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READING
IDEAS
This page provide ideas for
reading that relate to the book Getting Thru to Kids
and Tips and Tools for Getting Thru to Kids.
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place on the internet where you can find out more about each book. Happy
reading!
CHILD CARE BOOKS
Giving
the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents
By Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt.
Groundbreaking connections on how parenting kids
is about healing yourself.
Growing
Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
By Jean Clark and Connie Dawson.
A thoughtful collection of well-formatted information
to structure and care for yourself and kids.
The
Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids
By Suzette Haden Elgin.
A detailed analysis of how to use and improve
language.
How
To Deal with Your Acting-Up Teenager
By Robert T. Bayard & Jean Bayard.
Very practical advice on dealing with difficult situations.
How
To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
Easy-to-read and practical information.The
Moral Intelligence of Children: How to Raise a Moral Child
By Robert Coles.
A compassionate and insightful work on how children
learn morals.
The
Secret Life of Families
By Evan Imber-Black.
An important area for study, which by definition
is hidden from our awareness.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional
Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
By Daniel Goleman.
Goleman gives an overview of how emotional intelligence
extensively affects society, including parenting, marriage, careers, and
health.
Thinking,
Feeling, Behaving: An Emotional Education Curriculum for Children/Grades
1-6
By Ann Vernon.
An excellent workbook designed for grades 1-6.
There is also a version for Grades 7-12.
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
Love
Is Not Enough
By Bruno Bettelheim.
Dr. Bettelheim’s work with disturbed children
in the 1940s holds lessons for us today.
School
Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How to Help Your Child Make The Grade
By Luanne Johnson.
A wise teacher offers a variety of ways to help
children succeed in school.
BOY'S DEVELOPMENT
A
Fine Young Man
By Michael Gurian.
Both books by this author give careful analysis
and research on how to understand and nurture boys. This one is geared
toward teenage boys.
Raising
A Son
By Don and Jeanne Elium.
Good insightful information.
The
Wonder of Boys
By Michael Gurian.
Well-researched material on the particulars of
boy's development.
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