Childhood Development Learning

Writing test scores indicate that boys have fallen far behind girls across the grades. In general, boys don't enjoy writing as much as girls. What's wrong? How can we do a better of job of creating "boy-friendly" classrooms so their voices can be heard?

It all began as an attempt by Debbie Stier to help her high-school age son, Ethan, who would shortly be studying for the SAT. Aware that Ethan was a typical teenager (i.e., completely uninterested in any test) and that a mind-boggling menu of test-prep options existed, she decided - on his behalf - to sample as many as she could to create the perfect SAT test-prep recipe.

Following the tremendous success of The Distance Learning Playbook, K-12, education authorities Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie have teamed up with New York Times bestselling author and parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman to bring you the consummate guide to support your child's academic, social, and emotional development in any learning environment—while not overwhelming you in the process.

Rituale geben Sicherheit und für das Ritual "Morgenkreis" gilt das ganz besonders: Ob schüchtern, wild, laut oder zurückhaltend – im morgendlichen Sitzkreis finden alle zusammen und jedes Kind weiß, jetzt kann der Tag beginnen. Umso wichtiger ist es, diesem Ritual ganz besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken und wie aus der vertrauten Gewohnheit immer wieder ein neuer Höhepunkt werden kann, zeigt Ihnen dieses kreative Buch.

Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports, and Life is for parents, educators, community leaders, and anyone who has an active interest in helping children to become resilient and realize their potential. The audiobook presents the author's vision of the seven pillars of the resilient child during the elementary school years, along with specific strategies for bolstering the resilience of your own child or the children you work with.

Teach your little one the alphabet with positive affirmations and their meanings. Listen to positive sentences that build your little one's self-esteem and confidence.

Are you a new parent who needs a guide on parenting, or are you already a parent and just want to ensure you are on the right parenting path? This audiobook covers topics that no one teaches and sets you on the right path to being a calm and patient parent.

In this teen mental health book for parents, teachers, and youth leaders, international speaker Joe Beckman takes the popular presentations he’s shared with more than 1,500 schools, to create truly empowered mentors—and reconnected kids.

Ah, the road of homeschooling. It's a lovely ride filled with togetherness, freedom, and the knowledge that you journey down the road in whatever style you feel is right. But consider yourself forewarned. As beautiful as the drive is, you might get carsick along the way.

Welcome to the world of visualization where children learn to learn better, achieve more, and build confidence. What happens when the formal school years hit? Why do so many struggle in school, a place where their curiosity should be encouraged to grow? Too many children are frustrated with the basic academic subjects: reading, writing, spelling, and math. Your child may become a master of avoiding tasks, stressed or anxious or have a behavioral problem. No more.

In this audiobook, we will take you on a bumpy journey, and leave you with a little tear by the time you reach the end. If you have lived a day in our beautiful crazy world, you wouldn’t want anyone covering up the importance of education by lying. We have nothing to gain by lying to you. No one with morals and ethics would conjure up a way to put your children’s future in jeopardy. During our journey together, we are going to look at, and deal with, some of the most common fears you might have. We will try to convince you why you really can homeschool your children.

Without any doubts, toddlers can be either tricky or lovely. When my children were small, I felt that I was struggling to get them to do things (without using any punishment, of course!). Sometimes, the only alternative was to bribing, threatening, or putting them into time out. I always worked as a teacher in Montessori education. Montessori method, named for the Italian physician Maria Montessori, stresses the importance of the development of a healthy self-concept: “One becomes a well-balanced adult only if one has fully been a child.”

What if every-day parenting could be a joyous gift, sprinkled with a generous dose of love and laughter? And what if you could feel relaxed knowing that you are doing the right things, at the right time, for the right reasons, and for the right people? Well, confidence is key to setting you free! In this audiobook, I will guide you confidently through my tried and tested U Urself Routine I’ve used successfully, not only with my own children, but with countless other parents and children I have cared and worked with over the past 16 years.

The Ultimate Guide to Home Schooling is an audiobook that every homeschooling family should have! When you homeschool your children, you can shape their education according to your own standards, values, and ideas. This audiobook provides you with all the information, inspiration, and encouragement you need to easily and successfully homeschool your children at almost all level of education. This guide is packed full of ideas to make homeschooling your child easy, affordable, and, most of all, fun.

Desde la perspectiva de María Montessori destacan el desarrollo en los niños del amor por la naturaleza y los seres vivos, así como de la paciencia, el saber esperar y aceptar los ritmos biológicos. Tal vez cuidar de un huerto con los más pequeños no es tan efectivo ni relajante como hacerlo sin ellos, pero es sin duda más gratificante.

Discover how to travel full-time as a single mom! How can you afford it? How will your child get an education? Do you know how unsafe it is to travel with just your children? The pushback single moms get when the topic of traveling comes up can be overwhelming! And it’s not just your well-meaning friends and family. Sometimes, it’s your own self-doubt that prevents you from pursuing your dreams of being a leaf in the wind and traveling the world to your heart’s content.

Vivimos en una sociedad caracterizada por la rapidez, las exigencias y el poco tiempo para disfrutar de nuestros hijos. Disponemos de menos tiempo del que quisiéramos para estar con ellos. Tenemos un mundo cada vez más conectado tecnológicamente pero menos conectado emocional y socialmente. Los estudios científicos han demostrado que para desarrollar vínculos de seguridad en nuestros hijos y fomentar su autonomía, empatía y autoestima se necesita tiempo de calidad.

As others have noted, Montessori was a researcher who genuinely esteemed the logical technique and would not have anticipated that her educational strategy should remain static. Yet Montessori instructors regularly feel fear or vulnerability about having the option to apply Montessori's hypotheses in new and creative manners while as yet holding fast to her fundamental philosophical standards.

Dr. Maria Montessori was one of the principal female specialists in Italy in the late 1800s. Dr. Montessori didn't start with any biased strategy. Rather, she applied a similar goal and logical perception rehearses from her clinical preparing to perceive what connected with the children, to see how they learned and how she could encourage their learning. She drenched herself in instructive way of thinking, brain research, and human sciences, exploring different avenues regarding and refining instructive materials for these children.

Gregorio Luri aboga por volver al sentido común, por poner en valor la sabiduría práctica de las familias. Se trata de aprender de nuestros aciertos y de nuestros fracasos y, sobre todo, a tener la seguridad de que pase lo que pase, nada hay más importante que el amor mutuo.