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I Want My Epidural Back: Adventures in Mediocre Parenting
Karen Alpert · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Now that I'm a mom, I know the most painful part isn't getting something giant through your hooha. It's having a real live child.If you are the kind of mom who shapes your kiddo's organic quinoa into reproductions of the Mona Lisa, do not read this book. If you stayed up past midnight to create... |
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Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old
John Leland · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the popular New York Times series, life-changing wisdom from an unexpected source: America's oldest oldIn 2015, the award-winning New York Times journalist John Leland set out to meet some of the city's oldest inhabitants for a series on America's fastest-growing age group: those... |
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The Good Mother Myth: Redefining Motherhood to Fit Reality
Avital Norman Nathman · Seal Press
Format: Paperback
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In an era of mommy blogs, Pinterest, and Facebook, The Good Mother Myth dismantles the social media-fed notion of what it means to be a "good mother." This collection of essays takes a realistic look at motherhood and provides a platform for real voices and raw stories, each adding... |
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Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy Steps to Success in School and Life
Nancy Newman · Tribeca View Press, LLC
Format: Book
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When neuroscientists cracked the mystery of reading in the 1980s, they pinpointed the simple steps parents can take to help all children become skilled, avid readers. Yet this information still hasn't spread from the research community to the general public, leaving a huge gap between... |
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Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One
Jennifer L. FitzPatrick · Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pages: 344
Format: Print book
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Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you're facing the daunting reality that you're about to become a caregiver--whether you planned for it or not--Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need. Jennifer... |
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Helping Foster Children In School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers
John DeGarmo · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior... |
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Small Talk: How to Develop Your Child's Language Skills from Birth to Age Four
Nicola Lathey · The Experiment
Pages: 326
Format: Print book
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Give your child the gift of conversation with Small Talk!You are your child's most valuable resource when it comes to learning to talk. In Small Talk, speech and language therapist Nicola Lathey and parenting journalist Tracey Blake demystify the six stages of language learning, from... |
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Moving Out: A Family Guide to Residential Planning for Adults with Disabilities
Dafna Krouk-Gordon · Woodbine House
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
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Finding the right residential situation for an adult child with an intellectual disability doesnt have to be overwhelming The authors share decades of experience counseling families on housing options to help parents prepare themselves and their children for a new living arrangement Discover... |
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What Shoes Will You Wear?
Julia Cook · National Center For Youth Issues
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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You're never too young to dream about your future! Myrtle and Erytle are twins who don't look alike or act the same, but they do share one common love...SHOES! Their father uses their love of shoes to encourage the young twins to start thinking about future careers early. "Just... |
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Our Black Sons Matter: Mothers Talk about Fears, Sorrows, and Hopes
George Yancy professor of philosophy Emory University · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Our Black Sons Matter is a powerful collection of original essays, letters, and poems that addresses both the deep joys and the very real challenges of raising black boys today. From Trayvon Martin to Tamir Rice, the list of young black men who have suffered racial violence continues to grow.... |
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