Caring For Kids

In Caring for Kids from Hard Places, Jayne and David Schooler discuss the reasons behind why children and teens sometimes exhibit potentially disruptive behavior. Together, they offer practical strategies on training, equipping and resourcing staff and volunteers to provide a responsive environment for children with behavioral challenges.

In this fascinating half-memoir, half-parenting guide, Lisa Katayama shares her quest to raise her American kids using Japanese parenting principles—combining unconditional love with unwavering rules. While Bringing Up Bébé introduced readers to the French way of raising obedient children...

Overwhelmed and overworked—and caring for kids who feel the same? We weren't made to live like this. It's time to start "rehumaning" our lives. Right now, kids and adults are trying to thrive amid the daily grind, addictive technology, crowded calendars, and rising uncertainty. It's an impossible task—and it's taking a toll. Bestselling author Stephanie Malia Krauss offers a lifeline.

Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen, early childhood experts and founders of the Slumberkins brand of characters supporting emotional learning, provide accessible products and tools for empowering kids to build lifelong emotional intelligence. Written for parents and caregivers, All Feelings Welcome helps you support children in noticing, naming, and welcoming all feelings through the everyday parenting moments and in the more challenging times when you and your child need support.

Nothing could be more basic than food. However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving connection. We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is about human relationship and emotional well-being. In Nourished, developmental and relational clinical counsellor Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows us how feeding is part of the caretaking relationship and cannot be separated from it.

Survive — and even laugh — your Sandwich Generation years, without losing your mind (or your sense of humor). Juggling kids, aging parents, and a busy career—and wondering if cloning yourself is your only option? Shuttling between school pickup, pharmacy runs, and group texts that never quit? Dealing with a moody teen while also getting “I’m fine” from a parent who clearly isn’t? If any of this hits home, breathe: you’ve found your people. The Sandwich Generation Diaries is your witty, down-to-earth companion on this wild ride. You’ll find field-tested tips, laugh-out-loud...

Bring the lessons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood into the digital age, as this book helps guide parents to raise more creative, curious and caring kids—from the founder of the acclaimed education network Remake Learning. Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You're Learning introduces a new...

Have you ever admired beautiful terrariums in homes, cafés, or online and thought, “I’d love to make one… but I don’t know where to start”? Maybe you’re worried you’ll choose the wrong plants, overwater them, or waste money on supplies you don’t actually need. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. This book was written for you. Terrarium for Beginners is a complete, easy-to-follow guide created specifically for absolute beginners who want to build beautiful, healthy miniature gardens with confidence. You don’t need expensive tools, complicated techniques, or any ...

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya in Their Most Hilarious Adventure Yet! When cream pies start flying through the neighborhood and everything goes topsy-turvy, the three best friends discover that someone has mixed up all the October 15th celebrations at Lucy's magical Celebration Factory! Perfect for Young Readers Ages 6-9 who love: ✨ Magical adventures with educational content ✨ Strong friendship themes and teamwork ✨ Learning about community helpers and global awareness ✨ Comedy classics like "I Love Lucy" ✨ Interactive learning disguised as fun What Parents and Teachers Love: ...

Kids who are kind and empathetic are the foundation of a kinder, more compassionate society. If you want to break away from "reactive parenting" practises and raise kids who are kind, cooperative, and self-assured, Raising Moral Kids is the book for you. Being a parent is difficult job, whether you're rushing to persuade your kid to eat their veggies, coping with an epic breakdown in the grocery store checkout queue or racing late for school. And a lot of us parents respond in stressful situations without thinking, often by screaming. But what if you could behave deliberately in such ...

Our children can be our greatest teachers. Parenting expert Susan Stiffelman writes that the very behaviors that push our buttons — refusing to cooperate or ignoring our requests — can help us build awareness and shed old patterns, allowing us to raise our children with greater ease and enjoyment. Filled with practical advice, powerful exercises, and fascinating stories from her clinical work, Parenting with Presence teaches us how to become the parents we most want to be while raising confident, caring children.

Unlock your child's potential with essential social skills that foster happiness, confidence, and lasting friendships. Strong social skills are vital for children’s success and happiness, enabling them to communicate their ideas, collaborate with others, and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Peter Pan and the Enchanted Friends A Gentle Bedtime Chapter Book About Imagination and Caring High above the Enchanted Forest, one bright star refuses to sleep. When Princess Aurora Daneen and her magical friends, Uni the Unicorn, Draggy the Dragon, Parroty the Parrot, and Lobsty the Lobster, follow its glow, they meet Peter, a boy who lives between dreams and morning. Peter’s world is full of laughter, golden skies, and endless wonder. Yet beneath all the sparkle, he hides a quiet worry: what if growing up means losing the magic inside him? Through their gentle adventures together, ...

Four teenagers find themselves trapped on a mountain after an avalanche. Will anyone come to rescue them? And are they really alone on the mountain? Listen, enjoy and learn through story. "English shorts – Stories to improve your English" come in three levels. This story is level 2...

Caring is something we and our world urgently need. We know real caring when we experience it, but our way of life - or perhaps our way of relating to our minds - seems to leave us feeling profoundly uncared for. Lacking care ourselves, we begin to lose our ability to care for others.

Meet Dottie Denham, a bright and spirited 9-year-old who reigns supreme in the virtual world of Cookiedom, the computer game every kid in school is obsessed with. When Dottie's love for the game leads to a family mishap, her world is turned upside down. Grounded for two weeks—no iPad, no Cookiedom—Dottie finds herself lost with nothing tp do. When she rescues an injured finch in her backyard, Dottie begins to care for the bird. Nursiung the tiny bird back to health, Dottie begins to realise there's more to life than just triple-dipping-glazing points. As Christmas drawers nearer and the...

Everyone Has a Story follows young Milo Monkey through a heartwarming day in the jungle, as he discovers the hidden power of kindness. Inspired by real-life customer experience training, the story began as a simple concept: the average person crosses paths with around 750,000 people in their lifetime, each with a unique story. A friendly smile or act of kindness could be the highlight of someone's day-a reminder that they matter.

When a soft breeze stirs through Glimmerwood Forest, Princess Aurora Daneen notices something unusual, wrappers, petals, and tiny scraps of paper scattered near Lullaby Lake. “Oh dear,” sighs Aurora. “Our forest looks tired.” Together with Uni the Unicorn, Draggy the Dragon, Parroty the Parrot, and Lobsty the Lobster, she gathers the pieces and learns how to reuse, recycle, and restore what has been left behind. As the friends work, they discover something magical: when they care for their world, the forest glows brighter, and their hearts feel lighter. This tender bedtime story ...

Sunny Side Upbringing is a simple parenting toolkit designed to make your life easier and more fulfilled by keeping your family values at the forefront of daily life. Parent educator, Maria Dismondy, took her greatest advice, research, ideas, activities, and educational resources from over the last 20 years and recorded them for all of us busy parents to benefit from. The result is a month-by-month parenting guide that’s loaded with enriching content that fosters creative parent-child interactions rooted in the values that matter most to you.

When Draggy the Dragon wakes to a soft rustling in Glimmerwood Forest, he finds a tiny hedgehog lost beneath the leaves. “Where do you live?” he asks kindly. “I don’t know,” whispers the hedgehog, “I can’t find my home.” With help from Princess Aurora Daneen and Parroty the Parrot, Draggy sets out to guide the little hedgehog through the forest — past ponds, burrows, and treetops, meeting new friends along the way. Together, they learn how different animals live in their own habitats, in the air, on land, and beneath the water, and why it’s important to keep those homes ...