child development

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child development

Helping out and staying safe

the empowerment assets
2004
Introduces four empowerment assets that teach children ways in which they can learn to feel important, cared for, and safe, by helping others at home and in their communities.

We've all got scars

what boys and girls learn in elementary school
1983

All kids are our kids

what communities must do to raise caring and responsible children and adolescents
1997
Presents the author's plan for better child rearing, calling for increased community participation in forty key areas of child development in order to help curb destructive behavior and promote good character.

Parents do make a difference

how to raise kids with solid character, strong minds, and caring hearts
1999
Offers advice, ideas, and examples designed to help parents teach their children the skills of self-confidence, self-awareness, communication, problem solving, goal setting, perseverance, empathy, and getting along.

Raising self-reliant children in a self-indulgent world

seven building blocks for developing capable young people
2000
A parenting guide that explains how to help children build character and be responsible, using inner-directed motivators rather than external ones such as intimidation and fear. Covers such factors as perceptions of personal capabilities and personal significance, and intrapersonal, interpersonal, systemic, and judgmental skills.

7 strategies for developing capable students

1998
Describes principles for creating and maintaining a healthy environment of support and challenge for children at home, which in turn equips them to effectively handle the pressures of school, and prepares them to learn.

A parent's guide to the ages and stages

2000
Advises parents on child psychology during the first decade of life, covering children's emotional health, cognitive development, family and peer relationships, personal growth, and character formation at four stages along the way.

Rules for parents

simple strategies that help little kids thrive-- and you survive
2000
Shows parents how to be successful at raising young children by being loving and firm.

Your three-year-old

friend or enemy
1976

What's best for kids

a guide to developmentally appropriate practices for teachers and parents of children age 4-8
1991

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