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A Disease Called Childhood: Why ADHD Became an American Epidemic
Marilyn Wedge · AVERY, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pages: 250
Format: Print book
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A surprising new look at the rise of ADHD in America, arguing for a better paradigm for diagnosing and treating our children
In 1987, only 3 percent of American children were diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. By 2000, that number jumped... |
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Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits
Robin Berman · Harperwave
Pages: 253
Format: Hardcover
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After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers.... |
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The Second Decade: Raising Kids to be Happy, Self-Sufficient Adults through Work
Eugene M Helveston · Marli Bar Press
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
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Award-Winning Finalist in the "Parenting & Family" category of the 2016 Best Book Awards. Forget the gimmicks! To raise kids to become self-sufficient adults, they must work at a job outside of the family home. Dr. Eugene Helveston's common-sense advice is a welcome and refreshing... |
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Raising Boy Readers
Michael Sullivan · Independent Pub Group
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Using stories and anecdotes to humanize the research presented, Raising Boy Readers conveys an understanding of the differences that are common among many boys and how these differences affect reading. It provides practical approaches to promote reading to boys, addressing physical differences,... |
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Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
David Kessler · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler - an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving - journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler Ross first identified... |
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The Sandwich Generation's Guide to Eldercare
Kimberly Wickert MRC CRC · Demos Health; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Gold Winner, 2013 Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards, Family Relationships Category A practical, accessible, and comprehensive guide to the legal, financial, emotional and daily living challenges of caring for aging parents while raising your own family. If you are caring... |
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Living Well with ADHD
Terry M Huff · Specialty Press
Pages: 141
Format: Print book
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Is ADHD a curse or a blessing - or a neurological difference that you can thrive with? Living Well with ADHD accepts the scientific evidence that ADHD can have disabling effects, but it challenges "disability thinking." It is less about coping with disability than using abilities;... |
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The Straight Talk on Parenting: A No-Nonsense Approach on How to Grow a Grown-Up
Vicki Hoefle · Bibliomotion
Format: Print book
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Parents these days are under a great deal of pressure to be "perfect." From psychologists to social scientists, journalists to weekend bloggers, everyone has an opinion about the do's and don'ts for raising healthy, well-adjusted - and let's not forget, polite - children... |
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Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
KATIE NAFTZGER · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Adult adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger shares her personal and professional wisdom in this guide to help adoptive parents remain a calm parental influence in the midst of stormy and erratic teen behavior. This guide describes the essential skills you need to help your adopted... |
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The Prodigy's Cousin: The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent
Joanne Ruthsatz · Current
Pages: 273
Format: Print book
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We all know the autistic genius stereotypes. The absentminded professor with untied shoelaces. The geeky Silicon Valley programmer who writes bulletÂproof code but can't get a date. But there is another set of (tiny) geniuses whom you would never add to those ranks - child prodigies.... |
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