Kids Development

This book is your no-judgment, practical and refreshingly honest guide for every twist and turn of the parenting adventure. It’s filled with expert advice, relatable anecdotes, and those laugh-out-loud moments, all designed to help you build stronger bonds with your kids, even on the craziest days. Whether you’re navigating the toddler years, dealing with teens, or just trying to make it through bedtime, this book got you covered. If you’re looking for tips you can actually use, encouragement that feels genuine, and stories that remind you you’re not alone: this book is just what you need.

Most parenting books focus on changing a child's behaviour, but the truth is that children only change when their relationship with their parents changes. In Calm Parents, Happy Kids, Dr Laura Markham introduces an approach to parenting that eliminates threats, power struggles and manipulation, in favour of setting limits with empathy and communication.

Raising Resilience is a lifeline for every family contending with life’s many stresses and traumas—from the most commonplace to the most devastating—including peer conflicts, divorce, family tensions, death, moving, academic struggles, and larger personal and national events. Through her years of experience and ongoing research, developmental psychologist Dr. Tovah Klein offers parents and caregivers five specific resources that children can develop, enabling them to face adversity, adjust, and thrive where they might otherwise falter or break down under pressure.

Raising kids in America is difficult—no federally supported parental leave, a lack of mental health support, a crushing combination of workplace pressure and aspirational parental perfection, and the fresh hell that is the playgroup Facebook page. But what if there was another way? Parenting—and specifically motherhood—looks wildly different across nations. Please Yell at My Kids is an around the world journey and a practical guide to rethinking parenting. What can we learn from Brazilian birth parties, Singaporean grandparents, and Danish babies sleeping soundly outside of coffee shops?

When she moved her young family to her husband's hometown in northern France, Karen Le Billon expected some cultural adjustment. But she didn't expect to be lectured for slipping her fussing toddler a snack, or to be forbidden from packing her older daughter a school lunch. Karen is intrigued by the fact that French children happily eat everything-from beets to broccoli, from salad to spinach - while French obesity rates are a fraction of what they are in North America.

Is your kid or teen facing anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide? Whether you're a parent, youth leader, teacher, or caring adult, not knowing how to help those dealing with difficult emotions can leave you feeling intimidated, powerless, and discouraged. It can feel scary. But we want you to know there is hope. This audiobook will help you: Understand how the brain works when someone is in despair and discover simple yet powerful tools you can use every day to connect with a kid or teenager to help them heal.

Children who have been adopted and/or shuttled through the foster-care system experience trauma at a much higher rate than other kids, which can make it difficult for them to trust, relax, regulate their emotions, and connect with their new families. As a parent, learning how to heal attachment trauma, attune to your child's needs, identify triggers, and create felt safety is essential to providing the loving, supportive, and stable home they need to thrive. Written for parents of adopted and foster kids of all ages, this book offers resources for handling common concerns.

In Angry Kids, Angry Parents, you will learn how to respond to your child's anger in a sensitive and productive way that validates their feelings, addresses their needs, and teaches them to manage their own anger. It can be nerve-wracking to watch your child explode in rage. This book will teach you how to stay calm and protect your boundaries.

Kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ages, which is a good thing for them. But what written resources are available to parents, teachers, and mental health professionals who need to support these children? Elijah C. Nealy, a therapist and former deputy executive director of New York City’s LGBT Community Center, and himself a trans man, has written the first-ever comprehensive guide to understanding, supporting, and welcoming trans kids, covering everything from family life to school and mental health issues, as well as much more.

AI Literacy for Parents: Raising Children in an Algorithmic Age is an essential guide for parents navigating the increasingly digital world their children are growing up in. Written by an 82-year-old author with decades of life experience, this mini book provides a simple, clear introduction to understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) shapes the digital environment children interact with daily. This book offers an approachable yet practical perspective on the basics of AI, covering how algorithms influence what children watch, learn, and play, and providing parents with the tools to ...

In Talking to Children About Divorce, Jean McBride provides you with the tools and encouragement to effectively communicate with your child about divorce. McBride brings her more than 25 years of specializing in divorce to guide you through crucial but difficult conversations and cultivate an environment of love and support throughout the divorce process. You’ll learn how to have honest conversations about different situations and emotions that may arise during divorce - from breaking the news to understanding resistance.

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of four to seven minutes outside each day—while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Needless to say, our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered. But there is a ready solution: get outside!

In today’s world, children face a range of challenges that impact their emotional well-being, self-esteem, and social development. From bullying and peer pressure to academic expectations, it’s no wonder many children struggle with confidence, resilience, and forming positive relationships. As a parent, teacher, or caregiver, it can be overwhelming to know how best to guide children through these difficulties and help them develop into confident, resilient individuals. This book offers research-based strategies to help children build self-worth, develop resilience, and navigate the ...

There's nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school. Your "smart but scattered" child might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger. Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have great news: There's a lot you can do to help.

Saying goodbye to a child as they leave the nest and learn to fly ushers parents into an emotional time of grief, joy, and nostalgia. Release My Grip, by popular blogger Kami Gilmour, offers inspiration and practical insight as she reveals the surprising truth she learned while knee-deep in this sacred season of parenthood. Often humorous and always honest and hope-filled, these stories have equipped and encouraged the hearts of millions on the popular SoulFeed blog.

Does your child always seem to give up too easily when faced with a challenge? Is she or he discouraged when corrected? Does he or she seem unwilling to share their point of view with others or with you? Does all this make you feel you are fighting an endless battle? As a solution, Dr. Eleanor Wint gives you the S.H.I.N.E. parenting model which teaches: How to remove self-doubt about your parenting Why self-confidence is a key factor in the development of a 6-10 year old 5 Easy strategies for building a great self confident kid. How to make sure this self confidence remains intact when ...

In the whirlwind of modern parenting, it's easy to lose sight of what our priorities should be. But at the end of the day, your primary job is to nurture an authentic faith in your kids. Addressing the unsettling trend of young adults abandoning their faith soon after leaving home, author and speaker Barrett Johnson offers a clear blueprint grounded in the model of Jesus and His twelve disciples.

Best-selling author Michele Borba offers a nine-step program to help parents cultivate empathy in children, from birth to young adulthood - and explains why developing a healthy sense of empathy is a key predictor of which kids will thrive and succeed in the future.

What if you could truly understand what your child needs—not just their words, but their heart? A Letter from Your Child is your guide to transforming chaos into calm, building trust, and raising children who feel deeply loved, confident, and connected to you.

Every Dad and Mom in America wants to raise a resilient kid. This 2nd Edition of "Four Lessons from My Three Sons" – expanded to include guidance for parents in a post-lockdown world - explains how the author’s parenting techniques helped propel his sons to the U.S. Naval Academy, Williams College and West Point and beyond. The book’s first edition was featured on National Public Radio and in dozens of parenting publications, including Parents Magazine, Fatherly, YoungTeen Magazine, The Good Men Project, Fatherhood and LetGrow Written by a good-natured but unyielding father, this slim...