The years from Ten to Fourteen are undeniably trying andturbulent years for parents and children alike. Adolescents developby leaps and bounds during these years, and often find themselvesuncomfortable with who they are and what they’re feeling. Parents,too, don’t know what to expect from the adolescent child who is atone moment hostile and glum, at the next carefree and happy. YourTen- to Fourteen-Year-Old was written by renowned child-careexperts Louise Bates Ames, Frances Ilg, and Sidney Baker to helpprepare parents for the incredible changes their children will begoing through. Included in this book: · Boy-girl relationships and sexual curiosity · Clubs, hobbies, activities, sports · Trouble at school · Family life and relationships with siblings · Physical development—the awkward adolescent · Summer jobs and independence · Money matters · Personal hygiene · Moodiness, loneliness · Smoking, drinking, drug use
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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.
What should your child learn in the sixth grade? How canyou help him or her at home? This book answers these importantquestions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge thatthousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreedupon for American sixth graders. Featuring sixteen pages offull-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and athoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Sixth Grader Needs toKnow, Revised Edition, is designed for parents and teachers toenjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children havebenefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This revised editiongives a new generation of sixth graders the advantage they need tomake progress in school today, and to establish an approach tolearning that will last a lifetime. Discover: ? Favorite Poems—old and new, from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic “TheRaven” to Maya Angelou’s “Woman Work” ? Literature—from around the world, including Homer’s epics theIliad and the Odyssey, Shakespeare
