Sticky Fingers, Sticky Minds by Becky Cerling Powers
Quick Reads-Life-Changing Insights-for Helping Kids Thrive Read a Sample
For parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, neighbors, family friends...anyone who loves a child. When you want to be a better parent, but scarcely have time to figure out how, read: Sticky Fingers, Sticky Minds: Quick Reads for Helping Kids Thrive by Becky Cerling Powers.
Do you want your kids to thrive? To feel secure and loved? To be healthy, strong, and mentally sharp? To succeed in school and in life? But life is so busy, with so many interruptions. When do you have time to figure out how to be the parent your kids need? Well, there’s the bathroom. You have time for that. Usually.
Sticky Fingers, Sticky Minds is a bathroom book, a collection of short parenting articles that busy parents can scan when they have only minutes to read. Each short article delivers insight. An article about raising teens can supply wisdom for raising babies, and vice versa.
Written by Becky Cerling Powers, a veteran homeschool grandma whose stories not only inspire but also give practical tips for keeping kids engaged and growing – healthy in body, mind, and heart. From practical tips on teaching kids to cook to the deep wisdom of making your home emotionally safe, these stories will encourage and equip you to make the most of the short season when the child you love is still young.
Sticky Fingers Endorsements
Eddie Holland | Business Manager, Cinco Puntos Press
I credit Becky Powers with teaching me how to be a more creative communicator and enrich my relationships with my kids. Her parenting column is the most useful material on parenting I’ve seen.
Penny Smith | Family Editor, Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa
As a mother, I only wish her articles had been available when I was raising my child. I could have used her fresh, patient approach to child rearing. I especially enjoy her suggestions for making routine household chores a pleasant activity instead of a war of wills.
Jan Holland
My name is Jan Holland, and I teach kindergarten at Dr. Green (EPISD). I read your article about not rushing children to read and providing a literature rich environment…I agree strongly with your comments and would love a copy (of the article) for some of my students’ parents.
Jill Bell
People right now need a voice of reason pointing out what real learning is. They need reassurance that the daily things matter and that there’s more that needs to be taught than what can be learned in front of a computer screen at virtual school…Probably my biggest issue in taking the plunge to homeschool was having the courage to do it. These stories ought to give the readers confidence that they can pull it off.
Even if they don’t choose to homeschool, the principles for healthy homes and real learning still apply and will be helpful to any parent.
Carolyn Kolpin | M.S., CCC-SLP
I find your articles helpful because I am a speech therapist in the schools and love children. The suggestions are very useful with the children I see who stutter. The common sense parenting ideas are really great and beneficial for planning ahead, getting organized for the next day, good eating habits – just to name a few.
Mary Ann Herman
As a writer, I appreciate your easy-to-read style. As a grandmother and a crafter I look forward to your ideas, especially those involving things usually found around the house. You prove time and time again that youngsters can be entertained even in families whose budgets are strained to the limit.
I regret one thing, though: If only I’d had the tips in your Bedtime Battles article – way back…when we were raising our 5 nap-fighting sons. Nevertheless, I can now benefit from your advice which is easily adapted to time I spend with our granddaughters. Many thanks for your insights.
