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"Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things. Our Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Daisy Darker and Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feeney, returns with another thrilling mystery filled with drama and her trademark surprises. Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth. Edith...
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"New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker's Cutting Teeth is a witty, thrilling story of parental love that asks: is there anything a mother won't do for her children? Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood-their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. Their children, though, disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy...
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Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf, an ancient and profane magic to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death. When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when...
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What are the signs of low self-esteem in a child?
What destroys a child's confidence?
How do I change my child's negative mindset?
Throughout this book we will look at a wide variety of factors that influence self-esteem. Along with defining exactly what it is, we will look at why it is so important. We will also break it down and look at the various life stages that children go through and how self-esteem is important, and developed, during each...
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Every parent wants to raise a bright, happy, and moral child, but until Stanley Greenspan investigated the building blocks of cognitive, social, emotional, and moral development, no one could show parents how and when these qualities begin. In this book Dr. Greenspan, the internationally admired child psychiatrist, identifies the six key experiences that enable children to reach their full potential. In Building Healthy Minds, he draws upon discoveries...
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Kelsey was a bubbly ray of sunshine. It is impossible to comprehend how anyone could harm a child, much less have something happen when so many were watching so closely. The lesson from Kelsey's death is not only a cry to stop child abuse, but a reminder to cherish the little ones in our lives, and a warning to those embroiled in custody battles to take the focus off themselves and put it where it belongs, on the innocent children who did not ask...
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This delightful book presents a selection of D. W. Winnicott's best writing about children. The remarkable, enduring essays from Babies and Their Mothers and Talking to Parents are here combined with several hard-to-find gems of insight into the world of the child. Each piece was written for a wide audience of parents, childcare professionals, and teachers. In his empathic and witty way, Winnicott ranges over such timeless topics as the mother/infant...
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The Way of Boys by renowned psychologist Dr. Anthony Rao is an important wake-up call to the dangers of over-medicating our male children and our current tendency to treat their active boyhood as an illness. Dr. Rao raises a much-needed alarm in this essential volume that belongs in every parent's collection alongside Raising Cain by Michael Thompson. In these times when many parents, concerned about ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, and bipolar disorder,...
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Through the years, laws have been created to help protect criminals from being treated unjustly. The lawyers have manipulated these laws until the criminals have more rights than the victims. It gets so bad that the President of The United States assembles a top-secret organization to protect our children. "PROJECT S.T.C., 'Save The Child'," is formed, containing only two people, Lawler "Law" King, and Abraham "Abe" Freeman. They are only deployed...
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¿Es la TCC una forma eficaz de terapia para los niños?
¡Por supuesto que sí! Durante los últimos años, la comunidad científica se ha hecho con un conjunto de pruebas que apoyan esta afirmación.
En ocasiones, como adultos, olvidamos que los niños pueden experimentar algunas emociones duras o situaciones horribles. Les damos por perdidos porque son "jóvenes y resistentes", pero eso es un error. Los acontecimientos que ocurren durante la infancia...
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Michael Lewis' neuer Bestseller Irren ist menschlich, sagen wir, und lassen uns immer wieder von unserem Bauchgefühl leiten. Michael Lewis geht dem Phänomen intuitiver Entscheidungsprozesse jetzt auf den Grund. Sujet seines neuen Buches Aus der Welt ist nicht mehr die Wall Street, sondern die faszinierende Freundschaft der weltbekannten Psychologen und Begründer der Verhaltensökonomie Daniel Kahneman und Amos Tversky. Beide haben unsere Annahmen...
12) Last rites
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Shirley Wallace and her four sons come to her childhood home in Kentucky with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer and is settling in when an investigation into an attempted murder leads him to Dani Owens. Dani came to Kentucky to escape her own dark past, but she witnesses a crime and becomes embroiled in a drama she never expected....
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Navigating the complex world of neurodevelopmental disorders can be a daunting and overwhelming journey for both individuals affected and their families. "The Essential Guide to Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Resource for Patients and Families" is a comprehensive and compassionate book designed to be your trusted companion on this path.This invaluable resource is a beacon of knowledge, understanding, and empowerment for anyone dealing with neurodevelopmental...
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The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation. Have you ever opened your mouth to discipline your child, and your parents' nastiest words tumble out? In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves as well as their toddler-to-school-age children, offering specific tools to stop policing and pleading with kids and start being the parents we want to be. Based on...
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"Behind the Mask" is a groundbreaking and thought-provoking book that delves into the intricate world of childhood psychopathy, shedding light on the hidden risk factors that shape the development of psychopathic traits in children and adolescents.Information from a team of leading experts in child psychology, this insightful and compassionate work provides a comprehensive exploration of a topic that is often misunderstood and stigmatized.This meticulously...
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When it's time for your kids to leave home, will they be ready to face the world? Will they be able to handle the NYC subway system? Will they have experienced the challenge of a summer career camp? Will they be able to compare civilizations and governments around the world? Will their imaginations have been sparked in a foreign land? Will they know that tamales aren't edible until they take the cornstalk off?
In 1001 Things Your Kids Should See...
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Tous les parents du monde souhaitent voir leurs enfants épanouis, en confiance et ayant une bonne estime d'eux-mêmes.
Mais les défis et les questionnements pour y parvenir sont nombreux. Comment faire face aux difficultés rencontrées ? Quels gestes éducatifs adopter pour que nos enfants s'épanouissent sur des bases solides de confiance et d'estime de soi ?
Dans cet ouvrage très concret, l'autrice explique les bases de l'estime de soi...
18) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist...
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Are you tired of feeling used by friends and family? Do you struggle to find peace and comfort in your relationships?
People across the globe fall victim to challenging relationships but that doesn't mean you have to stay a victim. You are more powerful than you realize - you just need to know where to direct your energy.
In Healing from Damaged Emotions and Hidden Abuse, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:
6 simple steps to developing...
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Get the Summary of Gabor Maté's Scattered Minds in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Scattered Minds" by Gabor Maté offers an in-depth look at Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), drawing from his personal and professional experiences. Maté identifies ADD symptoms such as restlessness, impulsivity, and distractibility, which lead to disorganization and emotional turmoil. He challenges the genetic determinism of...