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Playful Learning Lab for Kids: Whole-Body Sensory Adventures to Enhance Focus, Engagement, and Curiosity

CLAIRE HEFFRON · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Flexibound

Playful Learning Lab for Kids is a hands-on activity book that offers games and activities that revolve around the senses and concepts in reading, math, art, and science. Recent research has shown that children learn and develop new skills more quickly when they engage in playful, whole...
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Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

Oren Jay Sofer · Shambhala
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Find your voice, speak your truth, listen deeply - a guide to more meaningful and mindful conversations.We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic - relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others...
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What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence

Michele Filgate · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Fifteen brilliant writers explore how what we don't talk about with our mothers affects us, for better or for worse. In the bestselling tradition of The Bitch in the House, What My Mother and I Don't Talk About is an anthology about the powerful and sometimes painful things that...
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Master the Catholic High School Entrance Exams 2020

Peterson's
Format: Paperback

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You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

Ken Robinson · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now,...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog: 101 Tales of Family, Friendship & Fun

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

You can't help but be changed when you have a dog. They teach us about devotion, loyalty, and the value of living in the moment. They show us how to appreciate every day, and somehow, in those deep eyes, we learn about ourselves as well, becoming better humans. Our canine companions...
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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

Emily Oster · Penguin Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies....
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The New Rules of Pregnancy: What to Eat, Do, Think About, and Let Go Of While Your Body Is Making a Baby

Adrienne L. Simone MD · Artisan
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Picture this: a calm, chill pregnancy book with the magical soothing powers of a yoga class. That's the approach of The New Rules of Pregnancy. Here the experts guide you, the modern pregnant woman, through all aspects of pregnant life in an easy-to-digest, compassionate, and motivating...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know

American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics · American Academy of Pediatrics
Pages: 350
Format: Paperback

This guide helps parents understand how ASDs are defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies. Topics include: symptoms and types of ASDs, accessing care, services in the community, and the role of complementary and alternative...
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Mutual Rescue: How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too

Carol Novello · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A moving and scientific look at the curative powers--both physical and mental--of rescuing a shelter animal, by the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley.MUTUAL RESCUE is the first book to profile the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional,...
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Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know

Jeanette Zaichkin · Amer Acad Of Pediatrics
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) . They often feel lost and powerless amidst this new world of medical vocabulary, technology, and numerous health care providers.Understanding the NICU will guide you through your NICU...
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Good job! : the 15 things a parent should never say and what to say instead

Jennifer Lehr · Workman
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak" - those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children. Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can...
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