Maria Dismondy

“Sunny Side Upbringing” is a simple parenting toolkit designed to make your life easier and more fulfilled by keeping your family values on the forefront of daily life. Parent educator Maria Dismondy took her greatest advice, research, ideas, activities, and educational resources from over the last 20 years and put them down on paper for us all to benefit from. The result is a month-by-month parenting resource (kind of like "a parent's best friend")...

Champ y Walter Norbert Whipplemoore son tan diferentes como pueden serlo dos niños... bueno, excepto por su amor por el béisbol y las patatas fritas. Walter era diferente, pero a todos los jugadores de su equipo de béisbol les agradaba. Todos menos Champ, claro está. Walter siempre llegaba tarde a los entrenamientos, sus zapatos estaban viejos y sucios y andaba en una bicicleta vieja y descompuesta. Sus diferencias eran evidentes. Pero eso no...

While the other kids happily bound into the classroom, Gabe stands with his mother outside the door, timid and unsure about walking into school. That's because Gabe is the new kid at school and he doesn't speak English. Gabe is from another country. With English as a second language, starting school felt scary and intimidating. How would he know what to do? What would the other kids think? The teacher goes out of her way to make Gabe feel welcome...

Buddy, a boy who lives in the city, can' t wait to visit his Uncle Frank, who lives in the countryside. Chicken coop and farm animals... there' s never a dull moment when hanging out on a farm. When Buddy' s dad drops him off at Uncle Frank' s, he gives Buddy his allowance. Buddy can spend the money on anything he wants! This will be the best week ever! How will Buddy choose to spend his allowance? Find out through this...