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

The Essential Parents' Guide to the Best Conventionaland Natural Medicines for Your Child From feedingto healing, clothing to washing, raising children naturally can bea daunting task--unless you know how. Natural Baby andChildcare shows you how to complement conventional therapy withnatural treatments such as homeopathic and herbal medicine; how tobathe your child without using damaging chemicals; and how to findhealthy, organic food for your baby. As a physician and a mom, Dr.Lauren Feder skillfully bridges the divide between medicine andmotherhood, empowering parents to personalize tradtionalchild-rearing practices to their own child. Natural Baby and Childcare answers common questions suchas: * Do homeopathic medicines have any side effects? * What alternatives are there to wasteful or harmful babyproducts, such as plastic diapers and chemical-laden diapercreams? * Can vaccines cause autism or Sudden Infant DeathSyndrome? In addition to shedding light

Crittenden （The Price of Motherhood） offers an engaging look at working mothers and how their parenting skills make them more adept managers。 Based on interviews with 100 parents （mostly women） who were the primary caregivers in their family， the book offers an intriguing look at the changing face of American executives。 Quoting her subjects directly， Crittenden illustrates how being a parent helps someone be a more creative， if sometimes unconventional， manager。 One woman talked about a producer who shouted obscenities at her。 The woman did nothing， viewing the behavior as the equivalent of a toddler’s temper tantrum， and the producer apologized the next day。 Sometimes， parents have added knowledge that has a direct impact on their job。 Working parents in any field will readily identify with many of the scenarios discussed in this book by some visible CEOs including CNBC’s Pamela Thomas-Graham， Oxygen’s Geraldine Laybourne and actress Lindsay Crouse。 Crittenden con

Designed for parents to use with their children, and co-editedby the author of Cultural Literacy, a primer incorporates thecontributions of two thousand parents and teachers into anaccessible introduction to the world of knowledge. Reprint."

The Breastfeeding Book Your Doctor Recommends Why is breastfeeding best for my baby? Will I like it? What if ithurts? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Will I be ableto use a breast pump? How can I make this work? The American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization thatrepresents the nation’s finest pediatricians, answers thesequestions and many more in this invaluable resource to help you andyour baby get the healthiest possible start. The benefits ofbreastfeeding will last a lifetime, for both you and yourbaby. Here is everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding.From preparing for the first feeding to adjusting to home, family,and work life as a nursing mother, this comprehensive resourcecovers: ? Preparing for breastfeeding before your baby is born ? Breastfeeding benefits for mothers and babies, including themost recent neurological, psychological, and immunological researchshowing why breastfeeding enhances your infant’s immune system andp

To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural AsBreathing Did you know that a growing percentage ofhome schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movementis founded on the principle that children learn best when theypursue their own natural curiosities and interests. Without bells,schedules, and rules about what to do and when, the knowledge theygain through mindful living and exploration is absorbed more easilyand enthusiastically. Learning is a natural, inborn impulse, andthe world is rich with lessons to be learned and puzzles to besolved. Successful unschooling parents know how to stimulate and directtheir children's learning impulse. Once you read this book, so willyou!

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

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.

★What will your child be expected to learn in the secondgrade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers theseimportant questions and more, offering the specific sharedknowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nationhave agreed upon for American second graders. Designed for parentsand teachers to enjoy with children, this revised second-gradevolume of The Core Knowledge Series presents the knowledge andskills that should be at the core of a challenging second-gradeeducation,including: ＊Favorite poems ＊Literature ＊Learning about language ＊World and American history and geography ＊Visual arts ＊Music ＊Math ＊Science