Recommended Reading -- Books Are Great for Gifts

Parenting

by Michelle LaRowe

by Jennifer Cummings, M.Ed. - A Parent-Friendly Guide of Teacher Tips and Useful Tricks You Can Use to Help Your Child Succeed in School Today. Her columnA Note from the Teacher provides advice and tips to help your child succeed in school. Jennifer is currently a elementary teacher administrator in Massachusetts, having also taught grades one, four and five.

by Christopher R. Auer Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder: A Family Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Sensory-Sensitive Child provides parents with specific strategies and practical solutions to the daily challenges faced by these special children and their families. be sure to read his column Exceptional Families with Exceptional Kids . Chris is the Board President of the KID (Knowledge in Development) Foundation, founded by Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D.,OTR and was appointed by the Governor of Colorado to the Interagency Coordinating Council , which oversees disability services to children birth to three throughout the state.special needs children column He is the parent of three incredible children, one of whom is diagnosed with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder. Chris is also a sibling to person with an autistic spectrum disorder. Visit his website at www.spdresources.com/.

Food and Cooking

Little Grapes on the Vine...Mommy's Musings on Food & Family Witty, substantive, and heartfelt essays about becoming a grown-up and raising children all centered around food as a method of communicating as well as a metaphor for all things worthy of being passed on, be it a recipe, tradition, or story. Stories told from behind the apron, recipes that reveal food as a vital and natural element of life...all embraced with gusto. Little Grapes on the Vine…Mommy's Musings on Food & Family has the juicy spirit of a beachside café, and the soul of many generations gathered at the global table. www.samanthagianulis.com

Health

by Dr. Marv Ackerman, "Relax! It’s Only Your Doctor’s Waiting Room, Not the ER: Or How to Get Along With and Understand Your Doctor". This book is an insightful but irreverent intrusion into the complexities of modern day medicine. Written by a physician who faithfully practiced his trade for forty years only to realize that he was rapidly becoming enslaved by unsolicited intervention which was robbing him of his free-thinking spirit. His column "Shots" is an insight column about your health and welfare with a "shot" of humor. Providing medical knowledge laced with a tinge of laughter. He is the recipient of numerous honors recognizing his achievements, such as inclusion in Who’s Who in the East, The Dictionary of International Biography, and Two Thousand Men of Achievement. Learn About Dr. Ackerman most recent projects at http://www.amrco.net/

Self Help

by Geraldine Jensen - Child Support Expert .Geraldine is a child support enforcement expert. She was appointed to the U.S. Commission on Interstate Child Support by Congress. She is the author of How To Collect Child Support.

She has appeared on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, ABC Primetime Live, Fox News, CBS Morning Show and the Today Show just to name a few. Her life story was an ABC movie of the Week special presentation.

Poetry Book

tangerine Sky Poetry Book by Jamie Opielski - Work At Home Moms, WAHM's Jamie is a Writer, Poet and Copywriter. She lives in Universal City, Texas. She is a Virtual Assistant managing the help desk for Kindersigns.com.

She is now the Director of Operations for Kindersigns.com and the Support Manager/Asst to the President of Bizymoms.com. Jamie also creates Character Letters for children. In 2007 she published her first book Tangerine Sky- a book of poetry and short stories. www.TexasPoet.net

Baby - Children - Teens

Zoom Spoon and Finicky Philip the Picky Eater Makes feeding time fun! From Margie Manion parenting expert and Child Development Columnist. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a double major in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development. She taught for several years. Then went on to marry her college sweetheart. They have two beautiful boys who are the the center of their world. Margie taught in the classroom for 4 years until he quit to stay home with her two boys. During this time, as a parent educator with the Parents As Teachers program she did a local parenting segment, weekly, with WDAF Fox 4 in Kansas City. She is currently back in the classroom teaching 3rd grade in Liberty, MO, as well as promoting her invention and book (Zoom Spoon and "Zoom Spoon and Finicky Philip the Picky Eater" which can be found at www.zoomspoon.com ).

Children's Book

School Age

by Sharon Scott, LPC, LMFT - Counselor's Corner and SmileNotes A delightful children's series including Life's Not Always Fair: A Child's Guide to Managing Emotions.

Middle School

by Barbara Bietz - Children's Books and Movies ReviewsLike A Maccabee - This middle-grade chapter book tells the story of Ben, a 10-year-old boy who is gearing up for a championship soccer game while adjusting to the changes in his family that have occurred since his grandfather moved in. Ben faces challenges at school, including the bully from the opposing soccer team, and frustrations at home. Her work has appeared in numerous publications.
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Teens

Her books include the teen best-seller, How to Say No and Keep Your Friends Sharon has been making a difference in people's lives for 30 years through her eight award-winning books, lectures internationally, and private counseling services.