Mary-Eileen Swart

Sidetracked Home Executives

Book cover: 'Sidetracked Home Executives'
Author(s): 
Pam Young
Peggy Jones

Pam Young and Peggy Jones were the original "slob sisters" and "SHE"s (Sidetracked Home Executives). Their homes were disorganized, untidy, and definitely not conducive to peace and joy -- until they found a way up and out of the chaos. To share their discovery with other SHEs, they wrote this now-classic book.

Typing Tutor 10

Book cover: 'Typing Tutor 10'

CD ROM for Windows 95/98 and Power Macintosh
Used on Windows ME and Windows XP systems for this review

In the era of the personal computer, good typing skills are essential. Children will benefit tremendously from learning to type while they're still in grade school, and Typing Tutor 10 is all you'll need to teach this valuable skill.

Callirobics

Book cover: 'Callirobics'
Author(s): 
Liora Laufer

Callirobics will significantly and quickly improve your child's penmanship, even though he'll never form a single letter while using it. If your child has difficulty with consistency in formation, slant, and spacing, thinks he "just can't do it", has a bad attitude toward penmanship, or simply benefits from auditory and kinesthetic modes of learning, this may help.