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How exactly do children become the adults they were meant to be?
In this audiobook, Understanding Child Development, we investigate this profoundly complicated process from infancy through early childhood (the teenage years will be covered in a separate audiobook). Included in this collection are several seminal studies on infant cognition where researchers found evidence that many of our abilities are "pre-programmed." For example, most human infants...
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My experience as a schoolgirl and teenager in the underprivileged neighborhoods of argenteuil made me deeply indignant: i saw our education system stifle the light and the unique talents of many comrades every year. Many then found themselves in great difficulty at school. I felt already an unacceptable number of children in this situation, but I was still far from imagining the figure given by the 2007 report of the high council for education: "each...
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First published in 1961, Sidney Bijou's Behavior Analysis of Child Development is a seminal work in the field of child development. Intended for the student with a limited background in psychology who is embarking on a study of child development, the book offers a concise introduction to the natural scientific approach to child psychology. It defines basic behavioral terms and principles, and includes many examples of the application of these principles...
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Why do toddlers throw food on the floor again and again so that they can watch you pick it up? What's the best way to help a child learn to walk? When does a child understand the word 'no'? Babies and toddlers are fascinating and changing all the time. Each month brings with it a breakthrough in new skills and abilities. Each chapter explores the developmental areas for each age band, checklists for development and ways to stimulate these skills....
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Transcript of 1982 Seminar - Miracles of Child Development, A Guide to Child Development; For anyone wanting to better understand how the brain really works in relation to development, learning, and function, this amazing seminar is essential. It discusses learning, brain development, and overall function in relation to people of all abilities and ages (children or adults). Robert J. Doman, Jr., Founder of The National Association for Child Development...
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A sanity-saving guide to parenting and child development
Raising kids is hard, and the rules, behaviors, and patterns seem to change as they get older. It's enough to make any parent feel irritated, overwhelmed, or exasperated-and that's okay. Growing Pains brings you age- and stage-specific strategies to keep you from feeling helpless. Tantrums, sulking, rule enforcement-this book will assist you in navigating the ups and downs of child development...
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Feel like no one gave you the manual for your kids? Discover the missing techniques that can turn parenthood into pure joy.
Can't seem to wrangle your child to follow simple instructions? Sick of yelling at sullen adolescents to get your way? Concerned they're falling behind at school? Educator, expert pedagogue, and founder of a leading learning center in the heart of London, Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana has dedicated her life to helping struggling parents....
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Great Courses volume 7
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Investigate how chronic stress can disrupt the growth of young children by focusing on stress dwarfism and the connection between stress and low growth hormone levels. Also, learn how mid-20th-century experiments with monkeys proved how important love: and not just nutrients: is in raising less-stressful children.
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Secrets the professionals use to parent their kids! With decades of tested strategies, this eBook will show you the fastest and most effective way to become the best parent you can be. You will learn how to become the most successful parent in as little as a weeks time. You will build a bond and trust with your kids like never before with easy to perform techniques that are gentle and rewarding. Step by step and easy to follow. What’s Included:...
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Feel like no one gave you the manual for your kids? Discover the missing techniques that can turn parenthood into pure joy.
Can't seem to wrangle your child to follow simple instructions? Sick of yelling at sullen adolescents to get your way? Concerned they're falling behind at school? Educator, expert pedagogue, and founder of a leading learning center in the heart of London, Bukky has dedicated her life to helping struggling parents. Now she's here...
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The parents' attitude of to the child makes the grounds of his behavior in adult life. It's simply to prove: compare attitudes in your family and the relationship between your parents. You will find that scenarios, scenes, situation, as well as your reactions to them, are very similar. A conclusion is that children take into adulthood not what you would like them to take but just everything.
The reality we'll have to take, whether we like it or...
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"Your child's DNA is not destiny; you are at the helm, guiding their course. The truth is, nature and nurture are in a delicate dance-if one goes too fast, the other one falls. Science tells us that early childhood experiences have the capacity to structure and alter the brain. That means you didn't just supply your child's DNA-you're still shaping it. And it's only by wielding this power that your child will activate their full potential. You are...
14) Why Don't Children Sit Still?: A Parent's Guide to Healthy Movement and Play in Child Development
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Why is my son so clumsy? Why is my daughter's handwriting so messy? My children only want to play video games: will lack of movement really hurt them?
Movement is essential in helping children develop not only motor skills but also intellectu
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"We've all heard the complaint from parents: They're more overwhelmed than ever before -- juggling demands on their time as well as conflicting advice from family, friends, frenemies and 'experts' on how to achieve parental perfection-- or risk jeopardizing their little one's future happiness. Pediatrician Jane Scott has seen this parental anxiety up close, and in The Confident Parent she shares advice on how to cut through the confusion, dial down...
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