From Tots To Teens

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes is a clear, actionable, sometimes humorous (but always science-based) guide for parents on how to shape their kids into honest, kind, generous, confident, independent, and resilient people...who just might save the world one day. As an award-winning science journalist, Melinda Wenner Moyer was regularly asked to investigate and address all kinds of parenting questions: how to potty train, when and whether to get vaccines, and how to help kids sleep through the night. But as Melinda's children grew, she found that one huge area was ignored in the realm of parenting advice: how do we make sure our kids don't grow up to be assholes? On social media, in the news, and from the highest levels of government, kids are increasingly getting the message that being selfish, obnoxious and cruel is okay. Hate crimes among children and teens are rising, while compassion among teens has been dropping. We know, of course, that young people have the capacity for great empathy, resilience, and action, and we all want to bring up kids who will help build a better tomorrow. But how do we actually do this? How do we raise children who are kind, considerate, and ethical inside and outside the home, who will grow into adults committed to making the world a better place? How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes is a deeply researched, evidence-based primer that provides a fresh, often surprising perspective on parenting issues, from toddlerhood through the teenage years. First, Melinda outlines the traits we want our children to possess—including honesty, generosity, and antiracism—and then she provides scientifically-based strategies that will help parents instill those characteristics in their kids. Learn how to raise the kind of kids you actually want to hang out with—and who just might save the world.

Practical and brilliantly helpful advice on how to give your child clear limits so that they can learn how to behave well. Time out is a vital parenting tool, and in this book parenting expert Diane Levy explains how best to use it in all situations for children of all ages. She believes children must be taught to experience and handle their emotions and they must learn self-discipline. Her two main parenting tenets - emotional support and limit setting - are crucial to an understanding of time out. The first responsibility of parents is to give children emotional support so that they will have the courage to have the experiences and do the learning that they need to become emotionally independent adults. The second responsibility is to set suitable boundaries and expectations so that they can safely tread the path from undisciplined babies to self-disciplined adults. Diane believes that time out is the ideal way to discipline children.

? Demonstrates how to create smartly smocked items reflective of top-name designs by Laura Ashley and Calvin Klein? Smocking - the act of stitching a pattern into a tight pleat - is among the most popular seminars at sewing/quilting and craft showsDesigner look without the designer cost, what's not to like? Designer Smocking for Tots to Teens empowers you to create modern clothing with contemporary catwalk character, for less money and in less time than it can take to decide on the perfect outfit. Within the 10 charming outfits featured, including patterns for 16 items, there are small accents including a smocked pocket on pajamas and patches on a pair of denim shorts, plus cute dresses, skirts and tops for children from newborn to size 14.

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Presents the five principles of self-esteem: listen to and acknowledge the thoughts and feelings of your children; structure situations to help your children experience feelings of success, not failure; give your children a feeling of reasonable control over their lives; reinforce your children as lovable and capable; model a positive view of yourself to your children -- and then ways to put these principles into action.