Welcome to the Families Under Construction Bookstore. I have mentioned several of these books in my columns and strongly suggest them as resources to have in your library. I have made an arrangement with Amazon.com online booksellers to offer you these books at a significant discount. If you are interested please follow the link associated with each book to Amazon.com and place your order. Look here often for new suggested reading books.

Family Money Matters

Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time & Money by A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca Merrill

What Kids Really Want That Money Can't Buy by Betsy Taylor

The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens : 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of by by David Gardner (Author), Tom Gardner (Author), Selena Maranjian.

Miscellaneous

Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season
Now in its 13th printing, Unplug the Christmas Machine remains one of the most comprehensive guides to managing Christmas stress and combating commercialism. Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli give readers solid advice on how to make their celebrations more spiritual and less materialistic.

The Hurried Child : Growing Up Too Fast, Too Soon.
For the first time in ten years, a fully-revised edition of the classic book on how and why we hurry our children into adulthood. With the first two editions of this landmark work, Dr. David Elkind eloquently called our attention to the dangers of exposing our children to overwhelming pressures.

Masculinity Reconstructed: Changing the Rules of Manhood - At Work, in Relationships, and in Family Life

Teaching Peace: How to Raise Children to Live in Harmony-Without Fear, Without Prejudice, Without Violence: A Pedigre Book
A guide to raising a child alone after a divorce shows parents how to let the child know that he or she is not the cause of the divorce, deal with the child's fear of abandonment, handle child support troubles, and other issues. 30,000 first printing.

Raising Peaceful Children in a Violent World
An action book for every parent and teacher who wants to end violence and create a safe, peaceful world for our children. Nancy Cecil offers creative and practical ways to foster peace in the family and in everyday life. Includes family activities, tips for television, and a recommended reading list of children's books that feature peaceful role models.

101 Things You Can Do for Our Children's Future

Positive Discipline for Teenagers (Developing Capable People)
When teens suddenly begin to act, look, and think independently, can parents survive the transition and actually enjoy the changes? In a book that's designed to work--for parents, teens, educators, anyone who loves a teenager--the authors explain how to resolve conflict in ways that are mutually uplifting.

The Divorced Parent: Success Strategies for Raising Your Children After Separation
A guide to raising a child alone after a divorce shows parents how to let the child know that he or she is not the cause of the divorce, deal with the child's fear of abandonment, handle child support troubles, and other issues. 30,000 first printing.

The Parent's Handbook : Systematic Training for Effective Parenting
The STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) program has taught over two million parents more effective parenting techniques, encouraging mutual respect between parent and child, cooperation, responsibility, and self-reliance. The Parent's Handbook shows parents the best way to raise responsible children who will grow into.

Parenting Young Children : Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (Step) of Children Under Six.
Based on the nationally successful STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) program, Parenting Young Children focuses on parents of children under six years of age, and offers guidance on building self-esteem, communicating with young children, and dealing with issues from tantrums to toilet training. Illustrations & charts.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families : Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World

Spiritual Parenting : A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing the Heart of Your Child.