BabySmarts
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
Overwhelmed by all those baby books? Pick a BabySmarts card and discover the fun way to learn more. Find out: What is colic? How many pounds do most women lose after giving birth? Are you more likely to snore when pregnant? Play at a baby shower, with friends or your partner. BabySmarts is edited by pediatrician and mother of four, Dr. Heidi Sallee, with the input of dozens of mothers, dads, and moms-to-be. Comes in a box with 60 cards.
Preschool Brush Assortment
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
This 24-piece set includes 12 round tipped and 12 flat tipped brushes with seamless nickel plated ferrules, clear finished hardwood handles with natural, white hog bristles. Brushes measure from 6 to 8 inches in length.
Everything Parents Know Will Make a Difference Get the Facts Set the Rules and Follow Through
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Everything Parents Know Will Make a Difference Get the Facts Set the Rules and Follow Through
Includes live footage of 25 situations parents may experience with their teen. Interviews with 5 parents on specific teen topics. Five parenting tips. Interviews with local adults.
1949 Social Control Theory Video Morals Laws and Conformity in Parenting
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1949 Social Control Theory Video Morals Laws and Conformity in Parenting
This educational video discusses the three methods of social control in 1950s United States: American customs (what we usually do), American morals (what we should do), and American law (what we must do). A group of teenagers serve as a microcosm of society, with the parents as the governmental authority. The story is about the group and how their teen curfews are causing difficulty at work (they work at the “Teen Canteen”) and at home. The adults are ready to give parenting tips about curfew that mirror American laws. The teenage behavior is pretty tame by today’s standards, and it’s interesting to see how different parenting and parenting resources were in the fifties. To get to the heart of the matter, the teens and the adults responsible for them have a discussion and decide together what to do about this teenage behavior problem. The youngsters make the right choice, falling in line with their parents’ wishes and social conformity in general. This film is an excellent examination of social control theory and how it was perceived and presented in the 1950s.
Westward Ho
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/11/2004 Run time: 61 minutes Rating: Nr
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Early Republic Western Worthy Of Notice.
Newborn Republic Pictures utilizes the solid directoral ability of Robert Bradbury, and the presence of John Wayne along with Yakima Canutt and his troupe of stuntriders to produce this strongly scripted film of 1860s vigilante efforts to rid the Far West of outlaw bands that were involved in widespread robbery and cattle rustling. Bradbury, whose skill with Westerns dates back to the early silent period, directs and edits with a solid awareness of suspense, building his typically short scenes with sparse and, at times, stilted dialogue and an eye for proper cast placement which makes excellent use of defined personalities such as Wayne, Frank McGlynn Jr., and Glenn Strange, and gives particular value to the hard-riding stunt performers, who are splendid throughout this well-made (and musical) adventure filmed in California’s Owens Valley, at the base of the Sierra Nevada.
4 Stars Westward Ho
I am a John Wayne fan & have over 70 of his movies in my collection. I agree with Mr. Wu’s description of the plot. It is one of the better of John Wayne’s grade B Republic movies. It is the only movie in which John Wayne “sang” & the dubbed in voice is definitely not John Wayne’s voice. John Wayne did not want to be a singing cowboy & it allowed others like Gene Autry & Roy Rogers to fill that role. I was pleased that the film was reworked & the DVD had good audio & picture.
2 Stars Westward Ho (2 1/2 Stars)
The older surviving brother of a wagon train ambush, seeks revenge on the leader of the gang responsible for the murder of his parents and the kidnapping of his younger brother. Years later, he is the leader of a group of ‘vigilantes’ who oppose lawlessness and unknowingly confronts his ‘long-loss-brother’ who has since learned the tricks-of-the-trade from the outlaws.
20 Minutes to Effective Parenting Communication Skills
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
20 Minutes to Effective Parenting Communication Skills
Are you ready to change your life - and your child’s - in 20 minutes?
That’s all the time it will take to learn ten simple techniques, based on scientific research, to communicate more effectively with your child.
Learn how with 20 Minutes to Effective Parenting: Communication Skills, the first in a series of instructional videos for parents created and hosted by Don Murray and endorsed by Dr. Kathleen Armstrong, Ph.D.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars 20 minutes to Affective Parenting: Communication Skills
I think the video was right on.. Gave me a lot of tips and things to do and say when certain situations arrise with my children. I would recommend this and any other materials that you have to anyone.
5 Stars great tips that are easy to remember
I think everyone should have to have some child rearing education. I always here how parents do it differently with child #2 and child #3 - they learned on the job.
I wanted a little cheat sheet so that I could start early with child #1.
This video was so easy to watch and so easy to understand.
It’s not as much disciplining as it is giving information to your children and creating expectations through that information.
When we sat to watch the video, my husband said, “makes perfect sense.”
We have used the tips successfully ever since.
5 Stars Practical, Effective and Builds Relationship
Awesome easy to implement strategies, with immediate results towards positive behavour. These techniques improve relationships with children, are strength based and practical. A strong point of the DVD is the modeling of both scenarios - how not to use a method and how it looks when implemented in a positive way. Short (twenty minutes) and straightforward.
5 Stars wonderful guide
This DVD touches on great communication skills to use in your family–making it easy for everyone in the family to learn how to improve communication and behaviors. I would recommend this to any family who is looking to create a stronger relationship within the family, or for any family who is just looking for suggestions of ways to be more effective in communication.
5 Stars Great for “new” or “used” parents
This DVD is very useful for first-time parents or parents with more than one child. Sometimes we start off great with our parenting but the hassles of every day grind can erode the way we interact with our kids. As a father of 2 boys (ages 7 and 4) I found this DVD useful for helping me to be the parent I want to be while still having my kids become the kids I want them to be. This DVD gives GREAT information on building skills so that I can still parent my kids my way only more EFFECTIVELY.
Ready to Reproduce Handouts Tips Strategies and Activities to Pass On to School Staff and Parents
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
Ready to Reproduce Handouts Tips Strategies and Activities to Pass On to School Staff and Parents
In order to make the best use of your time, this book offers a quick and easy way to bring valuable information to school staff members. Now if you need to fill in a short activity or distribute an informational handout on specific topics, this resource is right at your fingertips. This book includes a variety of topics and reproducible items to make presentations a breeze.
The collection included in this book, offers the opportunity to share the information with teachers, parents, and students. Some days it is easier to address a problem with a quick handout whereas other times you are able to have a face-to-face meeting. You need to be prepared in all cases. You will find 24 separate topics with:
Activities
Affirmations
Insights
And More!
Raising Pre teens 52 Brilliant Ideas Tips and Techniques for Making the Most of Your Childs Terrible Tweens
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
52 fresh ways to help kids-and parents-survive the terrible tweens.
From reading, pets, cooking, and music to the maintenance of good behavior and boundary keeping, Raising Pre-Teens presents practical and ingenious ideas to help parents navigate the tough terrain of raising adolescents so they and their children can get the most out of family life.
Quick Tips for Caregivers
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Four stars! This is a worthwhile book that should be on the shelf of every in-home caregiver. Highly recommended. — National Alliance for Caregiving, Family Care Resource Connection
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Packs in details for home caregivers
Quick Tips For Caregivers packs in details for home caregivers which cover the most basic levels of home health care; from how to position a patient in bed and how to give a bed bath and protect your back to preparing for a hospital discharge and hiring help. An exceptional guide for caregivers, especially those just starting out.
5 Stars A compendium of cogent, practical, experienced advice
Quick Tips For Caregivers provides the non-specialist general reader with a thorough and completely accessible course of instruction in basic caregiving procedures and techniques. The reader is presented a compendium of cogent, practical, experienced advice on methods for improving safety in the home as well as applicable suggestions for ways to reduce inevitable caregiver stress and obtain needed outside support. All aspects of home give provision are covered including medication management, nutrition, wheelchair concerns, fall prevention, fire safety, elder neglect and abuse. “Must” reading for anyone charged with homecare responsibility for an elderly or infirm family member, Quick Tips For Caregivers has a thoroughly “user friendly” text that is enhanced with forty-seven illustration (many of which describe care events that occur every day in home situations) as well as resources for caregiver support, hiring in-home help, communication, incontinence, glossary, a detailed index, and more.
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Useful Strategies for Home School and the Community
April 28, 2009 by Parent Tips · Leave a Comment
If you have a child on the autism spectrum who struggles with the challenges of daily life, then this book is for you! Hints and Tips… is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime, school trips, and selecting the right child minder.
Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick provide creative, practical strategies to help parents and caregivers to support their child, and to enable their child to develop the social skills needed to manage and enjoy daily life to the fullest. The book is split into five parts: home life, hygiene, community, medical, and schools and organizations. Common problem areas are also tackled in a toolkit section, which includes checklists, to do lists, visual schedules, and mnemonics to aid memory and retrieval.
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential aid for parents and carers to make small and simple changes that result in big improvements in the quality of life of children, their families, and carers.
