Presents a practical, step-by-step approach for establishing your own mindfulness practice. Brief introductory chapters explain the scientifically proven effects on health, as well as the philosophy behind this ancient practice. The remainder of the book consists of 25 experiential lessons that guide you through various meditative practices.
Understanding and Working With Anger in Your Family
Gives parents all the information they need to know about their children's, and their own, anger and aggression. This book shines a light on the misunderstood elements of anger and reminds people why it is an essential emotion.
Offers scientifically validated guidance to help you raise your tween, teen, or young adult on the autism spectrum. The book contains advice for finding medical and psychiatric care, helping your teen learn executive functioning and social skills to navigate middle and high school, and talking to your teen about sexual development and activity.
What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children
Stories about the failures of our educational systems abound, but most of them stop after pointing out the problems. Becoming Brilliant goes beyond complaining to offer solutions that parents can apply right now. Authors Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek provide a science-based framework for how we should be educating children in ......
A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven
Being the Change is written for activists who work in organizations with social missions, and those who are involved in social change outside of their jobs. It provides empirically supported strategies from cognitive behavior therapies and other psychological interventions for coping with the challenges of difficult, yet meaningful work.
A Mother's Science-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Im
This book will help moms teach their 3 to 10-year-old daughters to value and respect their bodies from the start. Girls' body image begins to develop very early in life, and many girls show body image concerns by middle childhood. As the primary influence on how girls feel about their bodies, mothers are in an ideal position to support their ......
How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work
Offers concrete skills for holding meaningful conversations that cut across today's intense political divide, showing readers how to connect to the people in their lives. Chapters show readers how to develop and use the scientifically-proven skills that are the foundation of constructive conversation.
What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying and How You Can Avoid Being Duped
This book investigates the science behind "big liars"- those rare people who use lies as their principal way of navigating life. Big Liars explores this small but dangerous group through the lens of psychological science.
Painful latch, delayed milk, low supply, oversupply, infections, and tongue-tie are just some of the issues that can imperil breastfeeding. Postpartum anxiety and depression can make things even harder. This book aims to help expectant and new mothers reach their breastfeeding goals and care for their babies with confidence. While new motherhood ......
