March 2023 MBR The Parenting Shelf

The Parenting Shelf

Your Kid's Rebound from Pandemic Lockdowns
Jeff Nelligan
https://www.nelliganbooks.com
Independently Published
9798360844747, $7.99, PB, 188pp

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Kids-Rebound-Pandemic-Lockdowns/dp/B0BPLN5119

Synopsis: What did the Covid-19 lockdowns do to our kids? Parents know the stark answer: There was significant harm to the mental, social, and physical well-being and development of our children. School closings, the suspension of daily social interaction, and an ever-present environment of fear and foreboding pushed families to a breaking point. Now, parents ask themselves: What's the true extent of lockdown damage? How do I get my child back to the cheerful, motivated and well-adjusted individual they once were?

"Your Kid's Rebound from Pandemic Lockdowns: A Parent Guide to Restoring Their Family" by Jeff Nelligan charts your way forward. It relies on facts and data from the nation's leading medical and psychological authorities and sensible advice from numerous parenting and family experts.

This parental guide addresses the ways in which you can: Reverse your kid's increased use of screens and digital media; Restore your kid's confidence and mental well-being; Re-establish your kid's physical health and fitness.

Gathered here is the best thinking on how to guide the development of young children, pre-teens and adolescents in this post-lockdown period. Short and informative, this parental guide was written with the busy parent in mind.

Your kid's Rebound - your family's Rebound - from the cruel damage of lockdowns is vital and the instructions for doing so are all here.

Critique: Exceptionally informative and impressively well written, organized and presented, "Your Kid's Rebound from Pandemic Lockdowns: A Parent Guide to Restoring Their Family" is especially and unreservedly recommended reading for parents concerned with helping their children (of any age) recover from the impact of the Covid-19 school and community lockdowns. While a 'must' for all professional, community, and academic library Parenting instructional reference collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Your Kid's Rebound from Pandemic Lockdowns: A Parent Guide to Restoring Their Family" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $7.99).

Editorial Note: Jeff Nelligan (https://www.nelliganbooks.com) is the father of three boys and a well-known commentator in the world of American parenting. Currently a senior executive at FDA, Nelligan formerly worked for three Members of the U.S. Congress and served twice as a Presidential appointee. An Army Reserve veteran, he is a of Polynesian ancestry (Maori Indian, New Zealand) and a graduate of Williams College, Georgetown University Law School, and the French Army Brevet Commando School.

New Parenting Can Change Your World
Karlton Terry
https://ktbabytherapy.com
Independently Published
9798842589128, $21.99, PB, 280pp

https://www.amazon.com/New-Parenting-Change-Your-World/dp/B0BM3R6WKL

Synopsis: With the publication of "New Parenting Can Change Your World: More Wisdom - Less Stress - Including the Cure for Colic", world-renowned baby therapist Karlton Terry shares his expertise and offers informative and groundbreaking insight into the lives of babies.

He describes, in a loving and intelligent way, what babies really go through during their birth. He has discovered the accessible language that babies use to articulate their experience and express what they need.

"New Parenting Can Change Your World" is an essential instructive guide for parents, grandparents, and baby practitioners. It is a well-founded DIY manual for dealing with issues that are imprinted at birth, including: Colic, Sleeping Issues; Transition Issues; Feeding; Bonding Issues

Karlton also shares several useful, practical, and effective practices, such as mirroring the baby's feelings. He further addresses the broad challenges of the birth journey that deeply affect us, shaping our way of life.

Critique: With occasional illustrations, "New Parenting Can Change Your World: More Wisdom - Less Stress - Including the Cure for Colic" is exceptionally informed and informative. While expertly written, organized and presented, "New Parenting Can Change Your World" must be considered a core addition to Parenting/Motherhood collections. It should also be noted for personal reading lists that "New Parenting Can Change Your World" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $2.99).

Editorial Note: Karlton Terry (https://ktbabytherapy.com) is the recipient of the 2022 DAvid Chamberlain Award for the Baby Pioneer Dedicated to the Safety, Health, and Wellbeing of the Unborn and Born Child.

One and Done
Rebecca Greene, MSW, LMSW
Familius
www.familius.com
9781641707442, $18.99, PB, 256pp

https://www.amazon.com/One-Done-Guide-Raising-Thriving/dp/1641707445

Synopsis: Being an only child doesn't necessarily mean being a lonely child. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and even a family with one child is complete and whole. But every family is unique, and raising an only child can seem daunting.

As a therapist, the mother of an only child, and an only child herself, Rebecca Greene is an expert in the variety of issues that surround raising an only child, and she knows that parenting an only child is a complex endeavor, no matter how you came to be one and done. With the publication of "One and Done: The Guide to Raising a Happy and Thriving Only Child" she presents a comprehensive guidebook for parents that explores the reasons why a family might have one child, discusses the benefits of having an only child, debunks the stigmas of only children, and provides tips and strategies for creating a happy home environment and building a strong community for an only child. Rebecca also covers what to do when your only child is lonely, how to develop new family traditions, how to plan meaningful trips for your family, how to choose the ideal neighborhood, and more!

Critique: An impressive combination of instructional guide and 'how-to' manual, "One and Done: The Guide to Raising a Happy and Thriving Only Child" is a thoroughly 'parent friendly' compendium of research, first-hand accounts, and tried-and-true methods and advice. Simply stated, "One and Done" is the ultimate resource for raising a happy and thriving only child and therefore an essential and unreservedly recommended addition to community library Parenting collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "One and Done' is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99).

Editorial Note: Rebecca Greene (www.rebeccagreeneauthor.com) is a licensed social worker. She is an only child raising an only child and has a unique, insider's perspective about the many different angles and benefits of raising an only. She writes self-help/parenting books and also children's books about social-emotional skills and overcoming challenges. Rebecca is the author of the award-winning children's book, My Perfect Cupcake. She is also the author of "The Teenagers' Guide to School Outside the Box" and "Law School for Dummies". Her second children's picture book is "Very Virginia".

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