Homegrown Readers: Simple Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Read is a parent-friendly how-to book. While many adults don't have warm, fuzzy memories of learning to read, they want their own children to learn without negativity. This book can help. Parents want their child to succeed in school, but what can they do when their child struggles with the reading process? A lot. Homegrown Readers outlines basic principles to follow and the attitudes to keep in mind while guiding children through the step by step basics of learning to read. Parents, you don't have to "go it alone." "Anyone can gift...

Homegrown Family Fun: Unplugged was written out of a concern for the well-being and success of today's youngsters. As a retired teacher and reading specialist, and as a mother and grandmother I've seen the play lives of children change dramatically. While technology itself is not the problem, the over-reliance on screentime as entertainment is concerning.

Most children, if given a choice, will stay indoors and play computer games almost exclusively. They don't go outside and build forts or play active games of tag. They aren't aware of the plants and...