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Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this comprehensive, bestselling work has earned its place as the leading resource for parents. Prominent authority Russell A. Barkley guides parents to understand why 6- to 18-year-olds with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) act the way they do--and provides practical steps to help them live up to their potential. Readers learn how to find the right professional help, get needed support at...
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Does your child Refuse to cooperate in the morning? Get into trouble for not listening? "Lose it" over seemingly insignificant issues? Seem to resist sleep?
An estimated 69 percent of American infants, children, and teens are sleep deprived. Studies have shown that sleep deficits can contribute to hyperactivity, distraction, forgetfulness, learning problems, illness, accidents, and disruptive behaviors. Often what our misbehaving kids really need...
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"Drawing on the same powerful approach outlined in the self-help classic, Stop Walking on Eggshells--which has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide--this essential guide offers skills and strategies for parenting a child of any age with borderline personality disorder (BPD). With this book, readers will learn better ways to communicate and improve their relationship with their borderline child, and improve their own lives as parents and individuals."--...
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Lebowitz lays out steps to help parents of a child with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive problems significantly reduce their child's anxiety, and improve their quality of life. The steps laid are a systematic treatment approach that has been tested in clinical trials and found to be very effective. The treatment program, SPACE ( Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), focuses entirely on parents and provides them with the tools to help...
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Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together.
Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children-and you-need a break from screens? Nature can help. What we all suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help improve our health and happiness.
In Finding Ecohappiness,...
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[2015]
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A leading researcher and family therapist reframes our understanding of the American ADHD epidemic, and offers parents and educators the possibility of a healthier, less medicated future for their children. She delves into the subject, investigating how specific cultural and social conditions, doctors, Big Pharma, the food industry, modern approaches to education, and the evolution of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM)...
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2021.
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"Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You're Learning brings the lessons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood into the digital age. It focuses on six skills and mindsets that parents and educators can foster in kids--curiosity, creativity, collaboration, communication, perseverance, and empathy--by leading with a Mister Rogers anecdote, then connecting the logic behind what Mister Rogers did on his show to the latest science, followed by tips for parents...
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Useful Advice for Expecting Couples
Expecting or adopting couples will appreciate this collection of practical and highly relevant wisdom and wit that will help them manage their expectations, experience grace, and laugh at themselves when things don't go as planned.
Author Jeff Atwood shares the real-life lessons he and his wife learned while raising their three daughters, the kind of guidance they wish someone would have given them before they...
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There's little doubt that parenting can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences you'll ever have. But it can be plenty tough, too: Around the clock, you're working to keep your little one healthy, teach her the difference between right and wrong, and make sure none of her little fingers find their way to the electrical outlets, the dog's nose, or grandpop's cup of coffee. In "YOU: Raising Your Child," Drs. Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen,...
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[2017]
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Provides advice on all aspects of infant care from the members of the American Academy of Pediatrics, discussing such topics as behavior, growth, immunizations, and safety.
Traducción al español del resumen en inglés: Brinda asesoramiento sobre todos los aspectos del cuidado infantil a los miembros de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría, y analiza temas como el comportamiento, el crecimiento, las inmunizaciones y la seguridad.
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When children are guided in healthy ways, their minds blossom and they are able to reach their full potential--academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. In his previous bestseller, Why Do They Act That Way?, Dr. David Walsh, an expert at translating cutting-edge neuroscience findings into practical parenting suggestions, showed how to manage the difficult teenage years by understanding how the adolescent brain develops. Now he's written...
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"Please file under Pregnancy: Today, 1 in 5 women in the United States has her first child after age 35; when a woman becomes pregnant in her late thirties or forties, she naturally has different needs than younger mothers-to-be. Now, after more than ten years, Your Pregnancy After 35 has been fully revised with the most up-to-date information, addressing every health and lifestyle concern pertinent to "older" mothers. From how age affects pregnancy...
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From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation's most trusted name in child care, comesYour Baby's First Year, the definitive all-in-one resource that provides authoritative advice on every aspect of infant care. Featuring new and expanded content, including the latest reports on cutting-edge research into early brain development.
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2004.
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Presents a comprehensive study of the causes and treatments of attention deficit disorder and provides step-by-step advice for parents on how to identify and treat their child's specific needs which may include nutrition, environmental modifications, and counseling.
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