Nonfiction Books
Only Child Family: The Step-By-Step Guide to Raising a Happy and Thriving Only Child (tentative title), to be published by Familius in Spring 2022, is a parenting/self-help guide about raising only children. Its audience includes parents of only children, grandparents, educators, and therapists. The book is written in a conversational, upbeat, and parent-to-parent style with plenty of advice and recommendations about how to ensure your only child has a happy and meaningful childhood.
Only Child Family stands out in the sea of general parenting books because it truly understands and addresses the needs, problems, and struggles of today’s only child family. With so many families having a single child, whether by choice or not by choice, there is a growing need for practical, hands-on information on how to best raise an only child. Today’s moms and dads are eager for customized information and practical advice about raising their singletons.
Only Child Family will explore a variety of topics pertinent to raising an only child, including:
An exploration of the reasons the reader has an only child
A focus on the many benefits of having an only child
Creating new and exciting family traditions
Tips on how to maintain strong ties with extended family to benefit only children
How to tactfully handle hurtful comments and inquiries about family size
Navigating questions from your child about lack of siblings
Debunking the idea of the lonely only and other stigmas surrounding only children
The Teenagers’ Guide to School Outside the Box
(Free Spirit Publishing: 2001)
From the back cover:
Rosha spent six weeks in Kenya. Henry apprenticed with a blacksmith. Katie started college early. Dante took part in a mentorship. Shanna lived on a kibbutz.
If you’re feeling boxed in by high school, this book is for you. It describes a world of alternative learning opportunities, then explains how to scout them out, how to decide what’s right for you, how to prepare, what to expect, how to overcome barriers (cost, distance, time), and how to make the most of whatever you choose to do.
Part I, “What You Can Do While Living at Home,” presents a variety of alternative learning experiences you can try while living with your family, from internships to mentorships and job shadowing. Part 2, “What You Can Do Away from Home….Or Far, Far Away,” explores travel adventures and study abroad programs. First-person stories feature high school students who have been there. Resources point you toward more information.
Lively, informative, realistic, and inspiring, this is a book of what-ifs, why-nots, and ways to change your life.
Awards, honors and testimonials:
“Best teen book” – MIPA
“A highly readable source of welcome and well-organized information.” -- Booklist
“Captures the best of the alternative learning model…A very helpful book.” – Paul Wellstone, former U.S. Senator
“A roadmap to the adventurous world of alternative learning.” – Gail Grand, author of Free (and Almost Free) Adventures for Teenagers
“This guide has it all for teens wanting to break out of the box.” – Jill F. VonGruben, author of College Countdown
Law School for Dummies
(Wiley Publishing: 2003)
From the back cover:
Choose your courses, stay sane, and survive your exams!
Looking to get into—and graduate from—law school? Written from the student’s point of view, this friendly guide gives you the inside track on everything from finding the right school and acing the LSAT to surviving the Socratic Method, choosing a practice area, preparing for the bar exam, and much more.
