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Psychologist John Gray identifies positive parenting skills that will help parents raise cooperative, confident and compassionate children, focusing on the importance of letting children know it is okay to be different, to make mistakes, to want more, to express negative emotions, and to say "no".
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2012
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A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids
Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish.
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Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish.
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Boys today are in crisis. On the surface, many boys may appear tough, confident, and cheerful, but underneath, many of them are sad, lonely, and confused. As the bestselling Reviving Ophelia took us into the worlds of girls, this groundbreaking book reveals the worlds of boys to show how society's mixed messages to boys put more of them at risk today than ever before. Boys' voices and experiences rise up from these pages as Dr. William Pollack of...
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c1999
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In his travels, lectures, and seminars, the book John Gray has been most often asked to write is a parenting book. After years of serious thought, workshops, and practical applications, John Gray has created a brilliantly original and effective system that he calls positive parenting, for children of all ages, from birth though the teenage years. Completing the notion that Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, he adds. . .and Children Are from...
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Having noticed that the usual techniques often failed to calm crying toddlers, Dr. Karp discovered that the key to effective communication was to speak to them in their own primitive language. When he did, suddenly he was able to soothe their outbursts almost every time! This amazing success led him to the realization that children between the ages of one and four go through four stages of "evolutionary" growth, each linked to the development of...
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[1997]
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"In How to Raise a Child with a High EQ, Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D., combines cutting-edge research on childhood development with more than twenty years of clinical experience to offer parents an accessible, practical guide to helping children master the social and emotional abilities that will allow them to be happy and well adjusted."--BOOK JACKET. "Focusing on the ways to teach children these skills, Dr. Shapiro offers dozens of fun and easy games...
19) The entitlement-free child: raising confident and responsible kids in a "me, mine, now!" culture
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c2008
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Raising confident and responsible kids in a "me, mine, now!" culture In a world of quick fixes and instant gratification, The Entitlement-Free Child is your essential resource for how and when to say no, how and when to praise, how to handle age-appropriate challenges, and how to set reasonable expectations-all while maintaining unconditional love. Expert advice for the newest and most in-demand parenting hot-button issue.
Parenting expert Karen...
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"From the bestselling authors of The Baby Book and The Birth Book comes The Discipline Book, the definitive guide to raising happy, well-adjusted, well-behaved children. Seasoned parents of eight, Bill and Martha Sears draw on personal experience and their professional knowledge as childcare experts to provide an authoritative approach to a broad range of disciplinary issues and practices."--BOOK JACKET. "With a focus on preventing behavior problems...