Wonderful Ways to Love a Child

Wonderful Ways to Love a Child
Author: Judy Ford
Publisher: Conari Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2003-05-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781573249034

A prescription for strengthening the bond between a parent and child, this audiobook is packed with suggestions and reassurance. It offers more than 65 inspiring true stories for building strong, nurturing and caring families. From the emotional to the moral to the fun and frivolous, author Judy Ford helps bring more love and laughter into the listener's life.

Wonderful Ways to Love a Child

Wonderful Ways to Love a Child
Author: Judy Ford
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1642502936

A Powerful Lesson on Unconditional Love and How to Raise Happy Children “A must for every family library.”—USA Today This collection of essays offers a gentle guide on how to put your love into daily actions. A parent’s calling is to raise a person. By making loving actions part of your life, you have the power to build the kind of family unit most people long for. Wonderful Ways to Love a Child is filled with true stories of parents and children who are nurturing strong and loving families. The book provides the support that empowers you to be the parent you want to be and expands your parenting skills. No simple tricks. Cultivating a loving relationship with your child demands integrity, compassion, and emotional honesty. It is a forever commitment to continuous loving actions–even when you are too tired. This low-stress approach to positive parenting produces children with high self-esteem. This is how children succeed. A perfect gift for new parents. Wonderful Ways to Love a Child is a prescription to strengthen family bonds that will last a lifetime. There are many different parenting styles–this one is based in love and logic, and positive discipline. Learn to put yourselves in your children’s shoes–and have fun in the process. In this book you’ll discover guides to: Loving yourself and allowing your child to love themselves Giving the gift of your presence and being open to the miracle of transformation Saying yes as often as possible, and knowing when to say no Teaching that all feelings are acceptable and making room for the Crankies Delighting in silliness by laughing, dancing and singing together Teaching values by example Other essential tools to ensure a loving, lasting friendship with your children–and make them want to come visit when they are older If you enjoyed parenting books such as How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen so Kids Will Talk, 1-2-3 Magic, or Parenting with Love and Logic, you’ll love Wonderful Ways to Love a Child.

Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen

Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen
Author: Judy Ford
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 168481023X

Parent Teenagers in Loving and Thoughtful Ways “A source of lovingly gentle perspective with powerful relationship saving tools that every parent of teenagers should have to refer back to”—Becca Anderson, Bestselling Author of Badass Affirmations Even when your relationship appears hopelessly beyond repair, you can reach past the bad days and reconnect. In this funny parenting book, find guidance on how to parent teenagers and rebuild a loving bond. Learn healthy parenting habits. When it comes to parenting teenagers, there can be a lot of highs and lows. Some days teens are hard to understand but there are many ways to make the teen years easier for both you and your child. In Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen, learn how to parent teenagers with love, respect, and a positive mental attitude. Love them through this season. Author and licensed clinical social worker Judy Ford offers honest and valuable advice to parents who feel depleted when it comes to their relationship with their teen. With gentle wisdom and a healthy dose of good humor, Ford guides parents and teenagers through one of the most difficult times in parenting. Learn how to shift the focus from the hardships and the mishaps to the joys and heartfelt moments. Inside this parenting teens book, you’ll find: • Easy-to-follow advice for how to parent teenagers • Powerful and poignant examples from true life stories and examples • A how-to guide for loving your teens, even when it feels impossible If you liked Untangled, The Connected Parent, or Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, you’ll love Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen.

The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made

The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made
Author: Larry Christenson
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-07-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780764223419

A long-standing favorite with Christian parents, The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made will help you teach your children about families, babies, and sexual intimacy from a joyful Christian perspective. Uniquely set against the backdrop of God's creation and our role in it, this book is an excellent place to begin presenting the information, feelings, and attitudes you would like to share with your children about the truly wonderful way babies and families are made. Special features include: Large-print, rhyming text designed to be read aloud to children three to eight. In-depth, age-appropriate information in smaller print allows the book to "grow" with children older than eight. A unique section to help children understand adoption. This kid-friendly and thoughtfully written classic is sure to instill a lasting appreciation for the miracle of The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made!

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Author: Emily Winfield Martin
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375982183

The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever. This is the perfect heartfelt gift for kids of all ages, plus a great choice for baby showers, birthdays, graduations, and other new beginnings! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. With beautiful, lush illustrations, this is a book that families will love reading over and over. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion.

Honey for a Child's Heart

Honey for a Child's Heart
Author: Gladys Hunt
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310872642

A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0–12. A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves. They need a parent's help. Author Gladys Hunt discusses everything from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers. Completely revised and updated to keep pace with the ever-changing world of children's literature, this fourth edition of Honey for a Child's Heart reflects Hunt's broad tastes in books. Rooted in experience, her suggestions will enrich the cultural and spiritual life of your home. She shows you how to: Understand the importance of being a read-aloud family, enjoying books together by reading aloud Give your children a large view of the world, of truth, and of goodness Encourage each child's imagination and good use of language Find the best books for your children Illustrated with drawings from dozens of children's favorites, Honey for a Child's Heart includes book lists geared to your child's age and filled with nearly 1,000 long-time favorites, classics, and wonderful new books that will enrich your child's life. Thousands of parents have used it to furnish their children's inner spirit with the wonder and delight of good reading.

Love Makes a Family

Love Makes a Family
Author: Sophie Beer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2018-12-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 052555422X

This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family . . . and that's LOVE. Love is baking a special cake. Love is lending a helping hand. Love is reading one more book. In this exuberant board book, many different families are shown in happy activity, from an early-morning wake-up to a kiss before bed. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple preschool read-aloud demonstrates that what's most important in each family's life is the love the family members share.

Reading Picture Books with Children

Reading Picture Books with Children
Author: Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1580896626

A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.

Crossing the River

Crossing the River
Author: Carol Smith
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1647000963

A powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos­hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize­ nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work. In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son's experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days. Crossing the River is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.