Training Development

A must have for trainers, Telling Ain't Training is an essential book for all learning and development professionals. When the first edition of Telling Ain't Training was published in 2002, its practical, learner-focused approach quickly became a favorite with learning and development professionals, as well as school teachers, parents, professors, and anyone else who trains, educates, or instructs. Chock-full of myth-busting research and ready-to-use tools, always delivered in a lighthearted and entertaining style, Telling Ain't Training set new standards for the training industry.

Does watching your child lose their temper feel like looking into a mirror? Your children look to you for everything; from lunch money and homework help, to impulse control and emotional regulation. You are the model by which they set their standards. So, when it comes to anger management, are you demonstrating model behavior? If the answer is "no", you’re not alone. Even parents need help learning how to control our emotional responses, especially when it comes to feeling frustrated with our offspring.

Spirited infants are the outliers—the exceptions to the “rules,” the extraordinary ones. They arrive in this world genetically wired to be alert and intense. Spirited babies put parents to the test and raising them takes special skills and patient perseverance. In this groundbreaking new book, beloved parenting expert Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D., offers her findings in the fields of neuroscience, sleep, temperament, self-regulation, attachment, and parent-child interactions, and shares what she has learned from hands-on experiences with families.

It’s true that strength declines with age, and your abilities are changing with each passing year. That doesn’t have to mean you give up and let your body rot away. Your muscles can still be exercised and strengthened, and your balance and coordination can improve greatly. You just need to find different exercises that work for you -ones designed specifically for people your age.

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born—they're made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation. But if there's a huge pool of individuals who have undertaken the same commitment and steps towards becoming the best, what truly separates the winners from everyone else? Joanna Zeiger believes proper mental preparation is the answer. The Champion Mindset is a much-needed and long overdue look into how to program a competitor's mind to achieve optimal success.

The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantage. Used by the planet’s top performers. In Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment. Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’. No one is immune to pressure. We all fall victim to its effects in the same ways. But pressure is misunderstood.

Using proven psychological communication strategies like priming and spreading activation, you can then put your subject into a more susceptible mindset that helps open them to your ideas, allowing you to ethically persuade and influence people by controlling their thoughts, feelings, emotions, and even their behavior.

Every parent knows that potty training can be a challenging task. But what if we told you that it doesn't have to be? This comprehensive guide is tailored to meet the unique needs of parents with little boys, providing a proven, stress-free method to help your son become a potty pro in just three days.

Have you reached the point in parenthood where restful sleep just feels like a delusional fantasy, one that will never be attained? Want to know why over 80 percent of kids experience setbacks in potty training and how to do it right? If you want sweet dreams and diaper-free lives, then you need to get this book right now.

Train your unruly puppy while bonding with your child using this expert-approved guide to puppy training! Puppy Training Guide for Beginners is a surefire way to train your puppy to behave better and live in perfect harmony with you and your children! With Lucy Williams' audiobook, Puppy Training Guide for Beginners, you and your child will learn how to train your puppy with the help of practical, step-by-step instructions on how to potty train, eliminate bad behavior, and more!

Stop waiting for what you want, go out and get it! Have you ever felt powerless, unhappy, or inhibited? Rather than letting others control you, take control of yourself! This practical, thorough program is packed with anecdotes and proven exercises to help you understand and use the techniques of assertiveness training, techniques that work!

As parents of twins and multiples know, double the fun can be double the sleep deprivation. Now, in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins, beloved pediatrician and renowned sleep authority Dr. Marc Weissbluth combines specialized advice for parents of twins with his tried-and-true sleep-training methods to show exhausted moms and dads how to get their babies to sleep on their own, stay asleep, and sleep regularly.

Whether you're a professional athlete, dedicated to your personal goals for fitness, or a newcomer looking for fitness inspiration, you shouldn't overlook the mind body connection when it comes to exercise and mental health. Moving your body and having a diet of balanced nutrition not only changes your physical body, but can improve your mood and give you that much needed memory boost. Start focusing on yourself by nurturing your body and mind. When it comes to our physical and mental health, there is always room for improvement.

Many parents are not aware that sleeping, and especially sleeping through the night, is not an innate but a learned behavior. That is why it is essential to teach your infant how to sleep on his/her own at nap time and during the night. The result? You are not only better able to be the great parent you wish to be, but you will have time and energy to heal your mind and body from the stresses of pregnancy and childbirth.

Do you want to improve your relationships and productivity, all by simply changing your listening habits? You already understand the importance of quality communication. But good communication is built not on speaking but on listening. In 10 easy steps, you can go from being a poor listener to an excellent one. At each step, you’ll learn how to navigate the pitfalls of strained communication, transforming your ability to exchange accurate, complete information and deepen emotional understanding and connectedness.

Make potty training a complete success with the best-selling potty-training book used by millions of parents. After years of work as a private potty-training coach, Jennifer Nicole is finally ready to reveal her secrets to potty training your child in just three days. Many children are able to learn toilet training in less than a day. Each child is unique, and Jennifer's system is designed to help every child get ready to use the potty.

One of the world’s foremost experts in historical swordfighting and martial arts systems, Dr. Guy Windsor, wants to teach you how to maximize your personal development and live up to your true potential–in training, in martial arts, and in life–even when training solo.

This is not a "cry it out" approach. Instead, you will learn how a host of factors—whether you feed your baby before or after they nap, how you comfort them when they are upset, and how you interact with them at nighttime—all contribute to your baby's sleep.

Do you want to improve your relationships and productivity, all by simply changing your listening habits? Listening is the forgotten communication skill, but arguably, the most significant. It is a crucial part of our ability to engage and communicate with others. Listening actively, however, takes this skill-set up a level. Almost everyone sincerely believes that they listen effectively; however, good listening skills are rare. Most of us have never been taught the habits that would make us effective listeners, so they need to be practiced and developed.

A mental toughness playbook for athletes, parents, and coaches. In sports, and in life, mental toughness matters - even more than raw talent and skill. But young athletes can't develop it, and master other vital aspects of the "inner game", on their own. Coaches and parents play a vital role as well. Angeron draws on his expertise as a sport psychology coach and his background as a college athlete and baseball scout to help listeners overcome the fear, doubt, and negativity that derail players and teams.