Family and Relationships

CELEBRATING GIRLS: Empowering and Nurturing Our Daughters
VIRGINIA BEANE RUTTER
In the tradition of the bestseller Reviving Ophelia, Celebrating Girls offers refreshing insights and thoughtful approaches for enhancing girls' self esteem as they move through meaningful passages in their lives, from infancy to the difficult adolescent years. Each chapter includes ideas, stories and celebrations that mothers and other caretakers can share with daughters and friends to instill pride and confidence.
CONARI PRESS $10.95 PAPER

365 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN GROW
SHEILA ELLISON AND BARBARA ANN BARNETT, PH.D.
This heartfelt book is designed to equip children with life skills through exercises, tips and games which explore issues such as sibling relationships, problem solving and responsibility. A poignant guide on educating the whole child, it also helps parents nurture such qualities as humor, creativity, compassion, respect and resourcefulness.
SOURCEBOOKS $12.95 PAPER

FEMINIST FAMILY VALUES FORUM
ANGELA DAVIS, MARIA JIMENEZ, GLORIA STEINEM, MILILANI TRASK
The Right Wing does not have a corner on family values - feminists love their children, too. "The idea that there is only one family form is really pure bullshit." -Gloria Steinem. On Mother's Day, 1996, pre-eminent feminists gathered to address critical issues for liberating the family from patriarchal, extremist models. This book records this conference, offering these empowering voices in print.
THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY, IN COLLABORATION WITH PLAINVIEW PRESS $15.95 PAPER

FRUITFUL: A Real Mother in the Modern World
ANNE ROIPHE
Feminism is not responsive to the daily concerns of most women today, says Anne Roiphe, author of the bestseller Up the Sandbox. In Fruitful she contends that contemporary feminism needs to focus on issues relevant to mothers and families, such as quality daycare and child care. "[Roiphe] writes with the grace and wisdom of a grandmother of feminism." -Gail Sheehy, Passages.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN $22.95 HARDCOVER

FEATHERING YOUR NEST: An Interactive Workbook & Guide to a Loving Lesbian Relationship
GWEN LEONHARD, M.ED., AND JENNI MAST, M.S.W.
A fresh, insightful guide and workbook providing lesbian couples with effec- tive ways to build and nourish their relationships. Includes fun exercises to improve bonding and understanding that will foster a romantic, loving and lasting union. Bursting with creative ways to solve conflict and fight fair, set and achieve worthwhile goals, conquer boredom and enjoy life together.
RISING TIDE PRESS $14.99 PAPER