Saving Our Children - Dr. Steve Perry & Dr. Nekeshia Hammond (1488 hits)
Dr. Steve Perry’s heart pumps passion and produces positive change. Featured in CNN's Black in America series, Dr. Perry is the most talked about innovative educator on the scene today. Perry is the founder and principal of what U.S. News and World Report has cited as one of the top schools in the country, Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. Capital Prep has sent 100% of its predominantly low-income, minority, first generation high school graduates to four-year colleges every year since its first class graduated in 2006.
Dr. Nekeshia Hammond
The Practical Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy Children is for every parent that is looking for ways to help their children grow into adults that are healthy not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. The sad reality is that the focus in school for too many children is on their academics and their behavior. What many educators neglect is the effect of the emotions of a child on their ability to be high functioning individuals in other aspects of their lives. In this book parents will learn: * How to communicate with your children * Why and how you should talk to them, even when the subjects are taboo things like drugs, alcohol, and s*x * The best ways to listen to your children * How to be a good role model for them ...and more
