About
the book
Boost Your Child’s
Achievements
proves that the scope for parental intervention goes beyond the limits imposed by a child’s genetic endowment, and will help parents shape their offspring into happy, self-assured, well-rounded and attractive individuals. This practical hands-on guide is especially useful for working parents. The chapter Do’s and Don’ts of Enlightened Parenting, together with the extensive index, will answer most problems at the flick of a finger.
In
writing Boost Your Child’s Achievements, the objective of the authors
was to create an easy-to-read manual to assist parents in the task implied
in the title.
The book shows that the scope for parental intervention goes beyond the
limits imposed by a child's genetic endowment, and helps parents to shape
their offspring into happy, self-assured, well-rounded and attractive
individuals.
There is no universal consensus on the best method of bringing up
children. Some aspects are still controversial. However, Boost Your
Child’s Achievements records the state-of-the-art findings on the subject
of child development, with the assistance of authoritative institutions
and other sources.
Parents are generally not trained in any educational discipline. They are
therefore not interested in arcane concepts and are put off by scientific
jargon. These days the need to work long hours imposes time constraints on
parents, which makes a practical hands-on guide like Boost Your Child’s
Achievements invaluable.
The last no-nonsense book specifically for parents was Benjamin Spock's The
Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946), which sold more than
30 million copies and in the process broke dramatically with accepted
practices. Boost Your Child’s Achievements is a further step in the
same direction.
Contents
Bonding
The Early Years
Ages and Stages
Self-Esteem
The Mystery of Intelligence
Managing Your Child
Do’s and Don’ts of Enlightened Parenting
Alcohol and pregnancy
Ask your child
Baby’s work-out
The brain power charade
Breast or bottle
Check your child’s vision
Corporal punishment
Cot safety
Dental care
Family life and employment
Give them space
Hide-and-Seek
Junk food diet
Encourage good manners
Memory Lane
Another baby is coming
Have fun with your newborn
Permissiveness
Pets and your baby
Praising bright children
Pre-natal vitamin supplements
Resilience in adversity
Going to school
Sleep
Sons and fathers
The sun and your child
Television
The internet
Test your baby’s hearing
Timing pregnancy
Working with your child’s teachers |
Nutrition and Children
Alcohol and Drugs
Alcohol and your child
How to raise drug-free children
Children and Smoking
Sex Education
Adoption
Step-Families
Bereavement and Your Child
Education
The Mystery of Intelligence
How Intelligent is Your Child?
Intellectual Performance
Motivation & Stimulation
Nurturing the Able Child
Exceptionally Able Children—a Checklist
Dyslexia
Other Learning Problems
How Parents Can Help Their Children to Read
Emotional and Behavioural Problems
Games Children (and Teenagers) Play
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Help Your Child to Learn
A Reading Scheme for Assessment and Teaching
Spelling, Handwriting and Teaching Left-Handed Children
Graded Key Words
Reading Comprehension Test
Steps Ahead Arithmetic Test
The Brain and Mind Games
How to improve performance in intelligence tests
The IQ Tests
For age-group I (4-6 years plus)
For age-group II (7-9 years plus)
For age-group III (10-14 years)
Answers
Marking the Tests
Index |
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