This guide teaches practical parenting skills that really work to help you make the most of your child's first five years. Written by one of the nation's foremost parenting experts, Dr. Michael H Popkin, in collaboration with university child development specialists, Active Parenting: First Five Years will help you nurture your child with a "just right" combination of freedom and nonviolent discipline. You'll learn about: - what a baby's cry means - your child's growing brain - preventing tantrums and other problems - building a loving bond - caring for your child at different ages and stages - using mindfulness to keep your cool - 6 ways to prepare your child for school success ...and so much more! Since 1983, Active Parenting has helped over four million parents raise responsible, courageous children who thrive.

Flash Kids educational products focus on fast, fun family learning. Developed for children in grades K-8, Flash Kids products take a lighthearted approach to serious educational content. In an age of rigorous standardized testing and increased emphasis on performance, these products encourage parents and children to enjoy the simple delight of learning new things together. Most importantly, Flash Kids products give families an easy, affordable way to bridge the gap between school and home. This book teaches cursive in a cool way. Each letter corresponds to a realistic animal illustration and an interesting scientific fact about the picture. This unique feature helps grab kids attention, while the clear diagrams and ample pages encourage practice.

Standardized test-taking skills for reading, math and language for grade 8.

This handbook provides parents with guidelines not only to help prevent behaviour problems from occuring but also with strategies to promote children's social, emotional and academic competence.

Now Available in Paperback! In Einstein Never Used Flashcards highly credentialed child psychologists, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D., with Diane Eyer, Ph.D., offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning. It's a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through play is not only okay-it's better than drilling academics! Drawing on overwhelming scientific evidence from their own studies and the collective research results of child development experts, and addressing the key areas of development-math, reading, verbal communication, science, self-awareness, and social skills-the authors explain the process of learning from a child's point of view. They then offer parents 40 age-appropriate games for creative play. These simple, fun--yet powerful exercises work as well or better than expensive high-tech gadgets to teach a child what his ever-active, playful mind is craving to learn.

Flash Designers: push Flash to the next level with After Effects' robust toolset. CS5 delivers more complete integration of these two powerhouse applications-so you can expand your multimedia horizons. Flash + After Effects gives you a working understanding of the AE toolset and professional techniques that raise the design bar for web, HD broadcast, or CD/DVD delivery. The companion web site contains project media for hands-on practice of essential production skills, including:

This book provides the world's first and best guide to marrying After Effects and Flash technologies together, starting by taking the reader through the creation of a video project from concept to upload, with emphasis on making their workflow as efficient as possible. The rest of the book focuses on specific techniques and special effects that the reader can walk through and build, and then adapt for use on their own projects. The book supports the latest versions of After Effects and Flash.