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Best Baby Names for 2019

Siobhan Thomas · Random House UK
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings; over 100 inspirational lists; aming trends and predictions for 2019; and tips for choosing the perfect...
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Mother Is a Verb: An Unconventional History

Sarah Knott · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to a work of history unlike any other.

Mothering is as old as human existence. But how has this most essential experience changed over time and cultures? What is the history of maternity -- the history of pregnancy, birth, the encounter with an infant? Can one capture the historical...

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The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

Simone Davies · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Turn your home into a Montessori home - and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent.

It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two"...
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Baby Names 2017: This Year's Best Baby Names: State to State

Eleanor Turner · Crimson Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier or more enjoyable than with Baby Names 2017. Whether you are looking for a traditional name or something more adventurous, Baby Names 2017 will help solve your baby-naming dilemmas.Did you know that the name Elizabeth is the most popular...
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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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Sisters and Brothers for Life: Making Sense of Sibling Relationships in Adulthood

SUZANNE DEGGES-WHITE · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover

Sibling relationships are special in many ways, not least because often siblings are the family members who go through their whole lives together But those relationships can be fraught with strife or tension, bouts of happiness or strain and stress. They can predict and affect other relationships...
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More to Life

ReShonda Tate Billingsley · Dafina
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

In this stunning sequel to her acclaimed debut My Brother's Keeper, #1 national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley brings her real-deal insight to a heartfelt new novel about a wife and mother on a daring rescue mission - to save herself.

Freshly forty-five, Aja James...
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce

EMILY DOSKOW · NOLO
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce provides clear answers that can help make divorce simpler and reduce its financial and emotional cost. Readers will even learn how to complete the divorce with minimal help from an attorney.

With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential...
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The Weighted Blanket Guide: Everything You Need to Know about Weighted Blankets and Deep Pressure for Autism, Chronic Pain, and Other Conditions

Eileen Parker · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Providing everything you need to know about the use of weighted blankets to help with sensory integration, improve sleep, ease chronic pain and more, this book includes:· What a weighted blanket is and how it works· An exploration of deep pressure and how weight on the body...
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Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond--and How Parents Can Help

Phyllis L. Fagell · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

A counselor and popular Washington Post contributor offers a new take on grades 6-8 as a distinct developmental phase--and the perfect time to set up kids to thrive.

Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable...
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Llama Llama and Me: My Book of Memories

ANNA DEWDNEY · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

There's nothing better than spending quality time with your little ones... just ask Mama Llama!Llama Llama and Me: My Book of Memories is the perfect book for kids and parents to fill out together! This book celebrates all the important "firsts" of a child's life, and is a way for them...
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The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation from Loved One to Caregiver

Donna Thomson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

With a foreword by Judy Woodruff, The Unexpected Journey of Caring is a practical guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience.


Personal transformation is usually an experience we actively seek out - not one that hunts us down. Becoming a caregiver is one transformation...
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The Dos and Don'ts of Pregnancy: From Conception to Birth

Louise Baty · Summersdale Publishers
Pages: 171
Format: Print book

Confused about what's good and bad for you and your baby? With the constant bombardment of what you can and can't do during pregnancy, parents-to-be can often feel stressed at a time which should be full of new and exciting discoveries. This concise and accessible book is packed...
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Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence

Amy Blackstone · Dutton
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a definitive investigation into the history and current growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood: what it means...
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Finding Quality Early Childcare: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents about What Matters Most

Sarah Vanover · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 122
Format: Print book

Finding Quality Early Childcare is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching...
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