Title:
Rest, play, grow : making sense of preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one)
Author:
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Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Vancouver : Aona Books, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
xiv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780995051201
Abstract:
Using the relational development approach of Gordon Neufeld, the author offers a road map to making sense of the behavior of young children and understanding their developmental growth.
General Note:
"Based on the relational developmental approach of Gordon Neufeld."
Contents:
Foreword / Gordon Neufeld -- Introduction: Why making sense matters -- 1. How adults grow young children up -- 2. The preschooler personality: part beauty, part beast -- 3. Preserving play: defending childhood in a digital world -- 4. Hungry for connection: why relationships matter -- 5. Who's in charge?: the dance of attachment -- 6. Feelings and hurts: keeping children's hearts soft -- 7. Tears and tantrums: understanding frustration and aggression -- 8. Alarmed by disconnection: bedtime, separation and anxiety -- 9. 'You're not the boss of me': understanding resistance and opposition -- 10. Discipline for the immature: buying time for the child to grow up -- 11. How young children grow adults up.
Language:
English
