Children Ethics

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos.

Do your children exhaust you? Have you found yourself finishing their chores because it's, well, easier than getting them to do them? If so, this book will give you new energy and your household new harmony. This book will help your children develop a good work ethic. Mary Beeke, health-care professional, educator, and mother first, helps you absorb parenting principles and then gives you practical principles to bring clarity to roles in your home.

Internationally recognized criminologist and bestselling author of The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker, investigates how the Government "debunks" inconvenient and unwanted truths. This story of true crime includes bogus research, bribes, compromised experts, paid conspirators, destruction of evidence, and massive publicity campaigns to discredit people and truths that don’t fit official wishes.

By the end of the 20th century there had been a veritable deluge of philosophical essays and books about children’s rights, adultery, family violence, the ethics of divorce, the limits of state intervention in the family, gay marriage, filial duties, and the right to have and raise children. There is now a substantial body of writing on these and other related topics for interested readers and scholars. While sorting through the past 45 years of my own research and writing about family law and family ethics, I discovered that most of it fits into one of four thematic areas: children’s ...

Award-winning investigative journalist and contributing Wired editor Scott Carney leads listeners on a breathtaking journey through the macabre underworld of the global body bazaar, where organs, bones, and even live people are bought and sold on The Red Market. The Red Market sheds a blazing new light on the disturbing, billion-dollar business of trading in human body parts, bodies, and child trafficking, raising issues and exposing corruptions almost too bizarre and shocking to imagine.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist thinkers, from the author of How to Be an Antiracist and recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant. “Kendi’s latest . . . combines his personal experience as...

Conquer the Pediatric Nursing Certification Exam is a concise review guide covering the core knowledge areas commonly included in pediatric nursing certification preparation. Designed as a structured companion to broader study resources, it reviews pediatric assessment, growth and development, pharmacology, diagnostic testing, disease management, emergency care, ethics, patient safety, and family-centered nursing practice. The content is organized into focused chapters that emphasize practical clinical understanding across the lifespan from infancy through adolescence. The guide covers ...

“Spectacular.”—NPR “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle Times The...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A must-have guide to raising inclusive, antiracist children from educator and advocate, Britt Hawthorne. Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally...

This book, Development Challenges and Disorders: Early Intervention and Treatment. , is intended for behavior analysts who work directly with people with autism or supervise those who work with them. It is based on important principles and values, and discusses the factors that influence ethical decision-making. The book also discusses important but understudied subjects like: range of expertise; practice in behavior analysis based on evidence; how to work with experts from within and outside one's field; and how to make ethical training and supervision systems that are specific to each ...

The author of the world’s best-selling book on negotiation draws on his nearly fifty years of experience and knowledge grappling with the world’s toughest conflicts to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time. Conflict is increasing everywhere, threatening everything...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technology. It is already in our phones, classrooms, workplaces, hospitals, public offices, social media feeds, and private conversations. It can write, speak, summarize, predict, recommend, imitate, and respond with a confidence that often feels human. But does sounding human make a machine human? Catholic Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence offers a clear, accessible, and deeply Catholic response to one of the defining questions of our age: What happens to the human person when machines begin to think, speak, and decide for us? Written ...

Dozens of influential leaders have heard the pleas of mothers and children in developing countries. Raising their voices to inspire a movement to increase healthy pregnancies and lower death rates, Melinda Gates, Kay Warren, Bill Frist, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Michael W. Smith and more speak...

A multi-layered tale of two very different pigs that you will find yourself snickering at . . . yet you will find very thought-provoking. Sidney & Norman uses the simple context of two pigs living next door to each other to communicate a profound truth about how we judge each other and often judge ourselves. On the surface, Sidney & Norman appears to be a picture book that will entertain kids. But this story has deeply moved adult audiences in informal readings, leading to deep-thinking discussions.

Your child is not failing because you love them too little. Your home may simply lack the structure children secretly crave. If you are tired of disrespect, constant arguing, laziness, entitlement, emotional chaos, ignored instructions, or feeling powerless inside your own home, this book was written for you. Many parents today feel overwhelmed trying to raise children in a world that rewards comfort, excuses, distraction, and instant gratification. Children are growing up emotionally fragile, resistant to correction, addicted to screens, lacking responsibility, and unprepared for adulthood...

Kant published this work in 1795, during the aftermath of the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The high hopes of the European Enlightenment had been dampened by the Reign of Terror in which tens of thousands of people died, and the perpetual cycle of war and temporary armistice seemed to be inescapable. Kant's essay is best known as an early articulation of the idea of a league of nations that could bring an end to all hostilities. Today, the United Nations continues to pursue that dream, but lasting peace still seems to be wishful thinking.

Conquer the Special Education Early Childhood/Early Intervention 5692 Exam is a concise review guide designed to reinforce core knowledge across child development, curriculum and instruction, assessment, collaboration, legal requirements, ethics, and professional practice. The content is organized around major domains commonly addressed in early childhood special education and early intervention settings. This guide reviews developmental milestones from birth through early childhood, including cognitive, communication, social-emotional, adaptive, and motor development. It also examines ...

In this wide-ranging and accessible book, Yunt offers a brief survey of some of the most vital historical, scientific, philosophical, and even religious aspects of animal liberation. Making connections between sexism, racism, homophobia, and speciesism, he shows why nonhuman animals are the last group of sentient beings to gain rights, as well as how the movement to extend basic rights to them—something increasing with each generation—is emerging as the historical and moral end goal humanity has been moving toward throughout its evolution. What’s partly aided this evolution are ...

The Origins of Moral Understanding Explained: Jean Piaget’s Theory of Moral Development, Heteronomous and Autonomous Morality, Justice, Rules, Cooperation, and the Growth of Fairness What does it really mean for a child to understand fairness? How do children move from blind rule following to thoughtful moral reasoning grounded in justice and cooperation? In The Origins of Moral Understanding Explained, The Practical Atlas offers a deep and accessible exploration of Jean Piaget’s groundbreaking theory of moral development. This book examines how children construct their understanding of...

The image of modern corporations has been shaped by a profits over people approach, but we are at a point where business must take the lead in healing the crises of our time. The Healing Organization shows how corporations can become healing forces. Conscious Capitalism pioneer Raj Sisodia and...