Kids Development

Audrey "Sunshine" Monke, mother of five and camp owner-director, shares nine powerful parenting techniques - inspired by the research-based practices of summer camp - to help kids thrive and families become closer. Research has proven that kids are happier and gain essential social and emotional skills at camp.

Being afraid of the dark is a very common fear among children. Even adults jump at shadows. Ever watched a horror movie and tried to get a glass of water in dim light? From bugs to darkness to strange phenomena, children are afraid of the unknown. They have no reference point to explain these new stimuli, and they turn to the most basic instinct of human nature: fight or flight.

Give Your Child the Tools to Thrive—And Get the Support You’ve Been Searching For Does your child struggle with focus, meltdowns, or managing big emotions? This therapist-approved 10-in-1 bundle offers practical strategies to build emotional intelligence and executive functioning skills. What’s Inside the 10-in-1 Bundle: Part 1: Executive Functioning Workbook (5-in-1) 5-minute activities to boost focus, follow-through, and organization. Part 2: Emotional Regulation Workbook (5-in-1) Tools to help children calm down, manage anxiety, and feel in control.

Understanding Children and Teens is a groundbreaking guide that combines practical strategies and proven techniques to empower parents, teachers, and coaches in nurturing the emotional and mental well-being of the young people in their lives.

Kid on the Go! is Neill McKee's third work of creative nonfiction. It's a standalone prequel to his award-winning Finding Myself in Borneo. In this new audiobook, McKee takes listeners on a journey through his childhood, adolescence, and teenage years, from the mid-40s to the mid-60s in the small, then industrially-polluted town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada.

This book will help you to enjoy the ins and outs of social media in a safe and precautious way. You will learn about etiquette and rules to guide your safe journey. We will discuss social media influencers and social media as an outlet for self-expression.

Imagine suddenly looking at behavior differently. When parents learn to replace rewards and punishment with problem solving, fairness, and logic, something amazing happens. Parenting gets easier and children become cooperative and respectful. In Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (AdamsMedia, 2008), Bonnie Harris has distilled her groundbreaking work on understanding child behavior into eight key principles together with practical strategies parents can use to navigate through everyday challenges.

Climb your next mountain...Yes, you’ve achieved impressive goals and made dreams come true that most would envy, yet you’ve hit an unforeseen wall - a wall between you and joy, motivation, and true fulfillment. Having worked with thousands of high achievers, Shasheen Shah noticed the shared inner struggles that thwart the ability of successful people to reach their next level. When daring to face these struggles, not only do they reach the next levels of personal and team performance but also find themselves reengaged with life.

Five Golden Keys to Raising Empowered Humans is a soul-led, science-backed guide to unlocking your child’s inner leadership–while reclaiming your own. Blending nearly 30 years of speech pathology, spiritual wisdom, intuitive insight, and embodied parenting, Sonia Bestulic invites you into a transformational journey of connection, clarity, and co-creation.

In The 50/50 Solution, creator of the Wealthy Single Mommy community Emma Johnson showcases the robust research proving that, in the vast majority of cases, equal timesharing is the best outcome for everyone in a family where the adults no longer live together.

Kids today are facing unprecedented pressures—and their mental health is suffering. Building Happier Kids offers practical, concrete steps you can take to help your kids and yourself! Dr. Bhargava prescribes taking an intentional pause from modern life's nonstop pace to focus on ways you can meaningfully impact your family's emotional well-being. Overscheduling, homework, and ever-present electronic devices may make these seem easier said than done, but Dr. Bhargava offers realistic, balanced advice that will help you prioritize health and restore the happiness of childhood.

Generation Zers have a reputation of being super-entitled, but this attitude is often created by parents who mow down every obstacle in their kid's path, never letting them fail or fall or screw things up. In How to Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids and Be Ok with It, humorist, author, columnist, and parenting expert Lisa Sugarman takes her humanistic approach to parenting Gen Z kids and tells it like it is.

As parents and caregivers of young children, we know what we want for our children, but not always how to get there. Many children today are stressed by academic demands, anxious about relationships at school, confused by messages they hear in the media, and overwhelmed by challenges at home. Young children look to the adults in their lives for everything. Sometimes we're prepared...sometimes we're not. In this book, Shauna Tominey guides parents and caregivers through how to have conversations with young children about a range of topics....

Talking about race means naming the reality of white privilege and hierarchy. How do we talk about race honestly, then, without making our children feel bad about being white? Most importantly, how do we do any of this in age-appropriate ways? While a great deal of public discussion exists in regard to the impact of race and racism on children of color, meaningful dialogue about and resources for understanding the impact of race on white children are woefully absent. Raising White Kids steps into that void.

Catholic priests don't generally have children, but Australian legend Father Chris Riley has brought up about 60,000 – and they're some of the toughest kids around. He regularly encounters some of the most troubled children on Earth – kids who have given up or refuse to talk to others, who steal, take drugs, see themselves as irredeemable failures, hate everyone and everything, self-harm, have been abused or abuse other kids, and prostitute themselves.

Transform your family dynamics and nurture emotionally intelligent kids, even if you're new to EQ. Are you struggling with your toddler's tantrums or your teen's emotional rollercoaster? Is family communication faltering due to digital distractions and hectic schedules? Are you overwhelmed and looking for a concise but comprehensive guide to building resilient family relationships? Are you curious about how EQ can impact your child’s development? You’re not alone. In our fast-paced world, bolstering emotional intelligence (EQ) in your family can feel daunting.

In 2025’s hyper-connected world, the internet is both a playground and a battlefield for our children’s well-being. How to Keep Kids Safe on the Internet in 2025 is an invaluable guide that empowers parents and guardians to protect children from online dangers while nurturing healthy digital habits.

Empower your child with essential time management and organizational skills to thrive independently, even if you've tried and failed before! Are you feeling overwhelmed by your child's chaotic schedule and disorganized habits? Do you wish there was an easier way to teach your child the necessary skills to manage their time and tasks effectively? Do you want your child to develop independence while still feeling supported and understood by you? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are not alone.

Parenting doesn’t stop when your kids grow up—it just takes a new shape, and it’s up to us as parents to lean into that change with intention. Mastering Parenting Adult Children is a heartfelt and practical guide for those ready to enter this next season with empathy, wisdom, and a touch of humor. Whether you’re learning to let go, navigating delicate boundaries, or seeking to build deeper, more authentic connections with your adult children, this book offers a supportive roadmap to help you thrive in your evolving role.

لقد قررنا تأليف الكتاب الذي تحمله بين يديك، بعد طلب الكثير من الآباء الحصول على مزيد من الأمثلة والإستراتيجيات لاستخدامها مع الأطفال الصغار جدًّا، صعاب المراس في سن الثانية، والمشاكسين في سن الثالثة، والشرسين في سن الرابعة، والمتهورين في سن الخامسة، والمتمركزين حول الذات في سن السادسة، والمهذبين أحيانًا في سن السابعة. ويمثل هذا الكتاب كل ما تعلمته في أثناء نشأتي، فضلًا عن رؤى إضافية تُعيننا على المضي قدمًا كآباء في القرن الحادي والعشرين. وجزء من هذه العملية تمثَّل في التعاون مع صديقة طفولتي جولي كينج، التي شجعتني على القيادة حين شعرت بأنني ما زلت أبحث عن طريقي.