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A generation ago, fewer than 5 percent of girls started puberty before the age of 8; today, that percentage has more than doubled. Early puberty is not just a matter of physical transformation. It is also deeply psychological, with a myriad of effects that can put a girl at higher risk for behavior…
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In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Karen Pape tells the story of how some children with early brain damage astounded everyone around them. The brain injury they suffered at or near birth had led to motor problems such as the awkward gait we associate with cerebral palsy. Yet they were able to run, ki…
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The popular, research-based Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model is used in schools and childcare settings to address challenging behaviours in children with and without disabilties. Now, with the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Families (PTR-F) model in this accessible guidebook, you can use this prove…
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This research-based book provides tools to meet the needs of second language learners. Topics include:; Understanding the process of learning a second-language; Using current research; Using assessment techniques for children's first and second language; Improving literacy instruction; The book in…
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A book that aims at proving that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time.…
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The It Takes Two to Talk Program is designed specifically for parents of young children (birth to 5 years of age) who have been identified as having a language delay. In a small, personalized group setting, parents learn practical strategies to help their children learn language naturally throughou…
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A Unique, hands-on SEL game using adorable, squishable characters. It includes 10 squishable, individually wrapped animal characters, 10 character description cards, and 42 situation cards that help children to explore and practice solving social and emotional issues using personal strengths.; Each…
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"Stephen Porges is the world's leading expert on relating the autonomic nervous system, a neural system that oversees largely unconscious functions such as heart rate and respiration, to social behavior. He is also the creator of the groundbreaking polyvagal theory, which has been adopted by clinic…
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This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids, including those with ASD, have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it …
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Does your child experience high levels of anxiety and BIG emotions? Do they lack the confidence to seek out peers and to see others' perspectives? Do you want to help build social and emotional skills but find yourself so busy managing the meltdowns and behaviors that come from anxiety, sensitivity…
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When Natalie's little brother Evan Earl is born prematurely, he's earns the nickname Evan Early. No one can say for sure when Evan will come home from the hospital. To help her with this uncertainty, Natalie's father gives her a calendar to keep track of the days - each day that Natalie colors in i…
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We help students decipher the social cues to share space, flexibly interact, and regulate emotions during the ever changing world of play or when sitting quietly in a classroom. Social executive functioning is difficult for early learners, especially those with social emotional learning challenges.…
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Faites le plein d'idées pour un enfant épanoui ! Éveil corporel et musical, cuisine, mimes, peinture, comptines... 35 exercices ludiques et tout simples pour accompagner votre enfant dans son développement. De la naissance à 3 ans, les bébés découvrent le monde qui les entoure. Avec des activités l…
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Il est fascinant d'accompagner un enfant dans son développement. Toutefois, en tant qu'adulte, ses réactions, ses réflexions et sa façon de percevoir les événements du quotidien nous échappent parfois. Cet ouvrage nous permet d'accéder facilement au monde de l'enfant d'âge préscolaire (3 à 5 ans).
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Faites le plein d?idées pour un enfant épanoui ! Mandalas, jeux de mémoire, d?écoute, d?observation, dessins, massages..., 35 exercices ludiques et tout simples pour apprendre à votre enfant à mieux se concentrer. Distraits par les jeux vidéo, le téléphone portable, la télé...,les enfants ont de pl…
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Kieran does not want to go to bed but Keelyis trying her best to have a regular bed routine for him. Find out what she does to get Kieran to get a good night's sleep.; Includes English translation, Ojibwe translation, and Ojibwe syllabics.
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Learning to Work provides engaging and age-appropriate reading material for older beginning readers. The stories are intended for older students who are not yet reading conventionally for a variety of reasons, including cognitive delays and significant learning disabilities. Along with building rea…
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The Miracle of Mindfulness is a classic guide to meditation that has introduced generations of readers to the life-changing beauty of mindful awareness. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing the dishe…
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This book is full of strategies and tips to help parents guide the growth of their children's emotional intelligence. Contains illustrations, charts, and even a handy ‘Refrigerator Sheet.’
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Le guide incontournable pour bien accompagner le développement de son enfant. Cette nouvelle édition propose un panorama complet des questions de santé de l'enfant, de la naissance jusqu'au seuil de l'adolescence, tant physique que psychologique. Maladies infantiles, symptômes et modes curatifs, co…
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Faites le plein d?idées pour un enfant épanoui ! Contes, ombres chinoises, cuisine, dessins, modelages, collages..., 35 exercices ludiques et tout simples pour apprendre à votre enfant à exprimer sa créativité. Conceptualiser et imaginer sont deux aptitudes importantes pour la compréhension du mond…
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Une réflexion sur les ressorts et les moyens de stimuler la créativité, en particulier chez les plus jeunes. Les auteurs analysent les méthodes d'évaluation et les influences des performances créatrices ainsi que les activités susceptibles de les développer.
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Using these 49 Positive Discipline tools, honed and perfected after years of real-world research and feedback, you'll be able to work with your children instead of against them. The goal isn't perfection but providing you with the techniques you need to help your children develop the life and socia…
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The first EVER storyline executive functioning workbook that your child will love while learning for ages 9 to 12.; Say goodbye to the days you have to force your child to learn!; This captivating workbook is an excellent teaching tool for parents with children who cannot sit through mundane workbo…
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A guide for parents of children and adolescents who have difficulty with executive functioning skills including; planning and organization, self-monitoring, impulse control, working memory, and initiating tasks. This book offers short-term strategies and ways to build skills needed for long-term, …
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This book provides a road map of thoughtfully designed lessons to help educators empower students to develop self-regulatory abilities - abilities that research demonstrates will ensure success in life well beyond the classroom. This manual includes teaching strategies as well as concrete examples …
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Les statistiques le confirment : les enfants sont plus sédentaires qu?avant. Des changements familiaux, sociaux et technologiques font en sorte qu?ils semblent avoir perdu l?habitude ? ou qu?on ne leur laisse plus le temps - de jouer spontanément dehors à toute heure du jour, seuls, en groupe ou en…
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Que peut-on utiliser comme jouets sécuritaires et intéressants parmi ce qui se trouve chez soi? Compte tenu de l'évolution des intérêts et des habiletés de l'enfant de la naissance jusqu'à 12 ans, quels jouets sont les plus susceptibles de l'intéresser à chaque âge? Doit-on donner aux enfants des j…
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Francine Ferland, ergothérapeute et professeur émérite de l'Université de Montréal, répond aux questions que vous vous posez sur le jeu dans la vie de votre jeune enfant.
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This book shares stories of families' experiences in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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With the help of this handy guide, you can bring tried and tested occupational therapy activities into your home and encourage your child to succeed with everyday tasks while having fun in the process.; This expanded edition of the award-winning book includes new advice on toilet training, coping w…
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Children learn boundaries and safety when using screens, and fun things to do when screens are off. As important as screens are in our lives, we all need to unplug, especially children. This reassuring picture book offers children and families a starting point for limiting screen time and making th…
The Highly Sensitive Child shows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or schooling, they can become unusually shy or timid, or begin acting out. In thi…
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As important as screens are in our lives, we all need to unplug, especially children. This active, encouraging board book offers young children and families an easy way to set boundaries and limits for screen time, and to find enjoyable ways to spend time without screens. "Together, we say, 'All do…
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Votre adorable fils de sept ans pique une colère noire ? Votre petite princesse de onze ans tombe en mille morceaux lorsqu'elle n'obtient pas le rôle principal dans le spectacle de fin d'année de son école ? Votre trésor de quatre ans a des peurs irrationnelles que vous ne parvenez pas à calmer ?; …
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Shows how to teach kids to protect themselves when parents aren't there to take care of them. Includes age-appropriate methods for overcoming fear, reducing vulnerability, and building self-protection instincts; courage coaching as a way to create a "family" defense system; life-saving skills, such…
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This book is designed to provide parents with information, tools, and activities that will help foster a safe, healthy and happy relationship with their newborn to two-year-old. Topics include unique families, relationships, storytelling, communication, emotions, attachment and developmental milest…
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This book provides a model of care for traumatized children, based on theory and practice experience pioneered at the Lighthouse Foundation, Australia. The authors explain the impact of trauma on child development, drawing on psychodynamic, attachment and neurobiological trauma theories.
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This book offers step-by-step exercises for managing your emotions without losing control, engaging in destructive behavior, or lashing out at others. You'll also find new chapters on self-compassion and cognitive rehearsal--the act of mentally preparing yourself for situations that trigger your em…
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This is the board book for toddlers in the Germs Are Not for Sharing set that includes an expanded paperback for older kids ages 4-7. This board book is a colorful primer for basic hygiene, like when and how to wash hands, the importance of using tissues, the best way to cover your mouth when you c…
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When children (under age 12) engage in sexual behaviours it is sometimes difficult to decide when the behaviour is natural and healthy, and when it may be an indication of some distress or disturbance. This booklet provides a definition of natural and healthy childhood sexual behaviours and then c…
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Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren?t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren?t passi…
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This is a guide through the history and best practices related to the treatment of CVI in children from birth to 36 months. This book is based on the author's nearly five-decade career working with families in homes and classrooms. Understanding and knowledge about effective interventions to addres…
The sexual, physical, mental, and spiritual safety of our children should be a top priority for everyone, This book was written to support children ages 3-10. The goal is to provide activities and discussions that will help increase abuse resistance.
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Toddler's First Steps provides trusted information on how to nurture the healthy development of your child. As your child grows, they will learn and change at an amazing speed. This resource provides guidance on how to support your child as they go through the many stages of toddlerhood and encount…
This board book includes tips for parents and caregivers on helping their children face the important milestone of using the potty. Tips from a pediatrician offer parents and caregivers additional support.
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Sneezes, coughs, runny noses, spills, and messes are facts of everyday life with children. And that?s why it?s never too soon to teach little ones about germs and ways to stay clean and healthy. This book is a short course for kids on what germs are, what they do, and why it?s so important to cover…
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Mirror Read transforms reading, and learning, for everyone: Teachers, Parents, Students, Reading Professionals, Researchers, and everyone from around in the world who is looking to play in reverse - in any language
Contains stories to be read facing a mirror. This resource stimulates a child's interest in reading, provides a unique bonding experience as adult and child can read face to face, and encourages active learning and attention through play. Aimed at children with autism to improve eye contact. Writte…
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This pamphlet answers the most frequently asked questions about when your water breaks early, also known as premature rupture of membranes or PROM.