The New York Times Guide to the Best Children's Videos
The New York Times Guide to the Best Children's Videos

Author: Kids First!

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999-11

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0671036696

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The only guide you'll need for choosing the best videos -- and CD-ROMS -- for your family. INCLUDES: More than 1000 entries of kid-tested and adult-approved videos currently available. Listings organized by age -- from infancy to adolescence -- as recommended by child development specialists. A wide range of categories with special attention to gender and ethnicity: Educatioinal/Instructional; Fairy Tales; Family Literature and Myth; Special Interest; Foreign Language; Holiday; Music; How-To; and Nature. Review ratings in a clear, easy-to-read format. Evaluations by panels of adults and children. Outstanding programs from independents and major studios. Ordering information, running times, and suggested retail prices. Evaluations of more than 100 CD-ROMs 500 recommended feature films for the family...and more!

The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading (The Ordinary Parent's Guide)
The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading (The Ordinary Parent's Guide)

Author: Jessie Wise

Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Published: 2004-10-17

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 194296837X

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A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach reading—no experts need apply! Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills—and don't know how to help. Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading cuts through the confusion, giving parents a simple, direct, scripted guide to teaching reading—from short vowels through supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. This one book supplies parents with all the tools they need. Over the years of her teaching career, Jessie Wise has seen good reading instruction fall prey to trendy philosophies and political infighting. Now she has teamed with dynamic coauthor Sara Buffington to supply parents with a clear, direct phonics program—a program that gives them the know-how and confidence to take matters into their own hands.

The Parents Guide to the Best Family Videos
The Parents Guide to the Best Family Videos

Author: Patricia S. McCormick

Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press

Published: 1999-11-29

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781582380544

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Watching videos has become one of the most popular ways for parents and kids to spend time together. Selecting videos, however, can be overwhelming, and often you may find that you've chosen a film that's too young, too violent, or too sophisticated for your child-or too tedious for you. With this witty, authoritative guide, video rentals will be a breeze. For each movie, the authors provide a quick thumbnail sketch of the plot, entertainment value rankings, and age recommendations-for toddlers through teens. "Ten Best Lists" organize films by both age-range, genre, and special categories, such as: * Ten tasteless movies you can safely say yes to * Ten sibling sagas * Ten movies almost as good as the books * Ten black-and-white classics kids will sit through. It also features developmental information on what children understand at different ages and how to select videos depending on your child's age and taste. The Parents Guide to the Best Family Videos draws on the expertise of authors who review movies, as well as suggestions taken from the readers of Parents magazine. Including forgotten favorites and little-known gems, this guide offers you invaluable kid-tested reviews of fabulous films for your family.

The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games
The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games

Author: Scott Steinberg

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1105154475

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Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips. Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of family life, The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games provides a vital resource for today's parent. From picking the right software to promoting online safety, setting limits and enforcing house rules, it offers indispensable hints, tips and how-to guides for fostering healthy play and development. Includes: Complete Guides to PC, Console, Mobile, Online & Social Games - Using Parental Controls and Game Ratings - Picking the Right Games - The Latest on Violence, Addiction, Online Safety - Setting Rules & Time Limits - Best Games for All Ages - Essential Tools & Resources. "An essential guide for parents." Jon Swartz, USA Today

100 Best Books for Children
100 Best Books for Children

Author: Anita Silvey

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780618618774

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By selecting only 100 "best books" Silvey distinguishes her guide from all the others and makes it possible to give young readers their literary heritage in the childhood years.

The Giver
The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 054434068X

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The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.

Discipline that Lasts a Lifetime
Discipline that Lasts a Lifetime

Author: Ray Guarendi

Publisher: Servant Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781569553688

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Author, counselor, broadcaster and dad, Dr. Ray Guarendi, offers parents practical advice about disciplining children to form their children's character and to teach them the basics of living, moral responsibility, and respect. A Servant Book. The audio edition of the book can be downloaded via Audible.

A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's Videos and where to Find Them
A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's Videos and where to Find Them

Author: Mary Turck

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9780395690000

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Summarizing and evaluating more than two hundred videos for children ages one to twelve, the author considers gender roles, violence, language, and cultural diversity in a variety of subject categories including holidays, animals, multicultural, and music. Original.