Raise A Smarter Kid By Kindergarten by David Perlmutter
ISBN 0767923022 EAN: 9780767923026 Broadway Paperback
WB Price: $24.95
Between birth and age five, your child has up to thirty IQ points at stake. Scientists now know that the human brain is undergoing a constant and dramatic transformation in the first years of life. During this peak time of development, "every" activity and experience leaves an indelible mark on your baby's brain, for better or worse. The right kind of stimulation and nutrition will create connections in the brain that promote intelligence and raise IQ. The wrong kinds of activities and foods can stifle intellectual development, destroy brain cells, and leave your child more vulnerable to learning or behavior problems down the road. So, what can you do during the first five years to ensure that your child is primed to excel?The good news is that raising a smarter child is easier than you think. It doesn't require making an investment in expensive equipment or high priced tutors. It's as simple as playing the right games, serving the right foods, and maintaining a brain-enhancing environment in your home by eliminating common household toxins. In "Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten "by Dr. David Perlmutter, you'll learn easy and highly effective strategies that can vastly improve your child's brain power and reduce his or her chances of developing ADD and ADHD. For example, you can:- Stimulate Memory: Changing a component on the over-the-crib mobile every week makes the baby compare what was there before to what's there now, reinforcing memory pathways in the brain that are critical for learning.- Spread out those shots: Schedule more frequent trips to the pediatrician for vaccinations, so that fewer shots are administered at once. Flooding the immune system with acocktail of different vaccines can damage the nervous system.- Get rid of toxins: Protecting a child from neurotoxins found in foods, toys and even baby bottles can help preserve precious IQ points.Dr. Perlmutter provides a scientifically backed food and supplement plan for children and nursing mothers and details the many brain-building activities that you can do with your child. In addition, he reveals the numerous toys and household products that contain harmful, brain-damaging toxins and shows how to identify and combat common childhood problems like ADD and food allergies that may affect your child's development.Your job over the first five years is to help your child build the best brain possible. With Dr. Perlmutter's help, you can mine the countless opportunities you have each day to make your child smarter, happier and better prepared to excel.20.22 cms L x 15.44 cms W (0.23 kgs) 289 pages

The Discovery of The Child by Maria Montessori
ISBN 0345336569 EAN: 9780345336569 Ballantine Paperback WB Price: $13.95
Maria Montessori went beyond the conventions of the day to seek a new way of knowing and loving a child. In THE DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD, she describes the nature of the child and her method of working more fully with the child's urge to learn.17.45 cms L x 10.72 cms W (0.18 kgs) 352 pages

Parenting From The Inside Out by Daniel J Siegel
ISBN 9781585422951 Tarcher Paperback WB Price: $25.95
How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In "Parenting from the Inside Out," child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children.Born out of a series of parents' workshops that combined Siegel's cutting-edge research on how communication impacts brain development with Hartzell's thirty years of experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator, "Parenting from the Inside Out" guides parents through creating the necessary foundations for loving and secure relationships with their children.23 cms L x 15.49 cms W (0.29 kgs) 272 pages

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
ISBN 9780743487481 Atria Paperback WB Price: $23.95
Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, "What do kids need -- and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for working "with" children rather than doing things "to" them.One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send.More than just another book about discipline, though, "Unconditional Parenting" addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting -- including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them tobecome better parents.21.39 cms L x 14.12 cms W 264 pages

Baby Read-Aloud Basics by Caroline Blakeman
EAN 9780814473580 Amacom Paperback WB Price: $25.95
Decades of research have proven the value of reading aloud to children. Children who are read to regularly speak earlier, read on their own sooner, and benefit from an increased vocabularies and attention spans. Organized around the six stages of early language development from birth to age two, Baby Read-Aloud Basics provides parents with simple but effective techniques for reading to their baby. Parents will learn: tips for making reading aloud an interactive experience; how to select what to read aloud; when to read and how often in order to create a reading routine that's both enjoyable and effective; how to ensure their baby gets the right amount of language from a nanny or a caretaker; how best to manage reading in a bilingual home.22.86 cms L x 15.29 cms W (0.37 kgs) 246 pages

Between Parent and Child by Dr Haim Ginott
EAN 9780609809884 Three Rivers Press Paperback Over the past thirty-five years, Between Parent and Child has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their children. Written by renowned psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, this revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet disciplined child rearing and introduced new communication techniques that would change the way parents spoke with, and listened to, their children. Dr. Ginott's innovative approach to parenting has influenced an entire generation of experts in the field, and now his methods can work for you, too. In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialist Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the book's positive message and Haim Ginott's warm, accessible voice. Based on the theory that parenting is a skill that can be learned, this indispensable handbook will show you how to: - Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishment- Criticize without demeaning, praise without judging, and express anger without hurting - Acknowledge rather than argue with children's feelings, perceptions, and opinions- Respond so that children will learn to trust and develop self-confidence 20.47 cms L x 13.21 cms W (0.19 kgs) 256 pages 

How To Raise An Amazing Child The Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
ISBN: 075662505X EAN: 9780756625054 DK Paperback 
WB Price: $34.95
The Montessori way to bring up caring, confident children -Create a happy home for you and your child with this practical parenting programme for kids aged 0 to 6 years. Based on the proven methods used in Montessori schools that inspired innovators like Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.Spend time together following activities that will help your child make discoveries about their world and foster independence, concentration and respect. From building sensory adventures into every day life by exploring shapes or textures to encouraging your toddler’s burgeoning independence by making snacks together or clearing up.Pick up tips on keeping the peace and dealing with tantrums and bedtime disputes. Plus, gather ideas on outings and activities to help your child explore the world around them from birthday celebrations to nature games.Give your child a head start in life following Montessori methods.23.52 cms L x 18.49 cms W (0.51 kgs) 192 pages

How To Maximise Your Child's Learning Ability by Lauren Bradway
ISBN 0757000967 EAN: 9780757000966 Square One Paperback 
WB Price: $25.95
Here is a revolutionary book that offers parents hundreds of practical ways to help influence, encourage, and--most of all--maximize their child's learning ability. Whether they are preschoolers or high school teenagers, children can excel at almost any skill, and this book shows you practical ways to help them. Over twenty years ago, Dr. Lauren Bradway discovered that all children have specific learning styles--that is, they use one of three distinct ways to grasp and remember information. Some learn best through visual stimulation, others are more receptive to sound and language, and still others gain information best through touch. In How to Maximize Your Child's Learning Ability, Dr. Bradway first shows you how to determine your child's inherent style. She then aids you in carefully selecting the toys, activities, and educational strategies that help reinforce the talents and traits your child was born with, as well as encourage those skills that come less easily. The result? A happier, more self-assured child with greatly enhanced learning skills. How to Maximize Your Child's Learning Ability provides the basic concepts that support Dr. Bradway's techniques, simple tests to help you uncover your child's individual learning style, and itemized lists of materials and tactics that can help you supercharge your child's learning skills.22.86 cms L x 15.44 cms W 272 pages