During author Rhiannon Colarossi's first year of teaching, in 2002, she discovered something they don't teach you at university: a mum's wellbeing impacts a child's happiness and learning ability in the classroom.
This book is the story of a womans journey from being an unwanted child who was subject to various abuses to becoming a valued member of the community.
A Well-Fed Heart: Autistic to Artistic draws upon the experience of its author, Leah Follett, who learned from her own challenges in trying to maintain wellness, to find ways to work withand not againsther own nature.
This New York Times best-selling book is a guide for families, educators, and communities to raise their children to be able and active anti-racist allies.
Bringing Up Bb meets Last Child in the Woods in this ';fascinating exploration of the importance of the outdoors to childhood development' (Kirkus Reviews) from a Swedish-American mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.
From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who's already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that's ';straight-up, parent-tested, and funny to boot' (Amber Dusick, author of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures).
The book is a magical story about a brief but beautiful relationship between a lady and a boy that depicts the love such a short meeting can hold as they say good-bye.
The REAL Way is a simple and effective tool that contains the key ingredients to help modify challenging behaviour, reassert parental control and re-establish boundaries that may have become blurred over time so that ultimately, parents can enjoy their children and their childrens company once again.
Katie finds a four-leaf clover and instantly her perspective of the world changesshell have good luck forever: her dad will stop drinking and her mom will get out of her sickbed.
From the creator of Luther: Told with absolute veracity and unsparing candor, Heartland is the memoir of an isolated little boy and the brutish stepfather he couldn't help but loveWhen Neil Cross was born, his mother suffered from severe postpartum depression and later admitted to trying to kill herself and her baby son.
This is the ultimate show-biz how-to guide for aspiring kids and their parents, written by Hollywood's number-one kid-talent expert and executive producer for Disney, ABC, and the WB, Irene Dreayer ("e;the Dray"e;).
An intimate and lyrical consideration of what it means to be a fatherThis moment of meeting seemed to be a birth-time for both of us; her first and my second life.
This book is recommended for lecturers & students of social policy & social care; social workers; head teachers & school teachers; parents & pupils; foster carers, healthcare workers, care providers, service users and the policy makers.
