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  • With Children and Youth

    Emerging Theories and Practices in Child and Youth Care Work

    Series series Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada
    With Children and Youth provides a snapshot of emerging theories and perspectives in the field of child and youth care across North America. Well-known scholars and researchers present new and innovative critical perspectives, written in a provocative manner and reflecting outside-the-box thinking.The book examines from scholarly and practical viewpoints the purpose of child and youth care ... Read more

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  • Themes and Stories in Youthwork Practice

    by Mark Krueger ...
    Learn to follow the rhythms of building a relationship with youth at riskThemes and Stories in Youth Work Practice takes a refreshing look at the creative possibilities of working with youth in a variety of group care and developmental settings. Author Mark Krueger presents an innovative approach to developing relationships through shared experiences that plays out like modern dance, choreographed ... Read more

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    Syndicated columnist and mother of four Betsy Hart presents a passionate, provocative argument against today's "parenting culture"-parents who put their kids on a pedestal, shy away from discipline, and cede the power to take decisions, large and small, to their children. Covering hot topics, from spanking and discipline to giving kids way too many choices, this commonsense book shifts the focus ... Read more

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  • The Unschooling Handbook

    How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom

    by Mary Griffith ...
    Series series Prima Home Learning Library
    To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As BreathingDid you know that a growing percentage of home schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that children learn best when they pursue their own natural curiosities and interests. Without bells, schedules, and rules about what to do and when, the knowledge they gain through mindful living and exploration ... Read more

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  • A Country Called Childhood

    Children and the Exuberant World

    by Jay Griffiths ...
    While traveling the world in order to write her award winning book Wild, Jay Griffiths became increasingly aware of the huge differences in how childhood is experienced in various cultures. One central riddle, in particular captured her imagination: why are so many children in Euro–American cultures unhappy and why is it that children in traditional cultures seem happier?In A Country Called ... Read more

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  • Oceans Of The World In Color

    Marine Life and Oceanography for Children

    As our children flip through television channels, they are sure to stumble upon on a TV channel that displays the wonderful waters of our world. They may become quite excited upon seeing some of our world's greatest, largest, and beautiful creatures, including, but ot limited to: whales, dolphins, sharks, seals, sea otters, and fish. Also, they may wonder how the oceans are able to produce such ... Read more

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  • Real-Life Homeschooling

    The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home

    The book that shows homeschooling in action!What does it really mean when parents say they homeschool their child or children? For Rhonda Barfield -- a homeschooler for the past 10 years -- the definition is as diverse as the 21 families she studies in this eye-opening book.Real-Life HomeschoolingFrom the city to the country, apartments to split-levels, you'll enter each household and see ... Read more

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  • Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giiving

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    Illustrated by Susan F. Cornelison ...
    Series Book 7 - Howard B. Wigglebottom
    Howard learns to be grateful for what he has and to value non-material things. At Christmas time, he learns the true spirit of the holidays and finds happiness by giving instead of getting. Tips and lessons are included. Teacher and counselor approved. The seventh book in the award winning Howard B. Wigglebottom series. Print a poster at www.wedolisten.org. ... Read more

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  • The Importance of Being Innocent

    Why We Worry About Children

    The Importance of Being Innocent addresses the current debate in Australia and internationally regarding the sexualisation of children, predation on them by pedophiles and the risks apparently posed to their 'innate innocence' by perceived problems and threats in contemporary society. Joanne Faulkner argues that, contrary to popular opinion, social issues have been sensationally expounded in moral ... Read more

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  • The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation

    Outlining sociology’s distinctive contribution to childhood studies and our understanding of contemporary children and childhood, The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation provides a thought provoking and comprehensive account of the connections between the macro worlds of childhood and the micro worlds of children’s everyday lives.Examining children’s involvement in areas such as the ... Read more

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  • Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

    A cultural planner's immodest proposal: change how we think about children and we just might change the world.We live in an ‘adultitarian’ state, where the rules are based on very adult priori- ties and understandings of reality. Young people are disenfranchised and power- less; they understand they’re subject to an authoritarian regime, whether they buy into it or not. But their unique ... Read more

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    A year before she was to retire, Dr. Ann Angell volunteered to start a new class at the Montessori public school where she'd been teaching for a decade. Her mission was to guide and encourage her students -- second, third, and fourth graders with a wide variety of strengths and weaknesses -- as they pursued their own paths of self-directed learning. How would she inspire Maya, obsessed with ... Read more

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