“An intelligent, authentic, and humorous approach in helping your student select the best college academically, personally, and financially.” —Todd Rinehart, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment, University of Denver Written for parents and families of college-bound students, Jon McGee’s Dear Parents is an essential tool you’ll need to navigate the complex and often emotional challenge of getting your daughter or son prepared for—and through—college. Organized chronologically, the book takes readers through the stages of childhood leading up to college, as well as the process of searching for and selecting a college. From the decisions you make during your child’s early years to the process of setting up their dorm room, this book provides parents with insights, wisdom, and guidance about college, college preparation, and choosing a college. Letters written by college and educational professionals, all with children, frame and illuminate each chapter. Drawing on their personal and professional experience, these experts offer practical and sympathetic advice about preparing for college. The book concludes with insights about sending children off to college and the appropriate roles for parents as your children experience these important years. Undergirded by research but informed by on-the-ground insight, Dear Parents is designed to both engage and inform while demystifying the daunting and ever-changing process of entering college. “Jon McGee is the equivalent of your higher education Sherpa. He has brilliantly succeeded in making the complex and nerve-racking expedition into college search and selection easier to understand. This book is an indispensable resource for students and families embarking on the journey.” —Beck A. Taylor, President, Whitworth University

This book is written for parents who are willing to help their teens to: *love all those who love them *forgive all those who hurt them *be peaceful culture consumers *re-align their learning to their true calling *treasure their priceless inner treasure *sing out loud and share constructively their lifelong most favorite love song.

You hold in your hands five years of coaching that has already changed hundreds of lives. Dear Parents will challenge the way you think about youth sports, your relationship with your children, and what God has planned for your life. This is not another cheesy self-help book or an unbiblical prosperity-gospel message. Instead, Coach Matt Wunderlin has compiled his letters and speeches to motivate you to pursue your potential, without losing sight of what is most importantthe glory of God. By dissecting quotes, examples, and even his own thought process, Coach Matt will lead you through why some fail and others succeed, all the while maintaining a Christian perspective, in contrast with other works in which that perspective is often shallow or completely lacking. Be prepared to think deeply, while being entertained, by over one hundred letters and speeches from this unique coach whose passion for children and the glory of God shines through on every page.

I would like to thank all the Co-authors who supported me a lot in finalizing this anthology and completing it in a limited time frame. “ DEAR PARENTS ” also helped me gain so many varieties of thoughts. Special thanks to Piyush Arora sir & Brown Page Publication team for helping me to make my dream come true.

Internationally renowned infant specialist Magda Gerber, M.A., the founder of RIE, offers a healthy new approach to infant care based on a profound respect for each baby's individual needs and abilities.

The seminal work of Russian theorist Lev Vygotsky (1896–1934) has exerted a deep influence on psychology over the past 30 years. Vygotsky was an educator turned psychologist, and his writings clearly reflected his pedagogical concerns. For Vygotsky, schools and other informal educational situations represent the best cultural laboratories to study thinking. He emphasized the social organization of instruction, writing about the 'unique form of cooperation between the child and the adult that is the central element of the educational process'. Vygotsky's emphasis on the social context of thinking represents the reorganization of a key social system and associated modes of discourse, with potential consequences for developing new forms of thinking. This volume is devoted to analyzing Vygotsky's ideas as a means of bringing to light the relevance of his concepts to education. What does Vygotsky's approach have to offer education? Distinguished scholars from various countries and representing several disciplines discuss the essence and significance of Vygotsky's work, analyze the educational implications of his thoughts, and present applications in practice, addressing educational issues such as school organization, teacher training, educational achievement, literacy learning and development, uses of technology, community-based education, and special education.