The best-selling author of Brain Rules extends his popular plan to infants, sharing what the latest science says about raising smart and happy children, in a book that includes such advice as: TV is harmful for children under 2, the best predictor of academic performance is a child's level of self-control, praising effort is better than praising intelligence and much more. --Publishers description.

Pt 1. examines the concept of morality and how moral values are developed. --Pt. 2. examines moral development from early infancy through adolescence. Through an examination of the roles parents, society and schools play, it gives an understanding of how moral development can be nurtured and stimulated. (Magna Systems Inc, USA)

This comprehensive production provides observation sequences that illustrate all areas of child development. Filmed throughout the whole year of a two year old girl's life, it consists of 24 sequences, during which time she starts nursery. These sequences give a rounded, holistic view of development over time. Being able to observe through out a whole year gives a real feel of what this child is like, how she likes to play and how she learns. The...

The agile method allows modern development teams to rapidly build software that is both efficient and effective. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to this approach to software development. The course begins with the major teaching points. Next, the methodology is presented, along with the rationale for its adoption. Included here is the Agile Manifesto. This section is followed by one that discusses how Agile teams are structured and...

We judge people in business the same way we judge those in our personal lives. We listen to what they say, watch how they behave, and take note of the results of their actions. Success is ultimately built on a foundation of character, communication, and trust. To accomplish our goals, people must believe in us. The Power of Reputation offers businesspeople an action plan for creating the kind of reputation that generates trust, inspires confidence,...

Presents practical advice for increasing productivity on creative projects and improving their chances for success through strategies of networking and sharing works and ideas with like-minded members of the community and on the Internet.

Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. It has also worsened nearly every problem we face: fundamentalism and ethnic conflict; climate chaos and species extinction; financial instability and unemployment. There are personal costs too. For the majority of people on the planet, life is becoming increasingly stressful. We have less time for friends and family and we face mounting pressures...

Guiding behaviour in early childhood (a positive plan for discipline & caregiving) - Despite their best moments, toddlers and preschoolers often behave in ways that frustrate their parents and caregivers, and even endanger their own safety. They are not intentionally being bad but how can we guide them in a positive way? Learn why misbehaviour occurs, common reactions by caregivers, ways to stop it, and how to create and enforce a plan to bring about...

Continue your study of cross-examinations with a detailed look at "leading questions." Useful for identifying holes in an argument, leading questions also represent persuasive arguments in and of themselves. Learn the rules of creating a good leading question and how they can help you win the debate.

A good critique is a necessary way of testing out an idea, but developing a good negative case requires immense creativity to disprove the affirmative argument. Delve into the key arguments available to the negative: the disadvantages of the affirmative case, counterproposals, and critiques of the affirmative's assumptions.