parenting

Presents innovative ways to solve common communication problems of parents and children.

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.

Teenage fathers highlight the challenges of being a teen parent, discussing responsibility, economic hardship, and emotional issues involved in parenting at a young age.

Offers parents of ten- to fifteen-year-olds advice on how to cope with the changing moods and attitudes of early adolescence.

Examines teen culture both inside and outside of the home; tells the stories of families who have become involved in downward spirals; offers advice on how parents can take positive steps on behalf of their teens and themselves; and includes a guide to making decisions about selecting appropriate placement programs for teens.

Offers information for parents of children with attention deficit disorder, covering inborn traits associated with the disorder, how to understand and steer development, strategies for improving behavior, schooling, medications, and other related topics.

A guide for Jewish families on how to incorporate Jewish traditions into their lives including bedtime and morning rituals, the meaning of the holidays, and advice on communicating codes of behavior to children.

Argues that the over-involvement of parents in the lives of their children is resulting in a generation of wimps, looking at how parents in affluent nations around the world have become so intent on smoothing the paths of their kids that they are depriving young people of the opportunity to learn and develop coping strategies and delaying their entry into adulthood.

Discusses the experience of becoming a teenage parent, exploring such areas as physical and emotional changes in the mother, basic child care, discipline, caregivers, and financial planning.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces mongooses to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.