When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Isaacson was afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. Then he responded to a ride on a neighbor's horse, leading to a crazy idea - why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horse and shamanic healing intersect?
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Bully Blocking offers practical advice to help children (aged 4 - 16) deal with bullies who tease, exclude, intimidate or harass.
In this book renowned bullying specialist Evelyn Field provides parents and teachers with understandings and tested approaches to assist a child who is a target or a bully. Importantly, this book shows how the attitudes of both bullies and their targets can be transformed to ensure that their self-destructive behaviour does not carry on into the future.
The Six Secrets of Relating, the core o... read more
Easy-to-use, 24 page workbooks for children to put their skills into practice. The first books have simple letter recognition, while later books introduce joined-up (cursive) writing and the alternative spellings of the vowels. Strategies for tricky spellings and challenging puzzles for developing phonic skills are also provided. Ages 4+
Helping children put their skills into practice, this work covers y,x,ch,sh,th,th. It also provides strategies for tricky spellings and challenging puzzles.
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Written by a practising Year 5 teacher, this homework book for Level 2 or 3 students is the outcome of many years experience and will appeal to students as well as to parents and teachers. I'm Busy is designed to provide one unit of homework per week with the exception of the first and last weeks of the school year. Teachers will find that the work can be individualised by using the first section of each unit/double page spread to set up tasks which are specific to the class or groups. In most cases the units do not have to be used... read more
Using coaching models and concepts in case studies, examples, tips and action tasks, this book is direct and clear. It shows readers how to benefit from taking stock and evaluating their lives. Paperback (B-Format)
Of Course I Love You... Now Go to Your Room: Strategies for Raising Toddlers to Teens in New Zealand
Diane Levy
This book presents a modern approach to parenting. Diane Levy believes children must be taught to experience and handle their emotions and they must learn self-discipline. There are two main tenets to the new approach to parenting developed in the book: Emotional Support and Limit Setting.
It takes about twenty years to raise a child. Within that twenty years, the author believes, you will have taught - or led your child towards the teaching of all the skills they will need to function in the world away from home. T... read more
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Estimates suggest that one in ten children suffer from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the UK, one in eight in the US, and these numbers are increasing rapidly. If the current trend continues, over 8 million children in the US alone will be taking drugs for ADHD by the turn of the century. As the numbers affected escalate, so do the fears concerning the prescribed drugs, particularly Ritalin and Dexedrine. For the parents of a child suffering from ADHD, these worries land on top of the exhaustion and confusion caused by... read more
Foreword by Michael Morpurgo Some children need a lot of help if they're ever going to learn to read. But what's the best way to help them? How can you get your child to read if he just doesn't like books? And what if you don't read much yourself? This book has the answers. Quick Reads is a World Book Day initiative "if I had a pound for every time somebody came in saying that they couldn't get their kids to read, well, I wouldn't need to teach swimming anymore. The aptly named Patience unpicks the mysteries of getting them t... read more
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There's something going on at Experiment House. Whispers. Flashlights. Secrets. But nobody tells Tom anything. He's just the fat kid who files stuff, and he's got nothing to do but eat, and dream about eating. And then something escapes from Experiment House. Something hungry. Something starving. Something that understands Tom...This is a supernatural thriller that crackles with originality. This book is suitable for reluctant readers of 14 plus, with a reading age of eight years and above. It is printed on cream paper, which is... read more
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This book is suitable for reluctant readers of 13-16 with a reading age of eight years. It is printed on cream paper, which is proven to be more restful on the eye. The font is specially designed to encourage a smooth and easy read. There are frequent page breaks, short, headed chapters and illustrations on almost every page. A wide range of specialists, including children themselves, have read and commented on the book prior to publication.
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