When your Child is 6 to 12: Middle Childhood Is The Last Good Chance To Hold Your Child Close

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Good Books, Nov 1, 2001 - Family & Relationships - 96 pages
We've been over-run with child-rearing manuals for infants. We've been swamped with advice for relating to teens. But little has been offered to parents whose children are in middle childhood!

John. M. Drescher, a wise voice in the field of parenting literature (whose books have sold more than 400,000 copies), addresses particular delights and difficulties of this stage in a child's life. Chapters include:
  • Holding your child
  • Reading to your child
  • The need for encouragement
  • The smart age
  • The need to belong
  • The age of imitation
  • The power of example
  • Model, Don’t Order
  • The place for praise
  • Let children be children
  • And more

All parents need help, and this small, smart, thoughtful handbook will give it to you, just when your boy or girl reaches a new stage of life.

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Contents

Introduction
7
Characteristics of Middle Childhood
23
Guided by Imitation
41
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About the author (2001)

John M. Drescher, Harrisonburg, Virginia, was born and grew up near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is married to Betty Keener and they are parents of five grown children. He has authored 28 books among which are Seven Things Children Need, If I were Starting My Family Again, Now Is the Time to Love, Spirit Fruit, When You Think You Are in Love, Meditations for the Newly Married, Why I Am a Conscientious Objector, and If We Were Starting Our Marriage Again. Drescher has written for more than 100 different magazines and journals. His books have appeared in 10 different languages. He has spoken to numerous conventions, retreats, and seminary -- particularly in the area of family life.

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