Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. How children learn : building skills and knowledge -- Language games : giving our children the key to learning / Allysa McCabe -- When English is your second language : raising joyfully literate youngsters / Susanne Marcus -- The development of language / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- Making music : teaching kids to sing life's songs / Dena Register -- Taking Lessons / Dena Register -- Recent findings in music and brain research : the importance of music in education / Norman M. Weinberger -- Children and music : helping kids make music / Jackie Silberg -- Make-believe play / Dorothy Singer -- Let the games begin / Dorothy Singer -- A storyteller's guide to reading aloud / Lisa Lipkin -- ABCs of children and reading / Lois W. Stern -- Developing pre-reading skills : fun things to help your child love words / Lois W. Stern -- Developing the writer in your child / Diane Gess -- The power of poetry : helping children lead lyrical lives while learning / Dawn Marie Barhyte -- Finding the Magic / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- It's not all in the numbers : nurturing your child's mathematical mind / Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama -- How children think / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- Born to collect : helping children find their treasures / Sharon Shaffer -- Bubbles, magnets, and more : science for young children / Alice C. Brown -- Why is that bug dancing? : introducing children to science using insect ecology / James A. Danoff-Burg, Sara Scovronick -- Warnings about insects / James A. Danoff-Burg, Sara Scovronick -- Bringing history and geography home / Alice C. Brown -- Finding his way home / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- Circle of care : the roles and goals of parents and caregivers / Alice C. Brown -- When looking for child care / Alice C. Brown -- Working with your childcare provider / Alice C. Brown -- School readiness : it may not be what you think / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Ready, set, school / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour.
2. How children grow : physical, social, and emotional development -- Touch : how parents can have the "magic" touch / Elizabeth Allured -- Infants and massage : what the research shows / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- Babies who don't cuddle / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- The important first years of life / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- ABCs for you and your baby / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Temperament / William B. Carey -- Temperament and ADHD / William B. Carey -- Socially skilled children : raising kids who make friends / Hara Estroff Marano -- First friendships / Kelly Bulkeley -- Play nicely together : using sibling fights to teach people skills / Elizabeth Crary -- When kids want a pet : how much is that Komodo dragon in the window? / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- Food glorious food : the messages our children receive about food / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Why not just shut it off? : developing healthy TV habits / Faith Rogow -- Raising children in a world of diversity : teaching kids to respect and understand difference / Janice Lovelace -- FYI / Janice Lovelace -- Attention deficit disorders in preschoolers / Marc A. Nemiroff, Jane Annunziata -- Aggressiveness in children : a challenge for parents and teachers / Kelly Bulkeley -- Children's fears : where they come from, how to soothe them / Kelly Bulkeley -- Growing up anxious / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- I wanted to take away her tears / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- When children see traumatic events / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Raising children with special needs / Nancy B. Miller -- Siblings of children with disabilities : an interview with Elizabeth Goulding-Tag, LMSW / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- Inclusion : doing our best for all children / Susan Astor -- Writing a life book with our children : a tool to help families manage life passages / Bob Ziegler.
3. Parenting and family life issues -- Surprise! You're a parent / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- I used to be somewhat of a star / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- The darker side of parenting surprises / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- How babies change couples : mastering the details of becoming parents / Barbara Russek -- Parenting lessons : learning how to parent from our parents / Martha Edwards -- Parenting thoughts to grow on : learning from the challenges / Martha Edwards -- Parents as role models : helping your child move gently through the world / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- Manners matter / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- Kids do come with an instruction book : how to "read" your baby / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Family rituals and traditions : creating bonds through the events that hold families together / William J. Doherty -- The comfort of the routine : consistency kids can count on / Neala S. Schwartzberg -- When routines become problems / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Answering life's BIG questions : preparing to talk honestly about difficult subjects / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- When kids ask "those" questions : becoming an askable parent / Dona H. Caine -- Bedtime blues : what to do when they're too young to count sheep / Jane E. Meckwood-Yazdpour -- Nighttime fears : how can I get rid of the "monsters" and the nightmares? / Kelly Bulkeley -- The DOs and DON'Ts of discipline / Stephen J. Bavolek, Juliana Dellinger-Bavolek -- Establishing family rules / Stephen J. Bavolek, Juliana Dellinger-Bavolek -- Anger : when children push your buttons / Martha E. Edwards -- Parenting dilemmas : handling your own anger / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Stop arguing with your kids : nurture and control go hand in hand / Michael P. Nichols -- Some special information : responsive listening, whining, and tantrums / Michael P. Nichols -- Postpartum blues / Sandra Radzanower Wolkoff -- Children and divorce : an issue that touches everyone / Cynthia Wagner -- Divorce : ten things I learned after the fact / Vicki Lansky -- When Children Grieve / Kathi Morse -- Contributors -- About North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center -- Index.
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