Henry Carter Hull

"We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model important financial behaviors, but also to imprint lessons...

Provides practical discipline solutions to hundreds of common parenting challenges, including sibling rivalry, school problems, chores, eating problems, whining, lying, and procrastination.

"From the author of the best-selling Your Baby & Child: completely practical, comprehensively researched information and advice on how you can do what is best for your child when you are going through a separation or divorce. Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach covers the various effects of divorce on children in five stages of life (infants, toddlers/preschoolers, primary school children, teenagers, college students/young...

Clinical psychologist and Jewish educator Wendy Mogel distills the ancient teachings of the Torah, the Talmud, important Jewish thinkers, and contemporary psychological insights into parenting issues to guides us toward effective, enlightened parenting in an increasingly speedy, material, and competitive age.

Summarizes the latest research in the field of children's temperament, looking at the inborn traits of activity, intensity, adaptability, mood, distractibility, persistence and attention span, initial reaction, sensitivity, and regularity; and offers suggestions for managing different temperament characteristics.

As a parent, you want to see your teen succeed in school and in life--and you do your best to help. But how do you know what will make a difference? Maybe it's time to listen to a teacher. Day in and day out, teachers watch kids interact with peers, make decisions, deal with difficulty, accept or deflect responsibility . . . Teachers are our eyes and ears--and there's a lot they wish we knew. Veteran high school teacher Rebecca Deurlein examines how...

A "New Yorker" cartoonist presents essays and cartoons that relate the hilarious horrors of pregnancy, birth, and parenting.