Parenting Learning

In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically examines the usual defenses of homework - that it promotes higher achievement, "reinforces" learning, and teaches study skills and responsibility. None of these assumptions, he shows, actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience.

As human beings, we are prone to having doubts and small moments where we lack confidence. You will not be able to run away from these weaknesses. There will be days when you are not feeling good about yourself, and there will be days when you will feel like you can conquer the world. Your doubts and insecurities will never really go away, but the question is: Will you allow them to win over you? Are they going to have a major influence on your life? This book can help you to build what is necessary to overcome those problems: confidence and self-esteem.

In 20 minutes, we will give you examples of high-conflict custody cases with narcissists who used sneaky and diabolical court tactics to win custody from a fit partner. If you walk into the court without having some knowledge of past cases and the narcissist’s tactics listed in audiobook one of this Divorce Court series, you will most likely be fighting a losing battle.

Positive Self-Parenting Solutions is made for teenagers struggling and dealing with depression. It begins by emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and healing the post-traumatic stress in one's life and the numerous benefits.

Embrace these skills to overcome fear of failure and navigate adulthood with confidence. This book is a must-listen for teens and young adults seeking to carve a path to success and well-being, including those with special needs.

A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.’s popular commencement speech - a call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTube - You Are Not Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.

Learn how to safely experience Astral Projection while you sleep. The 8 Hour Sleep Cycle with Super Motivation Booster is a safe and incredible new program that works with your sleep cycle to relax and rejuvenate your body, and help train your mind for astral projection during your REM cycle. Astral projection (or astral travel) is an out-of-body experience achieved either awake or via lucid dreaming or deep meditation. It's safe and natural, and now you can experience it while you sleep.

At some point in your life, you may have met a pretty girl that you wanted to ask out or ask her for her number, but you were scared or didn't know the proper ways to approach her, which is normal. However, there are many ways to do it and for this to work well most of the time regardless of your physique.

Unlock the secrets to stress-free and joyful preschool preparation with "An Effective Parent's Guide to Preschool". This book will provide you with practical and gentle parenting strategies to make mornings less chaotic, alleviate the stress of preschool readiness, and establish routines that foster a genuine love for learning in your toddler. After reading this completely comprehensive guide, you will be able to: Enjoy Stress-Free Mornings: Streamline your routine and make the transition to preschool seamless with tips and advice from parenting experts - experience 'no yelling parenting'! ...

Address your cravings for alcohol and stop drinking with this guided meditation and relaxation program, from certified hypnotherapist, Joel Thielke. It's as easy as turning on the tracks and falling asleep! The Sleep Learning System is specially designed to work with your subconscious mind during your sleep cycle.

In the real world, people on the autism spectrum need the same kinds of day-to-day skills everyone else needs to be functional! It's true. No matter how high-functioning children with autism or Asperger's may be or may become, they function better as adults if they've had the chance to learn basic skills, from being on time to good personal hygiene. But many reach adulthood without those skills. Enter Jennifer McIlwee Myers, aspie at large.

Leonardo da Vinci was searching for a way out of poverty when he started designing, tinkering, thinking, and training himself. He still sets the example hundreds of years later for how to be a genius. How to be the thinker that can excel in any environment. Leonardo da Vinci's Mental Models is a book about the various tools da Vinci used to help fuel the Italian Renaissance. He had a hand in everything, from weapons design, engineering, anatomy and physiology, art, and of course painting. Learn about this paragon of the brain and how to harness the techniques he used daily.

Make learning easier, more efficient, and more organized, and discover how to outpace, outthink, and outperform others. Think outside the box, and strategically accelerate your expertise with the tips and techniques presented in this book.

This book will teach you how to bring the magic of the Montessori Method into your home. We've condensed its most important concepts into a single workable framework with a 21st century slant aimed at new homeschooling parents.

Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to 15 years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child.

The way you think can have a profound effect on the way that you interact with the world around you, and this audiobook guide will show you how to think and feel your way to a better life. Having a positive mindset doesn't mean that life will always be perfect, but it does mean that you will have the skills, knowledge, and tools to cope with any situation by having a more optimistic thinking mindset in every situation. This step-by-step audiobook guide will teach you how to have a positive mindset and how to think positively all the time, no matter what life throws at you.

If you think your child is at risk for language difficulties, the last thing you want to do is wait around. But, it’s scary not to know how to approach such a delicate situation. And the truth is, your fear of the unknown can sometimes be worse than the situation itself. Luckily, the missing piece that will help you and your child overcome the challenges that a speech delay or disorder brings is closer than you think. Yasmin Akhtar, an SLT, is on a mission to help parents understand language development through the power of games.

Do you constantly feel sick and tired of being a puppet to your emotions? Often get envious of other people that live good happy lives? Or maybe you’re just looking for that new outlook on life, but just simply can’t find the answers anywhere? Stoic philosophy actually allows us to embrace our negative and detrimental emotions, and turn them into positive peaceful thoughts, thus giving us a whole new perspective on life.

Until five years ago, Alexandra Heminsley was decidedly not a runner. Nor was she athletic in any sense of the word. She was an ordinary, curvy woman who was convinced that sports of any kind, especially running, were beyond her. But she's made running part of her life, and gets to reap the rewards: not just the obvious things, like a touch of weight loss, health and glowing skin, but self-belief, and immeasurable daily pleasure.

At the heart of this groundbreaking book are two urgent questions: What do our young children need in the earliest years of school, and how do we ensure that they all get it? Cutting-edge research has proven that early childhood education is crucial for all children to gain the academic and emotional skills they need to succeed later in life. Children who attend quality pre-K programs have a host of positive outcomes including better language, literacy, problem solving, and math skills down the line.