training is a proven method to bring parents and their children together and to show parents how to help their children become mature, healthy, happy, and loving individuals. Hundreds of thousands of parents have completed Dr. Thomas Gordon's P.E.T. training course with tangible results. The system is designed to work with children of all ages, from the very young up through the rebellious adolescent years. In P.E.T. , Gordon gives examples of families who have succeeded and explains all the steps necessary for less fighting, fewer tantrums, and closer and more trusting relationships. "The 'no-lose' method that has become a national movement." --The New York Times Three in a Bed The Benefits of Sharing Your Bed With Your Baby Authors: Jackson, Deborah / Newton, Tom ISBN: 1-58234-051-X Pages: 312 Format: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Published: September 18, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Until relatively recently, babies weren't sent off to sleep alone in their cribs where they often cry themselves to sleep--only to wake, needing to be fed or comforted until they can fall asleep again. This book offers an alternative: taking your baby to bed with you. Drawing on up-to-date and startling new evidence, the author shows how babies who sleep with their parents benefit by getting virtually a full night's sleep. Three in a Bed also includes a fully revised chapter based on new research on the SIDS debate and includes practical information on safety in the bed, how to sustain your sex life, and how to deal with the moment when the baby leaves his parents' bed. The approached advocated in this book can change the life of any parent struggling with getting their baby to sleep through the night. Hate Hurts How Children Learn & Unlearn Prejudice Authors: Anti-Defamation League, Caryl Bettmann, Ellen Hofheimer ISBN: 0-439-21121-2 Pages: 352 Format: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Published: September 1, 2000 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Amazon.com: Noticing differences among people is biological. At six months, an infant can distinguish skin color, hair texture, and facial features. But forming attitudes about differences is social, say Caryl Stern La Rosa and Ellen Hofheimer Bettman in this perceptive and practical book developed by the Anti-Defamation League, Hate Hurts. The authors offer a clear and compelling guide to understanding the way children learn and unlearn prejudice, suggesting hundreds of strategies, role plays, and sample dialogues for parents and teachers to shape the way children value the differences they perceive. Prejudice--an all-too-common response to dealing with differences of race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation--is contagious, the authors warn. They offer both the theory and the practice to teach children to "turn the fear and pain of prejudice into the courage and cooperation of understanding and respect." Insightful chapters illuminate how children see differences at various ages, from toddler to teen, and detail the tough questions they may ask. The most powerful segments of the book are devoted to true stories that describe how to respond to children of all ages who have been the initiator or the object of hateful words and actions. For example, one section redefines "big words" (prejudice, stereotype, and discrimination) for "little people"; another tackles adolescent name-calling, exclusion, and "zooing." Specific tools for countering bias in schools, media, books, and online are underlined with conviction and clarity. Parents and teachers could not wish for a wiser guide to confront and conquer prejudice in our children and ourselves. --Barbara Mackoff Tired of Yelling Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict Authors: Lyndon D Waugh, M.D. / Letitia Sweitzer ISBN: 1-56352-531-3 Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Longstreet Press Published: October 25, 2001 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Review The Herald (Portsmouth, NH) Tired of Yelling is a lively lesson plan for parents looking to resolve conflicts peacefully within the family. Book Description Using a fifteen-step model, parents and educators can teach children how to manage anger and handle conflict, which will result in more peaceful homes and classrooms. Raising Balanced Children in an Unbalanced World Author: McEwan, Elaine K ISBN: 1-55513-543-9 Pages: 155 Format: Paperback Publisher: LifeJourney Books Published: 1991 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Kids feel alot of pressure to become "smart". But good parents help them feel "Super". It has recently become popular to write about the development of "super kids", a term used primarily to indicate intellectual achievement. But Elain McEwan has a different idea as to what the term "super kid" should imply: The super kid is well-rounded. The spiritual, physical, emotional, social and intellectual aspects of life are in balance. The parents have appreciated the importance of raising a complete child - not just smart or social or spiritual or athletic child. They have nurtured each area of the child's life as he or she has passed through the various developmental stages. You can help your child become a super kid - in the truest sense of the word. This book will help you discover the best ways to ensure a child's development in every essential area of life... Why Is My Child Having Trouble at School? Authors: Novick, Barbara Z. / Arnold, Maureen M. ISBN: 0-87477-817-4 Pages: 256 Format: Paperback Publisher: Tarcher Published: August 30, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  From the Publisher: Today, one out of every five children suffers from some sort of learning disorder. If you think your child may be one of them, this book will teach you how to recognize the problem and get the help your child needs. In this comprehensive action guide, you will learn to appreciate the role the brain plays in learning and the effect of brain inefficiency on a child's developing abilities; recognize common signs of learning problems; and handle the daily stresses of living and working with a child who is struggling with learning. The 12 Steps to Self-Parenting for Adult Children Authors: Oliver-Diaz, Philip & O'Gorman, Patricia A. ISBN: 0-932194-68-0 Pages: 135 Format: Paperback Publisher: HCI Published: June 1, 1988 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  From the Publisher: If you are the child of an alcoholic or an adult child who has experienced a traumatic childhood, you can give yourself a second chance for intimacy, fulfillment and joy by Self-Parenting. 12 Steps To Self-Parenting, based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, will guide you to nurture your Inner Child so that it may grow into healthy self-acceptance. The Idea Book For Mothers Author: Owen, Pat H. ISBN: 0-8423-1558-6 Pages: 175 Format: Paperback Publisher: Tyndale House Pub Published: June 1981 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Kids in Sports Shaping a Child's Character From the Sidelines Authors: Perkins, Bill / Cooper, Rod Davis ISBN: 0-88070-229-X Pages: 200 Format: Paperback Publisher: Multnomah Pub Published: April 1989 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Before It's Too Late Author: Samenow Ph.D., Stanton E. ISBN: 0-8129-1646-8 Pages: 225 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Crown Published: March 11, 1989 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  From Publishers Weekly: Samenow, a clinical psychologist, tempers the notion that parents and environment are usually responsible for a child's serious misbehavior. How can it always be the fault of misguided parents, he wonders, if other children in the same family turn out to be responsible, law-abiding citizens? Samenow argues that by blaming parents, we don't allow the child to take responsibility for his or her own actions. Samenow shows parents how to break this cycle of irresponsibility. First he bluntly describes the thinking he has found to be typical of antisocial children, from disregarding consequences to lying as a way of life. Then he offers strategies for parental intervention, including the erroneous thinking parents may have to overcome in order to take action. Samenow helps parents identify patterns of behavior, offering numerous comparisons between normal developmental issues and how they differ from the behavior and motivation of an antisocial child. While some of his descriptions are harsh (is it really possible to treat a 10-year-old as the master of his or her fate?), anxious parents may welcome such plain talk. This book is invaluable for parents who know their children are headed down the wrong path, but it may be even more important for parents who aren't sure. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "Long-suffering mothers and fathers will find this book wise, tough, and full of common sense." --The Washington Post "For bewildered parents, struggling to cope with a child whose behavior is a serious problem, Before It's Too Late offers relief."--Ruth H. Maxwell, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson Center Bringing Up a Moral Child A New Approach for Teaching Your Child to Be Kind, Just, & Responsible Authors: Schulman, Michael / Mekler, Eva ISBN: 0-201-16443-4 Pages: 362 Format: Paperback Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company Published: May 1985 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  From Library Journal: Published to positive reviews in 1985, this volume offered insights on the development of children's consciences and provided guidance for parents. This edition has been revised with additional material on racism and homosexual rights. This information is needed now more than ever. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. How To Parent Your Teenager Author: Simon, Mary Manz ISBN: 0-7852-8197-5 Pages: 239 Format: Paperback Publisher: Thomas Nelson Published: December 5, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From the Publisher: This book is a valuable resource for parents of children in that unique and strategic stage before the onslaught of the teenage years. This is a stage of particular joys and particular needs, and parents will welcome the insights and help provided here. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Author: Weissbluth M.D., Marc ISBN: 0-449-00402-3 Pages: 345 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: April 12, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Review: "I love Dr. Weissbluth's philosophy that the most important thing to have is a well-rested family. And fortunately, thanks to this book, most days (and nights) we do!" -from the Foreword by Cindy Crawford From the Hardcover edition. Book Description One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problems Here Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles. This valuable sourcebook contains brand new research that - Pinpoints the way daytime sleep differs from night sleep and why both are important to your child - Helps you cope with and stop the crybaby syndrome, nightmares, bedwetting, and more - Analyzes ways to get your baby to fall asleep according to his internal clock--naturally - Reveals the common mistakes parents make to get their children to sleep--including the inclination to rock and feed - Explores the different sleep cycle needs for different temperaments--from quiet babies to hyperactive toddlers - Emphasizes the significance of a nap schedule - Rest is vital to your child's health growth and development. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good, healthy sleep for every age. Advises parents dealing with teenagers and their unique sleep problems How to Develop Self-Esteem in Your Child 6 Vital Ingredients Author: Youngs Phd., Betty ISBN: 0-449-90687-6 Pages: 304 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: December 22, 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.99  Book Description: "Parents: Read this book now so later you won't have to say, 'I wish I had known about that.'...This book is full of specific and practical ideas to help you and your children feel and do better now." JANE NELSON, Ed.D. Author of POSITIVE DISCIPLINE In this enlightening and empowering guide, Dr. Bettie B. Youngs, and educator, author, counselor, consultant, and lecturer, gives you the tools you need to encourage self-esteem in children from toddlers to teenagers. You will learn how to focus on six crucial areas in your child's life by: instilling a sense of PHYSICAL SAFETY in your child--both at home and in school; building your child's EMOTIONAL SECURITY--and safeguarding him or her from alcohol and drug abuse; creating a secure, sound IDENTITY--"What Am I?" can be answered with confidence. And much more. The Wonder of Boys Author: Gurian, Michael ISBN: 0-87477-831-X Pages: 294 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Tarcher - Putnam Published: September 24, 1996 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Amazon.com: In the thoughtful and provocative The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men, therapist and educator Michael Gurian takes a close look at modern boyhood. Gurian asserts that the biological and neurological differences between boys and girls need to be accounted for and nourished in order to raise healthy, happy boys. In discussing boy culture--and the roles of competition, aggression, and physical risk taking--the author concludes, "It's not boy culture that's inherently flawed; it's the way we manage it." If the natural, testosterone-based impulses of boys are squelched or ignored, Gurian posits, such biological truths may find their way to the surface in other, more negative behaviors. He suggests that boys do best when they are part of a "tribe," three families that include: a birth or adoptive family; an extended family of friends, teachers, peers, and mentors; and the "family" of outside culture, media, religious institutions, and community figures. The Wonder of Boys offers advice on how to understand and build strong father/son and mother/son relationships, stresses the importance of healthy discipline, and suggests methods of teaching boys about sex, relationships, and spirituality. Parents and teachers of boys will find this book to be an insightful read. --Ericka Lutz --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Publishers Weekly: Yes, boys and girls are different, says Washington state family therapist Gurian (Mothers, Sons and Lovers), urging that society learn how to deal creatively with gender-specific needs. In considering the cultural