Summary: Saw: Would you kill someone to save your own life or the lives of your loved ones? For the victims of the psychopath known as the Jigsaw Killer, this isn't just a hypothetical question, and two men abducted and held in chains by the madman are faced with playing his gruesome game for their own survival. Gripping, spine-chilling shocker stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, and Leigh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 150.1952 SAGWeissbourd, Rick.
Summary: Through the author's own original field research, a surprising picture of the moral development of children emerges to confirm that parents' intense focus on their children's happiness is turning many children into self-involved, fragile conformists who feel ashamed when they fail to measure up. He posits that parents' challenge is not to teach morality, but first, "to help children deal with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 1993
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 RIGBradshaw, John
Summary: The best-selling author of Creating Love sets out to redefine what it means to live a moral life in today's world by helping readers reclaim and cultivate their inborn moral intelligence by developing one's instincts for goodness in childhood and nurturing them through one's adult life to promote good character and moral responsibility.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Book 2009
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Summary: "Raising antiracist children is an essential goal for parents, caregivers, and educators, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne--an acclaimed teacher and advocate--be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children is an interactive road map to incorporating the tools of inclusivity and activism into everyday life." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2022
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Summary: "In a world steeped in gender inequality and sexual violence, it's become more and more clear that we can't just teach girls to protect themselves. We must also teach boys not to do harm. Written by a clinical psychologist with expertise in modern families, Raising Feminist Boys is a parent's guide to having developmentally appropriate conversations with boys about sexual responsibility,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.23 WEGBarnett, Cynthia
Summary: Discusses concerns over fresh- and groundwater supplies in the early twenty-first century, examines the efforts of individuals, businesses, and governments to reduce water use, and describes technologies that improve the amount of water used for agricultural irrigation, the amount of money businesses can save by recycling air conditioning condensation, and related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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Contents: The gifted child -- Attention deficits: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Attention deficits: Asperger syndrome -- Cognitive issues: how those with a different mind think -- Finding flow: the wellspring of creative endeavor -- Emotional intelligence and emotional giftedness -- Social cognition and interpersonal relationships -- Moral development: moral reasoning and compassion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2004
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Summary: "From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, The Montessori Child guides parents in using the principals of Montessori to raise their school-aged children in ways that assist their development and foster a respectful relationship between parent and child and world. When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2024
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Summary: From a leading child psychologist comes this groundbreaking new understanding of children's behavior, offering insight and strategies to support both parents and children. Over her decades as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Mona Delahooke has routinely counseled distraught parents who struggle to manage their children's challenging, sometimes oppositional behaviors. These families are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 155.4 DELSummary: Combining archival materials, a replication of a study with young children, and frank interviews with college students, this program summarizes much of the research about moral development. It leads students to experience the methodology involved in psychological research and to consider the factors involved as they face moral decisions in their own lives. This video does not deal with extreme...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Bloom, Paul
Summary: "A leading cognitive scientist argues that a deep sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. From Sigmund Freud to Lawrence Kohlberg, psychologists have long believed that we begin life as amoral animals. After all, isn't it the parents' role to turn babies into civilized beings who can experience empathy and shame, and override selfish impulses? In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 BLOSummary: Traditional, single-parent, blended, extended: there are many ways to define a family. This video examines different types of families and the roles they play in the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and moral development of their members. Additional topics include stresses on the family structure and the "changing seasons" of the family cycle. Correlates to all applicable National and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: A dramatization of William Shakespeare's historical play. Upon the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur. The play also treats the moral development of the king's son Hal (later Henry V).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose Video Pub. 1979
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS HENSummary: What's wrong with enjoying the rich variety of foods that importers make available? Do the reported drawbacks of globalization mean that we should eat only locally grown food? How are Western food choices related to environmental problems and to developing-world farmers? This program explores those questions by studying agricultural practices in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Comparing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This video illustrates ways to encourage moral development from infancy onward, showing how children and young adults learn and act out good and bad behavior. Scenes from a busy preschool show how toddlers absorb concepts of right and wrong, personal responsibility, and compassion, demonstrating that these qualities are best learned through social interaction. Also featured is a roundtable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010