There are two new books that were recommended for raising spirited, strong willed children or just learning the skill of avoiding/resolving power struggles by using positive methods instead of shame and punishment:

• Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation, by Becky A. Bailey.
• Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle to Freedom, Power And Joy by Naomi, Ph.D. Aldort.

New Syllable presentations are added to the site:

• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Da . Да, До, Ду….With illustrations. (6/10/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ja . Жа, Жо, Жу….With illustrations. (6/14/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Za . За, Зо, Зу….With illustrations. (6/23/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ka . Ка, Ко, Ку….With illustrations. (7/10/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Treasure Hunts & Introductory Words for them. (7/4/2009)

New Syllable presentations are added to the site:

• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: YE (1-2) . Syllables with бэ, вэ,… шэ. With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ba . Ба, бу, … With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Va . Ва, Ву… With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ga . Га, Го, Гу….With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Treasure Hunts & Introductory Words for them. (6/4/2009)

• Diary and Egg replacements
  Posted on Monday, May 18th, 2009 in Health & Food – Comments: (2)
  My kid has egg allergies. Milk allergies. All kinds of allergies! It’s a nightmare: food is falling apart, he can eat only food from home, to every party we come with our own versions of pizzas, cakes, ice cream, cookies, etc. Search for substitutes is a never ending story for us. If you feel like you are in the same boat, or you prefer to avoid certain foods from other considerations, you might find these resources helpful:Egg ReplacementMilk ReplacementDiary Free or Egg Free ProductsEgg Substitute Recipes (Each replaces one egg)more at TipNut:*It’s recommended not to replace more than 2 eggs per recipe.

The following presentations were compressed/zipped for faster downloads:

• Encyclopedic Knowledge – Geography: Presentations from Isa – World Country Contours; World Country Capitals
• Encyclopedic Knowledge – Music: Musical Instruments 1 (in Russian)

If you experience any difficulties uploaded other presentations, please send us an email at ideas@childandme.com.

New presentations for teaching to read in English:

• Teach Your Child to read… in English: Phrases 3 – animals 2 and actions 2 . With illustrations & sounds. (5/31/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in English: Introductory Single Words – Body 3 . With illustrations & sounds. (5/31/2009)

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New Music Presentations are available:

• Encyclopedic Knowledge – Music: Musical Instruments 1 (includes facts and sounds; available files in English, Russian and Bilingual). (5/20/2009)

New presentations for the color concepts in specific colors:

• Encyclopedic Knowledge – Art: Masterpieces in Yellow . With illustrations & paintings info. (5/17/2009)
• Encyclopedic Knowledge – Art: Masterpieces in Red . With illustrations & paintings info. (5/15/2009)