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"Outrageously confident and sweetly indignant, the Honest Toddler tackles everything from preferred toddler foods (unbroken crackers and undiluted juice), sleep- and potty-training methods (none), playdate etiquette (mi casa es not su casa), and the proper response to random aggression at the playground (embrace it--Park justice is messy but swift). The result is a parenting book like no other, one that will leave moms and dads laughing, and maybe...
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Guaranteed to help parents reclaim sweet dreams for their entire family
New from the bestselling author of the classic baby sleep guide!
Getting babies to sleep through the night is one thing; getting willful toddlers and energetic preschoolers to sleep is another problem altogether. Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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"New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker's Cutting Teeth is a witty, thrilling story of parental love that asks: is there anything a mother won't do for her children? Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood-their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. Their children, though, disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy...
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To a four-year-old watching bulldozers or chasing butterflies in a field, the world is awash with promise. Children come hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about anything. Yet in today's preschools and kindergartens, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that undervalue children's intelligence while overtaxing their growing brains.
14) Read, rhyme, and romp: early literacy skills and activities for librarians, teachers, and parents
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"Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich...
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Features classroom activities conducted by Claudia Mendoza, a preschool teacher in Los Angeles, that are designed to teach young children all-around healthy habits especially to prevent childhood obesity. Includes scenes of children exercising, gardening, preparing food, and eating. Also includes observations by the preschoolers' parents on how they have been influenced by their childrens' healthy activities.
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Leap, Lily and Tad go on a wild adventure to the letter factory. Led by wacky Professor Quigley, Tad joins Js jumping on the trampolines and Ks practing karate kicks. Meanwhile, new letters learn how to make their sounds. Fun songs will have kids singing letter sounds in no time.
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Presents year-by-year guidance on children's intellectual and emotional development from age three to six, discussing social behavior, temperament, learning, moral development, relationships, and independence and separation, and presents an alphabetized topic section on more than thirty subjects related to this age group.
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Caillou has adventures with food and makes some delicious messes in 16 fun-filled stories! Watch Caillou as he makes a surprise breakfast for Mom and Dad, helps Mom prepare a feast for guests, and creates a big gooey mess trying to make some cookies. Caillou also learns all about being on his best behavior when at a fancy restaurant, plays dress-up with babysitter Julie as they take turns being waiters, and lots more.