Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passedthrough the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. Inthese poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see thedaily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their hopes andfears, their courage and optimism. 60 color illustrations.

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

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 Cuttingthrough outdated theories of "mother blame," "boy biology," and"testosterone," the authors shed light on the destructive emotionaltraining our boys receive--the emotional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

Product Details 基本信息 ISBN-13 书号 9780738215068 Author 作者 Klaus, Marshall H. Pages Number 页数 249页 Publisher 出版社 Da Capo Lifelong Books Publication Date 出版日期 2012年04月03日 Product Dimensions 商品尺寸 2.03x1.52x1.52 cm Shipping Weight 商品重量 430g Language 语种 ENG Book Contents 内容简介 For an entire generation of new parents, this warm, expert work has become the standard guide to the shortest, easiest, and healthiest childbirth. Now a thoroughly updated and revised edition offers new research showing how labor support reduces the rate of cesarean sections, length of labor, need for pain medicine, and number of episiotomies. New material also demonstrates the positive effects of having a doula on mother-infant bonding, how relatives or friends can be trained in labor support, and how hypnosis is used to ease and sho

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

The most complete, comprehensive birthday forecastavailable--synthesizing the secrets of astrology, numerology, andfixed stars! In this delightfully addictive, wholly accessible book, twoskilled astrologers guide you toward greater psychological insight,self-awareness, and a keen understanding of your unique position inthe universe. Packed with an extraordinary wealth of knowledge andclear, easy-to-interpret graphs and charts, The Power of Birthdays,Stars and Numbers provides: BIRTHDAY FORECASTS--366 profiles--one for each day of theyear--reveal your positive and negative personality traits, careerstrengths, tips on love and relationships, your secret self, yourbest days for romance and friendship, potential fatal attractions,famous people who share your birthday, and much more! INCLUDING! FIXED STARS--Though astrologers have used fixed stars forcenturies, now the general public can reap the rewards of thisclassic method for enlightenment. The stars that line the heavensradiate