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
Tag: parenting
Teenage Tyranny
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
Spare the Rod?
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.
How to be a Jewish Mother
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
No Trouble
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
Aunt Gracie’s Mistake
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
Don’t give your kids any sex hangups
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
Bad parenting is making kids gay
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