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  • Good Inside

    A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

    INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller“This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregiving—which is to say, all of us. Good Inside is not only a wise and practical guide to raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids, it’s also a supportive resource for overwhelmed parents who need more compassio ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • One Child

    by Torey Hayden ...
    Six-year-old Sheila never spoke, she never cried, and her eyes were filled with hate. Abandoned on a highway by her mother, unwanted by her alcoholic father, Sheila was placed in a class for emotionally disturbed children after she committed an atrocious act of violence against another child.Everyone said Sheila was lost forever, everyone except her teacher, Torey Hayden.Torey fought to reach ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Murphy's Boy

    by Torey Hayden ...
    When Torey Hayden first met fifteen-year-old Kevin, he was barricaded under a table. Desperately afraid of the world around him, he hadn’t spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless, incurable, but Hayden refused to believe it. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him—and slowly uncovered a shocking, violent history and a terrible secret that an ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Silent Twins

    Now a major motion picture starring Letitia Wright

    The astounding true story behind the major new motion picture starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, with a new epilogue from the author'A compelling and tragic story' Mail on SundayWhen identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. As they grew up, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Primordial Violence

    Spanking Children, Psychological Development, Violence, and Crime

    A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014!Why do parents hit those they love? What effect does it have on children? What can be done to end this pattern? These are some of the questions explored in The Primordial Violence. Featuring longitudinal data from over 7,000 U.S. families as well as results from a 32 nation study, the book presents the latest research on the extent to which spanking is used ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Careers in Child and Adolescent Development

    A Student's Guide to Working in the Field

    Child and Adolescent Development is a rich and continuously evolving field that offers a wealth of career opportunities. Careers in Child and Adolescent Development is the first textbook to guide students along each step of the career path—from the levels of academic degrees and programs available, to preparations for the professional world. It presents a brief description of the field, explores a ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Child Abuse and Culture

    Working with Diverse Families

    This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete examples are presented to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. Professionals and students learn new ways of thinking about their own cultural ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • And Then They Stopped Talking to Me

    Making Sense of Middle School

    by Judith Warner ...
    **Through the stories of kids and parents in the middle school trenches, a New York Times bestselling author reveals why these years are so painful, how parents unwittingly make them worse, and what we all need to do to grow up.“As the parent of a middle schooler, I felt as if Judith Warner had peered into my life—and the lives of many of my patients. This is a gift to our kids and their future ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Bad Mother

    A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious, heartbreaking, and edgy” (Newsweek) memoir on modern motherhood.In our mothers’ day there were good mothers, indifferent mothers, and occasionally, great mothers. Today we have only Bad Mothers: If you work, you’re neglectful; if you stay home, you’re smothering. If you discipline, you’re buying them a spot on the shrink’s couch; if you let them run wild, they ... Read more

    $5.99 USD $4.99 USD

  • Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities

    A Clinician's Guide

    Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

    How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

    Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments--and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Alone Together

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    by Sherry Turkle ...
    A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Free to Learn

    Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

    by Peter Gray ...
    A leading expert in childhood development makes the case for why self-directed learning -- "unschooling" -- is the best way to get kids to learn.In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that in order to foster children who will thrive in today's constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning and development. Drawing on evidence from anthropology, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Helping Children Develop a Positive Relationship with Food

    A Practical Guide for Early Years Professionals

    by Jo Cormack ...
    This simple, insightful resource explains how to help children develop a healthy relationship with food. Giving practical guidance on how to support lasting positive eating behaviours in children, it includes valuable information and advice about how to resolve issues including fussy eating, obesity, and special needs related feeding difficulties. ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Dear Mister Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?

    Letters to Mister Rogers

    by Fred Rogers ...
    Inspiring letters from the beloved host of PBS’s Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the subject of the acclaimed documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? and a forthcoming biopic starring Tom HanksEvery question that a child or parent asks is important, and no one understood that better than Fred Rogers, the iconic television neighbor who visited our homes for decades. In this moving collection of letters ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $10.99 USD

  • What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition

    Cognitive Development in a Digital AgeJames Paul Gee begins his classic book with "I want to talk about video games–yes, even violent video games–and say some positive things about them." With this simple but explosive statement, one of America's most well-respected educators looks seriously at the good that can come from playing video games.This revised edition expands beyond mere gaming, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Jumping Ship: What to do so your children don't jump ship to the world when they get older

    There is a troubling trend showing up among teenagers. They are discontent and rebellious, jumping ship as soon as they think they can survive without the family-- some as young as sixteen years old. Michael Pearl addressed this issue in a series of No Greater Joy Magazine articles in 2006. These have now been compiled into this book, along with new material and an additional two chapters covering ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Met the End

    An investigation of the past, a daughter's duty to herself.

    Met the End*,*a true-crime survival memoir, explores the life and death of John Powell, first known victim of American serial killer Donald Harvey, through the eyes of Powell's daughter, Holly Brians Ragusa. When a motorcycle accident in 1986 left Powell in a coma, the nightmare for Brians Ragusa and her family had scarcely begun: Harvey, a nurse's aid, was poisoning him with cyanide, and when ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Your Four-Year-Old

    Wild and Wonderful

    What is it about four-year-olds that makes them so lovable? What problems do four-year-olds have? What can they do now that they couldn't do at three? Drs. Ames and Ilg, recognized authorities on child behavior and development, discuss these and scores of other questions unique to four-year-old girls and boys, and they offer parents practical advice and enlightening psychological insights.Can Your ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Supernormal

    The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience

    by Meg Jay ...
    Clinical psychologist and author of The Defining Decade, Meg Jay takes us into the world of the supernormal: those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity.Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • In Their Own Way

    Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Multiple Intelligences

    Does your child have a favorite subject, activity, or hobby? Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in each of our children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigor.In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Simplicity Parenting

    Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

    Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that allkids need for their ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition

    A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids.These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life. Whether it is the bathroom issue in North Carolina, trans people in the military, or on television, trans life has become front and center after years of marginalization.And kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Scientist In The Crib

    Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn

    This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is our most important instinct. It also reveals as fascinating insights about our adult capacities and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD