I just got a few things together for our Families First class tonight.  I copied a couple readings out of a book I bought at the Children’s Mental Helath Conference.  It is called Raising Healthy Children Day by Day -366 Readings for Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers Birth to Age 5 by Jolene Roehlkepartain.   It is daily readings based on the Search Institutes 40 developmental assets all children need. 

I also am going to share some information on Menu Planning – and savingdinner.com.

I also picked up a catalog from the conferenec from Free Spirit Publishing that has great books related to many parenting and child rearing issues.    I have a few more books on order that I am waiting to come.   

We also will be discussing Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Children, I think it is called.   I think that book was published by Free Spirit, at least it is in their catalog.   I haven’t read much of this book yet, but look forward to the discussion.    Another parent is going to lead that discussion.  Hubby and I were not at the class last time since we went to the speaker on raising christian teens in a postmodern world.