Parenting School

Once, Nurse Matilda made Mr and Mrs Brown's children good and well-behaved, but now they are naughty again. So when the children go to stay with Great Aunt Adelaide in London, Nurse Matilda has to be called to the rescue....

Viral Parenting is a guide to raising responsible, safe, and communicative kids in the digital world. Mindy shares practical tools for having honest conversations with kids of all ages about privacy, bullying, respectfulness, and family time while emphasizing the importance of trust and open communication. These strategies are timeless - whether applied to texting, snapping, Facebooking, kiking, or whatever social media platforms await us in the future, this book is ultimately about teaching children about personal responsibility and safety.

In a culture obsessed with parenting formulas, it's easy to miss the fact that science and lived experience have proven that human development and thriving are a matter of relationship. Drawing on decades of psychological research, neuroscience, and their own experience as parents and people of faith, the Olricks present six relational needs for human growth that will transform the way you think about your child - and yourself. Together, the needs form a trustworthy compass to guide you and your child to a path of purpose and relational wholeness.

Angela Elwell Hunt has worked with middle schoolers for 20 years, but it's her parenting experience that qualifies her as an expert on tweens. With humor and compassion she offers support to parents of children who are at that awkward stage between childhood and adolescence. Hunt does a thorough job of describing the problems, circumstances, and situations affecting children of middle school age--everything from academics to zits. Hunt maints that tweens need special attention because today's children are growing up faster than yesterday's. Parents need to give firm guidance to counteract ...

The parenting journey with a child with ADHD is much different than that of the average child. There are many special challenges and needs, and it can be very hard to help your child in school, at home, and in social situations. You may feel overwhelmed by their behavior and frustrated by their lack of motivation and general inability to follow instructions. This guide is packed with strategies, tips, and advice for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to help guide you through the challenges and rewards of raising a child with ADHD.

The Bonsai Student will show you the best way to be a good parent for your child in their school years and help them achieve their potential by becoming confident and capable. In the same easy-to-read style that made her first book, The Bonsai Child, a bestseller, Dr Locke turns her attention to schooling. She looks at the current environment in parenting and education, and shows the different ways bonsai parenting affects students, parents, teachers and schools. Most importantly, she offers practical and easily implemented strategies which have helped the thousands of parents she works ...

The everyday moments of creative work can be rife with fear and fraught with risk. Bringing ideas into reality takes courage! In Drawing on Courage, designer, entrepreneur, and d.school teaching fellow Ashish Goel examines what it takes to be courageous. Speaking on real-world situations with humor and insight, Goel explains the four stages of every courage journey: fear, values, action, and change. And he helps you develop the skills you need to master each stage (even if it scares you).

This live recording could not be more fun! A seasoned storyteller who loves rhythm and song joins with a traditional musician playing instruments ranging from mountain dulcimer to a cardboard box drum to create multicultural magic. The stories come from Siberia, the Makah tradition of Alaska, Cajun Louisiana, Palestine, the British Isles, and the American South.

If you could protect your teen from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being in their life, wouldn’t you? In Generation Sleepless, the authors uncover one of the greatest threats to our teenagers’ physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, night owl biology, and early school start times, our teens are operating in a constant state of sleep debt and "social jet lag" while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence.

Will Ihr Kind JETZT schon ausziehen - mit 6? Zu Hause hat es eine große Klappe, aber in der Schule bekommt es die Zähne nicht auseinander? Keine Frage: Die Jahre 5 bis 10 stellen Eltern vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. Die Autorinnen helfen beim Umgang mit Kinder- und Elternängsten und thematisieren gegenseitiges Loslassen, Vertrauen, Schullust und -frust, Familienglück und Respekt.

A quick-and-easy guide to core business and career concepts - no MBA required. The ability to negotiate a deal. Confidence to oversee staff. Complete, accurate monitoring of expenses. In today's business world, these are must-have skills. But all too often, comprehensive business books turn the important details of best practices into tedious listening that would put even a CEO to sleep. From hiring and firing to strategizing and calculating revenues, Negotiating 101 is an easy-to-understand road map of today's complex business world.

This money skills for kids book age 9 and 10 teaches young learners how to build smart habits before poor ones take hold. Designed for grade 4 and 5 students, it blends real world examples with fun, hands-on lessons that kids actually enjoy. We had to buy the hardcover version because our son destroyed the paperback taking it to school and sharing it with friends.

Teenagers are tired, strapped for time, and often asked to wake up far earlier than they should due to school start times. In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Lisa L. Lewis, who helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents, has written a book for parents who want to help their fatigued teens sleep well. Poor sleep affects mental health, athletic performance, and academic success. It contributes to adolescent depression, anxiety, and even drowsy driving. When teens are well-rested, they're happier, healthier, and more resilient.

Does your kid gets bullied at school? Are you afraid that your kid will become a bully? Would you like to make your kid's childhood healthy, SAFE and successful? If so - this book is exactly for you.

If you are raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome, it can be a real challenge to find answers to your questions and make decisions while trying to keep pace with the latest developments in research and changes in the growth and behavior of your child. This book comes to the rescue by combining the latest medical information and interventions with clear-cut strategies to help your child thrive at home and at school.

Facing summer with her two boys, ages 10 and seven, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked her sons what they wanted to do during summer: "Soccer? Zoo School? Little Prodigy's Art Club?" "Why can't we just play?" they asked. A summer with no scheduled activities at all. The thought was tempting, but was it possible? It would be like something out of the 1950s.

Habilidades de vida esenciales que todo niño de 9 años debe conocer prepara a niños y niñas de 8 a 10 años con confianza en el mundo real mediante habilidades de vida esenciales para niños. Este práctico libro de habilidades de vida enseña a cada niño a tomar decisiones, desarrollar independencia y fortalecer la inteligencia emocional desde temprano. Repleto de actividades y ejemplos relevantes, esta guía hace que enseñar técnicas prácticas sea fácil para los padres y divertido para los niños.

This book is a comprehensive guide for parents who want to support and grow their gifted child's talents. It focuses on academic excellence and explores various exciting opportunities beyond the typical classroom, offering ways to inspire and challenge young minds in all aspects of their development. The book begins with STEAM festivals and competitions, where kids can explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math through fun, hands-on activities, and creative challenges.

The Working Parent's Survival Guide: How to Parent Smarter Not Harder is essential listening for every working parent. Written by an expert in child development and parenting who has worked with thousands of stressed-out working parents, it walks you through an approach to parenting that will transform family life - and which can be fitted into modern working patterns.