Choosing the right childcare program can be a challenge. You want to make sure your son or daughter is receiving quality care and is in a safe environment that best matches your expectations and parenting style. How do you know if your provider is operating legally? Daycare Days for Parents was written to answer questions that parents are shy about asking or aren’t sure they should ask. Find out the pros and cons of licensed and unlicensed family daycare. Get a better understanding of your provider’s position so that you can have a more effective interaction. Learn tips to help deter potential child abuse. Whether you are searching for your child's first daycare or would just like to understand more about what is expected of you from your child care giver, this book has a tips that can benefit you.

Stop changing diapers?start potting your baby. Over half the world's children are potty trained by one year old, yet the average potty training age in the United States is currently three years old. This leaves parents wondering: What did people do before diapers? and How do I help my own baby out of diapers sooner?Elimination Communication, also known as EC, is the natural alternative to full-time diapers and conventional toilet training. Although human babies have been pottied from birth for all human history, we've modernized the technique to work in today's busy world.Go Diaper Free shows parents of 0-18 month babies, step-by-step, how to do EC with confidence, whether full time or part time, with diapers or without. "Diaper-free" doesn't mean a naked baby making a mess everywhere - it actually means free from dependence upon diapers. With this book, new parents can avoid years of messy diapers, potty training struggles, diaper rash, and unexplained fussiness. Also helpful for those considering EC, in the middle of a potty pause, or confused about how to begin.This 6th edition includes a new section on The Dream Pee, a full text and graphic revision, more photos of EC in action, and a complete list of further resources.MULTIMEDIA EDITION: includes the book and access to private video library, helpful downloads, additional troubleshooting, and our private online support group run by our Certified Coaches. For less than the cost of a case of diapers, you can learn EC hands-on, the way it's meant to be learned.

A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish. This remarkable guide will help parents better understand their own emotions—and get them in check—so they can parent with healthy limits, empathy, and clear communication to raise a self-disciplined child. Step-by-step examples give solutions and kid-tested phrasing for parents of toddlers right through the elementary years. If you’re tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right “consequence,” look no further. You’re about to discover the practical tools you need to transform your parenting in a positive, proven way.

Popular parenting expert Dr. Laura Markham, author of PEACEFUL PARENTS, HAPPY SIBLINGS, has garnered a large and loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child. As any parent of more than one child knows, though, it’s challenging for even the most engaged parent to maintain harmony and a strong connection when competition, tempers, and irritation run high. In this highly anticipated guide, Dr. Markham presents simple yet powerful ways to cut through the squabbling and foster a loving, supportive bond between siblings, while giving each child the vital connection that he or she needs. PEACEFUL PARENT, HAPPY SIBLINGS includes hands-on, research-based advice on: • Creating deep connections with each one of your children, so that each truly believes that you couldn’t possibly love anyone else more. • Fostering a loving family culture that encourages laughter and minimizes fighting • Teaching your children healthy emotional self-management and conflict resolution skills—so that they can work things out with each other, get their own needs met and respect the needs of others • Helping your kids forge a close lifelong sibling bond—as well as the relationship skills they will need for a life of healthy friendships, work relationships, and eventually their own family bonds.

The hustle and bustle of a family's morning routine is depicted from the perspective of a little boy, who spends his busy day in day care. 15,000 first printing.

How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the first months and years-have reached the popular media. How can we use our burgeoning knowledge to assure the well-being of all young children, for their own sake as well as for the sake of our nation? Drawing from new findings, this book presents important conclusions about nature-versus-nurture, the impact of being born into a working family, the effect of politics on programs for children, the costs and benefits of intervention, and other issues. The committee issues a series of challenges to decision makers regarding the quality of child care, issues of racial and ethnic diversity, the integration of children's cognitive and emotional development, and more. Authoritative yet accessible, From Neurons to Neighborhoods presents the evidence about "brain wiring" and how kids learn to speak, think, and regulate their behavior. It examines the effect of the climate-family, child care, community-within which the child grows.

"A guide to the stages and issues in boys' development from birth to manhood"--Provided by publisher.

Is my child too sick to go to daycare today? When can my child go back to daycare? What should I look for when I am considering a daycare center for my new baby?Every parent of a child in daycare asks these questions. Dr. Leigh Grossman's new book, THE PARENT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO DAYCARE INFECTIONS, presents the facts about different germs and provides guidance on what to do when your child has been exposed to or is sick with a specific infection. How do I choose a daycare center that uses current infection control practices? How long does a child need to stay home when they do have an infection? Can I prevent infection in my child? What are the appropriate and inappropriate uses of antibiotics? What are the best practices for treating a specific childhood infection?Designed to be the home reference book for parents of young children in daycare and preschool, THE PARENT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO DAYCARE INFECTIONS is a comprehensive and clear book, with an easy-to-use format, informational quick reference tables, and a detailed index. Providing up-to-date guidance, the book includes contributions from 39 pediatric expert physicians. With chapters on most of the infections that parents of children in daycare and preschool encounter, the authors explain what the illness is, how the infection is spread, how the illness is diagnosed, how long it lasts and how long the child needs to stay at home. This book is a ready reference for the children in your life and an excellent gift for the new parent.