It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized." - Haim G. Ginott

    To celebrate the anniversary, we are pleased to publish an edition featuring a new cover that celebrates I Saw a Purple Cow's status as a classic in the field. The contents remain the same. The lists of useful things to buy and save are still current and useful, and the activities, such as making rock creatures, fun with sounds, and how to create tube and clothespin puppets, are as easy and intriguing today as they were when the book was originally published. Here is an essential tool for today's caretakers of young children.

    Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. The result was Siblings Without Rivalry. This wise, groundbreaking book gives parents the practical tools they need to cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship. With humor and understanding much gained from raising their own children Faber and Mazlish explain how and when to intervene in fights, provide suggestions on how to help children channel their hostility into creative outlets, and demonstrate how to treat children unequally and still be fair. Updated to incorporate fresh thoughts after years of conducting workshops for parents and professionals, this edition also includes a new afterword.