The Parenting Backpack

The Parenting Backpack
Author: Susie Garlick
Publisher: Remli W
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2021-10-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

If you want to raise children who are confident, secure, responsible, and able to navigate the challenges of today's world, you'll want to master the tools presented in The Parenting Backpack. During her years of working with families while raising one of her own, Susie Garlick has identified surefire strategies that bring order and logic to parenting. Drawing on research and personal experience, she brings a common-sense approach that empowers parents to confidently guide their children through all stages of growth. The Parenting Backpack differs from other parenting books in that it first focuses on parental reaction to children's behaviors and asks the reader to identify the sources of those reactions, which are often a result of their own upbringing. Susie Garlick provides strategies to help parents change their reactions in a way that benefits their child's social and emotional growth. When we change our reactions, we change everything. THE PARENTING BACKPACK WILL HELP YOU: Identify your own parenting style Gain insight into the ways parental reaction affects children's behavior Reduce your anxiety, anger and frustration Ease daily tensions and deliver guidance in a nurturing way Connect with your child while setting clear and consistent limits Bypass power struggles and build trust The Parenting Backpack is an essential resource for parents. This book reminds us that parenting is not about raising perfect children. Rather, it is about how we react to our imperfect ones in ways that help our children become respectful, responsible, confident, secure, high-achieving, and emotionally healthy human beings.

Kindness is a Kite String

Kindness is a Kite String
Author: Michelle Schaub
Publisher: Cardinal Rule Press
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1733035990

Cultivating kindness is easy when you try. Spread a little kindness and watch empathy ripple through the community... spreading happiness like sunshine, connecting diverse groups like a footbridge and lifting hope like a kite string. How can YOU lift others with kindness? This compelling book illustrates simple, yet impactful ways, to spread kindness and brighten the lives of others. Through poetry, the inspiring words uplift young readers, planting seeds of empathy, kindness and community support. The best book for positively teaching kindness. Kindness is a Kite by Michelle Schaub carries the key message of kindness as well as how to teach similes and metaphors supported by the many advocates of positive parenting solutions. It'll sit comfortably on your shelf alongside other books that focus on the power of kindness. Like the work of Diane Alber (Scribble Stones) and Brandon Walden (Trees) This book comes with a free Reader's Guide for children. The guide is available for free download from the publisher website. Lesson plans, activities and discussion questions to allow parents, teachers and caregivers to explore the topic further and deepen comprehension.

Windblowne

Windblowne
Author: Stephen Messer
Publisher: Bluefire
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0375861858

Oliver seeks his eccentric great-uncle Gilbert's help in creating a kite for the all-important kite festival, but when Gilbert suddenly disappears, Oliver is guided by one of Gilbert's kites in a quest through different worlds to find him.

The Kite that Bridged Two Nations

The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1635928427

Homan Walsh loves to fly his kite. And when a contest is announced to see whose kite string can span Niagara Falls, Homan is set on winning, despite the cold and the wind—and even when his kite is lost and broken. Homan's determination is beautifully captured in this soaring, poetic picture book that features Terry Widener's stunning acrylic paintings. Both author and illustrator worked with experts on both sides of the falls to accurately present Homan Walsh's story. The book also includes an extensive author's note, timeline, bibliography, and further resources.

Riddle of the Seven Realms

Riddle of the Seven Realms
Author: Lyndon Hardy
Publisher: Lyndon Hardy
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0997150157

The worst of the mess they were in, Kestrel knew, was that it was all his own fault. It all began when he had tried to cheat the lady wizard Phoebe with a load of worthless wood. When she insisted on testing his sample, the demon Astron had burst through the flame.

Kite Flying

Kite Flying
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307793273

The family from Dim Sum for Everyone! is back for a new outing– building and flying their own kite! The wind is blowing. It is a good day for kites! The whole family makes a trip to the local craft store for paper, glue, and paint. Everyone has a job: Ma-Ma joins sticks together. Ba-Ba glues paper. Mei-Mei cuts whiskers while Jie-Jie paints a laughing mouth. Dragon eyes are added and then everyone attaches the final touch . . . a noisemaker! Now their dragon kite is ready to fly. Kite Flying celebrates the Chinese tradition of kite making and kite flying and lovingly depicts a family bonded by this ancient and modern pleasure.

Kite Day

Kite Day
Author: Will Hillenbrand
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2013-01-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 082342894X

On a windy spring day, Bear sniffs the air. Could it be. . . Kite day? Rushing home he tells Mole, and the two fast friends get to work building a kite of their own. They study, and collect, and measure, and construct—and soon, their kite is flying high above the meadow. But when a storm rumbles in—SNAP!—the kite string breaks, and all their hard work soars away. Chasing after it, Mole and Bear discover all is not lost—wedged in the branches of a tree, their kite protects a nest of baby birds from the pouring rain. Will Hillenbrand's Bear and Mole series is the perfect choice for storytime sharing or reading aloud. Strong verbs, repetitive phrases, and fun-to-read sounds keep young listeners and readers engaged with the story, while the gentle illustrations add detail and quiet humor. Kids will delight in poring over these books again and again. Don't miss the other Bear and Mole titles, including All For a Dime, Spring is Here, and First Star!

Everyday Divine

Everyday Divine
Author: Mary DeTurris Poust
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101598204

Many people today are looking for opportunities to bring the spiritual into their everyday lives in non-traditional ways. Their days are so busy they can't imagine how they can fit in time to kneel or sit in prayer on a regular basis. As a result, they fly from one activity to the next at breakneck speed, always looking forward to some nonexistent time in the future when things will slow down long enough to allow them to breathe, center themselves, and pray. Everyday Divine: A Catholic Guide to Active Spirituality helps busy readers explore different ways to achieve a place of stillness and peace while remaining very much in the world. In fact, the day-to-day activities of life become the pathway to prayer-even the prayer itself. Drawing on Catholic tradition, from the Desert Fathers and Mothers to ancient monastics to modern-day saints and sages, Everyday Divine looks at how we can adapt these ancient practices for modern times, quoting holy men and women on various methods and offering practical instructions and suggestions to help people put them into practice. Readers learn how to find spiritual peace while immersed in everyday activities, such as: - Housework and chores - Workouts and exercise - Cooking, eating, and fasting - Listening to music - Traveling and making pilgrimages - Living among the noise of daily life The book also includes personal stories from the author and others, and will weave in practices from specific spiritualities-such as Franciscan, Benedictine, and Trappist-to show how these practices fit into the bigger Catholic picture.

Someone Bigger

Someone Bigger
Author: Jonathan Emmett
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0618443975

Sam's dad says that he is too small to fly their new kite, but when Dad, the postman, a bank robber, and some zoo animals get pulled up into the sky, only Sam can save them.

World on a String

World on a String
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1969
Genre: Kites
ISBN:

Describes the history of the kite, its use in sport, recreation, science, and war, and its many variations of form and design.