Raising a Self-Disciplined Child is the groundbreaking book parents have been waiting for--a remarkably positive approach to a style of discipline that builds children up-from the acclaimed authors of Raising Resilient Children. Filled with realistic, practical strategies and sample scenarios, it shows you how to teach your child, ages 6 through 16, the value of self-control, self-reliance, and self-assurance: the all-important skills that will last him a lifetime.
Taboo, Magic, Spirits - A Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion
A study of primitive elements in Roman religion, this deals with such topics as witchcraft, taboo, incantations, magic, and the superstitions that affected every part of everyday life. Thoroughly well-researched, while avoiding being 'heavy' reading. Many will find this interesting reading as the sections on prayer, blood sacrifices and raising the hands sets the contextual backdrop for much of the New Testament.
Walking the Talk: How Transactional Analysis is Improving Behaviour and Raising Self-Esteem
Helping teachers to counter challenging behavior, absenteism and bullying, this book shows how Transactional Analysis can benefit the individual, class and whole school across the early years, primary and secondary phases.
Walk the Talk includes an introduction to TA concepts and a map to direct readers around the book, case studies that highlight how TA can be implemented in an educational environment, time saving photocopiable resources and examples of howTA has been successfully used in other contexts.
Boys of Few Words: Raising Our Sons to Communicate and Connect
This is a book about the psychology of boys.
Psychologist Adam Cox helps boys of all ages and their parents work together to overcome the innate brain differences, social pressures, guardedness, and learning and attention problems that often leave males at a communication disadvantage. With Dr. Cox's expert guidance, you can identify the camouflage boys use to deflect attention and learn useful ways to foster self-expression--from engaging preschoolers in imaginative wordplay to using creative conversation starters with sullen teenagers.
This collection of seven papers studies important aspects of the syntax of Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, and Rumanian from a comparative perspective based on current linguistic frameworks, including the Minimalist Program. Topics addressed include control, raising, and obviation, negation, noun phrase structure, clitic pronouns, and verb movement.
