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Scattered Seeds: In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation

Jacqueline Mroz · Seal Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

As typical as donor-conceived children have become, with at least a million such children in the US alone, their experiences are still unusual in many ways. In Scattered Seeds, journalist and writer Jacqueline Mroz looks at the growth of sperm donation and assisted reproduction and how it affects...
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Two Homes, One Childhood : A Parenting Plan to Last a Lifetime.

Robert E Emery · Avery
Pages: 325
Format: Print book

A paradigm-shifting model of parenting children in two homes from an internationally recognized expert. A researcher, therapist, and mediator, Robert Emery, Ph.D., details a new approach to sharing custody with children in two homes. Huge numbers of children are affected by separation,...
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Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America's Diverse Families

Lori L. Tharps · Beacon Press
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States.Colorism and color bias - the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the lighter color of their...
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This Is Ridiculous This Is Amazing: Parenthood in 71 Lists

Jason Good · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Jason Good delivers a laugh-out-loud reminder that everything is easier and more fun when approached with a sense of humor--especially parenting. Each list captures a perfect or perfectly terrible aspect of parenthood while wholeheartedly embracing every moment You Deserve a Break offers...
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How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition: The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire

Stan Hinden · McGraw-Hill; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller “Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!”―HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP “Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced...
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Watch My Baby Grow

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Lots of books tell you about child development and a baby's first year, but Watch My Baby Grow shows you everything that happens in the first year of life in step-by-step pictures with detailed explanations. Every milestone of baby development, from gurgles to coos to first words, is documented...
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More Than Ice Cream

Diane De Young · Kevin W W Blackley Books
Pages: 34
Format: Print book

More Than Ice Cream takes the simple and beautiful act of saying, "I love you," to a fun and imaginative form of enchanting expression. Its playful combination of images and descriptive words sparks imagination and makes the art of telling someone you love them a creative and colorful...
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Diaper Dude: The Ultimate Dad's Guide to Surviving the First Two Years

Chris Pegula · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Dude, you're a dad now!Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into the first two years of parenting and furthers his deeply held belief that you don't have to lose yourself when you become a father.Once...
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Supporting Positive Behavior in Children and Teens with Down Syndrome: The Respond but Don't React Method

David S Stein · Woodbine House
Pages: 150
Format: Print book

A child doesn't want to leave the toy store, so he stops and flops. Another bolts across a busy parking lot, turns and smiles at his mom. An eighteen-year-old student bursts into tears when asked to change activities at school. Sound familiar? These and other common behavior issues...
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The Sh!t No One Tells You About Baby #2: A Guide To Surviving Your Growing Family

Dawn Dais · Seal
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

The third book in Dawn Dais's popular Sh!t No One Tells You series covers all a parent needs to know once the reality of having two children settles in.Around the time your first baby turns a year old your brain will turn on you. The sleep deprivation and post-partum hormones you barely...
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The Expectant Father: The Ultimate Guide for Dads-to-Be

Armin A. Brott · Abbeville Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The fourth edition of this best-selling, ground-breaking, information-packed guide for dads-to-be is now significantly, updated, revised, and expanded.We are expecting! The twentieth-anniversary edition of this thoroughly updated and revised parenting classic remains the most informative...
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Single But Dating: A Field Guide to Dating in the Digital Age

NIKKI DR GOLDSTEIN · Nothing But the Truth Publishing
Pages: 215

At a time when 'defining the relationship' is more complicated than ever, Dr. Nikki Goldstein's fresh and fun approach to dating and relationships will instill readers with a new level of confidence, positivity and excitement as they traverse the modern dating landscape. The intersection...
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Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four

Stephanie Bosco-Ruggiero · New Horizon Press
Format: Book

Adopting Older Children addresses the most significant challenges surrounding older-child adoption (both domestically and internationally), including mental health, behavioral, and educational concerns. This thorough guide enumerates the issues an older adopted child faces and provides...
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The Boy's Body Book: Fourth Edition

Kelli S Dunham · Applesauce Press
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback

This fourth edition of the #1 bestselling book for pre-teen boys has been fully updated and expanded to include everything you need to know about your changing body, texting and social media, friendship and peer pressure, leadership, and so much more!Growing up isn't as easy as it looks....
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