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Banana Moments Recommends

Every quarterly edition of Banana Moments features a book worth reading. Each book selected offers perspective and understanding critical to developing thought leadership in our dynamic, fast paced and high pressure culture. The premise of each book selected has instructive merit and is therefore leveraged to explore applications with stories and insights shared in the Banana Moments edition. The books below are therefore recommended for parents who seek to develop and strengthen their relationship with their children in truth and with love, and peace of mind.

Confessions of a Slacker Mom, by Muffy Mead-Ferro.
Featured in Banana Moments Summer 2007 Edition, Volume 1, Issue 2

The Wonder of Girls : Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters, by Micahel Gurian
Featured in Banana Moments, Fall 2007 Edition, Volume 1, Issue 3.

WHY Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen, by David Walsh.
Featured in Banana Moments Winter 2008 Edition, Volume 1, Issue 4

Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman
Featured in Banana Moments, Spring 2008 Edition, Volume 2, Issue 1

High Society: How Substance Abuse Ravages America and What to Do About It, by Joseph A. Califano
Featured in Banana Moments, Summer 2008 Edition, Volume 2, Issue 2

Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads: Dealing with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make–or Break–Your Child’s Future, by Rosalind Wiseman
Featured in Banana Moments, Fall 2008 Edition, Volume 2, Issue 3

Not-So-Stupid Parents: Why Your Kids Think You’re Weird and How to Prove Otherwise, by Haley DiMarco
Featured in Banana Moments, Winter 2009 Edition, Volume 2, Issue 4

Parenting, Inc., by Pamela Paul
Featured in Banana Moments, Spring 2009 Edition, Volume 3, Issue 1

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A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys in Exceptional Men, by Michael Gurian

The Wonder of Boys , by Michael Gurian

About Joanna Jullien

Joanna Jullien

Joanna (jullien@surewest.net) and her husband have raised two sons in Roseville, CA. She has a degree from U.C. Berkeley in Social Anthropology (corporate culture). Her honors thesis was awarded the Kroeber Prize and funding from National Science Foundation grant. Joanna writes to help parents with the modern-day leadership challenges of raising children. She is a contributing writer for The Granite Bay View, the Press Tribune, the Sacramento Examiner, and editor of Banana Moments.

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