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What makes children turn out the way they do? Why is it that good parents don't always turn out good kids? Judith Rich Harris questions the assumption that nurture is the crucial factor. Using examples from folklore, literature, and scientific research, Harris puts forth the electrifying theory that children aren't socialized by their parents, they're socialized by other children. It is what happens outside the home, while kids are in the company of their peers, that matters most.

You can't earn a degree, take postgraduate courses, be certified, or become a master tradesman, but being a dad is the most important job you will ever have. The multitude of suggestions and "should dos" being shouted at you from all corners can be overwhelming. You cannot do them all, but how do you choose which techniques and skills are the most important for raising happy, healthy children?

In this compelling memoir, Brooke Shields talks candidly about her experience with postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, and provides millions of women with an inspiring example of recovery. When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis, into the world...

Are you ready to make your family the most important part of your every day? Best selling author Judy Ford delivers practical wisdom and advice for building strong, healthy families, speaking to every family member about how they can contribute to this important goal. Whether yours is a traditional or nontraditional family, Ford's prescription will sustain families with such vital tools as love and laughter.

Women are constantly being told that it's simply too difficult to balance work and family, so if they don't really ""have to"" work, it's better for their families if they stay home. Not only is this untrue, Leslie Bennetts says, but the arguments in favor of stay-at-home motherhood fail to...

Antwone Quenton Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment his single mother gave birth to him in prison. As a foster child, he suffered more than a dozen years of emotional abandonment and physical abuse, until he escaped and forged a life on the streets. And just as his life was about...

Die meisten Kinder in Deutschland wachsen in Liebe auf, aber sehr viele erleben schutzlos eine lieblose, traumatisierende Kindheit in unterschiedlichem Ausmaß, darüber ein Schleier des Schweigens, unerhört! Es ist ein Verrat an Kindern - emotional, digital, sozial und politisch - mit gravierenden Auswirkungen auf ihre Gesundheit, kreatives Potential, soziale Widerstandskraft und souveräne Mediennutzung als Erwachsene. Und es sind nicht etwa Einzelfälle, sondern zu vielen geht es weniger gut oder sogar skandalös schlecht!

Einschlafbegleitung, Beikost, Buddelzeug - welche Eltern könnten kein Lied davon singen, wie anstrengend die Sache mit den lieben Kleinen werden kann? Clint Lukas ist da keine Ausnahme. Es gibt viele Wege, ein guter Vater zu sein. Der Kolumnist und Lebemann von Mit Vergnügen Berlin erzählt mit einem guten Schuss schwarzen Humors aus seinem Alltag als alleinerziehender Vater zwischen Kneipe und Spielplatz, und es wird klar: Man kann sein Kind auch liebevoll großziehen, ohne sich verrückt zu machen.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are asking questions about homeschooling. Lea Ann Garfias, homeschooling veteran and mom of six, has all the information you need to succeed. In this audiobook, containing content selected and adapted from the comprehensive print edition of Everything You Need to Know about Homeschooling, Lea Ann guides you through your toughest questions about getting started and staying the course.

Über 1001 innovative wie auch bewährte Tipps unterstützen Eltern, Lehrkräfte und Erzieher*innen im Alltag mit autistischen Kindern und Jugendlichen. Praktisch, alltagsnah und auf die unterschiedlichen Entwicklungsstufen, Lernstile und Fähigkeiten angepasst, werden kreative und einfach anwendbare Ideen aufgezeigt - eine Fundgrube für alle, die mit Kindern und Jugendlichen aus dem Autismus-Spektrum leben und arbeiten.

The spirited child -- often called ""difficult"" -- can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feeling frustrated and inadequate. Spirited kids are, in fact simply more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. Through vivid examples and a...

The comedian, actor, television host, podcast king, and New York Times bestselling author of President Me, Not Taco Bell Material, and In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks now lays down the law on the plight of the modern parent. Parents, do you often think that if your kids had to grow up the...

Best-selling author, humorist, and internationally known psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman helps firstborns understand their natural advantages for the highest level of personal success at home, at school, at work, and in relationships.

Nervt Sie das auch? Egal ob Oma, Nachbarin oder Freundin: In der Erziehung hat jeder eine Meinung, aber kaum jemand die Fakten. Die Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Bestsellerautorin Nicola Schmidt räumt jetzt auf mit Mythen, Irrtümern und Ammenmärchen. In ihrem spannenden und lehrreichen Hörbuch filtert sie heraus, was wichtig ist, um gesunde, respektvolle und aufmerksame Kinder großzuziehen.

How do we look to each other as we grow older? This uplifting collection asks men and women to answer this provocative question. The answers, in the form of evocative poetry and prose, reveal the pleasures of growing older and teach us how to remain active and proud, living out our older years to the fullest potential. You'll delight in learning how the changes that we experience in later life can provide wonderful benefits and newfound happiness.

Sheridan Morley writes: "When my father died at eighty-four on the morning of Derby Day 1992 (one of the few he ever missed), he and I had been together for just over fifty years. In the immediate aftermath of his sudden death, I knew two things; how much I would always miss the sheer joy of his company, and how much I wanted to write about him, if only to explain to myself and my children the life and career of the last great Boulevardier of his or any other time."

Eduquer un être humain pour le rendre heureux, c'est lui apprendre à être lui-même, à être en relation avec les autres, à être créateur de sa vie, de ses rêves et du monde. Ecrit spécialement pour les éducateurs de tous les milieux par une spécialiste des relations humaines, ce livre audio se veut surtout un guide pratique qui fournit aux parents et aux enseignants des moyens concrets et réalistes d'accomplir leur mission auprès des éduqués.

In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a new way to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities.

Ronald Reagan’s daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease. The simplicity with which she reveals the intensity, the rush, the flow of her feelings encompasses all the surprises and complexities that ambush us when death gradually, unstoppably...

In außergewöhnlichen Situationen und Krisen sind wir zurückgeworfen auf uns selbst. Plötzlich stellen wir uns Fragen, für die sonst oft kaum Zeit bleibt: Ist der Mann an meiner Seite der Richtige? Waren die Kinder schon immer so? Wieso stehen wieder so viele Frauen am Herd? Und seit wann bin ich eigentlich wie meine Mutter? Das Erfolgsduo Susanne Fröhlich und Constanze Kleis öffnet für uns sein Corona-Tagebuch und erzählt, wie es seinen Alltag auf den Prüfstand stellt, um sich dabei neu in ihn zu verlieben.