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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lillian and Madison were unlikely, yet inseparable friends at their boarding school. Then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal, and they have barely spoken since. Years later, Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison's twin stepkids are moving in, and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there's a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated. Lillian is convinced...
Author
Series
My weird school daze volume 11
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The After School Kids' Care director wants to get into The Guiness Book of World Records, and A.J. and the gang jump in to help him.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Through the comments of four professionals, the place of spirituality in the care of children and adolescents is explored in this video. Childhood and adolescent spirituality is discussed, including the impact of developmental stages on spirituality. Examples from practice are given to illustrate the importance of clinicians incorporating spirituality into their practice. How spiritual needs are manifested in children and adolescents is described,...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers--parents--labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. Parents are expcted not only...
Author
Publisher
White Ladder
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Why do toddlers throw food on the floor again and again so that they can watch you pick it up? What's the best way to help a child learn to walk? When does a child understand the word 'no'? Babies and toddlers are fascinating and changing all the time. Each month brings with it a breakthrough in new skills and abilities. Each chapter explores the developmental areas for each age band, checklists for development and ways to stimulate these skills....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Megan Stack was living in Beijing, she left her prestigious job as a foreign correspondent to have her first child and work from home writing a book. She quickly realized that caring for a baby and keeping up with the housework while her husband went to the office each day was consuming the time she needed to write. This dilemma was resolved in the manner of many upper-class families and large corporations: she availed herself of cheap Chinese...
15) Sardines
Author
Language
English
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Description
"After the accident that took his older brother, Lucas is pretty much alone, except for the motley group of kids he meets at his middle school's aftercare program"--OCLC.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program looks at the development of the 'sense of self' in middle childhood. It covers social cognition, the impact of family relationships on social and emotional development, before and after school childcare, the formation and function of the peer group and the role of the school.
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The first definitive monograph of color photographs by American street photographer Vivian Maier. Photographer Vivian Maier's allure endures even though many details of her life continue to remain a mystery. Her story-the secretive nanny-photographer who became a pioneer photographer-has only been pieced together from the thousands of images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life. Vivian Maier: The Color Work is the largest...
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