Family & Relationships : Child Development

'Different minds learn differently', writes Dr. Mel Levine. Frustrating a child's desire to learn will have lifelong repercussions. Not every child can do equally well in every type of learning. It's time we begin paying more attention to individual learning styles, encouraging a child's strengths, leading to greater satisfaction and achievement. more...

Price: $11.99

Have you thought about signing with your baby or toddler? Parents and caregivers are discovering the delights and benefits of using American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with children long before they can speak.  Some studies show that signing babies talk sooner, have larger vocabularies, and have less frustration and tantrums! It’s all about building a bridge between you and what’s going on in your child’s mind and understanding what he/she wants, needs, thinks, and feels. more...

Price: $16.99

A cutting-edge handbook for parents, from a pioneer in infant brain development, that bridges the gap between the most current neuroscience and practical parenting techniques. Dr. Jill Stamm?s daughter was born almost four months premature, and doctors insisted she would never walk or talk. Now, thirty-two years later, her daughter is living proof that nearly every baby?s brain has the potential to adapt and flourish given the right attention. A leading authority in infant brain development, she makes new, remarkable findings accessible to everyone in Bright from the Start. What babies need is as simple as A, B, C:. ? ATTENTION: including how to increase a child?s attention span, and how to balance stimulation with down time. ? BONDING: illustrating the importance of developing emotional attachment between a child and a consistent caregiver?and why this is key to cognitive development. ? COMMUNICATION: with breakthrough advice for tapping the correlation between verbal engagement with parents and higher IQ rates among children. She also discusses what kind of childcare environment to select, why learning toys don?t teach as much as you think, why reading to a baby is critical, and how you can help your child learn how to pay attention. By working with Dr. Stamm?s ABCs in Bright from the Start, all parents can help to build a radiant future for their precious little ones. more...

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Your children's good health is central to their happiness – and yours! For a parent, coping with a sick child is worrying and the amount of information you need to know can be overwhelming. But help is at hand with this practical, jargon free guide - packed full of information – providing advice on every aspect of your child’s health. more...

Price: $24.50

You're no idiot, of course. You know how to handle new jobs, new houses, and even new cars. But when it comes to raising a baby, you feel like you're starting from scratch. Don't cry! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bringing Up Baby will teach you how to care for your new bundle of joy so you can feel confident about meeting your infant's emotional and physical needs. more...

Price: $16.95