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Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development
by John Bowlby

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The world-famous psychiatrist and author of the classic works Attachment, Separation, and Loss offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early intimate relationships.... (read more)

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Could It Be Autism?: A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps Could It Be Autism?: A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps
by Nancy Wiseman

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This guide by the founder and president of First Signs, Inc. provides parents with vital information so they can recognize developmental delays and begin intervention as early as possible. The author describes the most important milestones at each stage... (read more)

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Raising Their Voices: The Politics of Girls Anger Raising Their Voices: The Politics of Girls Anger
by Lyn Mikel Brown

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Two fourteen-year-old girls, fed up with the "Hooters" shirts worn by their male classmates, design their own rooster logo: "Cocks: Nothing to crow about." Seventeen-year-old April Schuldt, unmarried, pregnant, and cheated out of her election as... (read more)

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Too Scared To Cry: How Trauma Affects Children and Ultimately Us All Too Scared To Cry: How Trauma Affects Children and Ultimately Us All
by Lenore Terr

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In 1976 twenty–six California children were kidnapped from their school bus and buried alive for motives never explained. All the children survived. This bizarre event signaled the beginning of Lenore Terr’s landmark study on the effect of... (read more)

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The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism
by Stephanie Marohn

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Autism is now epidemic in the U.S. The incidence rate averages 1 in 500, but can be as high as 1 in 150 in some areas. In the last 15 years, autism has risen by as much as 1000%. Satisfactory explanations for the meteoric rise in autism have been lacking,... (read more)

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Basic Principles Into Practice #13: Attention Deficit Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment from Infancy to Adulthood Basic Principles Into Practice #13: Attention Deficit Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment from Infancy to Adulthood
by Patricia O Quinn

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Finally, here is a book examining Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and its impact over the lifespan. Most of the published literature and media coverage has focused on ADD in childhood, with debates centering on the use of various medications in its... (read more)

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Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism
by Kamran Nazeer

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This remarkable, elegantly written portrait of four autistic men and women shows what their struggles and triumphs reveal about this baffling condition, and what it means to be human.... (read more)

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Child & Adolescent Development for E 2ND Edition Child & Adolescent Development for E 2ND Edition
by Judith Meece

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Unlike other child and adolescent development textbooks, Child and Adolescent Development for Educators by Judith Meece is written specifically for teacher education majors and for professionals in the field of education. It focuses entirely on the... (read more)

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Out of the Darkened Room: When a Parent is Depressed: Protecting the Children and Strengthening the Family Out of the Darkened Room: When a Parent is Depressed: Protecting the Children and Strengthening the Family
by William R Beardslee

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- This groundbreaking work is the first book to look at depression as an illness that affects the entire family, not just the individual.- 17.5 million Americans suffer from some form of depression, and 9.2 million have major or clinical depression... (read more)

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Understanding and Affecting the Behavior of Young Children Understanding and Affecting the Behavior of Young Children
by Thomas J Zirpoli

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See Early Childhood Special Education for description. May be used as a supplement to a core book for Behavior Management.... (read more)

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet

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One of the worlds only 50 living autistic savants is the first to tell his compelling and inspiring life story, and explain how his incredible mind works. While Tammets brain has amazed scientists for years, readers will be moved by this remarkable mans... (read more)

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Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
by Alissa Quart

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Critically acclaimed author Alissa Quart breaks the news about an issue that will be of urgent concern to parents and educators as well as adult readers with gifted pasts: the dilemma of the gifted child. While studies show that children who are superior... (read more)

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From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development
by National

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How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the... (read more)

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The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
by Judith Harris

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Harris takes on the "experts" and boldly questions conventional wisdom of parents' role in their children's lives, asserting that it's not the home environment that shapes children, but the environment they share with their peers.... (read more)

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Progress in Infancy Research Volume 1 Progress in Infancy Research Volume 1
by Carolyn Rov Collier

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The Progress in Infancy Research Series is dedicated to the presentation of innovative and exciting research on infants, both human and animal. Each volume in the series is designed to stand alone and contains autonomous chapters which are based on high... (read more)

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Raising Kids in the 21st Century: The Science of Psychological Health for Children Raising Kids in the 21st Century: The Science of Psychological Health for Children
by Sharon Hall

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An easy-to-read guide on raising emotionally healthy children that is based on sound psychological research. The book's format makes it a good choice for students, parents, or practitioners. * Focuses on seven key areas of child development in raising... (read more)

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Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome
by Echo Fling

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At the age of ten, Jimmy was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Written in the first person, this book tells Jimmy's story from his mother's point of view. As well as charting Jiimmy's development from infancy to preadolescence, Fling provides practical... (read more)

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Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life
by Lynn Kern Koegel

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With a 300 percent increase in the incidence of autism and autism spectrum disorders and 1 in 150 children being diagnosed with the disability, autism is now an epidemic. Fortunately, there have been huge advances in our ability to diagnose the... (read more)

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Optimistic Child 1ST Edition Optimistic Child 1ST Edition
by Martin Seligman

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Despite the increased focus on self-esteem over the past three decades, depression in children has continued to grow, now affecting a quarter of all kids today. To combat this trend, Dr. Seligman began the Penn Depression Prevention Project, the first... (read more)

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Reweaving the Family Tapestry: A Multigenerational Approach to Families Reweaving the Family Tapestry: A Multigenerational Approach to Families
by Fredda Herz Brown

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Evolving out of work at the Family Institute of Westchester (Mount Vernon, NY), this volume provides a basic multigenerational framework for working with families. This model, applicable with individuals and couples, as well as families, stresses the... (read more)

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