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The 2013 Baby Names Almanac

Emily Larson · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

The Hottest Baby Names Trends, Lists and Forecast An instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2013 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with information and trends, plus thousands of names to browse. Here's a sneak peak at the ideas,...
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Daddy, Stop Talking!: And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting

Adam Carolla · Dey Street Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The comedian, actor, television host, podcast king, and New York Times bestselling author of President Me, Not Taco Bell Material, and In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks now lays down the law on the plight of the modern parent.Parents, do you often think that if your kids had to grow...
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Count Girls In: Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity

Karen Panetta · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

There is a place for all girls and young women - not just the science fair winners and robotics club members - in STEM classes and careers To succeed in science and tech fields today, girls don't have to change who they are. A girl who combines her natural talents, interests, and dreams...
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Show Me Your Mad Face: Teaching Children to Feel Angry Without Losing Control

Connie J. · Boys Town Press
Format: Book

Children get angry for many different reasons. Young children may throw tantrums when they are tired, frustrated, or unhappy. Teens may use anger to either get what they want or get out of doing something they don t like, such as homework or chores. Exhausted or frightened by frequent outbursts,...
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Creating Moments of Joy along the Alzheimer's Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded

Jolene Brackey · Purdue University Press
Pages: 281
Format: Paperback

The beloved best seller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy. When people have short-term memory loss, their lives are made...
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Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13–18 Year Olds

Thomas W Phelan PhD · Parentmagic, Inc.; Third Edition, Third edition edition
Format: Paperback

A step-by-step approach to handling teenagers, this guide helps parents end hassles and improve their relationship with their adolescent. Parents learn how to communicate with teenagers, how to manage teenage risk-taking, how to let go in certain situations, and when to seek professional...
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Raising a Self-Reliant Child: A Back-to-Basics Parenting Plan from Birth to Age 6

Dr. Alanna Levine · Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

With this practical guide parents can end daily power struggles with their preschoolers toddlers and infants and create more time for the family to spend on things that matter by encouraging early childhood independence skills Wersquove all heard the news about helicopter parents and boomerang...
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Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2019

BOB SEHLINGER · Unofficial Guides
Pages: 832
Format: Paperback

THE trusted source of information for a successful Walt Disney World vacation

Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney...

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Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves

Robin O'Bryant · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback

If you don't have anything nice to say about motherhood, then ... read this book. Robin O'Bryant offers a no holds barred look at the day to day life of being a mother to three, running a household and the everyday monotony of parenting. It's not always pretty but it's...
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The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Gayatri Devi · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who's been specializing...
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EXIT 8 - How Battered Women STAY OUT: 16 Domestic Violence Survivors Reveal Struggles and Solutions for a New Life FREE of Abuse

Mary Walker Owens · Great Sky Publishing
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

EXIT 8 provides a much needed look at real life AFTER leaving an abusive relationship. The author, a survivor herself, interviewed 16 women who had escaped or gotten away - and more importantly, STAYED AWAY from batterers, never to be beaten or emotionally abused again. How did they...
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Watch My Baby Grow

DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Lots of books tell you about child development and a baby's first year, but Watch My Baby Grow shows you everything that happens in the first year of life in step-by-step pictures with detailed explanations. Every milestone of baby development, from gurgles to coos to first words, is documented...
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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process

SHERYL GONZALEZ-ZIEGLER · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect...

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Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It

Joseph Matthews · NOLO
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Finding the right long-term care often means making difficult decisions during difficult times. Whether you're planning for the future or need to make a quick decision, Long-Term Care helps you understand nursing home costs, the alternatives to nursing facilities, and how to find the best...
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