The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child — Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the author of Brainstorm — now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears — without causing a scene....

"Today's kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist explains why unrestrained movement and outdoor play are vital for children's cognitive development, and offers fun, engaging activities...

Examines the behavior and development of twelve- to twenty-four-month-olds, covering toilet training, books and toys, individuality, interacting with other people, and other related topics.

Discusses parent-child relations, what six-year-olds excel at, friendships with peers, and what it feels like to be entering the first grade.

Offers advice on how to cope with an unpredictable nine-year-old.

Describes the characteristics, physical growth, psychological maturation, and behavior of two-year-old toddlers.

"A documentary from David Bond, Project Wild Thing explores the relationship of modern youngsters with nature. Bond's first challenge is to try and get his own two children away from the TV screens, iPads and games consoles that dominate their free time and outside to play, as he did when he was a youngster. To do so he decides that he will have to fight fire with fire and utilise the modern marketing techniques that have made technological entertainment...

Parenting can be such an overwhelming job that it’s easy to lose track of where you stand on some of the more controversial subjects at the playground (What if my kid likes to rough house—isn’t this ok as long as no one gets hurt? And what if my kid just doesn’t feel like sharing?). In this inspiring and enlightening book, Heather Shumaker describes her quest to nail down “the rules” to raising smart, sensitive, and self-sufficient kids....

An NPR Science Desk correspondent challenges the misleading child-rearing practices commonly recommended to parents, outlining alternatives grounded in international ancestral traditions that are being used effectively throughout the modern world.

"The million-copy bestseller by 'the man who remade motherhood' (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development"--