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How to talk so teens will listen & listen so teens will talk

Presents a practical guide that addresses many of the tough issues teens and parents face, and offers advice on how to maintain a positive dialogue that fosters mutual respect.
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Take heart, my child

a mother's dream
A celebration of the enduring power of love in which a mother shares her own hopes and dreams, and lets her child know that whatever challenges life brings, she encourages the child to follow his heart, hopes, and passions so that his dreams can come true.
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Chicken soup for the soul live!

Onstage production of inspiring stories by inspirational speakers about the challenges and responsibilities of parenting, learning and teaching.

Teen dads

rights, responsibilities, and joys
A guide book for teenage fathers filled with quotations from actual teen dads about their situations; provides advice on various topics including newborn care, discipline, gang involvement, relationships with the mother and her parents, and the child's future.

How Oliver Olson changed the world

Afraid he will always be an outsider like ex-planet Pluto, nine-year-old Oliver finally shows his extremely overprotective parents that he is capable of doing great things without their help while his class is studying the solar system.

The Gentle Parent:

positive, practical, effective discipline
2013
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Sight

a novel
2018
"A woman recounts her progress to motherhood, while remember the death of her own mother ten years before, and the childhood summers she spent with her psychoanalyst grandmother"--Provided by publisher.

Home grown

adventures in parenting off the beaten path, unschooling, and reconnecting with the natural world
2014
"An account of one family's choice to live close to nature and to allow their children to learn naturally, without school, in a self-directed manner"--Amazon.

The self-driven child

the science and sense of giving your kids more control over their lives
2019
Offers parents advice on guiding their children toward success and preventing stress by allowing children some self-control.

The orchid and the dandelion

why some children struggle and how all can thrive
2019
The author argues that there are children who have the capacity to survive and thrive under any circumstances and those who are highly sensitive to their environment who, if properly nurtured, can also survive and flourish.

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