Best of
Parenting

2003

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth


Ina May Gaskin - 2003
    Based on the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care, Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth gives expectant mothers comprehensive information on everything from the all-important mind-body connection to how to give birth without technological intervention. Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, this invaluable resource includes:• Reducing the pain of labor without drugs--and the miraculous roles touch and massage play• What really happens during labor• Orgasmic birth--making birth pleasurable • Episiotomy--is it really necessary? • Common methods of inducing labor--and which to avoid at all costs• Tips for maximizing your chances of an unmedicated labor and birth• How to avoid postpartum bleeding--and depression • The risks of anesthesia and cesareans--what your doctor doesn’t necessarily tell you• The best ways to work with doctors and/or birth care providers• How to create a safe, comfortable environment for birth in any setting, including a hospital• And much moreIna May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth takes the fear out of childbirth by restoring women’s faith in their own natural power to give birth with more ease, less pain, and less medical intervention.

The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity


Sally Clarkson - 2003
    By catching a vision of God’s original design and allowing it to shape your life, you can rediscover the joy and fulfillment to be found in the strategic role to which God in all his wisdom has called you, for a purpose far greater than you can ever imagine. Discover how understanding God’s purpose and design can empower you to be the mother you long to be.

Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain


Sue Gerhardt - 2003
    She shows how the development of the brain can affect future emotional well being, and goes on to look at specific early 'pathways' that can affect the way we respond to stress and lead to conditions such as anorexia, addiction, and anti-social behaviour.Why Love Matters is a lively and very accessible interpretation of the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, psychoanalysis and biochemistry. It will be invaluable to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, mental health professionals, parents and all those concerned with the central importance of brain development in relation to many later adult difficulties.

Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children


Sarah Napthali - 2003
    Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become calmer and happier—with the recognition that a happier mother will be a better parent. This realistic look at motherhood acknowledges the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering and offers real and achievable coping strategies for mothers to renew their lives on a deep level.

Parenting From the Inside Out


Daniel J. Siegel - 2003
    Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children. Born out of a series of parents' workshops that combined Siegel's cutting-edge research on how communication impacts brain development with Hartzell's thirty years of experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator, Parenting from the Inside Out guides parents through creating the necessary foundations for loving and secure relationships with their children.

Heartfelt Discipline: The Gentle Art of Training and Guiding Your Child


Clay Clarkson - 2003
    Ask them to define discipline, however, and you will find little agreement. Many parenting experts support a strict, “hands-on” approach–usually in the form of spankings. Other believers think a permissive, “hands-off” is the best way to demonstrate love. Caught between these extremes, well-meaning parents feel torn and even more confused about what the Bible really says on the subject. Is there a better way to lovingly train and guide our kids? Yes, says author Clay Clarkson, and in Heartfelt Discipline he offers a long-awaited, biblical discipline solution that is caring and effective–one that leaves parents feeling confident and guiltless, not saddened or conflicted. At last, here is a faith-directed approach to discipline that spares the rod but doesn’t spoil the children. Through biblical advice, answers to commonly asked questions, and positive encouragement, Clay Clarkson presents a new, biblical model of discipline–one that allows parents to embrace a completely new way of thinking about childhood discipline, renew their relationships with their children, and transform the dynamics of their family life.

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading


Esmé Raji Codell - 2003
    Esmé Raji Codell—an inspiring children's literature specialist and an energetic teacher—has the solution. She's turned her years of experience with children, parents, librarians, and fellow educators into a great big indispensable volume designed to help parents get their kids excited about reading. Here are hundreds of easy and inventive ideas, innovative projects, creative activities, and inspiring suggestions that have been shared, tried, and proven with children from birth through eighth grade. This five-hundred-page volume is brimming with themes for superlative storytimes and book-based birthday parties, ideas for mad-scientist experiments and half-pint cooking adventures, stories for reluctant readers and book groups for boys, step-by-step instructions for book parades, book-related crafts, storytelling festivals, literature-based radio broadcasts, readers' theater, and more. There are book lists galore, with subject-driven reading recommendations for science, math, cooking, nature, adventure, music, weather, gardening, sports, mythology, poetry, history, biography, fiction, and fairy tales. Codell's creative thinking and infectious enthusiasm will empower even the busiest parents and children to include literature in their lives.

Treasuring God in Our Traditions


Noël Piper - 2003
    But he uses means. He uses God-centered traditions and Bible-saturated family patterns and grace-laden heirlooms. Only God can give our children a taste for the sweetness of God. Only God can awaken them to his worth. But year in and year out there are traditions that show children that God is our Treasure. Noël Piper opens her home to you—more than thirty years of marriage and mothering. She invites you into the happy, imperfect Piper pattern of life (including a few family-occasion poems written by her husband, John). But, even better, she roots things in the Bible. God-treasuring traditions can be ordinary, everyday habits such as telling stories, attending church, and using affectionate nicknames. They may be rare “especially” occasions such as funerals and weddings. And they are the creative ways we reflect Christ in our holidays. Noël Piper believes that by our traditions we can help the next generation treasure God, and at the same time deepen our own love for him. Like a scribe trained for the kingdom of heaven, she brings out of her treasure what is new and what is old—making the old new and rooting the new in the old. In this way, the next generation absorbs the truth that the treasure we have in God is ancient in wisdom and strength, and fresh as the morning dew. Noël loves making children (and adults) bow their heads with reverence and clap their hands with joy.

Don't Make Me Count to Three


Ginger Plowman - 2003
    Ginger's candid approach will help moms move beyond the frustrations of not knowing how to handle issues of disobedience and into a confident, well-balanced approach to raising their children.

Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Beyond


Hilary Flower - 2003
    This book is still the only comprehensive resource on this topic. Hilary Flower gives complete and in-depth answers to a wide range of questions related to breastfeeding during pregnancy and tandem nursing. Drawn from a great reservoir of mother wisdom, this book pools the stories of over 300 mothers from around the world. Extensive reviews of medical research and discussions with experts in the fields of nutrition, obstetrics, and anthropology have provided the author with a thorough understanding of this important topic. Each person's experience will be a one-of-a-kind adventure, full of surprises and choices. Adventures in Tandem Nursing provides an essential source of support, humor, and information for the journey. The 2nd edition has the latest research on safety and nutrition, many more mothers' stories and quotes, checklists to keep you on track, chapter summaries, online resources, and all new photos and illustrations. You will also find four additional chapters: high risk pregnancy, the nursling's needs, closely spaced babies, and "triandem" nursing.

Baby on Board: Understanding What Your Baby Needs


Howard Chilton - 2003
    Issues explored include breastfeeding, circumcision, colic, immunization, SIDS, postnatal depression, and sleeping with a baby. Intriguing research into babies' senses and what they can perceive is also presented. The informative and engaging advice throughout will help parents avoid panic and achieve a rewarding relationship with their newborn.

Everyday Graces: Child's Book Of Good Manners


Karen Santorum - 2003
    But good manners are a prerequisite for the growth of moral character; they are the habits of conduct and behavior by which we express in the most ordinary circumstances our fundamental respect for others, whether parents, friends, colleagues, or strangers.Fortunately, Karen Santorum has produced for parents and teachers a wonderfully rich and instructive anthology to help instill good manners in our children—and stand against a decline of civility and a coarsening of our common life.Under such headings as “Honor Your Mother and Father,” “Please and Thank You,” “No Hurtful Words,” “Good Behavior in Sport,” and “Showing Respect for Country,” Everyday Graces features stories and poems that will develop and enrich the moral imagination. This marvelous anthology features classic selections from such well-known authors as Hans Christian Anderson, Beatrix Potter, Mark Twain, Frances Hodgson Burnett, C. S. Lewis, Max Lucado, and Arnold Lobel, as well as forgotten gems that deserve a new hearing.Mrs. Santorum writes that this anthology grew out of the frustration of not being able to find a book on manners that instructs through stories rather than by rules of dos and don’ts. She and her husband tried and tested many of these selections on their six children. Each of the selections is briefly introduced with a thoughtful commentary at the close, producing an informality and intimacy that is inviting and infectious.Find out why Everyday Graces has become a beloved feature in homes, schools, churches, and libraries across America.

Financial Peace Jr.: Teaching Kids About Money! : "Cool Tools" for Training Tomorrow's Millionaires!


Dave Ramsey - 2003
    You're raising a future grown-up who needs to be able to deal with grown-up matters. Teach your children how to handle money while they are y

Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle: Honest Conversations About Sexual Integrity


Stephen Arterburn - 2003
    From the author of Every Man, God's Man, this handbook helps parents equip their young men to be able to overcome sexual temptations.

Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime: The Best Gift You Can Give Your Kids: Dr. Ray Answers Your Frequently Asked Questions


Ray Guarendi - 2003
    Ray Guarendi, offers parents practical advice about disciplining children to form their children's character and to teach them the basics of living, moral responsibility, and respect.The audio edition of the book can be downloaded via Audible.

Father to Daughter: Life Lessons on Raising a Girl


Harry H. Harrison Jr. - 2003
    It’s filled with helpful reassurance: Tickle her, play with her, give her piggyback rides. She’s not breakable. And accepting bittersweet reality: Prepare for the day when you’re not the most important man in her life.

Your Pregnancy Bible


Anne Deans - 2003
    All books are recommended by Mamas & Papas

Educating Your Child In Modern Times: Raising An Intelligent, Sovereign, & Ethical Human Being


John Taylor Gatto - 2003
    John Taylor Gatto gives some insights into the 'dumbing down' of America through government schooling; Hamza Yusuf Hanson delves into the traditional and spiritual reasons for an education, Nabila Hanson speaks to the timeless wisdom of delaying formal education, and Dorothy Sayers, sheds some light on what a 'real' education might look like.

Perfect Health for Kids: Ten Ayurvedic Health Secrets Every Parent Must Know


John Douillard - 2003
    This book shows specific ways to promote children's health and well-being using Ayurvedic principles. Douillard explains how to identify the signs of imminent illness, how to make the home chemical and allergen free, and how to stock a "Lazy Susan" of useful natural medicines. Appendices provide shopping lists and a directory of national health providers. Perfect Health for Kids is an accessible, illustrated guide that provides highly effective health maintenance for children.

What to Expect Gift Set: When You're Expecting & What to Expect the First Year


Heidi Murkoff - 2003
    Say congratulations with the two bestselling parenting books presented together in one handsome gift set.

Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year


Francesca Lia Block - 2003
    This unique but far–reaching story makes for a gem of a book.

Johnson's Mother and Baby


Carol Cooper - 2003
    Johnson's has more than 195 companies operating in 51 countries and sells products in more than 175 countries.

Every Child Needs a Praying Mom


Fern Nichols - 2003
    She knows that a regular habit of prayer can change things--can bring home wayward children, heal broken marriages, and provide answers to desperate situations. Prayer can also bring a new kind of peace and contentment no matter what hardships or disappointments we face. But most important, Fern knows that through prayer we can experience, firsthand, an ever-increasing intimacy with God. In Every Child Needs a Praying Mom, Fern Nichols now shares how she has taught women to pray in a way that changes their lives and the lives of those they love. She teaches the principles and practices that will not only revolutionize the way people think about prayer, but the way they do pray, leading them into a deeper intimacy with Jesus, who is always interceding on our behalf. Sparkling with real life stories of God at work in the lives of praying moms, Fern introduces us to the four prayers that are the foundation of the Moms In Touch approach to prayer: Praise--Praying according to the attributes of God; Confession--Breaking strongholds; Thanksgiving--Expressing a grateful heart; Intercession--Standing in the gap with Jesus. What transforms these well-known elements of prayer into such a powerful force in Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols introduces a way of praying that energizes, creates an appetite for intimacy with God, overcomes spiritual paralysis, eliminates fear, unveils the heart and character of God and transforms the pray-er s life and perspective. She teaches how to pray effectively with others, how to prepare for the spiritual battles that swirl when prayer is on the move, how to persist in prayer in the face of hopelessness and despair, and how to use Scripture for effective prayer. Changing Your World through Prayer will do just that. God hears. God acts. God moves. God works."

The LDS Mother's Almanac


Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard - 2003
    

Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens


Justin Richardson - 2003
    But it doesn’t have to be. Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask) is a one-of-a-kind survival guide that will help you stay sane through every stage of your child’s sexual development. After interviewing scores of parents and analyzing decades of scientific research, two nationally respected, Harvard-trained physicians share their expertise in this brilliantly insightful, practical, and hilarious book that has fast become the leading resource for parents of toddlers to teens. This indispensable guide covers all the bases, including:• What to expect at each stage of your child’s development and how you can influence it from birth onward• What to tell your kids at every age about sex and how to get the conversation going• What to do when your five-year-old turns up naked with the girl next door, your toddler is rubbing on her teddy bear, or your six-year-old walks in on you having sex• How to avoid unnecessary clashes with your middle-schooler while managing privacy, crushes, and what to wear• How to encourage your teenager to use contraception without encouraging her to have sex, and how to help her choose the method that’s best for her

Brain Child


Tony Buzan - 2003
    Mind maps, memory games and other techniques allow parents to encourage learning and development for children of all ages. With Tony Buzan it’s all brain, no pain!Research shows that the time and energy you dedicate to your child in the first five years pays off dividends for the next ten. With competition for the best schools stiffening, parents having children later and being more aware of the part they must play in their child's education, there is more and more demand for practical resources like Brain Child.Tony Buzan, world-renowned inventor Mind Maps, has written the ultimate 'operations manual' to help parents liberate their child's true brain potential. He explains how the brain develops and the simple things you can do to stimulate your child's multiple intelligences – including social, creative, numerical and physical – and unlock his or her natural genius.• Bring out the Leonardo or Einstein in your child• Share fun memory games, number skills and Mind Maps• Raise your child to be happy and confident• Learn new ways of talking to and reading with your child• Let your child love numbers as well as words• Watch him or her excel at school and succeed in lifeAll parents who pick up this book will be inspired and empowered by Tony's understanding of their child's brain and what they can do to fulfil his or her true potential.

The Grand Permission: New Writings on Poetics and Motherhood


Patricia Dienstfrey - 2003
    The 32 contributors write with originality and commitment about the startling, intense and dynamic connections between motherhood and creative achievement--connections that shed new light on the nature of language and genre, the practical life of mothering and the writing vocation. The book combines intimacy of tone and discussion of serious personal issues in new essays written in varied and innovative forms. This wonderful book is an ideal gift for mothers of all ages and creative pursuits, and especially valuable for writers concerned about how life decisions impact artistic choices. CONTRIBUTORS: Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Jill Bialosky, Eavan Boland, Stephanie Brown, Norma Cole, Gillian Conoley, Toi Derricotte, Barbara Einzig, Carolyn Forche, Kathleen Fraser, Susan Gervirtz, Dale Going, Susan Griffin, Mimiko Hahn, Carla Harryman, Fanny Howe, Erica Hunt, Claudia Keelan, Maxine Kumin, Laura Moriarty, Carol Muske, Alice Notley, Alicia Ostriker, Maureen Owen, Frances Phillips, Pam Rehm, Elizabeth Robinson, Camille Roy, Mary Margaret Soan, C.D. Wright.

The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood


Joanne Stone - 2003
    Each step is illustrated with full color photography -- many of which are life-size. Dozens of step-by-step illustrations help make the many aspects of infant care easier to master.In-depth and highly readable information covers:Nutrition and exercise Cesarean section Planning for a home birth Options for pain relief Prenatal and postpartum care Coping with emotional changes Taking care of newborns Preparing a safe environment at home Quick reference gatefold spreads help keep track of important tests and check-ups for each trimester. Included is an in-depth directory of specialized tests and procedures available for both mother and child.The Pregnancy Bible is an extensive, accessible, up-to-the-minute sourcebook of everything expecting parents need to know, combining the knowledge and experience of many medical specialists and healthcare providers.

Staying Connected To Your Teenager: How To Keep Them Talking To You And How To Hear What They're Really Saying


Michael Riera - 2003
    The emergent adult is seen at school, on the playing field, in his first job, and in front of his friends' families. Unfortunately, his parents usually see only the regressed child-moody and defiant-and, if they're not on the lookout, they'll miss seeing the more agreeable, increasingly adult thinker in their midst.With ingenious strategies for coaxing the more attractive of the two teen personalities into the home, family psychologist Mike Riera gives new hope to beleaguered and harried parents. From moving from a "managing" to a "consulting" role in a teen's life, from working with a teen's uniquely exasperating sleep rhythms to having real conversations when only monosyllables have been previously possible, Staying Connected to Your Teenager demonstrates ways to bring out the best in a teen-and, consequently, in an entire family.

Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership


James B. Stenson - 2003
    Author and Educator James Stenson relates thirty years experience withparents who have lived as great leaders in family life and havesucceeded with their sacred mission: to raise their children right.Howthey did it and why they did it are the focus of this book: formingcharacter, countering the consumer culture, understanding disciplineand dealing with the influence of mass media. In Compass, he shares hisinsights about leadership in family life and how this parental guidanceis vitally important. Publisher: Scepter Publishers Author: James B. Stenson Format: 662 pages, paperback ISBN: 9781594170003

Real Love in Parenting - Nine Simple and Powerfully Effective Principles for Raising Happy and Responsible Children


Greg Baer - 2003
    In Real Love in Parenting, you will learn why children are so often angry, rebellious, disobedient, and otherwise difficult; what the real reason is for why you get angry at your children; how you can teach your children to be loving, responsible and happy; what you should teach your children about sex; what your children are trying to tell you and why you are not hearing it; and what you should do when children quarrel with one another. You will discover that parenting can be deeply rewarding, instead of tedious and frustrating.

Letting Go as Children Grow: From Early Intimacy to Full Independence - A Parent's Guide


Deborah Jackson - 2003
    Babies make their needs known; toddlers can walk for miles; teenagers are equipped to make their own decisions. Children need adult support, but they do not need interference, which can damage their growth. If we learn to trust our children at each stage, they are more likely to find their own balance. The author suggests ways in which parents can break their own cycle of control, which includes judgement and punishment, coaxing, and overprotection, while also considering the needs of the parents.

The Complete Resource Book for Toddlers and Twos: Over 2000 Experiences and Ideas


Pam Schiller - 2003
    Each of the 100 daily topics is divided into activities and experiments that enrich language skills, cognitive development, social-emotional development, and physical development. Children explore a variety of captivating themes such as "Physical Me" and "Celebrations" through stories, music, art exercises, and more. A detailed appendix offers a quick, easy reference to a number of helpful tools such as craft patterns, flannel storyboards, sign language diagrams, and reproducible letters home.Each Daily Plan contains:A theme-based topicRelated "New Words"Suggested children's booksAccompanying songs and chantsAnd a variety of activities to capture every child's attentionPacked with ideas and experiences, this generous resource is an invaluable addition to any preschool classroom.

Under the Chinaberry Tree: Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parenting


Ann Ruethling - 2003
    Handpicking a hundred high-quality titles a year, she has become an indispensable friend to thousands of parents, and Chinaberry has become a gold standard for its industry.Under the Chinaberry Tree celebrates the world of children's books. In warm "one-mother-to-another" prose, Ruethling and her business partner, Patti Pitcher, reflect on the family-first concepts that resonate so strongly with Chinaberry fans and all parents. Exploring the books that have made a difference in their children's lives, the tender experience of reading with children and the moments that make parenting a unique journey, this guide is sure to enrich every family's bookshelf.

Parent Talk: How to Talk to Your Children in Language That Builds Self-Esteem and Encourages Responsibility


Chick Moorman - 2003
     WHAT'S LEFT TO SAY? LOTS. In Parent Talk, a must-have for every parent with a preschool to high school-age child, Chick Moorman tells you what to say so that you can communicate more effectively -- and peacefully -- with your child in every circumstance, including: The morning mad dash to dress, eat, and leave the house on time The nightly struggle to focus on homework The endless car ride of exhaustion-induced whining The meltdown in the mall For instance, Moorman's antidote to the "I can't" loop is "Act as if you've done this before." With Moorman's help, you'll learn the words to use and the words to avoid to end power struggles and the fruitless conversation loops you're stuck in.

Indigo Dreams: Relaxation and Stress Management Bedtime Stories for Children, Improve Sleep, Manage Stress and Anxiety.


Lori Lite - 2003
    Four stories introduce breathing, visualizations, muscular relaxation and affirmations. The narration is accompanied by healing sounds of nature and an additional music sound track to further enhance relaxation.

The Mom You're Meant to Be: Loving Your Kids While Leaning on God


Cheri Fuller - 2003
    So why do so many moms seem exhausted? Through engaging short stories, inspirational reflections, Scripture, creative ideas, and thought-provoking questions, "The Mom You're Meant to Be" encourages mothers to relax, embrace their children's individuality, and rely on God for the wisdom they need. Beautifully packaged for gift giving.

The Whipped Parent: Hope for Parents Raising an Out-of-Control Teen


Kimberly Abraham - 2003
    Provides answers to help parents meet the challenge of raising an out-of-control teen. From the book— Out-of-control teens include those who are described by mental health professionals as being oppositional-defiant and conduct disordered. Oppositional-defiant kids are negative, defiant, disobedient and hostile toward authority figures. They lose their tempers, argue and refuse to comply with the requests of parents, teachers, therapists, even the local librarian. Any adult who tries to set a limit is fair game. This type of adolescent is often angry, resentful, spiteful and vindictive. They deliberately annoy people and blame others for their poor choices and negative behavior. Conduct disordered kids are all of the above and then some. They engage in severely dangerous and illegal behaviors. They are often the school bullies, threatening peers and adults. They fight, carry weapons and do drugs. They lie, steal, set fires and deliberately destroy other people’s property. They are often truant from school, stay out past curfew and run away from home, despite their parents’ efforts to stop them. These teens consistently and seriously violate the rules and laws of society. The Whipped Parent can help parents of oppositional-defiant and conduct disordered adolescents find ways to stay centered while dealing correctly with school and court authorities. The authors do not believe in using boot camps as a tool to “control” bad behavior. Includes appendixes, worksheets for parents, suggested reading and an index.

Workbook for The Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children


Lou Priolo - 2003
    This is the companion workbook to one of the most important Christian books ever published: The Heart of Anger.A  The book itself started an evolution in the realm of Christian counseling.A  Rather than dealing with simply behavior patterns, it went right to the "heart" of the matter:A  the inner workings of our motives and behavior in the light of God's word.A  This long-awaited workbook acts as a resource to get you to think through these issues in conjunction with the book.A  If you've never read the book, order a copy now!A  If you have the book, the workbook is a must, and makes for an excellent small group Bible study.

Magical Parent Magical Child: The Art of Joyful Parenting


Michael Mendizza - 2003
    It replaces traditional adult-child formulas, rewards, and punishments with playful interaction, creative intelligence, and insight. With the goal of raising happy, healthy, intelligent young people, the book adopts proven strategies that allow top athletes and others to perform at high levels, called variously "zone," "flow," and "play." Using these concepts, parents and other caregivers will learn how to create and maintain "Optimum Learning Relationships" with children of any age.

Traveling a Pilgrims Path: Preparing Your Child to Navigate the Journey of Faith


Craig Parshall - 2003
    This empowering book encourages parents to prepare their children for navigating life's journey with a steady sense of godly direction.

The ABC's of Handling Money God's Way


Howard Dayton - 2003
    Nothing could be farther from biblical truth. The ABC's of Handling Money God's Way is an excellent tool to combat these fallacies and teach children basic principles of working, giving, saving, and spending. This colorful, story-based workbook will engage children ages 5-7 and keep them interested as they learn that God's plan for handling our finances is so much better than the world's way.

An Unexpected Joy: The Gift of Parenting a Challenging Child


Mary Sharp - 2003
    Mary Sharp shares her grief, anger, depression, and now acceptance of her son's autism. This memoir offers parents of autistic children:• A sense that someone else knows what you’re going through• Help in dealing with the inevitable emotional and spiritual struggles• Insights into pitfalls to avoid and issues to address

Not All Twins Are Alike: Psychological Profiles of Twinship


Barbara Schave Klein - 2003
    Most people idealize twins, fantasizing a close, perpetually loving relationship. Yet Klein, herself an identical twin, demonstrates that twins have complicated and intense relationships that range from over-identification or excessive closeness to profound estrangement and conflict. Most twins who are raised as individuals deal with the significant emotional pain of separation in adolescence or young adulthood, yet as mature adults can come to love and respect each other as individuals.As Klein makes clear, the parenting that twins receive as infants and young children affects the relationships that they have with one another and with the world they choose to function in. Because parenting is a critical determinant of psychological well-being, it should be treated as a serious but manageable challenge. This book is a must-read for twins, their parents, and scholars, students, and other researchers and professionals dealing with mental health and child development.

Relationship-Empowerment Parenting: Building Formative and Fulfilling Relationships with Your Children


Judith K. Balswick - 2003
    Forsaking the more typical approach that lends itself to formulas and "how to" advice, the authors plunge deep into the meaning of relationship, based on a biblical model and evidence from social science research. The core of Relationship-Empowerment Parenting centers on the process of instilling confidence and teaching, equipping, challenging, strengthening, and building up children to become all they are meant to be.Combining their expertise as pastor, sociologist, family therapist, and psychologist and their own experiences as parents, the authors present a dynamic, relational approach to parenting that will appeal particularly to the thoughtful and reflective reader. Practical insights and suggestions cover every parenting stage, from infancy to adult. Application is supplied through reflection questions and a survey to assess the reader's parenting style. Relationship-Empowerment Parenting is the key to forming bonds with children that will transcend and outlast the negative cultural and peer forces rampant today.

Successful Parenting


Jimmy Evans - 2003
    Successful Parenting is about navigating the awesome responsibilities of parenting - about learning how to work through the challenges of raising healthy children: physically, emotionally, and spiritually - and enjoying the process!

Vegetarian And Vegan Mother And Baby Guide


Rose Elliot - 2003
    

Beautifully Made!: Approaching Womanhood (Book 1)


Julie Hiramine - 2003
    These books focus on the first period and explore the idea that women are blessed with God's gift to be able to give life. Our culture has made a women's period out to be a burden, but our desire is to communicate the wonder of God's creation and celebrate the positive aspects of womanhood, not the negatives. Approaching Womanhood- This is the first book in the Beautifully Made! series, designed for mother-daughter discussion and bonding time. Help your daughter through this potentially stressful experience while she anticipates her first period. This book is designed to encourage your daughter as it discusses issues all developing girls face and wonder about: her changing body, her first period, her body image, how she can be prepared if her period starts unexpectedly, and, most importantly, her worth in God's eyes and her role in His kingdom. Recommended for girls ages 8-12.

Stories of Manhood: Journeys into the Hidden Hearts of Men


Steve Biddulph - 2003
    - Includes writings from authors such as Bill Bryson and Scott Adams

Beautifully Made!: Celebrating Womanhood (Book 2)


Julie Hiramine - 2003
    These books focus on the first period and explore the idea that women are blessed with God's gift to be able to give life. Our culture has made a women's period out to be a burden, but our desire is to communicate the wonder of God's creation and celebrate the positive aspects of womanhood, not the negatives. Celebrating Womanhood- Having your period is something to celebrate, and this booklet explains why. The second book in the Beautifully Made! series, Celebrating Womanhood covers subjects like "PMS," which products to use and how to use them, tips on health, and much more. You and your daughter can share quality mother-daughter time as you read and discuss this book; afterwards, she can keep the booklet as a continuous reference. Biblically centered, this book will give your daughter an encouraging message about her period. Recommended as a gift for your daughter at the start of her first period.

Who's in Charge Anyway?: How Parents Can Teach Children to Do the Right Thing


Kathy Lynn - 2003
    Through anecdotes and real questions parents sent to her columns, Kathy Lynn teaches practical parenting skills that can begin paying off immediately.

From Magical Child to Magical Teen: A Guide to Adolescent Development


Joseph Chilton Pearce - 2003
    nurture• By the author of Magical Child (250,000 copies sold)Something is supposed to happen during the adolescent years--something greater than MTV, video games, and the Internet. Joseph Chilton Pearce describes this something as the natural mandate for post-biological development--the development of the sexual and spiritual senses and expansion of our growth process outside of our bodies and into the physical world that surrounds us.Though first written in the mid 1980s, the message of From Magical Child to Magical Teen is even more compelling and helpful today--especially for those who live with and work with adolescents. Drawing on the stages of development outlined by Swiss biologist Jean Piaget and the brain research of neuroscientist Paul MacLean, Pearce demonstrates how nature has built into us an agenda for the intelligent unfolding of our lives. He offers a powerful critique of contemporary child-rearing practices and a groundbreaking alternative to existing perspectives on adolescence so we can unleash our greatest potential, as well as that of our children, in order to experience our fullness in the manner nature intended all along.

How to Make a Pregnant Woman Happy: Solving Pregnancy's Most Common Problems - Quickly and Effectively


Uzzi Reiss - 2003
    Every chapter of this guidebook is brimming with advice and helpful tips to solve pregnancy's most common problems. From ginger to ease morning sickness, a warm bath to reduce water retention, or a turkey sandwich to relieve insomnia - it's all here in this easy-to-navigate book. Helpful appendices explain the stages of the baby's development, foods and activities to avoid during pregnancy, and a glossary of terms. Plus, with good humor and wise counsel the authors provide pointers on how to be the best partner possible. With this handy guide, it's a cinch to help an expectant mother sail through her pregnancy - and keep her very, very happy.

Why a Son Needs a Dad: 100 Reasons


Gregory E. Lang - 2003
    Simple in that a father remembers the things he learned as a boy and passes them on to his sons. Complex in that it is filled with quiet hugs and laughter, the comfort of familiarity and the adventure of discovery, and the creation of a history from which they both may draw strength and wisdom. Today Gregory Lang remembers his dad as someone he worshiped as a child, disfavored as a teenager, and now deeply admires. On my mantle, next to a high school portrait of my mom and amid many photographs of my daughter, he writes, sits a picture of my dad and me in our front yard. He is squatting down, his arms wrapped around me as I stand between his knees. Sometimes I stand before this mantle and look at those photographs and realize how blessed I am. Now that he is a father himself, Lang realizes that being a dad is the greatest challenge and reward a man can have.

Dr. Sears' L.E.A.N. Kids: A Total Health Program for Children Ages 6-11


William Sears - 2003
    William Sears has long been seen, along with Dr. Spock and Penelope Leach, as one of the leading pediatricians in the book business. Now all of the kids he helped as babies are older, and 15% of them (or about 9 million children, per USA Today 10/9/2002) are overweight. An even greater number are out of shape or unhappy about their physical appearance. That's exactally why Dr. Sears has designed the L.E.A.N. PROGRAM FOR KIDS. This is the first publication by a brand name in the field of childcare that is offering a concrete program for overcoming the greatest health risks to school aged children: being overweight, underfit, and unhappy. Written for parents to read by themselves or share with their children, L.E.A.N. PROGRAM FOR KIDS arms today's families with everything they need to overcome the dire statistics and lead a happy, healthy life.