"Whether you are at home with your children, work long hours, or take care of other people's kids, this book examines elements of a healthy home life that meets the needs of adults and children alike. Collins offers practical suggestions for transforming household chores into enrichment activities for children, so that when they go to sleep, you can put your feet up and relax. Figure out what's important to you, and create a life that you and your...

Guiding behaviour in early childhood (a positive plan for discipline & caregiving) - Despite their best moments, toddlers and preschoolers often behave in ways that frustrate their parents and caregivers, and even endanger their own safety. They are not intentionally being bad but how can we guide them in a positive way? Learn why misbehaviour occurs, common reactions by caregivers, ways to stop it, and how to create and enforce a plan to bring about...

Observe how preschoolers begin to use language, mental imagery and symbolic thinking; think of past and future events; and think about their own thinking. See preschoolers as they start to clearly express themselves and grasp sophisticated mental activities, including emotion, motivation, intention and memory. Learn how neural bridges grow and strengthen a child's intellect, widely studied development theories of cognitive development and how to encourage...

"Your imagination can take you anywhere you want to go, let you be anyone you want to be, and, if you're lucky, it'll even create your very own big, big Friend! And that's just what happened to three young friends, Yuri, Lili and Matt. Lili invents a game in which she always gets picked, but after seeing her friends' disappointment at not getting a turn, she realizes that even super heroes need to share the spotlight." -- Back cover.