A Collection Of Jo Ann'S Thoughts - 9781538004968

I just released my new book called A Collection of Jo Ann's Thoughts. This was a way for me to answer the many questions I get from readers and chat room attendees. It was a way to corral the numerous pieces of writing in one place and still this book certainly does not contain all my articles. For decades I wrote articles for websites online and print offline. Many of them were addressing parenting and foster parenting issues. I specialized in many different types of articles for specific websites. For example I wrote hundreds of articles about party planning and celebrating holidays for Suite 101. As an Examiner, I covered small business issues and rescue pets topics. There were many more issues especially when covering newspaper stories. When you are involved in the social services field for foster parents, dysfunctional families and challenging kids, topics you deal with daily results in articles you wish to share. Sometimes they are a form of advice and some of mine have even been used in parenting and foster parent training. Dan and I used them in doing our job and others have included some of them in their agencies training as well. Many of my articles were also reprinted in newsletters for various foster care and adoption agencies. Some articles discuss terms and concepts which I found vital when working with at risk kids. These include "Success is Relative," "Unconditional Love" "Separate the Kid from the Behavior" and "Foster Care is a Different World" While working with whole families, it became apparent that some parents do not know how to provide activities for their children which led to a whole series of articles such as starting your children on a collecting hobby or tracing your roots for your kids. Kid's parties and I believe in celebrating holidays of all kinds even when money is short. There are non-expensive ways to keep the holiday and at least include its recognition. Since I love theme parties, I have included several plans in th

• | Author: Jo Ann Wentzel
• | Publisher: Nook Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 19, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 210 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1538004968
• | ISBN-13: 9781538004968