books about: developmental

books about: developmental

books:

Developmental

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and ...

Tamar E. Chansky

Broadway, 2004

A very helpful book!
I really enjoyed this book. It was very user friendly, and showed how to help your child, by giving you the appropriate language to use to explain feelings of anxiety/fear and how to take charge of them.

First the Egg (Caldecott Honor Book and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book (Awards))

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Roaring Brook Press, 2007

A concept journey: egg or chicken? chicken or egg?
Which came first--the chicken or the egg? Finally, someone is here to tell us. But the answer later. "First the egg," written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, is a Caldecott honor winner for 2008 and an honor book for the Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) ...

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

Marc Weissbluth

Ballantine Books, 2003

one year and finally sleeping through the night
Thank goodness we got this book. I never ever thought the sleepless nights would end. But, they did. It was a little confusing for us because we had to tackle three problems at once. We had to transition to crib, get the baby to fall asleep on her own, and stay ...

Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)

Foster W. Cline, Jim Fay

Pinon Press, 2006

This book is in line with recent studies
For the people reviewing this book who think it is cruel to children, or might lead to a drop in self-esteem, I suggest reading a study by a Dr. Dweck. It did a study on praising children, and the gist of the study is that children respond better to being told they ...

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

Ellen Notbohm

Future Horizons, 2005

A Must read for those dealing with autism!
This book reads easy and fast and it should be handed out to every parent whose child is diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. It can change the perceptions of anyone--family, friend, educator or counselor--who is face with the baffling behavior of an autistic child. I ...

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson

Ballantine Books, 2000

Must read... and you won't be able to put it down!
This is the best book I've seen about raising boys. My husband and I both have read every single page -- it's the first parenting book we've ever really read together, and we've talked about all of it. My husband felt like he was reading about all the secret ...

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Veronica Zysk, Ellen Notbohm

Future Horizons, 2004

Wonderful book!
Of all the books I've purchased on the subject of Autism, this one is by far the best one. I was so tired of all the clinical, academic, despairing accounts of ASD in other books, that I stopped reading any material on Autism altogether. But, this book is ...

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Edward M. Md Hallowell, John J. Md Ratey

Ballantine Books, 2005

Eye Opening
Sent this book to my daughter as she is adhd, and she was enthralled with the info it contained and I think helped her in many ways...she found it valuable to her in many areas she said.

Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men

Michael Kimmel

Harper, 2008

Excellent analysis!
Dr. Kimmel, in this book, provides a troubling but important analysis of what is happening with young men today. Read it if you care about the fate of men in this society.

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

Tony Attwood

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

read this book and you will understand a lot of things
I read this book by pure chance (first I read Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism) because I know a child who has difficulties to learn at school. And I buy this book to have a good scientific reference on AS and high functioning autism. And I ...

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Mary Pipher

Riverhead Trade, 2005

Ophelia...terrific!
Excellent book. Extremely informative. I had to read this for a class but would recommend it to anyone with adolescent girls at home or on the verge of becoming!

The Developing Person Through the Life Span

Kathleen Stassen Berger

Worth Publishers, 2007

great.
The book got here on the day it was supposed to and was as good as new. I couldn't have been more pleased.

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Leonard Sax

Basic Books, 2007

Completely New Ideas
The idea that boys are in trouble was a completely new idea to me. I have always heard about girls needing help with self-esteem and acedemics (like science & math). But boys in trouble . . . nope, never heard of it. My sister recommended this book because I have a ...

Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.

Eric Berne

Ballantine Books, 1996

Sensational
As sensational as it was when it first appeared, Games People Play is as relevant today as it was when published. With its magical blurb declaring 'We think we're relating to other people-but actually we're all playing games', this is one book that you will find ...

Touchpoints-Birth to Three (Touchpoints)

T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua D. Sparrow

Da Capo Press, 2006

One for Everyone!
LOVE IT!! EVERY parent needs this book to better understnad their child and what they are going through and how you can best help them along the way. I'm not kidding and there is no sugar coat here... it is well worth your money and makes total sense!!