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My whole business began with the idea of giving parents practical techniques instead of theory
When Julie Ross’s first child was born, she made a discovery: those child-development textbooks she’d read for her master’s in psychology had little to do with diapers and feedings and crying spells. Theory was fine, but now she needed on-the-job training. She looked for a parenting support group, and discovered that the people leading them had the same degree she did.“So I thought, let me just explore this,” she remembers. What she found was that parenting books and media “experts” were creating a generation of panicked parents uncertain about how to guide their children through the minefield of body image, Internet safety, substance abuse, sex-in addition to the less modern challenges of plain old growing up. “My whole business began with the idea of giving parents practical techniques to fix these things that people are writing about.”
The Only Parenting Books You’ll Ever Need to Read
How to Hug A Porcupine made the list of The Only 20 Parenting Books Worth Your Time!
The very best parenting books are better than the intentions we bring to them. The good ones are both consoling and challenging, reminding us that to be a parent who is present, and forgiving, and kind, you must first be all of these things to yourself. (Harder than you’d think.) The parenting books listed here are some of the best of the best.
Is Your Kid Getting Enough Sleep?
According to new research being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ national conference, a lot of kids need more rest.
Researchers surveyed parents of nearly 50,000 U.S. children ages 6 to 17 and found less than half are getting the recommended minimum of nine hours of sleep most weeknights.
CBS News asks counselor and parenting expert Julie Ross for some practical advice and some perspective.
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QUIZ: Where Do You Stand on These Back-to-School Parenting Questions?
Every new grade level comes a brand new set of questions surrounding what is or isn't appropriate for your kids. To help guide you, we sat down with parenting expert Julie Ross, M.A., executive director of Parenting Horizons and author of How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years.
Can You Hear Me?
Working Mother magazine features an interview with Julie Ross, founder of Parenting Horizons, on the four essential parenting tools for keeping the lines of communication open with your teenager. Read the article online here
Have you had the “big talk” with your preteen (or even teen?)
Most parents dread the idea of sitting down and discussing the three biggies with their adolescents, namely sex, drugs and alcohol. But we need to do this and do it often in order to keep them safe says Julie Ross, author of How to Hug a Porcupine. Click here to learn more.
Review: Joint Custody With A Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex
"Great counsel for happily-ever-after a divorce."In a revised edition of their 1995 bestseller, parenting expert Ross gives practical, psychology-based communication strategies for successful co-parenting after divorce, including a new chapter on technology applications. Read full review
Got a parenting problem? Maybe Moses can help.
An innovative group in Boston is using Julie Ross’s “How To Hug A Porcupine” as part of a spiritually infused parenting training program.
Tea and Consent
Many of my students have heard me talk about a short video that accurately and simply explains what "consent" looks and sounds like. Although this is the "clean" version, I still recommend reviewing it yourself before sharing it with your children. That being said, I believe that this short video can be a launching point for a great discussion -- not just about sex but also in the broader sense of setting boundaries (for example, "no means no".)
A Divorced Child's Bill Of Rights
It's easy to get so caught up in the battles of divorce and the hassles of custody that you forget that your child has certain inalienable rights. A child of divorce, especially, needs to have his or her rights honored and respected.Click here to read this and more blogs by Julie Ross about successfully negotiating the ins and outs of joint custody.
Is it possible to transform a toxic divorce into a harmonious one? How do you turn the blame and insults into positive productive communication? Listen to the KPCC Public Radio interview as Julie Ross suggests a variety of ways to mitigate the negative effects of infighting on the children of divorced parents.
How to Talk to Your Tween-Aged Kids
Is your chatty kid suddenly sullen and silent? Welcome to the world of tween parenting. Parenting expert Julie Ross's got 7 ways to get the conversation going again. Read the full article at Parenting.com here.
