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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men

Margaret J Meeker · Ballantine Books
Pages: 341
Format: Hardcover

Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in the family: the one between mother and son. From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs...
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Teenagers 101: What a Top Teacher Wishes You Knew About Helping Your Kid Succeed

Rebecca Deurlein Ed.D. · AMACOM
Pages: 245
Format: Print book

As a parent, you want to see your teen succeed in school and in life--and you do your best to help. But how do you know what will make a difference? Maybe it's time to listen to a teacher. Day in and day out, teachers watch kids interact with peers, make decisions, deal with difficulty,...
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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To

Annabelle Gurwitch · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover

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Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex's Hollywood wife make you miserable

Mary Jo Eustace · Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Hock the platinum. Take down the vacation photos. Cancel the joint checking account.Theres no question . . . Divorce Sucks. And perhaps no one knows that better than author Mary Jo Eustace, whose ex-husband Dean McDermott married Tori Spelling a mere thirty days after their divorce was finalized....
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101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger's and Sensory Processing Disorders

Tara Delaney · McGraw-Hill
Pages: 227
Format: Paperback

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY One of the best ways for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders to learn is through play. Children improve their motor skills, language skills, and social skills by moving their bodies and interacting with their environment. Yet the biggest...
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The Parent App: Understanding Families in the Digital Age

Lynn Schofield Clark · Oxford University Press
Format: Print book

Ninety-five percent of American kids have Internet access by age 11; the average number of texts a teenager sends each month is well over 3,000. More families report that technology makes life with children more challenging, not less, as parents today struggle with questions previous generations...
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French Twist: An American Mom's Experiment in Parisian Parenting

Catherine Crawford · Ballantine Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Adventures in Franco-inspired American parenting—a winning mix of witty cross-cultural observation, hilariously blunt French wisdom, and one American mom’s journey to create her own hybrid parenting approach   “If there is no blood, don’t get up.” This...
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Teen Speak: A how-to guide for real talks with teens about sex, drugs and other risky behaviors

Jennifer Salerno · Jennifer Salerno
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

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The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life

Ana Homayoun · Perigee Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

New insights and practical solutions for overworked and stressed-out girls and their parents. In todays achievement culture, many girls seem to be doing remarkably well--excelling in honors and sports and attending top colleges in ever greater numbers--but beneath the surface, girls are stressed...
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I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places

Lisa Scottoline · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said...
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Teen World Confidential: Teen World Confidential

Kim T. Cook RN · BlogIntoBook.com
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback

Teen World Confidential offers parents and other caring adults tips and tools to inspire honest conversation about adolescent sexual health. Information is presented in fast-paced five minute reads that fit into your busy schedule. Killing time waiting in the car for your kids to finish...
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Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos: A Guide to Laughing, Learning and Growing Together Through Books

Susan Straub · Sourcebooks; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Its never too early—or too late—to start sharing books with your baby! Reading is one of the first activities you can enjoy with your child, and Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos gets you started by answering questions such as Which books will a newborn baby enjoy? What do you buy after...
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My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life

Gabrielle Reece · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

So you got the guy on the big white horse, and the beautiful little mermaids, and the picket fence, and your life isn t . . . perfect in every imaginable way? Youre not alone. In 1997, Gabrielle Reece married the man of her dreams—professional surfer Laird Hamilton—in a flawless Hawaiian...
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Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting

Pamela Druckerman · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Music CD

À la carte wisdom from the international bestseller Bringing up Bébé In BRINGING UP BÉBÉ, journalist and mother Pamela Druckerman investigated a society of good sleepers, gourmet eaters, and mostly calm parents. She set out to learn how the French achieve all this,...
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Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey

Deborah Shouse · Central Recovery Press, 2013.
Pages: 181
Format: Paperback

From the earliest indicators and faint forebodings to the eventual grim diagnosis, Deborah Shouse carries readers along on the difficult - and at times joyous - road she and her parents walked through the Land of Dementia - Alzheimer's disease.She shares the challenges she faced during...
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