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The Good Sleeper: The Essential Guide to Sleep for Your Baby--and You

Janet Krone Kennedy · Holt Paperbacks
Format: Print book

A refreshingly straightforward method for training infants to become great sleepers for life, inspired by clinical psychologist Janet Kennedys popular psychotherapy practice, NYC Sleep DoctorCry it out or co-sleep? Bassinet or swing? White noise machine or Bach? How many hours anyway? For something...
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A Dad's Guide to Babycare

Colin Cooper · Hamlyn
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Conceived both to teach men the best ways to care for their babies and to reflect their masculine approach to childcare, this book is a comprehensive guide on how to manage every aspect of caring for newborns to older toddlers. A further feature is that it offers help in illuminating...
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns: Amazing Sleep from Day One - For Baby and You

Elizabeth Pantley · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Elizabeth Pantley spins her baby magic She towers above her competitors by showing us what babies really need, and how best to give it to them. James J. McKenna, PhD, Director, Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory, University of Notre Dame You have a newborn, so sleep is impossible,...
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Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient: A Guide to Communication, Compassion, and Courage

Stan Goldberg · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 212
Format: Print book

At least once in your life someone will say to you, "I have cancer," and when she says the three words, you may struggle with a response. If a loved one or friend hasn't informed you of a cancer diagnosis, it's only a matter of time until they will. Every year fourteen...
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Raising Boy Readers

Michael Sullivan · Independent Pub Group
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Using stories and anecdotes to humanize the research presented, Raising Boy Readers conveys an understanding of the differences that are common among many boys and how these differences affect reading. It provides practical approaches to promote reading to boys, addressing physical differences,...
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The Second Decade: Raising Kids to be Happy, Self-Sufficient Adults through Work

Eugene M Helveston · Marli Bar Press
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback

Award-Winning Finalist in the "Parenting & Family" category of the 2016 Best Book Awards. Forget the gimmicks! To raise kids to become self-sufficient adults, they must work at a job outside of the family home. Dr. Eugene Helveston's common-sense advice is a welcome and refreshing...
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The Anti-Test Anxiety Society

Julia Cook · National Center for Youth Issues
Format: Print book

Bertha Billingsworth (BB for short) is basically a happy person until she has to take a test. To her, the word test stands for Terrible Every Single Time, because that's how she does on them, TERRIBLE! Whenever I see or hear the word test,The hair on the back of my neck stands up.My...
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The Wonder Weeks Milestone Guide: Your Baby's Development, Sleep and Crying explained

Frans Plooij · Kiddy World Promotions B
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Unique, research based and break-through science finally available to parents! Dr. Frans Plooij answers questions regarding babies' physical, mental, and emotional development, covering topics such as crying, sleeping, changing family dynamics, and many more. This complete Q&A book...
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Digital Kids: How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters

Martin L Kutscher · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

For many children and teens daily Internet use is the norm - but where should we draw the line when it comes to digital media usage? This handy book lays out the essential information needed to understand and prevent excessive Internet use that negatively impacts behaviour, education, family...
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Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits

Robin Berman · Harperwave
Pages: 253
Format: Hardcover

After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers....
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland

Dan Barry · Harper
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

With this Dickensian tale from America's heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice...
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

Susan Wise Bauer · W W Norton
Pages: 848
Format: Print book

Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education -- by doing it yourself.The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically...
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Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery

Robert Kolker · Harper Perennial; Reprint edition
Format: Book

A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of 2013Award-winning investigative reporter Robert Kolker delivers a humanizing account of the true-life search for a serial killer still at large on Long Island, and presents the first detailed look at the shadow world of online escorts, where making a living...
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The Conscious Parent's Guide to Coparenting: A Mindful Approach to Creating a Collaborative, Positive Parenting Plan

Jenna Flowers · Adams Media
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A positive, mindful plan for children and parents in transition! If you're facing the challenge of raising children in two homes, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to build a healthy coparenting relationship. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Coparenting, you'll...
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Screen-Smart Parenting: How to Find Balance and Benefit in Your Child's Use of Social Media, Apps, and Digital Devices

Jodi Gold MD · The Guilford Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

As a practicing child psychiatrist and mother of three, Jodi Gold has a unique understanding of both the mind-boggling benefits and the serious downsides of technology. Dr. Gold weaves together scientific knowledge and everyday practical advice to help you foster your child's healthy...
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