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OverviewHealthy Children, Healthy Minds: Helping Children Succeed NOW for a Brighter Future is an excellent resource for educators, parents, and anyone who is interested in and committed to fostering healthy patterns of behavior, thinking, and lifestyle choices in children. This book provides strategies on how to keep the brain and mind healthy, address challenges to brain and mind health, such as mental illness and substance abuse, and concrete strategies for building a healthy brain and mind. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marcel Lebrun , Kimberly WilliamsPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781610489256ISBN 10: 161048925 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 09 May 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Keeping the Brain and Mind Healthy Chapter 1: Exercise: The Mind on the Move Chapter 2: Nutrition: Healthy Fuel for the Mind Chapter 3: Arts: Stimulation for the Developing Mind Chapter 4: Language Development and Computing for Healthy Mind Development Part II: Challenges to Brain and Mind Health Chapter 5: Attention Issues and Problems Chapter 6: Brain Injuries and Brain Damage (Athletics, Accidents, Toxins) Chapter 7: Substance Abuse Chapter 8: Physical Illness and obesity Chapter 9: Mental Illness and Pathology Chapter 10: Violence and Abuse Part III Strategies for Building a Healthy Brain and Mind Chapter 11: Mindfulness and Meditation Chapter 12: Purposeful Teaching of Thinking/cognition and Identifying and Building Cognitive Strengths Chapter 13: Social Relationships and Healthy Emotions Chapter 14: Strategies for Well-Being (including programs and alternative therapies) ConclusionReviewsBelieve this information! It will help the job seeker be prepared for the path to employment.--Doug Peden, AAEE, Executive Director Author InformationMarcel Lebrun is a Distinguished Professor at Plymouth State University. He has 35 years of teaching experience in schools and at the university levels. He is the author of 10 books. Kimberly Williams is an independent consultant in New York, adjunct faculty member at Plymouth State University, and teaching support specialist at Cornell University with over 20 years of faculty teaching experience. She is the author of several books on child and adolescent safety, and she has worked closely with children and adolescents for over two decades. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |