Jenny Froude's youngest child was deafened by meningitis at five months old. New communication skills were needed, and sign language provided the necessary lifeline. Here, she shares her insights into family life with a deaf child.
Words were not enough for Tom; it was signs that made sense of a world silenced by meningitis. This work is an account by a woman of how her son contracted meningitis and of the deafness that resulted. It offers a discussion of the issues surrounding deafness from a parental vie…
« Cet ouvrage rassemble les éléments essentiels à l'approche de la psychopathologie périnatale. Cette deuxième édition, actualisée et remaniée, présente les différents troubles dans une perspective clinique. La psychopathologie est éclairée d'études provenant de disciplines conn…
"How to raise kids who can handle the real worldToday's Generation iY (teens brought up with the Internet) and Homelanders (children born after 9/11) are overexposed to information at an earlier age than ever and paradoxically are underexposed to meaningful relationships and rea…
Bullying has become a pervasive problem in US schools. 86% of children ages 12-15 interviewed said they get teased or bullied at school, making bullying more prevalent than smoking, alcohol, drugs, or sex among the same age group. This book discusses the characteristic triad of …
Les enfants surdoués sont souvent des enfants fragiles que leur différence rend plus vulnérables. Hyperréceptifs, ils sont plus sujets à la peur et l'anxiété. Mais il ne tient qu'aux parents et enseignants de mieux les comprendre pour les aider à s'épanouir. Ce livre pratique a …