Salem Press is pleased to announce our Parenting: Styles & Strategies volume, a carefully curated selection of essays aimed at parents of all ages and backgrounds. Parenting is perhaps the hardest and most thankless, yet most rewarding job one can have. This new volume explores a range of topics for those wishing to supplement their own knowledge and experiences in the role of Parent. With carefully researched content written in easy-to-understand language, this guide is meant to provide insight on key topics of concern for all parents in today’s world. Parenting: Styles & Strategies begins with a comprehensive introduction and is followed by nearly 100 entries written by experts in the fields of academia and healthcare. Topics include conditions such as ADHD and autism, breastfeeding, family dynamics, gender identity and roles, illness and loss, parenting in the digital age, passing on traditions, peer pressure and bullying, racism, and substance abuse and misuse, to name a few.  

Nutrition, Obesity, & Eating Disorders covers 11 conditions that are either directly caused, or affected, by the food that we eat, from allergies to ulcerative colitis, and seven conditions that are affected to varying degrees by our diet, like cancer, mental illness, and sleep disorders. This work combines valuable, easy-to-understand educational information for consumers, and patients and their families, with official guidelines about good nutrition, healthy life styles and how to prevent and treatment related conditions.

This encyclopedia is conveniently organized into three volumes. Volume 1 analyzes the nutritional value of hundreds of different foods and also includes a section of important nutrition material from the United States Department of Agriculture that includes 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, eating patterns, and a variety of healthy eating styles. Volume 2 focuses on how medical nutrition therapy (MNT) can help treat various disease states, and is a valuable resource for patients, and their families, who are struggling with illness. Volume 3 consists of an assortment of topics associated with a healthy diet, including eating breakfast, avoiding fast food, and getting enough sleep and also includes a section of articles dedicated to the nutrition requirements throughout the lifespan that address how nutritional needs change with age. Also in Volume 3 is analysis of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) by their action in the body, food sources, potential for deficiency/toxicity/medication interaction, and current research.