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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. Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
2. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
3. The Quickie  by James Patterson
4. The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek and Brenda Lautsch
8. Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
9. Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
10. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

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. Rizzoli & Isles series (starts with The Surgeon) by Tess Gerritsen
2. A Time to Kill by John Grisham
3. Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
4. See Jane Score  by Rachel Gibson
5. Every Child is a Genius  by Elise Griffith
6. 501 Ways to Boost Your Child’s Self Esteem by Robert Ramsey
7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
8. Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
9. Back Roads by Susan Crandall
10. Blueprints for Building Better Girls  by Elissa Schappell

Siblings Without Rivalry

Siblings Without Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Amazon.com Description:

“Already best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. The result was Siblings Without Rivalry. This wise, groundbreaking book gives parents the practical tools they need to cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship. With humor and understanding—much gained from raising their own children—Faber and Mazlish explain how and when to intervene in fights, provide suggestions on how to help children channel their hostility into creative outlets, and demonstrate how to treat children unequally and still be fair.”

My thoughts:

As a parent of two little people, I found some great tips in this book. One thing I took away was noticing comparisons I make that I wasn’t even aware of.  

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. Moving but Disturbing: Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
2. Beautiful and Spiritual: Wandering by Herman Hesse
3. Suspense: The Quickie by James Patterson
4. Chick Lit: The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
5. Romance:  A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
6. Dark: The Collector by John Fowles
7. Business Minded: CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek
8. Parenting: Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
9. Memoir: Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
10. Emotional Classic: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

Kids Listen?

"How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.

As a parent, I always strive to improve. I want my children to know that I love and respect them for their individuality. But seriously, sometimes my kids just do not listen. This is one of my main frustrations as a parent. I often feel like I am talking to myself and then I feel disrespected.

I saw this book title and thought it was worth a peek. I liked the format of the book and the ideas included.

For any parent that struggles to communicate effectively, this book offers hope and advice. It helped me evaluate the way I am speaking to the children and gave me ideas on how to alter that to get better response.