Seasons and Reasons: A Parent's Guide to Cultivating Great Kids - Softcover

As publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com since 2001, Debra Ross's mission has been to help parents become their child’s tour guide to this great adventure called life--and to enjoy the trip right along with them. SEASONS AND REASONS is a compilation of Ross's parenting philosophy and advice for cultivating a child's thrill of lifelong learning and discovery.

In this book of essays with accompanying photos, Ross offers inspiration and humor as well as concrete strategies for dealing with parenting challenges, Her goal is to help parents help their kids celebrate their best, most confident, and joyful selves, and grow into happy, healthy, productive, and engaged adults.

SEASONS AND REASONS is written in short essay format, and makes a perfect gift for parents and parents-to-be. Chapter titles include:

The Necessary Skill of Time Travel
Zoned for Discomfort
Haul that Sled with your Brain
The Road Back from Stupid
Table-Surfing Mad
Failure as the Best Option
Taking the Fish to Church
Fear Works
A Watched Maple Tree Never Explodes

SEASONS AND REASONS also features artwork from Carol White Llewellyn, Honey DeLapa, and others.

Debra Ross has been publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com since 2001. KidsOutAndAbout.com is a U.S.-based network of regional web sites that tell parents and families all of the local opportunities to get "out and about" to the best activities for kids, teens, and families. Ross is also a home-schooling mom of two teenage daughters. In addition to serving as publisher of KidsOutAndAbout, Ross speaks about parenting, entrepreneurship, and home schooling to a wide variety of audiences.