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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
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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This handbook is designed to introduce women with special needs (for example, women with a developmental disability or learning disbility) to a variety of procedures which are collectively referred to as the GYN (or Pelvic) exam.
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A book aimed at helping parents of visually impaired babies by providing activities and play ideas.
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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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Accessories to accompany the Circles mat/wall chart. Circles involves categorizing social roles and designating each of six colour circle with its associated Three "T's", Touch, Talk, and Trust. The Circles mat/wall chart is intended to provide a reinforcement activity to the video program: "Circle…
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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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This is a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, clergy and others concerned about the children in their lives. Suggests ways of explaining death to children and teens from a number of perspectives eg. philosophical, cultural and religious.
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This program demonstrates how to care for a man's personal hygiene. The video begins by outlining why personal hygiene is important, and the consequences for poor personal hygiene in a humorous manner. Basic facts, concepts and skills relevant to the practice of good basic hygiene and cleanliness …
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Divided into two parts, this program demonstrates how to groom yourself if you are female, and why proper grooming is so important. Part 1 discusses what grooming means, and why, both socially and for the sake of good personal hygiene, grooming should be a part of your everyday routine. Part 2 in…
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Divided into two parts, this program demonstrates how to groom yourself if you are male, and why proper grooming is so important. Part 1 discusses what grooming means, and why, both socially and for the sake of good personal hygiene, grooming should be a part of your everyday routine. Part 2 incl…
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This program demonstrates how to care for a woman's personal hygiene. The video begins by outlining why personal hygiene is important, and the consequences for poor personal hygiene in a humorous manner. Basic facts, concepts and skills relevant to the practice of good basic hygiene and cleanlines…
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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 was written by 10 to 13-year-old boys for 10 to 13-year-old kids. This book deals with: illegality of sexual abuse, consequences, personal responsibility, empathy, denial, and normal sexuality.
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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to community. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target specific social pro…
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This "how-to" book was designed to assist Teacher, Speech-Language Pathologists and parents in devising solutions to the communication and self-management challenges common to students who experience autism and other moderate to severe communication disorders.
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This book presents a rational, healthy approach to child nutrition that offers practical and solidly researched information. The author emphasizes that an eating disorder indicates problems in the family as a whole and offers guidance for seeking help for serious disorders.
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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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Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
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Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
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Teaches children about what anger is and how to manage it effectively. Covers the 3 key areas in managing anger - empathy, impulsivity and locus of control as well as communication techniques and relaxation skills.
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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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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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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to attending secondary school. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target sp…
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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to health and hygiene. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target specific s…
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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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Depicts, step by step, children demonstrating various social skills. Each skill is formatted sequentially, similar to a cartoon strip, with digital pictures of actual children combined with text and cartoon bubbles to denote what the children are saying - and sometimes thinking - as they engage in …
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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 …
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Saying please and thank you are fun and easy to remember with this simple and repetitive story told with the help of flaps that little fingers can easily lift.
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Casey and his father find a special way to share their love when his father has to go away on business. Includes a note to parents.
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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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This edition includes the latest Institute of Medicine diagnostic criteria and terms, special considerations for infants and adolescents, parent needs, and an expanded resource list. A must for any parent or professional caring for a child or adult who has the disorder.
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Ruby hates herself so much that she often feels more like a piece of rubbish than a little girl. Sometimes Ruby feels so miserable that she wants to sleep and sleep and never wake up again. Then Ruby meets Dot and, over time, Dot helps Ruby to move from self-hate to self-respect. After a very impor…
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Provides advice about hygiene and cleanliness and on how to avoid illness, nits, athlete's foot, warts, head lice, and more tips.
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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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This practical guide offers an introduction to the basic principles, tools and techniques that comprise the Integrated Play Groups model, designed to support children of diverse ages and abilities on the autism spectrum (novice players) in mutually enjoyed play experiences with typical peers and si…
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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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This board book suggests positive things children can do instead of biting. Ideal for reading aloud, accessible and durable, this book also includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.
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This picture book uses dinosaurs to teach young children how to behave when they are sick.
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This manual offers practical approaches to families struggling to help their children solve the many puzzles of daily living. The strategies and selected examples and vignettes provide parents with a foundation for building more precise and effective teaching methods.
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The focus of this book is on children taking personal responsibility for what they say, as well as thinking before speaking. Communication skills that promote friendship and other key social skills are encouraged. Bright, colorful illustrations convey the messages well via body language and facial …
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A book that contains ideas which can help a grieving mother to heal in a loving, healthy way. It discusses the stages of grief, how to cope, nurturing oneself, and nutrition.
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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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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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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 essential guide to tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome tackles problems faced both at home and at school, such as adjusting to the diagnosis, the effect on siblings and classroom difficulties. The book offers advice on how to manage symptoms, describing psychological techniques such as habit r…
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Information on how men and women grieve differently and how to strengthen the relationship after the loss of a baby.
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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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