Parenting

About the Book

It cannot be stressed enough that parents contribute to society by raising children to be literate, responsible, disciplined, and law-abiding citizens.  The positive impact of good parenting on society is immeasurable.

As parents, you enter uncharted territory when a child enters your life.  And like most parents, when you interact with your children, you rely on recordings in your mind of how your parents interacted with you.  You use the good recordings and sometimes, unfortunately, the bad or unpleasant ones as well.

Parenting: A Handbook with Ideas for Doing Your Best  provides simple suggestions about how to show love, to teach, to protect, to discipline, and  to encourage children to be the best that they can be.  We urge parents to use this handbook as a guide for adopting new methods and ideas for building parenting skills in order to break negative parenting styles.

Did you know that parents help change the world for the better just by being attentive and loving to their children?  We hope this handbook will provide guidance as you work toward being the outstanding parent you want to be. Some pages will provide space for you to record your thoughts.  As you do, think about what effect your parenting style has on your child or children.   

About the Author

Savannah Miller Young

 PhD, St. Louis University

Savannah is the Executive Director of Elementary Education in the Ferguson-Florissant School District (Missouri), after serving thirty-nine years as a teacher, principal and district administrator with the St. Louis Public Schools. During this time Savannah has taught at all grade levels, working with children and their parents to help them build strong relationships at home, in school, and in life.

Savannah is married and has two stepchildren and six grandchildren.

Susan B. Philpott

BA, Wellesley College

Susie has taught Adult Literacy and English as a Second Language. She is a reading tutor for elementary school children and volunteers with Reading Is Fundamental in the St. Louis Public Schools.

Susie is married and has three children and five grandchildren.