London's East End heaves with child prostitutes, hawkers, beggars and thieves. A solution is offered that sounds perfect - Canadian farmers need workers, their wives want housemaids. Shipping children to this land of plenty offers them a future. Widow, Mary Trupper, is wary, but the promise of a good life for her children is strong.
Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children -- and more supportive of yourself.
In Learning to Listen, fans of Brazelton and professionals in his field can follow both the roots of a brilliant career and the evolution of child-rearing into the twenty-first century.
Fears, feeding, and sleep problems, croup and tantrums, stomachaches, asthma: these are some of the problems that every parent worries about at one time or another. According to Dr. Brazelton, most of these are a normal part of growing up.
Organized according to common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential emergency first-aid manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism ...
In 1981, Kathryn Bock and Mary Hornsby studied the way children between 3 and 6 spoke when they were instructed to 'ask' people and to 'tell' people. One group of children were told to 'ask' someone to pass them pieces of a puzzle.
This bestselling classic by internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children includes fresh insights and suggestions, as well as the author’s time-tested methods to solve common problems and build ...
This is an invaluable handbook for parents and teachers on how to communicate better with children.
In this book, you'll find: - The Importance of Healthy Communication between Parents And Children - Obstacles That We Face In Parent-Child Communication - Ways to Establish Your Authority Over Your Children - Effective Ways to Communicate ...
Time to Listen to Children is a practical guide to effective communication with children. Professionals working with children in a variety of settings examine the skills required to help children articulate their problems and feelings.
"Listening to Children is essential reading for professionals working with children and young people, and will be particularly useful for students in the fields of social care, health and education."--BOOK JACKET.