Books for Parents & Professionals

FOR PROFESSIONALS

"Building Classroom Success: Eliminating Academic Fear and Failure"

(Continuum, 2010)

 

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CHAPTER 1. ACHIEVEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

CHAPTER 2. SUCCESS SEEKERS

CHAPTER 3. FEAR, FAILURE, AND SELF-ESTEEM

CHAPTER 4. SELF-ESTEEM PROTECTION

CHAPTER 5. SELF-HANDICAPPING

CHAPTER 6. DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM AND DEFENSIVE OPTIMISM

CHAPTER 7. DISENGAGEMENT AND HELPLESSNESS

CHAPTER 8. OVERSTRIVING AND PERFECTIONISM

CHAPTER 9. FEAR OF SUCCESS AND SUCCESS AVOIDANCE

CHAPTER 10. COURAGEOUS AND CONSTRUCTIVE VIEWS OF POOR PERFORMANCE

CHAPTER 11. DEVELOPING BROADLY-BASED SELF-ESTEEM

CHAPTER 12. EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH COMPETITION

CHAPTER 13. REDUCING AVOIDANCE AND INCREASING SUCCESS ORIENTATION

CHAPTER 14. DEVELOPING HEALTHY VIEWS OF COMPETENCE

CHAPTER 15. DEVELOPING ROCK-SOLID SELF-ESTEEM

CHAPTER 16. RUNNING YOUR OWN RACE

CHAPTER 17. SEIZING CONTROL

CHAPTER 18. EMPOWERING BELIEFS ABOUT CAUSE AND EFFECT

CHAPTER 19. TEACHER TIP WRAP-UP

CHAPTER 20. GOOD TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS

 

FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS


"How to Motivate Your Child For School and Beyond"

(Bantam, 2003)

 

 

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CHAPTER 1. RAISING HAPPY LEARNERS

CHAPTER 2. BOOSTERS, MUFFLERS AND GUZZLERS

CHAPTER 3. INCREASING YOUR CHILD’S SELF-BELIEF

CHAPTER 4: BUILDING YOUR CHILD’S SENSE OF CONTROL

CHAPTER 5: INCREASING YOUR CHILD’S BELIEF IN SCHOOL

CHAPTER 6: INCREASING YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING FOCUS

CHAPTER 7: ASSISTING YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOLWORK AND STUDY

CHAPTER 8: ENHANCING YOUR CHILD’S PERSISTENCE

CHAPTER 9: REDUCING YOUR CHILD’S TEST ANXIETY

CHAPTER 10: REDUCING YOUR CHILD’S FEAR OF FAILURE

CHAPTER 11: RE-ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED CHILD

CHAPTER 12. BUILDING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD

CHAPTER 13. MOTIVATING BOYS

CHAPTER 14. MOTIVATING THE GIFTED AND TALENTED

 

FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS


"How to Help Your Child Fly Through Life: The 20 Big Issues"

(Bantam, 2005)

 

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ISSUE # 1: CHILDCARE AND PRE-SCHOOL

ISSUE # 2: STARTING SCHOOL: TO DELAY OR NOT TO DELAY ENTRY

ISSUE # 3: PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL

ISSUE # 4: GETTING YOUR CHILD INTO READING (AND WRITING)

ISSUE # 5: SELECTIVE SCHOOLS AND OTHER SELECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

ISSUE # 6: SINGLE-SEX AND CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLING

ISSUE # 7: CHOOSING OR CHANGING A SCHOOL

ISSUE # 8: COACHING FOR ENTRANCE AND APTITUDE TESTS

ISSUE # 9: TUTORING FOR HELP WITH SCHOOLWORK

ISSUE # 10: HOMEWORK

ISSUE # 11: EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING PART-TIME WORK)

ISSUE # 12: MOTIVATING YOUR CHILD

ISSUE # 13: HELPING YOUR CHILD DEAL WITH SETBACK and CHALLENGE

ISSUE # 14: MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF BOYS AND GIRLS

ISSUE # 15: PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR BIG EXAMS

ISSUE # 16: CHOOSING SCHOOL SUBJECTS

ISSUE # 17: CHOOSING A CAREER

ISSUE # 18: FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AFTER SCHOOL

ISSUE # 19: WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T GET INTO UNI/COLLEGE

ISSUE # 20: HAVING A GAP YEAR (A YEAR OFF AFTER SCHOOL)