The Anger Habit in Parenting: A New Approach to Understanding and Resolving Family Conflict

176 pages | Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.| English | ISBN-10: 1402203365 | PDF | 11,6 MB
Anger is the most difficult issue for parents. Why is your child so angry? Why do you get so angry with a child you love so much? And when do the anger and the arguments become harmful to your child's development?

The Anger Habit in Parenting helps parents understand that when dealing with their children, anger can become a habit. Responding with anger is a powerful response that gets results. For many parents and children, this tool is so effective that they start using it subconsciously, or in situations where anger is unwarranted and/or unnecessary.

Dr. Semmelroth shows parents how to identify and get over the anger habit, while building stronger relationships with their children.

Through expert advice, along with exercises and stories of real families, this book shows you how to avoid:

* Temper tantrums
* Feelings of losing control
* Explosive arguments
* Family battles

About the Author
Carl Semmelroth, Ph.D., has maintained a mental health practice for more than twenty-five years in Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. He is the coauthor of The Anger Habit and the author of The Anger Habit Workbook.

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Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know

112 pages | Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; (June 15, 2009) | English | ISBN-10: 1849058059 | PDF | 11,5 MB
Death is never an easy subject for discussion and adults often struggle to find the right words when talking about it with children. This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions. The author explores some of the most common questions children ask about death and provides sensitive yet candid answers, phrased in a way that children will be able to understand and relate to.

Each chapter is devoted to a particular issue, such as religious beliefs, coming to terms with terminal illness, and the fear of forgetting someone when they are gone. The book recognizes the emotions and reactions of children and family members and includes separate conclusions for parents and children. This guide offers useful advice for parents and carers and will also be of interest to counsellors and other professionals working with children.

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Reading Is Funny! Motivating Kids to Read with Riddles

232 pages | Publisher: ALA Editions; (January 30, 2009) | English | ISBN-10: 0838909574 | PDF
"Dee Anderson offers innovative ways to use riddles to make reading fun and keep readers coming back for more. Based on her work with children in schools and public libraries, she shares hundreds of riddles on popular subjects." "This book is brimming with scripts for puppet skits, sample PR materials, reproducible games, and easy-to-implement ideas that encourage even the most reluctant readers. School librarians, children's librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers will find this a welcome aid to reinvigorate reading programs and storytimes."--BOOK JACKET.

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Bully Blocking: Six Secrets to Help Children Deal With Teasing and Bullying

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ISBN: 1843105543 | edition 2007 | PDF | 254 pages
This confidence-boosting book aims to help children overcome the damaging effects of teasing and bullying, and to develop practical skills and attitudes to improve their self-esteem and quality of life. This second edition of "Bully Blocking" (originally published under the title "Bully Busting") is based on Evelyn Field's 'Secrets of relating', a six-step model that has proved highly successful in her counselling work with young people.

The first part of the book helps parents understand what happens when their children are bullied and provides useful approaches for changing the attitude of children who may feel there is no hope. The second part provides a programme of activities with an emphasis of fun, helping children to understand their feeling and develop effective methods of counteracting bullying situations, including improving self-esteem, building support networks and communicating confidently. This book will be an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, educators and counsellors working with children at risk of or experiencing bullying.

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Brain-Based Teaching in the Digital Age

177 pages | Publisher: ASCD; (March 15, 2010) | English | ISBN-10: 1416609180 | PDF
Smartphones, videogames, webcasts, wikis, blogs, texting, emoticons. What does the rapidly changing digital landscape mean for classroom teaching? How has technology affected the brain development of students? How does it relate to what we know about learning styles, memory, and multiple intelligences? How can teachers close the digital divide that separates many of them from their students?

In Brain-Based Teaching in the Digital Age, Marilee Sprenger answers these and other questions with research-based information and practical advice gained from her years as a classroom teacher and a consultant on brain-based teaching. As she puts it, "It's time to meet the 'digital brain.' We need to use the technology tools, learn the digital dialogue, and understand and relate better to our students." At the same time, she emphasizes the importance of educating the whole child by including exercise, music, and art in the classroom and helping students develop their social-emotional intelligence. Creativity, empathy, and the ability to synthesize material are 21st century skills that can't be ignored in the digital age.

Readers will find easy-to-understand information about the digital brain and how it works, "high-tech" and "low-tech" strategies for everyday teaching and learning, and inspiration for creating classroom environments that will entice and encourage students at all grade levels. With this book as a guide, educators can move confidently across the digital divide to a world of new possibilities for themselves and their students.

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The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries

739 pages | Publisher: Jossey-Bass (September 8, 2009) | English | PDF
In this down-to-earth guide, parenting expert Michele Borba offers advice for dealing with children's difficult behavior and hot button issues including biting, temper tantrums, cheating, bad friends, inappropriate clothing, sex, drugs, peer pressure, and much more.

Written for parents of kids age 3-13, this book offers easy-to-implement advice for the most important challenges parents face with kids from toddlers to tweens.

* Includes immediate solutions to the most common childhood problems and challenges
* Written by Today Show's resident parenting expert Michele Borba
* Offers clear step-by-step guidance for solving difficult childhood behaviors and family conflicts
* Contains a wealth of advice that is easy-to-follow and gets quick results
* Author has written outstanding parenting books including Building Moral Intelligence, No More Misbehavin', Don't Give Me that Attitude, and more

Each of the 101 issues includes clear questions, specific step-by-step solutions, and advice that is age appropriate.

Top Ten Proven Parenting Solutions
Content from Dr. Michele Borba

Here is just a sample of the hundreds of proven and simple tips from Dr. Borba’s latest book, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions. The best news is that these solutions work for all ages, take less than a minute to do, are based on proven research and when consistently used will reap lasting change.

1. Get attention: Lower your voice almost to a whisper and then say your request. Kids aren’t used to a quiet request.
2. Increase positive behavior: Research shows that giving kids the right kind of praise (called “positive reinforcement”) is one of the best ways to shape new behavior. So, catch your kid doing the action you want. Just make sure your praise is specific and tells your child exactly what he did right. (Adding “because” or “that” takes your praise up a notch. “I’m so impressed that you started your homework all by yourself this time.”)
3. Stretch persistence: Praising the child’s effort (“You’re working so hard”) and not inherent intelligence (”You’re so smart”) is proven to enhance perseverance and performance, but the child is also more likely to bounce back from a mistake—all because he feels success is not mixed.
4. Reduce fear: Expose your child to a fear in small manageable doses and help them develop a statement to speak back to the worry (“Go away worry!” or “I can do this!”)
5. Curb a tantrum: The longer you give attention to a tantrum the longer it lasts. Ignore, ignore, ignore!
6. Nurture kindness: Encourage your child to use the Two Praise Rule everyday. “Say or do at least two kind things to someone.” Random acts of kindness really are catchy!
7. Increase assertiveness: Stress: “Look at the color of the talker’s eyes.” Using eye contact helps kids appear confident. Strong body posture also helps a child be less likely to be bullied.
8. Friendship builder: The two most commonly used traits of well-liked kids are “smiling” and “encouraging.” Reinforce those traits in your child to boost his friendship quotient.
9. Develop healthy eating habits. Eating relaxed family meals regularly enhances kids’ psychosocial well- being, boosts grades and deters behaviors like smoking and drinking and eating disorders as well as teaches the child healthy eating habits.
10. Curb nagging. Say "no" the first time and don’t back down. The average kid nags nine times knowing the parent will give in.

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The Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health, and Creativity with Music

Harper Paperbacks | English | ISBN-10: 0380807440 | 288 pages | PDF
In his groundbreaking book, The Mozart Effect, Don Campbell revealed the enormous healing powers of classical music. Now he shows you how to help the children in your life experience the same benefits.

You don't have to be an expert on classical music to use this wise and compassionate book. Focusing each chapter on a particular age -- from prenatal through age ten -- Don Campbell explains how music is the perfect tool to improve children's language, movement, and social skills at home, school, and play. He presents dynamic, inventive ways to invigorate a child's imagination, and supplies simple exercises, musical menus, and entertaining games that will improve your child's memory. At once practical and profound, The Mozart Effect® for Children is an invaluable resource for all parents and educators who want to help their children imagine, achieve, and grow in every aspect of their lives.

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Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents

256 pages | Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (February 19, 2008) | English | ISBN-10: 0061452971 | PDF
Parents are often perplexed by their children's typical behaviors and inevitable questions. This down-to-earth guide provides "Tips and Scripts" for handling everything from sibling rivalry and the food wars to questions about death, divorce, sex, and "whyyyy?" Betsy Brown Braun blends humor with her expertise as a child development specialist, popular parent educator, and mother of triplets. Whatever your dilemma or child's question—from "How did the baby get in your tummy?" to "What does 'dead' mean?" to "It's not fair!"—Betsy offers the tools and confidence you need to explain the world to your growing child.

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"Parents of young children will find themselves reaching for this wonderful book by Betsy Brown Braun over and over again!" -- --Reveta Bowers, Head of School, The Center for Early Educatio


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Supporting Creativity And Imagination in the Early Years

Open Univ Pr; | English | ISBN-10: 0335218598 | 190 pages | PDF
In addition to expected information about developmental stages and caregiver response, Duffy discusses diversity and accessibility issues that affect children's response to opportunities to express their creativity! An admirably detailed guide to creativity for persons involved in caring for young children' - "Education Review". 'The strength of Bernadette Duffy's book is her ability to share through tables, examples, theory and reflections her deep understanding of children's creative process!' - "Montessori International Magazine"Learning through the arts has the potential to stimulate open ended activity that encourages discovery, exploration, experimentation and invention, thus contributing to children's development in all areas of learning and helping to make the curriculum meaningful to them. Bernadette Duffy draws on her extensive experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination to examine how visual representations, music, dance, imaginative play and drama can enable children to express their feelings, thoughts and responses.

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The Mother of All Parenting Books

The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Child from Preschool through the Preteens



Wiley; | English | ISBN-10: 0764556185 | 600 pages | PDF
For parents tired of being bossed around by parenting "experts," here's a breath of fresh air. Without lecturing or insisting on a specific approach, this comprehensive, fact-filled guide empowers mothers and fathers by providing authoritative information on all health and parenting issues concerning children from preschoolers to preteens. Bursting with helpful information and vetted for accuracy by a panel of health authorities, it addresses such perennial hot topics as sibling rivalry, discipline, bullying, and spanking and lets parents choose the course of action that works best for them and their children.

Your child’s growing up! From preschool to the preteens, raising your boy or girl is an exhilarating, challenging time. The Mother of All Parenting Books is a comforting instruction manual for the day-to-day adventures that await you. Packed with practical strategies, handy checklists, and parent-tested advice, this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide is a breath of fresh air for moms and dads, empowering you to choose a parenting style that works best for you and your children.

Warm and entertaining, The Mother of All Parenting Books provides an authoritative yet non-bossy approach to everything from discipline and sibling rivalry to teaching values, encouraging academic success, and promoting effective communication. Inside you’ll find the straight facts about difficult subjects, such as spanking, bullying, raising children with special needs, and parent burnout. You also get a first-aid guide, a directory of key parenting organizations, and the answers to all your medical questions, vetted by a panel of health authorities. Plus, this book features nitty-gritty, from-the-trenches wisdom from other parents--the only ones who truly understand what it’s like to be in your shoes! Concise, dependable, and wonderfully reassuring, The Mother of All Parenting Books will help you guide your child through these roller coaster years--and raise a happy, healthy family!

Advance Praise for The Mother of All Parenting Books

"This book has all the answers that are missing from other parenting books! It’s honest, complete, well-researched . . . and not preachy."
--Dr. Cathryn Tobin, author of The Parent’s Problem Solver

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Healthy Anger : How to Help Children and Teens Manage Their Anger

336 pages | Oxford University Press (February 23, 2006) | English | ISBN-10: 0195304500 | PDF | 12 MB

How should we respond to a child's temper tantrum?
To a teenager's sullen resentment?
How can we help children and teens experience their anger without being overwhelmed by it?
How can we deal with their anger before it leads to depression, isolation, or even violence?

In Healthy Anger, Bernard Golden draws upon more than twenty years of experience as a psychologist and teacher to offer specific, practical strategies for helping children and teens manage their anger constructively. Golden has developed a set of skills that parents, teachers, and counselors can use to show children how to identify the causes of anger; how to respond to it in ways that lead to an internal sense of competence and self-control; how to use anger to understand their own emotional situation; and how to develop a greater capacity for empathy towards themselves and others. And he shows parents how to cope with outbursts--including clear, step-by-step instructions and problem-solving skills--how to derail escalating anger, reward good behaviors, and recognize when professional help is needed. For anyone who has ever helplessly confronted a child's rage or a teenager's defiant fury, Healthy Anger offers a wealth of wise insight, clear advice, and eminently practical strategies for turning anger into understanding.


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101 Things Every Kid Should Do Growing Up

A wealth of creative experiences for building a well-rounded  childhood 



Sourcebooks, Inc | English | ISBN: 1570718628 | 288 pages | PDF
This hands-on, imaginative book offers 101 experiences every child  should have as they grow toward adulthood. Each entree provides  practical suggestions that help you make each of these experiences a  reality. The examples include:

o Every child should believe in things that can’t be seen—which offers  details on how a child can create a special drawstring bag for the nap  fairy or elf who can leave behind small rewards.
o Every child should catch snowflakes on his tongue and eyelashes—which  explains how a child can also capture a snowflake using cardboard.
o Every child should publish a book—which describes how your youngster  can go about becoming his or her own publisher.
o Every child should camp out in the backyard—which also shows how your  youngster can do precisely that in his or her own living room if no yard  exists.
o Every child should have a dream for the future and an adult who  believes in that dream.

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How to Make Friends: Building Resilience and Supportive Peer Groups

152 pages | Sage Publications Ltd (August 9, 2008) | English | ISBN-10: 1412922569 | PDF
Effective interpersonal skills are crucial for children's social and emotional development yet often we hope these will just develop, to be caught rather than taught. This book is based on the author's practical experience of running the programme in schools and is underpinned by research into the development of pro-social behaviour and friendship skills.

The 26 sessions are arranged in the sequence of the alphabet from 'active listening' to 'zero tolerance for bullying'. The difference between being friends and being friendly is a skill necessary to help create friendly relationships.

The sessions raise awareness and understanding of the interpersonal skills including communicating and co-operating for friendship. Social skills are critical but other qualities are essential. The sessions highlight:

" reciprocity
" commitment
" giving and sharing
" trust.

The programme is intended for whole class work but would also be suitable for small groups. There are comprehensive facilitators notes, all necessary resources, partner and group work, plenary and extensive ideas. This is an essential resource for all those who think teaching relationship skills is a crucial area of education.

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I'm, Like, SO Fat!

Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World



The Guilford Press (June 8, 2005) | ISBN: 1572309806 | English | 317 pages | PDF
It’s hard to decide which is more frightening--the “food” teenagers enjoy, or the things they say about their bodies. Whether it’s your son’s passion for chips and soda or your daughter’s announcement that she “feels fat,” kids’ attitude about how they look and what they should eat often seem devoid of common sense. In a world where television and school cafeterias push super-sized sandwiches while magazines feature pencil-thin models, many teens feel pressured to starve themselves and others eat way too much. Blending her experience as the mother of four with results from a survey of nearly 5,000 teens, Dr. Diane Neumark-Sztainer shows you how to respond constructively to “fat talk,” counteract negative media messages, and give your kids the straight story about nutrition and calories, the dangers of dieting, and eating right when they’re away from home. Full of examples illustrating the challenges teens face today, this upbeat and insightful book is packed with great ideas that will help kids everywhere feel better about their looks and make healthier choices about eating and exercise.

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Smart but Scattered

The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential



The Guilf.rd Press (January 2, 2009) | English | ISBN: 1593859872 | 314 pages | PDF
There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school. Your “smart but scattered” child might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger. Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have great news: there’s a lot you can do to help. The latest research in child development shows that many kids who have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial “executive skills”--the fundamental habits of mind required for getting organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. Learn easy-to-follow steps to identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines. Small changes can add up to big improvements--this empowering book shows how.

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"The best parent resource on executive skills that I have seen. As a parent of three children, one of whom has learning disabilities, and as a special education associate who works in the classroom, I highly recommend this book. It shows there is hope for children who are struggling, and offers practical, detailed advice."--L. Libbey, parent, Hampton, NH

"Filled with real-world examples and solutions, this easy-to-read book is the first comprehensive guide to the management of children's executive skills. It gets to the heart of the matter, offering both parents and teachers accessible and highly efficient means to cope with a gamut of obstacles faced by children of all ages and abilities."--Kristina Mecelicaite, MEd, special education coordinator, North Central Charter Essential School, Fitchburg, MA

"Do you feel stymied by your child's failure to live up to his or her potential? Have you run out of ideas about how to handle the situation? Look no further--this fascinating and readable book is packed full of useful ideas that will help you understand what the problem is and how you can help. It presents practical and proven techniques based on rigorous scientific research."--Peter Farrell, PhD, University of Manchester, UK; past president, International School Psychology Association

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Oh Great! What Do I Do Now

Parenting Remedies for When Kids Cook Up the Unexpected



Audio MP3 | Penton Overseas | English | ISBN-10: 1930429304 | 214 MB
We've all been in situations where we find ourselves asking "Oh great, what do I do now?" How would it feel if you never had these fears again? If this sounds good to you, join Dr. Charles Fay for lots of giggles and plenty of easy to use strategies to help you handle the unexpected. This 100 minute audio is guaranteed to lower your stress level and make life fun again. The great news is that it works on kids of all ages -- toddler to teen.

Disc 1:
1. The Parenting Class
2. Set Limits Without Anger
3. Positive Self-Concept
4. Let the Consequences Do the Teaching
5. Empathy Before Consequences
6. Immediate Empathic Response

Disc 2:
7. Have A Plan
8. Brainwash Yourself
9. Neutralize Arguing
10. Take Care of Yourself
11. Chores Without Power Struggles

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Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents

92 pages | Jossey-Bass | English | ISBN-10: 0787964859 | PDF
Despite feminism and efforts to desexualize teaching, boys and girls persistently exhibit different learning styles. Based on two decades of research in 30 cultures around the world and the observations made at the Michael Gurian Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, this book explores the reasons for those differences in processing information and learning. Part 1 examines research on the brain that indicates physical differences, such as male brains being larger and female brains maturing earlier. Part 2 offers practical, grade-level-appropriate advice for developing learning environments that accommodate boys' and girls' differing learning styles.

The book notes the fundamental differences--boys are more active and physical, girls more verbal and social--but cautions against stereotyping children and neglecting the individuality of specific kids. It outlines the components of the "ultimate classroom," one that supports both sexes in learning, and illustrates with actual classroom experiences. Helpful tables outline different strategies, and the book encourages teaching teachers to "mentor both aggression and empathy." Useful for parents and teachers alike

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Teaching Your Child to Love Learning: A Guide to Doing Projects at Home

176 pages | Publisher: Teachers College Press (April 1, 2004) | English | ISBN-10: 0807744719 | PDF | 14,3 MB
The "project approach" has long been a tremendous tool for educators working with young children. This is not an activity book but a book about doing in-depth investigations about topics that interest your child and you. The project approach stimulates your child's curiosity, shows the advantages of learning academic skills such as reading, writing and math and helps you build a strong relationship with your child as you share the adventure of learning together.

In this book, we have adapted the approach to show parents, grandparents and other caregivers how to do meaningful and exciting projects at home. Featuring many photos of children doing project work this book thoroughly explains the benefits to both you and your child of doing projects together. Ideas are given for transforming your home into a place to learn including guidance for collecting and storing materials, making time for projects, and documenting your child's work. Seven complete examples of at-home projects are shared. Chapters also show you how to coach your child to build skills for reading and writing, mathematical development, scientific thinking, and more. Direction is also provided for adapting the project approach for use in family child care centers, home schooling, and gifted education.

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10 Conversations You Need to Have with Your Children

208 pages | Publisher: William Morrow | English | PDF | ISBN-10: 0061134813 | 5,2 MB
Communicating with our children. Conversing. Connecting. When did it become so difficult? And how do we begin to change it for the better?

This book was designed to help parents answer these important questions, and it is based on two fundamental ideas: The first is that there are no bad children, and no deliberately bad parents -- but that sometimes, despite the best of intentions on both sides, there can be bad relationships between parents and children. The second is that, as parents, we must do everything we can to save those relationships, to reach out and really communicate with our children, because it is only through talking to them that we can create an environment for inspiration and change.

In this compelling book, Shmuley Boteach, passionate social commentator and outspoken relationship guru, walks you through the critical conversations, including: cherishing childhood; developing intellectual curiosity; knowing who you are and what you want to become; learning to forgive; realizing the importance of family and tradition; being fearless and courageous. As a father of eight, Rabbi Shmuley speaks from a wealth of experience. He has written a book for parents of children of all ages, from toddlers, who are just beginning to become aware of the world around them, to adolescents, who must learn to navigate all sorts of tricky social and academic pressures.
10 Conversations will help you stay connected to your children so that they develop the kind of strong moral character that leads to rich, meaningful lives.

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Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently--Why It Helps Your Kids and Can Strengthen Your Marriage

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books | 2009-09-01 | ISBN: 0738213268 | PDF | 240 pages
Men and women not only have naturally different communication styles, but unique approaches to parenting as well. While mothers tend to overprotect their kids, fathers tend to push them toward independence. And whereas many experts tend to advocate “a united front,” Drs. Kyle and Marsha Pruett reveal how Mom and Dad not always being on exactly the same page— which, initially, may seem to cause conflict— can actually strengthen the whole family.

Informed by the Pruetts’ research and extensive experience with parents and children, Partnership Parenting offers a new outlook. In addition to fascinating biological insights, the book features strategies for negotiating common “landmine situations” from birth to age eight, from discipline and bedtime to helping kids with homework and teaching them responsibility.

With wisdom and humor, Partnership Parenting helps couples take advantage of their individual strengths to raise confident children while simultaneously improving their marriage.

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