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Breaking the Code: Two Teens Reveal The Secrets To Better Parent-Child Communication

Lara Fox · NAL Trade
Format: Paperback

Most parents know that what a teen says isn't always what he or she means. But few understand that what a parent says and what a teen hears are also two very different things. Here, two sixteen-year-olds present typical dialogues between parents and teens-and then translate them. Now parents...
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Greening Death: Reclaiming Burial Practices and Restoring Our Tie to the Earth

SUZANNE KELLY · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

We once disposed of our dead in earth-friendly ways - no chemicals, biodegradable containers, dust to dust. But over the last 150 years death care has become a toxic, polluting, and alienating industry in the United States.Today, people are slowly waking up to the possibility of more sustainable...
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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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YOU: Raising Your Child: The Owner's Manual from First Breath to First Grad

Varios · SIMON & SCHUSTER INC

There's little doubt that parenting can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying experiences you'll ever have. But it can be plenty tough, too: Around the clock, you're working to keep your little one healthy, teach her the difference between right and wrong, and make sure none of her little...
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60,001+ Best Baby Names

Diane Stafford · Sourcebooks; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

60,001+ Names 222 Lists Your Trusted Resource 60,001 Best Baby Names is the essential resource you need to find the perfect name for your baby. This invaluable book includes not only Hollywood's latest picks (think Monroe and Bear) and modern trends in baby naming, but also thousands...
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Parenting Your Powerful Child: Bringing an End to the Everyday Battles

Dr. Kevin Leman · Revell
Format: Hardcover

Powerful kids don't just happen. They're created. Whether loud and temperamental, quiet and sensitive, or stubborn and manipulative, powerful children can make living with them a challenge. But it doesn't have to be that way. All children need to face the realities of life,...
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The ABA Consumer Guide to Adopting a Child: Everything You Need to Know for a Successful Adoption

Robert A. Kasky · American Bar Association
Pages: 107
Format: Print book

Adopting a child is an extraordinarily important decision. In this authoritative guide, adoption experts Robert and Jeffrey Kasky provide all the information needed to navigate the adoption process and to successfully adopt a child. The book discusses the various types of adoptions; alerts...
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The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Girls: All you need to help your daughter develop confidence, achieve self-esteem, and improve communication

Erika V. Shearin Karres · Adams Media; 2 edition
Format: Print book

Raising a girl in today's world is more complicated than ever. How do you help your daughter navigate through her world of school cliques, confusing media messages, and pressures to be a "good girl"? Newly revised and updated, this guide gives you smart and comprehensive advice...
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Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

Tom Sturges · Ballantine Books; 1 edition
Format: Book

How do you raise amazing children? How do you teach them to be kind and honest, insightful and inquisitive, athletic and curious, loving and thoughtful? How do you give your child the courage to be a good sport, a good sibling, a good friend, a good person? When Tom Sturges became a father,...
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