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The Wonder of Girls
Bestselling author Michael Gurian debunks long-standing myths about girls and helps parents get to know their daughters from the inside (brain, hormones, physiological development) out. He explains what is “normal” for girls each year from birth to age 20. Understanding the developmental stages of basic female nature will help parents find the answers to common questions, such as:
• how can I provide the best discipline for my daughter without crushing her independence or self-esteem?
• how much backtalk should I allow from my daughter?
• how do I help my daughter get through my divorce?
• how can I help my daughter handle her own feelings and emotions on a daily basis?
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The Minds of Boys
Michael Gurian and Gurian Institute training director Kathy Stevens have written a revolutionary new book which confronts what many parents and teachers believe to be a "boy's crisis." Boys receive up to 70% of the Ds and Fs given all students, they create 90% classroom discipline problems, 80% all high school dropouts are boys, millions of American boys are on Ritalin and other mind-bending control drugs, only 45% college students are boys, and three out of four learning disabled students are boys.
This book includes ways for every parent to understand and influence how their own boy is doing in terms of the correct learning environment, how boys are motivated, how to use the arts and athletics to teach boys (whether or not they are sensitive boys, aggressive boys, restless or bored boys), and how to best utilize the essential role of the parent, teacher, and community. |
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Unconditional Parenting
Most advice for parents begins with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" - and then proceeds to offer various techniques for controlling them. In his landmark book Unconditional Parenting, Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking "What are our long-term goals for our children?" It follows that we need to work with them rather than doing things to them, in order to reach those goals.
Kohn argues that punishments (including time-outs) and rewards (including positive reinforcement) may sometimes produce temporary compliance, but they do nothing to help kids grow into responsible, caring, ethical, happy people. Moreover, he suggests that permissiveness is less worrisome than a fear of permissiveness that leads us to over-control our children. Kohn concludes with ten important guidelines to help viewers reconnect to their own best instincts as parents.
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My Shining Star
Author Rosemary Wells expands on 10 principles to help any child succeed. The direct, simple advice is illustrated with Wells' favorite rabbits demonstrating the recommendations: "Listening: Listen to your child's stories, hopes, and worries. Hear her and respond. She will learn to listen to others." From honesty to habits, respect to reading, and trust to time, the concepts in this down-to-earth guide reinforce the message that "a parent is a child's first teacher" and that "success in school begins long before the first day of school." |
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