100+ Activities for Houston Kids - 2007
By Megan F. Salch
Use this guidebook to quickly find fun activities for your child AND kid-friendly restaurants everyone will enjoy. Build memories that your family will treasure. It’s the perfect gift for families on the go.
- Age recommendations help determine what’s right for your youngster
- Tips from real parents make events easier and rewarding
- Objective insight with no advertising delivers reliable information
- Grade boxes encourage kids to discuss what they liked best
Each activity includes a:
- category or type of activity
- description
- recommended age
- admission price, if one applies
- physical location
- web site and/or phone number for more details
- place for kids and parents to evaluate the activity based on letter grades given in school.
This is your resource for fun things to do with kids in greater Houston.
- Item# 230XT
- 136 pgs., softcover, 0-9788823-0-X
- $13.95
Achieving Success with Impossible Children
How to Win the Battle of Wills
By Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.
From the Author of Raising Children Who Refuse to Be Raised and Traumatic Experience and the Brain comes this third book in the difficult children trilogy. For more than 30 years, Dr. Dave Ziegler has been a psychologist, therapist, and foster parent to hundreds of the most challenging children. His methods have helped these "impossible" children — and their parents, teachers, and caregivers — to get back on the right track. He has done what many therapists don't know how to do: help to raise troubled youths, who are the exceptions to all the usual rules, into healthy, successful human beings. This book emphasizes an important element of being successful with difficult children — hope. The repeated message is not only that success is possible, but also that it is realistically achievable. However, success comes only with the right type of hard work combined with a deep understanding of what troubled children need. If success with your child is escaping your grasp, you'll find some help in these pages.
In The Out-Of-Control Child
By C.R. Partridge, Ph.D.
What can loving, concerned parents do to enhance their children s character development? What can be done to help kids who are already out of control? Included in Building Character Skills in the Out-of-Control Child: *How Inaccurate Diagnoses Fail Children and Their Families *The Importance of Character Skills, Competence and Lasting Self-Esteem *How Character Skills Differ from Moral/Religious Values *How to Recognize the Signs of Immature Character Development *The Four Cornerstones of Character Development *How and When the Seeds of Immature Character Development Are Sown *The Importance of Balance in Character Development *When and How to Re-balance, Set Limits and Take Action *Frantic Limit-Testing, Hyperactivity and Medications *How to Avoid Destructive Compassion with Disabled Children *Immature Character Development and Substance Abuse in Teens *The Effect of Immature Character Development on the Classroom *Distinguishing Between Learning Disabilities and Character Flaws *School Strategies That Work for Parents and Teachers Includes Resources, Recommended Reading and an Index.
- Item# 51189
- 230 pgs., softcover,
- 9781568251189
- $16.95
The Alphabet Book with Mackenzie and Emma
By Patti Spinelli
The Alphabet Book with Mackenzie and Emma is a journey through the alphabet with four-year old Mackenzie and her yellow Labrador retriever, Emma. It features children of other races, bi-racial, and special needs. It is a tool to encourage children to talk about - and embrace - differences, and that being "different" is not only okay, but a good thing.
A parent's handbook: make sure your child gets what works!
By S.K Freeman
The complete guide to autism treatments was inspired by parents of children afflicted with autism. After speaking with several thousands of parents about various treatments and answering similar questions over and over again, Dr. Freeman realized that parents need a clear way -- a guide -- to help make appropriate treatment decisions for their child. To this end, Dr. Freeman giver her scientific evaluation of most of the major and minor autism treatments available today, and then personalizes the analysis by telling the reader whether or not she would use the treatment on her own child. In other words, at the end of the day, how did she apply her understanding of the science to her own child? With this book, it is Dr. Freeman's sincere hope that everyone will be able to evaluate all the current and future autism treatment available. It is Crucial to be able to ask the right questions and find the flaws in the science behind every purported treatment, or to find the evidence, where it exists, that the treatment is effective. At a minimum, understanding the scientific method will protect thousands of children from quackery and, hopefully, provide parents and professionals with the tools to discern those treatments that are effective for children afflicted with autism.
- Item# 56563
- 509 pgs., softcover,
- 9780965756563
- $29.95
The Daycare Rating Book
How to Find, Select and Evaluate High Quality Childcare—and Keep It
Once You’ve Found It
By Josephine J. Santelli
The Daycare Rating Book: How to Find, Select and Evaluate High Quality Childcare—and Keep It Once You’ve Found It is a must for all who are concerned about the quality of care children receive—first-time parents, single parents, grandparents, guardians, childcare providers, daycare directors.
Learn how to recognize high quality childcare and take the guess work out of:
- deciding which type of childcare is best for your family
- finding and selecting high quality childcare
- interviewing daycare directors, caregivers and nannies
- easing your child into daycare
- maintaining a positive parent-child-caregiver relationship
- keeping an ongoing review of care
Learn what you need to know to make your life more manageable and less stressful. Organize your search, step-by-step, using the tools conveniently provided in this concise, time-saving book.
- Item# 6801
- 96 pgs., softcover, 0-9749868-0-1
- $19.95
The Death of Sportsmanship
And How to Revive It
By Brian Shulman, Co-author Ragan Ingram
Aware that his own children needed to learn good sportsmanship and respect
for others, Brian Shulman, father of three, founded Learning Through Sports, a
company that has inspired millions of children through learning resources that
combine athletics and academics. After years of research and through
partnerships with some of the largest athletic associations in the country,
Brian has quickly become America's foremost authority on sportsmanship
education. He champions good sportsmanship in public appearances nationwide,
creating relationships with athletic and educational organizations, and
building coalitions to address the vital need.
A former football star and team captain at Auburn University where coaches
were his strongest influences, Brian has observed a shameful decrease in good
sportsmanship, from youth leagues to the professional ranks in every major
sport. "In our increasingly combative society," he says "sports seem to be
dividing us more than uniting us. As the games take on intimidating intensity,
more and more children opt out, retreating to activities that offer no
opportunity to build individual and team skills. If young athletes are to
learn and practice sportsmanship it must be taught just like reading, writing,
and arithmetic; and coaches and parents are the ones who must learn it and
teach it." After years of research, he offers practical solutions that work
and will revitalize athletics in you community's schools, ensuring that sports
remain an integral part of our nation's fabric.
Co-author Ragan Ingram, a former high school football official, was a sports
writer for the Montgomery Advertiser when Brian Shulman was co-captain of the
Auburn football team. After serving as sports editor of the Advertiser, Ragan
became a public relations consultant, and later served on the staff of the
lieutenant governor of Alabama. He is currently co-host of a sports talk show
in Montgomery, where he lives with his family.
How Parents & Teachers Can Open the Door to Success for Every Child!
By Raymond T. Coppola
An approach to parenting and teaching that guarantees making the learning process easier, happier and more successful for children, parents and teachers alike.
The input we give our children largely determines whether they will succeed or fail in their school years and later in life. But success will only occur joyfully when the hard drive of the mind is being filled with experiences that align with the child's basic energy construct: a unique individual pattern that each of us is born with.
- Item# 25505
- 19.95 pgs., softcover,
- 9780981725505
- $19.95
By Suzy Martyn Suzy is not your ordinary pie-in-the-sky theorist on parenting topics. She is first and foremost a mom with tons of experience with not only her own three children, but children in the elementary school classroom, church Sunday school rooms, and her own premium home daycare. She also is a postpartum doula and parenting consultant. Suzy is a mom who knows what she’s talking about because she’s walked the walk AND walked the talk! People everywhere are encouraged to look at their own parenting experience in a new light-with hope, inspiration, and tools to make it all work.
In her book, Enjoying the Ride, she shows how yes, even the ‘bad stuffs’ can be a joy in this journey of parenting. When you grow and learn through these harder times, the joy of parenting can be found as you look at your journey from a wholistic perspective that values family, responsibility, independence, service, and most of all a peaceful and joyful existence. In an easy-to-read and warm, humorous style, among the topics she discusses are:
-How to potty train with simplicity and low stress
-How to have peaceful, uninterrupted nights of sleep
-How to set limits without battles of the will
-How to have peaceful mealtimes around the table
-How to have loving relationships between siblings
-How to teach parents and children to handle and prevent angry outbursts
-How to get the unmotivated child to do his chores with a sense of pride
-How to manage night terrors and nightmares Bonus feature included: A CD-ROM full of over 25 resources with charts, logs, and schedules that every parent needs. It includes such things as baby registry checklists, diaper/feeding logs, charts for chores/behavior/homework, and even travel and grocery checklists. Also there are immunization schedules, infant feeding logs, and tooth eruption schedules…and more! You might find one feeding chart in the back of a book on feeding but you will not find every chart on every topic in one book. And you will certainly not find it on a CD-ROM that is personalizable.
- Item# 6728
- 108 pgs., paperback,
- 978-0-615-16672-8
- $15.99
The Family Compatibility Test
By Susan Adams
Fun questions for couples, moms, dads, and kids to answer together. The Author's
thought-provoking, yet amusing, discussion, questions offer couples, moms, dads, and
kids a refreshing opportunity to deepen understanding and communication. However
diverse the make up of your family unit, you'll find hundreds of stimulating questions
to ask each other. Explore and compare your views on topics ranging from in-laws to
snoring to kids' dating and driving.
Fed Up with Children's Behaviour
A lively DVD of Sue Dengate’s famous presentation about the effects of food
on children’s health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining and
insightful interviews, support and information, released May 2006.
how food and additives affect behaviour
By Sue Dengate
Over 10,000 people have attended Sue's talks over the last two years.
Families throughout Australia and New Zealand, from young children to
grandmothers, were interviewed about their surprises, pitfalls, horror stories,
cute kids, laughs, determination and triumph through tears in finding which
foods affect their children. Mothers who have seen the preview say it really
helped them to manage their diet successfully.
Included is a two-week additive-free trial at a whole school in Australia,
which impressed teachers, students, parents and even the professional
film-makers. This was shown nationally on Today Tonight (Channel 7) to huge
interest.
Hope For Parents
By Randi Kreger & Kathleen Winkler
Helping your borderline son or daughter without sacrificing your family or yourself.
This booklet is for the parents of children with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).
How to Make Your Kid a Star
By Jeffrey W. Steinberger, Attorney at Law
Jeffrey W. Steinberger was one of the most powerful Beverly Hills Screen Actors Guild
talent agents and is now a prominent TV and motion picture producer. Mr. Steinberger
is a practicing trial attorney with vast experience in entertainment law. For years,
he was a legal advisor to network soap operas. He also hosted his own radio talk show
on KIEV radio in Los Angeles called Jeff's Law and an L.A. based television show
on PBS named Court Defenders. Mr. Steinberger is in the vanguard of movie business
know-how and he continues to guide young actors and actresses.
This book is a must for anyone who wants their child to act in a commercial, play or film.
Give your child a leading advantage in the fascinating world of film and TV by reading
How to Make Your Kid a Star! This book reveals the hidden secrets to success in
this lucrative - but competitive - field in an easy to follow format that includes
everything from getting a talent agent to getting your child on the big screen
I Just Want My Kids to be Happy!
Why You Shouldn't Say It, Why You Shouldn't Think It, What You Should Embrace Instead.
Gold Medal Winner in the 2008 Mom's Choice Awards
By Aaron Cooper, Ph.D. & Eric Keitel, M.Ed.
I just want them to be happy is the mantra of millions of parents nowadays, but it’s crippling our kids—and families don’t know it! As moms and dads have devoted themselves to their children’s short-term happiness, youth depression, anxiety and worry have been on the rise. This highly readable and provocative book explains how and why kids (and parents) pay a price for today’s misguided emphasis on keeping children happy. What to emphasize instead? Drawing from decades of happiness research, the authors describe the eight key elements found in authentically happy lives, and show parents how to cultivate those elements while the kids are young. A groundbreaking book for every concerned mom and dad, co-written by a child psychologist and middle school educator.
I've Never Been An Old Man
What it's Like if You Plan to Age
By Don Larsen
I've never been an old man is the book just coming into market. It asks the question, Can you have adventure, sorrow, love, multiple health disasters and happiness at the same time when you are in your seventies? It started happening moments after Jacquie and Don's fifty-fourth anniversary. Being ill is never funny but some humor can be found around most corners. Encouraged by a fellow writer, Don uses a light-hearted approach to chronicle his wife's serious health problems; TIA's, dementia, falls, lost ambulances and the HMO losing his ill wife, Jacquie.
Grandparents lived with children years ago. Grandchildren learned about growing older. After WWII grandparents went to rest home and the baby boomers didn't learn about aging. The fifty-percent of
Americans over fifty can share in the author's observation's and escapades.
By Dafna Rahminov
A wonderful discovery of life and love.
- Item# 0617
- 32 pgs., hardcover, 9-08-098061-7
- $17.99
Learning Disabilities: There is a Cure
A Guide for Parents, Educators and Physicians
By Addie Cusimano
Forty percent of American students are reading below grade level. Two
out of ten students are learning disabled (dyslexic). For years educator, in
search of the right reading approach for all children, have switched from a
sight approach, to a phonetic approach, to linguistic, to whole language, and
now, also to an integrated approach. Yet, none have proved to be completely
effective. Author, Addie Cusimano, has solved the dilemma by composing an
approach that works with all students, learning disabled and those who are not
learning disabled. Her program has been used with consistent success at a
private learning center that she operated for many years.
Addie Cusimano presents her secrets for success in this book. She discusses many overlooked facets of learning, thinking, writing, studying, and reading skill development, and offers solutions for educators, parents and other professionals who work with students. Her preface is that learning disabled students can and should be cured at an elementary level, and that the best reading approach is one that would incorporate many more facets of learning than are presently taught.
Ms. Cusimano's book, based on her many years of experience and success with the diagnosis and remediation of students with learning disabilities, offers a refreshing and assured method for the solution of America's academic woes.
- Item# 0539
- 98 pgs., softcover, 0-615-12053-9
- $17.95
Nurturing Your ADHD Child with Exercise
By Stephen C. Putnam
If you are the parent of a hyperactive child this may be the most important book you will ever read.
Reviews:
"Steve Putnam shares an important concept that needs to be fully considered as a useful and eminently rational alternative to those popular drugs whose long-term effects on our children's brains/minds and personality development remain to be evaluated. He DARES us to get it right." ~ Jaak Panksepp, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Bowling Green State University
"I find this volume very exciting. It
makes avoiding the obvious extremely difficult. It could have a
major impact on our lives and the lives of our children. I hope
we'll take heed." ~ W. Mark Shipman, M.D., director, Institute for
Developmental Research, San Diego Center for Children
- Item# 9261
- 142 pgs., softcover, 0-942679-26-1
- $9.95
Pickles and Ice Cream
A Father's Guide to Pregnancy
by Craig Bissinger
Pickles and Ice Cream: A Father's Guide to Pregnancy is an informative, concise guide to help the expectant father be a supportive participant in the nine-month adventure of pregnancy. In this book, Dr. Craig Bissinger, a board-certified obstetrician, shares his expert advice on the most frequent concerns a father will face during his partner's pregnancy. Each of the book's sections delivers common-sense information straight from the exam room to your home.
Dr, Karen Russo, specialist in high-risk obstetrics, writes, "Pickles and Ice Cream is a comprehensive guide to pregnancy, informative, well-written and witty. I found this book to be a great source of general pregnancy information for moms-to-be too. Every expectant couple should have a copy." Her thoughts are echoed by Ken and Brenda C who say, "It's a great book! .far better than those lengthy maternity books and to the point." And Lynne G. writes, "A must for my sons-in-laws during my daughters' pregnancies."
Raising Children Who Refuse To Be Raised
Parenting Skills and Therapy Interventions for the most Difficult Children
By Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.
In his new book,
Raising Children Who Refuse to be Raised, psychologist Dave Ziegler offers
insight gained over 30 years working with difficult children and 16 years spent
as a foster parent to hundreds of severely disturbed children. With empathy and
humor, he delivers more than 300 pages of valuable information in a style as
accessible to parents as to professionals. Unlike books that address individual
categories of special needs children, Ziegler's is a handbook for parents (and
the therapists who coach them) of children with multiple problems.
*About the Author
Dr. Dave Ziegler is Executive Director of SCAR/Jasper
Mountain, a treatment program for some of our society's most damaged children. A
psychologist, trainer, therapist, and most importantly, foster parent to
hundreds of challenging children, Dr. Ziegler is quick to point out that he has
been privileged to have had the finest education and training available. His
principal teachers have not been in graduate school, but rather the children
discussed in the pages of this book.
Also see Dr. Ziegler's book "Traumatic Experience and
the Brain."
- Item# 8727
- 310 plus pgs., softcover, 0-9671187-2-7
- $24.95
Resumes for Children
17 Years Old and Under
By Donna Kristine Manley
Q: How many parents you know think of developing a resume for their child who
is a teenager, 11, 9, or even 6 years old?
A: Probably very few. Perhaps it’s because many just don’t know where to begin
and what to document. Or, maybe it never occurred to them that someone so young
could or should have a resume.
This phenomenal book, Resumes for Children — 17 Years Old and Under, is a
guide for capturing a child’s gifts, talents, abilities, interests, training,
and much, much more. The author, Donna Kristine Manley (Kris), provides examples
on how to develop and use this important and valuable document. Also included in
this book are sample cover letters and references.
A resume for your child:
- Paints a clear picture of what that child is capable of.
- Tremendously boosts his or her self-esteem.
- Can accompany an application for entrance into a special school, program, camp, or competition.
- Item# 3502
- 100 pgs., softcover, 0-9777835-0-2
- $14.99
Simply a Boy's Book
Memories of a Baby's First Three Years
By Stacie Schimmels & Natalie Rastall
Uniquely created for a baby boy, this journal was
designed for parents to easily record their memories.
Starting with"Were Pregnant" and taking you through to
the celebration of his third birthday. This beautiful
journal has full pages devoted to sharing photographs
of New Baby, Sonograms, Baby Shower and First
Birthday. Elegant and colorful illustrations assist in
sharing those memories that make up the life of your
new little one. Famous quotes through out the book add
a sentimental touch to the story of your new baby boy.
This is a gift that parents can pass on to their child
to remember their family, and what a truly important
part of it they are.
- Item# 3367
- 40 pgs., hardcover,
- 9781604023367
- 1604023367
- $14.99
Simply Natural Baby Food
Easy Recipes for Delicious Meals Your Infant and Toddler Will Love
By Cathe Olson
Simply Natural Baby Food shows
even the busiest parent or care provider how to prepare fresh, natural foods for
young children. It explains why whole, organic foods are desirable and gives
easy, practical recipes to prepare them. There is a chapter for each stage of a
baby’s eating development from first solid foods to fun recipes for toddlers.
Tips are interspersed throughout the book to give the reader advice on cutting
preparation time, helping baby to gain feeding independence, and getting maximum
nutrition into baby’s meals.
The book contains detailed recipes for breakfasts, lunches,
dinners, snacks, desserts, and beverages, including infant cereals, whole-grain
crackers, sugar-free sweets, and non-diary nut and seed milks. Parents will
appreciate the imaginative ways vegetables are incorporated into meals. For the
child with allergies, many wheat-free, dairy-free, and egg-free recipes have
been included. Simply Natural Baby Food promotes a
plant-based diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, sea
vegetables, nuts and seeds are emphasized. There are recipes containing dairy
products, fish, and poultry because, eaten in moderation, these foods contain
important nutrients, but vegetarian and vegan alternatives are provided for
virtually every recipe.
Check out www.simplynaturalbooks.com
for more information.
The Sleep Fairy
By Janie Peterson, co-authored by Macy Peterson, Four-color illustrations throughout by Shawn Newlun
Helping children learn to stay in bed after they have been tucked in is a challenge all parents face. Child behavior specialist Janie Peterson, LMHP has been helping parents to deal with this issue for years and has developed a method that she has shared with the families she counsels. The success rate has been outstanding.
Now, with the help of Peterson’s delightful new book, The Sleep Fairy , May 2003,
www.behavenkids.com, families everywhere can have successful bedtimes.
* Reviews *
"In my 25 years of counseling kids and families, getting children to go to bed and stay in bed is a common challenge many families face. The Sleep Fairy addresses this problem is a creative, fun way giving families a tool for successful bedtime." ~ Jeanne M. Warnock, LCSW, Family Intervention Services, South Orange, NJ
"I have seen few interventions work as well, as quickly,
and with so little effort on the part of parents. The Sleep Fairy is truly
remarkable in it's ability to help children get to sleep and sleep through the
night - without the begging arguing, or tantrums that many parents of young
children experience each night." ~ Ray Burke, Ph.D., Research Psychologist,
Omaha, NE
The Steroid Deceit
A Body Worth Dying For?
By Jeff Rutstein
The Steroid Deceit: A Body Worth Dying For?
Whether for cosmetic purposes or for an athletic edge, steroid use among teens
is growing. Parents are often blind to the threat; kids see it as an expedient
means to a more "buff" body or better athletic performance. But steroids not
only harbor a host of side effects, they also are often a gateway drug.
A recovered steroid abuser himself, Jeff Rutstein shares the story of his
descent into use and the uphill battle he faced with recovery. Rutstein’s
graphic tale is an effective backdrop to the real lessons of the book: the
reasons why kids turn to steroids; signs of steroid abuse; a handle on dealing
with the topic for parents; an honest explanation of the dangers of steroid
abuse for kids.
At a time when athletes and Hollywood hunks are setting the bar for performance
and appearance ever higher with their own steroid use, parents, educators,
counselors, any one involved with the care and nurture of teens, and teens
themselves, will find this important book both educational and inspiring.
"I am thrilled by the wonderful insights...!"
Dr. Margorie Engel, Pres. & CEO
Stepfamily Association of America
"Beautifully written...and powerful...a love story for our
time."
Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder
Director, Family Life Education
Stepfamily Association of America
"Men will identify with the message; women will learn why men
react as they do."
Robert Klopfer LCSW
Co-Director
Stepping Stones Counseling Center
www.stepfamilies.com
The Wedding Was Great, But When Does Chuck Leave?
One Stepfather's 20 Year Journey
By Charles H. Lund
*Book Forward*
By: Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D., CFLE, Director of Family Life Education, Stepfamily Association of America. Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University.
I am so impressed with this beautiful story of life, love, mistakes, challenges and hope. Although Charles Lund's story is uniquely his, his experiences are shared in many important ways by stepfathers and stepfamilies throughout the country.
He brings life and humor to the process of creating a family after remarriage. Many men struggle in stepfamily formation since our broader culture offers little in the way of clear roadmaps. His story touches on so many of the issues that we know from research and from clinical work are a normal part of negotiating these unclear family roles and complicated family dynamics.
Rather than a preachy, here's how to do it kind of self-help tale, his is a readable (I went through this in one sitting!), entertaining, and subtle account that will be an enjoyable and valuable resource for stepfathers and stepparents. He offers important lessons learned, seamlessly weaving together stories of personal stepparenting over two decades of family life.
I am most impressed with the honest and thoughtful way he reflects on and
explains his thoughts and actions over the years as a husband, as an ex-husband,
as a stepfather, as a parent, and as a man, who, through it all, is striving to
build a successful, satisfying, and happy life, both as an individual, and as a
member of a complex stepfamily.
I am especially struck by the central theme of the love he has for his wife as
the motivation to work through the blurry lines of the stepparent/parent roles.
The couple creates the stepfamily and his message of building a strong couple
relationship in order to build a strong stepfamily comes through loud and clear.
Beautifully written, and powerful, The Wedding Was Great, But When Does Chuck
Leave? is a love story for our time.
By Tsolagiu M. A. Ruizrazo
Children who are taught to respect the web of life can discover their individual purpose and together restore harmony to human relations and balance to Mother Earth. So declares RuizRazo, who draws on the Cherokee Nation’s earliest teachings to show prospective parents of all cultures and traditions how to go about this critical task. Practical wisdom, interwoven with insights into the forces of nature, offers assistance each step of the way—from the time before conception through the years of parenting a teenager. Included in this groundbreaking book on child rearing are ceremonies and techniques for strengthening children (and parents) physically, emotionally, and spiritually, in preparation for pioneering a better future.
Tsolagiu M.A. RiozRazo, a Cherokee Wolf Clan elder, travels throughout the Western world teaching indigenous wisdom. A mother, grandmother, and founding director of the nonprofit Traditional Native Survival Cultural Center, Inc., she is dedicated to preserving the environment for future generations.
- Item# 22701
- 116 pgs., softcover,
- 9780971522701
- 0971522707
- $14.95
Traumatic Experience and the Brain
A Handbook for Understanding and Treating Those Traumatized as
Children
By Dave Ziegler, Ph.D.
Dr. Dave Ziegler has seen, first-hand, the effects of traumatic experiences
during infancy and early childhood on the brain. As a result of is
research and extensive experience with traumatized children he describes in
understandable terms the complex neural functioning of a very young brain.
His work with trauma victims has exposed the formation of triggers that are so
resistant to change. His career is focused on ways to help traumatized
individuals, and professionals who help them, learn new methods to heal deeply
ingrained trauma. Dr. Ziegler is Executive Director of SCAR/Jasper
Mountain, an organization based in Oregon that treats some of the most damaged
children.
Also see Dr. Ziegler's book "Raising Children Who Refuse to be
Raised."
- Item# 8751
- 174 pgs., softcover, 0-9671187-5-1
- $19.95
The Unprocessed Child
Living Without School
by Valerie Fitzenreiter
The Unprocessed Child is a work of nonfiction about a child raised with no coercion and no curriculum. Laurie Chancey spent her childhood immersing herself in topics of her own choosing. She was never forced to learn something simply because tradition and/or society said it was necessary. No one was looking over her shoulder to make sure she was learning the "proper" subjects.
Having never seen a textbook or taken a test, never used workbooks or any type of teaching techniques, Laurie scored in the top 10% of the state of Louisiana on her college entrance exam. She enrolled in college when she was eighteen, and graduated summa cum laude three and a half years later. Laurie is a bright adult, but her IQ is not why she did so well. She spent her life learning to learn and it’s something that now comes easily to her.
The Unprocessed Child was written by her mother and is full of examples of raising a child with respect and dignity. It is the first book written about a radically unschooled child who has now reached adulthood and is a responsible member of society.
Questions about the radical un-schooling lifestyle are answered on topics ranging from socialization, parental responsibility, self-discipline, chores, bedtimes and much more. The book shows that it is not only possible to befriend your child, but that it is highly preferable to the struggles that so many parents go through with their children. It proves that school is not necessary for learning, socializing or motivation.
The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook
By Cathe Olson
The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook contains more than 300 delicious whole foods
recipes to nourish mothers and their families throughout pregnancy and
lactation. The dishes are packed with protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and
essential fatty acids to help both mother and baby thrive. Many of the recipes
in the book are vegan, and almost all of the recipes provide vegan options. For
those with allergies, many wheat-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and egg-free dishes
are also included. There are even teas and tonics to help ease common pregnancy
discomforts.
In addition to recipes, The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook provides up-to-date
nutritional information with recommended dietary intakes, complete guide to
ingredients, suggested shopping list, and tips for saving time and minimizing
work in the kitchen. This book is a comprehensive eating guide for vegetarian
mothers, and for non-vegetarians who want to include more whole foods in their
diets.