Books published by publisher Parenting Press, 2005

Sometimes we feel with our bodies. We're warm or cold, sore or tired. Sometimes we feel with our hearts and minds. We're hurt when we're left out, happy when we get a hug, shy when we don't know anyone. This easy-to-read book helps children understand the difference between physical and emotional feelings. It uses situations typical of a child's life to describe emotions like excitement, shyness, guilt and jealousy. Says Karen Johnsen, author of The Trouble with Secrets, "If children learn to recognize their feelings when they are young, they gain a skill that will help them understand and cope with life as adults."

The titles in this attractive series of board books are charming beginner’s introductions to a feelings vocabulary. Each book contains rhymes that can be sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It . . .” and gives infants and toddlers a head start on the road to a healthy expression of feelings. This unique series fills a critical need in a most engaging way. Kids who are feeling silly are encouraged to work off their energy by jumping up and down and clowning around in this board book.

How can you explain death to a child? This uplifting story will help children who are confronting death. Meant to encourage discussion about death as a normal part of life, this book describes a young cancer patient who finds comfort in her friendship with a caterpillar. As the caterpillar prepares for transformation into a butterfly, the two share their fears and concerns about the unknown. ..". An indispensable tool for coping in the face of oncoming loss, " notes Earl A. Grollman, D.D., author of Talking about Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child. Now back in print in paperback as a result of hundreds of requests.

Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and-- Selecting the best solution for the situation.Each story presents several alternatives for readers to consider. Every choice leads to a different ending. Kids can decide whether they like how the story turns out -- or whether they want to go back and try another way of solving the problem. The stories also give adults an opportunity to ask children what other solutions they can suggest.Teasing's terrible -- but it's one of those problems kids have to learn to handle.Like all Kids Can Choose books, Heidi's Irresistible Hat helps children think through several possible solutions to an interpersonal issue. It shows how a girl deals with a classmate who just can't keep his hands off her special hat. She -- and the reader -- can try several alternatives for controlling the teasing. Heidi could get help from a grownup, ignore it, create a walking wall of friends to protect her, tie the hat on her head so tightly it can't come off . . . or?Each choice leads to a different ending for the story. Kids can decide whether they like this ending or want to go back and try a different way of solving the problem.

What's going on in the mind of your preschooler? Do you wonder why your youngster always says no? Why he doesn't listen to you? Why is logic not working with your child? What to do when he says "I love time-out" and when she says "you can take that toy away 'cause I didn't want it anyhow." You wonder if there are any other consequences besides time-outs and take-aways that will work better? In this book, the story for preschoolers teaches your kids why parents have rules. The guidance section for parent's will show you how to get young children to listen. You'll learn how to make it easy for your youngster to cooperate with you. Learn how to be more effective using time-outs and take-aways. And you'll learn the three new consequences that are acceptable, easy to use, and very effective. You'll see the guidelines that will explain when to be flexible and when to hold firm. Learn how to help your child calm down and the best thing to do if he or she calls you names or hits you. Best of all, you'll be able to get your youngsters to behave without paying or bribing them with toys or other treats. Examples from other families show how their youngsters learned Why They Have To.

Teasing, theft and the need for privacy are just a few of the interpersonal issues children need to be able to handle. These new books introduce problem-solving techniques, including: -- Brainstorming possible solutions; -- Anticipating how each action will affect others; and-- Selecting the best solution for the situation.Each story presents several alternatives for readers to consider. Every choice leads to a different ending. Kids can decide whether they like how the story turns out -- or whether they want to go back and try another way of solving the problem. The stories also give adults an opportunity to ask children what other solutions they can suggest.When something disappears out of your lunch box or your locker or your desk every day, you'd like to say, No big deal. But even minor theft is a big deal to kids. Amy's Disappearing Pickle shows children several different ways of ending an annoying problem. Like all Kids Can Choose books, this story about theft emphasizes brainstorming solutions and evaluating each option before taking action. With guidance and practice, children can use the techniques in the book to solve their own problems.