Books tagged: parenting children with special needs

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An Accidental Advocate: A mother's journey with her exceptional son    by Kathryn Burke
Price: $5.99 USD. 49890 words. Published on March 14, 2011. .

A health care consultant turned education advocate, Kathryn Burke is the parent of a son with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. An Accidental Advocate chronicles her journey to identify her son's challenges and obtain supports necessary to address his needs. Also described are the steep learning curve and emotions that accompany being her son's advocate.
Parental Healing: Paradigm Shift    by Raymond Koekemoer
Price: Free! 25290 words. Published on March 15, 2011. .

Parental Healing:Paradigm Shift encourages mutual healing between parent and child. It takes a simple approach to convey practical, philosophical and healing methods that incorporate easily into everyday parenting. Parental Healing creates space for both parents and children while allowing for greater understanding and deeper connection.
Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child    by Trish Maskew
Price: $9.99 USD. 90290 words. Published by Snowcap Press  on June 18, 2011. .

An adoptive mother draws on her own experiences, extensive research, and interviews with adoptive families, grown adoptees, and professionals to create a memorable collection of practical tips and real-life stories for anyone who's adopting, or has adopted, an older child.
The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children    by SENG 
Price: Free! 11640 words. Published on July 7, 2011. .

Articles and resources from SENG's National Parenting Gifted Children Week. Topics include identifying and recognizing giftedness, the challenges of parenting a gifted child, underachievement issues and twice exceptionalism, gifted minorities and gifted boys and girls, misdiagnosis and depression in gifted youth, advocacy, and parenting supports and resources.
Rebel: How to restore love, trust and respect to relationships with rebellious youth    by Lindsay McIntyre
Price: $4.99 USD. 6420 words. Published on July 16, 2011. .

If you are struggling to maintain loving, trusting and respectful relationships with your child/ teenager, or if they are self-destructing before your very eyes and refusing to let you help, this short booklet is for you. It provides easy to follow, practical steps to repair the damage to your loved one and to your relationship with them.
Reframing Labels in the Field of Special Education    by Meredith Resnick
Price: $0.99 USD. 5710 words. Published on August 3, 2011. .

Reframing Labels in the Field of Special Education is written by Learning Specialist Meredith Resnick, M.Ed & MA. The author explores the purpose behind reframing how special education labels are used and viewed and offers methods for this reframing movement. In addition, she provides strategies, both technological and traditional, for empowering and assisting students with labels.
SEIZE HOPE: Just a Brainstorm on an otherwise Sunny Day    by Mary Ady-Fontaine
Price: $9.99 USD. 33050 words. Published on October 10, 2011. .

A non-fiction book about Epilepsy unlike all others: this is an upbeat read; the theme of this book is HOPE. Readers both recently diagnosed or life-long living with a Seizure Disorder; you quickly realize the value of an Author pouring our her soul on the pages with first hand experiences: a how to guide to living life well, not defined by Epilepsy. Internet-linked.
How to Motivate Your Child - A Parents' Quick Help Book    by A. T. Sorsa
Price: $4.50 USD. 13990 words. Published on October 28, 2011. .

This book is a quick help book for parents who care for their children and their success at school. How to motivate your child -book provides quick tips for parents of how to handle motivational issues. It discusses the topics of values, hidden interests, goals, and controlling negative feelings. The paperback version has illustrations but this ebook version does not have.
Monkey See Monkey Do    by Howard Harband
Price: $1.99 USD. 540 words. Published on December 27, 2011. .

A children's book for "big" people. Monkey See... Monkey Do reminds us how important it is to always try to set a good example. Kids watch everything we do and often emulate our behavior, so it is imperative to serve as a positive role model. A fun and entertaining book that resonates with new and not-so-new parents.