WHAT'S NEW

going GREEN !

VINEGAR Over 400 Various, Versatile & Very Good Uses You ‘ve Probably Never Thought of already has over 300,000 copies in print! This fun companion book to Lansky’s bestselling title, BAKING SODA , (500,000 and going strong) has been featured by QVC, Avon Canada, Starcrest mail order catalog and has received a fair amount of media attention including FOX & FRIENDS cable TV. BAKING SODA Over 500 Uses…and ANOTHER USE FOR…101 Common Household Items are both sporting new covers.

Give the Gift of Sex Education (aka Reproductive Information)

The pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears (Brittany’s sister) of ZOEY 101’s Nickelodeon fame brings up today’s teachable moment. How do you talk to your kids about sex and pregnancy in the face of the role model media star?

Studies show that information does not produce promiscuity. Rather than focusing on the ‘good’ child, perhaps we should be focusing on the ‘good’ parent. You know, the one who takes on the responsibility of giving a child the real information they need in their growing up years. With spring (and 'the birds and the bees') just around the corner, these two excellent books might be timely… in a timeless kind of way.

Let’s Talk About S-E-X by Planned Parenthood/Mar Monte is a guide for kids 9-12 and includes a separate section for their parents. This well-loved guide insures that children will be given correct information in a format that most any parent would be comfortable with. It offers a discussion of feelings, what’s normal, body changes, making sense of love and sex and more. ($9.99, ISBN 978-1931863-186)

PERIOD. A Girl’s Guide by Loulan and Worthen is a classic book written for the same age range that focuses on female puberty. It was a groundbreaking book when first published in 1979 that sold over 200,000 copies. It was updated in 2001. The parents’ guide is detachable. It offers everything a young girl needs to know to prepare for her own body’s changes.($9.99, ISBN 978-0916773-960)