Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years24 reviews Laura Davis Broadway, 1997 Very useful information + interesting read + Many wonderful parts, but not about babies + Informative, useful book for all parents             For the Family's Sake: The Value of Home in Everyone's Life3 reviews Susan Schaeffer Macaulay Crossway Books, 1999 An "earthy-biblical-spiritual" model for family life + This isn't a homeschooling book (which surprised me) Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, daughter of L'Abri founders Francis & Edith Schaeffer, has given us a wonderful guide to family life in the postmodern world. She writes out of a desire to help young families -- or those beginning to think in that direction -- "nurture their family's heart." Susan ...             Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes69 reviews Alfie Kohn Mariner Books, 1999 A very important book! + This book is life-changing! + Rewards and Punishment Don't Work I am extremely grateful to the author, Alfie Kohn, for writing this book. It has changed me forever. That sounds dramatic, but it is the truth. For me, it was paradigm shattering. I view myself, my children, and all people differently now. I can see more clearly what motivates me and all ...             Hearts and Minds: Raising Your Child with a Christian View of the World1 review Kenneth Boa, John Alan Turner Tyndale House Publishers, 2006 Hearts And Minds: Raising Your Child With a Christian View of the World Very helpful book with much needed help. I would recommend this book to any parent.             No Contest: The Case Against Competition29 reviews Alfie Kohn Houghton Mifflin, 1992 Did Adam Smith Get It Wrong? + No Contest review + Hits the Mark + Important Issue             The Homework Myth32 reviews Alfie Kohn Da Capo Press, 2006 The homework myth disspelled or how we're teaching children not to love learning examined in exceptional book + Simply amazing + There is NO research to support the use of homework. + Excellent Analysis of Why Homework Doesn't Work + Is Homework the Answer to School Success?             Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting19 reviews Myla Kabat-zinn, Jon Kabat-zinn Hyperion, 1998 Everday Blessings + a different perspective + Never too early!! Worthwhile reading for time-strapped parents who want to be more present in their everday interaction with their children.             Conversations with Poppi about God: An Eight-Year-Old and Her Theologian Grandfather Trade Questions4 reviews Robert W. Jenson, Solveig Lucia Gold Brazos Press, 2007 Delightful Conversations + But there is something here for all Christians --- or skeptics --- from adolescents to grandparents, who read for insight + What A Great Book! + Christian Friendship and care of souls             Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason64 reviews Alfie Kohn Atria, 2006 Could change our lives + An eye opener! I found this book to be really thought provoking. It took me a while to read because it really brought up a lot of issues from my own childhood and helped me to examine them in light of how I raise my kids. I think that following the advice of this book is more difficult than using to time ...             Will Our Children Have Faith?2 reviews John H. Westerhoff Morehouse Publishing, 2000 Critically important for parents, clergy, educators. + Faith in community Will Our Children Have Faith? was first published in 1976 and became a classic work on Christian education. Now it has been revised and updated to include a new foreword, chapter updates, and an afterword that incorporates John Westerhoff's thinking (and rethinking) of the issues in Christian ...             Children Matter: Celebrating their Place in the Church, Family and Community2 reviews Beth Posterski, Linda Cannell, ... Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 Great ideas for refreshing pilgrimage of a child with God + useful tool Although this book is written by a group of educators it is one of the best books I have ever read on children's spirituality and show us with many examples how the faith community can nurture its youngest members. Children Matter emphasized relationships between people and encourages the church ...             Grace-Based Parenting26 reviews Tim Kimmel Thomas Nelson, 2005 Marvelous! + Helpful even when you are parenting young adults. + Seeing the big picture + Grace-Based Parenting + rds1             For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School (Child-Life Book) (Child-Life Book)17 reviews Susan Schaeffer Macaulay Crossway Books, 1984 Common Sense Education + Wonderful! + The original introduction to Charlotte Mason + Great for parents & Great for teachers + Inspirational             My Monastery Is a Minivan: 35 Stories from a Real Life13 reviews Denise Roy Loyola Press, 2001 funny & wonderfully inspiring + Send them to Me + Great Read Reading this book changed my way of seeing the world. It made me laugh out loud, cry with sadness, and open up more to live my life with deeper compassion. In her acknowledgments, Denise Roy mentions that she was inspired by many of my own favorite authors: Anna Quindlen, Anne Lamott, Rachel Naomi ...             Offering the Gospel to Children4 reviews Gretchen Wolff Pritchard Cowley Publications, 1992 Totally absorbing and full of great ideas! + Totally absorbing and full of great ideas! + A must for those who teach on Sunday! + A must for those who teach on Sunday!             Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication28 reviews Dr. Haim G Ginott Three Rivers Press, 2003 Stellar advice, True Wisdom, Irreplaceable + Hugely helpful, even with a preschooler + Positive Parenting + A parent's best friend + Between Parent and Chile             Postmodern Children's Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century Church (Emergent YS)6 reviews Ivy Beckwith Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2004 AWESOME! A must-read for anyone who deals with the public! + A unique combination of education and spiritual development + Loved this book I am an attorney, and theologian and webmaster of numerous religious websites. I have taught in Children's Church about 7 years. This book discusses the CULTURAL SHIFT from the Modern Age (1700-1980 A.D.) to Postmodern. The first chapter alone is so important on this that I faxed parts to the ...             Children Matter: Celebrating their Place in the Church, Family and Community2 reviews Beth Posterski, Linda Cannell, ... Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 Great ideas for refreshing pilgrimage of a child with God + useful tool Although this book is written by a group of educators it is one of the best books I have ever read on children's spirituality and show us with many examples how the faith community can nurture its youngest members. Children Matter emphasized relationships between people and encourages the church ...             My Monastery Is a Minivan: 35 Stories from a Real Life13 reviews Denise Roy Loyola Press, 2001 funny & wonderfully inspiring + Send them to Me + Great Read Reading this book changed my way of seeing the world. It made me laugh out loud, cry with sadness, and open up more to live my life with deeper compassion. In her acknowledgments, Denise Roy mentions that she was inspired by many of my own favorite authors: Anna Quindlen, Anne Lamott, Rachel Naomi ...             For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School (Child-Life Book) (Child-Life Book)17 reviews Susan Schaeffer Macaulay Crossway Books, 1984 Common Sense Education + Wonderful! + The original introduction to Charlotte Mason + Great for parents & Great for teachers + Inspirational