Jane Scott

A much-needed guide that delivers essential baby and child-care advice while reminding parents to calm down and trust themselves. Parents are more overwhelmed than ever before -- juggling demands on their time as well as conflicting advice from family, friends, frenemies and "experts" on how to achieve parental perfection. Pediatrician Jane Scott has seen this parental anxiety up close, and in The Confident Parent she shares advice on how to cut through the confusion, dial down the insecurities and unhelpful advice, and simply do what countless parents around the world have done throughout history: respond to their little one's needs without overthinking, overstimulating, and overparenting. Informed by a unique global perspective, The Confident Parent shows readers how to be not just better caregivers but happier and more balanced human beings. The book covers the basics of baby and child-care from breastfeeding and sleep training to managing temper tantrums, offering a fresh perspective that's both commonsense and liberating. Takeaways include: * Children are strong and resilient--unless parents teach them not to be. * Picky eating is learned, not innate. * There is such a thing as being too careful. This upbeat and empowering guide shows how small changes can yield big results -- helping both parents and kids feel more secure, confident, and connected.

FINALLY, a dating book written from the male perspective. This book is for the woman who is tired of dating players. A player will fool you into believing you are special to him when in reality he is just after sex. This book will help you recognize the warning signs of a player before your feelings get too serious for him. It will start you on a path in the right direction toward finding a Reformed Player to date. A Reformed Player is tired of the games and looking for a more meaningful relationship. This is a fun, easy, quick read. Each chapter focuses on a question that women have always wanted to know the answer to such as, "Is he cheating on me?". Richard succinctly answers it and then lists red flags that signal your man is cheating on you. Next, he tells a story from his past and then discusses the issue in general. Each chapter ends with a take away comparing Richard's and a Reformed Player's answers. If you are looking for love and marriage or a significant relationship without tying the knot, then read this book to make sure you are not chasing or even dating the wrong guy. You may know someone who is dating the wrong guy. Giving her this book is a subtle way of telling her that because she will be laughing at Richard's experiences while realizing that she is indeed dating a dick Richard is a blunt man whom tells it like it is. He is hated by men because he is now telling you their secrets--how they think, what they do to get sex and avoid marriage and how they make you fall in love with them while they are cheating on you. He isn't trying to tell you what you want to hear. He doesn't sugar coat anything. He tells you what you need to hear to make your dating experience pleasurable for you too. He is not a psychologist or sociologist. He is just a guy's guy whom has had countless experiences with various women from the girl next door to a pin-up model and he was a dick to all of them. He had no intention of marrying them or even dating them. He just wanted to use them for sex. Richard finally had an epiphany and realized what he was doing to these poor women. Further, he decided he wanted more out of life than just meaningless sex. He wanted love, marriage and children. He became reformed and suggests you date a Reformed Player because they have all the good qualities (looks, confidence, and bravado) of a player but have had enough of the game. They are now ready for a one-on-one after party with you. A nice guy is fine but you most likely aren't attracted to him because he doesn't have that je ne sais quoi quality of a player. More importantly, the nice guy probably hasn't been with very many women so he will be more liable to cheat on you to sew his male wild oats. Many readers enjoy Richard's animal comparisons to the human dating jungle. They also like his bluntness and comical stories. Read the book. Share it with your friends. Give it as a party favor for a bachelorette party. Just spot the Richards of the world and then date the Reformed Players. Happy Dating

Everyone knows about seahorses, but baby seahorses are called fry. Our heroine is too big to be a fry, but she hasn't grown into a full size seahorse yet, so Soli likes to be called a Seapony. After being caught in a strong tide, she finds herself on the shore, in a beautiful Yorkshire coastal village, in the North of England, An amazing transformation occurs, she discovers a new friend, and their adventures begin. The first of a series of books and adventures, 'Soli the Seapony' introduces the main characters and locations. As the story develops, amazing discoveries are made, unusual things happen, and our friends become true, unsung heroes.

Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, but recognizing the signs, assessing the family's and the child's needs, and undertaking intervention can be difficult and complicated. This book, based on extensive research of the evidence, outlines how neglect can be recognized, examining the signs that parents give to signal their need for help, and the signs that a child's needs are not being met. It then covers how practitioners should respond, including assessment, planning, and appropriate interventions. The authors examine whether practitioners are well-equipped to recognize child neglect, and whether professional responses to help could be swifter. Finally, the prevention of child neglect is considered, and a proposal for a public health approach and early intervention is outlined. The book includes case studies and makes recommendations for policy and practice.This book will help practitioners to understand better child neglect and to improve practice in this important area. It will be vital for all those likely to encounter child neglect, including child and family social workers, health visitors, teachers with safeguarding responsibilities, nursery staff, and educational psychologists.

Once upon a time, a carpenter entered a forest and happened upon a wolf wearing a feathered cap. Quick whose side are you on? If you don't know, we suggest reading a hearty round of fairytales. Stories provide a roadmap for life. This is because stories are life. But oftentimes it's easiest to understand where we are when we can look through other eyes from the perspective of someone else, living somewhere else, somewhen else. For those beginning to read for the first time or those beginning to read again, The Book Tree will drop golden apples in your lap, until you can climb high enough to pick for yourself."

The Integrated Children's System (ICS) was developed to support effective practice with children and families and improve decision making and planning for children in need. This book outlines what the ICS is and how it works, and assesses the effectiveness of a number of pilot studies, offering guidance for others using and implementing the system, which is being rolled out nationally. Part of the Government's long term programme to improve outcomes and life chances for children, the system provides a more structured and systematic approach by integrating the processes of working with children in need from the point of first contact through to the final review. The Integrated Children's System is vital reading for policymakers, social care managers, social care practitioners and those responsible for implementing the system.