In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade,Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parentsfor centuries—an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’scrying.

When Rosalind Wiseman first published Queen Bees Wannabes, she fundamentally changed the way adults look at girls’friendships and conflicts–from how they choose their best friends,how they express their anger, their boundaries with boys, and theirrelationships with parents. Wiseman showed how girls of everybackground are profoundly influenced by their interactions with oneanother. Now, Wiseman has revised and updated her groundbreaking book fora new generation of girls and explores: ?How girls’ experiences before adolescence impact their teenyears, future relationships, and overall success ?The different roles girls play in and outside of cliques asQueen Bees, Targets, and Bystanders, and how this defines how theyand others are treated ?Girls’ power plays–from fake apologies to fights over IM andtext messages ?Where boys fit into the equation of girl conflicts and how youcan help your daughter better hold her own with the oppositesex ?Checking your baggage

In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson,Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share whatthey have learned in more than thirty-five years of combinedexperience working with boys and their families. They reveal anation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent.Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucialquestion: What do boys need that they're not getting? Theyilluminate the forces that threaten our boys, teaching them tobelieve that "cool" equals macho strength and stoicism. Cuttingthrough outdated theories of "mother blame," "boy biology," and"testosterone," the authors shed light on the destructive emotionaltraining our boys receive--the emotional miseducation ofboys. Kindlon and Thompson make a compelling case that emotionalliteracy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urgingparents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to animpossible standard of manhood. They identify the social andemotional challenges th

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

The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones is filled withstories to read, songs to sing, poetry to inspire, activities todelight, recipes to soothe, and prayers to calm. Perfect snugglingmaterial for moms and little ones, this magical book is sure toguarantee a love of bedtime and sweet, sweet dreams. The GoodnightBook for Moms and Little Ones includes: ? Literary Excerpts: Ten excerpts relating to sleep, stars, anddreams from beloved children’s classics. In Charlotte’s Web,Charlotte sings Wilbur to sleep; in Mary Poppins, she glues starsto the sky; and in James and the Giant Peach, James falls asleep inthe web hammock under the soft light of a glowworm. ? Tales Legends: Fourteen stories from Sleeping Beauty andRip Van Winkle to creation tales of the moon and stars fromdifferent cultures. ? Songs: Ten songs and lullabies, including "Dream a Little Dreamof Me," "Goodnight" by Lennon and McCartney, and "Hush, LittleBaby." ? Poetry: Fourteen poems, including "The Land of Nod

Nature didn’t finish your child’s brain at birth. It’s up toyou to maximize your child’s mental skills without causingadditional stress. Acclaimed neurologist David Perlmutter, MD,offers these valuable tools: Simple games to reinforce memory pathways in the brain Information on common household products and children’s toys thatcontain brain-damaging neurotoxins The right foods and supplements to boost intelligence and turn onyour child’s smart genes How to turn the television, the computer, and video games intoeducational tools Proven ways to reduce the risk of your child developing ADD andADHD Between birth and age five, your child has up to thirty IQ pointsat stake. Scientists now know that the human brain is undergoing aconstant and dramatic transformation in the first years of life.During this peak time of development, every activity and experienceleaves an indelible mark on your baby’s brain, for better or worse.The right kind of stimulation and nu

What is it about four-year-olds that makes them solovable? What problems do four-year-olds have? What canthey do now that they couldn't do at three? Drs. Amesand Ilg, recognized authorities on child behavior anddevelopment, discuss these and scores of other questionsunique to four-year-old girls and boys, and they offerparents practical advice and enlightening psychologicalinsights.

All parents share the same goal—to give their kids the best ofeverything. But despite our good intentions, the life-enhancingabundance we heap on our children is often more than they need orcan handle, and we cross the line into overindulgence. In How MuchIs Enough?, parenting experts Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson,and David Bredehoft explain for the first time how giving childrentoo much, over-nurturing them, and providing them with softstructure will prevent them from learning many of the importantlife skills they need to become happy, healthy adults. Filled withsmart advice, real-life stories, and effective strategies, How MuchIs Enough? tells you everything you need to know to avoid—orrepair—the damage overindulgence causes, including: ? How to figure out if you’re being overindulgent and ways toact differently ? How to teach your child what "enough" means ? Tips on establishing firm rules and structure ? How to instill responsibility and independence in yourkids ? What to do w

畅销美国400多万册，被翻译成16种语言畅销全球； 让数百万孩子、父母和老师受益终身的经典之作； 自1981年本书第一版出版以来，《正面管教》已经成为管教孩子的 黄金准则 简 尼尔森 教育学博士、杰出的心理学家 在本书中告诉21世纪的父母和老师们： 惩罚和娇纵为什么对孩子都不好，并且不管用？ 怎样用既不惩罚又不娇纵的正面管教方法培养孩子受益终生的良好品质？ 如何用正面管教方法自动消除孩子的不良行为？ 如何赢得孩子与父母和老师的合作？ 如何消解大人与孩子之间的权力之争？ 超级父母 对孩子会有什么危害？ 各种性格的父母对孩子会有什么正反两方面的影响？父母如何发挥自己性格中的优点，避免缺点给孩子造成的不良影响？ 老师们如何避免对孩子造成管教问题？ 从3岁到青春期的十几岁的孩子以及孩子的父母和老师，都将

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

An exceptional father-son story about the reality that testsus, the myths that sustain us, and the love that saves us. Paul Coates was an enigmatic god to his sons: a Vietnam vet whorolled with the Black Panthers, an old-school disciplinarian andnew-age believer in free love, an autodidact who launched apublishing company in his basement dedicated to telling the truehistory of African civilization. Most of all, he was a wilytactician whose mission was to carry his sons across the shoals ofinner-city adolescence—and through the collapsing civilization ofBaltimore in the Age of Crack—and into the safe arms of HowardUniversity, where he worked so his children could attend forfree. Among his brood of seven, his main challenges were Ta-Nehisi,spacey and sensitive and almost comically miscalibrated for hisenvironment, and Big Bill, charismatic and all-too-ready for thechallenges of the streets. The Beautiful Struggle follows theirdivergent paths through this turbulent period, and their father

Biblical parenting involves encouraging, exhorting, andempathizing with children according to their unique needs andcharacter. This re-release of Different Children, Different Needsclarifies what the Bible means when it commands us to ?

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.

Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving ustied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, thelinguist and and bestselling author of You Just Don'tUnderstand and many other books, reveals why talking to familymembers is so often painful and problematic even when we're alladults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we findsigns of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family loveso often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I OnlySay This Because I Love You , Tannen shows how important it is,in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages,from heart meanings, or metamessages — unstated but powerfulmeanings that come from the history of our relationships and theway things are said. Presenting real conversations from people'slives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk,including how family conversations must balance the longing forconnection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be closewithout giving up