We have much to learn from mothers and babies, not just about early life psychic phenomena that are active in us, but also about the analytic technique, when the internal setting becomes more important than the analyst's interpretative capacity. The infant observation method is a useful tool for the refinement of psychoanalytic listening of primitive phenomena and for the development of the containment and receptive capacity in the analyst, or any professional who is dedicated to the early...

Ethan is tired of sharing his stuff with his brother and sister. He just wants his stuff to be his. Then a dog named Kazoo takes a toy away from Ethan’s dog, Chewie. Kazoo refuses to give it back! Thankfully, Ethan has a special superpower. He can understand everything animals are thinking and saying. Can Ethan talk Kazoo into giving the toy back? And can they both learn that sharing is caring?

Ethan is surprised to see his friend Jay with a chicken at the park. Jay explains that the chicken, Shirley, won’t leave his side. A bigger chicken is pecking on Shirley at the farm, and Shirley is scared. Ethan thinks he can use his special superpower to help. He can understand everything animals are thinking and saying. When Ethan visits the farm, he finds that the huge chicken isn’t giving up its bad behavior easily. Can Ethan help scared Shirley be brave?

One day Ethan and his dog, Chewie, go to visit their neighbor Ms. Parks. They learn Ms. Parks has had to change the food for her cat, Filo. And Filo is refusing to eat any of the new food! Ethan wants to help. But fussy Filo isn’t giving in! Thankfully, Ethan’s special superpower allows him to understand everything animals are thinking and saying. Will it be enough to get Filo eating again?

Ethan is excited when a cute hamster named Tilly arrives in his classroom! But Tilly isn’t acting how the students expected. All she does is nap in her cage! Ethan takes Tilly home to see if he can help. Then Tilly and Ethan both get tired! Ethan’s dog Chewie is tired too—but only of Tilly and Ethan being sleepy! Can Chewie get them to perk up?

Have you ever had an intuitive insight or gut feeling? Behavioural science suggests that you may be accessing a deep intelligence whose origins are far more mysterious than had previously been supposed. Coming from bestselling author Kevin Flanagan, "Listening to your Angel" gives readers invaluable insights into this cutting edge research. It shows how to access this inner "voice" so that readers can deal with both emotional and everyday problems.In the modern world we have lost th...

'I can't emphasise enough how great What Mothers Do is' Emma Barnett'The best book on parenting' Guardian'Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do m****akes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe WilliamsHave you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child - and ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with wha...

As you prepare to become a mother, you face an experience unlike any other in your life. Having a baby will redirect your preferences and pleasures and, most likely, will realign some of your values.As you undergo this unique psychological transformation, you will be guided by new hopes, fears, and priorities. In a most startling way, having a child will influence all of your closest relationships and redefine your role in your family's history. The charting of this remarkable, new realm i...

Windows to the Womb is an eloquent guide through the first nine months of life from conception to birth. In the past, the invisible physical processes of fetal development were mysterious and largely unexplainable, but in the past half-century, breakthroughs in embryology, interuterine photography, ultrasound, and other sensitive instruments of measurement have enabled us to make systematic observations inside the womb. We now understand that fetuses are fully sentient and aware b...

This book is a complete guide to child development from birth to 16 years. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject it will take you through all the perspectives on the subject, covering physical, cognitive, moral and behavioural aspects of a child's development. It covers key figures such as Piaget, Freud and Bowlby as well as looking at the work of more contemporary theorists. With case studies to give you practical understanding and illustrations to back up key points this book is the...

The ability to use language well is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children. Helping them to communicate, to listen, and to understand, will build the foundation of their future learning. BabyTalk is a revolutionary programme for babies and children up to the age of four from leading language therapist Dr Sally Ward. The programme will:--optimise your child's language development--Enhance your child's ability to concentrate and learn--Enrich your child's imaginative play--Maxi...