The Positive Parent: Raising Healthy,
Happy, and Successful Children Birth-
Adolescence by Dr. Kerby T. Alvy
Raising children in the 21st Century is both parenting in the worst of times and parenting in the best of times. The Positive Parent is an essential resource for navigating the challenges and opportunities that today’s families face. Dr. Alvy shows parents how to help their children reach their full potential through the power of positive parenting.  With humor and passion, Dr. Alvy provides important skills, helpful resources, and 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent.
Learn how to:
1. Give Children Warmth, Acceptance and Respect
2. Enjoy Child Development and Be Alert to Special Needs
3. Use Firm and Fair Leadership
4. Avoid Corporal Punishment and Verbal Aggression
5. Start Early in Preparing Children for School
6. Create a Home Environment That Supports Education
7. Be an Active Partner with Your Child's School
8. Manage Your Child's Obesity and Eating-Related Problems
9. Teach Children About Their Own and Other Cultures
10. Teach Children About Substance Abuse
11. Teach Children About Sexuality
12. Teach Children to Be Financially Successful and Giving
13. Manage Your Children's Media and Technology Exposure
14. Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
15. Nurture the Relationship In Which You Are Raising Your Children
16. Set a Good Example of Life Long Learning
The Positive Parent includes selections from “The CICC Discovery Tool” — a series of age-specific questionnaires for tracking the development of children birth to five years of age.
Dr. Alvy also introduces parents to and encourages them to become part of NEPI.
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Here’s what some people who have already had the opportunity to read The Positive Parent have to say about it: "A comprehensive, readable, wise, and informed book. A guide for parenting in the 21st Century." – Dr. Duane Champagne, Native Nations Law and PolicyCenter, University of California, Los Angeles "A vital, comprehensive parenting manual to guide and support parents through the complexities of 21st century parenting. The Positive Parent is an invaluable, urgently needed resource." - Katharine Bensinger, M.S. LCPC, Parenting Education Program Supervisor, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago. "The age-old complaint is that children don't come with instruction manuals. Now they do. The Positive Parent provides a comprehensive navigation aid for anyone concerned about raising well-rounded kids. Don't guess. Don't lose sleep. Dr. Alvy provides the tools needed to identify and solve those vexing issues faced by parents everywhere." - Paul Petersen, Child Advocate, President and Founder of A Minor Consideration "Dr. Alvy draws on his rich professional and personal experience in this engaging text for parenthood. He offers depth for professionals with practical advice and techniques for parents. Parent educators will welcome this book." - Jack C. Westman, M.D., President, Wisconsin Cares, Inc. and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School "A wonderful resource for all parents. Dr. Alvy's respect for parents and children is evident in every chapter, and his tips are helpful and easy to read. He does a terrific job of taking complicated research and presenting it in every day language. What a comprehensive, easy-to-follow book!" – Dr. Jody Kussin, Academic Chair, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Phillips Graduate Institute, author of Catch Them Being Good: A Guide to Positive Parenting "Kerby Alvy shares his encyclopedic knowledge of parent education in an easy - reading resource. Guaranteed you'll learn 'stuff ' that helps your work with parents-a recommended desktop reference." – Dr. Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., Professor of Counseling and Student Affairs, Western Kentucky University, Co-author, Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Programs “Parenting has become increasingly difficult in a world where commercial media competes with parents to shape a child’s values and behaviors. Dr. Alvy’s book provides many practical parenting tips and ideas to help make parents more confidant and effective in shaping their children’s growth and development.” - Dr. Karol Kumpfer, Professor, University of Utah, Creator of the Strengthening Families Program, and former Director of the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
“The Postive Parent is an outstanding resource for raising healthy, happy and successful children in today's America. It is practical, because it offers solutions to common parenting challenges and special parenting issues, by providing guidelines parents can follow to teach children life skills and family values. It is informational, because it offers lists of educational resources and programs parents can trust. It is also inspirational, because the author has taken the initiative to spearhead a national campaign to motivate parents and family professionals to make a commitment to effective parenting…and invites each reader to join him in this important cause.” | 
