Learning to Listen

Author: T. Berry Brazelton
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0738216682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
From his childhood in Waco, Texas, where he took expert care of nine small cousins while the adults ate Sunday lunch, to Princeton and an offer from Broadway, to medical and psychoanalytic training, to the exquisite observations into newborn behavior that led babies to be seen in an entirely new light, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's life has been one of innovation and caring. Known internationally for the Touchpoints theory of regression and growth in infants and young children, Brazelton is also credited for bringing the insights of child development into pediatrics, and for his powerful advocacy in Congress. In Learning to Listen, fans of Brazelton and professionals in his field can follow both the roots of a brilliant career and the evolution of child-rearing into the twenty-first century.

Listen and Learn

Author: Cheri J. Meiners
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1575428008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Knowing how to listen is essential to learning, growing, and getting along with others. Simple words and inviting illustrations help children develop skills for listening, understand why it’s important to listen, and recognize the positive results of listening. Includes a note to teachers and parents, additional information for adults, and activities.

Learning to Listen

Author: Grosvenor W. Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Learning to Listen

Author: Pat Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780825300653
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description

Learning to Listen

Author: Herbert Lovett
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
This accessible and absorbing text describes how the interactive process of learning to listen can help support providers replace overly controlling behavior modification techniques with thoughtful, practical alternatives.;

Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach

Author: Jane Vella
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 078796607X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
In this updated version of her landmark book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, celebrated adult educator Jane Vella revisits her twelve principles of dialogue education with a new theoretical perspective gleaned from the discipline of quantum physics. Vella sees the path to learning as a holistic, integrated, spiritual, and energetic process. She uses engaging, personal stories of her work in a variety of adult learning settings, in different countries and with different educational purposes, to show readers how to utilize the twelve principles in their own practice with any type of adult learner, anywhere.

Learning to Listen/listening to Learn

Author: Lizbeth A. Barclay
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
ISBN: 0891284915
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 562

Book Description
Addresses "the systematic development of skills in listening for and interpreting auditory information. Listening skills are a crucial but often-overlooked area of instruction for children who are visually impaired and may have multiple disabilities; they relate to the expanded core curriculum for students and are essential to literacy, independent travel, and sensory and cognitive development."--AFB website

Learning to Listen, Learning to Care

Author: Lawrence E. Shapiro
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1572245980
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
A workbook with forty activities designed to help children learn self-control and empathy.

Learning to Listen

Author: David J. Mendelsohn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781562702991
Category : Audio-lingual method (Language teaching)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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The Lost Art of Listening

Author: Michael P. Nichols
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462545890
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
"That isn't what I meant!" Truly listening and being heard is far from simple, even between people who care about each other. This perennial bestseller--now revised and updated for the digital age--analyzes how any conversation can go off the rails and provides essential skills for building mutual understanding. Thoughtful, witty, and empathic, the book is filled with vivid stories of couples, coworkers, friends, and family working through tough emotions and navigating differences of all kinds. Learn ways you can: *Hear what people mean, not just what they say. *Share a difference of opinion without sounding dismissive. *Encourage uncommunicative people to open up. *Make sure both sides get heard in heated discussions. *Get through to someone who never seems to listen. *Ask for support without getting unwanted advice. *Reduce miscommunication in texts and online. From renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols and new coauthor Martha B. Straus, the third edition reflects the huge impact of technology and social media on relationships, and gives advice for talking to loved ones across social and political divides