child rearing

Presents advice on raising children from newborns through the pre-teen years, with information on parenting basics like discipline, bedtime, and potty training, and tips for creating a happy family.

Presents advice for parents on preventing racism in their children, discussing such topics as the media, interracial relationships, and language, and covering infancy through preschool, the early and upper elementary school years, the young teen years, and high school.

Describes the three personality types that the author refers to as Edison-trait personalities, or children who think divergently; discusses how they can be reached in the classroom; and establishes a link between these personality types and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

A guide to caring for African-American children from birth through age five that discusses how parents can cope with the issues African-American children have to deal with, how parents can find the proper pediatrician, how to discipline a child, and other related topics.

In describing her son's experiences, the author examines the plight of black parents who fear that the violence and crime of American society will endanger the lives of their children.

Presents guidance and exercises for parents of "spirited" children on such topics as dealing with tantrums and power struggles, helping a child focus and adapt to change, and recognizing cues when trouble is brewing.

Provides guidance for raising male children, covering male biology, what boys need from their mothers and fathers, the importance of a "tribe," the passage into manhood, and how to teach boys about discipline, values, morality, spirituality, sex, and love.