Author: Dr Rosemary Roberts
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: birth, wellbeing
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2010-02-11
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 1848607210
ISBN-13: 9781848607217

What do we mean by wellbeing, and what does it look like as it takes shape in early childhood? What can we do to support the wellbeing of children at home and in settings? This book provides some answers to these complex questions, in a straightforward, accessible way. Parts 1 and 2 offer students and practitioners a strong theoretical framework within which to explore ways of developing and extending their work with children and families, and with each other, including guidance on observation and assessment for planning. Part 3 provides practical strategies based on work involving familie

Authors:Tom Rath, Ph.D. James K. Harter,
Publisher: Gallup Press
Keywords: elements, essential, five, wellbeing
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2010-05-04
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 1595620400
ISBN-13: 9781595620408

Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, the latest New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller from Gallup Press.Much of what we think will improve our wellbeing is either misguided or just plain wrong.Contrary to what many people believe, wellbeing isn’t just about being happy. Nor is it only about being wealthy or successful. And it’s certainly not limited to physical health and wellness. In fact, focusing on any of these elements in isolation may drive us to frustration and even a sense of failure.When striving to improve our lives, we are quick to buy i

Author: Klaus Bergdolt
Publisher: Polity
Keywords: living, healthy, history, cultural, wellbeing
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2008-06-03
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0745629148
ISBN-13: 9780745629148

This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century, when scientific medicine began to gain ascendancy. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a lively and well exemplified account of the numerous historical manifestations of dietetics showing that despite the diversity of notions of healthy and ill’, directions on healthy living remain surprisingly constant throughout the centuries. Notwithstanding his admiration for the achievements of modern medicine, Bergdolt regrets that the sim

Author:
Publisher: Melbourne University
Keywords: academic, monographs, children, australia, lose, wellbeing, time
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2005-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0522852203
ISBN-13: 9780522852202

Author: Evan Finer
Publisher: Wellbeing Resources
Keywords: authentic, wellness, ingredients, missing, wellbeing, effortless
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2003-10
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 097430770X
ISBN-13: 9780974307701

This book effectively conveys the essence of the most powerful, time and research tested methodologies and principles for achieving authentic wellness with minimal effort. A rare masterpiece that is concise yet complete, deep yet easy-to-follow. Treat yourself to this special book. It will allow you to make your dream life come true. Eliminate Your Stress; Enhance and Stabilize Your Emotions; Increase Your Ability to Focus; Optimize Your Physical Performance; And So Much More!

Authors:Cary L. Cooper, Usha Goswami, Barbara J. Sahakia,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: wellbeing, capital, mental
Number of Pages: 1040
Published: 2009-11-23
List price: $339.99
ISBN-10: 1405185910
ISBN-13: 9781405185912

This major new reference presents The Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project (a UK Government project in the Government Office for Science). It offers a comprehensive exploration of how mental capital and wellbeing operate over the lifespan; how experiences in the family, in school, at work and following retirement augment or reduce mental capital and wellbeing, and the impact that this has for the individual and for the welfare and economic progress of the nation. Mental Capital and Wellbeingcomprises a series of scientific reviews written by leading international scientists and soc

Authors:Anne Edwards, Harry Daniels, Tony Gallagher, Jane Lea
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: improving, children, wellbeing, learning, working, multi, inter, professional, collaborations, agency
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-03-12
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0415468698
ISBN-13: 9780415468695

** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009 ** Inter-professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social exclusion of children and young people and are now a common feature of welfare policies worldwide. Drawing on a four year study of the skills and understanding required of practitioners in order to establish the most effective interagency collaborations, this comprehensive text Gives examples from practitioners developing inter-professional practices allow readers to reflect on their relevance for their own work