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Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide...
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TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Based on more than twenty-five years of clinical work with juvenile offenders as well training parents, teachers, counselors and law enforcement, and supported by research in neuroscience, Changeable presents a radical new way of thinking about challenging and unwanted behavior -- Collaborative Problem Solving -- that builds empathy, helps others reach their full potential, and most of all really works. With illuminating scientific evidence, remarkable...
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Formac Publishing Company Limited
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2017.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Maximus Todd, the clever kid who can't sit still at school, invents a game to keep his fidgeting under control, his arch enemy Mandy Beth learns his secret plan and tries to foil it.
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Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Award-winning Wharton Professor and Choiceology podcast host Katy Milkman has devoted her career to the study of behavior change. In this ground-breaking book, Milkman reveals a proven path that can take you from where you are to where you want to be, with a foreword from psychologist Angela Duckworth, the best-selling author of Grit. Set audacious goals. Foster good habits. Create social support. You've surely heard this advice before. If you've...
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HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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The author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff taught readers how to stop the little things in life from driving them crazy. Now he demonstrates how making simple yet effective changes can get our life back on course. With his blend of storytelling and advice, Carlson offers proven ways that even the smallest amounts of change can add up to become a fortune of difference in our lives.
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New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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If you have depression or just suffer from low mood and lack of motivation, you know that your life isn't going to change with one grand, sweeping gesture. But you can make important decisions every day whether its getting off the couch and going for a walk, signing up for a course in pottery or screenwriting, or just setting aside some time to meet and chat with a good friend over coffee. These little things wont change your life all at once. But...
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The Noom Mindset, created by the leading digital health company that has helped millions achieve their weight and health goals, deconstructs habits around the core drivers of body weight: what we eat and how much we move. You'll discover how your habits around eating and weight management are impacted by your own self-confidence, stress, habits, lifestyle choices, and the rollercoaster of motivation (yes, it's supposed to go up and down). Best of...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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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 understandably focused on correcting or improving a child's lack of...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Through stories of her work with families, the author shows parents how making critical mindshifts-seeing their children's behaviors through a "new lens"-empowers them to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Claire Lerner offers a roadmap for implementing practical and proven solutions that are based in science and work in real life"--
17) Big game jitters
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Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Max's soccer team plays the school bully's team, Max must come up with a secret game to calm his Super Fidgets or it may cost his team the championship.
18) Badass habits: cultivate the awareness, boundaries, and daily upgrades you need to make them stick
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"Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting and building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again--our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, and our unconscious beliefs...
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Future Horizons
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Do you have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or related special needs for your child? A Parents Guide to Early Intervention will help you navigate the questions above with simple step-by-step processes. The Comprehensive Model for Early Intervention (CMEI) was developed by Alex Liau, who has worked with children with special needs for the past 15 years. Alex has combined his experiences in working with parents in...
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