Martha Sears

Martha is the mother of eight children, a registered nurse, a former childbirth educator, a La Leche League leader, and a lactation consultant. Martha is the co-author of 25 parenting books and is a popular lecturer and media guest drawing on her eighteen years of breastfeeding experience with her eight children (including Stephen with Down Syndrome and Lauren, her adopted daughter). Martha speaks frequently at national parenting conferences and is noted for her advice on how to handle the most common problems facing today's mothers with their changing lifestyles. Martha is able to connect with both full-time mothers and mother who work full-time, because she herself has experienced both styles of parenting Martha takes great pride in refer

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Adem Güneş

İlk orta ve Lise öğrenimini Türkiye’de yaptı. Rotterdam Üniversitesi Pedagoji Bölümü mezun oldu. Uzunca yıllar yurt dışında yaşadı. Avrupa eğitim sistemlerini ve çocuk eğitimi modellerini bizzat yerinde inceleme fırsatı buldu.

Pedagojinin kültürden bağımsız olamayacağını dile getiren Güneş, Anadolu pedagojisi değerlerinin altını çizmekte ve duyarlılık eğitimi olmadan davranış eğitiminin yetersiz kalacağını dile getirmektedir.

2008 yılından bu yana Türkiye’de bulunan Adem Güneş, haftalık Aksiyon dergisinde köşe yazarlığı ve Burç FM’de Radyo programları yapmaktadır.

Pedagojide uzmanlık sahası “Şiddet”, “Taciz” ve “Suistimaller” olan Adem Güneş Fatih Üniversitesinde Öğretim Görevlisidir.

Yayınlanmış 14 Türkçe ve 2 İngilizce kitabı bulunan Adem Gün
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