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These booklets emphasize the problem solving approach. Specific suggestions in relevant areas are offered to help parents become better teachers and models for their children! Specific suggestions are offered to help students achieve and learn more in schools and to solve problems of drugs, school dropouts, teenage pregnancies, etc. Information is included to analyze the results of poor decisions but positive suggestions are always included to emphasize the promising outlooks and future possibilities! These thought-provoking booklets will help motivate students at early ages to begin thinking about their future careers. PREVIEW 3 PAGES OF ANY BOOKLET BY CLICKING ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES OR COVERS.

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19.	Sharing Science With Your Children: A guide for parents Compartiendo La Ciencia Con Los Niños: Una Guia Para Padres (Suggested audience: Parents of children ages 5-16, or students) This booklet provides information to help parents get their children interested in science. The booklet emphasizes that science is all around us in nature. The booklet offers parents many practical suggestions using nature to teach science to their children on a daily basis. Specific starter activities are suggested for different age levels.
20.	A Parent’s Guide To Teaching Valuable Math Skills At Home To Children Ages 3-10 Para Los Padres Una Guía Sobre La Enseñanza De Importantes Destrezas Matemáticas En Casa A Los Niños Entre Los 3 Y 10 Años (Suggested audience: Parents of children ages 3-10) Specific suggestions about how to teach valuable math skills at home with common materials and everyday experiences.
21.	Parent’s Guide To Making Math Come Alive During Daily Activities For Students In Grades 5 And Above Guía De Matemáticas Para Entusiasmar A Los Estudiantes En Casa – Grados Cinco Y Mayores (Suggested audience: Parents of children ages 10-15) This booklet offers practical suggestions for teaching valuable math skills using daily activities and household materials. Math skills are tied to college, jobs, and future success. Math subjects covered are everyday problem solving, geometry, measurement, fractions, estimation, and probability.
22.	The Computer Age And Your Children La Era De Computadoras Y Sus Niños (Suggested audience: Parents of children ages 5-16) This easy-to-read booklet emphazises the benefits to becoming computer literate, and explains how being computer literate will help with school learning, writing assignments, science experiments, and all other school assignments. Computer knowledge will also prepare students for lifelong learning and future jobs.
23.	Parents, Help Your Children Learn About The Internet To Give Them A Wonderful Head Start In Life Padres, Ayuden A Sus Hijos/As Sobre El Internet Para Dar Les Un Gran Apoyo (Suggested audience: Parents of children ages 5-16) This booklet is intended to remove some of the mystery of the Internet for parents and students. The booklet offers an easy-to-understand explanation about the Internet, and offers suggested benefits for children’s learning and completing school assignments. Many common Internet terms are defined and explained.
24.	Introduce Your Sons And Daughters To The Profession Of Engineering And Science Introduzca A Sus Hijos E Hijas A La Profesión De La Ingeniería Y La Ciencia (Suggested audience: Parents of students, or students, ages 8-18) This easy-to-read parent and student booklet describes the many interesting types of jobs in the field of engineering and science, and explains the preparation and interests that are needed for people entering the engineering field.
25.	Introduce Your Children To Jobs In The Health Care Professions Introduzca A Sus Hijos A Los Empleos En Las Profesiones Del Cuidado De La Salud (Suggested audience: Parents of students, or students, ages 8-18) This booklet describes many of the jobs in the health care professions, and describes the education needed for each job. The purpose of the booklet is to help parents motivate students to select a health care profession and prepare themselves in school for their future.
26.	Parent-Teacher Conferences: Suggestions For Parents Conferencias De Padres-Educadores: Sugerencias Para Los Padres (Suggested audience: All parents) Specific positive suggestions are provided for parents to use for maximizing their communication with teachers in order to provide their children with the best possible education. Specific questions are listed to help with communication.
27.	Academic Effects Of After-School Programs: A Guide For Parents Efectos Académicos De Programas Extracurriculares: Una Guia Para Padres (Suggested audience: All parents) This parent guide booklet emphasizes the positive academic benefits of after-school programs. The booklet describes different types of after-school programs and the advantages of each.
28.	Information For Schools And Parents About The Importance Of School Involvement By Fathers. Father’s School Involvement Leads To Student’s Success Informacion Para Escuelas y Padres Sobre La Participacion De Los Papas En Las Escuelas. La Participación Del Papa Ayudara El Desarrollo Escolar Del Estudiante (Suggested audience: All Parents) This booklet explains the results of research projects that have show the important impact that father’s school involvement has on the academic and social achievement of their children. Suggestions for school involvement are included.
29.	Supporting Girls In Early Adolescence El Apoyo A Las Niñas En La Temprana Adolescencia (Suggested audience: All parents) This parent guide booklet describes the decline of self-esteem and academic achievement that happens to many adolescent girls. This booklet offers positive suggestions for reducing the decline of self-esteem and academic achievement in girls during early adolescence.
30.	Helping Your Child Through Early Adolescence…A Parent Guide Cómo Ayudar A Su Hijo Con La Temprana Adolescencia...Una Guia Para Padres (Suggested audience: All parents) This parent guide booklet describes the emotional, cognitive, and social changes that parents can expect from their growing teenages. Detailed positive suggestions are offered to help understand and communicate with their growing and changing teenages.
31.	Family Television Viewing And Video Games: Guidelines For Parents A Ver La Televisión Con Familia Y Juegos De Videos: Guia Para Padres (Suggested audience: All parents) This parent guide booklet examines the negative effects of watching too much TV and playing video games. Reasonable suggestions are offered to incorporate learning activities instead of watching too much TV. Some suggestions are offered for using TV viewing for learning.
32.	Dealing With Violence And Young Children's Development La Violencia Y El Desarrollo De Los Niños (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet describes the origins and behaviors of violence in young children. Reasonable suggestions are offered for helping children learn about and deal with natural feelings of aggressive behavior and violence.
33.	Parents, Help Your Children Become Responsible Citizens Padres, Ayuden A Sus Hijos A Convertirse En Ciudadanos Responsables (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet offers detailed suggestions for using books to develop a strong character. The booklets offers helpful activities for developing confidence, honesty and fairness, good judgement, respect, self-discipline, self-respect, courage, responsibility, self-esteem and patriotism in children.
34.	Parent’s Guide To Teaching Reading To Children Ages Birth To 6yrs La Guía Para Padres Para Enseñar La Lectura A Los Niños De Edad Nacimiento A 6 Años (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet is intended to encourage parents to become active in their children’s learning to read before they start school. The booklet offers practical suggests for parents to develop their children’s reading preparation skills at an early age.
35.	Helping Your Child With Homework Ayuden A Sus Ninos Con Su Tarea (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet offers specific suggested activities that parents can do to make the homework experience enjoyable and learning.
36.	Help Your Children Succeed In School Cómo Ayudar A Su Hijos A Tener Éxito En La Escuela (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet offers detailed suggestions for parent involvement in their children’s education. The booklet emphasizes the importance of parents being their child’s first and most important teacher. Specific suggestions are offered in developing listening skills, reading skills, talking skills, tv monitoring, and monitoring homework.
37.	Vacation/Home Learning Activities For Children In Grades K-5 Actividades De Aprendizaje Para La Casa/Las Vacaciones Para Niños En Los Grados Kinder A Cinco (Suggested audience: All parents) Precise suggestions for developing academic skills at home, especially during vacations, are offered for students in grades k-5. Specific suggestions are offered for developing skills in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.
38.	Vacation/Home Learning Activities For Students In Grades 6-12 Actividades De Aprendizaje En Casa O De Vacaciones Para Estudiantes De Los Grados Seis A Doce (Suggested audience: All parents) Exact suggestions for developing academic skills at home, especially during vacations, are offered for students in grades 6-12. Precise age-appropriate suggestions are offered for developing skills in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.
39.	Home Learning Activities For Children Ages 5-11 Activides De Aprendizaje Para Ninos Edades 5-11 (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet offers specific activities to help parents develop the skills and attitudes their children need for school success. Confidence-building suggestions are offered for developing language skills, listening skills, reading skills, organizational skills, and math skills.
40.	Helping Your Preschool Child Cómo Ayudar A Su Hijo De Edad Preescolar (Suggested audience: All parents) This booklet emphasizes the importance of basic care for preschool children, and offers precise suggestions that parents may use to develop learning readiness skills in their preschool children. The booklet also emphasizes the importance of basic nutritional, physical, medical, and social care.