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Schwabish J, Feng A. 2021. Do no harm guide: Applying equity awareness in data visualization . Washington, DC: Urban Institute , 44 pp.

Greenspan S, Lewis NB. 1999. Building healthy minds: The six experiences that create intelligence and emotional growth in babies and young children. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 398 pp.

Annotation: This book for parents outlines six core stages to promote intelligence and emotional growth from birth to preschool. The stages are described in each chapter: (1) becoming calm, attentive, and interested in the world; (2) falling in love; (3) becoming a two-way communicator; (4) solving problems and forming a sense of self; (5) discovering a world of ideas; and (6) building bridges between ideas. Additional chapters include techniques such as "floor-time", nurturing all six levels of intelligence and emotional health at the same time, and giving more and expecting more, the concluding chapter on building on the six stages and challenging the child in further development. The appendices contain a functional developmental growth chart and questionnaire; the six essential developmental stages and the growth of the brain; and ten ways to environmentally childproof your home. The book concludes with an index.

Keywords: Child development, Communication skills, Consumer education materials, Developmental stages, Environmental health, Infant development, Nonverbal communication, Parent child relations, Parenting, Psychological health, Young children

Duke MP, Nowicki S, Martin EA. 1996. Teaching your child the language of social success. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 181 pp.

Annotation: This book describes and explains the methods and rules of nonverbal communication. It provides parents and teachers with information that allows them to identify forms of nonverbal language, describes ways in which parents and teachers can systematically and informally evaluate children's abilities in nonverbal language use, and offers exercises that can help children develop their ability to use nonverbal language.

Keywords: Children, Communication skills, Consumer education materials, Nonverbal communication, Social skills

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Extension Service. 1967. Using visuals in agricultural extension programs . Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Extension Service, 90 pp.

Annotation: This booklet is one in a series designed to answer questions about agricultural communications. It illustrates how visual teaching can be used in agricultural extension programs to enhance learning and speed up agricultural progress. Included are examples of visuals, including motion pictures, posters, puppets, and songs that can be used as effective communication tools.

Keywords: Agriculture, Audiovisual materials, Educational materials, Nonverbal communication, Rural populations, Teaching, Training materials
   

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