1001
Best Web Sites for Parents
This
informative book will start you off on an amazing journey among the myriad
Internet web sites that parents will surely find useful.
From health issues to behavioral topics to craft ideas and places to go
on vacation, if it's out there, chances are it's in here.
Parents told us that perusing the pages of this book gave them an
appreciation of just how much there is to explore.
The homework resource sites are very helpful as are the sites designed to
help parents of older children find funding ideas for college.
There are also is a very strong section dedicated to sites for parents of
special needs children. The CD that
is included in the book helps jump right to the web sites you are interested in.
Price:
$24.95
Bring
Out The Best - In Your Child and Yourself
Quality Parenting
This
is a unique, well-crafted book that can work as a roadmap to help parents to
help their children. Dr.
Val-Essen's
book also helps parents help themselves achieve a better behavioral approach for
interacting with their own family. The
idea of interacting with each other on different levels and how to achieve a
level of centered self for all the members of your family is what sets this book
apart. There are a lot of issues
covered here including some insightful suggestions regarding the learned
behaviors of teenagers and adults. This is an excellent book that can be used as
a true self-help guide for the whole family.
Price:
$20.00
Common
Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers
Boys Town Press
This
comprehensive work is a compendium of common sense approaches to parenting that
can be a voice of clarity during the oftentimes hectic job of raising young
children. The issues that surround
this sometimes challenging age group are well covered here.
What most impressed our reviewers was that the layout of the book made it
very accessible and easy to browse through leisurely.
Highlighted boxes spaced throughout offer encouraging quotes and
interesting tidbits. Whether you
are looking for information about development, behavior, or social skills you'll
find sensible advice at the ready. The
inclusion of answers to frequently asked questions and chapter ending summaries
are especially helpful.
Price:
$14.95
Not
Under My Roof
Children's Health Environmental Coalition
This
video program has been carefully produced to alert parents to the potential
dangers lurking in their home. The
emphasis here is on alternative ways to clean, shop and care for your home and
family. We can all learn some
lessons by watching this video and reading the enclosed booklet.
The methods demonstrate that by making a few relatively simple changes in
your thinking you can avoid bringing toxins into your home, keeping your family
safe from many potential dangers. Olivia
Newton John and Kelly Preston are wonderful and compelling spokespeople and it
is obvious that they care deeply about this issue.
Price:
$9.95
Playtime
for Newborns, Babies, Creepers and Toddlers
This
series of videos are intended for first-time parents who are looking for simple
guidance when it comes to playing stimulating games with their young child.
Each video focuses on easy to do, enjoyable activities that work to
stimulate a child's senses. The
strength throughout the series is the hostess who is warm, friendly and easy to
identify with. Our testers noted
that despite the fact that while the hostesses singing voice was not the
greatest it gave them courage to belt out a tune themselves and that everyone
should feel free to sing with and to their children.
There are good examples of a basic assortment of interactive playtime fun
to have with your baby. Much of
what is included here are activities that are a part of most Mommy and Me
classes. The idea here is that
parents watch and then use the games later with their child.
The Playtime series works best as an encouragement tool, letting parents
know that its fun to play with their young child, and the warmth and love they
receive from this playtime is an important part of the developmental process.
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Parenting Center
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