Catalog Search Results
1) Hijos valientes: una guía inspirada en el budismo para la crianza de niños emocialmente resilientes
Author
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Como padres, a menudo sentimos que nuestro papel es proteger a nuestros hijos de los peligros del mundo, sin importar la edad que tengan. Pero controlar todo el ambiente de un niño y mantener a raya cualquier dolor no es factible; no podemos preparar al mundo para que se adapte a nuestros hijos, así que entonces deberíamos enfocarnos en preparar a nuestros hijos para el mundo. Krissy extrae las lecciones de su experiencia como guía de terapia...
Author
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A cheerful, optimistic handbook for parents and carers shaping the next generation of responsible global citizens - ready to change the world for the better! Our children have the energy, capacity, and passion to create and nurture a global culture in which inclusion, acceptance, respect, and participation are the core values that underpin a human being's every interaction. As parents and carers, our job is to help our children take their first steps...
Author
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Offers up a new approach toward self-regulation and child expression, focusing on the family as a whole to create a calmer, more equitable home environment. From addressing the issues that cause and result from being reactive to implementing a more effective parenting approach, this book serves as your support system as you seek to bring meaningful change into your home"--
Author
Physical Desc
xiv, 273 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"[This book] explores how today's parenting techniques and our myopic education system are failing to prepare children for their certain-to-be-uncertain futures -- and how we can reverse course to ensure their lasting adaptability, resilience, health, and happiness" -- From book jacket flap.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For more than a decade, Matthew Kelly has been traveling the world inspiring people to become the-best-version-of-themselves. During this time he has been amazed at how regularly he is asked: How do I encourage my children to embrace this message? How does your message apply to a family? Now, for the first time, Kelly shares with us remarkable insights and sensible everyday strategies for transforming the family into what it should be: a place where...
Author
Physical Desc
viii, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers honest, from-the-trenches parenting advice that will make life calmer, happier, and more fulfilling for you and your toddler. Empowers parents to trust their instincts. The author's methods will help give your three-to-five-year-old the freedom to grow at their own pace.
Author
Physical Desc
290 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways to bloom," or the eight kinds of "multiple intelligences." While everyone possesses all eight intelligences, Armstrong delineates how to discover your child's particular areas of strength among them.
Author
Physical Desc
x, 268 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you are at home with your children, work long hours, or take care of other people's kids, this book examines elements of a healthy home life that meets the needs of adults and children alike. Collins offers practical suggestions for transforming household chores into enrichment activities for children, so that when they go to sleep, you can put your feet up and relax. Figure out what's important to you, and create a life that you and your...
Author
Physical Desc
xxi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From the renowned pediatrician who taught parents how to calm their crying babies in "The Happiest Baby on the Block" comes a breakthrough book that explains a new way to raise a secure and well-behaved 1 to 4 year old and prevent a toddler's tantrums.
Author
Physical Desc
xxv, 806 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For each of 12 months, there are guides to the progress the baby may be expected to be making at this stage, a list of potential health or other problems and paragraphs on the myriad questions all new parents ask--on subjects as various as in-home care, birthmarks, circumcision and breath-holding. Other sections cover what to buy for a new-born, first aid, recipes, adoption and even how to enjoy the first year, in terms of the parents' own activities,...
17) The wonder of boys: what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men
Author
Physical Desc
xxii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how family relationships, mentors, role models, and support from schools and the community are necessary to raise boys successfully.
Author
Physical Desc
xv, 332 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Emotional Life of the Toddler is the seminal, detailed look into the varied and intense emotional life of children aged one to three. Hailed as groundbreakingy by The Boston Globe after its initial publication, the new edition includes the latest research on this crucial stage of development. Anyone who has followed an active toddler around for a day knows that a child of this age is a whirlwind of explosive, contradictory, and ever-changing...
Author
Physical Desc
xix, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish refused to accept the idea that constant teasing, tattling, and battling is the price that must be paid for having more than one child. Drawing on their own experience and the hundreds of workshops they conducted throughout the country, they have developed simple yet effective ways to reduce conflict and generate goodwill between siblings. Each skill is illustrated by the thoughts and stories of real parents....
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion