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| Raising Motivated Kids: Inspiring Enthusiasm for a Great Start in Life by Cheri Fuller (ISBN: 1576836010) Though this book does not contain one of the five paradigms, Raising Motivated Kids does help with specifics on motivating children based on their individual personality and learning style. And what parent wouldn’t want a resource promising to teach their son “that doing the dishes can be as gratifying as playing video games”? |
| Recommended Reading List Parenting Books |
Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture:
Practical Help for Shaping Your Children’s
Hearts, Minds and Souls
by Mary E. DeMuth (ISBN: 978-0-7369-1862-6)
While never promoting postmodernism, Mary helps
parents navigate through shifting cultural changes.
Practical Help for Shaping Your Children’s
Hearts, Minds and Souls
by Mary E. DeMuth (ISBN: 978-0-7369-1862-6)
While never promoting postmodernism, Mary helps
parents navigate through shifting cultural changes.
| Personality Plus for Parents: Understanding What Makes Your Child Tick by Florence Littauer (ISBN: 0800757378) Lights bulbs went on about every three seconds as I read this book. Aha moments abounded as I read about my parenting style and my children’s behavior. Though I know I can’t (and deep down, wouldn’t want to) change my kids, I’m better equipped to parent them according to their unique, God-given personality types. |
The Five Love Languages of Children
by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
(ISBN: 1881273652)
The authors do a tremendous job of teaching parents to
identify their child’s individual communication style in
order to best meet their child’s deepest emotional needs.
| Building the Christian Family You Never Had, A Practical Guide for Pioneer Parents by Mary E. DeMuth (ISBN: 1-4000-7031-7) This amazing resource offers encouragement and practical help for parents who do not want to duplicate the homes they grew up in. Mary tackles tough issues, such as sexual abuse and neglect, as she empowers parents to forge new territory to improve their families. |
Rattled: Surviving Your Baby’s First Year
without Losing Your Cool
by Trish Berg (ISBN: 978-1590529133)
Build on two strong pillars of keep it simple and
spiritual, Trish nourishes a new mom’s soul while
providing tried-and-true tips.
without Losing Your Cool
by Trish Berg (ISBN: 978-1590529133)
Build on two strong pillars of keep it simple and
spiritual, Trish nourishes a new mom’s soul while
providing tried-and-true tips.
| The New Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are by Kevin Leman (ISBN: 080075977X) The foremost Christian authority on birth order and its effect on family dynamics, Leman draws heavily on his family of origin and his own kids as examples for this book. It’s a little long, but has terrific insights. |
How To Really Love Your Child
by Ross Campbell, M.D. (ISBN: 0896930661)
Quite specific in its focus, Campbell’s book focuses
primarily on the key point of the importance of loving
children and how to accomplish that through eye
contact, physical contact and focused attention.
by Ross Campbell, M.D. (ISBN: 0896930661)
Quite specific in its focus, Campbell’s book focuses
primarily on the key point of the importance of loving
children and how to accomplish that through eye
contact, physical contact and focused attention.
The Way They Learn: How to Discover and Teach to Your Child’s Strengths by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias (ISBN: 1561794147) Tobias is generally regarded as the foremost authority on learning styles and how to help children succeed in learning. This book contains her most powerful and most easily digestible information on the subject. Promotional materials promise that “[t]his fascinating guide describes four unique learning styles, shows how to identify your child's preferences, and gives step-by- step directions for maximizing your child's strengths.” |
The Great American Supper Swap: Solving the
Busy Woman’s Family Dinnertime Dilemma
by Trish Berg (ISBN: 978-0-7814-4388-3)
Need a do-able solution to dinnertime panic and woes.
Swapping with a few friends means you cook only one
night a week! Trish tells you everything you need to
know and provides great tips and recipes as well.
Busy Woman’s Family Dinnertime Dilemma
by Trish Berg (ISBN: 978-0-7814-4388-3)
Need a do-able solution to dinnertime panic and woes.
Swapping with a few friends means you cook only one
night a week! Trish tells you everything you need to
know and provides great tips and recipes as well.
| Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay (ISBN: 1576839540) Love it, love it, love it. Maybe because I was raised on it. I remember my mom going to Foster Cline’s seminars in Denver during the 70’s! Natural consequences are by far the best teacher. |
The Power of a Praying Parent
by Stormie Omartian (ISBN: 1-56507-354-1)
My copy of this book—along with The Power of a
Praying Wife—is marked up and dog-eared
(something I typically loathe). However, I return to
this resource so often for inspiration on how and
what to pray for my children.
by Stormie Omartian (ISBN: 1-56507-354-1)
My copy of this book—along with The Power of a
Praying Wife—is marked up and dog-eared
(something I typically loathe). However, I return to
this resource so often for inspiration on how and
what to pray for my children.
