Child Development

Children of Coercive Control extends Evan Stark's path-breaking analysis of interpersonal violence to children, showing that coercive control is the most important cause and context of child abuse and child homicide outside a war zone, as well as of the sexual abuse, denigration, exploitation, isolation, and subordination of children. The book provides a working model of the coercive control of children and illustrates its dynamics and consequences with dramatic cases drawn from the headlines and Dr. Stark's forensic practice.

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window. “This book is a...

One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder. Unfortunately, when parents or professionals offer help in traditional ways, they unknowingly reinforce a child's worry and avoidance. This audiobook exposes the most common anxiety-enhancing patterns-including reassurance, accommodation, avoidance, while offering exercises and techniques to change both the children's and the parental patterns of thinking and behaving.

Publishers Weekly bestseller · A joyful and accessible homeschool guide to making learning a part of everyday life Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem...

Recovery therapist Cathryn Taylor offers a step-by-step guide to reparenting the children within and healing their shame, anger, and feelings of abandonment. Using written and verbal exercises, guided imagery, journaling, drawing, mirror work, and rituals, you can change your experience of the past.

Can’t seem to wrangle your child to follow simple instructions? Sick of yelling at sullen adolescents to get your way? Concerned they’re falling behind at school? Educator, expert pedagogue, and founder of a leading learning center in the heart of London, Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana has dedicated her life to helping struggling parents. Now she’s here to share eye-opening tips and systems that will take all the guesswork out of life’s most challenging job. The Child Development and Positive Parenting Master Class 2-in-1 Bundle is a complete resource to help any parent, guardian, or teacher.

MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD The essential real-world guide for navigating your baby’s first year with confidence, written by a nationally renowned pediatrician and organized by topic for easy reference Welcome to parenthood! Having a baby is both exciting...and terrifying. Let's face...

Una guía imprescindible para orientar y alimentar el desarrollo mental de tu hijo.

From the coauthor of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions, a guide to supporting children’s social and emotional growth through the elementary school years (ages 5–12), a critical but often-overlooked developmental stage. TOO OLD FOR TANTRUMS TOO YOUNG FOR TEENAGE DRAMA Meltdowns. Name-calling. Hitting...

Women: gain control and confidence in your love lives and find the relationship you want with this modern, life-changing guide from the certified sex educator, intimacy expert, and YouTube personality.For younger generations, dating is a complicated mystery. Apps like Tinder and Bumble are...

Popular parenting expert Dr. Laura Markham, author of PEACEFUL PARENTS, HAPPY SIBLINGS, has garnered a large and loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child. As any parent of more than one child knows...

This book examines the causes of delayed speech and the issues of toddlers who are late talkers. Parents will learn different ways to help their children through this difficult time, while also providing support, acceptance, and leading a normal life without making the child feel as if they must be fixed. No matter the cause of a child's inability to talk, several foolproof methods are offered to help them communicate.

If you are struggling to cope with the anxieties of being a new mother, this is the book you need!

Pourquoi se quereller avec les enfants quand il est possible de faire autrement ? Basé sur de récentes prises de conscience en psychologie, ce livre présente des façons innovatrices de résoudre les problèmes qu'on rencontre dans toute relation parent-enfant. Il met de l'avant une approche lucide, sensible et respectueuse, qui entraîne moins de stress et plus de gratification pour les parents comme pour les enfants. On y trouve des techniques à la fois concrètes, pratiques et surtout efficaces. Ça fonctionne, les résultats sont là!

In this 10th-anniversary edition of Don't Alienate the Kids attorney, mediator, and therapist Bill Eddy shows listeners how to protect children from the harm of alienation and high-conflict divorce, boosting their resilience by teaching them to think flexibly, manage their emotions, and moderate their behaviors.

Lighten your mental load and end mom burnout for good with a new kind of parenting book that teaches your kids to notice what needs to be done at home—and do it—without waiting to be asked. You’re sick of the constant push-and-pull to get your kids to clean (which, let’s be real, often...

Bills due! A pandemic! A 50 percent increase in mass shootings! A rocky relationship, and many other challenges are causing people to suffer from stress! Medication? Have you listened to the side effects on those drug commercials? It's time for a different cleaner, healthy path. One that keeps you in control! With drug-free solutions. You don't have to be a victim of stress! It's time to learn how to recognize and remove stressful habits and replace them with a blue print for a happy, healthy, and peaceful life!

A practical, integrated approach for therapists working with child and adult patients impacted by developmental trauma and attachment difficulties—featuring a foreword by Waking the Tiger author, Peter Levine. Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell draw on fifty years of their combined clinical...

The secret to parenting success is out! Children need love, parents need respect. It's as simple and complex as that. Bestselling author Dr. Emerson Eggerichs has studied family dynamics for more than 30 years, earning a Ph.D. in Child and Family Ecology. As a senior pastor for nearly two...

The future of our society depends on our gifted children - the population in which we'll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or "2e". Twice exceptional kids are both gifted and diagnosed with a disability - often ADHD or an autism spectrum disorder - leading teachers and parents to overlook the child's talents and focus solely on his weaknesses.