Parenting and Families

A World of Visions and Voices
Spirit Babies : How to Communicate with the Child You're Meant to Have
by Walter Makichen
Clairvoyant counselor and spiritual teacher is not your average occupation, but it's been mine for over twenty years. Because most people aren't familiar with this vocation, I'm often asked how I got started, what my childhood was like, and questions like

Cooking for Your Boyfriend
Food and Whine: Confessions of a New Millennium Mom
by Jennifer Moses
Not long after our return from Philadelphia, I noticed that our car was seriously gross. I've personally always been offended by cars that smell of ancient spilled Yahoo and soiled diapers.

Family Life: Apartment Living
The City Parent Handbook : The Complete Guide to the Ups and Downs and Ins and Outs of Raising Young Kids in the City
by Kathy Bishop, Julia Whitehead
Far too many city families end up leaving town for the burbs because the idea of raising their kids in the same locale where they sowed their wild oats is just too much of a mental leap for them to handle.

A New World Disorder
Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World: A Physician's Guide to Dealing With Childhood Stress
by David Ryan Marks, M.D.
A book that couldn't have been written at a better time-children experience stresses from an overload of organized activities, excessive pressure to succeed, ongoing exposure to violence, and perhaps the most stressful event of all: the catastrophic day

Parents Are Blamed but Not Trained
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
by Dr. Thomas Gordon
P.E.T. will be described in terms familiar to everyone, not in technical jargon. Some parents may find themselves initially disagreeing with some of these concepts, but very few will find themselves not understanding them.

He was excited that he would become part of my husband's large family, but…
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
I was recently married after a two-year courtship. Because this is a second marriage for Bob and me, we had a private, small ceremony and an open house where we invited family only so they could get to know one another. My son John, 23, is an only child

Parenting Yourself When You Have Small Children
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Have you noticed that if you do not take care of yourself by having enough time for yourself you are much more irritable with your mate and children? You cannot be a really good parent while forgetting about your own feelings, needs and well-being.

Chapter One
Sacred Bond: Black Men and Their Mothers
by Keith Michael Brown
Most mothers instinctively protect their children from harm. Depending on the level of crime and violence in their community, how a mother protects her children and how she teaches them to protect themselves can make the difference between her children's

Helping Children Sleep
Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years
by Laura Davis, Janis Keyser
Sleep is a core issue in parenting. It is one of the first areas where we grapple with the reality that there are things about our children that we cannot control. As parents, we can set the stage for relaxation, but we cannot force children to sleep.

Going on Tilt
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D., Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
During a two-year period beginning with the senior year of high school, most parents find themselves confounded by unanticipated challenges. 'Why are my daughter and I fighting like cats and dogs now that she's about to leave?' a mother might ask.

The Value of Being a Playful Parent
Playful Parenting
by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D.
Play is the essence of life. Think about the loving gaze of an infant, the no-holds-barred embrace of a toddler, the intimacy of a shared bedtime story, or a silent hand-in-hand walk. These moments of heartfelt connection with our children are part

A Great Beginning
365 Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children Learn Etiquette
by Sheryl Eberly
How early should you start teaching manners? Parents begin teaching manners by example as soon as a child is born. While our children might do what we say, they are more likely to do what we do. First-time parents may find it shocking to hear their child

Whining
The Pocket Parent
by Gail Reichlin, Caroline Winkler
It's instant relief for when your 2-year-old is on the floor of the toy store, pitching a fit. Or when brother and sister discover that they can't stand each other. Or when your son can't say no to video games.

Introduction
Always My Child
by Kevin Jennings, Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro, M.S.W.
I knew I was gay long before I had heard that word or knew what it meant. I remember at age six or seven being more fascinated by my brother's bodybuilding magazines than by his Playboys, but somehow knowing that this was information I should keep quiet.

Family Life with Middlers
Parenting 911: How to Safeguard and Rescue Your 10 to 15 Year-Old from Substance Abuse, Sexual Encounters... and Other Risky Situations
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
We, our middlers, and other children are dependent on one another for love, appreciation, and a sense of well-being. Family life only runs satisfactorily and rewardingly when everyone pulls his or her weight.

NURTURE By NATURE: A Matter of Style
Nurture by Nature : Understand Your Child's Personality Type - And Become a Better Parent
by Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
Imagine a child growing up amid constant reassurance about the way she sees the world, interacts with others, likes to play, makes decisions, uses her time, organizes her room and toys, expresses her feelings- that all are perfectly fine, normal

A 9-1-1 for 9/11
Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World: A Physician's Guide to Dealing With Childhood Stress
by David Ryan Marks, M.D.
Knowing what to do or say to your children after a traumatic event is not always easy. Let's face it, this territory is new for most of us. Terrorism, threats and safety concerns used to be something that happened to them in some faraway country.

The Everyday Lives of Children
Mom, They're Teasing Me : Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems
by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Catherine O'Neill Grace
Every morning when the buses pull up in front of an elementary, middle, or high school building, an extraordinary social drama unfolds. Most adults miss the importance of this opening act of the school day, because it is a daily theater

Making Friends in Middle School
by SAMHSA
As children approach adolescence, friends and fitting in often become very important. Young teens increasingly look to friends and the media for clues on how to behave, and they begin to question adults' values and rules.

Listening To Boys' Voices
Real Boys' Voices
by William S. Pollack, Ph.D.
In my travels throughout this country from the inner-city neighborhoods of Boston, New York, and San Francisco to suburbs in Florida, Connecticut, and Rhode Island; from small, rural villages in New Hampshire, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania to the pain-filled