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Note from the Author |
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Guilt: Introduction |
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Should preschoolers be watching television at all? |
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Learn: Building Your Healthy Media Diet |
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Watch TV, not too much, make it interactive and educational |
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Know: Laying The Groundwork |
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Inspire our preschoolers to learn and grow |
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Playing Opens the Door to a Preschooler's World |
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Pausing Helps Preschoolers Find Their Voice |
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Repetition Leads to Learning and Mastery |
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Unlocking The Genius Within |
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Conflict Develops Grit, Coping Skills, and Strategies |
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Respectfully Communicating Builds a Preschooler's Self-Worth |
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Asking Preschoolers "Will You Help Me?" Develops Empathy and Confidence |
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Modeling Shapes Our Preschooler's Behaviors and Experience |
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Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary Can Sparky Our Preschooler's Passion |
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Singing and Laughing Makes Parenting Easier |
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Celebrating the Small Things Grows Preschoolers' Sense of Optimism and Intrinsic Motivation |
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Epilogue |
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Notes |
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Acknowledgments |
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Index |
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