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Raising a Thinking Preteen: The “I Can Problem Solve” Program for 8- to 12- Year-Olds

Jim — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:42 +0000

In her bestselling Raising a Thinking Child, Myrna B. Shure introduced her nationally acclaimed “I Can Problem Solve” program, which helps four to seven-year-olds develop essential skills to resolve daily conflicts and think for themselves. With Raising a Thinking…

‘Mom Always Liked You Best’

Jim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:53 +0000

The notion that parents cherish all their children equally — or at least say they do — is so entrenched in our culture that colleagues warned Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist at Cornell University embarking on the first of many…

ALZHEIMER’S: Will I Be Next?: Large Print Edition

Jim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:54:54 +0000

The day was cold and we were walking at a fast clip. “Jesse, I need to talk to you about Mom.? Jesse took another step, then suddenly stopped and spun around to face me. I was at least six…

Learning Disabilities and Life Stories

Jim — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:47:18 +0000

This anthology is comprised of two major components: thirteen full-length, autobiographical essays written by persons with learning disabilities and five analytical chapters written by education and psychology scholars. Speaking in terms alternately intimate and analytical,…

Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

Jim — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:31:26 +0000

In this keynote address to a national conference of Montessori educators, Marshall Rosenberg describes his progressive, radical approach to teaching that centers on compassionate connection. Marshall describes the counterproductive role that power and punishment play in our schools, and…