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Mary's Book Picks

 

Occasionally Mary Lowe comes across books that she would like to share with us, that are fun to read and have great information to help make our lives easier and our children more understandable!

 

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Taking "No" for an answer and Other Skills Children Need by Laurie Simons, 2000


Get Out of My Life... but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall? by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. This is an insightful book which helps parents of adolescents understand why they do what they do. It will help to view conflicts differently and you'll parent differently too.


Grounded for Life: Stop Blowing your Fuse and Start Communicating with your Teenager by Louise Felton Tracy


The Simpler Family by Christine Klein This is for families who do too much and have no time to be family. Proven ideas to help get your family life back and organize family time and money to create a simpler lifestyle. This won Parent's Choice Award and offers a child-rearing process built on communication, cooperative problem solving and individual strengths.


Your Anxious Child: How Parents and Teachers can Relieve Anxiety in Children by John S. Dacey and Lisa Fiore.


Go To Your Room! Consequences That Teach, Shari Steelsmith, 2000


How to Raise a Child With a High EQ: A Parents' Guide to Emotional Intelligence, Lawrence Shapiro, 1995


The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children, Wendy Mogel, 2001
Positive Dicipline for Teenagers: Building Blocks for Developing Capable Young People: Jane Nelsen, 2000
It's Not That Complicated: The Twelve Rules for Raising Happy, Self-Reliant Children, Doug Peine 2002
Training Children in Self-dicipline and Self-Control: Or, How to Be Good parents and Teachers Without At Atll Times Pleasing, Indulging or Giving Love, Daniel N. Wiener, 1972
Boundries with Kids, Henry Cloud, 2001
Drawing Together to Develop Self Control, Marge Eaton Heegaarrd, 2001

Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age, Dan Kindlon, 2003


The Pampered Child Syndrome
 
 

 

The books below are for children and have a "Value Message"

 

Secret of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman Story of a young boy harassed by school bullies who learns he cannot oversome fear by running away or by becoming a bully himself. It teaches children good conflict resolution and how to be peaceful warriors (ages 5-11).


Absolutely, Positively Alexander The complete stories by Judith Viorst (ages 4-8).


 

The Very Angry Day that Amy Didn't Have by Lawrence Shapiro This book helps children learn constructive alternatives to anger


Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10 by Barbara Lewis
Too Old for This, Too Young for That! By Harriet S. Mosatche Kids will truly enjoy this straight-forward approach to facing the confession and fun of the middle school years (grade level 6-9).
 
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