Are you going to read anything which is non-fictional?
My discovery of the last year was
Energy medicine by Donna Eden.
This book is not for total crazies. Author of the book is dyslectic, so her husband David Feinstein interviewed her and wrote the book. He is psychologist and pHD, and every chapter is started with literature review (I follwed some references, too). It is something unusual, to read such strange things written in such a logical way; these two things usually do not happen together! I found this book because I had back pain of psychosomatic origin. This book (and videos) can be very valuable for people who are depressed and feeling "lack of energy". This book is also very interesting and easy to read, even if you are not going to apply it.
If you have back pain (it is almost epidemic nowadays) you should read
Sarno J.E.,
Healing back pain: the mind - body connection which you can get for free here
http://www.federaljack.com/ebooks/My%20collection%20of%20medical%20books,%20208%20Books%20%28part%202%20of%203%29/Healing_Back_Pain_The_Mind.pdf and also
Gary Craig,
EFT for back pain I cured my back; it was not easy; now I am the Lord of My Body
Parenting. A year ago I was reading about sensitive children. Here was much about empathy and understanding, and also that discipline is needed. For discipline issues, a book about power struggles was recommended.
So I got:
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetimeby Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
In this book I learned that I need more, more and more empathic attitude to my children. Many variations of "you are sad" and "you are angry" (I am rather emphatic, kind and responsive mother already, I think).
After one month of such approach I found that.
- my 5 year old is making tantrums about almost everything;
- my 2 year old is becoming more and more aggressive;
- sometimes I am thinking about the possibility to shoot myself.
We call it "children are stepping on the head of their mother".
I thought that:
- if I will discipline them in a harsh and unprofessional way, that will be very traumatic for them;
- if I will shoot myself, it definitely will be more traumatic for them. So lets do something.
In searching for keyword "respect", I found:
Total transformation program,
see
http://www.thetotaltransformation.com/ and
http://www.empoweringparents.com/ Say Goodbye to Disrespectful, Obnoxious and Abusive Behavior, and Regain Control of Your Child, Your Family & Your Life!
Well, this is Must Read even if your children are not using drugs, stealing, and living in prison
After listening (it is audiobook) just two chapters, I was able to restore balance in my family and in myself.
Currently I am reading "
Testing for kindergarten" by Karen Quinn.
It is very cheep here
http://www.shopoin.com/testing-for-kindergarten-p-27684.html Almost half of the book is about tests which are applied for 4-5 year old children in US (I am not located in US).
The largest part is about teaching 2 - 5 years old children, and this part is very, very good also for parents outside of US. For example, there is the best description I know about the dialogic reading. Author is very practical and realistic. She has a natural sense on what is working and what is not. This is definitely one of the best books I know about the toddler teaching. Maybe the very best.
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