School Development

When Calypso returns from Los Angeles to her English boarding school for the summer term, she is determined to fit in with the popular crowd. Her plan is to pretend her mother's gay assistant back home is her boyfriend. And to her surprise, the trick works, at least at first. She makes a whole batch of new friends, and even finds herself winning the unwritten contest to woo the prince at the boys' school next door.

Hendrika de Vries is a protected “daddy’s girl”, until her father is deported from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to a POW camp in Germany and her mother joins the resistance and hides a Jewish girl in their home. As she and her mother experience escalating brutality at the hands of men with swastika armbands who aim to exterminate those they deem “inferior” and those who do not obey, Hendrika learns about moral choice, forced silence and female strength, and through it all discovers the woman she wants to become.

"The Journey to Independence: Teaching Kids to Thrive" by Jessica Mars is a groundbreaking book that empowers parents and educators with practical strategies to guide children towards independence and success. In this inspiring guide, Mars draws upon her years of experience as a parent, educator, and child development expert to provide a comprehensive roadmap for fostering independence in children. She explores the importance of nurturing self-reliance, resilience, and critical thinking skills from an early age, equipping children with the tools they need to thrive in an ever-changing world.

To be successful, happy, and connected, little brains need to learn more than how to follow the rules parents, teachers, and society create. They need to understand the meaning behind those rules. They also need to learn what they value. They need to know their own strengths and weaknesses. And they need to learn independence, problem solving, and conflict resolution. Raising Brains teaches ALL the skills your child needs to flourish.

On an ordinary January afternoon, a disturbing revelation about his wife hurls one man into a maelstrom of public humiliation and heartbreak, and eventually on a spree of run-ins with lawyers, judges, therapists, and law enforcement. Land of July tells the true story of a teacher/student sex scandal that not only shocked an entire school and small suburban community, but made national news. It’s a story filled with countless anecdotes about marriage, trust, infidelity, grief, and the desperate search for hope and family in the face of ruin.

Discover the ultimate guide to nurturing confident and resilient young minds with Empowering Your Under 10: Essential Life Skills Handbook. This parenting book equips children aged two to 10 with essential tools for thriving in today's world.

Was Eltern für ihre Kinder tun können bei Mobbing & Stalking. Mobbing- und Stalkingerfahrungen unter Kindern und Jugendlichen sind weit verbreitet in der Schule, den digitalen Medien, aber auch zwischen Geschwistern. Viele Kinder schweigen aus Scham, auch ihren Eltern gegenüber. Diese wiederum sind verunsichert, ob Mobbing oder z. B. ein normaler Konflikt vorliegt. Der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiater und Psychotherapeut Michel Elpers bietet nicht nur für Eltern sowohl Hilfestellung zur Prävention, dem Erkennen von versteckten Anzeichen für Mobbing sowie Entlastung und Auswege bei konkreten Vorfällen.

Kniha Malý tyran se zrodila ze setkání s dětmi a jejich utrápenými rodiči a patří k bestsellerům knižního trhu. Pojednává nejen o příčinách a léčbě dětské panovačnosti, ale o skutečných výchovných potřebách malých dětí. Stále více rodičů a vychovatelů je bezradných. Ačkoliv při výchově chtěli dělat všechno dobře, zdá se jim, že se jejich děti vyvíjejí v malé tyrany. Udržují své rodiče v poklusu a nechávají je kolem sebe tancovat. Známá dětská psycholožka Jiřina Prekopová tento fenomén ve své knize vysvětluje a ukazuje, jakou oporu děti potřebují aby se mohly nerušeně vyvíjet.

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.

In meiner Familie hat Rassismus keinen Platz - darin sind sich fast alle Eltern einig. Doch vielen fällt es schwer, Vorurteile in der Erziehung anzugehen. Offen, persönlich und durchaus verständnisvoll für Rassismusfallen im Alltag zeigen Olaolu Fajembola und Tebogo Nimindé-Dundadengar, was zählt, um Rassismen im Kopf von Kindern gar nicht erst entstehen zu lassen. Zugleich stärken sie Eltern von Kindern of Color, die unter Diskriminierung leiden.

This interactive spelling practice is all your first, second, or third grader needs to excel at spelling. The follow-along style is optimal for the fastest learning and mastering of spelling.

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.

Today's parents are navigating a new frontier in child-rearing: raising "digital natives" in a world where "screen time" is ever-present. It's a journey strewn with questions, doubts, and persistent pings. But fear not. Parenting Unplugged turns these challenges into opportunities for humor, wisdom, and a screen savvy family life.

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?

We medicate, discipline, suspend, and expel our boys from school at quadruple the rate of girls. We let double the number of boys drop out of high school than girls, and of those boys who do graduate, they are far more likely than their sisters to be illiterate, to fail to go to college, or to drop out of college if they do go. Swagger is a wakeup call for parents about the real world our boys inhabit right now, but it offers solutions as well. This audiobook is packed with research-proven, parent-tested, practical solutions.

Over the past decade, children’s mental health challenges have reached epidemic levels—stress, anxiety, childhood depression, and suicide are at unprecedented high rates. Amid high-stakes pressure for kids to succeed, parents and teachers have never needed a road map to healthy child development more urgently. And as psychologist and educator Doug Bolton explains in this eye-opening guide, underlying our modern-day stresses is an even more pervasive problem: We’re relying on practices that are not in line with what science tells us about how to truly motivate children and help them thrive.

Searching for academic and vocational programs for their post-high school autistic son, Lawson and Swearingen found a distinct lack of services. They soon realized that if they wanted an appropriate program for their son, they would have to build it themselves. In Share the Road they recount their personal experiences and the stories of their students as together they create a pioneering vocational training program that empowers autistic individuals. All proceeds from the sale of this book support the programs of Autistry Studios.

Life spills out of books—giving you plenty to talk about! But Honey for a Teen’s Heart will do more than strengthen the bonds between you and your son or daughter. You’ll also learn how to help your teen catch the reading habit and become a lover of good books. Gladys Hunt’s insights on how to read a book, what to look for in a book, and how to question what you read will challenge you and your teenager alike. It’s training for life! And it’s fabulous preparation for teens entering college.

Liebe Eltern, vertraut euren Kindern einfach! Denn das Zauberwort für eine erfolgreiche Schulzeit lautet: Eigenverantwortung. Winters innovativer Ansatz "Coaching statt Nachhilfe" verzichtet auf belastende Paukerei und setzt stattdessen eine positive Motivationsspirale in Gang: Die Schüler erkennen Sinn und Nutzen der geforderten Leistungen für das eigene Leben und entwickeln ein besseres Verhältnis zu Lehrern und Lernstoff.