Family Psychology

En 1907, Maria Montessori, l'une des premières femmes médecins d'Italie, ouvre une école d'un nouveau genre au service d'une vision inédite de l'enfant, envisagé comme une personne libre et épanouie, qui apprend spontanément. Sa méthode ? Une pédagogie qui respecte ce qu'est l'enfant, les étapes de son développement, ses exigences, ses besoins. Ce projet d'une éducation nouvelle, qui s'inscrit dans la promotion de la paix universelle et du progrès, repose sur trois piliers.

Adolescents, especially those in their early teens, have daily anxiety-producing issues. Indeed, many youngsters are more prone to anxiety attacks than most adults. With the pressures of academic success, biological changes in the bodies, changes in their social life and the looming arrival of adulthood, adolescents often have a harder time dealing with many of the disturbing things presented to them in today’s world.

In her groundbreaking first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft coined the term gender creative to describe children whose unique gender expression or sense of identity is not defined by a checkbox on their birth certificate. Now, with The Gender Creative Child, she returns to guide parents and professionals through the rapidly changing cultural, medical, and legal landscape of gender and identity.

Traditional parenting advice often misses the mark for kids with ADHD—especially boys who process the world through high energy, impulsive curiosity, and nonstop movement. That’s why this book was written by a mom who’s lived it. How to Parent Boys With ADHD Without Losing Your Cool is your go-to guide for 30-minute strategies that actually work in real life—no superhero cape required.

Is your father ruining your life? Discover if He is a Narcissist and Learn How to Neutralize His Manipulations! Are you tired of people minimizing or denying your experience? Are you tired of being told, "Forgive him, he's still your father!"? Caroline Foster is on your side. She has distilled all the information and advice you need to take the hardest step toward emotional independence and self-realization: the first one.

A Positive Approach To Raising Happy, Healthy and Mature Teenagers Adolescence can be a time of great stress and turmoil—not only for kids going through it, but for their parents as well. It’s normal for teens to explore a new sense of freedom and to redefine the ways in which they relate to...

An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic - now more relevant than ever - argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. After two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it's time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help.

It could happen at the grocery store. At a restaurant. At school. At home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help! Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. His 20+ years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum, combined with his personal experiences raising his own children, have yielded time-tested strategies and results!

A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder has increased by 78 percent since 2002.

Navigating parenthood is hard enough on its own. If you are faced with a blended family situation or are worried about your child’s emotional development, you may have spent hours looking for ways to help you on your parenting journey. Many people struggle with emotionally unresponsive children or have trouble navigating a new life with their stepchildren. If you have tried disciplinary techniques that don’t work, it may be your approach that needs to change. Welcome to the simple road map you have been looking for!

An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when...

As parents, we all want to raise kind and loving kids who will grow up to be conscientious adults. But when you look closely at our society - especially at the statistics surrounding rape, domestic violence, and sexual assault - it's clear that something needs to change. It's time to teach our sons compassion and empathy.

Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for 18 years within his family - that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he knew his life would change forever.

Drawing on decades of research, psychologist Stephen Nowicki shows parents and educators how to equip children with the nonverbal skills they need to succeed socially in childhood, and throughout their adult lives. We all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of...

From the author of #1 New York Times bestseller American Tragedy. Nothing written about the death of JonBenet Ramsey can possibly prepare the listener for the revelations in this audiobook. Here, acclaimed writer Lawrence Schiller reveals for the first time the uncensored true story of the...

Embark on an enlightening journey through the complexities of human connections with the audiobook "Attachment Theory in Practice." This comprehensive guide explores the transformative potential of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in enhancing relationships for individuals, couples, and families. In this immersive audio experience, listeners will delve into the nuances of how attachment bonds can become disrupted due to misunderstandings, past traumas, and persistent insecurities.

Warrior brings the worlds of the warrior and those they protect together to shine light on things that many of us thought we understood: trust, stigma, firearms, the imploding mind, and connection. Dr. Shauna Springer is a nationally recognized expert on initiatives that benefit the military community. Known as "Doc Springer", she is a trusted adviser for a vast network of veterans, military families, and fellow thought leaders.

If you have a family member who suffers from mental illness, but refuses to seek treatment, you may feel like you're caught in a trap. If you try making life easier for your loved one, you wind up perpetuating dependency and entitlement. If you push for treatment, you are met with resistance or outright animosity. And when you reach out to professionals for help, you are told that nothing can be done unless your family member is ready to change. So, how can you escape the "family trap?"

From the bestselling and award-winning author of the Patrick Melrose novels, a hilarious and moving story about a group of wildly different characters whose fates are improbably yet inextricably linked—a novel about extinction and survival, inheritance and loss, written with St. Aubyn’s...

Durante mucho tiempo se nos ha vendido un modelo de crianza que por lo general no funciona y nos hace caer en una espiral de frustración y hastío. Recurrimos a estrategias como "el rincón de pensar" o a complejos sistemas de recompensa que pueden ser eficaces a corto plazo, pero que no nos permiten ayudar a nuestros hijos a desarrollar las habilidades necesarias para la vida.

La Dra. Becky Kennedy, creadora del innovador método Good Inside, se ha propuesto deconstruir los modelos tradicionales de crianza con dos objetivos principale...