Summaries of books about Educational Parenting:
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents
Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment
Deepak Chopra
The book presents seven spiritual principles aimed at helping parents nurture their children's spiritual development and lead them towards a fulfilling life. It offers practical advice and activities to teach these values, such as giving, receiving, and the importance of silence, through everyday interactions and experiences.
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Home, School, and Community Relations
Carol Gestwicki
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the importance of building strong partnerships between educators, families, and community members to support children's learning and development. It offers practical strategies for effective communication, collaboration, and engagement with diverse families and community resources in educational settings.
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How To Talk So Kids Can Learn
Adele Faber|Elaine Mazlish
The book provides strategies for effective communication between adults and children in educational settings, emphasizing the importance of listening, empathy, and mutual respect. It offers practical advice on addressing common classroom challenges and fostering an environment conducive to learning and cooperation.
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Mind in the Making
The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
Ellen Galinsky
The book presents seven critical skills that children need to develop for future success, including focus and self-control, perspective-taking, and effective communication. It offers practical advice and strategies for parents and educators to nurture these skills through everyday interactions and challenges.
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Thirty Million Words
Building a Child's Brain
Dana Suskind
The book emphasizes the critical importance of early language exposure for a child's brain development, advocating for parents to engage in frequent, high-quality verbal interactions with their children. It introduces the "Three Ts" - Tune In, Talk More, and Take Turns - as a framework to maximize a child's intellectual and emotional growth through enriched communication.
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The Well-Behaved Child
Discipline That Really Works!
John Rosemond
The book provides a comprehensive guide to traditional, no-nonsense discipline techniques for parents, emphasizing the importance of clear leadership, consistent consequences, and love. It outlines a practical framework for managing and correcting misbehavior in children, aiming to foster respect, responsibility, and self-control.
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The Family Firm
A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years
Emily Oster
The book provides a framework for parents to make informed decisions about their children's upbringing during the early school years, using data and economic principles. It covers topics such as education choices, extracurricular activities, and family logistics, offering strategies to optimize outcomes and reduce stress.
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Mere Motherhood
Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, & My Journey Toward Sanctification
Cindy Rollins
The book is a memoir reflecting on the author's experience homeschooling her nine children, emphasizing the role of faith, literature, and the classical education model in her family's learning journey. It offers insights into the challenges and rewards of motherhood and the pursuit of personal growth through the rhythms of daily life and educational practices.
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Shepherding a Child's Heart-Parent's Handbook
Tedd Tripp
The handbook provides practical exercises, discussion questions, and Bible study references to accompany the principles outlined in the main text, focusing on guiding parents in shaping their children's hearts with Christian values and discipline strategies. It serves as an interactive resource for parents to delve deeper into understanding and applying the concepts of biblical child-rearing and internalizing the importance of shepherding their child's heart.
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10 Days to a Less Defiant Child, second edition
The Breakthrough Program for Overcoming Your Child's Difficult Behavior
Jeffrey Bernstein.
The book provides a step-by-step guide for parents to understand and manage defiant behavior in children, offering practical strategies to establish better communication, enforce consistent discipline, and foster a more peaceful home environment. It includes psychological insights, real-life examples, and exercises to help parents build a more positive relationship with their child and reduce oppositional conduct.
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