Sex Is Not A Four-Letter Word! Miller 1994 This isn’t too bad for the time. This book is surprising as well, since this is the first one I have had on this site that is Christian (Catholic) based and NOT
Tag: parenting
Terrible Twos
Your Two Year Old Terrible or Tender Ames and IIg 1976 Who doesn’t love the subtitle of “Terrible or Tender”? We featured a book from this series back in 2010 called Your Three Year Old: Friend or Enemy. This was
Teens in Cyber Space
Disconnected Parenting Teens in a MySpace World Clark and Clark 2007 The title alone makes this book weed worthy. However, the idea of this book is still pretty good. The book is written for parents about the realities of an
Watermelons Not War
Watermelons Not War! Cloud, Deegan, Evans, Imam, and Signer 1984 Evidently the authors felt that it was important for parents to talk to children about possible nuclear annihilation. For context, nuclear accidents and war were constantly in the news at
Communicate With Your Teen
Between Parent & Teenager Ginott 1969 Ginott was the expert on child psychology and was rather groundbreaking in his approach to communication with children and teens. Ginott advocated compassionate talking and staying away from blaming the child. He also believed
Advice for (Privileged) Mothers
You Can’t Do It All Ideas that work for mothers who work Lew 1986 Books like this make me mad. They particularly made me mad in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was in child hell. I would
Believe in your kid!
Awaken the Genius in Your Child Tauraso and Batzler 1981 The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale was the 1950s answer to self-help. It has been recycled through books like The Secret (2006) and a host of other
We can’t afford it!
What to do when your mom or dad says… “We can’t afford it” Berry 1983 Joy Berry is a regular here at ALB. We have posted some of her stuff before here and here. Usually, these books are about a