What’s My Child Thinking?: Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents
Authors: Tanith Carey & Angharard Rudkin
Publisher: London: Dorling Kindersley, 2019
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 155.4 CAR
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: Find out what your child really means when he or she says “Look what I’ve done!”, “But, I’m not tired”, or “You’re embarrassing me” – and discover what’s really going on when they can’t express themselves at all. Taking more than 100 everyday situations, the book leads you through scenarios step-by-step, explaining not only your child’s behaviour and the psychology behind it but also your own feelings as a parent. It then gives instant recommendations for what you could say and do to best resolve the situation.
There's No Such Thing as 'Naughty': The Groundbreaking Guide for Parents with Children aged 0 to 5
Author: Kate Silverton
Publisher: London: Piatkus, 2021
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 649.122 SIL - [FAM]
Summary: In There's No Such Thing As 'Naughty', mum to two young children, journalist and children's mental health advocate Kate Silverton shares her ground breaking new approach to parenting under-fives that helps to make family life so much easier and certainly a lot more fun!
Kate's unique strategies, easy-to-follow scripts and simple techniques will enable you to manage those tricky everyday challenges with ease - and help you to enjoy the strongest bond possible with your child, both now and in the years ahead.
50 Risks to Take with Your Kids: A Guide to Building Resilience and Independence in The First 10 Years
Author: Daisy Turnbull & Sinead Murphy (Illustrator)
Publisher: Richmond, Vic: Hardie Grant Books, 2021
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 649.1 TUR - [FAM]
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: 50 Risks to Take with Your Kids is a guide for parents and carers to nurture resilience and independence in kids as they learn to take their own risks. For anyone who wants to combat helicopter parenting and a bubble-wrapped generation, Daisy Turnbull offers an easy-to-use framework with simple, practical challenges for children aged up to 10 years old.
Reading Picture Books with Children
Author: Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2020
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 372.133 LAM
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children’s responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.
The Montessori Book of Words and Numbers: Raising a Creative and Confident Child
Author: Maja Pitamic
Publisher: London: Modern Books, 2019
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 372.21 PIT
Summary: The Montessori Book of Words and Numbers is a fun-filled practical activity book to help parents introduce their children to essential language and numeracy skills. The activities in this book equip young children with the tools to begin their journey to reading, writing and maths, instilling a love of words and numbers.
The Happy Learning Book for Siblings
Author: Fynn Sor
Publisher: Singapore: WS Education, an imprint of World Scientific Publishing, 2020
Section: Adult Lending Singapore Collection
Call No.: English 649.1 SOR
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: The Happy Learning Book for Siblings features 50 hands-on activities you can conduct in the comfort of your home. They are divided into five learning areas (Literacy, Numeracy, Discovery of the World, Motor Skills and Sensory Play, Arts and Crafts), and are scaled for children of different ages to experience together.
Unplugged Play: Toddler
Author: Bobbi Conner
Publisher: New York, NY: Workman Publishing, 2020
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 790.1922 CON - [REC]
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: From Tunnel Tube to Party Play Dough, Bumper Ball to Hoop-Dee-Do, here are more than 150 screen-free games and activities to help kids enjoy the wholesome old-fashioned experience of playing creatively and freely...without technology. There are outdoor games and indoor games, games to play solo and games to play with others, crafts, songs, guessing games, puppet ideas, playdates and party favorites––even instant activities to do at the kitchen table while dinner’s cooking. All games are toddler-tested and approved!
101 Tips to Help Your Anxious Child
Author: Poppy O'Neill
Publisher: London: Vie, 2020
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 155.41246 ONE
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: As a parent it can often be difficult to know how best to support your child when they become fearful and worried, and whether their worries are something they can deal with themselves or a symptom of something more serious. This guide offers ways to help you to help your child articulate how they are feeling and offers effective coping strategies and simple lifestyle tweaks to manage anxiety by building their resilience and self-confidence for life.
The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids With ADHD, Anxiety, and More: What Parents and Teachers Really Need to Know to Empower Complicated Kids with Confidence and Calm
Author: Elaine Taylor-Klaud
Publisher: Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2020
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 618.928589 TAY - [HEA]
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids is an honest guide on how to be an effective parent when raising children with ADHD, anxiety, and other complex conditions-and how to guide them on a path to a healthy, happy, well-adjusted life.
Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School
Author: Dewey Rosetti
Publisher: Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, 2020
Section: Adult Lending
Call No.: English 371.90472 ROS
(This title is also available as a eBook.)
Summary: Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School guides parents through the challenging and often unfamiliar landscape of raising kids who have been labeled with learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, and more.
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