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Tired of preparing the same lunch box meals for your child? Are they not eating their lunch because it is boring and plain? It is time to make a change!Dorothy Lin in this wonderful read showcases some of the best homemade lunch box recipes to try. This is a great lunch box cookbook for parents around the world.
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This book came the night after my last grandparent's life was celebrated, Grandma GG was one hundred plus. Sitting alone in the Hampton Inn Hotel, I jotted down things learned from all four of my grandparents. I was fortunate enough to know all of mine into adulthood, the men didn't teach us as long as the grandmas did here on earth.
This "book" is meant simply for the generations of family after us to know our grandparents through my eyes. Each...
3) Happiness
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This book is a simple little exercise in thinking about what happiness is and what makes us happy. It is written with the young school-aged child in mind. The idea is to encourage positive thinking and to help happiness become every child's habit in approaching each day.
As we all know, life is 10 percent what happens and 90 percent how we react to what happens. I hope this children's book serves as a springboard for happy thoughts and for conversations...
6) Kindness
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Kindness is a children's book written to show how being kind can give a nice emotional lift to all involved. Both the person offering a kind deed and the person receiving a kind deed walk away feeling a little better. This is a story based on a real event. This interaction took an annoying and unpleasant day and turned into a great day, one which stands out as a day to remember. We all have choices to make as we go through our days. Choose wisely...
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This book Is written from memories of a childhood where there was little to no hope for success. It is about children who were without any store-bought toys or games. The kids were all happy and had no idea they were less fortunate and living in poverty. They just wanted to play and have fun. These are stories how kids became creative and used their imagination, these children created childhood memories and relationships that would last a lifetime....
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Robbie's family was separated from other families in the Happy Forest for a long time. They didn't know others were judging them for things they couldn't control. When nature provided an opening, the young animals start new friendships. Their discovery leads to happier times in their forest. Their actions are a perfect example of showing kindness first.
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Kids today are facing unprecedented pressures, and their mental health is suffering. As a parent, you may feel burned out and exhausted yourself, and perhaps overwhelmed by the idea of taking on your child's stress. But “Building Happier Kids” offers practical, concrete steps you can take to help your kids and yourself! Dr. Bhargava prescribes taking an intentional pause from modern life's nonstop pace to focus on ways you can meaningfully impact...
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Mama Talks to Germs is a children's picture book, which displays a relationship between a mother and her son. When they find out that Pop Pop isn't feeling well and can't have any visitors, Mama starts to teach him about germs. She shows him how they spread, and ways that they can stay safe and healthy. Together, they learn how to have fun in new ways and to be positive when they're missing their loved ones. When the night is coming to a close after...
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Nobody is born a musician. Rather, people become musical. They do so through the right experiences as children, and with the right kind of support from the adults in their lives. Most teachers and parents believe that music can be a powerful a gift to kids. Ideally it becomes a lifelong gift, rather than merely a pastime of childhood to be reminisced about later. Unfortunately, not all music educational experiences produce a lasting musicianship....
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What were my kids born to do? That is the question I hope to help them answer. And because reading is the thing I love most, it's only natural for me to hope it will become something they love, too...The trouble is that reading is a particularly slippery passion to want to pass along because it's a skill most parents would agree their children have to master, to one degree or another.
--from Raising a Reader
Can passion be passed along from parent...
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In her bestselling Raising a Thinking Child, Myrna B. Shure introduced her nationally acclaimed "I Can Problem Solve" program, which helps four to seven-year-olds develop essential skills to resolve daily conflicts and think for themselves. With Raising a Thinking Preteen, Shure has tailored this plan especially for eight-to twelve-year-olds as they approach the unique challenges of adolescence.
The preteen years are often the last opportunity for...
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All children will be 'hard work', 'difficult' or 'challenging' at times. This book is intended to give you the tools you need to navigate your way through your child's middle years (ages six to twelve) and beyond with assertiveness, decisiveness, confidence, empathy and compassion.
You will learn how to be a skilful parent and be provided with strategies that have been proven to work. They are not the magic solution to all your difficulties, but...
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This practical companion to Reviving Ophelia and Real Boys shares the concerns of preteens in their own words and advises parents how to approach them confidently and effectively.Many parents may not want to know that their eight to fourteen-year-olds are already facing serious issues and have questions such as:
- Why do people make fun of me because I am from another country?
- When will I know when puberty has struck?
- How do I deal with the...
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Help Your Teen Catch the Lifelong Reading Bug. Honey for a Teen's Heart spells out how good books can help you and your teenager communicate heart-to-heart about ideas, values, and the various issues of a Christian worldview. Sharing the adventure of a book lets both of you know the same people, see the same sights, face the same choices, and feel the same emotions. Life spills out of books--giving you plenty to talk about! But Honey for a Teen's...
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Believing in yourself isn't always easy. Marky learns that firsthand when the other woodland fairies make fun of her. They laugh at her one small wing and say mean things about her fiery-red hair, her glasses and her freckles. It is hurtful, but through Marky's determination, she helps them understand that everyone has exceptional qualities. Some are visible. Some are invisible. Through her kindness, Marky teaches her friends about self-love, confidence,...
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Parents are familiar with the sight: grumpy, irritable, inattentive kids. You know the cause of it--too much time on digital devices. But it's hard to know what to do about it. One day, Molly DeFrank had had enough and pulled the plug on her kids' screen time. She was tired of her sweet children acting like addicts desperate for their next fix. The results were better than she could have ever dreamed. What started as a two-week experiment changed...
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This special three-book bundle collects sage advice and guidance for today's parent struggling to keep up in a rapidly-changing world. Two titles by Michael Reist discuss education; school is our children's second home. They will spend more time there than anywhere else in their formative years. We all need to talk honestly about the nature of this environment. What Every Parent Should Know About School is an honest, positive, thought-provoking look...
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Do you do too much for your kid out of fear they will never make it in the world without your oversight? Are you frustrated or worried about your 'tween, teen, or young adult who seems lazy or unmotivated? Do you see your child unable to reach their potential because they are disorganized, scattered, and can't manage their time?
In Your Kid's Gonna Be Okay: Building the Executive Function Skills Your Child Needs in the Age of Attention, Michael Delman...
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