Parenting Solutions: Encouragement for Everyday Parenting Concerns - Softcover

"Joan Rice has a wealth of knowledge to help parents strive to grow and benefit their children. Her teachings will guide parents and offer tools that really work."
--Linda Matsumoto, Director of Parent Education, Burbank Adult School

"The author's approach is kind, gentle, simple, encouraging, and practical. It is also easy to read, which is of tremendous importance for busy parents. I recommend this book."
--Sally M. Ames, M.A., Parent Education Coordinator

"In searching for a textbook for my Parent Education Class, I wanted something that would be a personal and practical approach to parenting and early childhood and that would be easily understood by its readers. Joan Rice has presented such a book."
--Judith Dal Porto, M.A., Director, Allan Hancock College Parent Participation Program

"Joan Rice has been a presenter for Warner Bros. Studios for many years. From parenting siblings to discipline strategies, the range of topics as well as her overall expertise in parenting has been invaluable to our employees. I continually receive wonderful responses to all of her lectures and recommend her to anyone seeking parenting advice."
--Chiani Restuccio, Health Educator, Warner Bros. Studios

"Parenting Solutions is a thorough explanation for parents and caregivers of young children in guiding them to be emotionally healthy and socially capable. The author understands the heart of a growing child, and the complexities of the parent-child relationship. Her insightful suggestions will be effective practices for this generation."
--Kathy Silva, M.A., Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling Instructor, Early Childhood Studies

" Parenting Solutions allows parents to think through everyday living experience with practical solutions. It is a well-researched step by step approach that I recommend to all parents in our parenting programs."
--Margaret Kornberg, B.S. Early Childhood Education, M.A. Guidance and Counseling, Educator, Community Educational Centers, Doylestown, PA

"Parenting Solutions is a valuable resource for families. It is concise and specific to topic areas. This makes it easily accessible for busy parents. She has summarized the leading research on child development and given practical solutions that she has tested throughout her career. I hope to use this with families as well as in my teacher-training classes."
--Jeffra Nandan, MSW, Assessor for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, College Faculty, Child Development, Family Resource Centers, Inc., Princeton, NJ

"I recommend this book. The author encourages understanding and respect for the individual child as well as the parent. The suggestions are surprisingly simple and easy to implement. This book will be enormously helpful to new parents and experienced parents alike."
--Kim S. Gerber, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

"Unique and caring parenting book.... I highly recommend Parenting Solutions as a therapist and as a chaplain."
--Timothy S. Heater, MSW, M.Div.

"This is the only book you need! Parenting Solutions is like having your own personal parenting coach."
--Cathe Olson, author of Simply Natural Baby Food and The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook.