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Has your child ever asked you a question that made you blush? Weren't sure how to respond? The Big Talk is probably the most dreaded discussion any parent will ever have with their child. Most parents prefer to wait until the child is older to discuss sex while others simply avoid it altogether. The problem is, if you aren't talking to your young child about sex someone else is, and it likely isn't the kind of information you want them know! Although...
22) Life Was a Beach
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a collection of articles i wrote and published about my family and our life in suburbia in the 1960s and 1970s. I found them tucked away in a file cabinet and it was like a backward trip to my past. i wrote about everything from camping vacations to clothes shopping, to growing tomatoes, I think anyone who raised a family and lived in the suburbs in the 60s and 70s will enjoy reminiscing and remembering with me.
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"Little Things Long Remembered," updated for today's time-strapped families, offers hundreds of ways to create treasured childhood rituals. Chock full of thoughtful and loving ideas that mean a lot-especially to children. Chapters are divided into convenient timeframes: Gestures to strengthen family ties that take seconds, activities when you have five minutes, half an hour, or the entire weekend. Plus special circumstance suggestions for when your...
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What were my kids born to do? That is the question I hope to help them answer. And because reading is the thing I love most, it's only natural for me to hope it will become something they love, too...The trouble is that reading is a particularly slippery passion to want to pass along because it's a skill most parents would agree their children have to master, to one degree or another.
--from Raising a Reader
Can passion be passed along from parent...
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This practical companion to Reviving Ophelia and Real Boys shares the concerns of preteens in their own words and advises parents how to approach them confidently and effectively.Many parents may not want to know that their eight to fourteen-year-olds are already facing serious issues and have questions such as:
- Why do people make fun of me because I am from another country?
- When will I know when puberty has struck?
- How do I deal with the...
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Parenting a child who's just starting his youth sports experience is a job that carries huge implications. These years are the foundation for the adults that your kids will become. This book gives 22 practical, specific ways that you can help your child enjoy sports, even while growing through the experience.
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Parenting can be tough – tougher still when everyone has an opinion on raising a child. From the press, social media and online influencers right through to our friends and family, we're bombarded with advice – and criticism – on how to be good parents. Our kids aren't born with a manual, so How to Have Happy Children is the book you need. Dr Martin J. Coles has seen it all, and having spent a lifetime working with and for children, his expert...
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Brain-Based Strategies You Can Use Today to Enhance Your Child's Love of Learning How Your Child Learns Best is a groundbreaking guide for parents that combines the latest brain research with the best classroom practices to reveal scientifically savvy ways to improve your child's success in school. Written by Judy Willis, MD, MEd, a board-certified neurologist who is also a full-time classroom teacher, How Your Child Learns Best shows you not only...
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In her bestselling Raising a Thinking Child, Myrna B. Shure introduced her nationally acclaimed "I Can Problem Solve" program, which helps four to seven-year-olds develop essential skills to resolve daily conflicts and think for themselves. With Raising a Thinking Preteen, Shure has tailored this plan especially for eight-to twelve-year-olds as they approach the unique challenges of adolescence.
The preteen years are often the last opportunity for...
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As parents, we see problems all around the globe and here at home, but often feel powerless to conquer the many issues that will affect our children's lives. Zoom Out Parenting provides parents with a framework for teaching our children the skills that will be needed in their lifetimes, with a simple and warm approach to one of the most important roles we'll ever have- parenting the next generation. When we gain a big picture perspective, parenting...
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No longer little children, but not yet teenagers, children in the primary school years (between seven and twelve) face big emotional, social, psychological and physical changes. How can parent’s best support their children whilst also embracing their growing independence?
Inspired by the Waldorf approach to child development, Lou Harvey-Zahra explains the three major transitions, or 'rubicons', of middle childhood at ages seven, nine and twelve....
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The classic guide to childhood achievement, taught in more than 4,000 schools. Specially designed for school-aged children, this cornerstone guide provides you with hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach children the MegaSkills that are essential to success in school and life:
Confidence
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Are you thinking of enrolling your child in school? You might have heard the term 'school-readiness'- but what does it mean? Starting school is a big step for children and parents, and it can be hard to know where to start.
Experienced primary school principal Andrew Oberthur provides an accessible roadmap for you and your child to make a successful move into primary school. Andrew couples his experience with knowledge from some of Australia's leading...
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Why does my child seem to worry so much? Being the parent of a smart child is great-until your son or daughter starts asking whether global warming is real, if you are going to die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often let their imaginations ruin wild and experience fears beyond their years. So what can you do to help? In Why Smart Kids Worry, Allison Edwards guides you through the mental...
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Parents are familiar with the sight: grumpy, irritable, inattentive kids. You know the cause of it--too much time on digital devices. But it's hard to know what to do about it. One day, Molly DeFrank had had enough and pulled the plug on her kids' screen time. She was tired of her sweet children acting like addicts desperate for their next fix. The results were better than she could have ever dreamed. What started as a two-week experiment changed...
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Kids, Sex & Screens is Dr. Jillian Roberts' primer for parents that know they need to speak with their children about sexualized media, but don't know where to start. Our kids are being exposed to sexual content at a younger and younger age, whether through the Internet, advertisements, or interactions with their peers. When children are exposed to this sexual information without context, or images of a graphic nature, they can experience lasting...
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A wise person once said “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence." Because that's the goal of parenting, right? We all want to raise compassionate, independent young adults, who have the courage, confidence and desire to reach their potential. But how do we raise children to be this way: resilient and confident? Self-confidence, for the most part, rises out of a sense of competence...
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As a caring parent it is important to instill in your children the right positive mindset and attitude. This not only impacts the way your child interprets the world around them but also helps to guide him or her to becoming a confident, resilient and happy individual. Inspiring quotes have long helped people strive to achieve more in life. The right words have the power to make you think and are instrumental in changing lives. But here's the thing...
40) Volunteer Parent
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Parents can feel like they aren't entirely prepared for parenthood. They intend to raise their kids to be caring, confident and responsible humans and hope their current strategies will be successful. But really, they are just winging it. As volunteer parents, we're all just winging it. Parents can be left feeling like they're juggling a lot without much direction. Volunteer Parent is an incredible resource for parents looking to create a deeper connection...
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