The Parents' Library is now located in the school reception area.
The Latest Parenting Magazine Spring 2014, has articles on How to be a more relaxed parent; Adventures in Dad-land; 4 steps to understanding shy kids. Look for this magazine in the parents' library.
Some of our recent purchases.
Free Range Kids: How to raise safe, self-reliant children (without going nuts with worry). Lenore Skenazy.
No biking in the house without a helmet. 9 kids, 3 continents, 2 parents, 1 family. Melissa Fay Greene.
The amazing five year old, getting ready for school in New Zealand. Colleen Young
Planning with kids. A guide to organizing the chaos and making time for family fun. Nicole Avery.
How Eskimos keep their babies warm and other adventures in parenting. (From Argentina to Tanzania and everywhere in between). Mei-Ling Hopgood.
French children don't throw food; Parenting secrets from Paris Pamela Druckerman.
Coping with loss, the life changes handbook.
Little volcanoes, helping young children and their parents to deal with anger. Watwick Pudney.
Good kids, tough choices, how parents can help their children do the right thing. Rushworth M. Kidder.
Visit the Parenting place for help, support and encouragement for raising your family.
The Parent Library is located near the library photocopier. Please record the title of the book and date you borrowed in the note book. When the book is returned cross the entry out of the book.
Some of our new books include:
All Dogs Have ADHD Kathy Hoopmann. This book takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world to explore a variety of traits that will be instantly recognizable to those who are familiar with ADHD. This delightful book combines humor with understanding to reflect the difficulties and joys of raising a child with ADHD and celebrates what it means to be considered 'different.' Absorbing and enjoyable, the book takes a refreshing approach to understanding ADHD.
All Cats Have Asperger SyndromeKathy Hoopmann All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS. Delightful color photographs of cats bring to life familiar characteristics such as sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked and particular eating habits. Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality and potential of people with AS. This engaging book is an ideal, gentle introduction to the world of AS.
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to HighSchool--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle. Barbara Coloroso
It's the deadliest combination going: bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. All it takes to understand that this is a recipe for tragedy is a glance at headlines across the country. In this updated edition of The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander, which includes a new section on cyberbullying, one of the world's most trusted parenting educators gives parents, caregivers, educators—and most of all, kids—the tools to break the cycle of violence.
Drawing on her decades of work with troubled youth, and her wide experience in the areas of conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice, Barbara Coloroso explains: