Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The Executor by Jesse Kellerman
2. Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt
3. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
4. Don’t Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth Davis
5. Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
6. Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
8. Stage Dive Series (starts with Lick) by Kylie Scott
9. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
10. The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Sweet Romance: It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
2. Heart Wrenching Memoir: They Cage the Animals At Night by Jennings Michael Burch
3. Spirit Stirring: Bhagavad gita
4. Dramatic Mother/Daughter: One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
5. Classic: 1984 by George Orwell
6. Parenting Help: Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Kurcinka
7. Steamy, Action packed, Emotional: The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series (starts with Dark Lover) by J.R. Ward
8. Wrenching: 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer
9. Amazing Author: The World According to Garp by John Irving
10. Hilarious: My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

Raising Your Spirited Child

For any parent coping with a strong-willed or highly energetic child, "Raising Your Spirited Child" by Mary Sheedy is a good resource.

Some of the words used to describe kids in the "spirited" category are intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent and energetic. If you ever thought your child may be hard to control or "difficult" this book gives strategies and helps change your perspective.

I’ve been told my children are strong-willed by their doctor, teachers, friends and family members. I actually read this book looking for ways to deal with my son’s behavior (intense, passionate, energetic). I ended up getting more out of it pertaining to my daughter (introverted, sensitive, perceptive). I feel like this book truly gave me some parenting skills I was lacking. Instead of viewing their behavior as "problematic" I took in some of the suggestions and also took the time to realize how truly wonderful those qualities will be in their adulthood. I don’t want to kill their spirit, in any way.

My son has been intense and passionate from the day he was born. He doesn’t do things halfway. I love his passion and I can’t wait to see what he does with his life; I forsee great success for him. My daughter struggles with her introverted nature. She marches to her own drummer, and I love that about her. I am touched by her kindness to others and her sensitivity toward those less fortunate than herself.

Nurturing all strong qualities in your children helps then develop amazing strengths throughout their life. Thinking of your child’s "problem" qualities in positive terms gives you a new insight.