Toddlers can drive you bonkers…so adorable and fun oneminute…so stubborn and demanding the next! Yet, as unbelievable asit sounds, there is a way to turn the daily stream of “nos” and“don’ts” into “yeses” and hugs…if you know how to speak yourtoddler’s language. In one of the most useful advances in parentingtechniques of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp reveals thattoddlers, with their immature brains and stormy outbursts, shouldbe thought of not as pint-size people but aspintsize…cavemen. Having noticed that the usual techniques often failed to calmcrying toddlers, Dr. Karp discovered that the key to effectivecommunication was to speak to them in their own primitive language.When he did, suddenly he was able to soothe their outbursts almostevery time! This amazing success led him to the realization thatchildren between the ages of one and four go through four stages of“evolutionary” growth, each linked to the development of the brain,and each echoing a step in pr
If you are looking for a book to give to a teenage reader,here's the reference you've been waiting for. Until now, there'sbeen no accepted guide to what's good, bad, or indifferent in theflood of books coming off the presses in the hot new category ofyoung-adult publishing. If it's true that you can't judge a book byits cover, it is especially true for teen books, as publishers takeaim at a new class of readers. The books land on shelves without ahistory, and so there is no standard by which to judge them. AnitaSilvey, one of the country's leading authorities on books for youngpeople, has interviewed teenage readers all over the country andimmersed herself in young-adult books, with an emphasis on bookspublished in the last five years. The result is this invaluable andvery readable guide for parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers,reading groups, and of course teens themselves. With its extendedessays describing 500 selections, parents will quickly see whattheir teenagers are actually reading -- and
“I wonder sometimes if there’s something to the oldsuperstition about the number thirteen. Maybe that superstition wasoriginally created by the mothers in some tribe who noticed that intheir children’s thirteenth year, they suddenly became possessed byevil spirits. Because it did seem that whenever Taz was around,things spilled and shattered, calm turned into chaos, and temperswere lost.” So laments the mother of one thirteen-year-old boy, Taz, a teenwho, overnight it seemed, went from a small, sweet, loving boy to ahulking, potty-mouthed, Facebook/MySpace–addicted C student whodidn’t even bother to hide his scorn for being anywhere in theproximity of his parents. As this startling transformation floors journalist Beth Harpazand her husband, Elon, Harpaz tries to make sense of a bizarreteenage wilderness of $100 sneakers, clouds of Axe body spray (tohide the scent of pot?!), and cell phone bills so big they requirenine-by-twelve envelopes. In the process, she begins chroniclingh
For every bewildered parent, there’s a kid longing to beunderstood. What parent hasn’t occasionally looked at their beloved butbewildering offspring and wondered, What in the world is hethinking? or Why is my sweet little girl acting like that? In this remarkable book, Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice take youinside the mind of teens and preteens through the same innovativeapproach that seized national attention in the best-selling booksFor Women Only, For Men Only, and For Young Women Only. Theyexplore the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviewswith more than 1,000 real-life teens and tweens to tackle thosethings parents often don’t “get” about their kids. You’ll hearfirst-hand about the longings that drive your kids’ seeminglyillogical decisions, the truth behind those exasperating “attitudeproblems,” and what your children would tell you if they couldtrust you to truly listen.
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A Handy Way to Find Out What’s Really Going On in There Drawing on the results of a ground-breaking nationwide survey ofteenagers, For Parents Only revealed several key surprises aboutthe inner lives of kids. Whether your child already is a teenageror you see those years barreling at you like an express train, thiscompanion study guide will help you put that priceless knowledge towork in your home. This invaluable resource–perfect for group discussion orindividual use–includes: ?thought-provoking questions to help you apply the For ParentsOnly findings to your child ?true-to-life case studies that coach you in the skills ofreading your children’s minds (scary, we know!), understanding whatmotivates them, and connecting with them at a deeper level ?practical, insightful discussion-starters and help for commonparenting “encounters” and much more! As you gain a clearer understanding of what’s going on in yourchildren’s lives and minds, you’ll learn how
