Category: Parent/Teacher Collection
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Smack those kids into shape

What’s a Parent to Do? Lovett 1971 Not only is the Devil hell bent on getting you fat, he is now on to your kids, and Lovett has some super helpful advice for you parents. Just smack ’em. Literally. The fist on the cover is no joke. Over 200 pages of…
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Parents! TV = Mind Control

Saturday Morning Mind Control Phillips 1991 Did you know that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a cult? Did you know that the Care Bears are about non Christian attitudes and beliefs? Brace yourselves! Saturday morning TV is full of evil and it is brainwashing your kids! The back cover details…
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You can “fix” your gay kids

Gay Children, Straight Parents A plan for family healing Cohen 2007 I am sure all of you remember our post Gayness Explained. You know, so the kids will understand that gayness is caused by parents fighting and sexual abuse. Well, this book is for the adults. Cohen has provided a…
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New Math Trauma

Numbers & Such A Lively Guide to the NEW MATH for Parents & Other Perplexed Adults Feldzamen 1968 Any other Baby Boomers out there remember the trauma of “New Math“? (If the wiki article is too much, try this article from Straight Dope.) My childhood was filled with about 3…
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What’s In a Name?

40,001 Best Baby Names Stafford 2003 Submitter: Baby name books can provide for hours of fun and a whole variety of drinking games. I love them as much as the next 27-year-old single librarian. But like any good thing, even baby name books can go bad. This one has gone…
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No TV Week

Unplugging the Plug-In Drug: the “No TV Week” Guide Winn 1987 This isn’t a bad idea for a book in a public library. It just needs to be updated. Winn gives advice on how to quit a TV addiction, since it robs you of time you could spend relating to…