These are books that I recommend reading if you want to improve your parenting skills, understand yourself and your family members better, or want to heal emotionally. Please check this list often. It will be updated as I read other books I think could help people.

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Ames, L.B. (1982). He Hit Me First: When Brothers and Sisters Fight. New York: Dembner Books. Parenting With Wisdom

Butler, G. & Hope, T. (1996). Managing Your Mind. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom

Campbell, D. (1997). The Mozart Effect. New York: Avon Books. Parenting With Wisdom

Canter, L. (1993). Surviving Sibling Rivalry. Santa Monica, CA: Lee Canter & Associates. Parenting With Wisdom

Dargatz, J. (1995). Simple Truths. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
This premise of this book is that “the parent is the most important teacher a child will ever have”. Ms. Dargatz presents twelve important lessons that every child needs to learn to succeed in life. They include: “You are lonely only if you choose to be. Ask the right questions. You are responsible for your own actions. A good attitude will take you farther than a bad attitude. You always have a choice.”
This book is not available on Amazon but there are other similar books by J. Dargatz. Parenting With Wisdom

Eyre, L.&R. (1993) Teaching Your Children Values. New York: Simon & Schuster. Parenting With Wisdom
This is practical approach for helping children develop such values as honesty, trustworthiness, and self-discipline. This book is full of proven methods for teaching these values. It includes games, family activities and other exercise.

Ford, D (1998). The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. New York: Riverhead Books. Parenting With Wisdom
This book is a marvelous book for anyone trying to heal emotionally and/or spiritually. Debbie Ford explains how to access the inner parts of us that are causing us daily problems. These meditational exercises help you reach the dark and light side of our psyche. The main premise of her book is that we must learn to love ALL of ourselves, the “good” and the “bad”. Self-hatred or nonacceptance of ourselves is the root of most of our problems. Traits that you do not like in other people are simply showing you parts of yourself that you have not accepted or love. This book helped me heal more that any other single book.

Foust, L. (1996). The Single Parent’s Almanac. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing.
This is a very useful book for a parent trying raise children alone. It addresses divorce, custody and other important issues. (Not available)

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books. Parenting With Wisdom

Hays, L. (1987). You Can Heal Your Life. Carson, CA: Hay House, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
This is one of the most important books I have ever read. I have loaned it to numerous people. Ms. Hays has researched the thought patterns which cause various common illnesses and has included affirmations to help heal these problems.

Helmstetter, S. (1986). What To Say When You Talk To Yourself. New York: MJF Books. Parenting With Wisdom
This book explains how your words and thoughts affect your life. The importance of understanding this concept cannot be understated.

Higley, C& A., Leatham, P. Aromatherapy, A-Z. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
This book has many examples of how to use aromatherapy to help in many areas of healing and daily stress.

Linn, D. (1996). The Secret Language of Signs. New York: Random House, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
Ms. Linn feels that “coincidence,” synchronicity, and premonitions are not accidents but a way of nudging us in the right direction. Native wisdom is used to explain these phenomenons. It includes a sign dictionary. (I recommend any book by Denise Linn!)

Linn, D. (1996). Sacred Space. New York: Random House, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
Learn to diagnose and solve problems with stagnant home energies, by using sound, mystic symbols, and spirit smoke. This book also explains the ancient art of feng shui. Ms. Linn also has several other books including one on dreams.

Murphy, J. (1982). The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. New York: Bantam Books. Parenting With Wisdom
This is a thorough investigation of the subconscious mind. It scientifically explains these metaphysical concepts of the way the mind works. It also includes true stories of how people improved their lives using these concepts, along with various affirmations and examples of how to improve your life.

Orman, S. (1999). The Courage of Be Rich. New York: Penguin Putman, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
In this book, Ms. Orman offers practical financial advice. She also goes a step farther when she discusses affirmations and the importance of removing clutter from your life if you want money to flow.

Peck, M.S. (1978). The Road Less Traveled. New York: Simon & Schuster. Parenting With Wisdom

Ponder, Catherine. (1997). The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. Marina del Rey, CA:DeVorss & Co. Parenting With Wisdom
This book will help you understand the power of words and the subconscious mind.. The main focus is to increase prosperity but the principles can be used in other areas. It includes creative laws, attitudes about money, the power of forgiveness, the prosperity law of prayer, and self-confidence. This book is important reading for anyone wanting to improve their life.

SantoPietro, N. (1996). Feng Shui: Harmony by Design. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group. Parenting With Wisdom
This book explains the principle of feng shui and how to use it create a beautiful and harmonious home. Everything in life is made of energy and learning to channel this energy correctly can help your finances, relationships, creativity, etc. It also discusses furniture placement, color, affirmations, and importance of plants, candles, etc. I believe this is the best Feng Shui book out there.

Shinn, F. (1989). The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. Parenting With Wisdom
This is a collection of Florence Shinn’s works. The Game of Life, The Power of the Spoken Word, Your Word Is Your Wand, & The Secret of Success are all included in this volume. It includes such topics as prosperity, the power of words, karma, forgiveness, love, intuition, happiness, marriage, health, and fearlessness. It also includes various affirmations that can be used to improve your life. This is a thorough work explaining these concepts.

Tanner, W. (1988). The Mystical, Magical, Marvelous World of Dreams. Tahlequah, OK: Sparrow Hawk Press. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-1683372-8660737?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Mystical%2C+Magical%2C+Marvelous+World+of+Dreams&Go.x=7&Go.y=9
For any person interested in dream interpretation, this is the book to read. The role of the subconscious and conscious mind is thoroughly discussed. It also explains how to tell the difference between a spiritual, psychic, or subconscious mind dream. The rest of the book is devoted to dream symbols and is divided into categories such as buildings, clothes, animals, body, colors, and numbers. This is the only dream book you will ever need.

Williamson, M. (1993). A Return to Love. New York: HarperCollins. Parenting With Wisdom
Marvelous explanation of some difficult spiritual concepts.


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