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  • Unequal Childhoodsby Annette Lareau

    University of California Press 2003; US$ 15.95

    Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal Childhoods explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood today. more...

  • The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Disciplineby Carl E. Pickhardt

    Adams Media 2003; US$ 14.95

    The Everything Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline gives you all you need to help you cope with behavior issues, both large and small. Written by noted psychologist Dr. Carl E. Pickhardt, this authoritative, practical book provides you with professional advice on dealing with everything from getting your kids to do their homework to teaching them... more...

  • Compassionate Soulsby JoAnn Farb

    Lantern Books 2000; US$ 7.95

    This is a book about conscious parenting. It is therefore, a book about choices. Unlike previous generations, we have more choices as parents than at any time in history. Yet, since all choices have consequences, this is both a blessing and a challenge. Parenting today is hard! more...

  • The Seven Common Sins of Parenting An Only Childby Carolyn White; Kirsten Smith

    Wiley 2004; US$ 16.95

    As the parent of an only child, are you frustrated because you find yourself  overindulging and overcompensating? Do you treat your child like an adult, overpraise, or overprotect him? Have you expected perfection from your child yet failed to make rules and implement them consistently? If you are not a perfect parent of an only child, you are... more...

  • Cliquesby Charlene C. Giannetti; Margaret Sagarese

    Crown Publishing Group 2001; US$ 19.00

    In the first book to focus on the traumatic effects caused by cliques in our schools, an acclaimed parenting-advice team offers a fresh perspective and an innovative eight-step program to turn around the culture of cruelty that torments all students. There have always been "in crowds," but today's social pressures force children into explosive, destructive,... more...

  • Growing up with Alcoholby Emma Fossey

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.95

    The use and misuse of alcohol by young people is an established concern. Initiatives designed to educate the young about the potential dangers of alchol are frequently directed solely at teenagers. Growing up with Alcohol argues that this may be leaving it too late. Emma Fossey presents a detailed account of a study of children aged between five... more...

  • The Cute and the Coolby Gary S. Cross

    Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 49.99

    The cute child -- spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice -- is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games. more...

  • We Don't Play with Guns Hereby Penny Holland

    McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 210.00

    War, weapon and superhero play has been banned in many early childhood settings for over 30 years. This book explores the development and application of a zero tolerance approach through the eyes of children and practitioners. The author challenges the key rationale for linking aggressive play themes to violent behaviour. She examines play where children... more...

  • Resilience in Children, Families, and Communitiesby Bonnie Leadbeater; Robert J. McMahon; Ray DeV. Peters

    Springer 2006; US$ 84.99

    Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parent's mental illness or substance abuse; still others live amid chronic... more...

  • Careers in Child Careby Marjorie Eberts; Margaret Gisler

    McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 16.95

    Expert guidance on exploring and choosing the perfect job. Ideal for college students or anyone ready to go back to school, this series explores specific areas of interest and helps job seekers determine which job in that field suits them.: Breaks down specific educational requirements and additional training; Surveys the salaries and job opportunities... more...