Day-Care Books

I bought this book for a girlfriend when she got pregnant. I also bought this book when I became pregnant. It is very informative and not only gives you relevant information for the stage you are currently in, but also gives you photo's of what your body may look like and that of you unborn child. The photo's of real unborn children are fantastic. It gives you an idea of what you can expect, and things that you may like to ask your doctor. I would recommend this to all parents who are expecting. It gives a great insight to the men who miss out so much during pregnancy. By adding your personal information it becomes a real keepsake.

I didn't get this from the bookstore till I was about 3 months pregnant, I only wish I would've gotten it at the very beginning. The artwork in it is beautiful, the pictures of the pregnant women, etc... It is definetely a keepsake I will pass on to my daughter. And when I have more children, I will definetely buy it at the very beginning of the pregnancy. A must have for moms-to-be!

I bought this book for my wife and we both read it often and use it as a reference book. I recommend this book to any expectant mother or father.

I bought this book to give as a gift for a new mom. It has so much fun things to do with your child in their early years. Its easy to read and I totally plan on giving this book to my "new mom" friends and family.
I wish I had this book when my kids were little!

Author/coach/teacher Karen Ronney's book, "Proud Parents' Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids; A Lifetime of Benefit in Just 10 Minutes a Day" is a must-read for anyone interested in a child's future. This extremely helpful compilation of information for parents (and caregivers) of young kids is a book that i wish had been written when my parents were raising ME so they could use it and learn from it! Ronney's easy-to-understand language and easy-to-implement skills/ideas make helping a child become the best he/she can be much less challenging and a lot more fun! I have recommended this book to many of my friends and will continue to sing the praises of this book. It fills a much-needed void.

All I can say is WOW! My 18month old son was diagnosed with delayed motor skills which I was sending him to physical therapy for, when I came across this book. The activities are extremely easy to do and after 10 minutes a day for 2 weeks myself and the physical therapist couldn't get over his progress!! I then started doing the drills with my 5 year old daughter who has no motor skills problems and her agility and balance has improved dramatically. This book is a must for children of all ages!!!!!!!!!

This book is highly recommended and a great addition to your home book collection.

I've learned so much.

The character of mother and father often determines the course and destiny of one's children and it is great to have a reminder such as this to help us parents along.

Bless you Rev. Mel and thank you!
C. Wilson and Family

I love this book and have shed many tears while reading it.

One of my favorite phrases from the book is from Chapter 1, The Wife - Unloved: "He saw in her the despiteful, revengeful handmand but he forgot that she was an injured wife, a neglected mother."

Powerful, my husband has read this book too and this struck a core with him.

Reading this book was a pleasure and is a good read for anyone but particularly, mothers.

Rev. Smith, a new fan.
Sabie

This is a great item for first time parents! Also a great way to preserve memories of your child's busy first years. I love it and highly recomend it.

This was a great book for any new mother and it relieves some of the guilt when you are away from your child and miss some of those most precious moments. A great gift!

Great book! All you need to know about raising children and to the point. Give a copy of this to your nanny or baby sitter for Christmas or make it required reading.

I am a stay at home who works nights for AAA so I'm kept pretty busy 24/7. This book helped me enhance my creativity and helped me to encourage my daughter's desire to learn. She now is 20 months old, counts to 10 on her own, sings the whole twinkle,twinkle little star song (missing a word here and there) and is starting to really grasp letters. She can sing up to the letter D. Not that the only reason is this book but it gave me some really great ideas to help her along. Some are very common knowledge but many are not. I am so glad I came across this and am about to go onto the twos book. I can't wait. By the way it's not all about work it's really a lot of fun as well.

I found this book to have a lot of great ideas to do with toddlers

I use this book on a regular basis to help with ideas for activities for my preschooler. It is so well organized with great ideas and easy activities. I have a stack of preschooler idea books at home and this is the one that gets the biggest workout! I plan to buy the next one in the series, too.

This is a popular one at the center that I contract out of for family child care. It's a worthwhile book. It's a great series. I like knowing that the activities are specifically catered to an age group. It helps with family child care and daycare, too.

I just opened my home daycare in April and wasn't sure what things I would need for year end taxes and didn't want to be surprised come January. Copeland's book goes step by step and gives good examples. He answered most of my questions just as I was beginning to ask them! Very good book.

Whether you're new to child care or been in it a while, I guarantee this book will teach you a lot! I found items to deduct at tax time that I've had no clue about for years. This is definitely a must for all providers. The author is a pleasant man and a great speaker too!

We purchased this book a week before moving our boys (ages 2 and 3) from a small family day care to a large childcare center. It gave us a way to start our dicsussion about what the new childcare would be like. Now we use it to talk about their days ("Mommy, we did that today!"). Great pictures!

We've borrowed this book from the library, twice, and are now purchasing it. My son, 2, who's been in family day care since he was 1, loves the book and has chosen his favorite kids out of it. "He'd be fun to play with." He loves the rhyming text, also. The book might, however, be more properly entitled, Busy at Preschool Head to Toe as most of the kids pictured are preschool age rather than infants or toddlers, who are more typically seen in day care. Excellent book to show him what he can look forward to in preschool, including the greater number of children and activities, and the regular schedule. I also appreciate that kids of many ethnic backrounds are pictured.

I bought this book when I was doing research for my new child care center. I loved it! It is easy to read and entertaining. At the same time it provides valuable information from an experienced profesional. I loan my copy to parents who are looking to enroll their child in my program. As a parent I could relate to the stories and information.

This book is a goldmine. I never thought I would have to worry about choosing a daycare center, but after I decided (with much agony) to move my child into a center, a friend suggested I read it. I am so glad I did. I realize some of the mistakes I made in my first-choice of daycare, and feel much more confident this time around. I can't think of a single question she did not address in this book, and can't recommend it highly enough.

This book helped give me much more peace of mind than I would have thought possible. My only disappointment is that I don't live close enough to put my child in her center -- the author sounds wonderful!

This is an excellent textbook for those looking to understand more about children ages 0-5yrs. It's not complicated by technical jargon; this text gets right to the point. The author, Karen Stephens, has skillfully crafted a book that deals with the five areas of development in a practical way. The book provides the reader with a well-rounded experience of what educators of young children need to know when working in early care. I can only hope that the publishers and authors update the material, so as to include some newer advances within the Early Care and Education field. Other than that, the book is simply excellent.

This book is very user friendly and just right for high school students thinking about child care as a profession. The workbook is a must! It includes study guides and activities.