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Care for Self   Publications Couple Talk Personal Study Course This personal study program is designed to strengthen partner relationships by building skills which emphasize growth and behavioral change. Booklet and activity cards can be used informally at home or as workshop tools. Couple Talk Teaching Guide 4-pg. teaching guide for meeting or workshop series format; supports the Couple Talk: Enhancing Your Relationship booklet and activity cards. #4328 Couple Talk: Enhancing Your Relationship 20-pg. personal study booklet and 6 activity cards for couples. Lessons include How to Fight Right; Learning to Listen; Expressing Yourself; Managing Expectations; The Balancing Act; and Best Friends. #4327 Family Issues Fact Sheets Activities to Celebrate Your Family (PDF version) 2-pg. fact sheet with ideas to celebrate family, for individuals, families, groups and professionals. #4195 Balancing Work and Family (PDF) 4-pg. fact sheet describing values, expectations and time management. #4186 Grandparenting 4-pg. fact sheet explores the role of grandparents and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. #4185 Parenting: Growing with Your Child 4-pg. fact sheet with information on parenting basics and the stages of parenting. #4170 Stepping Stones for Stepfamilies Six-part program can be used for home study or with teaching guide as teaching tool. The program is designed to help adults living in a stepfamily with children understand the challenges and realities common to many stepfamilies. Series includes six lessons; three 2-pg. fact sheets and an 8-pg. teaching guide. Materials can be ordered separately or the whole set can be ordered using bulletin #4326. Taking Time to Think About My Stepfamily 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 1. #4316 Building a Strong Couple Relationship 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 2. #4317 Building Step Relationships 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 3. #4318 Understanding a Child’s Realities 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 4. #4319 Understanding Financial and Legal Matters 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 5. #4320 Working with Others 8-pg. fact sheet; lesson 6. #4321 Financial and Legal Issues 2-pg. fact sheet provides general information for Maine families. #4324 For Grandparents 2-pg. fact sheet helps grandparents understand the challenges and rewards of step-grandparenting. #4322 For Parents 2-pg. fact sheet identifies positive steps that adults in a stepfamily can take. #4323 Teaching Guide 8-pg. guide helps leaders prepare lessons and suggests teaching activities. #4325 Back to Top   Guide Publications Discipline Is Not a Dirty Word 24-pg. booklet with practical examples that show how to correct children’s behavior. #4299 Winning Ways to Talk with Young Children (PDF version) 16-pg. booklet. #4077 Cornerstones This 14-part series focuses on nurturing self-esteem in young children. Each 8-page fact sheet includes information, activities, puppet scenarios, learning center activities, a children’s book list, parent’s page, questions and answers, and a resource list. Anger and Aggression #4282 Body Awareness #4290 Cooperation and Helping #4291 Fear and Courage #4283 Friendship and Belonging #4286 Health, Illness and Compassion #4289 Imagination and Purpose #4288 Love and Affection #4287 Puppetry and Problem Solving Provides information on using puppetry to help develop children’s problem solving skills; includes tips on making simple puppets. #4295 Sadness and Loss #4284 Sensory Awareness #4292 Sharing and Generosity #4285 The Life Cycle #4293 Cornerstones: Leader’s Guide to the Fact Sheet Series #4281 Family Issues Fact Sheets Children and Respect  4-pg. fact sheet explains what is and isn’t respect, how to enhance the adult-child relationship and how to teach children to respect themselves and others. #8050 Discipline that Works: The Ages and Stages Approach (PDF version) 2-pg. fact sheet includes chart on discipline techniques for children at various stages. #4140 How Television Viewing Affects Children (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet explores the effect of television on children and offers suggestions to help parents guide television viewing. #4100 Spanking (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet examines the effect of spanking on children over time. #4357 Temperament (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet explores ways to understand children by identifying behavioral traits. #4358 Child Safety Child Safety Around Animals 2-pg. Maine Farm Safety Program fact sheet. #2308 Kids on the Farm: Hazards Inside the Home 6-pg. Maine Farm Safety Program fact sheet. #2324 Kids on the Farm: Hazards Outside the Home 4-pg. Maine Farm Safety Program fact sheet. #2307 Back to Top   Nurture Publications Cornerstones This 14-part series focuses on nurturing self-esteem in young children. Each 8-page fact sheet includes information, activities, puppet scenarios, learning center activities, a children’s book list, parent’s page, questions and answers, and a resource list. Anger and Aggression #4282 Body Awareness #4290 Cooperation and Helping #4291 Fear and Courage #4283 Friendship and Belonging #4286 Health, Illness and Compassion #4289 Imagination and Purpose #4288 Love and Affection #4287 Puppetry and Problem Solving Provides information on using puppetry to help develop children’s problem solving skills; includes tips on making simple puppets. #4295 Sadness and Loss #4284 Sensory Awareness #4292 Sharing and Generosity #4285 The Life Cycle #4293 Cornerstones: Leader’s Guide to the Fact Sheet Series #4281 Family Issues Fact Sheets Activities to Celebrate Your Family (PDF version) 2-pg. fact sheet with ideas to celebrate family, for individuals, families, groups and professionals. #4195 Children and Respect  4-pg. fact sheet explains what is and isn’t respect, how to enhance the adult-child relationship and how to teach children to respect themselves and others. #8050 Back to Top   Understand Publications Cornerstones This 14-part series focuses on nurturing self-esteem in young children. Each 8-page fact sheet includes information, activities, puppet scenarios, learning center activities, a children’s book list, parent’s page, questions and answers, and a resource list. Anger and Aggression #4282 Body Awareness #4290 Cooperation and Helping #4291 Fear and Courage #4283 Friendship and Belonging #4286 Health, Illness and Compassion #4289 Imagination and Purpose #4288 Love and Affection #4287 Puppetry and Problem Solving Provides information on using puppetry to help develop children’s problem solving skills; includes tips on making simple puppets. #4295 Sadness and Loss #4284 Sensory Awareness #4292 Sharing and Generosity #4285 The Life Cycle #4293 Cornerstones: Leader’s Guide to the Fact Sheet Series #4281 Family Issues Fact Sheets Birth Order (PDF version) 6-pg. fact sheet examines the influence of birth order on childhood development. #4359 Brain Development (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet summarizes current research on how brain structure and childhood experiences affect learning. #4356 How Television Viewing Affects Children (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet explores the effect of television on children and offers suggestions to help parents guide television viewing. #4100 Play and the School-Age Child 4-pg. fact sheet explains the role of play in the development of children’s ethical and moral behavior, and describes play at different ages. #8048 Spanking (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet examines the effect of spanking on children over time. #4357 Temperament (PDF version) 4-pg. fact sheet explores ways to understand children by identifying behavioral traits. #4358 The Growing Years Set of 35 fact sheets on child development, from prenatal to five years, for parents and people who care for children. 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