Parenting

Heininger, Janet; Weiss, Sharon: From Chaos to Calm: Effective Parenting for Challenging Children with ADHD and Other Behavior Problems, Perigee, 2001 – Traditional parenting and discipline books aren’t effective for parents with kids who have ADHD, OCD, depression or other disorders. They need a guide that will help them with the unique discipline and organization challenges kids with these issues have. This is that guide. Rights sold in Poland.

Melton, Barbara; Shankle, Susan: What in the World Are Your Kids Doing Online?: How to Understand the Electronic World Your Children Live In, Broadway, 2007 – Educators Melton and Shankle offer a reasonable, nonalarmist guide for concerned parents in helping their kids navigate the wonders and perils of the cyberworld. They emphasize the importance of establishing a healthy balance of virtual and real-time activities for growing kids. Debut Author

Murphy, Jana: The Secret Lives of Toddlers: A Parent’s Guide to the Wonderful, Terrible, Fascinating Behavior of Children Ages 1 to 3, Perigee, 2004 – Between age one and three, children can be delightful, affectionate, intelligent explorers. They can also be holy terrors. Grounded in up-to-date research, this book demystifies 52 common behaviors of toddlers, while helping parents appreciate their miraculous development. Rights sold in France.

Murray, Linda J.; Anna McGrail; Daphne Metland: The BabyCenter’s Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Birth: Expert Advice and Real-World Wisdom from the Top Pregnancy and Parenting Resource, Rodale, 2005 – For the millions of moms-to-be, this guide provides a wealth of information answering every imaginable question, including those you are too embarrassed to ask, don’t think to ask, or don’t know whom to ask.

Murray, Linda J.; Anna McGrail; Daphne Metland: The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Your Baby’s First Year: Expert Advice and Mom-to-Mom Wisdom from the World’s Most Popular Parenting Website, Rodale, 2007 – Provides parents with a priceless resource: an instruction manual to accompany their newborn baby. This guide provides tips on how to effortlessly unravel the daily mysteries of parenthood during the first year.

Pearman, Christopher: Dream So Big: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Believe and Achieve, Adams Media, May 2010 – 7 Dream Catchers to help your child strive and arrive at their wildest dreams, by father and former manager to Raven-Symoné, with a foreword by Raven and an endorsement by Bill Cosby. Debut Author

Tadlock, Dee: Read Right: Coaching Your Child to Excellence in Reading, McGraw-Hill, 2005 – A book for parents based on the successful Read Right® program. This system teaches simple techniques to help parents guide young children into their own reading excellence. There are no drills or artificial exercises—just fun, easy activities integrated into everyday life.

Tulley, Gever and Spiegler, Julie: 50 Dangerous Things (you should let your children do), NAL, 2011 – The founder of the nationally-recognized Tinkering School helps parents see the value in experiences that they might otherwise write off as too dangerous for their children. Each “dangerous” task will help children improve their problem-solving abilities and become more self-reliant.

Zibners, Lara, MD: If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Still Be Okay, Grand Central, 2009 – This guide shows parents when – and when not – to take their child to the emergency room. Debut Author