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Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

Lisa Damour Ph.D. · Ballantine Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls....
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CREATING COMPASSIONATE KIDS : 50 essential conversations to have with young children

SHAUNA TOMINEY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Learning easy ways to talk with children about difficult topics.Young children look to the adults in their lives for everything. Sometimes we're prepared for their questions and sometimes we're not.All child development research is clear about the importance of language and conversation...
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Parenting Children with Mental Health Challenges: A Guide to Life with Emotionally Complex Kids

Deborah Vlock · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover

Parenting Children with Mental Health Challenges: A Guide to Life with Emotionally Complex Kids offers overwhelmed readers guidance, solidarity, and hope. The author, a "mental-health mom" who's survived indignity, exhaustion, and the heartbreak of loving a child with multiple...
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Baby-Led Weaning: The

TERESA PITMAN · Firefly Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Put down the spoon and forget the purées -- baby-led weaning is the easy, natural way for your baby to start solid foods. Around 6 months, most babies are developmentally ready to self-feed. The philosophy behind baby-led weaning is to offer your baby healthy finger foods and let her determine...
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Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives

Rachel Simmons · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Is it wrong that I wanted to underline every single word in this book? Simmons brilliantly crystallizes contemporary girls' dilemma: the way old expectations and new imperatives collide; how a narrow, virtually unattainable vision of 'success' comes at the expense of self-worth and well-being....
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Parenting Through Puberty: Mood Swings, Acne, and Growing Pains

Suanne Kowal-Connelly · American Academy of Pediatrics
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

Puberty is tough - on kids and maybe even more so on parents! Parenting Through Puberty explains the physical and emotional changes families can expect to see in their child. Dr. Kowal-Connelly covers the nitty-gritty of children's changing bodies, and, critically, she addresses the emotional...
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Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies

Arthur Alcock Rambaut · For Dummies
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

Long-Term Care: Planning for Finance, Medical, and Living Expenses We're living exciting bonus years - decades that our parents and grandparents didn't have. But how to navigate this complex terrain? Questions abound around long-term care planning: Where to live? How to get the best medical...
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