Parenting School Age

There are so many issues surrounding starting school that parents struggle with: selecting the best school for their child (and knowing the right things to look for and questions to ask), preparing their child emotionally and practically for starting, knowing what must-haves to buy (and what not to buy!), navigating school settling-in procedures, coping with behaviour regressions at home, friendship issues, anxiety, tricky behaviour at school, school refusal and homework. This audiobook will address these.

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your Kids is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 to 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security. This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills. Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety.

Unpick the complexities of our digital world and discover how to live well within it. Over the last decade, through digital media, we have crossed a number of significant thresholds: the interconnection of over half of the world’s adult population through mobile telephony and the internet and the devotion of more than half the waking hours of a western generation to mediated experience.

Today's teenagers spend about nine hours per day online. Parents of this ultra-connected generation struggle with decisions completely new to parenting: Should an 8-year-old be allowed to go on social media? How can parents help their children gain the most from the best aspects of the digital age? How can we keep kids safe from digital harm?

A practical and helpful guide for parents navigating the challenging and often tumultuous stage of raising tweens. In this insightful book, author and parenting expert, Dr. Lee Burdge, provides practical advice and proven strategies for effectively communicating with your tween, setting boundaries, and nurturing a strong and positive parent-child relationship. From managing social media and peer pressure to understanding the emotional and physical changes of adolescence, this book equips parents with the knowledge and confidence to guide their tween through this transformative time.

Will Ihr Kind JETZT schon ausziehen - mit 6? Zu Hause hat es eine große Klappe, aber in der Schule bekommt es die Zähne nicht auseinander? Keine Frage: Die Jahre 5 bis 10 stellen Eltern vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. Die Autorinnen helfen beim Umgang mit Kinder- und Elternängsten und thematisieren gegenseitiges Loslassen, Vertrauen, Schullust und -frust, Familienglück und Respekt.

What Great Parents Do is an everything-you-need-to-know road map for parenting that you will consult again and again. Psychologist Erica Reischer draws on research in child development and cognitive science to distill the best information about parenting today into bite-sized pieces with real examples, useful tips, and tools and techniques that parents can apply right away.

Money Doesn't Grow on Trees is the audiobook that parents turn to when it comes to teaching their children about money. With 180,000 young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four declaring bankruptcy last year and college students graduating with an average of $28,000 in debt, Neale S. Godfrey is the definitive expert on the subject and her time-tested advice is more important than ever. Money Doesn't Grow on Trees offers exercises and concrete examples on everything from responsible budgeting to understanding the difference between "want" and "need" for children of every age.

Why does your toddler get upset when his or her routine is disrupted? Why do they follow you from room to room and refuse to play on their own? Why are daily routines such as mealtimes, bath time, and bedtime such a struggle? This accessible guide demystifies the difficult behaviors of anxious toddlers, offering tried-and-tested practical solutions to common parenting dilemmas. Each chapter begins with a real life example, clearly illustrating the behavior from the parent's and the toddler's perspective.

The Poky Little Puppy: A puppy loves to dig holes under the fence, despite what his mother, his brothers, and sisters say. But the poky little puppy digs one hole too many in this charming story and ends up missing dessert. (Also includes Scuffy the Tugboat, Tawny Scrawny Lion, and The Saggy Baggy Elephant.)

Every parent will have to discipline a child at some stage. No matter how well behaved they are, they all have a moment when behavior lapses and falls below what is expected. In years gone by, it was the custom to use physical force to chastise children, but this has been shown to be ineffective and now parents look for other ways to deal with problems.

With plenty of research-based guidance and step-by-step activities, this book will help your toddlers to speak in no time. And with proven strategies and easy-to-follow fun activities for toddlers, this book of 20 activities is an ideal addition to your homeschool educational material.

Our experiences are arrows on our backs to draw upon in the heat of life’s journey. They will always be with us. To collect arrows is to live in gratitude for every step along the way. No matter what happens, we’ll always have a quiver of experience and our spirit as a bow. Each day is a memory we get to shape and craft. We’re sharpening the arrows to stow on our backs with every second we appreciate life for the gift that it is. The beauty of California and the Pacific Northwest serve as the backdrop of this uplifting and often humorous tale.

This book is a comprehensive guide for parents who want to support and grow their gifted child's talents. It focuses on academic excellence and explores various exciting opportunities beyond the typical classroom, offering ways to inspire and challenge young minds in all aspects of their development. The book begins with STEAM festivals and competitions, where kids can explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math through fun, hands-on activities, and creative challenges.

Kinder gelassen durch Gefühlsstürme lotsen. Vielen Eltern ist es ein großes Anliegen, dass ihre Kinder Wut, Frustration und Ärger ausleben dürfen. Gefühle werden nicht mehr als etwas Überflüssiges betrachtet, das einem Kind schnell abgewöhnt werden sollte. Doch der Wille, es anders zu machen als frühere Generationen, beantwortet noch lange nicht die Frage, wie man es besser macht. Denn ein wütendes Kind kann Eltern stark verunsichern und an ihre Grenzen bringen. Eliane Retz zeigt konkret, wie Eltern Gefühlsausbrüche liebevoll und regulierend begleiten können.

كل طفل موهوب بالفطرة وكل طفل متميز فى شيء ما كل حسب ميوله فتحديد ميول الطفل هو أول خطوة لتنمية مواهبه وقدراته.

O otimismo é essencial para uma vida plena. No entanto, ele não é um dom natural nem uma qualidade do caráter, mas uma ferramenta preciosa que pode ser aperfeiçoada desde a infância. Depois de muitos anos de pesquisas, o autor e psicólogo Martin Seligman demonstra que crianças pessimistas correm um risco muito maior de ficarem deprimidas, e constata que o otimismo pode ser desenvolvido ao superar desafios, lidar com frustrações e experimentar conquistas individuais.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so, too! Listen to School: How to Choose a School, How to Start a School and learn everything you need to know about choosing the right school for you and getting started. To find out more about this book, scroll up and click on the "buy now" button.

As a mother and successful working professional, I face a number of the same challenges that countless parents around the globe encounter. All that I wished I had when I was a first-time mom was this book. Being a parent to a child who feels their emotions intensely can be both a tremendously gratifying and an extremely challenging experience. In this introduction, we'll discuss how to develop a meaningful emotional connection with your child and offer support to them in the midst of whatever challenges they may be facing.

One would think that sleep would be the easiest thing in the world for a baby. After all, sleep is natural. But anyone with a new baby knows that it’s anything but simple. Between waking up at all hours and failing to go to sleep at bedtime, babies and school-aged children alike experience a spectrum of sleep troubles.