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Start Smart: Building Brain Power in the Early Years

Pam Schiller · Gryphon House; Revised Edition edition
Format: Print book

Did you know that emotions boost our memory? Or that small muscle exercises help the brain develop? Early experiences contribute to the structure of the brain and its capacities. The quality, quantity, and consistency of stimulation will determine, to a large extent, the number of brain...
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The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties

Mary Anne Richey · Prufrock Press
Format: Print book

Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child:...
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The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Quick Fixes, Clever Techniques, and Uncommon Cures to Get You Feeling Better Fast

The Editors of Prevention Magazine · Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Print book

When the original Doctors Book of Home Remedies published in 1990, it became the cornerstone of the oldest and arguably the most successful franchise in the history of Rodale Books. Twenty years, ten spinoffs, and millions of copies later, the Doctors Book remains as popular as ever. It’s...
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Wife Beater Shirt Optional: There Is No Dress Code for Domestic Violence

Laura Streyffeler · Balboa Pr
Pages: 133
Format: Hardcover

Wife Beater" shirts are a stereotype not a style. Not all perpetrators of domestic violence wear "Wife Beater" shirts and not all victims are weak, helpless or female...men can be victims too. Domestic abuse is not a problem confined to any specific socio-economic group,...
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Coming to Term: Uncovering the Truth About Miscarriage

Jon Cohen · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 276
Format: Print book

After his wife lost four pregnancies, Jon Cohen set out to gather the most comprehensive and accurate information on miscarriage - a topic shrouded in myth, hype, and uncertainty. The result of his mission is a uniquely revealing and inspirational book for every woman who has lost at least...
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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" into...
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The Everything Pregnancy Book: All you need to get you through the most important nine months of your life! (Everything Series)

Paula Ford-Martin · Adams Media; 4 edition
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

You just got that positive pregnancy test and suddenly you feel lost in a sea of questions, concerns, what-ifs, and what-nows? To navigate this new world of body changes, blood tests, mood swings, and baby gear, you need a helpful guide that's with you from the first positive test to the last...
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When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, Revised Edition: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy

Barbara Luke · Harper Paperbacks; Revised edition
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

A Clinically Proven Program for Women Pregnant with Multiples Completely Updated, with 50 Recipes for Optimal Birth Weight You're expecting more than one baby? Congratulations! In When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, Dr. Barbara Luke's practical, nutrition-based...
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White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America

Margaret A Hagerman · NYU Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

Riveting stories of how affluent, white children learn about race American kids are living in a world of ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial injustice, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding diversity and inclusion. In this heated context, sociologist...
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Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption

Scott Simon · Random House; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In this warm, funny, and wise new book, NPRs award-winning and beloved Scott Simon tells the story of how he and his wife found true love with two tiny strangers from the other side of the world. Its a book of unforgettable moments when Scott and Caroline get their first thumb-size pictures...
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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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