Resources in this kit include:

1. Dragon Mom - $12.00
   Do child-rearing professionals follow their own advice at home? The truth is revealed with wit and frank honesty as the author shares the discrepancies between her expert self and the "Dragon Mom" that is only known to those in her own home. This treasure of heartwarming and often hilarious anecdotes will give you new insight on conflicts between parenting and your role as a child care professional.
2. Family Conferencing: Asking and Listening - $32.00
   This Out of the Box training kit is designed to introduce skills related to effective parent/teacher conferencing.
3. How Does it Feel?: Child Care From Families' Perspectives - $12.00
   This popular Australian early childhood guide helps directors and teachers develop sensitive, respectful relationships with parents. Anne Stonehouse asks "how would it feel if you were a parent when..." in 30 specific situations, and provides insights challenging child care professionals to understand the parent's perspective.
4. Meeting the Needs of Today's Families - $10.00
   Articles in this Beginnings Workshop include five great articles from the May/June 2005 issue of Exchange on topics related to parenting your grandchildren, including the children of gay and lesbian parents in your program, working with children in the foster care system and supporting foster families.
5. Parent Relations: Building an Active Partnership - $14.00
   Ideas on improving parent/staff communication, meeting the needs of single parents, handling parent complaints, dealing with separation issues, running parent conferences, and understanding and strengthening the partnership between parents and teachers.
6. Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems - $12.00
   Whatever the problem, certain basic tools will help. Roslyn Ann Duffy's newest book highlights common problems that parents of preschoolers face, ranging from bad language to whining to meltdowns. Duffy provides universal tools that can help alleviate and even prevent problematic behavior and actions of preschoolers.