Growing Kids

While using a simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, author Carol McCloud illustrates that when we choose to be kind, we not only fill the buckets of those around us, but also fill our OWN bucket! Conversely, when we choose to say or do mean things, we are dipping into buckets. All day long, we are either filling up or dipping into each other's buckets by what we say and what we do. When you're a bucket filler, you make the world a better place to be!

""When Emma discovers the first spot, 'like a tiny bright moon' on her left foot, she's at the funeral of her grandmother, who had been her best friend as well. The diagnosis is vitiligo, a skin condition triggered by stress. Creating a large multigenerational cast, Standish knits an absorbing...

Dear Girl, Do You Know That You Are Amazing? Have you ever felt like you’re not good enough? Maybe you think you’re not as sporty, smart, or brave as other children? Helen feels that way too sometimes. But as she goes on her adventures, she learns something amazing: being herself is exactly what makes her special. These stories are written just for you. Join Helen as she finds her courage, follows her dreams, and learns that being kind makes her strong. You’ll see how she helps her friends, tries new things, and discovers that her voice matters. Get ready for the adventure!

For every parent who’s worried about their child’s weight or size, this insightful book offers an approach to health that focuses on the whole child—not just the growth chart. All children deserve a future free of health concerns and one full of self-esteem and wellbeing, no matter their...

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Up Brave, Confident, and Independent Life at 11 is exciting—but it can also feel overwhelming. Friendships are shifting, school is getting tougher, and responsibilities at home are piling up. Wouldn’t it be easier if your tween had a guide filled with real-world skills to help them navigate it all? That’s exactly what this audiobook provides. Essential Life Skills for Every 11-Year-Old is a fun, practical guide designed to help kids build confidence, independence, and resilience—without the boring lectures.

Gregory giraffe is the child who loves to play with his friends…but what happens when he finds himself misfit among his friends?

Lucas is prepared for the highly anticipated bike race, fueled by his determination to win. However, he soon faces the moral dilemma of achieving victory through cheating. Guide your kids in making the right choices.

Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly - he lived in eight different cities before he was 16 years old. Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the shadow of her “perfect” older brother Francis. And Jean-Michel Basquiat triumphed over poverty to become one of the world’s most influential artists.

Let Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo and her friends help your child learn and practice mindfulness skills in this highly interactive activity and coloring book. Emma Lou, with the help of Gigi the Ginormous Giraffe and all her friends, want to help children remember ways to be mindful. A variety of activities will help children sharpen their mindfulness skills.

Stop thumb sucking easily and painlessly. Incorporates easy to follow repetitive mindful rhymes for children. Mary Fern's bedtime series of books have help countless children to find restful gentle sleep and provided frazzled parents with a much needed break. Her new series is designed to help children stop sucking their thumbs.

Destinées aux enfants de 5 à 8 ans, ces méditations guidées proposent une série d’expériences sensorielles apaisantes qui conduisent l'esprit dans un lieu de calme et de détente. Les méditations présentées ici, à écouter idéalement lorsque les enfants ont besoin de faire une pause dans une journée bien remplie, les aident à se détendre, à se réveiller, à s'endormir et à respirer, et leur permettent de faire des voyages imaginaires propices à la découverte de soi. Trine Holt Arnsberg est psychomotricienne et formatrice en pleine conscience.

One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help you. Laughing at your mistakes helps you feel better. Try to learn from your mistakes and be more careful. But being careful does not always work. Understanding Murphy’s Law can be helpful to you and others.

Hacking the Code is a fun, friendship-centered story that shows how every brain works differently, and how we all have different strengths. Kees is good at many things such as science, fixing things, making friends, and pulling pranks. However, because of his dyslexia, he is not so good at spelling and writing! After playing another sly prank on the teachers he ends up having to write an essay about the hardest thing he’s ever done. His friend writes it in no time, but Kees can't get anything on paper.

So you have a Tween! What now? Dr. Amanda Craig knows what it’s like to watch your child go from sweet elementary student to moody tween in the span of just a few years and she’s here to help navigate you through it! How do we keep our kids close while cultivating the confidence they’ll...

Having a pet dragon is always fun! He can sit, roll over, and play.... He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, or so many other cool things.... But what if your dragon is addicted to his smart phone, tablet and computer? What if he is always looking at a screen? What if he always took his phone to bed with him, put in on the dinner table, took it on the bus, to the park, to the mall, and even right in the bathroom stall? What if he is always living in the virtual world, and is so disconnected in the real world?

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools had to allow Black students to attend previously all-white schools. On September 4, 1957, nine Black students were set to attend Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. But when they arrived, an angry mob of white people spat at them and hurled racist insults. They were also prevented from entering the school by the National Guard. After they were finally allowed in weeks later, they faced even more abuse from white students and staff.

Lizzie St. Claire wants to be invisible. Forced to move out of her home, she and her mom now live in a transitional housing shelter, Good Hope, until they can get back on their feet. She just wants to keep her head down at Good Hope and her new school so that she doesn’t have to admit the real reason she and her mom lost everything. But at the nearby Birchwood Stables, some new friends - along with the arrival of a frightened pony named Fire - help Lizzie to open up and accept help from those around her, even if it means she’ll have more to lose if things change again.

Turn back the clocks! Your sweet child has morphed into a teen. And it's no longer just a messy bedroom or an attitude with a capital "A" causing concern. There's a whole new range of issues on the horizon. What if your daughter texts a naked picture to a "boyfriend" ...which he then forwards to the entire class? What if your son becomes increasingly withdrawn...Or your child is being bullied online? Would you know what to do? You could read a whole book on teen psychology - but who has the time!

In Growing Up Social, Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane will empower you with the necessary tools to make positive changes starting today. Through stories, wit, and wisdom, you’ll discover how to take back your home from an overdependence on screens. Plus, you'll learn to teach the five A+ skills that every healthy child needs to master: affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention.

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