Balancing Professionals Contributes to New Anthology

Raleigh, NC (November 15, 2009) - Balancing Professionals is pleased to announce that we will be contributing a chapter to the new anthology Courageous Parents, Confident Kids, scheduled to be released in April 2010. No, we haven't become parenting experts (don't tell our kids!) -- our chapter speaks to combining careers and family. Part of the growing chatter about getting away from “over-parenting,” this book explores from many angles (and many authors) how to parent with courage, rather than fear, to enable our kids to grow up and away from us.   To receive a free copy of the e-book, sign-up before April 2010 by clicking here.

Here is what you’ll find in Courageous Parents, Confident Kids:

• Introduction by anthology editor, Amy Tiemann, Ph. D., author of Mojo Mom: Nurturing Your Self While Raising a Family and creator of MojoMom.com
• The Courage to Invest in Your Own Development
  - The Transformative Power of Self-Care by Renee Peterson Trudeau, author of The Mother’s Guide to Self Renewal, facilitator of Personal Renewal Groups through ReneeTrudeau.com
  - Tools for Career Reinvention, Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin, co-founders of Balancing Professionals, LLC.
• Developing Your Courageous Parenting Style
  - The Courage to Let our Kids Solve Their Own Problems by Maya Frost, author of The New Global Student, creator of Smart Education Design.
  - The Courage to Become Your Own Parenting “Expert” by Melissa Stanton, author of The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide, writing online at StayatHomeSurvivalGuide.com and Real Life Support for Moms.
  - The Power of Personal Significance for Kids of All Ages by Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, offering local and online parent training.
  - I’m Worried I Worry Too Much But How Do I Stop? by Jamie Woolf, author of Mom-in-Chief, creator of Mom-in-Chief.com
• Real World Safety Skills for All
  - Kidpower: Skills for Safety, Skills for Independence by Irene van der Zande, founder of Kidpower, Teenpower, Fullpower International.
  - How to Say “Yes” to Your Kids’ Online Activities, by Linda Criddle, internet safety expert, author of Look Both Ways, Help Protect Your Family on the Internet, and the founder of iLookBothWays.com
• Finding Your Voice and Raising it for the Community
  - PunditMom on Mom Bloggers Raising Their Political Voices by Joanne Bamberger, author of the PunditMom blog.
  - Activist Parents: Challenge and Progress Through the Eyes of MomsRising.org by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, co-founder of MomsRising.org
  - It Takes a Motherhood by Cooper Munroe and Emily McKhann, founders of TheMotherhood.com