A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help youngchildren learn social and motor skills Barbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, haswritten a handy resource filled with games to play with youngchildren who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other sensoryprocessing disorders (SPD). The games are designed to help childrenfeel comfortable in social situations and teach other basic lessonsincluding beginning and end, spatial relationships, hand-eyecoordination, and more. Games can also be used in regularclassrooms to encourage inclusion. A collection of fun, simple games that can improve the lives ofchildren with ASD or other SPDs. Games can be played by parents or teachers and with individualchildren or groups. Games are designed to make children more comfortable in socialsituations and to develop motor and language skills Also included are a variety of interactive games to play in water,whether in a backyard kiddie pool, community swimming pool, orlake
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"FREE RANGE KIDS" has become a national movement, sparked bythe incredible response to Lenore Skenazy's piece about allowingher 9-year-old ride the subway alone in NYC. Parent groups arguedabout it, bloggers blogged and the media jumped all over it. Thisbook debunks dangerous myths and advocates rational care for safeand independent kids, using the Range Parenting Commandments,including: Know When to Worry (And Not) -- Playdates and AxeMurders: How to Tell the Difference Never Listen to Experts -- WhoSays You Are Doing Everything Wrong. Them. Who knows less than youdo about you and your kids. Them Eat Chocolate -- Give HalloweenBack to the Trick or Treaters. There's never been a single case ofa razor blade in an Apple in history. Never. Turn off the 24 HourNewsTURN OFF THE 24 HOUR NEWS -- Go Easy on "Law and Order" too.The inflammatory hysteria will make you crazy. Stop Thinking Like aLawyer -- Some aspects of normal life will not lead to litigation.Study History -- Your 10-year-old Would Have Been Forging H
How women can overcome the pressure to please others and feelfree to be their true selves Are you too nice for your own good? Dofamily members manipulate you? Do coworkers take advantage of you?If any of this sounds familiar, read "The Nice Girl Syndrome." Inthis breakthrough guide, renowned author and therapist BeverlyEngel, who has helped thousands of women recognize and leaveemotionally abusive relationships, can show you how to take controlof your life and take care of yourself. Engel explains that womentoday simply cannot afford to be Nice Girls, since "nice girls" aremuch more likely to be victimized-emotionally, physically, andsexually-than those who are not so "nice." She identifies sevendifferent types of Nice Girls and helps you understand which typemight apply to you. She helps you determine whether the Nice GirlSyndrome is keeping you in an abusive relationship or inmanipulative situations, and helps you challenge and change NiceGirl beliefs and behaviors that are holding you back. Helps yo
《爱传小子》提炼了81个中华经典故事,整理了国内、英国剑桥等初中英语教材中出现过的近2700个单词,镶嵌其中。 主人公阳伯带着侄儿阳阳,从中国DI一个朝代 夏朝开始,采取穿越古今的方式,畅游华夏五千年,拜访历代人物;从《大禹治水,三过家门而不入》,到《东方崛起,量子之父潘建伟》,结合81个中华典故来学习英语词汇;并以 词典记忆法 为基础,以独创的顺口溜展现出来,朗朗上口,押韵好记。单词一串串记!其记忆效果可速达传统学习法的5倍!10倍!甚至20倍!激发学习兴趣,让学习者尽情沉浸在历史文化与英语学习水乳交融的情境中,从而牢固掌握海量英语单词。 《爱传小子》既可为少年儿童未来取得出类拔萃的成绩打下坚实基础;也可为广大英语爱好者自由阅读英文报刊、出国留学保驾护航。
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