**“Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop.” —NPR“This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed**A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from...

This helpful guide shows parents how they often unknowingly sabotage their children's success on one of the most stressful standardized tests--the SAT. In recent years, the SAT has become a fearsome psychological undertaking as the competition for slots at major universities has quadrupled. Success on the SAT is now as much a matter of navigating the maze of changing testing structures, crippling self-conceptions, and family dynamics as memorizing vocabulary words. This book shows parents ...

A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child and Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven ChildIf you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--on...

From the authors of What Do You Say? and The Self-Driven Child, a workbook of vital practices and step-by-step resources for parents striving to raise self-motivated, secure, and joyfully driven childrenA guide to move from understanding the science and value behind nonanxious parenting to developing and sharpening the essential skills parents need to be a trusted resource for growing kids.Authors William Stixrud and Ned Johnson have watch...

In It's About Time a new and boldly different method of astrological interpretation is explored. It is based on three simple concepts first introduced by Seth (Jane Roberts). He calls them the Cosmic Dilemmas. The first dilemma necessitates the second, which leads to the third. These creative dilemmas are developed into a new and powerful interpretive framework for astrological thought.The actual interpretations tend to agree in may ways with the traditional views, but with strikin...

"I am not a coward," Helen Reardon cried out. "It doesn't make me a coward." The words tasted like baker's chocolate, failing utterly to satisfy her craving for sweet absolution. She began sobbing again, more quietly than before."What else is left, for me?" she recited aimlessly. "What can I do now? Start all over? Again?" The sobbing increased in both intensity and volume. "I just won't do it again. Never again! And no one can make me. I'll kill myself first!" And that, of course, ...

When Gulls Fly Low is a story of one man's relentless pursuit of integrity, and how it affects his own life and the lives of everyone he touches. It is a story of dreams, love, tragedy, healing, and personal transformation. It will warm your heart, open your eyes, and show you how wisdom and magic can transform even the greatest challenges into triumphs. In the end, you will see how we are all involved in benevolent conspiracies that form the dramas of our lives.

Mermaid Soup is a story of one man's relentless pursuit of integrity, and how it affects his own life and the lives of everyone he touches. It is a story of dreams, love, tragedy, healing, and personal transformation. It will warm your heart, open your eyes, and show you how wisdom and magic can transform even the greatest challenges into triumphs. In the end, you will see how we are all involved in benevolent conspiracies that form the dramas of our lives.

**“Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop.” —NPR“This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed**A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from...

From the authors of What Do You Say? and The Self-Driven Child, a workbook of vital practices and step-by-step resources for parents striving to raise self-motivated, secure, and joyfully driven childrenA guide to move from understanding the science and value behind nonanxious parenting to developing and sharpening the essential skills parents need to be a trusted resource for growing kids.Authors William Stixrud and Ned Johnson have watch...

A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child and Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven ChildIf you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--on...

Midas Crackenberry was what most people would call a mean old man. His heart, if he had one, was as hard as the glass from which he swigged generous portions of whiskey. But on this stifling summer day, he was on a collision course with something new. Something that terrified him more than the Grim Reaper, that would send him into fits of rage. Something for which he could not have been less prepared. And it changed his life, his very being, in fact, forever. And he loved it.