unlimited tools into your parenting style and anecdotes to illustrate strategies and techniques . Supported by current research , the tools found in these pages will serve as a guide for any family with tweens or teens .
Rethinking School : How to Take Charge of Your Child ’ s Education by Susan Wise Bauer
Our K – 12 school system isn ’ t a good fit for all — or even most — students . It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others , pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity and slaps “ disability ” labels on differences in learning style . Caught in this system , far too many young learners end up discouraged .
This informed , compassionate and practical guidebook will show you how to take control of your child ’ s K – 12 experience and negotiate the school system in a way that nurtures your child ’ s mind , emotions and spirit .
• Understand why we have 12 grades and why we match them to ages .
• Evaluate your child ’ s maturity , and determine how to use that knowledge to your advantage .
• Find out what subject areas we study in school , why they exist — and how to tinker with them .
• Discover what learning disabilities and intellectual giftedness are , how they can overlap , how to recognize them and how those labels can help ( or hinder ) you .
• Work effectively with your child ’ s teachers , tutors and coaches .
• Learn to teach important subjects yourself .
• Challenge accepted ideas about homework and standardized testing .
• Help your child develop a vision for the future .
• Reclaim your families ’ priorities ( including time for eating together , playing , imagining , traveling and , yes , sleeping !).
• Plan for college — or apprenticeships .
• Consider out-of-the-box alternatives .
A groundbreaking approach to building learning habits for life , based on a major new study revealing what works – and what doesn ’ t
The Yes Brain : How to Cultivate Courage , Curiosity , and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J . Siegel , Tina Payne Bryson
When facing contentious issues such as screen time , food choices and bedtime , children often act out or shut down , responding with reactivity instead of receptivity . This is what New York Times bestselling authors Daniel J . Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson call a No Brain response . But our kids can be taught to approach life with openness and curiosity . When kids work from a Yes Brain , they ’ re more willing to take chances and explore . They ’ re more curious and imaginative . They ’ re better at relationships and handling adversity . In The Yes Brain , the authors give parents skills , scripts and activities to bring kids of all ages into the beneficial “ yes ” state . You ’ ll learn
• the four fundamentals of the Yes Brain — balance , resilience , insight and empathy — and how to strengthen them
• the key to knowing when kids need a gentle push out of a comfort zone vs . needing the “ cushion ” of safety and familiarity
• strategies for navigating away from negative behavioral and emotional states ( aggression and withdrawal ) and expanding your child ’ s capacity for positivity
Between Parent and Child by Dr . Haim G . 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
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