Book Review
Rethinking Early Childhood Education
by Amy Rea
The world of early childhood education has come a long way from the early days of preschool or prekindergarten, which initially operated almost like daycare (if daycare was defined as being a place where kids could play all day long with...
Book Review
Between Fathers & Daughters
by Amy Rea
In recent years, the importance of fathers has come into focus, particularly regarding their relationships with sons. But the bond between father and daughter hasn’t been as fully explored, and there’s been very little discussion of...
Book Review
Dr. Susan's Kids-Only Weight Loss Guide
by Amy Rea
The number of children who are overweight is growing at epidemic proportions, according to the Center for Disease Control. The percentage of school-aged kids who are overweight more than tripled from 1974 to 2004, and many of those kids...
Book Review
Guiding Parents, Succeeding Children
by Amy Rea
Hundreds of books seem to be published each year on the topic of parenting. Or rather, on many subtopics, ranging from normal and dysfunctional development, the different stages of childhood and teenage years, books about physical,...
Book Review
How To Create a Magical Relationship
by Amy Rea
With the divorce rate in the U.S. holding steady at fifty percent, it’s clear that a successful marriage doesn’t just happen. But the divorce rate does seem to imply that a healthy marriage requires a great deal of work, especially...
Book Review
The Unhappy Child
by Amy Rea
Although early twenty-five percent of U.S. children suffer from depression, fewer than twenty percent of emotionally troubled children in this country receive help. Yet the vast majority of parents, if asked, would likely say that what...
Book Review
Bookwomen
by Amy Rea
Given the abundance of quality children’s literature available today, and given the strong presence of women in the American workforce, it’s sometimes difficult to believe that only 100 years ago, neither scenario was widely...
Book Review
The Teen Brain Book
by Amy Rea
Ask a parent of teenagers to describe their children’s behavior and emotions, and the result will likely begin with “I don’t understand why they do these things!” But, asked the same question, teens may very well say that they...