The Parenting Shelf
Stop Arguing With Your Kids
Michael P. Nichols, Ph.D.
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
www.guilford.com
1572302844 $15.95 1-800-365-7006
Psychology professor Michael P. Nichols, Ph.D. presents Stop Arguing With
Your
Kids: How To Win The Battle Of Wills By Making Your Children Feel Heard, a
guide for parents to showing one's children that their feelings and
thoughts
matter without necessarily giving into their demands. The key to the
method is
refusing to argue back - one can make and stick to tough decisions, while
still
listening to what one's children have to say. A superb guide to the basics
of
responsive listening and how to break bad habits, get closer in touch with
one's children, and weather the inevitable storms of adolescence. Highly
recommended.
Growing Your Musician
Tony Bancroft
National Association for Music Education
1806 Robert Fulton Dr, Reston, VA 20191
1565451600 $29.95 www.amazon.com
Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide For Band And Orchestra Parents is
a
straightforward resource for parents who may not necessarily know the
first
thing about music or instruments, but who want to help their musically
inclined
child achieve his or her fullest potential. From basic information
concerning
different instruments and how to keep them in good working order, to which
"green" instruments are more sought after by college orchestras - and
therefore
are more likely to earn a tuition discount, to the im****tance of private
lessons in grooming advanced talent, helping young people balance learning
to
play with other academic and extracurricular activities, and much more,
Growing
Your Musician is packed cover to cover with valuable advice. Highly
recommended
especially for parents who want to avoid hype and charlatans in favor of
proven
techniques to nurture their children's talents.
Grandparents' Guide To Gifted Children
James T. Webb et al.
Great Potential Press
PO Box 5057, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
www.giftedbooks.com
0910707650 $19.95 1-877-954-4200
Grandparents can play a supremely influential role in the shaping of their
grandchildren's lives and well-being. This is especially so with bright or
gifted grandchildren who will need additional emotional and intellectual
sup****t. Authored by the team of clinical psychologist James T. Webb,
educational consultant Janet L. Gore, gifted studies expert Francs A.
Karnes,
and attorney A. Stephen McDaniel (with five grandchildren of his own),
Grandparents' Guide To Gifted Children will enable the reader to identify
the
signs of advanced development and the special needs of bright children;
understanding the unique roles of grandparenting such children; building a
bond
with a grandchild; getting the most from grandparenting; as well as
developing
education plans, what to do when a grandparent becomes the parent, and
planning
for a grandchild's future. Also available in a Large Print paperback
edition
(0910707-685, $24.95), Grandparents' Guide To Gifted Children should be a
part
of every community library Parenting Resources collection.
Scary News
Lorna Ann Knox
Crystal Clarity Publishers
14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
1565892011 $12.95 1-800-424-1055 www.crystalclarity.com
Scary News: 12 Ways To Raise Joyful Children When The Headlines Are Full
Of
Fear by Lorna Ann Knox (a former nurse and health educator, and currently
a
teacher in ****tland, Oregon) is a resource for raising children in a
modern age
full of terrors. Offering guidelines for teaching children of various ages
and
stages of development, from early childhood to teens, how to lead balanced
lives without being overwhelmed by news of horrible events such as war,
natural
disasters, terrorist attacks and economic busts. Scary News is not an
escapist
guide; it stresses the im****tance of learning information, but balances
that
with the key of learning to make life choices out of love, not fear. A
reassuring and knowledgeable supplement for answering some of the most
difficult questions a child can ask.
Growing Your Musician
Tony Bancroft
The National Association for Music Education
1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA 20191
1565451600 $29.95
Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide for Band and Orchestra Parents is
a
straightforward resource for parents who may not necessarily know the
first
thing about music or instruments, but who want to help their musically
inclined
child achieve his or her fullest potential. From basic information
concerning
different instruments and how to keep them in good working order, to which
"green" instruments are more sought after by college orchestras - and
therefore
are more likely to earn a tuition discount, to the im****tance of private
lessons in grooming advanced talent, helping young people balance learning
to
play with other academic and extracurricular activities, and much more,
Growing
Your Musician is packed cover to cover with valuable advice. Highly
recommended
especially for parents who want to avoid hype and charlatans in favor of
proven
techniques to nurture their children's talents.
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