Kids Development

The key to success in any field is the ability to create and maintain good relationships. Conversation is how relationships get built, Axtell argues, and parents play a vital role in developing and nurturing this essential skill. In his work with executives and organizations, he often uses families as an analogy to clarify his ideas about the relationships people have at work.

In 2003, Diane Tavenner cofounded the first school in what would soon become one of America’s most innovative public-school networks. Summit Public Schools has since won national recognition for its exceptional outcomes: Ninety-nine percent of students are accepted to a four-year college, and they graduate from college at twice the national average.

Told through honest and relatable parenting anecdotes, Christina shares their distinctive approach to raising confident, security-conscious, resilient children, giving practical takeaways rooted in CIA tradecraft along the way. License to Parent aims to provide parents with the tools necessary to raise savvier, well-rounded kids who have the skills necessary to navigate through life.

Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul? Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine - one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world's distractions: stories. Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the globe.

Parenting for a Digital Future moves beyond the panicky headlines to offer a deeply researched exploration of what it means to parent in a period of significant social and technological change.

Social anxiety disorder in kids is more prevalent than the world is aware. Based on the National Institute of Mental Health, one of every four children will experience anxiety and depression in their lifetime. Do you have any idea about your kid's symptoms? The kids in your care may not merely be having bouts of anxiety. Mental and emotional discomforts run more profound than the physical but are barely visible. This book offers you all the insight and subtle pointers to your child's mental and emotional well-being.

Your Kids, Their Money gives you the tools to teach your children about the one area many parents never talk about - money. Drawing on his master's in business administration (MBA), finance experience, and practices with his own children, Clifton Corbin provides a guide for the modern parent. In this book you will learn how to educate your children on the basics of money management, such as allowances, first jobs, borrowing, credit, and investing, in ways that make sense to parents and appeal to kids.

Imagine understanding the importance of mindset before advancing your personal skill level. The amount of growth we experience as youth is tremendous and has a permanent impact on the development of our future. Mountain biking is a combination of physical discipline, technique, and mindset, all of which young riders need to grasp, not just for the sport, but more importantly the life lessons.

From two leading experts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call for the radical reimagining of American education so that we better equip students for the realities of the 21st-century economy.

"Man-speak" lessons on raising a child with autism. Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives fathers 100 short, simple, and practical lessons on how to create strong bonds with their children when autism is in the picture. Written by a father of an adult son with autism, Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives you straight-up advice that you can put to work right away.

A powerful, inspiring book about overcoming childhood trauma and finding light through the darkness. Written with love and grace, Glori Meldrum opens up about her childhood sexual abuse, her fight to survive, and how it shaped her to become the powerhouse she is today. Raw and beautifully written, she weaves in humor and honesty as she takes listeners on a journey of vulnerability, perseverance, and triumph in starting Little Warriors and building Be Brave Ranch, the world's first-class treatment center for childhood sexual abuse survivors.

"If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you'll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives," says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.

You don’t have to be a psychologist to know if your girlfriend or wife is not right for you. Life can be better for you after separation. Some couples aren’t meant to stay together. This bundle will guide you through surviving divorce with your ex and preparing you for your next relationship.

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.

Are you struggling to keep up with the demands of parenting? Do you feel like you've lost the joy of parenthood and are just going through the motions? If so, this book is your ultimate guide to overcoming parental burnout.

Confused about the conflicting recommendations about how to feed children well and prevent eating and body image problems in teens? Listening to Nurture is like having a conversation with a compassionate fellow parent who has done decades of fieldwork on the subject. Heidi Schauster writes from her nearly 30 years of experience treating people with disordered eating, her own lived experience as a recovered person, and as a parent of two young adults.

Listening to our children talk negatively about themselves is heart-breaking. As parents, our initial instinct is to reassure them with many examples of their attributes and that these thoughts are not in any way factual. We may try to compliment a child with “You’re beautiful” or “You’re talented”. However, this never seems to resonate when our kids are struggling with self-esteem issues.

New parents often are seen to be at their wit’s end while trying to teach their toddlers good manners; this is true for almost every parent. This entire audiobook focuses on such issues that parents come across while trying to build up the healthiest ambience at home, apt for the child.

There are many books out there to teach you how to handle your children after they graduate from diapers, but none tells you how to proceed once they graduate from high school. As new patterns emerge in the lives of young adults, parents find that their grown children have bigger problems than they did just a few years ago. How to Raise Your Adult Children is a manual for anxious moms and dads.

The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children - who are under more pressure than ever before - can learn to protect themselves with these well-established methods adapted for their ages. Based on a program affiliated with UCLA, The Mindful Child is a groundbreaking book, the first to show parents how to teach these transformative practices to their children.