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Thank you all for participating and congratulations to the winning comments:
number 16 - Kristie
number 31 - Grace
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Having read Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose
Author Kate Thomsen guides parents of preteens on the joyful journey of the middle years, addressing the common pitfalls, as well as teachable moments we all can use, if we’ve prepared ourselves to be ready for them. Parenting Preteens with a Purpose is an easy “weekend read” that will leave parents with a fistful of positive parenting strategies to try on their kids.
Parenting Preteens with a Purpose is divided into three parts - Becoming an Asset-Building Parent, Taking Care of Yourself, and Taking Care of Your Preteen. Thomsen addresses dozens of common and important preteen issues, in an engaging and common-sense way- curfews, puberty, and stress to name just three. The reader finishes the book feeling empowered to tackle the awesome job of parenting preteens, with skill and inspiration.
Search Institute Press will give away a copy of this book to TWO readers. To be eligible for the giveaway, please visit Search Institute and come back here to tell us another title that looks interesting as well. (Scroll to the very bottom of this post to find the comment form.) I’ll randomly choose the winners on April 18.
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8:23 am
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8:46 am
I’d love to keep this title on my shelf for future reference as we’re still firmly entrenched in the preschool years right now. In the meantime, I’d love to read Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose or Raising Healthy Children Day by Day.
10:04 am
I would like to read Conversations on the Go. Love the site!
10:27 am
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12:57 pm
I also like 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care book. THanks!
11:41 pm
I’d love to win this book - I have a 9 year old who seems to be maturing much quicker than my older two children. Teaching Children to Change the World looks like a terrific book as well. Thanks!
12:25 am
This isn’t a book, but it’s on their site: “I Can Monsters”-Cards. I’d love to use these with my daughter, because I’m starting to notice her saying these words more frequently: “I can’t!”
4:58 pm
This probably will come as no surprise, but I liked the Great Games/Boredom Busters book (not the exact title). 175 Ways to foster creativity? Heck, yeah, I could use some new ideas :).
9:48 am
How cool would this be:
Conversations on the Go
1:12 pm
This sounds like a wonderful book, I have three tweens (one is a soon-to-be teen). I also like A Moment’s Peace for Parents of Teens as we head into that stage of our parenting lives
3:08 pm
Hi Kelly,
I found your site from 5 Minutes for Mom and I think we went to high school together (Memorial in E.C.). I’d like to be entered in this giveaway. If you have time, drop me an email.
MR
7:54 am
In this economy I think the book The Best of Building Assets Together would be very beneficial to both children and adults. Martha W
ki4ggs(at)yahoo(dot)com
9:09 am
“Proud to be You” looks interesting!
9:13 am
I was interested in the great group games book. We volunteer at a homeless shelter and put on games for the kids there. This would be perfect to help us come up with some new ideas.
10:59 am
With a 10 year old daughter I can definitely use this book. I liked the 150 ways to show kids you care, you can never show them enough!! Thanks for the great give away!
12:08 pm
I think “No: Why Kids—of All Ages—Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It” sounds interesting.
12:46 pm
I would love a copy of ‘Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose: Caring for Your Kids & Yourself’ Great giveaway, thanks!
1:13 pm
Greetings! I am so glad that I have found your site. You have introduced me to many wonderful resources, such as these books! Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but there are many great helpful aids out their! Another book I find interesting is ” A Moment’s Peace for Parents of Teens!” Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
4:36 pm
150 Ways to Show Kids You Care book
6:34 pm
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7:06 pm
Conversations on the go looks pretty cool.
10:33 pm
Good to see they are making a series out of this book. Please enter my name in the giveaway.
11:07 pm
Conversations on the Go looks like something else I would enjoy. Thanks for the giveaway!
12:01 am
Coversations on the Go would be fun for our upcoming roadtrip!
9:52 am
Ask Me Where I’m Going and Other Revealing Messages from Today’s Teens sound very insightful!
10:22 am
The Best of building Assets Together.
As a professional in Youth Development, I imagine this book would be very helpful.
Blessings!
11:29 am
Conversations on the Go
4:46 pm
I AM HAVING A HARD TIME NOW, SO TO BE PREPARED FOR THE TEENAGE YEARS WOULD BE GEREAT..
6:20 pm
Ask Me Where I’m Going & Other Revealing Messages from Today’s Teens
That looks like a great one!
11:05 pm
a moment’s peace
8:20 am
Ask me where I’m going would be a great read. Please enter me!
9:53 am
After several weeks of “punishment” for my eleven year old daughter (no tv, no playdates, no American Idol…) culminating in the silent treatment this morning - I was brought to guilty tears as I perused the Search Institute Press website.
Besides the “Parenting Preteens with a Purpose” book, the “Ask me Where I’m Going & Other Revealing Messages…” book also speaks to me as a mom of a very strong-willed child. Baby books abound when you begin parenting - but there are so few worthwhile tomes when searching for insight on pre-teens!
9:55 am
I’d like to win this for my brother in law.
7:48 am
What a thrill it is to see my book on your site! Thank you, Kelly. I don’t want to win it since I have read it - many times!
Just remember, none of us got the lost set of parenting directions. My boys taught me all along the way, and I wanted to share my experience and knowledge with all of you, now that I have 20/20 hindsight! Good luck to you all! Kate
2:34 pm
The poster “Raising Kids With Care” looks really cool!
8:48 pm
I think “Conversations on the Go” looks interesting.
8:52 am
150 Ways to Show Kids You Care book sounds good
9:21 pm
Parenting Preteens with a Purpose: Navigating the Middle Years
8:45 am
I like Connecting in Your Classroom.
10:33 pm
What Young Children Need to Succeed looks very interesting! And I’d love to win the Preteen book since my oldest is almost 10.
6:12 am
Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose looks great too.
8:47 am
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