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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mother can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread …
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Edward is sick and Elizabeth is well, and nothing could be more unfair! Edward gets to stay in bed and everyone treats him like a prince. Elizabeth has to get out of bed, get dressed, go to school, come home and do chores, finish her homework and practice the piano. "I wish I was sick too!" Elizabe…
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This book is based on a decade of working with dying children and was written to help parents and families cope with the terminal illness or sudden death of a child. It speaks directly to the fears, doubts, anger, confusion, and anguish that parents and families are faced with.
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Offers help for parents dealing with children who: won't eat, overeat, eat only peanut butter, or who are always hungry after dinner.
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A story for children who have had bad dreams. Helps the child develop and draw on their own resources for conquering nightmares.
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In this healing story, a little tree loses some of her branches in a storm. She experiences emotions of fear, self-blame, and worry so common to children facing serious medical problems. The little tree in the forest survives the storm and learns that although many branches and leaves were lost, sh…
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A comforting story which helps children deal with the their own death, death of friends, a family member, or even pets. A loving and tender tale that addresses our feelings of sadness, love, disbelief, and anger.
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This book will help families who have experienced the loss of a child to know what they are facing, understand what they are feeling, and appreciate their own needs and timetables.
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Discusses the process of grief for all members of a family. Includes poems and proverbs from numerous cultures.
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This book introduces the digestive system and shows how food slips and slides through the body.
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Knowing when your personal boundaries are violated - and what to do about it when they are - isn't a simple skill. It requires a surprising amount of self-awareness that only a firm sense of your own value and limits can provide.; If you feel like you have trouble saying no to others, at work or at…
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First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality. This inspiring book uses teens' stories to discuss "asking tough questions", "being your own person", connecting with people and "doing the r…
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A story that features a chlid who is able to overcome his shyness to help out a friend. Includes a special section that explains the forms of shyness and offers parents an extensive list of specific and practical tips to help their child become more self-confident.
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Bipley is a warm cuddly creature, but someone has broken his heart. He feels so hurt that he decides it is just too painful to ever love again. When he meets some big tough Honks in the wood, they teach him how to harden his heart so that he doesn't have to feel hurt any more. Luckily Bipley meets …
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This book is written by Liz Kulp, age 13, who was born with Fetal Alcohol Effects, and her mother. Describing her personal journey, this book provides insight about what it is like to live with FAE. A useful book for families and professionals who want to learn how to help and understand children…
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Taylor and Tyler are twin brothers and best friends. But the twins are different in one significant way: Taylor has cerebral palsy, while Tyler does not. Through Taylor's eyes we see how much effort he must expend to strengthen his legs, which are weak. He explains how valuable his new wheelchair i…
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This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
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A mouse describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.
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A little princess, tired of diapers, learns to use the potty, although it's not always easy.
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Drawing on detailed interviews, this book offers specific strategies for handling conflicts and power struggles, bolstering a daughter's self-esteem, and coping with problems. The author uses sample dialogues, exercises, and activities to take the terror out of talking about topics such as dating,…
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Encourages young readers to explore the "long, winding tunnel" of the grieving process and to keep going in the face of terrible loss and sadness.
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This book deals with childhood guilt in a positive way. It looks at feelings when there is a family fight, a divorce, illness, injury or death. The book gives kids support and understanding during a crisis and helps them understand that thoughts do not make bad things happen.
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A book that describes the author's journey through sorrow after experiencing thre miscarriages and the death of an infant son. It is a devotional collection to help others grieve and invities to presents hurts before God and to recieve over time the healing that He alone can provide.
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A picture book which explores the difficult issue of death for young children. Children's feelings and questions about this sensitive subject are looked at in a simple but realistic way. This book helps them understand their loss and to come to terms with their feelings. It promotes interaction be…
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With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
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With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, it explains how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings of…
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Provides the inside scoop on what it's really like to raise a toddler—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Includes proven strategies for coping with whining, biting, dawdling, temper tantrums, and other hazards of toddlerhood; sensible advice on making toilet-training as stress-free as possible for yo…
Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with …
A set of affirmation cards designed specifically to nurture a child's self-esteem. Each affirmation card carries a powerful message that when repeated, helps children think positively.
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A small book packed with realistic ideas for first things to do when a baby dies and simple funeral planning.
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Why is healthy skin important? -- Why should I care for my hair? -- Why should I take a shower or bath? -- Why should I wash my hair? -- Why does my head itch? -- Why should I brush my hair? -- Why should I wear sunscreen? -- Why do I get pimples? -- Why do I get a skin rash? -- How can I soothe so…
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Why should I wash my body? -- How are germs bad for me? -- How often should I wash my body? -- Why should I wear clean clothes? -- Why should I change my socks? -- Why shouldn't I bite my nails? -- Why should I blow my nose? -- Why should I wash my hands after going to the bathroom? -- Why should I…
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Breastfeeding mothers and health caregivers from First Nations communities across Ontario share their personal experiences and valuable "how-to" information about breastfeeding. They represent diverse communities and reasons for choosing breastfeeding as the best choice for their children and thems…
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From fifth grade through high school, Blanco was teased, shunned, and, at times, physically assaulted by her classmates because she was different. This memoir provides an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, how even the most loving parents can get it all wrong, why schools are ofte…
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This picture book uses dinosaurs to teach young children how to behave when they are sick.
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These days, almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. We live in a world where speed rules and everyone is under pressure to go faster. But when speed is king, anyone or anything that gets in our way, that slows us down, becomes an enemy. Thanks to speed, we are living in the …
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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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Especially designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, "foreign language backgrounds, or language-learning impairments that make it difficult for them to comprehend figurative language," this book presents idioms and their definitions. The sayings are broken down into sections by category…
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This DVD features: What is normal adolescent behavior; How to manage teenage risk-taking; Exactly what problems require your "letting go";; The Four Cardinal Sins (What not to do); The relationship between parent/teen communication and safety;; The five ways to improve your relationship; What role …
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This sixth title in Hagman's "Gluten-free" series follows up on volumes covering bread and dessert with recipes for everything from Fruited Dressing for Pork and Chicken and Four-Star Chili to Biscuits and Gravy, Microwave Chicken and Dumplings and Chocolate Pecan Cupcakes.
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This practical guide is filled with hands-on tools and in-depth advice for putting a stop to unhealthy eating habits before they begin. Parents will learn how to: understand their own "food legacy" and how it affects their children; keep their children connected to food in a positive way; talk to …
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This book challenges the conventional belief that parents must get overweight children to eat less and exercise more. In the long run, she says, making them go hungry and forcing them to be active makes children preoccupied with food, prone to overeating, turned off to activity, and likely to gain …
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Today's media-saturated teenagers are bombarded with mixed messages that distort their self-image and lead many to overeat and others to starve themselves. When "I feel fat" becomes a teen's common refrain, how can worried parents respond constructively? With this book, Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer …
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Covering all stages in a child's life, from toddlers to teenagers and their postsecondary years, this book offers practical advice to parents that will help their children develop into capable, independent adults. This resource examines a parent's influence over a child's playtime, temperament, fr…
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This video presents a candid look at the lives of children growing up with Tourette's Syndrome. This documentary documentary demystifies and humanizes what it?s like to have TS by giving voice to children ages eight to 13 who have the disorder. It features the youngsters going about their daily liv…
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This illustrated book is a guide for children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Written from the perspective of a child, it helps them understand why they need a bone marrow transplant, how it works and and some of the things that they can expect will happen.
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A resource for parents to help their children affected with selective mutism to overcome a fear of speaking.; Table of Contents:; Chapter 1 What is Selective Mutism?; Chapter 2 Why Does Selective Mutism Happen?; Chapter 3 How Professionals Can Help Your Child; Chapter 4 What are the Basic Principle…
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