Extraordinary Parenting: The Essentia...
Eloise RickmanThe Peaceful Home approach to parenting during a pandemic. We are living through an unprecedented and stressful time, and many parents around the world have been asked to care for and educate their children at home. This presents un...
Raising Free People: Unschooling as L...
Adebayo C. AkomolafeNo one is immune to the byproducts of compulsory schooling and standardized testing. And while reform may be a worthy cause for some, it is not enough for countless others still trying to navigate the tyranny of what schooling has alw...
The 5-Hour School Week: An Inspiratio...
Aaron AmuchasteguiUp early for class and up late for homework. Outdated, overcrowded schools are taking up our children's time and taking away from valuable life experiences. There's a better way to learn--and The 5-Hour School Week is how we hacked ho...
You Are Your Child's First Teacher, T...
Rahima Baldwin DancyYou Are Your Child's First Teacher was the first book in America to popularize the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools, regarding the developmental needs of young children. This revised and updated edition offer...
A Gracious Space: Fall: Daily Reflect...
Julie BogartHomeschooling parents looking for support in this daunting commitment will find it in A Gracious Space. This volume provides daily readings that offer insights into the home education experience, as well as supplies encouragement, ins...
Teachers rock! Teachers have an impossibly hard job. We expect them to do everything! Educate our kids, tie their shoes, facilitate their arguments, grade their papers, sharpen their pencils, and more! And when a teacher isn't doin...
Teach Your Preschooler to Read & Writ...
John BowmanIn this book, a Montessori teacher shows you a complete series of materials and activities you can easily use at home to teach your 3-6 year old to read and write. Most children experience a natural Sensitive Period for acquiring rea...
Family Pledge: The Ultimate Guide to ...
James L. Casale Ph. D.Parenting is not brain surgery or quantum physics; it's harder. No matter your profession, area of expertise, or socio-economic status, you will struggle as a parent. Maybe, comedian, Jim Gaffigan said it best, "Most of the time ...
Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a C...
Lenora ChuNew York Times Book Review Editor's Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors' PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bebe, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration...
Homework Made Simple: Tips, Tools, an...
Ann K. DolinThis book is for any parent who has ever experienced stress, self-doubt, and anxiety over their child's homework. In Homework Made Simple - Tips, Tools, and Solutions for Stress-Free Homework, Dolin, an educator with over 20 years tea...
The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to...
Ronald F. FergusonWe all want our children to reach their fullest potential—to be smart and well adjusted, and to make a difference in the world. We wonder why, for some people, success seems to come so naturally. Could the secret be how they w...
Taking the Stress Out of Homework: Or...
Abby Freireich"As a mother of three, this book's practical road map for helping our kids learn independently is invaluable. This should be a must-read for all parents." Jenna Bush Hager Drawing on extensive experience as classroo...
Life Skills for Teenage Girls: How to...
Karen HarrisGetting through life as a teenage girl is no easy feat! From dealing with body changes to perfecting your personal hygiene routine, maintaining good physical health, and prioritizing your mental health, there's a lot you can expect to...
Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting o...
Ben HewittWhen Ben Hewitt and his wife bought a sprawling acreage of field and forest in northern Vermont, the landscape easily allowed them to envision the self-sustaining family farm they were eager to start. But over the years, the land b...
That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week...
Ana HomayounAt last, the solution for getting disorganized boys back on track. Missed assignments. Lack of focus and enthusiasm. Falling grades. For too many boys and their frustrated parents, these are the facts of life. But they don't have to...
Staying Sane as You Homeschool
Kathy KuhlHomeschooling builds families, develops character, and nurtures children, but it's not always easy. How do you keep going? Kathy Kuhl shares vital principles to help you thrive. A veteran homeschooler with a child with learning challe...
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Par...
Jessica LaheyNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the tradition of Paul Tough's How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow ...
How to Survive Elementary School: An ...
Roseanney LiuAn honest account of various issues that parents and students face in the precocious 6-year phase of elementary school, How to Survive Elementary School is brimming with candid stories and advice based on multiple parents' perspective...
The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar...
Alison MitchellThis attractive Advent Calendar for children 5-11 years old matches the illustrations in The Christmas Promise storybook. It comes with a booklet containing 25 devotions for December to help families explore the Bible together in the ...
Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy St...
Nancy NewmanWhen neuroscientists cracked the mystery of reading in the 1980s, they pinpointed the simple steps parents can take to help all children become skilled, avid readers. Yet this information still hasn't spread from the research communit...
How to Get Your Screen-Loving Kids to...
Kaye Newton"Is your kid cellphone-obsessed? Read this helpful book!" -- Jerry Spinelli, New York Times Bestselling Author of "Stargirl" “This excellent guide will subtly get your children to fall in love with the printed word. I can't recomme...
Let Them Thrive: A Playbook for Helpi...
Katie NovakLet Them Thrive provides parents with a practical understanding of how education works--and how it can work better--for their children. Every learner is as unique as his or her fingerprints. But one-size-fits-all schooling doesn't acc...
It's easy to say we trust Christ for everything, but are we living that truth? We've been given clear instruction in a powerful promise for parents. God tells us in Deuteronomy to "teach our children diligently." This passage and many...
The New Smart: How Nurturing Creativi...
Terry RobertWho will thrive in the year 2050?The New Smart is a riveting study of the kinds of minds that will succeed in the 21st century. As it turns out, the key ingredient for all aspects of life is not traditional IQ but creativity.In Dr. Te...
Free to Parent: Escape Parenting Trap...
Ellen M. SchuknechtDo you feel trapped as a parent—weighted down by parenting advice and discipline strategies that do little to help you nurture your child's soul or grow your kid's heart? Many parents do! After spending years serving parents as educ...
The Family Board Meeting: You Have 18...
Jim SheilsDiscover three simple steps to create a lasting connection with your children.If you could do one thing that you knew would dramatically strengthen your family in just a few hours, would you do it? That's the question we pose in the F...
Ready for Kindergarten!: From Recogni...
Deborah J. StewartGive your child a running start into kindergarten!"Deborah helps parents see how simple, experiential, even play-based activities that are easily woven into a child's and parent's day can help make a difference." --Rae Pica,...
The Real Experts: Readings for Parent...
Michelle Sutton"Full of practical advice and transcendent 'Aha!' moments, The Real Experts offers young autistic people and their families the kind of wise mentorship from tribal elders that was unavailable in previous generations. It's a landm...
The Shark in the Park. "Highly original, imaginative and thrilling." "The best illustrated children's book of 2014, hands down." "An old, old monster in a supposedly safe environment, one familiar to all. A...