This series of booklets is intended for parents and children to share, reading the booklets together as they listen to the companion tape for each booklet. Each booklet (focusing on a particular topic) answers practical questions from parents, describes activities that can be used at home, notes some books for parents and children, and contains three read-along stories. The twelve booklets in volume 1 of this series are on the following topics: (1) Family Storytelling; (2) Motivating Your Child to Learn; (3) Learning and Self-Esteem; (4) Linking Reading and Writing; (5) Discipline and Learning; (6) Holiday Reading; (7) Learning Science at Home; (8) Recreation for Health and Learning; (9) Folktales for Family Fun; (10) Learning Math at Home; (11) Stretching Young Minds in the Summertime; and (12) Parents as Models. (SR)