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Dr. Spock's the School Years: The Emotional and Social Development of Children
Contributor(s): Spock, Benjamin (Author)
ISBN: 0743411234     ISBN-13: 9780743411233
Publisher: Gallery Books
OUR PRICE:   $19.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2001
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Annotation: The second book in a two-volume compendium is an invaluable reference for parents of preschoolers through teens, featuring discussions and advice on feelings, values, behavioral expectations, and social development.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages - School Age
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
- Health & Fitness | Children's Health
Dewey: 649.124
LCCN: 2002265179
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.51" W x 8.51" (0.87 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's parents can rejoice: a new compilation of Dr. Spock's timeless advice is here!
Filled with Dr. Spock's insightful writings on the fruition of a child to college-aged adult, this first-time collection of essays provides parents with timely information on topics such as:
  • a child's fears and anger
  • coping with everyday stress
  • teaching a child values and responsibilities
  • understanding and dealing with violence in contemporary culture
  • effective discipline
  • prioritizing school work
  • dealing with peer pressure
  • discussing love, sex, and AIDS
  • step-parenting

With Dr. Spock's The School Years, parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions.

Contributor Bio(s): Spock, Benjamin: - Dr. Benjamin Spock was the most trusted and most famous pediatrician worldwide; his reassuring and commonsense advice shaped parenting practices for half a century. The author of eleven books, he was a political activist for causes that vitally affect children: disarmament, day care, schooling, housing, and medical care for all. Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care has been translated into thirty-nine languages and has sold more than fifty million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1946. Please visit DrSpock.com for more information.