5 comments about Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care.

1. This book is a great resource for parents who want some ideas on how to make their children's environment more healthy. The author presents many ideas for ways to go green in your home from building to existing structures, helps parents make healthy food choices and explains why it is important to be aware of the products you are using on your child. I also must note that the author mentions homebirth as a positive choice that may be right for some families which is very open-minded for an MD. I have 3 children and am constantly trying to find more eco-friendly options and was happy that this book provided me with some new ideas as well as many excellent links!



2. I see myself as relatively environmentally conscious. But this book really made me think more closely about this, and also provided various options for improvement. I really appreciated the suggestions for certain brands or website so I could then go and do my own further research. I am pleased to say that I believe I'm now better informed, and my buying decisions are certainly more environmentally friendly and more gentle for our baby than previously.



3. My wife has this book and absolutely loves it. She re-reads it often, and has it bookmarked and highlighted. Great references and goes over many different areas that affect the baby's life from fetal development to the environment around it as it plays. It contains a lot of internet links to products.



4. Overall this is a good book, it's well written, it's easy to read, and it gets the point across. The dietary guidelines make up 10-15% of the text, and some are not good. Poor guidelines include: to feed your baby soy (they say, just use organic) and give them breakfast cereals (which are sugar laden and nutrient devoid, even organic ones).
   
   Beyond the dietary guidelines Dr. Greene hits on some key points, how our babies are exposed to toxins. Whether it is their "new" bedding, "new" bottles, "new" clothes, or chemicals, detergents, cleaners, shampoo's, or paint for the babies room and so forth, it is highly important that our children not be exposed to harmful chemicals. The book get's 4 stars precisely because Dr. Greene does point out in detail important concerns about exposing our little ones to chemicals. Like other people said, there may be other ways to be green and create less exposure to chemicals for your children that are more cost effective and not mentioned in the book. The book is printed on nice eco-friendly paper.
   
   Dr. Greene unfortunately missed out on discussing the highest and most dangerous exposure to toxins for our new babies, Vaccines. A good companion text, in which you can learn how to have a truly healthy baby with empowering information about what really makes children sick (like toxins in the environment) and how to avoid these conditions see, Healing Our Children: Because Your New Baby Matters! Sacred Wisdom for Preconception, Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting (ages 0-6)



5. I had the honor of meeting Dr. Greene at a conference recently and he is every bit as much as you imagine him when you read his book: a down-to-earth guy, married with a lovely lady (Mrs. Greene), with a crystal clear vision of the important things in this world.
   
   In this book, he is capturing his philosophy about how to prepare for the coming of a baby and raise him/her green, i.e. in the most sustainable way possible. A book like this one is perfectly aligned with the present times, when a growing number of people seem to have finally realized that being environmentally conscious is not just for "tree huggers" nor is it some hippie, utopian notion. It is everyone's job and Dr. Greene reminds us in this title the important role that parents have in this too.
   
   While reading the book, not only does it become clear the impact you can have on the environment by raising your baby green. You also realize how your food and product choices affect your very own health down the road... so Raise Baby Green with Dr. Green!

5 comments about More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations (Hazelden Meditation Series).

1. This is an added joy to the "Language of Letting Go". They work well together.



2. These short daily writings are insightful and profound. It is amazing how on many days, what is written for that day is exactly what I need to hear. I recommend this very highly. I have both books and jump between them. They both compliment each other completely. Good whether you have a lot of time in your day, or if you are rushed.



3. The original "Language of Letting Go" is absolutely my favorite daily meditation book! So, I purchased "More Language of Letting Go" with great anticipation. I have never been so disappointed in a book in my life! It was more like reading someone's diary of personal adventures. It was full of egocentric comparisons between skydiving and daily struggles. I didn't find it inspirational at all.



4. I would recommend this book to anyone going through a tough time in their lives. It is a daily reminder to keep you going in the right direction. I do not like that it is so religious, but otherwise enjoy the book very much.



5. I have the original Language of Letting Go, but this book is so much more helpful, with more personal stories by the author. I highly recommend it as a daily meditation and insightful book.

5 comments about Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle, 2nd Edition.

1. Dear readers: I was skeptic, as usual, but I was also 'aching to heal'. We all have our life stories, we all feed them and feed from them. I was tired of my story. Radical Forgiveness Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle, 2nd Editiontouched the right chords and the resulting symphony helped me understand-a lot. I read it in a weekeend and downloaded the worksheet. It worked. Try it. Of course I haven't finished composing but I have started. Just a word of warning: You will heal so you have to be sure you want to move ahead and leave your old, worn out, victim self behind and start becoming acquainted with a new you, actually, the real you that you intuitively know is there. Best wishes. Marianne



2. This book has changed my life. It recently got me through a crisis. I have actually purchased several of them as gifts! Buy and use it!



3. A different way to look at forgiveness. Its not conventional forgiveness. Very good! a great book, highly recommended.



4. This book has helped me many times over. We all know that we need to forgive, many times over in our lifetimes. I loved learning how to "radically" forgive, at a time that I need to just "let go and forgive" in order to move on. I loved the individual stories that exlained to me how people got over their own pain. Also, that this book is dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, says so much for why we need to forgive. Learning to be accountable for our lives starts with forgiveness, and this book is a must read for all who want to create more creativity, energy and abundance. Andrea Samadi, author of The Secret for Teens Revealed: How Parents, Teachers, and Teenagers Can Inspire Leadership and Transform Lives



5. Wow! I've never seen such diverging reviews for 1 book...And it doesn't surprise. Those who aren't ready to move from victimhood will have a difficult time w/the premise of this book - if you change your perception you won't need to make others wrong. The info may not be new but Colin has refined & simplified the process for reaching our own Spiritual Intelligence which is operating despite our ego mind. We all have the God given right to Blessings & Abundance in this life, if we just get out of our own way. Lastly, if you listen to the British, they speak English differently than Americans, maybe it's not grammatically correct, but if we all expressed & held the same views this Human Experience wouldn't be any Fun!

5 comments about Shepherding a Child's Heart: Parent's Handbook.

1. My pastor uses this book more than any other. He teaches the classes as well as counsels with it. It is excellent material.



2. WE received this book before our first child was born from my husband's parents and we have recommended this book over and over again. We actually have lent it out several times and are trying to get together with another couple to do a study together. My oldest is now 9 and we have two more ages 7 and almost 6. This book does a great job emphasizing the core responsibility of parenting - not just focusing on external good behavior but getting down to the heart issues that come out in our behaviors and helping our children realize that the most important thing is to be in a right relationship with God - all parents want their children to be happy and successful and happiness and success are found in a right relationship with God. The book has training principles and goals for different stages of childhood. I've read it several times and need to read it again as our children are reaching new phases of childhood and we're now dealing with more character issues. All of our parenting is to be based on Biblical principles and Ted Tripp does an excellent job of showing parents how to apply those principles in their parenting. A great book that gives you a lot to think about!



3. I ordered the book as shown in the picture. However, I received an old edition without any notice.



4. I highly recommend this book to those parent who want to raise thier children in a godly home. The 'heart' is so important. This is a must for learning how to discipline your children. The section on spanking does seem a bit extreme, however.



5. Apparently, this author hasn't read the New Testament and isn't familiar with terms like "forgiveness" and "tolerance." Basing his advice on the Old Testament (which also advocates stoning people to death, something one would have thought the coming of Jesus put paid to), this horrible example of a parent, Tripp, advocates inflicting pain on BABIES! We're talking about kids who can't walk and aren't really talking yet and this person thinks that if they "disobey" by struggling against a diaper change or stiffening when you want them to sit on your lap, they should have their bare bottoms hit hard enough to cause them to cry (poor colicky babies will apparently be beaten regularly, as they often stiffen due to discomfort). And then, if that isn't weird enough, you're supposed to hug them and if they don't sweeten right up but keep crying, you're to keep hitting them until they stop crying. Sounds like a recipe for a frustrated parent who is going to go over the top trying to beat a child into smiling. In the church I belonged to, we adhered to the New Testament, and considered the kinds of punishments meted out to children and adults (stoning, beating, etc.) in the Old Testament to have been washed away when the Jesus brought the new law of love and forgiveness. If you're into Old Testament living, this book is for you. If you are a child of Jesus, it's definitely not.

5 comments about Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane).

1. Keeping our children safe from physical and mental harm is every parents' priority...this book beautifully addresses specific things that every parent can do to safeguard kids. Another book high on my list to protect our children is Bully-Proofing Children: A Practical, Hands-On Guide to Stop Bullying which is all about raising strong, resilient and empowered kids who will not become bullies or victims.



2. Piggybacking on the message of his earlier book, "The Gift of Fear," Gavin De Becker's "Protecting the Gift" is an informative look at how we can keep children and teenagers from becoming victims. The author draws on his extensive history as a child abuse victim himself, and his career as a security expert, to give practical advice to concerned parents.
   
   As a concerned parent myself, this book was enlightening and reassuring. It stated the possible risks that might face children and adolescents, and provided some good strategies for dealing with these risks and, more importantly, teaching children to deal with these risks themselves. I felt like I could take much of the advice in this book and apply it directly to my own kids.
   
   I didn't like the fact that so many of the anecdotes in this book were taken directly from "The Gift of Fear," which I read immediately before this book. It felt like the author had cheated, using recycled stories instead of digging up something new to illustrate his points.
   
   In general, though, I found this book much more useful for my specific situation than his previous book.



3. I love Gavin de Becker's perspective on teaching safety to children. He has some ideas that buck what a lot of parents know to be the norm when teaching safety. For example - if a child is lost he likes to teach them, instead of finding a police officer, to find a mother... that a woman with children is less likely to be a predator, and more likely to stay with the child until their parent is found. Another example is his stand on the whole "never talk to strangers" philosophy. He instead advocates working with your child to learn to assess whether a "stranger" is ok to talk to. He gives great examples and tips
   
   The middle to end of the book gets a little slow going but it is definitely the kind of book you can skip around and go back to at different times.



4. This is an excellent eye-opening book that proves useful to parents of boys or girls in all ages groups.
   Great to keep as a resource.



5. Fantastic book. A little hard to read at first, due to the nature of the subject, but stick with it and become a better parent.

5 comments about Masterpiece.

1. "Home, for Marvin's family, was a damp corner of the cupboard beneath the kitchen sink." Marvin, a young beetle -- not a roach-- lives with his happy family in the kitchen of the Pompaday family,where they dine on a "constant litter of apple cores, bread crumbs, onion skins, and candy wrappers." They dislike the Pompadays themselves, but they are fond of Mrs. Pompaday's eleven-year-old son, a quiet boy. When Mrs. Pompaday throws James a birthday party and invites all the obnoxious sons of her clients, only Marvin's family notices how unhappy he is. They decide to give him a present, and send Marvin, a clever young beetle, off to deliver it. But in James' room, Marvin has an urge to give him something really special, and leaves a tiny beetle-leg-and-ink drawing for him... And so James' life will never be the same again, because Marvin's delicate sketch is so perfect that it could be confused for a Duhrer masterpiece.
   
   In fact, it is confused for a Duhrer masterpiece.
   
   Broach, author of the equally excellent stories, "Shakespeare's Secret" and the witty and funny picture book "When Dinosaurs Came With Everything", is a wonderfully gifted story teller. "Masterpiece" leaves the reader with the hope that it might be possible, in a good world, to enjoy the friendship of a gifted insect, to visit behind the scenes at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and to solve a mystery. There's more than a little wisdom embedded in Broach's prose as well:
   
   "Why don't beetles ever get divorced?" Marvin asks.
   ..."Well, our lives are short, darling. What would be the point?...And we expect a lot less than people do. If we get through the day without being stepped on, with a little food to fill our bellies, a safe place to bed down for a few hours, and our family and friends close by -- well, that's a good day, isn't it? In fact, a perfect day. Who could ask for more? ... Also, we have no lawyers."
   
   I especially look forward to recommending this book to my very young, strong readers, who aren't old enough for the content in the young adult section but who are already too sophisticated to be placated with Junie B. Jones. They'll love turning "Masterpiece"'s pages.



2. Broach, Elise. Masterpiece. Henry Holt and Company. 2008.
   
   Marvin is a personable young beetle who befriends a human boy named James; they live together in the same house, although, James has to contend with an unpleasant mother, a stepfather, and a favored half-brother while Marvin clearly has a caring extended family. These two disparate detectives become friends and together solve a mystery about a stolen Albrecht Durer drawing. Marvin turns out to be a talented artist who can reproduce an exact copy of this famous Durer art print, of course the humans in the story believe that James is the masterful artist; however, it is this copy that becomes the means for an art heist from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by an unscrupulous art director. The mystery is a central element in an appealing story that also wryly contrasts the uncaring human family with the delightful beetle family. In one humorous incident, a human loses her contact lens down a bathroom sink, and the beetles worry that a visit from a plumber would expose their presence to the humans so Marvin who has taught himself to swim retrieves them. Marvin then takes a bubble bath in dishwashing detergent to get clean since "he was wet and slimy, and smelled overpoweringly of the drain water." Recommend this humorous fantasy adventure story to readers who enjoy books like "A Cricket in Times Square".



3. I picked this book up because i had read Shakespeare's Secret and loved it. When i saw this book in the stores i knew i had to have it. i started reading it when i got home and couldn't put it down. The suspense got me gripping to my seat. The tale of a beetle and a boy was fantastic. By the end of the book my heart was racing. I can honestly say that this book is the key thing to have to be able to survive. If you have nothing to do pick up this book and start reading!



4. Masterpiece by Elise Broach is a delightful story of the unlikely friendship that develops between a lonely young boy named James and a beetle named Marvin. In the tradition of E. B. White's Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan, Broach takes this human/insect encounter out of the wild and into New York City, where Marvin lives with his parents and other relatives behind a kitchen cupboard in James's home.
   
   The two characters meet when Marvin draws an ink rendition of the skyline outside James's window as a birthday present. When everyone thinks that James is the artist, of course he can't tell them who really drew what's being hailed as a masterpiece. The two are drawn into a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where officials hope to recover previously stolen masterpieces by a well known artist from the early Renaissance.
   
   You'll happily follow the adventures as the two work to unravel the complications of their deception while they learn the true value of art and friendship. The publisher, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, also features an excellent companion discussion guide on its Web site, [...]



5. Masterpiece
   
   Regardless of whether or not you have read Elise Broach's SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET, you will absolutely fall in love with a marvelous little beetle named Marvin. Marvin inadvertently discovers he is a miniatures artist when he dabbles in James's ink set. The uncanny ability to recreate Durer miniatures puts Marvin in a number of dangerous (for beetles) situations, especially when everyone mistakenly assumes that James is the talanted artist--and later when Marvin and James try to thwart an art heist!
   
   This novel has just the right blend of suspense, mystery, humor, and compassion to appeal to my middle school students. My students cannot put this book down once they start reading. As a matter of fact, one of my students got so wrapped up in the prose that she missed hearing her bus bell to go home.
   
   I thought SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET was a masterpiece, so imagine my surprise when I discovered that MASTERPIECE was as masterful!

5 comments about Infidelity: A Survival Guide.

1. This is a brief and succinct book on the subject of infidelity. While much of the material is addressed to couples experiencing marital difficulties, the counsel and advice provided is helpful to unmarried couples in long term relationships also. Too often, the term "infidelity" is used as a polite euphemism for adultery. While infidelity can include adultery, a more narrow term which has both legal and moral implications, infidelity is really a much broader concept that relates to betrayal, disloyalty and faithlessness. Infidelity is all about breaching trust. As Lusterman correctly observes, while adultery always involves illicit sexual activities in violation of marital vows for at least one of the parties in the triangle, infidelity can encompass even purely emotional affairs that do not necessarily include sexual intimacy in all instances. Someone who maintains that a long time confidant is just "a good friend" may very well be involved in infidelity nonetheless by violating the exclusivity of another relationship with an innocent third person. One may be engaged in infidelity through dishonesty and unfaithfulness alone. Since communication is a key element to the success of any meaningful relationship, constant lying or omitting to speak the truth often rises to the level of infidelity. While many couples are able to rehabilitate their relationships by renewing communications after an episode of infidelity is exposed and improve themselves in the process, Lusterman warns that such recoveries are impossible with offending individuals who fail to admit their faults despite evidence to the contrary and who refuse to express any remorse for the harm that their actions have caused to others. The best one can do in these instances is to admit the obvious and move forward. Lusterman has a doctoral degree and a lengthy career record as a therapist. This concise book addresses the pain and shock that often accompanies the discovery of infidelity, often after lengthy periods of suspicion, and methods for coping with the hurt and recovering a sense of one's own self esteem. In an era in which many people rely upon the Internet to maintain regular communications and in which long distance relationships are increasingly common as a result, one needs to be prepared. Bad things sometimes do happen to good people. Lusterman's book is a valuable reference tool. It may even serve to promote a sense of healing for some people who have been victims of infidelity and allow them to forgive those who committed the acts of infidelity.



2. I thought this book was a tremendous resource in helping me better understand my perspectives on my relationship. It provides valuable information that helps the reader develop language for positive communication, and also offers insight that can be helpful in trying to understand your mate's feelings and motivations. It helped me organize my thoughts and gave me the vocabulary to clearly define my emotions, my expectations, and my situation. I would recommend this book to anyone who has had an affair, who has considered an affair, and especially to any individual whose mate has had an affair.



3. This book is truly a "How to" on getting through what may well be the worst time in your life. It is written in plain language and offers advice on other reading and selecting a therapist, if you feel that you need one. No one expects to find themselve in this situation and this is a great guide to help you deal with the pain and move forward.



4. Infidelity is a life altering event for most people and can be a horrible thing to try and find reconcilation with. This book offers insight into the many different aspects of it. It can't change the situation for the people who are the dealing with this issue but it does help to answer some of the millions of questions that plaque the minds of those afflicted by this most heartbreaking event. It is certainly worth the time it takes to read.



5. I just finished reading "Infidelity: A Survival Guide." Dr. Lusterman offers practical insights and strategies for couples to move beyond an affair, repair the damage to their marriage, and make their marriage stronger than before. As a professor and former therapist, I believe this book is one of the most helpful on this topic. I highly recommend it to couples who are committed to repairing the damage to their marriage caused by infidelity.

5 comments about Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship.

1. I recently purchased 10 Lessons to Transform your Marriage by John Gottman because everyone has told me what amazing communication tips it has in it. And it really does. The book explains the tips very clearly and it is communication advice that applies in a multitude of situtations.



2. Gottman bases his information on solid research and makes it very reader friendly. I think this is a good book for couples to read aloud together, using the concepts as a springboard for meaningful conversations. Fully five star.



3. More great marriage advice from the Gottman researchers at the famous love labs. They did the research, now you get the results. This isn't just good "advice", it's what is proven to work and what is proven to not work. None of the other "relationship experts" have done the kind of research that the Gottman crew have done. Great stuff!



4. The approach of this book is meaningful and candid, with a view toward fixing problems that married people are bound to experience at one time or another. Using his personal experience as well as patient examples, the author clearly states the problem and creatively supplies a solution. Other great book about this topic I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't



5. As far as I know, only the Gottmans' relationship recommendations are so solidly based on research. I've admired their work for over a decade and, above all others of its ilk, it is this book, with its proven techniques, that I highly recommend to clients with marriage problems.
   
   Unfortunately, most people with relationship problems lack the motivation to follow these excellent suggestions. They are too invested in being right. Most people would rather be right than happy. Too bad.
   
   For those people (which of course includes me, far more often than I would like), I recommend "To Love is to be Happy With" by Barry Neil Kaufman. Happiness is a choice, as Kaufman's wonderful little book spells out so clearly.

4 comments about Tantric Secrets for Men: What Every Woman Will Want Her Man to Know about Enhancing Sexual Ecstasy.

1. The best book, period, for men who want to learn the essence of Tantra without all the attached Eastern mysticism. The techniques and their benefits are broken down into simple, easy to read steps and significance. I found this a great addition to "The Multi-Orgasmic Man." Whether you're looking to last longer in bed, bring more pleasure to your partner, and bring a heightened sense of love and spirituality to your relationship, I found this helpful for all of these things.



2. The various media put out so much "bad" information w.r.t sexuality and relationships. As a teacher it breaks my heart to see our kids respond to all the bad roll models that are forever in the news. This book is a wonderful presentation of good information for "mature adult" relationships. It's a handbook for men on how to communicate the love they feel to the woman in their life. As a woman I was literally dumbfounded that this Australian man could write so clearly and concisely about my fears, desires and experiences. And he had information for my partner on how to lovingly support me both in and out of the bedroom. I encourage reading this as a couple. As a Mom of two adult children and a teen, I feel the best I can do as a parent is to share good information which will hopefully lead to good decisions. I fully intend to share this with my son in anticipation of his wedding, with my daughter to help her clarify what she wants in a relationship and likewise with my teen as he moves into adulthood.
   I am basically an over 50 conservative girl-next-door. I am not comfortable with the "selling of sex" that can be associated with some of the tantric literature and media. But I honestly believe that everyone should consider at least the first 4 chapters of this book. I can't help wondering how different all of our lives would have been if our fathers had had this information.



3. As usual the new books sent by amazon.com are neatly packed and parcelled.
   For me atleast there is an old charm about reading new crisp book without
   any creases, wrinkles and the peculiar smell which makes a lot of
   difference to me.
   
   Now coming to the book i must say the author virtually leads you by hand
   while explaining all the intricacy of Super Sex. He makes you feel SEX IS
   NOT DIRTY BUT IT IS VITAL PART OF LIFE. You just cannot go wrong. All you
   have to do is practice and more practice if you truly want to experience
   not only MALE ORGASM but MALE MULTIPLE ORGASM and in the process also
   help your wife/girlfriend experience a true orgasm as well as multiple
   orgasm. (ofcourse some men and women may never experience true orgasm)
   It looks like a far fetched story but it isn't the case once you read the
   book. The achilles heel of the men the world over is PREMATURE EJACULATION
   and this problem is nicely solved by giving practical hints and also
   reasons for why male go through this experience. The younger and older
   generation both will feel this book is an answer to their prayers and if
   many of them give it an honest try will truely feel like STUDS. I honestly
   feel that if every male practicess what is written there then their
   relationships with their spouses will become more intimate and the
   divorce rate in the world would certainly plummet down.
   While the fundamentals of sex is Asian in nature and Indian in particular
   the book nevertheless aims not only to the western audience but male
   population of the world in general. The book is truely informative and
   enlightening as well and a MUST READ FOR ALL THE MALE POPULATION OF THE
   WORLD AND A MUST GIFT ITEM FOR ALL FEMALES OF THE WORLD TO GIVE IT TO
   THEIR HUSBANDS/BOYFRIENDS.
   The short coming is a glaring mistake on page 218 which could have been
   avoided. It is printed GENTLY ENTER THE YONI WITH THE RING AND FOREFINGER
   JOINED TOGETHER,RATHER THAN THE INDEX FINGER, WHICH IS MORE RIGID AND
   LESS FLEXIBLE THAN THE OTHER TWO. This is wrong because index and
   forefinger mean the same finger next to thumb. What should have been
   printed is RINGFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER OR MIDDLE FINGER AND INDEX FINGER
   because ring finger and index finger together cannot be inserted in the
   yoni. Hope in the next printing this error is removed. Cheers! :o)



4. I have 5 other book on Tantric and by far this is the best one.

5 comments about No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior.

1. I found this book to be incredibly helpful because it gives specific information about how to manage my kids behavior. I have 3 kids ranging in age from 5-11 and I think that the specific examples of situations and how they were dealt with to be very informative. I have already implemented some of what I read with very good results. I've read many parenting books and have usually found them to be written in a complicated way. This book uses every day language with practical advice on how to have a more harmonious relationship with my kids. I highly recommend this book.



2. Parenting doesn't come with an instruction book, but thanks to Dr. Baker we can use No More Meltdowns. It's a practical, hands-on guide that helps you to understand WHY certain behaviors happen. I've struggled through so many of the scenarios he describes and I especially appreciate his Quick Reference Guides. This book has helped me (and my children) in so many ways that I've started giving it as a baby shower gift!!



3. Finally a book that is easy to read, easy to understand, easy to follow through with. A must have for all persons dealing with any kind of meltdowns. I will even recommend this for children without disabilities.
   
   Jed Baker gives us a true insight to what is happening befor,during, and after a meltdown. Real ways to figure out why they happen, what to do during and after, and how to stop them. I will be sharing this book with the school, friends and family. It is a must read for any one who works with children of all kinds. I have already begun using his strategies and have seen what they can do for a child.



4. Fab book used with a child in my classroom and had excellant results. It is a short and sweet book that gets right to the point. Not a lot of Goobley Gook professor lingo. Jed Baker is not afraid to tell you things that did not work for him and shares with you things that actually work.
   Michele



5. Practical Strategies that Work
   Jed Baker knows autism spectrum disorder and his strategies really work. It is an easy fast read which is important to anyone in the autism field. I read everything autism and for higher functioning kids this is one of the best out there.