Parenting Tips

Parenting Press has been providing Parenting Tips of the Week each week for years and I've only just discovered them. Some of my favorites:

• Who is Responsible for Happiness?
• When Grandma Criticizes Your Parenting
• Teach Your Child What to Do When Lost
• The Importance of Bedtime Rituals
• Reducing Parenting Conflict with Your Spouse
• Discussing Sexuality With Your Teen

I'll be including these in upcoming posts to continue the conversation and to hear what readers think. You're welcome to post comments here about the above tips.

Books to Read

In my ever-growing library of books on my "To-Read" list, here are my most recent additions:

What Angry Kids Need:
Parenting Your Angry Child Without Going Mad

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child:
The Heart of Parenting


The 7 Worst Things Parents Do


Rich Dad Poor Dad:
What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money -
That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!


Parking Lot Rules:
75 Creative Ideas for Raising Amazing Children


The Hard Questions


Social Intelligence:
The New Science of Human Relationships


Raising Boys Without Men:
How Maverick Moms are Creating
the Next Generation of Exceptional Men

For those following, you'll see my reading interests center around parenting issues, relationships, psychology and personal growth. I'm always looking for great reads so please send along any recommendations - about these - or any other books that you feel I may want to add to my library.