Parenting with Dignity: Getting Beyond Crisis Management – a Five-Point Plan for Raising Responsible, Independent Kids (By Mac Bledsoe, Foreword by Drew Bledsoe; Alpha Books, hardcover, $24.95) All parents strive to raise their children to be responsible, independent adults, but many find traditional discipline techniques fail to instill decision-making skills in their children. Author Mac Bledsoe urges parents to rethink their approach to discipline by allowing their kids to make some of their own decisions. This allows children to experience the consequences of their actions early on, so they can learn to act responsibly. The book explains the simple premise of the Parenting with Dignity philosophy and covers important issues and techniques such as the power of ideas; five rules for parents; messages of love; teaching values; goal setting; why punishment doesn’t work; the boundaries of home; heroes and role models.