"This wholesome story of a delightful but very real family living out the character traits woven into the theme of each chapter will appeal to the reader from beginning to end!"-Celia Stoneking, Teacher of the Year, 2002-2003, Chimneyrock Elementary, Cordova, Tennessee Get ready for action-packed mystery, heartwarming adventures, and eye-watering laughter as you travel alongside the sister-brother detective duo of Maggie and Dillon Burch in The Mysterious Treasure of Blackberry Cove. On vacation with their parents in a quaint village surrounded by fruit orchards near the blue waters of scenic Lake Michigan, the always-curious Reader Whiz Kids find themselves in one mystery after another! Join them as they weave together the mysteries of the midnight light in a dark, abandoned orchard, the mysterious "guest" in the old family barn, the strange noise in Blackberry Cove, and the amazing discovery of two war medals found in an aging apple tree! They somehow connect all these mysteries together to uncover "treasures" in this that have been buried for decades! "Catchy dialogue will make for a quick read...A heartwarming story." -Kathy Akey, Kohl Fellow and Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, 1996-1997, School Librarian and Media Specialist, Clintonville, Wisconsin

"Eight rules for building a successful relationship through your own personal Dad's Class & over 60 topics and dozens of questions to launch the learning."

"Dad's Class is relevant to the current crisis involving the lack of parenting in our country. I would recommend it to any parent or coach as an excellent resource."

- Dr. Tom Osborne
Former Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers,
UNL Athletic Director and Founder of The Teammates Mentoring Program.

"Of all the goals I have accomplished, being a father and seeing my children succeed has been the most rewarding. Parenting is a continual adventure and Dennis Nun's excellent book Dad's Class provides an invaluable map to follow that enables you to make the trip enjoyable with determination and purpose."

- Dr. John Goddard
World Explorer - Author of "The Survivor" and "Kayaks Down the Nile"

"Dad's Class is a concise and poignant book which reminds us of a simple truth: Dads Matter Dennis Nun has distilled his experience and passion in an easy to read format which will help fathers strengthen their relationships with their children. Dad's Class challenges us to review our priorities and consider how we can improve in the role of Dad. I heartily recommend this book I know you will benefit greatly from reading "Dad's Class" and using it as a tool to strengthen your family."

- Ken Canfield, Ph. D.
Founder, National Center for Fathering
Director of Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine

Born out of a viral “Shouts & Murmurs” piece in The New Yorker, this darkly humorous, charming, and brilliant graphic memoir, in the tradition of Allie Brosh and Roz Chast, brings the first few years of parenthood to life.

With the wit of a comedian and the observational skills of a sociologist surveying a new subculture, Becky Barnicoat writes about her first few years of parenthood with warmth, sharp insight, and uproarious humor in her debut graphic memoir Cry When the Baby Cries.

Barnicoat’s prose is always relatable, smart, and so funny while discussing everything from how ignoring women’s pain is baked into the practice of obstetrics to the impossibility of putting a child down drowsy but awake while you are permanently drowsy but awake, to the tyranny of gentle parenting, and more.

Barnicoat gives us permission to cry when the baby cries, and also laugh, snort, lie on the floor naked, drool, and revel in a deeply strange new world ruled by a tyrannical tiny leader, growing bigger and more cherished by the day.

While there are plenty of resources available to establish healthy sleeping patterns for infants and babies, there's hardly any guidance for handling preschoolers and elementary school kids who are still fighting sleep. Become Your Child's Sleep Coach, focusing on this older demographic of children, meets that need, providing parents with straightforward advice: first, an awareness of the two biggest mistakes that parents make (staying with children until they fall asleep and allowing too many callbacks and curtain calls), followed by a five-step program: Step 1: Prepare your child's bedroom for great sleep Step 2: Use the 5B Bedtime Routine to calm and settle your child at bedtime Step 3: Allow your child to learn to self-comfort with the Bedtime Buddy and Bedtime Basket and taper your presence from your child's room Step 4: Manage behaviors that happen after the 5B Bedtime Routine is over Step 5: Manage night and early morning wakings In addition to her extremely successful five-step program, Dr. Schneeberg addresses several common questions and concerns parents may have about their child's sleep -- how many hours they really need, deciding what the ideal bedtime for their child is, deciding on managing the transition from a crib to a toddler bed, using a white noise machine, handling sleep during potty training, the use of melatonin and sleep aids, dealing with night terrors and other sleep issues, and beyond. Become Your Child's Sleep Coachis every parent's guide to better sleep for children and the whole family!

Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and internal pressures, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, resentful and alone. This book's comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and feelings in a way that words simply cannot, will bring some much-needed levity back into PDA parenting. Humorous anecdotes with a compassionate tone remind parents that they are not alone, and they're doing a great job. If children are safe, happy, and you leave the house on time, who cares about some smelly socks? A light-hearted and digestible guide to being a PDA parent covering everything from tolerance levels, relationships and meltdowns to collaboration, flexibility, and self care to dip in and out as your schedule allows to help get to grips with this complex condition. This book is an essential read for any parent with a PDA child, to help better understand your child, build support systems and carve out some essential self care time guilt free.

The autobiographical material in this book is intended to describe how the development of a clergy comes to pass! This journey through a clergy person's life is intended to: --help us be aware of all the people who have a vital part in the development of a pastor --recognize the level of commitment necessary to be an effective pastor --a life-long refinement of skills and learning through formal education, life experiences and continuing education --the need to care for our personhood and our family, as well as the parish --the necessity of making the Bible a life-long study project --the courage to act in time of crisis --a good sense of humor --the flexibility to grow and change as society and the church reach out for leadership

From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, The Montessori Child guides parents in using the principals of Montessori to raise their school-aged children in ways that assist their development and foster a respectful relationship between parent and child and world.

When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it's amazing what they can achieve. The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to raising your school-aged child (from 3-12 years old, with a bonus chapter for the teen years) in the Montessori way. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers' everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child's social and moral development with a balance of limit-setting and age-appropriate freedoms.The book includes dozens of hands-on activities to help foster your child's love of numbers and literacy, art and science, and ones that encourage community-building, social awareness, and connection with the natural world. The Montessori Child offers a powerful alternative for parents who feel that family life has gotten too complicated by showing parents how to make more intentional choices for your family, how to better understand the needs of your children, and support them as they develop their unique potential.

What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective is a tender, revealing look at adoption from the parent perspective. Whether you are an adoptive parent, an adoptee, someone considering adoption, or simply curious about adoption dynamics, What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective will touch your heart and increase your sensitivity to the challenges and joys that are unique to adoptive parenting.

Bacchetta wrote the book in response to a need common among adoptive families. "Adoptive families navigate emotional terrain that fully-biological families don't have to. This is a book adoptive parents can give to their child and say, 'I know adoption is painful, unsettling, joyous, and affirming. It's that way for me too. More than anything, adoption is the way we came together, and I'll always be grateful for that.'"

Bacchetta's words echo with the collective voice of over 100 adoptive parents interviewed for this book. With chapters like "I Would Do it All Again," "You Are Not Different Because You Were Adopted," and "I Regret What I Can't Give You," What I Want My Adopted Child to Know is by turns affirming, challenging, thoughtful, wistful, and poignant.

Twenty thousand families from over one hundred nations have brought their children to the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. Glenn Doman, founder of the Institutes has brought real hope to thousands of children who have been sentenced to a life of institutional confinement. This book explains why old theories and techniques fail and why the philosophy and revolutionary treatment of The Institutes succeed.

This book helps victims express in pictures what they are unable to say in words.

Dr. Laura Nathanson wrote The Portable Pediatrician to help parents find the joy in parenting and gain the confidence to quickly and easily assess their child's development, medical symptoms, and behavioral problems. Parents can't always visit their pediatrician every time they have a question, but fortunately with this book they have the next best thing.

The Portable Pediatrician, one of the few child-care books written by a practicing pediatrician, offers authoritative and practical advice on:

• Keeping up with, or even one step ahead of, your child's rapidly changing needs
• Setting limits before the one year birthday
• Planning the arrival of the next baby in the family
• Coping with your own as well as with your child's separation anxiety
• Dealing with the four I's: illnesses, injuries, immunizations, and insurance coverage
• Getting prompt medical attention for serious crises -- and what to do in the meantime
• Preventing childhood obesity and eating disorders later
• Confronting complex behavior and medical problems, including ADD, autism, asthma, oppositional behavior (including potty resistance)

With the intensity of the California gold rush, corporations are racing to stake their claim on the consumer group formerly known as children. What was once the purview of a handful of companies has escalated into a gargantuan enterprise estimated at over $15 billion annually. While parents struggle to set limits at home, marketing executives work day and night to undermine their efforts with irresistible messages.
In "Consuming Kids," psychologist Susan Linn takes a comprehensive and unsparing look at the demographic advertisers call "the kid market," taking readers on a compelling and disconcerting journey through modern childhood as envisioned by commercial interests. Children are now the focus of a marketing maelstrom, targets for everything from minivans to M&M counting books. All aspects of children's lives - their health, education, creativity, and values - are at risk of being compromised by their status in the marketplace.
Interweaving real-life stories of marketing to children, child development theory, the latest research, and what marketing experts themselves say about their work, Linn reveals the magnitude of this problem and shows what can be done about it. With a foreword written by research psychologist and author Penelope Leach, "Consuming Kids" is a call to action for parents, educators, legislators and anyone who cares about the health and well-being of children.

Messages from the media and pressures from peers all seem to conspire against raising children with strong Christian values. As kids grow older the potential for things to go wrong just seems to multiply. How can parents nurture their families with confidence, without the fear that they are making some big mistake? Tim Stafford sets you free from worrying about the Joneses or anyone else. He shows you how to build core Christian values into your children in a way that fits who God made your family to be, unique and different from every other family. In this practical and freeing book, you'll find: Why your family doesn't have to be like other families How to build core values into your children that will last a lifetime How you can find the patterns that fit who you and your family are Ways to build family life that kids enjoy and that parents find satisfying Why there's more than one, good, right way to be a family How to build grace and freedom into your family life while still providing structure and security Release from the fear that you are parenting the wrong way Stafford identifies thirteen core biblical values and describes a wide variety of ways to build these into families. He explores the many options that are available for parents to help their children develop in truthfulness, contentment, hard work, joy, rest, forgiveness and putting God first. Some books suggest there is only one right way to parent, no matter who you are. InNever Mind the Joneses Stafford frees you to explore the ways God has provided that fit your family best.

"111 Wonderful Ways To Build Children's Self Esteem & Confidence Everyday" makes an amazing difference in your life. ARE YOU A PARENT? Parents Love This Book. "111 Wonderful Ways To Build Children's Self Esteem & Confidence Everyday" is a blessing for you and your child. The book gives you the exact words necessary to build your child's self-esteem and confidence everyday. Yes, everyday, your child wants to experience positive feelings learned from the 111 wonderful self-esteem ways and the daily self-esteem pledge. Your child learns the skills of self-awareness and self-trust at an early age. Yes, everyday you're proud to see your son/daughter develop a sound and positive understanding of who they are. ARE YOU A TEACHER? Teachers Value This Book. "111 Wonderful Ways To Build Children's Self Esteem & Confidence Everyday" is a blessing for you and children. Everyday your students look forward to saying words that fire them up for school. Words that build self-respect. Words, that don't hurt their feelings or discouraged their desires. As their teacher, you see clearly how the book changes what your students say to themselves and to each other. Everyday becomes a new self-esteem and confidence experience for your students. Everyday is a magnificent experience that is remembered and utilized at school. WHAT ABOUT YOURSELF? Your Child Within Adores This Book "111 Wonderful Ways To Build Children's Self Esteem & Confidence Everyday" speaks to your little child within. Your child within that was never told the loving, caring, inspiring words in this book. Your child within feels whole and complete from the empowering words. Yes, your child within will thank you again and again. Self-esteem has no age or time limit.

From a child development specialist comes a unique guide to parenting children aged two to six, featuring practical advice on how to handle the "hard stuff" - from sibling rivalry and the food wars to questions about death, sex, and "Whyyyy?". "Just Tell Me What to Say" gives parents sensible language and explanations for handling specific situations inevitable in raising young children.Parents are often perplexed by their children's typical behaviours and endless questions. In this book, down-to-earth advice is delivered with humour and derived from her expertise as a child development specialist and parent educator who has worked with hundreds of children and families. Through her 'Tips and Scripts,' she offers parents tools and confidence to deal with: How do I make my child listen? discipline do's and don'ts; How did the baby get in your tummy? learning about the birds and the bees; Why is my goldfish floating in the toilet? learning about death; Is the fire coming to our house? and, talking about natural disasters, terrorism, and war.

Many women take St. John's wort for postpartum depression, but is it safe for their nursing infants? Which herbs can a new mother take to increase or inhibit milk production? Are there natural remedies for mastitis or chronic yeast infections? This integrative guide answers these and other questions about the effects of herbs, dietary supplements, and other natural products on nursing women and their babies.

Bostrom, author of the popular books "99 Things to Do Between Here and Heaven "and "Making"

"Space for the Spirit, "offers fun, practical, and thought provoking ideas for nurturing the spiritual lives of children, parents, and families. Each of the 99 entries includes a Scripture passage, a theoretical or practical suggestion for weaving together faith and daily life, and a provocative challenge that encourages readers to spend some time contemplating the lessons learned.