This is our family pledge, a story I give to you,Allow it to evolve, so to you it's always true.And let's try to make this world a better place to be,A place where we can all feel happier and free.This is the perfect book for any family that wants to teach their children compassion for themselves, others and the planet. Featuring messages of kindness woven into memorable verses, Our Family Pledge is a universal set of promises designed to be practised and passed down through generations.
Dr. James L. Casale, both a state and national award winning educator, has authored his second parenting guide. Family Pledge is unique in that it consists of 40 individual essays that can be read in any order. Choose a topic that interests you and read that first. Select How to Say No and Mean It, or A Holocaust Survivor’s Lesson to His Grandchild, or Empty Lots and Building Forts: Why Electronic Devices Suck, or Is it the Gorilla’s Fault the Kid Fell into the Zoo Enclosure? or Why is School Reform Mission Impossible? These and many more essays and are designed to inform, encourage and inspire parents to accept their solemn responsibility to act as their child’s first teachers and role models. Raising life-long learners and good citizens requires a loyal and devoted commitment to establish a culture of learning at home. The key components are acquiring accurate information, creating a family mission statement, and devising a plan of action that all family members adhere to. As with his first book, Wise Up and Be the Solution, readers will enjoy a jargon free, no nonsense, parent friendly journey filled with practical suggestions and important information.
Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience is thin), and become socially conscious and confident human beings. How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? Our confidence develops from understanding and having a mastery over our emotions (aka emotional intelligence)—and helping our children do the same. Like learning to play a musical instrument, we can fine-tune our ability to skillfully react to those crazy, wonderful, big feelings that naturally arise from our child’s constant growth and changes, moving from chaos to harmony. We want our children to trust that they can conquer any challenge with hard work and persistence; that they can love boundlessly; that they will find their unique sense of purpose; and they will act wisely in a complex world. This book shows you how. With author and educator Jennifer Miller as your supportive guide, you'll learn: the lies we’ve been told about emotions, how they shape our choices, and how we can reshape our parenting decisions in better alignment with our deepest values. how to identify the temperaments your child was born with so you can support those tendencies rather than fight them. how to align your biggest hopes and dreams for your kids with specific skills that can be practiced, along with new research to support those powerful connections. about each age and stage your child goes through and the range of learning opportunities available. how to identify and manage those big emotions (that only the parenting process can bring out in us!) and how to model emotional intelligence for your children. how to deal with the emotions and influences of your choir—the many outside individuals and communities who directly impact your child’s life, including school, the digital world, extended family, neighbors, and friends. Raising confident, centered, happy kids—while feeling the same way about yourself—is possible with Confident Parents, Confident Kids.
Sometimes platonic friends make the best spouses. Years ago ex-lovers and coworkers Moe and Amy agreed on a marriage pact—if they’re not married by thirty, the jaded duo will head down the aisle and start a family together. Tomorrow Amy hits the big Three-Oh. One marriage coming right up! The problem is, neither of them can afford help from a fertility clinic which means they’re going to have to start their family the old-fashioned way. Can these two friends withstand the pressures of baby-making as their minds begin to turn down avenues that are anything but platonic? And what will Amy do when she does the unthinkable and begins to fall for her husband of convenience? Find out in this sweet friends to lovers romance! It's a marriage of convenience romance you won't soon forget as this marriage pact heats up! Read the entire Veils and Vows series! The Promise (Devon and Olivia--prequel) The Surprise Wedding (Devon and Olivia) A Pinch of Commitment (Ethan and Lily) The Wedding Plan (Luke and Emma) Accidentally Married (Burke and Jill) The Marriage Pledge (Moe and Amy) Mail Order Soulmate (Zach and Catherine) "This book had it all...friends to lovers, marriage of convenience, interfering friends and relatives...plus lots of love, humor and deep friendship. Once I started, I couldn’t put it down!" --reader review from Cheryl H. "Plenty of funny and sexy moments in this best friends romantic comedy with a mystery." --reader review from Marie B. "This is one of the sweetest romances I have ever read ... This is my favorite in this series." --reader review from Renee.
Our Public School System is damaged beyond repair. The system is fatally broken. Those who govern the system are misguided. The pool of talented teachers is too shallow and the teachers' unions continue to obstruct the most promising paths forward. What's a parent to do? Award Winning Educator, Dr. James Casale has a revolutionary solution: School reform starts at home. In this powerful new book, he provides an inside look at the depth of these problems and offers steps you as a parent can take to safeguard the success of your children. Dr. Casale is an award-winning educator who spent 50 years in the public school system at every level: From teacher to principal, to assistant superintendent, and college professor. From the depth of this experience, he lays out a powerful call to action for parents to take charge of their child's future. And reveals exactly what they need to do in order to raise Smart, Happy, Healthy and Upstanding Citizens who can excel in school, at home and in life. Many parents mistakenly limit their involvement in their child's education to helping them with homework or volunteering at school. This may have been true decades ago, but times have changed. What's needed now is something more urgent and powerful: A total paradigm shift! Parents must no longer rely on schools to raise their children. And instead take a Family Pledge to accept their sacred responsibility to becoming their children's first set of teachers and role models. In Family Pledge Dr. Casale reveals the cornerstones on how to get started, including: Why Fixing Our Current Broken School System Is Impossible The Root Causes Of Our Failing Schools Every Parent Must Know About In Order To Ensure Their Child's Success Two Critical Things Parents Must Do Early and Often To Develop A High-Character Child The 7 Building Blocks Parents Can Do At Home to Skyrocket Their Child's Success at School Why Most Preschools Are Substandard and How To Know the Difference Between a First-Rate Preschool and a Below-Average Preschool Surprising Research That Shows Homework Is Not Linked To Student Achievement How To Say No To Your Kids And Mean It So You Can Keep Your Sanity And Stay In Control The Hidden Secret Why Standardized Testing Is Setting Your Children Back And The Simple Steps You Can Take To Ensure Your Child's Progress 7 Tips For Parents To Get The Most Out Of Parent-Teacher Conferences So Their Child Can Succeed What Parents Can Do About Bullying To Protect Their Children And So Much More! The dysfunction in the school system is rampant. And the stakes couldn't be higher. Fortunately, parents armed with this powerful book, who are ready take their power back can refuse to let a broken school system set their child up for failure. Purchase your own copy of Family Pledge now, and take a giant step towards ensuring your child's ultimate success!
A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.
Winner of a Parent's Guide Children's Media Award No two families are the same, but every family is special. When Mrs. Mack says she will soon be a grandmother, her students realize that teachers have families just like they do! Suddenly everyone in the class wants to share information about his or her own unique family. Sarah tells of flying to China with her parents where they adopted her sister, Rachel. Christopher tells about his parents' divorce. They are still a family, but now he and his brother spend a few days every week at their dad's apartment. Nick lives with his parents, five siblings, and his grandparents―they need to order three large pizzas for dinner! And Hannah tells how she loves to garden with her two mommies.
