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Raising Pre-teens

July 11, 2017 Holly Parent/Teacher Collection 10 comments

Raising Pre-Teens: Tips and Techniques for Making the Most of Your Child’s Terrible Tweens. Dosani, MD and Cross 2004 Submission: The definition of “tween” varies from person to person but generally refers to ages 9-12 or so. This book includes

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Teen Age Tyranny

Teenage Tyranny

June 3, 2016 Holly Talkin 'Bout My Generation 14 comments

Teen-Age Tyranny Hechinger 1963 Submitter: I found this book while skimming through my local public library. The book is nearly 55 years old, and giving out information on how to handle your difficult teen. The chapter about television is particularly

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Goe the Rod and Your Child's Bod cover

Spare the Rod?

March 21, 2016 Mary Kelly Department of God, Parent/Teacher Collection 31 comments

God, the Rod and Your Child’s Bod The Art of Loving Correction for Christian Parents Tomczak 1982 Life is bad and children are out of control, but with a handy stick, you can beat the crap out of them. Really.

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How to be a Jewish Mother

March 16, 2016 Mary Kelly Ha Ha Ha? 5 comments

How to be a Jewish Mother A Very Lovely Training Manual Greenburg 1964 This was snagged from the humor section and is a training manual for Jewish mothers and how to really use passive aggressive comments and guilt. The author

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We Never Had Any Trouble Before

No Trouble

October 29, 2015 Holly Parent/Teacher Collection 11 comments

We Never Had Any Trouble Before: First Aid for Parents of Teenagers Paine 1975 Submitter: I found this 40 year old parenting advice book languishing on the shelf at my local public library. This is such an important topic, but you

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Aunt Gracie’s Mistake

September 21, 2015 Holly For the Kids 14 comments

Softball Practice Maccarone 2007 Submitter: My daughter chose this on our last trip to our local public library. The summary from Scholastic: “Aunt Gracie drives Jan and friend Sam to the park for softball practice. As she drives off, Jan and

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Raising Your Child to Be a Sexually Healthy Adult

Don’t give your kids any sex hangups

September 17, 2015 Holly Vice Patrol 4 comments

Raising Your Child to be a Sexually Healthy Adult Flowers 1982 Submitter: This book is useless in a current public library. No information about HIV/AIDS, no information about the internet and internet safety. Certainly nothing on sexting. Time to weed and

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Bad parenting is making kids gay

June 29, 2015 Mary Kelly Parent/Teacher Collection 21 comments

Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Identity Rekers 1982 This is yet another of the “fix your gay kids” advice books. Lots of “great” advice in watching out for those excessively masculine traits in girls and overly feminine traits in boys.  Bad

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