Download or read book Common Sense Parenting 4th Ed written by Ray Burke, PH.D and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Your Head as Well as Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children This 4th edition of Common Sense Parenting® offers parents of children ages 6-16 a menu of proven techniques to use while facing family challenges: a teen who’s defiant; siblings who constantly bicker; a child having trouble in school; and parents and kids who don’t communicate or have fun together anymore. Step-by-step strategies aid parents in building good family relationships, preventing and correcting misbehavior, using consequences to improve behavior, teaching self-control, and staying calm. This updated edition shows parents how to approach discipline as positive teaching rather than punishment. As each new parenting technique is introduced, the authors explain each step, provide many clear examples, and give you an action plan for implementing it in your home. Also addressed are topics of special interest - how to deal with school problems, computer misuse, and Internet and social media dangers.
Download or read book Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers Preschoolers 2nd Ed written by Bridget A. Barnes, MS and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set up your child and yourself for success and learn how discipline can be more about teaching than punishment, and more positive than negative for parents and children. Time- and research-tested Common Sense Parenting® skills have been adapted to meet the needs of parents and caregivers of young children ages 2-5. In this second edition, parents are given enhanced parenting skills with updated parent steps and clearer explanations for how and why to use these steps with children: Set reasonable expectations based on your child’s age, development, and abilities.Give your child the nurturing, love, and praise he or she needs to thrive.Use a parent’s version of “show and tell” to both prevent problems and correct misbehavior.Create plans for staying calm – for you and your child. Parents will benefit from Boys Town’s decades of experience in working with kids to help moms, dads and other caregivers enhance their child-rearing skills and develop a calm, skill-focused approach to discipline.
Download or read book Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers 2nd Edition written by Bridget A. Barnes M.S. and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantrums in the grocery store aisle. Arguments over following instructions. Verbal and physical tiffs with playmates. What parent hasn't experienced these troublesome events with their children? Fortunately, Boys Town has an answer for these and many other parenting challenges. Our time- and research-tested Common Sense Parenting® skills, adapted to meet the needs of parents of young children, focus on making discipline more about teaching than punishment while strengthening family relationships. In this second edition of Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers, parents will benefit from Boys Town's decades of experience in working with kids and helping moms, dads, and other caregivers enhance their child-rearing skills. With updated parenting strategies and clear explanations for how and why they should be used to effectively change children's behavior for the better, this book will become your go-to guide for developing a calmer, skill-focused parenting approach. Building a positive relationship with your child when he or she is young is much easier when you have the right parenting tools. Common Sense Parenting provides those practical, easy-to-use tools and so much more! Learn how to: Set reasonable expectations for behavior based on your child's age, developmental level, and abilities. Nurture your child through love and praise so he or she can thrive. Use a parent's version of "Show and Tell" to prevent problems and correct misbehavior. Create plans that can help you and your child stay calm in even the most turbulent situations. Setup your child and yourself for success with Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers! Book jacket.
Download or read book The Giver written by Lois Lowry and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.
Download or read book Common Sense Parenting written by Raymond V. Burke and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be a good parent today, you need a warm heart and a cool head. Along with unconditional love and respect for your child, you need a logical, workable approach to discipline. This book gives you both. First, it offers suggestions on how to build a close relationship with your child. Second, you'll learn how to reduce problem behavior.
Download or read book No Longer a Secret written by Doreit Bialer and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2011 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at parents, teachers or therapists, this book provides cost-effective and functional problem-solving tips to use with children who have sensory issues at home, school or in a community setting.
Download or read book Baby and Child Care written by Benjamin Spock and published by Markham, Ont. : Simon & Schuster of Canada. This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dork Diaries Volume 12 of 12 written by Rachel Renee Russell and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Chinese and English bilingual edition of Dork Diaries 12: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe
Download or read book The Field Guide written by Holly Black and published by Simon & Schuster Children's. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the international bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles with the first instalment in the adventures of the Grace children. After finding a mysterious handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, the Grace children - Jared, Simon and Mallory - discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own - the world of faerie. The children want to share what they know, but the faeires will do everything possible to stop their secrets being revealed . . .
Download or read book The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown and published by . This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a DreamWorks movie, coming to theaters 9/27/24! Includes 8 pages of full color stills from the movie! Wall-E meets Hatchet in this #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her. From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.
Download or read book Working with Aggressive Youth written by Daniel L. Daly, Ph.D. and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angry, aggressive, or violent youth threaten the well-being of themselves, other children, and caregivers in any setting. They may need medicztion and therapy to treat their problems, but they also must learn how to control negative thoughts and emotions without turning to aggressive behaviour. Professionals will learn how to build good relationships with youth and teach them pro-social behaviour. Also offered are sample treatment plans to address both proactive and reactive aggression in youth and guidelines on how to promote a safe environment for the children in your care. Included is a social skills chart that can be used as an easy reference guide by caregivers as they teach new skills to replace old aggressive behaviours. The chart shows which skills work best with specific types of behaviours.
Download or read book Skills for Families Skills for Life written by Paula Kohrt and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting.
Download or read book Effective Study Strategies for Every Classroom Grades 7 12 written by Rebecca Lash-Rabick and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide to study skills instruction offers 29 complete lesson plans that can help you teach your students how to learn and improve their academic performance. Lessons cover the key strategies of note taking, summarizing, using research tools (including the Internet), and test taking. They incorporate full participation by students and continuous checking for understanding by the teacher which help students also improve their listening skills.
Download or read book Safe and Healthy Secondary Schools written by Lamke Susan and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School written by Midge Odermann Mougey and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social skills include: expressing empathy, going to an assembly, accepting defeat or loss, using anger-control strategies, responding to inappropriate talk/touch, completing homework, being prepared for class, accepting winning appropriately, and more.
Download or read book Commonsense Methods for Children with Special Needs and Disabilities written by Peter Westwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated eighth edition of Peter Westwood’s book offers practical advice and strategies for meeting the challenge of inclusive teaching. Based on the latest international research from the field, it offers practical advice on both new and well-tried evidence-based approaches and strategies for teaching students with a wide range of difficulties. As well as covering special educational needs, learning difficulties, and disabilities in detail, chapters also explore topics such as self-management and autonomy, managing behaviour, and social skills. The book offers sound pedagogical practices and strategies for adapting curriculum content, designing teaching materials, differentiating instruction for mixed-ability classes, and implementing inclusive assessment of learning. Key features of this new edition include: Additional information on linking all aspects of teaching to a Response-to-Intervention Model A focus on the increasing importance of digital technology in supporting the learning of students with special educational needs and disabilities Up-to-date resource lists for each chapter, for those who wish to pursue a particular topic in greater depth Reflecting cutting-edge international research and teaching practices, this is an invaluable resource for practising and trainee teachers, teaching assistants, and other educational professionals looking to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.
Download or read book Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles written by Miriam Silver and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informal introduction to attachment and what it means for understanding and helping children who have experienced trauma, neglect or abuse. Doodles featuring throughout the book bring the ideas to life - ideal for parents or professionals caring for fostered, adopted and looked after children.
