You Re Grounded

Woohoo Storytime! Roys Bedoys learns what bad manners are at a restaurant. This is a great book for children to learn good manners.

This humor book is a collection of hilarious essays on parenting in the era of Facebook and texting. If you're a parent - or just thinking about making arguably the biggest mistake of your life by starting a family - then YOU'RE GROUNDED FOR LIFE may make you a better parent. Probably not. In fact, I'm laying 10-to-1 odds it won't. But you never know. Whether you're the parent of a toddler, a middle schooler or a college sophomore, you'll find innovative parenting strategies the author has tried - all with hilariously disastrous results. If you're looking for a humor book that looks at the funny side of trying to parent children intent on driving you insane, you've found it. As the father of high-spirited, rambunctious daughters, Tim Jones, author of the popular humor blog View From The Bleachers, playfully shares pearls of parenting wisdom honed from futilely trying to understand the mysterious minds of kids. If you happen to have figured it out, could you give him a call? He'd really appreciate it.

A fashion accessory. An occasional song. A popular tattoo. In the Hip-Hop culture, Jesus Christ is often reduced to a cultural icon. But He’s so much more. While millions of people worldwide identify themselves as part of this culture, far too few know much about the cross that is inked onto their shoulders or the Jesus who adorns their necklaces. Aimed specifically at the Hip Hop–influenced generation, You’re Groundedisa reliable, insightful book about the person of Jesus Christ and the Christian life. Written in an easy-to-read fashion, each chapter starts with a story from urban culture—using figures and examples familiar to the culture, like Michael Jordan, Tupac, the TV show Good Times—and then transitions to highlight truth found in Scripture concerning Jesus Christ. This book is ideal for small group and discipleship settings. It’s a great resource for high school and college campus ministries, as well as juvenile and adult prison ministries.

Adolescence can be a tumultuous time -- for teens and for parents. Here, author-psychologist Judi Craig delivers down-to-earth, practical guidance in an accessible "problem/solution" format to help guide you and your teens through these potentially troublesome years. From familiar challenges like messy rooms, phone or computer marathons, and homework hassles to more serious issues such as sexuality, depression, and substance abuse, "You're Grounded Till You're Thirty!" offers ways to approach, discuss, and resolve the situation -- without creating a war between the generations. Book jacket.

Does This Sound Familiar? “Hey, Gimme a Break!” “Aw… You Just Don’t Understand!” “Try to see it my way for once!” … the lines of every teenager through history, right? Not this time! The dirty little secret is that your parents were actually your age once. Believe it or not, they went through a lot of the same junk you’re going through now (including with their parents!) … and another dirty little secret is that some day you’ll be trying to make sense of your kids and their lives. Read This Book Or You’re Grounded! gives you six chapters with a lot of sound-bites and cool ‘boarding-inspired cartoons, plus wisdom and common sense with an attitude. Read This Book Or You’re Grounded! includes two chapters on understanding, two on getting along one on special needs and concerns; and a final wrap-up of marching orders to put all this wonderful wisdom into practice. God is here, too: author Wayne Rice lays a spiritual foundation for mutual respect, common understanding, and getting along with parents in all ways. This book can change your life… change the life of your family… and change your relationship with those sometimes-weird parental units who hang around the kitchen, hog the TV, and act like it’s their own house.

Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters. Sample chapters include: • What color would you like that Prada bag in? (material indulgence) • Do you need to be eating that? (fixations on food and weight) • Of course you can drink when you're home with me (loose boundaries and rules) • I know she's your friend but... (underestimating female friendships) • I'll just say you aren't feeling well (making excuses) • And much more.

Are you seeking meaning and fulfillment in your life? We all have an innate need to know and feel that our lives are significant. Take heart therefore because you are not alone. The challenge is that we live at an age where information and choices flood our sensory senses at a quantum speed. So, if your answer is yes, I wrote this book journal for you. I firmly believe that we are living at a very interesting time, when all of us are being challenged one way or another. Therefore, if you do not know who you are, why you are, where you are and when you are—escaping from the snare of this era will not only be difficult, but will likely leave you in a state of apathy, frustrations, confusion, or tossed to and from by the winds of likes and follow clicks on the social media sphere, and that is not your Creator’s desire and will for you and I.

This book for tweens takes the fear and boredom out of being home alone.