As a parent you strive to model kindness, compassion, and patience when interacting with your children. But no parent is perfect, and in difficult or stressful moments, you may react to your kids in ways that don't exactly fit your ideal model of parenting -- for example, yelling. You aren't alone. Parental reactions are often deeply ingrained, and you likely learned them from your parents. So how can you break this cycle and be the kind of parent...

Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., an award-winning educator and expert on human development, offers a cross-cultural view of life's entire journey, from before birth to death to the possibilities of an afterlife. Dr. Armstrong cites both clinical research and anecdotal evidence in a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities we face at every stage of our development. His accessible narrative incorporates elements of history, literature, psychology,...

As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development.
She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this...

First published in 1961, Sidney Bijou's Behavior Analysis of Child Development is a seminal work in the field of child development. Intended for the student with a limited background in psychology who is embarking on a study of child development, the book offers a concise introduction to the natural scientific approach to child psychology. It defines basic behavioral terms and principles, and includes many examples of the application of these principles...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child and The Yes Brain tackle the ultimate parenting challenge: discipline.
 
“A lot of fascinating insights . . . an eye-opener worth reading.”—Parents
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama...

Las luces y sombras que nos acompañan a lo largo de nuestra vida nos convierten en ocasiones en seres indefensos necesitados de amor y protección. Tras caer en las garras de ese gran monstruo que es la ansiedad y sintiendo que estaba sola decidí emprender un viaje desconocido que al final resultó mágico para entender lo que le sucedía a mi cuerpo y a mi mente. Un cuerpo que se quedaba sin vida y una mente que se quedaba colapsada sin espacio...

Technological advances and changes in society have led to the growth of individuality and the impoverishment of conventional love-which nonetheless prevails in the collective imagination as an ideal. This slow transformation, according to Flávio Gikovate, is excellent news. He believes that adults today have two options, both of which are much better than the possessive conventional relationships of old: to live alone, establishing more superficial...

Pebbles is a bracing stroll along the shore, where your discoveries unearth personal possibilities, where you look, think and wade in deeply, or just laugh at the breeze. Through Pebbles, Author Julie Ann Smith brings together a wide-ranging selection of topics, delivered through a diversity of messages: practical, thought-provoking, humorous and even poetic. As we tackle daily life, the stumbling blocks of Procrastination, Despair and even Communication...

Acaso cabe imaginar un ser humano carente de sentimientos, emociones, afectos o estados de ánimo, en su relación con el mundo y con otros seres humanos? ¿Acaso el carácter, el curso o el destino de una relación social pueden entenderse al margen de lo sentido por los actores? Este libro pone de relieve el papel que juegan las emociones en la vida social, mostrando así la necesidad de incorporar el estudio de la dimensión afectiva en toda investigación...

What if you spent years of your life seeking spiritual enlightenment, but were looking in the wrong place over a long time? It's happening right now to millions of seekers around the world. That's why Dr. Robert Forman has written his revolutionary book. Told in often poetic prose, it offers new direction for people looking for a sane and healthy spiritual pathway in our increasingly confusing world. Traditional spiritual models are giving seekers...