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Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture

Lisa Boucher · She Writes Press
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered if social drinking has unintended consequences to your health, family, relationships, or your profession? Have you ever thought that losing control of your drinking couldn't happen to you or someone you love? All the women you know are too smart. Too rich. Too kind....
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STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs and DON'Ts for Stepdads and Stepmoms

Randall Hicks · WordSlinger Press
Pages: 102
Format: Print book

A great step parenting and blended families resource for both the stepparent and the existing parent. Tired of reading a book that is hundreds of pages in length, then thinking they could have boiled down the "important parts" and saved you a lot of time? Here's a book that...
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When Kids Call the Shots: How to Seize Control from Your Darling Bully -- and Enjoy Being a Parent Again

Sean Grover · AMACOM/American Management Association
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Rebellious, entitled, disrespectful, many kids pummel their parents with demands, and boss them around with impunity. Experts might label them "difficult" and advise how to "fix" them. But parenting struggles rarely originate from just one side. Instead, they erupt at the volatile...
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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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Twinsight: How to Raise Confident, Emotionally Healthy Twins

Dara Lovitz · Familius
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

It s a fact: twins experience life differently than singleton children. They re compared to each other in everything from athletics to academics. They encounter unique social issues (what happens when one child is invited to a social outing while her twin is not?) . They can even...

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I'm OK! Building Resilience through Physical Play

Jarrod Green · Redleaf Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Children must learn to pick themselves up, brush themselves off, and bounce back. How do you allow for the physicality required to build resilience why you are tasked with children's safety? This guide provides the tools and strategies for creating a culture of resilience, including...
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Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years

KATIE NAFTZGER · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Adult adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger shares her personal and professional wisdom in this guide to help adoptive parents remain a calm parental influence in the midst of stormy and erratic teen behavior. This guide describes the essential skills you need to help your adopted...
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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...
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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

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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Mother Is a Verb: An Unconventional History

Sarah Knott · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to a work of history unlike any other.

Mothering is as old as human existence. But how has this most essential experience changed over time and cultures? What is the history of maternity -- the history of pregnancy, birth, the encounter with an infant? Can one capture the historical...

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My Partner, My Enemy: An Unflinching View of Domestic Violence and New Ways to Protect Victims

John Michael Leventhal · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 266
Format: Print book

The problem of domestic violence and partner abuse knows no bounds, can affect anyone, and when kept silent and in the dark can become deadly. Hon. John Leventhal presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic violence part in the nation, since it opened...
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The Baby Signing Book: Includes 450 ASL Signs for Babies and Toddlers

Sara Bingham · Robert Rose; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

This second edition 9780778804512 replaces the first edition 9780778801634 Now with 100 additional American Sign Language ASL symbols plus more case studies. The interest surrounding baby signing continues to increase as more and more parents embrace this special world of communication,...
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Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers

Miriam Beloglovsky · Redleaf Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful...

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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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Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More

Mallika Chopra · Running Press Kids
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

From the author of Just Breathe, Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, comes a full-color guide empowering kids ages 8-12 to problem solve, harness inner strength, and gain grit and emotional awareness.

Featuring full-color illustrations, Just Feel is an engaging and easy-to-read...
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