Books with author Cynthia Macgregor

MacGregor knows that divorce can be especially tough on teens, and her warm and friendly guide offers a helping hand to teens struggling to answer the tough questions when their parents divorce: Why do parents get divorced? How will the divorce change our lives? What can I do to feel less depressed? Who can I talk to about my problems? What's going to happen next? How do you tell absent parents that they don't visit enough? How do you say "no" to parents who want you to carry messages to, or spy on, the other parent? What is there to talk about when you visit a parent who's moved away?

It's in the news every day: divorce is tough on kids. MacGregor knows how tough, and she has prepared a down-to-earth guide that genuinely helps. Included are discussions of many topics troubling kids when their parents divorce: reasons parents get divorced; ways the divorce will change kids' lives; kids' feelings about divorce; things kids can do to help them feel better; who to talk to; what's likely to happen next. This is not just a book for kids about divorce, though. It's a book about life after divorce, too. The kids in MacGregor's book are dealing with visitation and custody and straddling two households and making it all work. Maybe it isn't easy, but it is possible and it is necessary. Recommended for children ages 8-12. Contains a newly updated resources guide for parents and children and a “Note to Parents” by Hugh R. Leavell, PhD, author of The One-Minute Therapist, and Palm Beach Post columnist.

Here are all new bedtime stories including tall tales and other original stories suitable for tuck-in time. Soothe your kids and send them off to the Sandman with this delightful collection of unforgettable stories sure to engage them and relax them.20% of net proceeds benefit one of several qualified 501(c)3 non-profits that provide help and HOPE to children in need. For more information please visit us at www.roundtablepublishinginc.com.

Everyone likes to belong. That's probably a prime reason for the popularity of clubs--for adults and kids alike. Another reason, of course, is the opportunity to be part of a group that shares your interests, regardless of whether the interest is gymnastics, stamp-collecting, computers, or video games. So how do you start a club of others who share your interest...or just want to hang out together with other people whose company you enjoy? This book tells you all you need to know.

Maybe this book should be called TRIPLE decoding fun. It offers kids three kinds of fun to have: First in decoding the tongue-twisters and knock-knock jokes that are printed here in a letter-substitution code, then in enjoying the knock-knock jokes with friends and trying out the tongue-twisters on your own or with friends. (Decoded versions are in the back of the book, just in case you get stumped.)

No need to dread the words "Mom, I'm bored!," thanks to "Come on, Mom!" From making paper and perfume to having backyard races and going on butterfly safaris, here are 75 fun activities guaranteed to keep mothers and daughters smiling. This girls-only guide will create memories that last long after the book is closed. Instructions are easy to understand, and any materials needed are common household items. The activities vary in complexity: some are physical, some are mental, some are for indoors, some are for outdoors, all are designed to entertain and stimulate. The authors' suggestions also provide great ideas for birthday party games and homemade gifts. Sample activities: Dear Future Me, Scrapbook Nook, Radio Reporter, Create a Family Flag, Turnabout Salon, Locomotion Commotion, Bread-Dough Clay, Rhythm Band, Goofy Golf, Recycled Paper, Meals from the Heart, Favorite Things Poster, Magic Garden of Jupiter

Lullabyes, prayers, and poems for settle-down time. (You know the lullabye tunes already—the lullabyes are all set to familiar childhood songs.) There are prayers for you to say and prayers your child can say. And poems are always a nice change from stories. Ease your child to a soothing night’s sleep…and rest easy yourself. 20% of net proceeds benefit one of several qualified 501(c)3 non-profits that provide help and HOPE to children in need. For more information please visit us at www.roundtablepublishinginc.com.

“For all the kids who wonder how the jigsaw puzzle pieces of their newly combined family will ever fit together,” MacGregor has created another warm and understanding resource for children of divorce. Jigsaw Puzzle Familyhelps kids realize they’re not alone—many, many other kids are dealing with a new stepparent… new rules in the house… new stepbrothers and/or stepsisters… living somewhere new. Readers will find engaging stories of children facing the same issues, dozens of practical and helpful suggestions for making stepfamily life better, gentle guidance in understanding the mixed feelings that go with fitting into a blended (“jigsaw puzzle”) family, and lots of reassurance that time will help.

In Night-Night, author Cynthia MacGregor tackles one of the biggest challenges of parenthood--tucking a child into bed. Every parent has experienced the countless excuses and delays of a child resisting bedtime, from needing another drink of water to fearing monsters lurking in the dark. In Night-Night, MacGregor presents a fun assortment of creative solutions to transform bedtime from a battle into a special bonding experience for parents and their children. Beautifully illustrated and filled with suggestions for storytime activities, quiet games, and playful songs and rhymes, Night-Night will turn bedtime into a special part of the day. There are activities to help develop language and number skills and activities that will inspire cognitive and creative thinking, as well as suggestions on how to help children relax. Instead of reading a book, MacGregor suggests telling personal stories tailored to the child's individuality, such as tales about when the child was little or adventures the parent had as a child. She also proposes activities to make bedtime more exciting, such as playing hokey-pokey to get under the covers and making up rhymes to accompany the actions of snuggling into bed.