September 30th, 2009 Ryan - Meadowridge
Thanks to a generous grant from the Madison Community Foundation,
the Meadowridge Branch recently acquired a Strong Families collection
designed to support family literacy and successful parenting. The
collection contains print titles, audio books, and DVDs and covers
topics such as nutrition, fitness, behavior, and life skills for
children and parents.
The popular Love and Logic series is represented in multiple formats within the collection. The audio book Developing Character in Teens features an engaging live presentation by author and speaker Jim Fay on how parents can help their teens make positive choices and prepare for adulthood.
“It takes a village to raise a child” is the message of All Kids Are Our Kids: What Communities Must Do to Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents by Peter Benson, president of the Search Institute.
Benson explores ways that committed people and organizations (such as
the local library) are working towards significant and lasting change
to better the community.
And though you may have that village, hazards can still be everywhere. To help with that fact, Lawrence Shapiro
guides parents in dealing with common troubles (insect bites and
splinters) to more serious scenarios (severe burns and broken bones) in
The Baby Emergency Handbook: Lifesaving Information Every Parent Needs to Know.
Tips for avoiding the problems are offered at the beginning of each
section. The inclusion of CPR supplements for infants and children
over one makes this title a valuable resource for parents.
These are just a few of the titles included. Please visit Meadowridge and see more of our new Strong Families Collection!