San Antonio College Library

Lisa Ling meets up with dads on the losing side of custody battles. She dives deep into the world of child support and lawyer fees from the perspective of different men fighting to be active fathers.

"Half a Childhood, the classic text that set the standard for teaching about quality school-age care has been completely revised and updated from its 1984 edition. Half a Childhood brings to its readers the latest best practices for programs that care for school-age children in the hours before and after school and during holidays and summer."--Publisher's description.

"Boasting more than 300 creative activities for primary and intermediate school age children this resource book is a perfect supplement to Caring for School Age Children, Fourth Edition. The activities promote fun and learning in the areas of fine arts, language arts, math, movement, science, and social studies. These developmentally appropriate activities relate to current standards and are adaptable to individual children, small groups, or large...

This text examines the views of key players in all facets of the child care industry including social workers, politicians, policy advocates, child care providers and parents. It offers advice and guidelines for parents to use when selecting care.

Analyzes the facts of missing children as a crime problem which has been fueled and sensationalized by the media.

It is comfortable to believe that incest and child sexual abuse need not concern us because we have institutions to deal with these problems. This book disallows that complacency and shows that the systems has failed, and worse - that it has generated a dangerous atmosphere of denial and cover-up. Focusing on five case studies, Rosen and Etlin expose a systemic breakdown so fundamental, so irrational, and so shocking that the necessity of radical...

All About Child Care and Early Education is a comprehensive resource for child care practitioners-or those looking to become child care practitioners-including teachers, care givers, family child care providers, administrators, and directors. It provides practical suggestions for setting up classrooms, for developing curricula for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, for meeting children's social-emotional needs, and for working effectively with parents...

"A top expert reveals the most common mistakes parents make with their nannies--and how to avoid them. While there are hundreds of books that tell parents how to puree their own baby food or sleep train a toddler, there are almost no resources for handling one of the most important aspects of a child's daily world: childcare. Studies show that a child's caregiver will have a direct impact on their social, emotional, and intellectual development-making...