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Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there's an entirely different truth. Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks. Is there a secret to staying young? It turns out that there are many, and they all begin with nurturing our existing relationships to foster brain health, keeping us happier and healthier. As listeners will learn, wisdom, enhanced social relationships, greater adaptation, and flexibility can all be attained as we grow older.

De nouvelles découvertes sur le développement du cerveau et de l'intelligence ont modifié en profondeur nos connaissances sur la psychologie de l'enfant. À partir d'expériences simples que chacun peut réaliser à la maison ou à l'école, mais aussi en faisant le point sur les apports des sciences cognitives à propos du singe, du bébé, de l'enfant et de l'adulte, Olivier Houdé explique avec clarté comment se construit la cognition humaine.

Die Bewertung der Kindheit unterliegt in der Psychologie heftigen Trendschwankungen. Lange Zeit schien es klar zu sein: Alle Probleme und Störungen haben ihre Ursache in den ersten Lebensjahren. Dann folgte ein Umdenken. Inspiriert durch die Resilienzforschung gingen viele Experten nun davon aus, dass gute spätere Erfahrungen schlechte frühere wieder ausgleichen können.

Let America's foremost expert teach you to learn anything better, easier, and faster. By the time you are through listening, you will have discovered your own personal learning style, mastered eight techniques to break through learning blocks, and learned new brain-friendly memory and note-taking skills.

Parents these days are under a great deal of pressure to be "perfect". From psychologists to social scientists, journalists to weekend bloggers, everyone has an opinion about the do's and don'ts for raising healthy, well-adjusted - and let's not forget polite - children in today's fast-paced world. Where does this leave parents? Too often lacking in confidence, ill equipped, and overwhelmed. Parenting expert Vicki Hoefle makes the bold claim that it's time for parents to get off the perfection path and get back to the real job of parenting: to grow a grown-up.

Best-selling novelist Jonathan Kellerman returns to his roots as a scientist and child psychologist to dissect a problem that is attacking our society: dangerous children who, in all likelihood, will grow up to be dangerous adults. Kellerman explores the "nature v. nurture" theory, discusses the legal and psychological ramifications of treating such children as adult criminals, and tackles the assertion that violence in the media is to blame.

Drawing on her 25-plus years of experience in the assessment and treatment of common sleep problems in children, Dr. Jodi A. Mindell provides tips and techniques, the answers to commonly asked questions, and case studies and quotes from parents who have successfully solved their children's sleep problems. Unlike other books on the subject, Dr. Mindell also offers practical tips on bedtime, rather than middle-of-the-night-sleep training, and shows how all members of the family can cope with the stresses associated with teaching a child to sleep.

Ces enregistrements sont l'aboutissement d'un travail de fond sur la totalité des émissions conservées à l'INA (plus de 100 émissions - 1000 questions/réponses). Les réponses apportées par Françoise Dolto aux problèmes de l'enfance ont été choisies parmi les 375 heures d'enregistrements en fonction de leur pertinence et du traitement du sujet. Les modalités d'enregistrement des émissions de Françoise Dolto peuvent expliquer des légères modifications de couleur sonore dans une même séquence.

Ces enregistrements sont l'aboutissement d'un travail de fond sur la totalité des émissions conservées à l'INA (plus de 100 émissions - 1000 questions/réponses). Les réponses apportées par Françoise Dolto aux problèmes de l'enfance ont été choisies parmi les 375 heures d'enregistrements en fonction de leur pertinence et du traitement du sujet. Les modalités d'enregistrement des émissions de Françoise Dolto peuvent expliquer des légères modifications de couleur sonore dans une même séquence.

Ces enregistrements sont l'aboutissement d'un travail de fond sur la totalité des émissions conservées à l'INA (plus de 100 émissions - 1000 questions/réponses). Les réponses apportées par Françoise Dolto aux problèmes de l'enfance ont été choisies parmi les 375 heures d'enregistrements en fonction de leur pertinence et du traitement du sujet. Les modalités d'enregistrement des émissions de Françoise Dolto peuvent expliquer des légères modifications de couleur sonore dans une même séquence.

Le bonheur semble le nouveau Graal de notre époque : plus nous le cherchons, plus il semble se dérober. C'est que la majorité d'entre nous cherche un bonheur idéalisé, impossible à atteindre, une vie sans souffrance, des émotions toujours positives, une estime de soi sans faille et un épanouissement personnel constant - des mirages qui nous rendent tristement nombrilistes et nous font perdre de vue l'essentiel : la possibilité d'être heureux malgré les vicissitudes de la vie.

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.

For too long, we've thought of fathers as little more than sources of authority and economic stability in the lives of their children. Yet cutting-edge studies drawing unexpected links between fathers and children are forcing us to reconsider our assumptions and ask new questions: What changes...

Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents begin to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes brought about by puberty, the constant angst and moodiness, and of course the classic eye-rolling and the I-know-it-all attitude), they wonder just what happened to their happy, sweet, and affectionate young boy or girl.

Open adoption isn't just something parents do when they exchange photos, send emails, share a visit. It's a lifestyle that may feel intrusive at times, be difficult or inconvenient at other times. Tensions can arise even in the best of circumstances. But knowing how to handle these situations and how to continue to make arrangements work for the child involved is paramount. This book offers listeners the tools and the insight to do just that.

At midlife, our perspective can become blurry. Midlife is a disruptive season where we collide with limitations on all sides. We recognize there is more of life in the rearview mirror than on the road ahead of us. We wonder if our lives so far have been worthwhile. We are uncertain about what lies ahead. But midlife is also an opportunity to recalibrate our vision. It's a time to look back, take stock of our lives so far, and refocus on new dimensions of identity and calling. Peter Greer and Greg Lafferty offer insight for navigating midlife with fresh clarity and purpose.

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.

Straight-talking, bestselling Pitbull of Parenting Larry Winget says "This is not a fix your kid book. It's a fix the way you parent book. You owe it to your kids to parent with a plan!"Being a parent is the toughest job in the world, especially with the increasing number of negative influences...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as...

Middle School Makeover is a guide for parents and educators to help the tweens in their lives navigate the socially fraught hallways, gyms, and cafeterias of middle school. This audiobook helps parents, teachers, and other adults in middle school settings to understand the social dilemmas and other issues that kids today face.