Trusted Knowledge for Parents: Tips to Prepare, Position, and Empower Today's Parents(Words of Wisdom)

Trusted Knowledge for Parents provides clarity, inspiration and support for raising compassionate, respectful and productive children. Parents give so much to their children. They provide young lives with love, respect, and guidance. They maintain a safe environment in which kids can explore and learn. They also impact their neighborhoods and society by raising children who are trustworthy, honest and capable. Trusted Knowledge for Parents encourages and inspires readers in the most important job of all: that of being a parent. The lessons in this book were forged in the crucible that is parenting. They have been hardened with resolve and experience and, most importantly, with a parent’s love. The first section, “Trusted Knowledge for Your Child,” provides specific ideas and tips. The discussions of home life and school life are appropriate for any age group. “Knowledge for Yourself” compiles ideas and directives that apply to readers as parents and as human beings. “Knowledge for Your Outlook” supports the concepts and attitudes that keep parents, grandparents, foster parents and childcare providers happy, healthy, and sane!

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Trusted Knowledge for Your Child Part Two: Trusted Knowledge for Yourself Part Three: Trusted Knowledge for Your Outlook Final Words: Always a Parent About the Author

About the Author :
Barbara D. Culp, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. has dedicated forty-three years of her life to education as an elementary and middle school teacher, a principal, and a clinical supervisor. She recently founded a tutorial service for public, private, charter and parochial schools, and offers workshops and training programs on classroom management and differentiated instruction.

Review :
As an educator, with forty-plus years of experience as a classroom teacher and principal, I have read many books on parenting. Dr. Culp’s book stands alone. It is a practical, enlightening book that will be a source of inspiration and guidance for parents who are impacted by the many challenges of our global society. I highly recommend it, not only for parents, but for anyone who works closely with children. Thank you, Dr. Culp! Trusted Knowledge for Parents delivers thoughtful, succinct, and insightful advice. A must read for those entrusted with raising responsible, resilient, and capable children in a competitive world that is rapidly changing. Dr. Culp helps us to look beyond parenting in the traditional modicum and instead explains parenting in a fiduciary way that is the ultimate long-term investment. Trusted Knowledge for Parents is a must read for parents with children of any age who are looking for ways to improve their parenting skills. It provides positive and practical approaches and sound parenting advice. Dr. Culp has written this book in a parent-friendly form for all levels of parenting skills. She has included many topics of concern with suggestions and ideas on how to address them at home, at school, and in the community. After you have read the entire book, you will want to keep it close at hand as a quick reference. It is the ideal book to share with friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Parents will surely feel the support of the author throughout this book. After reading from Trusted Knowledge for Parents, I am convinced that the wisdom it contains is the most valuable information I have ever read to help parents raise confident, smart, and successful children. Cheers to Dr. Barbara D. Culp for having the insight to write such a powerful and compact book. It is a must read for all parents and would be parents!