No Parent or Educator Can Afford to Ignore This GroundbreakingWork! Bestselling authors H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen have helpedhundreds of thousands of parents raise capable, independentchildren with Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-IndulgentWorld. On its tenth anniversary, this parenting classic returnswith fresh, up-to-date information to offer you inspiring andworkable ideas for developing a trusting relationship withchildren, as well as the skills to implement the necessarydiscipline to help your child become a responsible adult. Those who think in terms of leniency versus strictness will besurprised. This book goes beyond these issues to teach children tobe responsible and self-reliant—not through outer-directedconcerns, such as fear and intimidation, but through inner-directedbehavior, such as feeling accountable for one's commitments.Inside, you'll discover how to instill character-building valuesand traits in your child that last a lifetime. "During these turbulent day

The Breastfeeding Book Your Doctor Recommends Why is breastfeeding best for my baby? Will I like it? What if ithurts? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Will I be ableto use a breast pump? How can I make this work? The American Academy of Pediatrics, the organization thatrepresents the nation’s finest pediatricians, answers thesequestions and many more in this invaluable resource to help you andyour baby get the healthiest possible start. The benefits ofbreastfeeding will last a lifetime, for both you and yourbaby. Here is everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding.From preparing for the first feeding to adjusting to home, family,and work life as a nursing mother, this comprehensive resourcecovers: ? Preparing for breastfeeding before your baby is born ? Breastfeeding benefits for mothers and babies, including themost recent neurological, psychological, and immunological researchshowing why breastfeeding enhances your infant’s immune system andp

An exceptional father-son story about the reality that testsus, the myths that sustain us, and the love that saves us. Paul Coates was an enigmatic god to his sons: a Vietnam vet whorolled with the Black Panthers, an old-school disciplinarian andnew-age believer in free love, an autodidact who launched apublishing company in his basement dedicated to telling the truehistory of African civilization. Most of all, he was a wilytactician whose mission was to carry his sons across the shoals ofinner-city adolescence—and through the collapsing civilization ofBaltimore in the Age of Crack—and into the safe arms of HowardUniversity, where he worked so his children could attend forfree. Among his brood of seven, his main challenges were Ta-Nehisi,spacey and sensitive and almost comically miscalibrated for hisenvironment, and Big Bill, charismatic and all-too-ready for thechallenges of the streets. The Beautiful Struggle follows theirdivergent paths through this turbulent period, and their father

P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost fortyyears ago as the first national parent-training program to teachparents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offerstep-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybodywins. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, andproven parenting program in the world -- and it will work for you.Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, thisgroundbreaking guide will show you: How to avoid being a permissive parent How to listen so kids will talk to you and talk so kids willlisten to you How to teach yourchildren to "own" their problems and to solve them How to use the "No-Lose" method to resolve conflicts Using the timeless methods of P.E.T. will have immediate results:less fighting, fewer tantrums and lies, no need for punishment.Whether you have a toddler striking out for independence or ateenager who has already started rebelling, you'll find P.E.T. acompassionate,

Does your child know how to use a check book? Boil an egg? Dothe laundry? Read a map? Homeschooler Christine Field helps parentssystematically teach kids - from preschool to the teen years - whatthey need to know to thrive as adults.

A perennial bestseller, now revised and updated for a newgeneration of fathers, this readable, inspiring guide to the worldof infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is an indispensable treasuryof advice, ideas, and suggestions.

In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade,Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parentsfor centuries—an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’scrying.

★What will your child be expected to learn in the secondgrade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers theseimportant questions and more, offering the specific sharedknowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nationhave agreed upon for American second graders. Designed for parentsand teachers to enjoy with children, this revised second-gradevolume of The Core Knowledge Series presents the knowledge andskills that should be at the core of a challenging second-gradeeducation,including: ＊Favorite poems ＊Literature ＊Learning about language ＊World and American history and geography ＊Visual arts ＊Music ＊Math ＊Science

In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson,Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share whatthey have learned in more than thirty-five years of combinedexperience working with boys and their families. They reveal anation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent.Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucialquestion: What do boys need that they're not getting? Theyilluminate the forces that threaten our boys, teaching them tobelieve that "cool" equals macho strength and stoicism. Cuttingthrough outdated theories of "mother blame," "boy biology," and"testosterone," the authors shed light on the destructive emotionaltraining our boys receive--the emotional miseducation ofboys. Kindlon and Thompson make a compelling case that emotionalliteracy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urgingparents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to animpossible standard of manhood. They identify the social andemotional challenges th

What should your child learn in the sixth grade? How canyou help him or her at home? This book answers these importantquestions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge thatthousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreedupon for American sixth graders. Featuring sixteen pages offull-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and athoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Sixth Grader Needs toKnow, Revised Edition, is designed for parents and teachers toenjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children havebenefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This revised editiongives a new generation of sixth graders the advantage they need tomake progress in school today, and to establish an approach tolearning that will last a lifetime. Discover: ? Favorite Poems—old and new, from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic “TheRaven” to Maya Angelou’s “Woman Work” ? Literature—from around the world, including Homer’s epics theIliad and the Odyssey, Shakespeare