ParentGuide: The Ultimate Resource for the Tri-Cities offers readers a quick, easy reference to common parent resources. The book gives mothers and fathers information on activities in the area and lists over a hundred contacts designed to help in some way. There are outdoor activities, indoor activities, homeschool support groups, support groups for parents of preschoolers, resources for families dealing with crisis situations such as divorce or a teen with substance abuse issues, and other helpful information such as where to eat economically with kids or where to have a mammogram. ParentGuide also includes numerous profiles of local moms. There are also tidbits of advice and tips from local parents throughout each chapter, such as advice from other Tri-Cities single moms on raising children alone. There is something for every parent in the book.
Sonya Haskins is a veteran homeschooling mom of five children and an active homeschooling consultant and advocate. She is the author of several books, including The Homeschooler's Book of Lists, and her articles have appeared in Homeschooling Today, Guideposts for Teens, and other magazines. She has served in leadership positions for the homeschooling community on a local, regional, and state level. Sonya and her husband have been foster parents for several years, hosting more than sixty children in their home in northeastern Tennessee. For more information, visit www.thehomeschooladvocate.com