Author: Susan Engel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674988035
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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A look inside the minds of young children shows how we can better nurture their abilities to think and grow. Adults easily recognize children’s imagination at work as they play. Yet most of us know little about what really goes on inside their heads as they encounter the problems and complexities of the world around them. In The Intellectual Lives of Children, Susan Engel brings together an extraordinary body of research to explain how toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children think. By understanding the science behind how children observe their world, explain new phenomena, and solve problems, parents and teachers will be better equipped to guide the next generation to become perceptive and insightful thinkers. The activities that engross kids can seem frivolous, but they can teach us a great deal about cognitive development. A young girl’s bug collection reveals important lessons about how children ask questions and organize information. Watching a young boy scoop mud can illuminate the process of invention. When a child ponders the mystery of death, we witness how children build ideas. But adults shouldn’t just stand around watching. When parents are creative, it can rub off on their children. Engel shows how parents and teachers can stimulate children’s curiosity by presenting them with mysteries to solve. Unfortunately, in our homes and schools, we too often train children to behave rather than nurture their rich and active minds. This focus is misguided, since it is with their first inquiries and inventions—and the adult world’s response to them—that children lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning and good thinking. Engel offers readers a scientifically based approach that will encourage children’s intellectual growth and set them on the path of inquiry, invention, and ideas.
Author: Phil Wilkinson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465472495
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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An original look at history that profiles 30 children from different eras so that children of today can discover the lives of the cave people, Romans, Vikings, and beyond through the eyes of someone their own age. History books often focus on adults, but what was the past like for children? A Child Through Time is historically accurate and thoroughly researched, and brings the children of history to life-from the earliest civilizations to the Cold War, even imagining a child of the future. Packed with facts and including a specially commissioned illustration of each profiled child, this book examines the clothes children wore, the food they ate, the games they played, and the historic moments they witnessed-all through their own eyes. Maps, timelines, and collections of objects, as well as a perspective on the often ignored topic of family life through the ages, give wider historical background and present a unique side to history. Covering key curriculum topics in a new light, A Child Through Time is a perfect and visually stunning learning tool for children ages 7 and up.
Author: George Dennison
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
ISBN: 9780867094831
Category : Children with social disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Of all the books written on education in the sixties and seventies, "The Lives of Children" was one of the most significant.
Author: Marcia L. Tate
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1412988446
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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Award-winning Marcia L. Tate provides a research-based road map for raising children to reach their fullest potential and strategies for helping young brains “grow dendrites.”
Author: William Stixrud, PhD
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735222525
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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“Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop.” —NPR “This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In this groundbreaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, and ready to take on new challenges. The Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination.
Author: Neil Chesanow
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Part of being a child is wondering. This charming book uses easy words and color illustrations to explain to children exactly where they live. Crenshaw starts with a child's room, in his or her home, neighborhood, town, state, and county-then moves out to the planet Earth, the solar system, and the Milky Way. From there, children trace their way home again.
Author: Beatrice Hollyer
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805062939
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Explores the lives of eight children from different countries around the world.
Author: Anthony Asael
Publisher: Universe Pub
ISBN: 0789322676
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Arranged alphabetically, provides facts about the geography, traditions, and peoples of 192 countries, offering children's artwork and poetry alongside color photographs of children from each country engaged in various activities.
Author: Kendall Johnson
Publisher: Palgrave
ISBN: 9780333510940
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Book Description
...Kendall Johnson conveys great empathy and understanding of the problems, which have been prevented with wisdom and clarity.' Nursing Times
Author: Anita Silvey
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1429963476
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... The lessons they recall are inspiring, instructive, and illuminating. And the books they remember resonate as influential reading choices for families. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK--with its full color excerpts of beloved children's books, is a treasury and a guide: a collection of fascinating essays and THE gift book of the year for families.
