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TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF RAISING HAPPY, HEALTHY KIDS

All the Parenting Advice You Need During Your Kids’ First 5 Years

Parents are always looking for answers on how to raise kids, from what to feed them to how to get them to mind. Brenda Nixon, M.A., an expert in parent empowerment, has the answers in her new release, The Birth to Five Book: Confident Childrearing Right from the Start.

Complete with research, success strategies and practical ideas, Nixon covers the challenges most common to parents of young children, from newborns through kindergarten age. With uncanny insight, she gives clear, commonsense, reliable advice, taking the doubt out of parenting and restoring confidence.

Nixon provides parents advice for each stage of their child’s development, perfect for excerpt in your publication or to provide a round-up of advice for parents looking to take the guesswork out of raising healthy, happy kids.

For a child’s newborn - infant years, Nixon covers the challenges of:

• How to soothe a baby’s separation anxiety
• Nursing and when to start solid foods
• Encouraging a love for reading, even now
• Instilling self-esteem right from the start 

During the toddler years, she speaks to issues including:

• What gives “the terrible twos” its name, as well as temper tantrums and biting
• Breaking a tot from pacifiers
• Effective discipline methods
• Father Facts; how dads make a difference in the life of their child  

When a child reaches preschool and kindergarten age, Nixon answers:

• Why your child needs to play—and the best ways to encourage it
• How to handle fears, like monsters in the closet
• Ways to teach your children to be grateful, not greedy
• Tips to help your child get excited about going to school
• What happens when grief strikes? How to guide your child through sad times 

Plus, Nixon offers resources and money saving tips every parent will appreciate:

• 10 tips for stress-less parenting
• A guide of age-appropriate gifts for young children
• Creative crafts and ideas for cutting household costs while bonding with your child in the process 

The Birth to Five Book (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3319-3, $12.99, January 2009) is available for excerpt, and author Brenda Nixon is available for interviews.

Brenda Nixon, M.A., has been a speaker for MOPS International, AEYC Conferences, family events, and the Hearts at Home national convention. A member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association and a CLASS graduate, Nixon is a contributing author to 23 books and has a long background in childhood development and parent education. She lives in Mount Vernon, OH.

Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books for everyday life.  They publish resources from a variety of well-known brands and authors, including their partnership with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Hungry Planet.

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 For an interview with the author or more information about
The Birth to Five Book, please contact Carmen Pease at (616) 676-9185 x 317
or cpease@BakerPublishingGroup.com

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SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA NIXON

1. Parents often doubt that they’re doing a good enough job. What do you say to that?
   
   
2. How early should parents start instilling self-esteem in their children? What are some ways to accomplish that?
   
   
3. What’s the right way to handle a tantrum?
   
   
4. What are some of the ordinary (but surprising!) traits we can expect from toddlers?
   
   
5. How can parents encourage their children to love reading?