First They Were Children

Author : David Butller
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1720481385

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First, They Were Children by David Butller Pdf

How do children grow up to be world-changing adults? What's it like growing up as a child destined to remake the world? First, They Were Children looks in on the little-known childhoods of seven people who changed our modern world. What can be learned from these stories that you can apply to our own, or our children's lives? Many people have contributed to the comforts and conveniences we've grown so accustomed to, but the truly colossal breakthroughs have amazingly come from only a handful of exceptionally unique individuals. This is a small group of geniuses who saw the world differently than the rest of us. They perceived more and they ignored less. They were more curious about things we typically take for granted and were less willing to trust the wisdom of authorities. Genius means more than super-smart. True genius is breaking new ground, not just remembering and reciting existing information. First, They Were Children takes you through the childhoods of seven history-changing people, so that you may discover both their uniquenesses and their commonalities. What sets these children apart? Genetic potential alone can't predict genius, because there are so many other elements such as nurture, social, and cultural influences, that can either support or discourage its potential. Unfortunately, their types of gifts aren't always recognized early on. Due to their special uniqueness, these types of children can also be branded as social misfits or students with learning disabilities. So, how can we tell the difference? Follow these fascinating people through their childhoods to discover how they became such remarkable adults and get a surprising look at how geniuses really come about. Read about: The child who had to go to therapy for his rebellious behavior. The shy child who wouldn't pay attention in school. The child who would doodle in his schoolbooks, rather than listen to the teacher. The child who was taken to the doctor at the age of three because of his inability to speak. The lazy child who would always try to avoid doing his chores. The child who was plagued by nightmares, visions, and compulsions. The child whose relentless questions convinced his father that his son must be stupid. It may be difficult to raise a child, but it's more difficult to be one. Every child is different and maybe in these stories we can learn how to recognize and foster their uniquenesses. Buy this book now and watch the blossoming of 7 real geniuses.

Author : JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781583334010

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Putting Children First by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll Pdf

An internationally renowned authority on children and divorce reveals the latest research-based strategies for helping children survive and thrive before, during, and long after their parents divorce. The breakup of a family can have an enduring impact on children. But as Dr. JoAnne Pedro-Carroll explains with clarity and compassion in this powerful book, parents can positively alter the immediate and long-term effects of divorce on their children. The key is proven, emotionally intelligent parenting strategies that promote children's emotional health, resilience, and ability to lead satisfying lives. Over the past three decades, Pedro-Carroll has worked with families in transition, conducted research, and developed and directed award- winning, court-endorsed programs that have helped thousands of families navigate divorce and its aftermath. Now she shares practical, research-based advice that helps parents: -gain a deeper understanding of what their children are experiencing -develop emotionally intelligent parenting strategies with the critical combination of boundless love and appropriate limits on behavior -reduce conflict with a former spouse and protect children from conflict's damaging effects -learn what recent brain research reveals about stress and children's developing capabilities Filled with the voices and drawings of children and the stories of families, Putting Children First delivers a positive vision for a future of hope and healing.

Author : Eric Lindstrom
Publisher : Poppy
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316259811

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Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom Pdf

In the tradition of novels of Gayle Forman and John Green comes this extraordinary YA debut about a blind teen girl navigating life and love in high school. Parker Grant doesn't need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That's why she created the Rules: Don't treat her any differently just because she's blind, and never take advantage. There will be no second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart. When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there's only one way to react--shun him so hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind already, like trying out for the track team (that's right, her eyes don't work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself gold stars for every day she hasn't cried since her dad's death three months ago. But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened--both with Scott, and her dad--the more she starts to question if things are always as they seem. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken. Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstrom's Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not.

Author : Ajay Chaudry
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610441193

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Putting Children First by Ajay Chaudry Pdf

In the five years following the passage of federal welfare reform law, the labor force participation of low-income, single mothers with young children climbed by more than 25 percent. With significantly more hours spent outside the home, single working mothers face a serious childcare crunch—how can they provide quality care for their children? In Putting Children First, Ajay Chaudry follows 42 low-income families in New York City over three years to illuminate the plight of these mothers and the ways in which they respond to the difficult challenge of providing for their children’s material and developmental needs with limited resources. Using the words of the women themselves, Chaudry tells a startling story. Scarce subsidies, complicated bureaucracies, inflexible work schedules, and limited choices force families to piece together care arrangements that are often unstable, unreliable, inconvenient, and of limited quality. Because their wages are so low, these women are forced to rely on inexpensive caregivers who are often under-qualified to serve the developmental needs of their children. Even when these mothers find good, affordable care, it rarely lasts long because their volatile employment situations throw their needs into constant flux. The average woman in Chaudry’s sample had to find five different primary caregivers in her child’s first four years, while over a quarter of them needed seven or more in that time. This book lets single, low-income mothers describe the childcare arrangements they desire and the ways that options available to them fail to meet even their most basic needs. As Chaudry tracks these women through erratic childcare spells, he reveals the strategies they employ, the tremendous costs they incur and the anxiety they face when trying to ensure that their children are given proper care. Honest, powerful, and alarming, Putting Children First gives a fresh perspective on work and family for the disadvantaged. It infuses a human voice into the ongoing debate about the effectiveness of welfare reform, showing the flaws of a social policy based solely on personal responsibility without concurrent societal responsibility, and suggesting a better path for the future.

Author : William Mason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026505571

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A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God ... First American Edition. With Preface by W. Romaine by William Mason Pdf

Author : Laura Adamczyk
Publisher : FSG Originals
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374718688

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Hardly Children by Laura Adamczyk Pdf

Named a Fall Pick by Boston Globe, ELLE, Library Journal and MyDomain An eerie debut collection featuring missing parents, unrequited love, and other uncomfortable moments A man hangs from the ceiling of an art gallery. A woman spells out messages to her sister using her own hair. Children deemed “bad” are stolen from their homes. In Hardly Children, Laura Adamczyk’s rich and eccentric debut collection, familiar worlds—bars, hotel rooms, cities that could very well be our own—hum with uncanny dread. The characters in Hardly Children are keyed up, on the verge, full of desire. They’re lost, they’re in love with someone they shouldn’t be, they’re denying uncomfortable truths using sex or humor. They are children waking up to the threats of adulthood, and adults living with childlike abandon. With command, caution, and subtle terror, Adamczyk shapes a world where death and the possibility of loss always emerge. Yet the shape of this loss is never fully revealed. Instead, it looms in the periphery of these stories, like an uncomfortable scene viewed out of the corner of one’s eye.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215050657

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Children First by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee Pdf

Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/educom

Author : Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781607743026

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You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Third Edition by Rahima Baldwin Dancy Pdf

The first book in America to popularize the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools, regarding the developmental needs of young children, this revised and updated edition offers new ways for parents and educators to enrich the lives of children from birth to age six. Today’s society often pressures us into overstimulating young children with flashcards, workbooks, videos, and electronic gadgets in a well-meaning attempt to give them a head start. But children are not little adults—they learn and grow in radically different ways at different ages, and what we do to help could actually hurt instead. Some of the most important learning years happen before your child reaches school. In You Are Your Child’s First Teacher, respected Waldorf educator Rahima Baldwin Dancy explains the different stages of learning that children go through from birth to age six, giving you the wisdom and understanding to enrich your child’s natural development in the right way at the right time. A trusted classic for over twenty years, this newly revised edition contains updated resources and additional information on discipline, early childhood programs, toilet training, using home life as curriculum, and more. From language and cognitive development to appropriate toys and nourishing your child’s artistic abilities, Dancy speaks up for a rational approach to child-rearing, one that helps children be children while we fulfill our important role as parents and first teachers.

Author : Mike Brown
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445668772

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Children in the First World War by Mike Brown Pdf

The centenary of the First World War has brought with it much attention on the lives of those left behind at home. This book explains how the daily life of children one hundred years ago was affected by war.

Author : Stacy McAnulty
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250197917

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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty Pdf

A lighthearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the Earth--told from the perspective of the Earth itself! "Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day. Beloved children's book author Stacy McAnulty helps Earth tell her story, and award-winning illustrator David Litchfield brings the words to life. The book includes back matter with even more interesting tidbits. This title has Common Core connections.

Author : Judith B. Geller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023213452

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Titanic by Judith B. Geller Pdf

A commemoration of the women and children involved in the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic. The book is concerned with how they were a microcosm of society at the turn of the century when survival in life, as on this doomed ship, depended much too often on social class. Each passenger section - first, second and third class - is introduced with a brief overview on the conventions of post-Edwardian society. Included are personal interviews with survivors and their relatives; the passengers' own voices as recorded in diaries, letters and newspapers; biographies of the women and children, and male passengers or crew with whom they had contact; photographs of artefacts, where possible linked to their owners; period postcards, advertisements and photographs, together with Titanic sales brochures, tickets and baggage checks. There is also a passenger list, a chart of women and children who were saved or perished, and Titanic-related addresses.

Author : Judith Dean Gething Hughes
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824816218

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Women and Children First by Judith Dean Gething Hughes Pdf

Historian Gerda Lerner posed the question: What would history be like if seen through the eyes of women? In this insightful and sympathetic look at Hawaii's first female territorial senator, Elsie Wilcox (1874-1954), Judith Dean Gething Hughes adapts Lerner's question to tell the story of a remarkable woman whose life reflects key aspects of the social history of modern Hawaii: the enormous impact of nineteenth-century missionaries and of the sugar plantations, which dominated Hawaii's economy for nearly a century after the Civil War; the powerful influence of the American progressive movement in public education and social welfare; and the onset of the "bloodless revolution" of the 1950s, which replaced the Caucasian Republican oligarchy with a Democratic party led by second-generation Asian Americans. The grandchild of missionaries and the niece of a prosperous Kauai sugar planter, Wilcox was born and raised on her uncle's plantation. Unlike many of her peers, however, Wilcox did not marry but pursued a full-time career as an advocate for change, including education, improved health, and full participation in the life of the community for second-generation Asian Americans. Hughes looks to Wilcox's missionary heritage to reveal the values that shaped her character and to her education at Wellesley College, which transformed her into a Progressive and, by the standards of the early twentieth century, a feminist. Hughes argues that although Wilcox's education and prominent social standing contributed to making her an "old maid," they also enabled her to serve as Kauai's commissioner for education for twelve years until her election to the territorial Senate in 1932 and 1936. There she established herself as the Senate's conscience on women's and children's issues and played a key role in creating Hawaii's social security laws. Women and Children First not only details the life of one of Hawaii's most dedicated social reformers but also provides insights into the historical development of Kauai and Hawaii in general from 1910 to 1940.

Author : Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433069459786

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The First Book of History for Children and Youth by Samuel Griswold Goodrich Pdf

Author : JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101427385

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Putting Children First by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll Pdf

An internationally renowned authority on children and divorce reveals the latest research-based strategies for helping children survive and thrive before, during, and long after their parents divorce. The breakup of a family can have an enduring impact on children. But as Dr. JoAnne Pedro-Carroll explains with clarity and compassion in this powerful book, parents can positively alter the immediate and long-term effects of divorce on their children. The key is proven, emotionally intelligent parenting strategies that promote children's emotional health, resilience, and ability to lead satisfying lives. Over the past three decades, Pedro-Carroll has worked with families in transition, conducted research, and developed and directed award- winning, court-endorsed programs that have helped thousands of families navigate divorce and its aftermath. Now she shares practical, research-based advice that helps parents: -gain a deeper understanding of what their children are experiencing -develop emotionally intelligent parenting strategies with the critical combination of boundless love and appropriate limits on behavior -reduce conflict with a former spouse and protect children from conflict's damaging effects -learn what recent brain research reveals about stress and children's developing capabilities Filled with the voices and drawings of children and the stories of families, Putting Children First delivers a positive vision for a future of hope and healing.

Author : Andrew Alexander Bonar,Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Jews
ISBN : OSU:32435032148199

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Narrative of a Mission of Inquiry to the Jews from the Church of Scotland in 1839 by Andrew Alexander Bonar,Robert Murray M'Cheyne Pdf