Conscious Parenting Workbook by Bhadra Mitchell

 The unique contribution of Joyful Toddlers & Preschoolers is its focus on creating a mutually  responsive relationship—meaning that people respond quickly and  positively to each other, even when they cannot do what the other person  wants.

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 No matter who you are and how much experience you’ve had with kids,  becoming a step-parent and “blending of families” is difficult work. Successful Step-Parenting presents 8 Strategies in the form of action steps to maximize  anyone’s chances of success in this endeavor. Learn more.

 Free Range Learning presents eye-opening data  about the meaning and importance of natural learning. This data—from  neurologists, child development specialists, anthropologists, educators,  historians and business innovators—turns many current assumptions about  school-based education upside down.  

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 This book offers immediate and clear help to parents, family members and  teachers who are angry, confused, frustrated, sad, or at their wit’s  end in dealing with their teenagers. Beyond advice for crisis  situations, You Don’t Know Anything…! Informs parents of the new  stresses their kids today must cope with, and suggests ways to minimize  these pressures for both adults and teens. Learn more. 

Widening the Circle provides the context that  community living requires, and explores the delights, challenges,  possibilities and heartbreaks of living with others. It interweaves  stories and interviews collected from seventeen years of community  living covering vital issues like: realistic expectations for community  living; philosophy and ethics. 

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 Caplan’s breakthrough research on the impact of isolation and,  conversely, touch, on the physical, mental and emotional health of human  beings was recorded in the trailblazing book, Untouched. The book has been revised here, with new chapters on sexuality and relationships. 

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 Moms and Dads get sick too, oftentimes seriously. Their lives and those  of the rest of the family can change radically, and quickly. This book,  Parenting Through Illness, offers immediate, practical and experienced  advice for adult family members and others responsible for the wellbeing  of children in such times of crisis. 

 If you are a parent, you know the feeling that there are some things you  might have done better. If you are going to be a parent, there is the  feeling of wanting to do the very best for your child that you possibly  can. Parenting, A Sacred Task meets both these perspectives. 

In the Best Interest of the Child  will help parents save their children unnecessary anguish throughout the  divorce process. Written by a licensed clinical psychologist, and a  nurse and counselor, the authors have a private practice with families,  and also work as court-appointed evaluators in child-custody disputes. 

 The energy of these children can be astounding; their curiosity  boundless. Channeling that energy is not only helpful but necessary.  Supporting that curiosity is essential! The Active Creative Child provides specific  hints for coping, for establishing realistic boundaries, for avoiding  labels and easy judgements (like “Attention Deficit Disorder”) where any  child is concerned. 

 A Massage Manual for Young People  

Kalindi Press The Art of Touch is a  manual for young people interested in learning the art of massage. Clearly written with photographs. 

 Those unfamiliar with this unique educational approach, a subset of  homeschooling, often argue from misunderstandings of the process. “What  about socializing with their peers?” “Do I have to be a trained  teacher?” they ask. Success Without School offers Nunnally’s disputation of these and other popular myths surrounding the subject.  

 The Rainbow Feelings of Cancer is the  book that was born of the deepening relationship between  mother Chia and daughter Carrie Martin when Chia was diagnosed with  cancer. More than a book about cancer, this is a book about expressing  feelings, how essential that is, and sometimes how scary it can be. In  the end, this is a book that opens the door to appreciating the rainbow  feelings inside of ourselves. 

Heart to Heart is a book about conscious and conscientious childraising. Heart to  Heart shares inspirational and yet practical information to help parents  and caregivers of young children to lessen their stress and establish  healthier communication in their relationships with the children they  are responsible to, and love. 

Rosie, the Shopping Cart Lady tells the story of a young boy's encounter with homelessness, and how he befriend's Rosie, the Shopping Cart Lady. 

A gentle introduction to homelessness, and how relationships can stretch across boundaries.

For ages six and up.