A DOULA SUPPORTS MOM AND THE WHOLE FAMILY WHEN A BABY IS ON THE WAY

Being Born
The Doula’s Role
by Jewel Hernandez
Illustrated by R. Michael Mithuna
ISBN: 978-1-890772-83-3
paper; 6 x 8 ½; 16 full-color illustrations
32 pages; $9.95

READY TO SHIP SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2008

This children’s picture book with simple text and soft watercolors explains in friendly terms to kids and parents about the role of a doula – a healthcare professional who offers physical and emotional support to a pregnant woman and her family. Research confirms that the support of a doula throughout pregnancy optimizes a woman’s chances of having a healthier birth experience as well as a healthier newborn. This book celebrates birth – as a natural and whole-family experience. Both its text and images present the subject clearly, but in child-appropriate language. Its gentle advocacy of a doula’s role make Being Born an invaluable resource for childbirth educators to use with first pregnancies, teenage mothers, and with families for whom English is a second language. When read to younger siblings, this book will be a source of comfort to those who wonder about all the people involved when mom is “having a baby.”

No other child-oriented picture-book covers the subject of doulas.

Jewel Hernandez is a certified doula (with DONA – Doulas of North America), and a midwifery intern (Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery). She has attended over 250 births.

R. Michael Mithuna is an Arizona artist, specializing in watercolors. He graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Arizona State University. His work has been featured in galleries in Scottsdale and in Northern Arizona. He is a 5th Dan Aikido Practitioner.

YOU CAN CREATE AND MAINTAIN REALISTIC, SANE BOUNDARIES THAT BUILD LOVE, RESPECT AND TRUST—NO MATTER HOW ALIENATED OR DIFFICULT YOUR TEENAGERS MAY BE.

You Don’t Know Anything…!
A Manual for Parenting Your Teenagers
by Nadir Baksh, Psy.D. and Laurie Murphy, R.N., Ph.D.
ISBN: 978-1-890772-82-6
paper; 196 pages, 6 x 9 inches; $12.95

READY TO SHIP SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2008

This book offers immediate and clear help to parents, family members and teachers who are angry, confused, frustrated, sad, or at their wit’s end in dealing with their teenagers. Beyond advice for crisis situations, You Don’t Know Anything…! Informs parents of the new stresses their kids today must cope with, and suggests ways to minimize these pressures for both adults and teens. Patience, caring, vigilance, “street smarts,” knowledge of the teenage brain – these are among the many skills that parents today need. The book points the way to those skills, and encourages parents and other adults to resume their legitimate roles as guides and role-models in their teens’ lives.

Topics include:
• Understanding the real anxieties of 21st-century teenagers
• Creating and maintaining boundaries (and consequences) that work
• What to do about lying and manipulation
• Sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll – their choices and your guidance
• Maximizing their safety in: driving, working, use of the internet . . .
• Helping kids cope with societal and peer pressures

"Compelling reasons for establishing a solid parental presence in the life of our children. Direct and practical advice. Readers will walk away feeling more competent, capable, and definitely well supported in their role as parents." – Dominick Scotto, M.S.W., M.Theology; high school teacher

"Gives parents a no-holds-barred approach to keeping a step ahead of their teens, i.e., keeping them safe, establishing boundaries, and enforcing rules until they develop the proper skills necessary for independence. Should be read by every parent!" – Uwe W. Geertz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology

Nadir Baksh Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 22 years of clinical experience in office practice, counseling parents, children and teenagers in family and behavioral matters. Specialist in court testimony in divorce cases.

Laurie Elizabeth Murphy R.N., Ph.D. has worked as a counselor with marital and family issues since 1988. She is the mother of four grown children.