Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S (Preparing Achievers Reaching Excellence Nurturing Talents Successfully) was written to fulfill a need in me and to share with other parents. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is my concerted effort to acquaint and empower parents with information to become informed decision makers for themselves and their families. The book Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S should be viewed as a resource to explore the possibilities of what life has to offer. Parents are hardworking people wearing various hats for the success of their children. Parents often neglect themselves while providing necessities for their families. The daily bombardment of information to pick and choose from offers colliding initiatives. My goal is to help parents make a difference in their lives and, ultimately, in the lives of their children. Please partner with me and believe the words written are designed to take you places and show new perspectives about living successfully. Effective partnerships require vision, leadership, purpose, understanding, and commitment. When we as parents are informed, a higher level of engagement and consciousness evolve. Picture us sitting at the kitchen table exchanging information on the same frequency of understanding. There is no judgment in this space, only mutual sharing, respect, and appreciation. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is here to motivate, encourage, and inspire you with real success-thinking activities. Reading Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S (Preparing Achievers Reaching Excellence Nurturing Talents Successfully) is requesting that you institute the seven letters, seven words, and seven ideas for you to become a responsible thinker for your family. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S will challenge you to write and live your story through a positive lens, unique to you and your family. The interactive activities will permit you to write and exchange dialogue between you, your children. Thank you for being a change agent. This is one mother, teacher, mentor, motivational encourager, talking mother to mother. Armed with research, my thesis, scientific principles, and biblical principles, Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S was birthed. Research has documented that staff development for teachers improve the educational outcome of students; therefore, the same principles hold true for parents. P.A.R.E.N.T.S is your staff development written expressly for you. In real estate, when searching for a home, you ask the realtor how to find a house in a good community with great schools and a safe environment and receive the most value for your investment. The realtor replies, Its location, location, location. When asked, What is the best way to parent? my reply is Parents parenting, parents parenting, parents parenting will render the best success. Thank you for allowing Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S to be your blueprint and navigational compass for life-affirming achievement. Enjoy heartwarming and sometimes gut-wrenching interviews with women who were willing to share their stories with me and now you. Calling All P.A.R.E.N.T.S is here to be of service. Together we can change the future and make it a better tomorrow by what we do today.

Providing professional perspectives alongside personal experiences and suggestions from mothers, daughters and educators, this is a comprehensive text for parents, teachers and professionals working with families and their daughters with ASDs.

In this provocative book, author Leslie Leyland Fields explores with refreshing honesty the myths that can lead to unrealistic expectations and distract us from God’s purposes for our children and for us. Why am I not a more joyful parent? Why aren’t my kids turning out as I expected? Why do I always feel as if I’m not doing enough for my children? Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult? As a mother of six, Leslie Leyland Fields knows firsthand the insecurities and questions that come with rearing children. In Parenting Is Your Highest Calling, she tackles nine myths about parenting, including: • Children make you happy and bring great fulfillment. • You will always feel love for your child. • Your success as a parent can be measured by your child’s behavior. • There is one “right” biblical model for family life. • Good parenting will result in happy children. Through a close look at God’s own life as a parent as well as stories from real-life families, Fields highlights the transforming biblical truths that release parents from the grip of mistaken assumptions. Fresh, provocative insights will lead you to a deeper understanding of God and yourself– an understanding that lifts the weight of guilt and fear and frees you to love your children as God intended. Includes “going deeper” questions for individuals, couples, or groups.

Presents a variety of colorful pictures of animals along with their collective nouns.

From world-renowned autism spokesperson, scientist, and inventor Temple Grandin -- a book of personal stories, inventions, and facts that will blow young inventors' minds and make them soar. Have you ever wondered what makes a kite fly or a boat float? Have you ever thought about why snowflakes are symmetrical, or why golf balls have dimples? Have you ever tried to make a kaleidoscope or build a pair of stilts? In Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin explores the ideas behind all of those questions and more. She delves into the science behind inventions, the steps various people took to create and improve upon ideas as they evolved, and the ways in which young inventors can continue to think about and understand what it means to tinker, to fiddle, and to innovate. And laced throughout it all, Temple gives us glimpses into her own childhood tinkering, building, and inventing. More than a blueprint for how to build things, in Calling All Minds Temple Grandin creates a blueprint for different ways to look at the world. And more than a call to action, she gives a call to imagination, and shows readers that there is truly no single way to approach any given problem--but that an open and inquisitive mind is always key. Praise for Calling All Minds: "An impassioned call to look at the world in unique ways with plenty of practical advice on how to cultivate a curious, inquiring, imaginative mind." —Kirkus Reviews "Both practical and inspirational, this useful book describes an overall approach to viewing the world creatively, as exemplified by the numerous projects and supporting material provided here." —VOYA "Grandin offers a nuanced perspective on the qualities of a successful inventor—notably, a sense of wonder and curiosity, careful observation, and the willingness to learn from mistakes." —Publishers Weekly

CALLING ALL FATHERS is a 911 emergency system designed to compel all males to respond to their roles as fathers. Every man who desires to become committed to, involved with and responsible for his children must respond to this call. Our children must know and understand how important they are to us. Any male can be a dad; it takes a special man to be a father. CALLING ALL FATHERS is more than just a catchy phrase. It is a mindset and philosophy that all fathers involved in parenting time, custody and child support have to internalize. The most pressing need fathers have is the need for information and support. Many fathers do not understand the many resources available to them. CALLING ALL FATHERS is meant to educate, empower, engage and enlightyen these men.

“Constructive wallowing” seems like an oxymoron. Constructive is a good thing, but wallowing is bad. Right? But wait a minute; is it really so terrible to give ourselves a time-out to feel our feelings? Or is it possible that wallowing is an act of loving kindness, right when we need it most? Just about everyone loves the idea of self-compassion -- the notion that maybe in spite of our messy emotions and questionable behavior, we really aren’t all that bad. In recent years there’s been an explosion of books that encourage readers to stop beating themselves up for being human, which is terrific. Unfortunately, readers who aren’t interested in Buddhism or meditation have been left out in the cold. Self-compassion is an everyday habit that everyone can learn, even if they a) aren't particularly spiritual, b) find most books about self-compassion too serious, or else c) have already overdosed on meditation. Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them is the first book to cut right to the chase, bypassing descriptions of Eastern philosophy and meditation techniques to teach readers exactly how to accept and feel their feelings with self-compassion for greater emotional health and well-being … while making them laugh from time to time. It seems that the wisdom of “keeping your friends close and your enemies closer” applies to emotions as well as people. It’s tempting to turn away from menacing, uncomfortable feelings like anger, grief or regret and treat them like unwanted guests; however, ignoring them just seems to make them stick around. They lurk in the background like punks with switchblades, waiting to pounce as soon as they see an opening. By learning to accept and embrace, rather than suppress, difficult feelings, people can keep their sense of personal power and, better yet, gain greater understanding and ultimately esteem for themselves. Feeling bad can actually lead to feeling better, faster!

A mother reflects on her own experiences as a child and now as a parent to prove what should be obvious: that parents who are involved in their children's school and take responsibility for their children's education, help their children succeed.

An increasing number of parents are refusing vaccines, believing vaccines pose greater risks than benefits to their children. Given the certainty of the medical community that vaccines are safe and effective, many wonder how such parents, who are most likely to be white, have high levels of education, and have the greatest access to healthcare services and resources, could hold such beliefs? Reich has been following the issue of vaccine refusal for over a decade, and examines how parents who opt out of vaccinations see their decision: what they fear, what they hope to control, and what they believe is in their child's best interest. -- adapted from back cover