Sentences with phrase «books on child behavior»

About 2,000 books on child behavior and child care were published in 1997.

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Throughout the book, the authors stress that by focusing on behaviors and not labels, parents will be able to better understand the whats, whys, and hows of a child's learning and emotional challenges.

Her book is designed to help couples create a parenting plan — just as we suggest in The New I Do — to help them get on the same page about their children and to understand what drives our behavior, and our partner's behavior, when it comes to the childhood we want to give our children.

There are many programs on TV, radio, YouTube, and books that are not suitable for your child, ensure that whatever your child is watching, listening to or reading is free from bad morals and violent behaviors.

The twelve alternatives to time out presented in this book focus on problem solving and cooperative learning to give parents and children a chance to address behavior while maintaining a positive, respectful and connected relationship.

Many books on parenting and child psychology include extensive discussions of the perils of thumb sucking and nail biting, and offer an array of (sometimes bizarre) suggestions to «conquer» these behaviors.

There are hundreds of posts on the Little Hearts site with gentle parenting alternatives to punishment, and every single book I've written gives specific tools for working with children through specific behavior issues.

Unlike books that focus on techniques for handling children's behavior, the authors of this book direct readers to what they call «the inner work of mindful parenting».

He was the 2008 President of the American Psychological Association and is the author of many professional - audience books on child psychology and behavior published in dozens of languages.

As I write in my forthcoming book, using shame to try to change our kids» behavior will backfire because these strategies don't focus on the real problem (behavior) and imply instead that the child herself is the problem.

«Redirecting Children's Behavior» (Parenting Press, $ 14.95), Kvols» 1979 book, forms the basis of a parenting style based on responding to the underlying reasons for children's misbehavior and encouraging choice and responsibility as alternatives to yelling, spanking and grChildren's Behavior» (Parenting Press, $ 14.95), Kvols» 1979 book, forms the basis of a parenting style based on responding to the underlying reasons for children's misbehavior and encouraging choice and responsibility as alternatives to yelling, spanking and grchildren's misbehavior and encouraging choice and responsibility as alternatives to yelling, spanking and grounding.

This book has chapters on how inaccurate diagnosis can harm a child's development, how skills differ from morals and how to recognize immature behavior, and the «four cornerstones» of character development.

Her research focuses on promoting positive parent - child relationships and preventing behavior problems in preschool children from low - income communities, and she has published more than 100 articles, book chapters, and abstracts in this area.

A «comprehensive approach [to character education] is based on a somewhat dim view of human nature,» acknowledges William Kilpatrick, whose book Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong contains such assertions as: «Most behavior problems are the result of sheer «willfulness» on the part of children.»

When children read these books without being taught good decoding skills they are forced to rely on their memories, picture cues, repetitive text, wild guesses and other poor reading behaviors to gain fluency.

And while much of this might seem like nothing more than petty playground behavior between children who honestly do not have a clear good guy or bad guy, keep in mind that several ebook retailers incorporate the Goodreads» API into their sales pages, effectively posting book reviews that many in the Goodreads community knew to be false, and nothing more than an act of revenge against an author; real - world sales decisions have been made by consumers based on these reviews.

Key findings from the sixth edition released in 2017 reveal what parents and kids want in books and characters — including views on diversity in children's books, and reading from birth, kids» attitudes and behaviors around reading for fun, summer reading and kids» favorite books and series.

Dr. Michael W. Fox is a well - known veterinarian, former vice president of The Humane Society of the United States, former vice president of Humane Society International and the author of more than 40 adult and children's books on animal care, animal behavior and bioethics.

Also we wrote and published a children's ebook called Monsters Don't Ride on Airplanes this year, a book that encourages good behavior while riding airplanes.

Her book is designed to help couples create a parenting plan — just as we suggest in The New I Do — to help them get on the same page about their children and to understand what drives our behavior, and our partner's behavior, when it comes to the childhood we want to give our children.

Includes our new five hour interactive training course, six hours of video training, downloadable audio recordings of the video presentation for playing on your iPod or MP3 player, a beautifully illustrated color workbook, a copy of the popular The Great Behavior Breakdown (an excellent manual for parenting any children — biological, adopted or foster care), a copy of the book From Fear to Love: Parenting Difficult Adopted Children, an audio CD with Bryan Post offering his guidance on how best to make the necessary changes in your parenting approach to help your child move past the disturbing and frustrating behaviors, and a copy of Going Home Trouble Shooting Guide with summary points that can be easily read any time that you find yourself strchildren — biological, adopted or foster care), a copy of the book From Fear to Love: Parenting Difficult Adopted Children, an audio CD with Bryan Post offering his guidance on how best to make the necessary changes in your parenting approach to help your child move past the disturbing and frustrating behaviors, and a copy of Going Home Trouble Shooting Guide with summary points that can be easily read any time that you find yourself strChildren, an audio CD with Bryan Post offering his guidance on how best to make the necessary changes in your parenting approach to help your child move past the disturbing and frustrating behaviors, and a copy of Going Home Trouble Shooting Guide with summary points that can be easily read any time that you find yourself struggling.

While his initial books focused on behaviorally challenged children, his work applies equally to kids with less challenging behavior because it teaches the skills kids need to become thoughtful citizens and responsible adults.

Unlike many parenting books which focus on «problem behaviors» The Newbie's Guide focuses on the overall picture of growing a positive relationship with your child instead of just a quick fix for an issue.

This book reviews the impact of trauma on infants and young children, detailing the effects on neurobiology, behavior, relationships, and overall functioning, and brings together assessment and treatment approaches that are applicable in work with older children, too.

The middle of the book gets a bit too deep / technical, however the explanation of how you process what your partner says to you based on your emotional response as a child is excellent; it identifies the behavior, allows you to relax into the situation and practice handling it more honestly, from a position of respect for your partner.

In this expertly organized book, you'll discover how to take on the role of PTR - F facilitator to meet each family's unique needs, and you'll get a clear 5 - step process for guiding families as they promote their child's positive behavior (see below).

Co-editor of the book, Play, Performance, Learning and Development: Exploring the Relationship and author of several articles on inclusion, challenging behavior, play and storytelling, Barb has been published in Young Children, as well as other early childhood journals.

Teachers can intentionally support children's social and emotional health by using children's books, planning activities, coaching on the spot, giving effective praise, modeling appropriate behaviors, and providing cues.

AACAP's books: Your Child and Your Adolescent offer easy - to - understand and comprehensive information on the emotional development and behavior of children from infancy through the teen years.

Filled with classroom - based strategies for working with students with or without disabilities, realistic vignettes, and checklists that help readers assess their current practices and implement the suggested strategies, this book gives early childhood teams invaluable guidance on working with children with challenging behavior and building positive relationships with their families.

Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices help children develop focus and concentration, recognize their own needs, and make better decisions, this book teaches parents straightforward activities that can be easily integrated into their child's daily routine, ultimately improving self regulation, behavior and school achievement.

Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices can help children develop focus and concentration, the simple yoga exercises in this book can easily be integrated into their child's daily routine, ultimately improving health, behavior, and even school achievement.

Throughout the book, the author draws on the rich history of research on the development and treatment of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents that has paved the way for the articulation of intervention models aimed at working with some of societies most troublesome youngsters.

The twelve alternatives to time out presented in this book focus on problem solving and cooperative learning to give parents and children a chance to address behavior while maintaining a positive, respectful and connected relationship.

• What is going to happen to your teenager if you don't take steps now to change his behavior right now • Why when you listen to what your child says to you, you are missing 93 % of what is going on • Your teen's number one priority, and why this stops him from obeying you • Why all the behavioral techniques you have read in so many parenting books never work on your child... and what does work • Why using punishments, consequences, and coercion will destroy your home • Four reasons your teenager will defy your requests and refuse to obey you, and what you can do about each one • Medical interventions: medicines and natural supplements that have been proven to help with ODD behavior in 90 % of teens • The four underlying causes of defiant behavior, and how you can use them to eliminate arguing, talking back, and abusive behavior • Why most behavioral treatments and parenting books fail to help with defiant teenagers, and why they usually make things worse • How to side step power struggles and why you must do that • 9 parenting strategies that experts commonly recommend that will absolutely positively never work with your ODD child • Three reasons why rewarding good behavior is going to backfire - unless you know exactly the correct way to do it • How you may be helping your teenager to become defiant • Why your teenager sees you as an irritating nag, and how to change that • Five problems that you create when you respond to bad behavior • Why rewards and punishments don't work with defiant teens and what you can do instead that does work • 5 easy to use strategies to get your teen to cooperate • The key to understanding and eliminating the underlying cause of bad behavior • The one word that will allow you to control any argument you have with your child, allow you to maintain your dignity and authority as a parent, show your child that you are the one who is in charge • Ten keys to coping with a defiant child • How to handle a behavior problem in school • Three strategies that will put an end to homework battles • How to make the teacher your ally to eliminate your child's school defiance • A six word sentence that will get your child to obey you • Five things your child's teacher needs to know in order to be successful with your child • How to change bedtime from a battle into a chance to build your relationship • How a few properly placed words will transform your child and make him obedient and cooperative • 5 easy ways to gain your child's cooperation • How to refocus to get your child through school and get him to excel at what he is really good at • Why what you say and what your child hears have almost nothing in common • How to really uncover what is bothering your child so that you can improve his behavior

Written by Thomas Phelan, PhD, a psychologist and expert on ADHD, the book spells out how you can help your child deal with their emotions, encourage good behavior, and strengthen the parent - child relationship.

[book] Block, J. H. / 1980 / The role of ego - control and ego - resiliency in the organization of behavior, In Minnesota symposia on Child Psychology, 13 / Erlbaum.

[book] Block, J. H. / 1980 / The role of ego - control and ego - resiliency in the organization of behavior, In The Minnesota symposia on child psychology (Vol.

Alfie Kohn is the author of seven books on education and human behavior, the most recent being The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and «Tougher Standards» (Houghton Mifflin).

There are some wonderful books for parents of adopted children that may offer some tips on how to form and protect your bond with Steevenson while also finding ways to redirect behavior.