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Knowing how to guide children wisely in this ever-changing world can feel confusing, frustrating, or overwhelming. Parenting Press creates material to make your job easier—whether you are a parent, counselor, teacher, or child care provider. Parenting Press books are written by professionals in the field—people who work daily with kids. Our books are respectful of both children and parents. Check out our books. They offer you concrete information and practical skills you can use immediately—to understand your kids’ temperaments, get them to cooperate, reduce emotional meltdowns, identify your values, . . . and much more. Bookmark our site. The information changes regularly. Visit our parenting tips and tools archive—more than 400 ideas for common situations like tantrums, toilet training, setting limits, sibling hassles, . . . and more. A new tip each week! Look at brochures on difficult topics like tantrums or talking with your kids about war, violence, or dangers of the internet, . . . and more. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, new book announcements, . . . and more NPR to Feature Author of New Parenting Guide “Attention Span in Early Childhood” is the topic of the first interview with Helen F. Neville, author of Is This a Phase? Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth to 6 Years, that will air on “Parent’s Journal” on many NPR stations the week of May 28.  Based on Neville’s three decades as a pediatric answer nurse and parent educator, Is This a Phase? offers information on the concerns parents express over and over and over again. This wonderful new guide is an ideal baby gift—for yourself or for someone you care about. And if you’re in the Bay Area, Neville may be exactly the speaker you want for your next child guidance workshop, early childhood education course or parenting group. With concise descriptions and dozens of charts and graphs that will make it quick and easy to use for both fathers and mothers, Is This a Phase? is a reassuring guide that explains what to expect at every developmental stage between birth and age 6. Then it walks parents and caregivers through three dozen topics common in the first six years of life: everything from attention span and impulse control to death, divorce, and the red flags that signal reading readiness issues. The co-author of Parenting Press’s well-regarded Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child’s Inborn Traits, Neville has been affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Oakland, California since 1976. Is This a Phase? is illustrated by Jenny Williams of Wales, who also illustrated Parenting Press’s 25 Things to Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies, by Laurie Kanyer. The foreword was written by Thomas Breese, M.D., University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. |
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NEW! Coping with Angry Children!  If you struggle with an angry child or your own anger, you’ll be glad to know that Parenting Press has just received thousands of copies of a book that might change your life. In What Angry Kids Need: Parenting Your Angry Child Without Going Mad, Jennifer Anne Brown and Pam Provonsha Hopkins emphasize that anger is a normal and necessary emotion. They also point out that most of us don’t want to live with it for long—and that there are strategies we can use to control this strong feeling. Why children are angry or think they are is one of the points covered in this very readable book, which has already been described as the most comprehensive overview available of children’s anger. Brown and Hopkins also explain how adults’ anger affects children’s ability to manage their emotions. They provide recommendations for handling sources of anger, whether or not we can control those sources. They also discuss the importance of self-care and suggest how children and adults can reduce the chances of anger or soothe themselves when it does occur. Charts, step-by-step lists, sample scenarios and illustrations by Mits Katayama make a tough subject easier to learn about. Ready to order? Remember to ask for an autographed copy: they are available now. |
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