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Using the STAR Parenting process, this manual gives parents the tools they need to teach children how to get attention without hitting or whining, deal with feelings without blowing up or giving up, establish and respect boundaries, and solve problems without resorting to yelling or hurting. It offers parents advice on how to reduce their role as referee, gives immediate help with a process to handle any sibling conflict, and provides easy-to-understand examples of real-life situations, as well as giving them insight into ways they may be encouraging the quarreling they hate. While the squabbling between siblings won’t stop altogether, this guide does demonstrate how to instill “people” skills that will help children get along within the context of their family and in the outside world.

Marie Curie, nicknamed “Manya” by her family, reveled in reading, learning, and exploring nature as a girl growing up in her native Poland. She went on to become one of the world's most famous scientists.

Curie’s revolutionary discoveries over several decades created the field of atomic physics, and Curie herself coined the word radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person ever to win in two different fields—chemistry and physics.

Marie Curie for Kids introduces this legendary figure in all her complexity. Kids learn how Curie worked alongside her husband and scientific partner, Pierre, while also teaching and raising two daughters and how this intense scientist sometimes became so involved with her research that she forgot to eat or sleep. She struggled with health issues, refused to patent her discoveries (which would have made her very wealthy), and made valuable contributions during World War I. Kids can engage in hands-on learning in Curie's style by examining real World War I X-rays; making a model of the element carbon; making traditional Polish pierogies; and much more. 

Packed with historic photos, informative sidebars, a resource section, and 21 hands-on activities and experiments that illuminate Curie’s life and work, Marie Curie for Kids is an indispensable resource for budding scientific explorers. 

Profusely illustrated and with a wealth of practical information throughout, this child-rearing aid makes the task of raising well-behaved children just a little easier by showing parents how to acknowledge and reward good behavior, avoid problems by making expectations clear, setting reasonable limits, and reducing power struggles, among other tips. This is an indispensable tool, especially for first-time or very young parents.