What's My Teenager Thinking: Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents

What's My Teenager Thinking?: Practical child psychology for modern parents

Carey, Tanith

Teen & Young Adult

What's My Tween Thinking?: Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Never Kiss a Man in a Canoe is a fascinating glimpse into our social past and harks back to a time when agony aunts played a pivotal role in society, advising men and women on love, sex, relationships and other taboo subjects. From advice on the immorality of reading a crime novel or riding a bicycle to Sunday school, to tips on beauty, etiquette and how to make a boy into a man, this wonderful book is a slap in the face for everyone accustomed to the politically correct advice of today, and is a tribute to the manners of the past that will make you grateful times have moved on.

Never Kiss a Man in a Canoe: Words of Wisdom from the Golden Age of Agony Aunts

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Pan/Macmillan

Make every moment with your child count. Tap into the psychology behind your child's behavior at every stage of development, and respond with confidence. Find out what your child really means when he says "Look what I did", "But I'm not tired," or "You're embarrassing me," and discover what's really going on when he can't express himself at all. Using more than 100 everyday scenarios, the book leads you through each one step by step, explaining not only your child's behavior and the psychology behind it but also your own feelings as a parent. It then gives instant recommendations for what you could say and do in response to best resolve the situation. Covering all your child's developmental milestones from ages 2 to 7 years, What's My Child Thinking? covers important issues, such as temper tantrums, friendships (real and imaginary), sibling rivalry, aggressive behavior, and peer pressure. There's also a bank of practical "survival guides" for critical times, such as traveling in the car, eating out, and going online safely. Rooted in evidence-based clinical psychology and championing positive parenting, What's My Child Thinking? will help you tune in to your child's innermost thoughts and be the parent you want to be.

What's My Child Thinking?

Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Mental Health

Haz que cada momento con tu hijo cuente Descubre la psicología que hay detrás del comportamiento de tu hijo en cada etapa de su desarrollo y afróntala con confianza. Entiende lo que tu hijo realmente quiere expresar cuando dice "¡Mira lo que hehecho!", "Pero no estoy cansado" o "¡Me estás dando vergüenza!", y qué les ocurre cuando no pueden expresarse por sí mismos. Con más de 100 ejemplos de situaciones diarias, esta guía te hará recorrer cada escenario paso a paso, explicándote no solo el comportamiento de tu hijo y la psicología que hay detrás, sino tus propios sentimientos como padre. Obtendrás recomendaciones instantáneas de lo que podrías decir o hacer para tratar de resolver cualquier situación. ¿Cómo piensa mi hijo? cubre el desarrollo de niños con edades comprendidas entre 2 y 7 años. El libro toca temas importantes como las pataletas, las amistades (reales e imaginarias), la rivalidad entre hermanos, el comportamiento agresivo o la presión de grupo. También hay un recopilatorio de prácticas guías de supervivencia para situaciones críticas como viajes en coche, salir a comer fuera o navegar por internet de forma segura. Basado en evidencias de psicología clínica y apostando por un crecimiento positivo y seguro, ¿Cómo piensa mi hijo? te ayudará a sintonizar con los pensamientos más íntimos de tu hijo y a ayudarte a ser el padre que siempre quisiste ser.

¿Cómo piensa mi hijo? (What's My Child Thinking?): Psicología infantil práctica (Spanish Edition)

As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. Parenting just&nbsp;got tougher. But help is at hand. This uniquely practical parenting book for raising teenagers in today's world explores the science at work during this period of development, translates teenage behavior, and shows you how you can best respond as a parent - in the moment and the long term. Taking over 100 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world situations head-on - from what to do when your teenager slams their bedroom door in your face to how to handle worries about online safety, peer group pressure, school work, and sex. Discover how to create a supportive environment and communicate with confidence - to help your teenager manage whatever life brings.

The Friendship Maze: How to Help Your Child Navigate Their Way to Positive and Happier Friendships

Do you ever feel indifferent about life? Your emotions have flatlined and enjoyment feels like a distant memory. This is 'anhedonia' - and this book provides a science-based explanation of why we suffer from us and what to do about it.

Feeling 'Blah'?: Why Anhedonia Has Left You Joyless and How to Recapture Life's Highs

Welbeck Balance

'Fascinating' Psychologies 'A brilliant read' Happiful 'A really, really, really, really good book'&nbsp;Liz Jones, You magazine podcast How much do you enjoy your life? Does life feel dull? A bit grey? Do you feel as if your emotions have flatlined? This is anhedonia - a word only a few of us have heard of but one that explains why so many of us feel we are sleepwalking through life. Anhedonia is from the Greek word for 'without pleasure' and describes a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It explains why many of us spend our lives in a fog, feeling neither happy nor sad, just not very much at all. In the first book to tackle this missing piece in mental health, writer Tanith Carey joins the dots on how convenience culture, stressful lifestyles, modern diets and both female and male hormonal changes can dial down our ability to feel excitement and joy. With the help of world-leading experts and by digging into the latest research, Tanith shows you how your brain's dopamine reward system works and provides strategies to help you bring colour back into your life. Groundbreaking, accessible and often surprising, this is the book that will teach you how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals and start loving life again.

Feeling 'Blah'?: Why Life Feels Joyless and How to Recapture its Highs

Self-Help

Motivational

Practical, realistic solutions that give parents permission to take their foot off the gas and reclaim a more relaxed family life Mozart in the womb, Baby Einstein DVDs for newborns, and ipad learning apps for toddlers—from the moment the umbilical cord is cut, today's parents feel trapped in a never-ending race to ensure their child is the brightest and the best. But while it's completely natural for us to want our kids to reach their potential, at what point does too much competition become damaging? With constant testing in schools also raising the stakes, how can we tell when hot-housing children is actually doing more harm than good? In this ground-breaking and provocative book, Tanith Carey presents the latest research on what this contest is doing to the next generation. She explains why, far from making our children more go-getting and successful, it can back-fire with life-long repercussions, damage their emotional well-being, and fracture their relationships with the very people who love them most: their parents. Packed with insights, experts' tips, real experiences, and resources, this book is a timely guide to safeguarding your child's well-being in a competitive world, so they can grow into the happy, emotionally balanced people they really need to be.

Taming the Tiger Parent: How to Put Your Child's Well-Being First in a Competitive World

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Little, Brown Book Group

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