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McGraw-Hill The Connected Child: Bringing Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

The Connected Child: Bringing Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family ...an extremely useful parenting handbook... truly outstanding ... strongly recommended." --Library Journal (starred review) "A tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike." --Thomas Atwood" president and CEO National Council for Adoption The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions though present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care consideration and compassion. Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment " The Connected Child will help you: Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened ". . . a must-read not only for adoptive parents" " but for all families striving to correct and connect with their children." --Carol S. Kranowitz" " author of The Out-of-Sync Child "Drs. Purvis and Cross have thrown a life preserver not only to those just entering uncharted waters" " but also to those struggling to stay afloat." --Kathleen E. Morris" " editor of S. I. Focus magazine "Truly an exceptional" innovative work . . . compassionate accessible " and founded on a breadth of scientific knowledge and clinical expertise." --Susan Livingston Smith" program director "Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute " The Connected Child is the literary equivalent of an airline oxygen mask and instructions: place the mask over your own face first" then over the nose of your child.This book first assists the parent saying in effect 'Calm down you're not the first mom or dad in the world to face this hurdle breathe deeply " then follow these simple steps.' The sense of not facing these issues alone--the relief that yo
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McGraw-Hill Raising a Self-disciplined Child: Help Your Child Become More Responsible Confident and Resilient

Raising a Self-disciplined Child: Help Your Child Become More Responsible Confident and Resilient Robert Brooks Ph.D. is an award-winning speaker author and educator who serves onthe faculty of Harvard MedicalSchool. Sam Goldstein Ph.D. is an award-winning film-maker speaker and author who is afaculty member at the University ofUtah and on staff at the PrimaryChildrens Medical Center.
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McGraw-Hill Loving Without Spoiling: And 100 Other Timeless Tips for Raising Terrific Kids

Loving Without Spoiling: And 100 Other Timeless Tips for Raising Terrific Kids One of the nation's most influential parenting authorities shares her winning tips for raising great kids "Takes parents well beyond discipline and provides lasting lessons in raising caring, confident kids." --Ann Pleshette Murphy, parenting correspondent for "ABC News" and "Mother Know-How" columnist for Family Circle Raising well-behaved, considerate children requires balancing discipline with love and humor. Nancy Samalin, internationally known parent educator and author of the bestselling Loving Your Child Is Not Enough, provides immediate answers to child-rearing challenges and helps develop the confidence and skills needed to raise a new generation of well-adjusted adults. Covering the most common parental concerns, Loving Without Spoiling provides effective strategies for positive parenting.
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McGraw-Hill The Parent's Guide to Speech and Language Problems

The Parent's Guide to Speech and Language Problems Your definitive guide for helping your speech-impairedchild--cowritten by twoin-the-trenches experts When a child has communication problems--diagnosed or not--parents are first lookingfor a place to go for help. The Parents Guide to Speechand Language Problems is a one-stop resource offeringnot just the most up-to-date medical information butalso advice and encouragement from a mom whosbeen there. Author Debbie Feit has two children with speechproblems and knows what it takes to survive and thriveday-to-day as a family. No other book on the marketcan match this one for its combination of clinicalresearch and real-world hands-on parenting solutions.
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McGraw-Hill Making Divorce Easier on Your Child: 50 Effective Ways to Help Children Adjust

Making Divorce Easier on Your Child: 50 Effective Ways to Help Children Adjust From the bestselling authors of Parenting the Strong-Willed Child expert strategies and action steps for divorcing parents While there are many trade books on children and divorce most tend to be filled with extensive discussions of the psychological impact on children with little effective advice. You want immediate answers and quick access to expert strategies you can use to help your kids today and in the future. Making Divorce Easier on Your Child arms you with 50 effective strategies and action steps for helping your kids cope with divorce packaged in a convenient quick-bite format. It is based on the authors' years of clinical experience dealing with the children of divorce " as well as their extensive research into the causes and cures of divorce-related emotional problems. "Informative and sensible" offering realistic " clear-cut recommendations." Robert Brooks" Ph.D. Faculty Harvard Medical School and coauthor of Raising Resilient Children
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McGraw-Hill Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength Hope and Optimism in Your Child

Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength Hope and Optimism in Your Child Top child psychologists offer expert insight and practical advice for raising strong kids in today's complicated world. In this seminal parenting work renowned psychologists Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein explain why some kids are able to overcome overwhelming obstacles while others become victims of early experiences and environments. From this research they have developed effective strategies you can add to your parenting practice to prepare your children for the challenges of today's complicated ever-changing world.
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McGraw-Hill Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- To Six-Year-Olds

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- To Six-Year-Olds The bestselling five-week program to improving the disruptive child's behavior--now updated and revised Based on more than 40 years of collective research parents and longtime child behavior experts Dr. Rex Forehand and Dr. Nicholas Long have devised a program to help you find positive and manageable solutions to your child's difficult behavior. Now in a revised and updated edition Parenting the Strong-Willed Child is a self-guided program for managing disruptive young children based on a clinical treatment program.This hands-on guide provides you with a step-by-step five-week program toward improving your child's behavior as well as the entire family's relationship. Providing you with the necessary tools for successfully managing the difficult child the book covers specific factors that cause or contribute to a child's disruptive behavior; ways to develop a more positive atmosphere in your family and home; actual reports by parents of difficult children; strategies for managing specific behavior problems; how to tell if your child might have ADHD; and more.
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McGraw-Hill The Toughlove Prescription: How to Create And Enforce Boundaries for Your Teen

The Toughlove Prescription: How to Create And Enforce Boundaries for Your Teen Inspired by the revolutionary bestseller Toughlove, a guide to help parents discipline their children with love and consistency Toughlove was an international bestseller and one of the first guidebooks for parents of extremely troubled teens. The Toughlove Prescription picks up where the million-plus mega-seller left off, helping you discipline your children, who live in a world saturated by cell phones, the Internet, and graphic displays of nudity and violence. Dr. Ron Zodkevitch helps you apply the Toughlove techniques to more-common problems such as a messy room, smoking, and homework. He also incorporates a new, four-step program for you to reach out to your teens.
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