Review
“When you’re up to your eyebrows in therapists and IEPs and doctor visits and research, it’s hard to imagine a time when you’ll have to deal with issues like where your adult child is going to live and work and find friendship. Often, we put those thoughts off — but that time comes more quickly than you think, and without some advance preparation, it’s rough on everyone. Morgan, author of Parenting Your Complex Child, provides a calm, experienced voice to lead you th (more…)
Jun 26
Revolutionary Parenting (Tyndale) was developed from a landmark study of Christian twenty-somethings and the parents who raised them. In this groundbreaking release, author George Barna shared how these fathers and mothers created a lasting legacy of faith in their children.The Revolutionary Parenting Workbook was created to move parents from insight to application. This guide is designed to help any parent raise spiritual champions that will love and serve God into adulthood. F (more…)
Here’s what you’ll learn inside of “How to Be a Smart Parent with Parenting Advice for the Ages”:- What the children of the 21st century are like in general.- How to increase your chances of raising highly successful kids.- What encouragement, praises, and positive reinforcement do to children.- The things a parent should avoid so as not to spoil their kids.- How children can be subjected to unnecessary pressure by demanding parents.- The negative effects of unreasonable (more…)
A great resource for parents struggling through the turmoil of divorce. Putting the welfare of children front and center, the book offers parents accessible ways to maintain self-safety and self-control while developing a positive new relationship as “co-parents.” Recommended reading for every divorcing or divorced couple.
About the Author
Susan Blyth Boyan, M.Ed., LMFT, and Ann Marie Termini, Ed.S., LPC, are psychotherapists widely known for their expertis (more…)
From Publishers Weekly
Sussman’s guide to the visualization techniques of “eidetic imaging” is an intriguing addition to the surplus of you-can-heal-yourself manuals. Eidetic images-”the emotionally charged record of events that shaped us into the person we are today”-tell us who we are, help us cope with life’s challenges and make possible the release of “a treasure trove of energy, abilities, and power,” Sussman (Images of Desire) argues. Covering everything from a lousy love l (more…)
“Cry over spilt milk. Remind them to always look happy in front of your friends. Nervously suggest they shouldn’t go into the basement after dark and don’t explain why. Attend parent-teacher night in a blue bunny suit.”Frederick Muench and Gregory Nemec offer a humorous account of all the little things parents can do to put the “fun” in “dysfunctional family.” Parents of wayward children will no longer have to scratch their heads and wonder where they went wrong. By following th (more…)
America’s pregnancy bible, What to Expect When You’re Expecting with 12.8 million copies in print, recently underwent an extensive third edition. Now comes the completely revised and updated Spanish language version. Que se puede esperar cuando se esta esperando, with 143,000 copies in print, is an exact and complete translation. The perfect companion for Spanish-reading expectant parents, it is also a must-have for doctors, midwives, and other health-care providers who need hel (more…)
Overflowing with intelligence and good common sense, this comprehensive guide provides clear explanations and useful guidelines on everything a parent might want to know about the second and third years of their child’s life. On a month-by-month basis, WHAT TO EXPECT THE TODDLER YEARS explains what a toddler will be able to do at that age, and what to expect in the months ahead. Featuring topics from potty-training to sleeping problems, disciplining to how to encourage learning (more…)
From Booklist
Previously available as a booklet in conjunction with a workshop and as a video, clinical psychologist Phelan’s simple, effective child-management program has now been issued as a trade paperback. The gist of the plan is to enable parents to discipline children, ages 2 to 12, by instituting a system of counting and time-outs, delivered straightforwardly and unemotionally. How the regimen is used to stop undesirable behavior, stimulate desirable conduct, and cope wit (more…)
Review
“The author presents an upfront and honest approach with a dose of humor as well as heart wisdom.” –Dr. Caron Goode, author of Raising Intuitive Children”…provides parents with a clear map to living a life of empowered authenticity.” –Debra J. Snyder, PhD, author of Intuitive Parenting”This book is a wonderful guide to help parents nurture their children’s gifts and deepest talents by mining the treasures of The Now.” –Judith Orloff, MD, author of Second Sight”This (more…)