Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children (英语) 平装 内容简介 P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybody wins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, and proven parenting program in the world -- and it will work for you. Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, this groundbreaking guide will show you: How to avoid being a permissive parent How to listen so kids will talk to you and talk so kids will listen to you How to teach your children to "own" their problems and to solve them How to use the "No-Lose" method to resolve conflicts Using the timeless methods of P.E.T. will have immediate results: less fighting, fewer tantrums and lies, no need for punishment. Whethe
Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasksan adult will ever face. No matter how much you love your child,there will be moments filled with frustration, anger, and evendesperation. There will also be questions: Why does myfour-year-old deliberately lie to me? Why won’t my three-year-oldlisten to me? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she isdisobedient? Over the years, millions of parents just like you havecome to trust the Positive Discipline series and its commonsenseapproach to child-rearing. Now completely updated to report thelatest research in child development and learning, PositiveDiscipline for Preschoolers will teach you how to use methodsto raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resourceful.You’ll find practical solutions for how to:- Avoid the powerstruggles that often come with mastering sleeping, eating, andpotty training - See misbehavior as an opportunity to teachnonpunitive discipline—not punishment - Instill valuable socialskills and positive
Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or youngchild - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'?Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you aredoing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time?Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already. Inthis unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen drawson many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a widevariety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers' experiencesto reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, toeveryone else, like nothing. If you are a mother, and have everfelt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed byyour feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothingprepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems towant; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this themost reassuring book you have ever picked up.
The number of anxious, depressed, hyperactive and withdrawnchildren is staggering—and still growing! Millions have experiencedbullying, violence (real or in the media), abuse or sexualmolestation. Many other kids have been traumatized from more“ordinary” ordeals such as terrifying medical procedures,accidents, loss and divorce. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids sends alifeline to parents who wonder how they can help their worried andtroubled children now. It offers simple but powerful tools to keepchildren safe from danger and to help them “bounce back” afterfeeling scared and overwhelmed. No longer will kids have to bepassive prey to predators or the innocent victims of life’scircumstances. In addition to arming parents with priceless protectivestrategies, best-selling authors Dr. Peter A. Levine and MaggieKline offer an antidote to trauma and a recipe for creatingresilient kids no matter what misfortune has besieged them.Trauma-Proofing Your Kids is a treasure trove of simple-to-follow“st
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this beautifully designed book by relationship expert Phillip Hodson offers couples a complete collection of 50 proven self-tests, questionnaires, and ancient oracles to help them discover how compatible they really are. With wide-ranging topics that assess all the essential areas of compatibility, from their looks and personality to their goals and beliefs, How Perfect Is Your Partner? will give readers new insight into their relationship and allow them to understand each other in an astonishing new way. Just as important, each test contains practical advice on how to talk about differences and overcome them. Fun to use and perfect to do alone or together, this book will help new couples and long-term partners alike make their love even stronger.
Today’s busier, faster, supersized society is waging anundeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life acceleratesto hyperspeed–with too much stuff, too many choices, and too littletime–children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, havetrouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed withbehavioral problems. Now, in defense of the extraordinary power ofless, internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Paynehelps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom thatall kids need, allowing their children’s attention to focus andtheir individuality to flourish. Based on Payne’s twenty year’s experience successfully counselingbusy families, Simplicity Parenting teaches parents how to worryand hover less–and how to enjoy more. For those who want to slowtheir children’s lives down but don’t know where to start, Payneoffers both inspiration and a blueprint for change. · Streamline your home environment. The average child has morethan 150 toys.
From "Goo" to Gab — Guiding Your Child to EffectiveCommunication The first five years of a child's life are the most critical forspeech and language development, and, as a parent, you are yourchild's primary language role model. So what are the best ways tohelp your child develop the all-important skill of communication?Fun, easy, and engaging, this book shows you how! Inside, you'lldiscover all of the essential steps and checkpoints from birththrough age five, tips to help your child progress on schedule, andeasy methods to: · Evaluate and monitor your child's language development · Understand and deal with environmental impacts such astelevision and cultural styles · Recognize the signs of language development problems · And much, much more!
Raising decent, caring, and responsible children is the mostcomplex and challenging job in every parent’s life—and anincreasingly difficult one in today’s society. Here is the mostauthoritative book available on this crucial subject, a valuableand sensitive guide for parents who want their children to grow upwith lifelong positive values. Based on fascinating research, this groundbreaking work bypsychologist and educator Dr. Thomas Lickona describes thepredictable stages of moral development from birth to adulthood.And it offers you down-to-earth advice and guidance for eachstage: ? Seven caring ways to discipline “terrible twos” ? Why your preschooler “lies” and how to handle it ? What to do about a four-year-old’s back talk ? How to handle your seven-year-old’s endless negotiations aboutwhat’s “fair” ? Why teens have trouble with peer pressure—and how to helpthem ? How to talk to your child about drugs, drinking, and se
Are you outwardly successful but inwardly do you feel like abig kid? Do you aspire to be a loving parent but all too often“lose it” in hurtful ways? Do you crave intimacy but sometimeswonder if it’s worth the struggle? Or are you plagued by constantvague feelings of anxiety or depression? If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing thehidden but damaging effects of a painful childhood—carrying withinyou a “wounded inner child” that is crying out for attention andhealing. In this powerful book, John Bradshaw shows how we can learn tonurture that inner child, in essence offering ourselves the goodparenting we needed and longed for. Through a step-by-step processof exploring the unfinished business of each developmental stage,we can break away from destructive family rules and roles and freeourselves to live responsibly in the present. Then, says Bradshaw,the healed inner child becomes a source of vitality, enabling us tofind new joy and energy in living. Homecomi
这是全世界本针对0~15岁的儿童研究成功的足部按摩自然疗法专书。任何照顾孩子的人,都能以这种简单的按摩方法。守护成长中孩子的健康。 本书是足部按摩权威吴若石先生与理论实务大师郑英吉博士两人二十多年来的验证成果。以简单、实用、人人能懂、人人能学的方式,介绍正确操作儿童足部按摩的方法与位置,以及能改善的范围。包括呼吸道、肠胃道、内分泌与新陈代谢、眼科、口腔以及其他常见问题,共40 种疾病症状。特别是对强脑、开发聪明智慧、注意力不集中、过敏等较罕见问题,全都在讲解之中,并以见证者实例与读者分享。 不论孩子年纪多小或多大。当一时不方便、紧急、试过医药无法改善或不想花冤枉钱看病时,这种不用吃药、不用打针、没有副作用,并有快速作用、又能改善亲子关系的足部按摩健康法,确实值得家长学习操作。
In The Knowledge Deficit, the esteemed education critic,activist, and best-selling author E. D. Hirsch, Jr., illuminatesthe real issue in education today: without an effective curriculum,American students are losing the global education race. This bookcorrects popular misconceptions about hot issues in education, suchas standardized testing, and takes to task educators’ claims thatthey are powerless to overcome class differences. Hirsch explainswhy schools have taken the wrong path in response to No Child LeftBehind, and shows that although schools are teaching the mechanicsof reading, they fail to convey the knowledge needed for the morecomplex and essential skill of reading comprehension. In the end,Hirsch gives parents and teachers specific tools for enhancingchildren’s abilities to fully understand what they read.
Stanley Greenspan, internationally known for his work withinfants, young children, and their families, and his colleague,nationally recognized child psychologist Serena Wieder, have forthe first time integrated their award-winning research and clinicalexperience into a definitive guide to raising children with specialneeds. In this essential work they lay out a complete, step-by-stepapproach for parents, educators, and others who work withdevelopmental problems. Covering all kinds of disabilitiesincludingautism, PPD, language and speech problems, Down syndrome, cerebralpalsy, and ADDthe authors offer a new understanding of the natureof these challenges and also specific ways of helping childrenextend their intellectual and emotional potential. The authorsfirst show how to move beyond labels to observe the uniqueprofilestrengths and problemsof the individual child. Next, theydemonstrate the techniques necessary to help the child not onlyreach key milestones but also develop new emotional andintellectual
In the best-selling tradition of Kids Say the Darndest Thingsand Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me, this warm andfunny book offers 147 truly wise parenting tips in the words andhandwriting of kids who don't always know how to spell, but alwaysknow what they need. If kids came with an instruction manual, this would be it -- aclever and poignant collection of suggestions, observations andreminders to parents from the experts themselves (kids 6-12). Organized into three sections: (Love and Caring, Family andFriends, and Guidance and Independence), these one- or two-linerequests will bring a smile to your face, a lump to your throat,and a renewed sense of confidence that you can give your kids thelove and support they deserve.