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The philosophical baby : what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life / by Gopnik, Alison.(CARDINAL)634832;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.Possible worlds : why do children pretend? -- Imaginary companions : how does fiction tell the truth? -- Escaping Plato's cave : how children, scientists, and computers discover the truth -- What is it like to be a baby? : consciousness and attention -- Who am I? : memory, self, and the babbling stream -- Heraclitus' River and the Romanian orphans : how does our early life shape our later life? -- Learning to love : attachment and identity -- Love and law : the origins of morality -- Babies and the meaning of life.A revelatory examination of how babies and young children think draws on new scientific understandings to identify links between key behaviors and subsequent abilities, explaining how the latest findings offer profound insight into the nature of being human.
Subjects: Cognition in children.; Human information processing in children.; Human information processing; Perception in children.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The candy caper [audio-enabled device] / by Watson, Tom,1965-author.(CARDINAL)343601; Kelly, Caitlin,1984-narrator.(CARDINAL)350284; Kissi, Marta,illustrator.(CARDINAL)626591; Findaway World, LLC,publisher.(CARDINAL)345268;
Read by Caitlin Kelly."Molly gets things stuck in her head sometimes. When she sees a jar of candy on Principal Shelton's desk, she absolutely needs to know how many candies are in that jar! Luckily, her two best friends, Simon and Rosie, are ready to help her find the answer--even if it means detention for all of them!"--Grades 1-4.
Subjects: Sound recordings; Humorous fiction.; Sound recordings.; Candy; Compulsive behavior in children; Friendship in children; Problem solving in children; School principals; Schools;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Orca whale pods [audio-enabled device] by Kenney, Karen Latchana,author.(CARDINAL)485362; Fleming, Dana,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
Pod talk -- Mighty killers -- Orca families -- Try this!Narrated by Dana Fleming.Grades K-3.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Killer whale; Social behavior in animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Adopting older children : a practical guide to adopting and parenting children over age four / by Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie,author.(CARDINAL)618394; Wassell, Gloria Russo,author.(CARDINAL)618617; Groza, Victor,1956-author.(CARDINAL)648640;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-281).The adoption process. Deciding to adopt an older child ; Who can adopt an older child? ; Adopting within the united states ; Intercountry adoption ; Post-adoption services -- Adoptive families. Welcoming your child home ; Adoptive families are "real" families : educating friends and family about older child adoption ; Multicultural and multiracial adoptive families ; Sibling relationships ; Navigating biological family relationships and understanding adoption -- Understanding your child. The traumatized child ; Grief and loss in adopted children ; Attachment and adoption ; Emerging sense of self ; Mental health ; Physical health ; Development and learning ; Parenting methods to build your child's resilience and enhance behavioral functioning -- Adoptive parents' problems. The strengths of adoptive parents ; The importance of social support and community ; Adoptive parents' self-care ; Help for adoptive parents dealing with serious issues.Are you thinking of adopting an older child? There are 200,000 plus hoping for families in the U.S. alone and more worldwide. Adopting an older child, though, presents a unique set of parenting issues as well as rewards. Adopting Older Children highlights the most significant challenges when parenting older adoptees who face mental health, behavioral and educational issues. Included is critical information about developmental issues that may arise for the adoptee, issues related to the adoptee's emerging sense of self, sexual orientation and cultural identity and other special needs that an adoptee may have. -- back cover.
Subjects: Older child adoption.; Adoption.; Parent and child.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Scared sick : the role of childhood trauma in adult disease / by Karr-Morse, Robin.(CARDINAL)782456; Wiley, Meredith S.(CARDINAL)643441;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index.Monster in the closet : trauma in the body -- Things that go bump in the night : the biology of stress and trauma -- Scared sick : how experience becomes biology -- Little traumas : prenatal and perinatal -- Little traumas : infancy and toddlerhood -- Nowhere to run : when parents are the source of trauma -- No place to hide : the role of genetics and epigenetics -- Security blanket : the biology of secure attachment -- Rock a bye : therapy and beyond -- It's a small world after all -- Appendix A. Preventing trauma to young children during divorce -- Appendix B. Maltreatment in childhood (correlations) -- Appendix C. Recognizing trauma : early signs of distress in preschoolers -- Appendix D. Working with traumatized children -- Appendix E. Effective programs and policies."In Scared Sick, childhood expert and therapist Robin Karr-Morse and lawyer and strategist Meredith Wiley propose that chronic fear experienced in infancy and early childhood lies at the root of numerous diseases as well as emotional and behavioral pathologies in adults."--Jacket.
Subjects: Psychic trauma.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Brainstorm : the power and purpose of the teenage brain / by Siegel, Daniel J.,1957-(CARDINAL)351458;
Siegel illuminates how brain development impacts teenager's behavior and relationships. Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, he explores exciting ways in which understanding how the teenage brain functions can help parents make what is in fact an incredibly positive period of growth, change, and experimentation in their children's lives less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide.
Subjects: Adolescent psychology.; Brain.; Cognition in adolescence.;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 26
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The activity kit for babies and toddlers at risk : how to use everyday routines to build social and communication skills / by Fein, Deborah,author.(CARDINAL)753207; Helt, Molly,author.(CARDINAL)789917; Brennan, Lynn Cohen,author.(CARDINAL)801755; Barton, Marianne,author.(CARDINAL)785939;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.Introduction: Is this book for you? -- Helping babies and toddlers learn and develop. What is a developmental delay and how can games in routine activities help? ; Keystones: attachment and behavioral teaching ; 12 rules to play by ; Language, eye contact, and imagination: important targets of learning -- Games and activities for toddlers at risk. Waking up and going to sleep ; Dressing, undressing, and diaper changing ; Mealtime ; Bathtime ; Chores ; Errands ; Indoor play ; Outdoor play -- Games and activities for babies at risk. 0-3 months ; 3-6 months ; 6-9 months ; 9-12 months -- More tips and tools. Specific words, phrases, gestures, and signs to work on ; Preventing problem behavior.Suspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be overwhelming, but with the right tools everyday tasks can be terrific opportunities for building critical social and communication skills. The authors present games and activities designed to support development in children from birth to age 3. Your child's daily routines are transformed into learning opportunities that promote crucial abilities, like how to imitate others or use simple hand gestures to convey wants and needs.
Subjects: Developmentally disabled children; Parents of developmentally disabled children.; Developmental disabilities;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Parenting : styles & strategies / by Moglia, Paul,editor.(CARDINAL)399366;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-381) and index.Abused Parents -- Adolescence: Sexuality -- Adolescents and Parental Divorce -- Adult Children of Alcoholics -- Advocating for Special Needs Kids -- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- Attention-Seeking Behaviors -- Authoritative Parenting -- Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Behavioral Family Therapy -- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents -- Birth Defects and Alcohol -- Birth Defects and Drug Use -- Birth Defects and Smoking -- Birth Order and Personality -- Breaking the Cycle On Not Doing to Our Kids What Was Done to Us -- Breastfeeding -- Bullying -- Child Abuse -- Childhood Disorders -- Circumcision -- Coparenting -- Coping: Chronic Illness -- Coping: Terminal Illness -- Cutting and Self-Mutilation -- Dealing with Peer Pressure -- Dealing with Uncertainty -- Death of a Child -- Depression in Adolescence: An Overview -- Eating Disorders -- Emotional Maturity -- Ending an Unhealthy Friendship -- Family Dynamics -- Family Medicine -- Father-Child Relationship -- Friendship Between Parents and Adult Children -- Gender Identity -- Gender Roles and Conflicts -- Genetics and Inheritance -- Gentle Parenting -- Grandparents -- Grandparents as Caregivers: Diversity Issues -- Grief in Children -- Healthy Attachment and Bonding -- How to Talk to Teens about Fighting with Parents -- Incarcerated Parents -- LGBTQ+ Adolescents and Parental Acceptance -- Loss of a Friend -- Loss of a Parent or Guardian -- Masturbation -- Modeling Self-Care -- Mother-Child Relationship -- Multiple Births -- Nutrition -- Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Healthcare Costs -- On Being Generally Consistent -- Pain Management in Children -- Parental Bereavement and Grief -- Parental Rights and Public Education -- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) -- Parenting and Alcohol Misuse -- Parenting and Behavioral Addictions -- Parenting and Substance Misuse -- Parenting in the Digital Age -- Parenting Styles -- Passing on Traditions -- Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) -- Procrastination -- Racism -- Raising Children Who Value Service -- Raising Culturally Competent Children -- Raising Resilient Children -- Reconnecting with an Estranged Parent -- Regulating Sleep in Infancy -- Respecting Self and Respecting Others -- Respecting, Supporting, and Confronting Different Parenting Styles Spouse to Spouse -- Romantic Breakups -- Same-Sex Marriage: Controversy and Legalization -- Schizophrenia in Childhood -- Self-Confidence -- Sexual Harassment: Peer Harassment in Middle and High School -- Sibling Maltreatment -- Sibling Rivalry -- Social Media: Psychosocial Implications for Adolescents -- Stress -- Teaching for Culture and the Arts -- Teaching Personal Finance -- Teenage Suicide -- "Tiger" Parenting -- Tough Love -- Twin Studies.Explores a range of topics for those wishing to supplement their own knowledge and experiences in the role of parent. With carefully researched content written in easy-to-understand language, this guide is meant to provide insight on key topics of concern for all parents in today's world.
Subjects: Reference works.; Informational works.; Parenting.; Child rearing.; Parent and child.; Interpersonal relations in children.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Why we love cats and dogs [videorecording] / by Kent, Ellen Goosenberg,television director,television producer.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.),production company.(CARDINAL)150050; Golden Egg Entertainment,production company.; WNET.ORG,production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)189964; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769;
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.Directors of photography, Edward Marritz, Peter Nelson ; editor, Juliet Weber ; music, Gary Lionelli.TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages).Americans own 73 million dogs and 90 million cats, considering them best friends, family members, and even children. Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives. Why are we attached? Animal behavior experts, evolutionary biologists, veterinarians, and pet owners get personal in a series of interviews and stories that are insightful, funny, heartwarming, and life-changing.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Wildlife films.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cat owners; Dog owners; Cats; Dogs; Human-animal relationships.; Pet owners; Pets;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Poison dart frogs [audio-enabled device] by Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.,1973-author.(CARDINAL)706756; Cooper, Fleet,narrator.(CARDINAL)604688; VOX Books.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The brilliantly colored poison dart frog communicates with its skin. Its bright colors signal predators that this frog is poisonous. Read about this amazing creature's other physical features and behavior in this book that explores where a poison dart frog lives, what food it eats, and how and where it sleeps.Ages 5-8.K to grade 3.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Dendrobatidae; Rain forest animals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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