Michigan Pta Parents Answer Book How to Help Them to Be All They Can Be

Answers 90 questions most frequently asked by parents of the Advisory Board to the Detroit Free Press Parent Talk Page. Fifty leading professionals (pictures of authors) give parents measured, carefully thought out advice in three areas: school relationships; parenting & family life & contemporary issues. For example, parents will find answers concerning financing a college education, school readiness, learning disabilities, repeating grades, report cards, parent-teacher conferences in the Home-School Relationship section. In Family Life & Parenting, questions are answered related to children's fears, discipline, family conflict, self-esteem, sibling rivalry, single parenting & step parenting. Contemporary Issues cover such topics as AIDS, alcohol abuse, child care, divorce & the influence of the media. Valuable referrals to other reading material & national organizations are provided after each question. 500 excellent resources are listed. Commissioned by the Michigan PTA & endorsed by Superintendent of Public Instruction; Michigan Psychiatric Society, the Merrill Palmer Institute; State Department of Mental Health, & other leading advocates of education for parenting. Unique in format & content. Valuable for libraries to use in ordering related materials needed by parents. The helpful, easy format is applicable nationwide. Call (313) 646-1020 for information. 24 books shipped for $2.50. Discounts for non-profitsDetroit Free Press Staff is the author of 'Michigan Pta Parents Answer Book How to Help Them to Be All They Can Be' with ISBN 9780962164507 and ISBN 096216450X.