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BOOKS FOR PARENTS
*Raising Good Kids in Tough Times* by Dr. Roger W. McIntire. Seven crucial habits that help parents raise good kids, maintain a loving relationship, and counter the dangerous examples, attitudes and temptations children face in today's multimedia world. These are the habits parents need for confidence and the ones that can help in moments of trouble. Selected as "Approved Winner" by Parents' Choice and as "Outstanding" by Parent Council Ltd. Price: $14.95 Click here for more reviews, contents, and excerpts. Click here to order this book.
*Teenagers & Parents: Ten Steps for a Better Relationship* by Dr. Roger W. McIntire. Avoid the slammed doors and sulks. This sensible, practical, and readable guide for parents of teenagers offers friendly, usable advice on every page. La Leche League calls it "Reassuring and enjoyable!" The Kentucky School Counselor Assn newsletter says, "Well-written, easily understood practical handbook." $11.95 Click here for author bio, more reviews, and contents. Click here to order this book.
*Enjoy Successful Parenting: Practical Strategies for Parents of Children 2-12* by Dr. Roger W. McIntire. Here's the help parents need to say calm, confident, and in control as they encounter the daily stresses and turmoil of raising young children. Rated as "Outstanding" by Parent Council Ltd. Available as book, $16.95, and audiobook, $24.95. Click here for description and reviews. Click here to order this book.
*Mother's Magic - 10 Easy Steps to Well-Behaved Children* gives mothers simple, practical ways to solve common problems such as going to bed on time, respecting Mom, helping at home, making a home happy, minding Mom, behaving in public, stopping fighting, doing homework, getting ready in the morning, eating right. Price $17.95. Spiral bound. Click here for reviews and contents. Click here to order this book.
*Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism* by Thomas S. Greenspon, Ph.D. Perfectionism is not about doing your best, or struggling for excellence or even striving for high goals; it's about feeling that we're never good enough. Perfectionism takes a heavy toll on self-esteem, performance, talents, energy, relationships, health and capacity to enjoy life to its fullest. This book can be your guide to a fuller, more stress-free live. $14.95 Click here for more information. Click here to order this book.
*The Power of Positive Talk - Words to Help Every Child Succeed* by Douglas Bloch, M.A., with Jon Merritt, M.S. Affirmations are more than just words. They can heal hurts, build self-esteem, and inspire us to face life with confidence and courage. You can influence the "self-talk" of the children in your life. Our world is filled with stress, pressures and fears. Children need support and encouragement from adults - and they need to know how to affirm themselves. Help the children in your care talk to themselves in a "yes" voice (positive, spontaneous, creative, and joyful) rather than in a critical, negative "no voice." This book makes affirmations easy to understand and use with children of all ages in all kinds of situations. It also includes affirmations for adults. $16.95. Click here for more information. Click here to order this book.
*The School Savvy Parent - 365 Insider Tips to Help You Help Your Child* . These tips come straight from the source--teachers. Positive and practical, the tips help you support your child's education from the start of the school year to summer vacation. Topics include health and safety, latchkey issues, talking with teachers,volunteering at your child's school and more. This friendly book can make school easier and more rewarding for everyone - including you. $12.95. Click here for more information. Click here to order this book.
*Parenting Well in a Media Age* by Gloria DeGaetano provides answers and alternatives for parents seeking to raise their kids to be human despite the pressures from the media and commercial interests. The book clearly shows the challenges of meeting the real human needs of our children in a depersonalized, industry-generated society. The book offers common sense answers that concerned parents will appreciate. $18.95. Click here for contents and reviews. Click here to order this book.
*It's Not My Stepkids - It's Their Mom!* by Karon Phillips Goodman offers help and encouragement for stepmoms everywhere. If you're a stepmom, you probably never imagined being in this role. You've worked hard to build bonds with your stepchildren and perhaps you've seen them welcome or at least not reject you. Being a stepmom may even bring you a sense of accomplishment and joy, but you may also find yourself up against an unavoidable challenge: your stepchildren's mother. Most moms are mature, caring, reasonable people who put their children's welfare first. This book is written for those stepmoms whose relationships with the mom are not that easy. Her antics and manipulations may be only an aggravation or quite severe. She may irritate you occasionally or terrorize your family every day. When this happens, your marriage, your psyche, and your stepkids all suffer from the stress and strain. The author intends this book to offer help, guidance and encouragement. $9.95 Click here for author bio, more reviews, and contents. Click here to order this book from our online bookstore.
*The Stepmom's Guide to Simplifyiing Your Life!* by Karon Phillips Goodman. Nearly two out of three re-marriages that come with children fail; this book will help your new family succeed. Karon Phillips Goodman's new family went through some difficult times, but once she changed her approach to stepmothering, her family began to thrive. Now, mixing compassion and gentle humor, Karon shares those hard-earned lessons. She shows stepmoms that they can simplify their lives by focusing their precious time and energy on the things they can control--and letting go of the rest. $14.00. Click here for author bio, more reviews, and contents. Click here to order this book from our online bookstore.
*The Whipped Parent--Hope for Parents Raising an Out-of-Control Teen* by Kimberly Abraham, Marney Studaker-Cordner, Kathryn O'Dea. Both parents and professionals will discover that this book is a practical, realistic and easy-to-understand resource for dealing with an adolescent's frustrating behaviors. It is written in everyday language with humor and hope, by experts who work exclusively with adolescents who are "oppositional-defiant" and have conduct disorders. $14.95. Click here for author bio, more reviews, and contents. Click here to order this book from our online bookstore.
*Little Steps for New Parents* by Sandy Briggs provides a weekly guide for parents to help them provide an environment that encourages healthy emotional, intellectual, and physical development. With a renewed appreciaton for the importance of touching, you'll discover why little steps taken now can help your child's ability to learn, control emotions, solve problems,and get along with others $15.95. Click here for contents and reviews. Click here to order this book.
*GrandLoving - Making Memories with Your Grandchildren* by Sue Johnson and Julie Carlson provides 200 low-cost, fun activities, tips from 350 families worldwide, do-together and long-distance projects, and ideas for heartfelt family visits for grandparents wondering what they can do with their grandchildren. Whether you're a seasoned grandparent, newbie nana, mom or child caregiver, this 296-page sourcebook with its 110 illustrations will be a book you will really use. 18.95. Click here for reviews and more information. Click here to order this book from our online store.
*How to Handle a Hard-to-Handle Kid* by C. Drew Edwards, Ph.D., is a parents' guide to understanding and changing problem behaviors. Some children are simply more challenging than others. If you're parenting one of these high-maintenance kids, this book is for you. Clinical psychologist and parent, Dr. Edwards gives you the tips, skills, and information you need to identify, address, and correct problem behaviors. $15.95. Click here for reviews and more information. Click here to order this book from our online store.
*Busy But Balanced* by Mimi Doe offers practical and inspirational ways to create a calmer, closer family. It is filled with personal stories and written with humor and insight, making it easy for parents to make a difference one step at a time. Ladies Home Journal calls Mimi Doe a "parenting guru." She has appeared on Oprah and inspires thousands of parents across the country each year with her personalized workshops. $18.95. Click here for reviews and more information. Click here to order this book from our online store.
*Grandparents As Parents--A Survival Guide to Raising a Second Family* by Sylvie de Toledo, Deborah Edler Brown. This is a practical, solid guidebook for any grandparent who is helping to support, raise, or considering the raising of a grandchild. It offers a comprehensive summary of the issues, concerns and problems. Helps grandparents through the maze of physical, emotional, financial and legal problems they face as they try to protect their grandchildren from violence, abuse, drugs, prostitution, gangs and guns. $17.95 Click here for author bio, more information, and reviews. Click here to order this book from our online store.
*Last Child in the Woods* - Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv changes the way we thiink about our children's connection with the natural world. Louv directly links the absence of nature in the lives of today's wired generation to some of the most disturbing childhood trends--the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Louv also offers practical solutions to heal this broken bond. $13.95. >Click here for author bio, more information, and reviews. Click here to order this book from our online store.
*Terrorism and Kids - Comforting Your Child* by Fern Reiss is an invaluable guide for parents and teachers faced with children's difficult questions during these difficult times. The book includes dozens of practical tips for minimizing kids' fears without being overprotective and gives specific answers to questions children may ask (What about anthrax and smallpox? Will they bomb us?) You'll learn how to talk about terrorism with your preschoolers, elementary school children and teenagers and how to help them feel safe again. A 2002 American Bookseller Association BookSense 76 Selection. $14.95. Click here for reviews and more information. Click here to order this book.
*Waging Peace on Kids and Other Living Things* is a powerful CD of hope and inspiration through original music, poetry and compelling quotations from American presidents and major figures of our time. At times poignant, at times upbeat satire, always original and lyrical, the CD is all about a call to action to begin Waging Peace. Production and creative works are donated; proceeds benefit Medecins Sans Frantiers / Doctors Without Borders and other nonprofit groups. Length: 1 hour. $10. Click here for contents and more information. Click here to order this CD.