Child category: 4509 books
Child to Soldier
Stories from Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
What happens when children are forced to become child soldiers? How are they transformed from children to combatants? In Child to Soldier, Opiyo Oloya addresses these timely, troubling questions by exploring how Acholi children in Northern Uganda, abducted by infamous warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s...
by Kenneth Barish
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
An integrative approach for child therapists of all disciplines and at all levels of training and experience.
How to Be a Better Child Therapist is an innovative contribution to the theory and practice of child therapy. Drawing on several decades of experience, Kenneth Barish presents a comprehensive,...
Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2011
Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers is a classic text for students and practitioners in the child care and protection field which summarises important current thinking on child development and applies it directly to practice.
The book covers key issues such as resilience...
by Davis Eme, Kommy Kay
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
There are so many things you determine as a father that so many men have taken for granted. You can determine the sex of your child with this basic knowledge of what to do and when to do it.
Also what your child will become tomorrow either negatively or positively totally and solely depends...
Free Your Child from Overeating
A Handbook for Helping Kids and Teens
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Is your child or teen overeating or overweight?
Are you unsure how to help? You’re not alone.
If your ten- to eighteen-year-old is struggling with overeating, you know how hard that can be—for your child and for you. Unhealthy eating habits put kids and teens’ well-being and self-confidence...
The Resilient Child
Preparing Today's Youth For Tomorrow's World
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2007
If you try to identify the basic qualities of a child "most likely to succeed" as an adult, what words might first come to mind? Independent? Likable? Creative? Disciplined? According to Dr. Joanne Joseph, the essence of a productive and healthy personality is a positive and secure self-image and...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
First published in 1986, this authoritative book contains a selection of original, research based, reports of studies conducted in Australia and New Zealand in the field of Child Development. The topics have been arranged into four major sections – cognitive issues in development, language and reading...
Gentling
A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for Recovery
Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition with 3 new chapters on adolescents
Gentling represents a new paradigm in the therapeutic approach to children who have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and have acquired Post Traumatic Stress...
by Judie O. Michael
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Children are a big responsibility but they fail to come with a manual or a guidebook. They teach you how to change their diaper and how to feed them, but then you get sent home and now what? New parents, and even old parents, can feel lost and overwhelmed about how to raise their children. It is easy...
The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism
A Mindful Approach for Helping Your Child Focus and Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Help your child feel confident and capable!
If your child has a diagnosis of "on the autism spectrum," you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on "disabilities" rather than "abilities," and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys...
The Conscious Parent's Guide To Asperger's Syndrome
A Mindful Approach for Helping Your Child Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
A positive, mindful plan for the whole family!
If your child has been given a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach...
When the Labels Don't Fit
A New Approach to Raising a Challenging Child
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
“One of the finest and most helpful books we have ever read . . . should be the first stop for any parent trying to help a struggling child.”
—Brock Eide and Fernette Eide, authors of The Mislabeled Child
Finally, a positive approach designed around your child’s traits and needs
Many...
Parenting the Difficult Child
A Biblical Perspective on Reactive Attachment Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Is your child defiant, often angry, frequently lying, inordinately affectionate to strangers, lacking in remorse, and seemingly unable to trust anyone? Antisocial behaviors and attitudes like these can lead to a diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Adopted children are especially prone...
Baby Hearts
A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Who says your baby can’t “talk” about his or her feelings? In fact, babies’ actions often speak louder than words! Understanding those actions–and responding appropriately to them–is the key to giving your child a head start to a healthy and happy future. Now the authors of the bestselling...