Sara Makes Her Mother Proud ... and learns good behavior
A Children's Book
Paperback
ISBN:0-9777-2032-2
Price: $6.95
Description: Sara is a well-meaning little girl, but her mischievous behavior lands her in time-out. Her parents devise a positive disciplinary strategy that works. Sara learns good behavior and makes her mother proud.
Read a few pages from the Children's Book!
“Dr. Henig has written a most sensitive story that will help children struggling with the normal stresses of living in a family feel understood. This books offers positive ways for children and their parents to avoid frustrating moments and to move towards more rewarding and loving interactions.”
— Virginia M. Shiller, Ph.D., Rewards for Kids! Ready-to-Use Charts & Activities for Positive Parenting.
Sara Makes Her Mother Proud ... and learns good behavior
A Parent's Guide to Positive Proactive Parenting for the Oppositional Behavior Of Preschooler and Young Children
Paperback
ISBN: 0-9777203-14
Price: $7.95
Description: Sara is a well-meaning litle girl, but her mischievous behavior can be annoying. Half-way through a morning with Sara, mother becomes so exasperated that she bursts into tears. This book describes a positive disciplinary strategy, called positive proactive parenting, that helps parents deal with a young child's oppositional behavior. It explains the strategy using both a fictional story ( the same story that appears in the children's picture book), as well as theoretical and practical explanations of the technique.
Read the Table of Contents & a few pages from the Parent's Guide!
“A very clear, practical presentation of positive parenting strategies for reducing oppositional behavior in young children.”
— Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, author and coauthor of numerous books for parents, including Teach Your Child to Behave and Ages and Stages: Parent’s Guide to Normal Childhood Development.
Price for this set of two books: $13.95 $10.95
A Two Book Set
A Children's Book and A Parent's Guide
ISBN:0977720349
Price For Set: $13.95 $10.95
"Sherry Henig uses a unique and clever approach in Sara Makes Her Mother Proud and Learns Good Behavior. Dr. Henig capitalizes on the fact that young children can learn helpful lessons from reading storybooks. And so can parents! The nicely illustrated story shows how a positive, proactive approach can make real improvements in a child's behavior. The storybook is accompanied by a Parent's Guide that offers specific, practical suggestions that help parents interpret the story to their child and provides a concise guide for positive discipline. A must read for any parent with a willful youngster.
—Sal Severe, Ph.D. author of How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too!
Excerpts:
The Parent's Guide and the Children's Book contain the same fictional story.
Check out the following Side by Side Excerpts:
(Parent's Guide on left, Children's book on right)
Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 Excerpt 3
Awards:
Award-Winning Finalist in the Parenting/Family category of the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards.
Distinguished iParenting Media Award Winner.
Group Rules The Social Skills Rules for Children’s Groups (includes a leader's guide)
Illustrated by Jeff Plotkin
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9777203-5-4
Anticipated availability: August 2008
Description: A handbook of the rules and social skills for children's groups. Designed especially for children's therapy groups and support groups, including social skills groups, Banana Splits groups, Al-A-Tot groups, bereavement groups and anger management groups.
Just For Tonight A Children’s Story about Bedtime Fears
And
A Parent’s Guide to Dealing with Bedtime Fears
Illustrated by Jackie Bluzer
Paperback
ISBN:
Anticipated availability: April 2009
Description: Emily is frightened about going to bed in her own room. She comes up with all sorts of reasons why she is scared. Her mother explains to her that she need not be afraid, and describes to her a strategy that will help her fall asleep on her own. Emily is eventually successful at putting herself to sleep at bedtime.
The book contains both a children's picture book as well as a detailed guide for parents that explains strategies that they can use to put frightened children to bed at night.
Single on Long IslandMeeting the Other Singles and Finding the One
Paperback
ISBN:0977720306
Price: $6.99
Description: It can be difficult to be single, particularly on Long Island, where it seems that everyone is married with children. This book explores and troubleshoots the trepidations and apprehensions that many singles have with regard to "getting out there" and meeting others. It offers information to help those who are single to feel more comfortable, competent and confident about dating on Long Island.
Read about the Contents of Single on Long Island!
“With wisdom and wit, Sherry Henig, Ph.D. offers encouragement, strategies, and practical advice on how to successfully navigate the Long Island dating scene.”
— Leah Klungness, Ph.D., co-author of The Complete Single Mother.