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Parenting and Grandparenting
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What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First Grade Education
edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. This is part of a series for K-5. This book has classic children's stories, poems, songs, fables, and other fiction. Non-fiction includes some American history, world history, science, art, etc. See sample pages at Amazon. |
The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child by Robert Sears The book's page at Amazon has an interesting blog by Dr. Sears. He has coauthored several books in the Sears Parenting series. In this book, he offers a balanced look at pros and cons of vaccination. | ||
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Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan Hall and Louisa Moats Parents often feel at a loss in helping their children when faced by failing grades and psychological evaluations. The author offers clear, step-by-step advice and information about many resources. |
Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children With Special Needs by Vincent Mark Durand This book has 21 sample pages at Amazon.com. The author presents different methods for improving sleep. He gives the pros and cons of each. See my article about Sleep Depravation and Behavior. This link opens a new window. Close it to return here. | ||
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Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Marshall P. Duke, et al. Social ineptness or being clueless is often the painful target for ridicule which makes matters so much worse. Children and adults find relief by learning nonverbal communication skills. Social as well as academic success often depend on the kind of emotional intelligence needed for picking up on nonverbal communication. The authors have had a lot of experience and training in helping people overcome this problem. |
101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces : At the Doctor's Office, on Car, train, and Plane trips, Home Sick in Bed by Carol Stock Kranowitz for use with ages 3-10 Tight spaces for any young child can lead to restlessness and irritability. Time passes more quickly and pleasantly for you and your child by using these delightful, educational activities for 3-10 year old children. The author is a preschool teacher and former Cub Scout leader who has used many of these activities with very distactible children such as ones with ADHD. This is also available in Spanish. 101 Actividades Para Entretener a Tu Hijo En Lugares Cerrados | ||
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Positive Time-out: And over 50 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles in the Home and the Classroom by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. Read suggestions for making time-out a helpful learning experience (a chance for the child to regroup inner resources and have positive character growth). Excerpts are at Amazon. |
No: Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It by Dr. David Walsh How do we handle disappointments? Life does tell all of us no. Many children, teens, and adults need help in learning to handle no. We are bombarded with images of Get anything you want and get it now. Dr. Walsh is one of many psychologists who is concerned about this. He is the founder and president of the nonprofit National Institute on Media and the Family. He encourages a balanced parenting style which is not too negative nor permissive. Age-by-age chapters help readers deal with age appropriate use of no which helps children grow into self-disciplined, well-adjusted adults. | ||
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Selling Out America's Children: How America Puts Profits Before Values - And What Parents Can Do by David Walsh, Ph.D. This well documented book is disturbing but hopeful. Rather than just focusing on problems, it gives many encouraging suggestions. There is a very short survey which you may copy and complete to share your views with elected officials and other community leaders. You can request to be put on a mailing list for additional information. To help take some positive actions on behalf of children, this is a great resource. |
10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting: Nurturing Your Child's Soul by Mimi Doe and Marsha Walch, Ph. D. Here are inspiring, practical ideas which parents of all faiths can use to nurture children's innate spirituality. Many parents have expressed their delight in finding these concrete guidelines for helping children develop positive values including coping skills. There are ideas for sharing childhood wonderment, conversations, and other activities. Mimi Doe leads workshops on spiritual parenting. She is the co-founder of Pink Bubble Productions which develops nonviolent, multicultural programming for children. | ||
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101 Great Ways to Keep Your Child Entertained While You Get Something Else Done by Valerie Teurlay for use with toddlers Having your toddler involved in independent, creative play has many rewards for busy parents and for the children. |
With Love, Grandma: Letters to Grandchildren by Carl Bernard Smith, Naomi Ritter The Senior Partners Network is a group dedicated to writing letters to at-risk kids. This book shares some of their experiences and resources as well as the essays by Claude Pepper, Fitzhugh Dodson, and Bob Kreshan (Captain Kangaroo). Even if your grandchildren are not considered at-risk, you can enjoy this book and share it with others. | ||
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Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen for all ages Often when we say, "Listen to me," we mean obey. We should listen to children? Sometimes, this is taken to mean we should do what they say or let them do whatever they want to do. Not true. The technique of listening to children involves hearing their concerns, having mutual respect, setting bounderies, using consequences, etc. This book helps us be tuned in to their needs, feelings, perceptions, and even misperceptions. Positive Discipline is written by a psychologist who is also an educator and a mother. |
365 Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children Learn Etiquette by Sheryl Eberly This is not a book with one item per day as the title might suggest. It has practical suggestions and reasonable guidelines for expectations at different age levels. Even when we try to teach manners to our own children, there are the problems of peer pressure, the media, etc. How many characters in children's books, TV programs, etc. are best known for being inconsiderate? Is this trait met with admiration or ridicule from the other characters? There has been a popular movement toward emotional honesty and expressing how we really feel. This has some good points. However, we don't have to say everything which we think. If we keep our mouths shut and our ears open, we might even change how we think and feel about some things. Some people use honesty as an excuse for being nasty! This is a good book to have in libraries and parent resource rooms in schools. See 23 sample pages at Amazon.com. |
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