Encyclopedia - Parenting: Encyclopedia Ii - Parenting - Observers
Benjamin Spock was an authority on parenting to a generation of North American parents. A current authority is T. Berry Brazelton, the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parenting: Encyclopedia Ii - Parenting - Parenting Assessment
There are several parent self-report measures that have been developed for use by clinicians and researchers to assess parenting, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parenting: Encyclopedia Ii - Parenting - Aspects Of Parenting
Parenting - Parenting Methods and Practices. Parenting may involve praise, but it also involves punishment. Some parents no longer cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parenting: Encyclopedia - Parenting
Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until they reach adulthood. This task is usually done by the biological parents, b...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Excerpt From "the Indigo Children"  
As you begin to read this, you might be thinking, "What now, another 'doom and gloom' book about how society is changing our kids...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Indigos And Indigo Children  
I have a seven-year-old Indigo son. I've been working as a teacher's aide in his classrooms through preschool, kindergarten, and now f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayesian Network: Encyclopedia - Bayesian Network
A Bayesian network or Bayesian belief network or just belief network is a directed graph of nodes representing variables and arcs repres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breath-holding Spells: Encyclopedia - Breath-holding Spells
Breath-holding spells, a form of syncope, are alarming-appearing but benign phenomena seen in early childhood. A child may hold his breat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education
Waldorf Education, sometimes called Steiner education, is a world-wide movement based on an educational philosophy first formulated by Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbig-haro Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbig-haro Object - Proper Motions And Variability
Spectroscopic observations of HH objects show that they are moving away from the source stars at speeds of 100 to 1000 km/s. In rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grandfather Paradox: Encyclopedia Ii - Grandfather Paradox - Theories In Science Fiction
Perhaps the most famous and typical example of the paradox is the first Back to the Future film: Marty McFly travels to 1955 and accident...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irving Langmuir: Encyclopedia Ii - Irving Langmuir - Early Years
Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 31, 1881. He was the third child (out of four) of Charles Langmuir and Sadie, n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purr: Encyclopedia Ii - Purr - Why Felines Purr
Humans usually interpret the purring of a domestic cat as an expression of some type of friendliness or contentment. This assumption is b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Family Circus: Encyclopedia Ii - The Family Circus - Description
The comics depict the childhood antics of Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and P.J., fictionalized versions of the author's own children (and now, gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Kinsey: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Kinsey - Early Years
Both of Kinsey's parents were extremely conservative Christians; this left a powerful imprint on Kinsey for the rest of his life. His fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sikhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikhism - History Of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1538), considered to be the founder of Sikhism, was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, near ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sikhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikhism - History Of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1538), considered to be the founder of Sikhism, was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, near ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbig-haro Object: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbig-haro Object - Numbers And Distribution
Over 400 individual HH objects or groups are now known. They are ubiquitous in star-forming H II regions, and are often found in large gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Medved: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Medved - Movie Reviews
Medved is notable as the best-known socially conservative film critic. He has been an outspoken critic of how religion is portrayed by ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Girl: Encyclopedia Ii - Girl - Demographics
There are 2.18 billion people (est. UNICEF, 2004) aged 18 or under in the world, for a total of more than one billion living girls. From ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radioactive Decay: Encyclopedia Ii - Radioactive Decay - Decay Chains And Multiple Modes
Many radionuclides have several different observed modes of decay. Bismuth-212, for example, has three. The daughter nuclide of a decay e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gas Giant: Encyclopedia Ii - Gas Giant - Extrasolar Gas Giants
Because of the techniques currently available to detect extrasolar planets, all of those found to date have been of a scale associated, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnesium: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnesium - Isotopes
Magnesium-26 is a stable isotope that has found application in isotopic geology, similar to that of aluminium. Mg-26 is a radiogenic daug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eliot Spitzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Eliot Spitzer - Background
Spitzer was born and raised in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, by observant Austrian Jewish parents. He is a graduate of Horace Mann ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome - Genetics
Typically this disorder is the result of founder effects in isolated human populations, such as the Amish and some small island inhabitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Sondheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Sondheim - Career
At about the age of ten, around the time of his parents' divorce, Sondheim became friends with Jimmy Hammerstein. Jimmy's father was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shidduch: Encyclopedia Ii - Shidduch - The Phenomenon
In many groups belonging to Orthodox Judaism, dating between the sexes is limited to the search of a partner for marriage, and only follo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refrigerator Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - Refrigerator Mother - New Explanations: Filling A Theoretical Void
There are many contenders to replace the 'refrigerator mother' theory. After the 'refrigerator mother' theory gradually lost credibility ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 47 Ursae Majoris: Encyclopedia Ii - 47 Ursae Majoris - 47 Ursae Majoris B
After the discovery of the first extrasolar planet around a Sun-like star, 51 Pegasi b, astronomers Geoffrey Marcy and Paul Butler search...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - What Maisie Knew: Encyclopedia Ii - What Maisie Knew - Key Themes
It's not surprising from the book's title that knowledge and education form a major theme in this bittersweet tale of Maisie's developmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Françaix: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean Françaix - Music
Maurice Ravel said of the young Françaix to the boy's parents, "Among the child's gifts I observe above all the most fruitful an artist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince Of Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince Of Thailand - Achievements
Vajiralongkorn now holds the ranks of General in the Royal Thai Army, Admiral in the Royal Thai Navy and Air Chief Marshall in the Royal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Description
Waldorf Education is principaly based on the work of Rudolf Steiner and was later developed by Hermann von Baravalle and Caroline von Hey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Wider Social Purpose
Besides seeking to foster creative development of the "whole child," Steiner also started the Waldorf movement in order to help fulfill a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - History
Waldorf education was developed by Rudolf Steiner as an attempt to establish a school system that would facilitate the inclusive, broadly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Criticism
Waldorf schools have been criticized for downplaying their spiritual nature, which many interpret to be religious. Some critics feel that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Replies To Criticism
Proponents cite research, by Piaget and others, which supports the view that early academic learning actually interferes with the develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - See Also
Waldorf Education - List of Waldorf Schools. See the separate article , List of Waldorf Schools. ... See also:Waldorf Education, Wal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Description
Waldorf Education is principaly based on the work of Rudolf Steiner and was later developed by Hermann von Baravalle and Caroline von Hey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Wider Social Purpose
Besides seeking to foster creative development of the "whole child," Steiner also started the Waldorf movement in order to help fulfill a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - History
Waldorf education was developed by Rudolf Steiner as an attempt to establish a school system that would facilitate the inclusive, broadly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Debate Surrounding The Waldorf Teaching Method
Waldorf education does not teaching reading and academics until approximately age 6-7. Critics claim that a "window" of intellectual oppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Treatment Choices
It follows that there are a number of issues about the right way to deal with autism. These issues complicate the choices that confront p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Lapin: Encyclopedia Ii - Daniel Lapin - Conservative Judeo-christian Values Vs. Liberalism
Daniel Lapin - Support for conservative Christians. Both Lapin and Medved promote conservative political principles, inter-mixed with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayn Rand: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayn Rand - Biography
Ayn Rand - Early life. Rand was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was the eldest of three daughters of a Jewish family. Her parents...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Einstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Einstein - Biography
Albert Einstein - Youth and college. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 at Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 100 km east of St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Montessori Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Montessori Method - Criticisms
A wide range of often mutually exclusive criticisms have been launched at the Montessori method. Some parents believe the Montessori envi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Epidemic: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Epidemic - Leaky Gut Syndrome And Related
Some children with autism have responded well to dietary intervention such as eliminating gluten (a protein found in most grains) and cas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Einstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Einstein - Biography
Albert Einstein - Youth and college. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 at Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 100 km east of St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frances Brandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frances Brandon - Life At Court
Mary I however again favored her cousin Frances with her pardon. She was apparently unwilling to execute her childhood friend. Frances an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Montessori Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Montessori Method - Criticisms
A wide range of often mutually exclusive criticisms have been launched at the Montessori method. Some parents believe the Montessori envi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Montessori Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Montessori Method - Criticisms
A wide range of often mutually exclusive criticisms have been launched at the Montessori method. Some parents believe the Montessori envi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oswald Mosley: Encyclopedia Ii - Oswald Mosley - Family And Early Life
Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish but his branch were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire. When his parents separated, he was brought u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - Early Life
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the second daughter of Otto Heinrich Frank (May 12, 1889–August 19,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Child Sexuality - The United States Today
There is little agreement in US society about what is age-appropriate sexual behavior for children, except that it must not be abusive. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Boas: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Boas - Early Life And Education
Franz Boas was born in Minden, Westphalia. Although his grandparents were observant Jews, his parents, like most German Jews, embraced En...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Involuntary Commitment: Encyclopedia Ii - Involuntary Commitment - United States
Involuntary commitment is governed by state law and procedures vary from state to state, under laws often called mental hygiene laws. Inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inception Of Darwin's Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Inception Of Darwin's Theory - Theory
Charles went house-hunting by day. At night he thought about "innumerable variations" (which he still thought were acquired in some way) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Danny Phantom Villains And Ghosts: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Danny Phantom Villains And Ghosts - Vlad Plasmius
Easily Danny's arch enemy, Vladimir "Vlad" Masters is a human who went to college with both of Danny's parents and spent a good deal of t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dvija: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dvija
Dvija (Sanskrit) (from dvi two + the verbal root jan to be born)   Twice-born; nowadays in India used for any man of the first th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
Ancestor Worship A cult widely observed among peoples and usually defined as the cult of the spirits of parents and forefathers. It im...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Procreation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Procreation
Procreation The progressive series of methods by which the human life-wave has reproduced its kind on earth is closely related to the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Turiya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Turiya
Turiya (Sanskrit) The fourth; the state of consciousness which the Buddhas and Christs, and occasionally great but less evolved people...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Blood Rites: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Blood Rites
Blood Rites Ceremonies, covenants, and observances in which blood is used as part of the rites or performances.   "The arca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hinduism
Hinduism (Hindu Dharma): (Sanskrit) India's indigenous religious and cultural system, followed today by nearly one billion adherents, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Victim: Dream Interpretation - Victim
  Victim The awareness of crime in our society is creating sensitivity about the potential victimisation we all face. Dreams of b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Victim: Dream Interpretation - Victim
  Victim The awareness of crime in our society is creating sensitivity about the potential victimisation we all face. Dreams of b...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Drawing On Your Dreams For Conscious Parenting  
I was the observer of the action in this dream. The action took place in a city with a foreign feel. Maybe Italy. The streets were sto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Rape: Dream Interpretation - Rape
  Rape Dreams of rape are dreams of violence. As a dreamer, you may find yourself as an aggressor, victim, or spectator to the cr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Rape: Dream Interpretation - Rape
  Rape Dreams of rape are dreams of violence. As a dreamer, you may find yourself as an aggressor, victim, or spectator to the cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parenting: Encyclopedia Ii - Parenting - Pregnancy And The Early Years
During pregnancy the unborn child is affected by many decisions his or her parents make, particularly choices linked to their lifestyle. ...   » Read the article

Article - Oceanography Sitemap I - A-z
This is a sitemap for Oceanography - A-Z . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. Th...   » Read the article