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Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer

Barbara Ehrenreich · Twelve
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better.A razor-sharp polemic which offers an entirely new understanding of our bodies, ourselves, and our place in the universe, NATURAL CAUSES describes how we over-prepare...
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Raising Cooperative Kids: Proven Practices for a Connected, Happy Family

Marion Forgatch · Conari Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

What's the recipe for a happy family? A spirit of cooperation. Instilling a spirit of cooperation in children is the real secret to providing the gift of a happy childhood, being a "good" parent, and building the family you've always wanted.In Raising Cooperative Kids,...
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Autism and Employment: Raising Your Child with Foundational Skills for The Future

Lisa Tew · Future Horizons
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

As a parent you want to ensure that your bright child with Autism Spectrum Disorder will have a bright future! And you are not alone. According to an Easter Seals survey, parents of children who have ASD were most worried about their children having independence in adulthood. Quality of life,...
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Homemade: 707 Products to Make Yourself to Save Money and the Earth

Editors of Reader's Digest · Reader's Digest
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Make your own pantry staples, cleaning products, pet food, health and beauty supplies, and hundreds of other household items - fast, fresh, and more naturally.Here are low-cost, all-natural replacement recipes for more than 700 name-brand products that you buy week in and week out at the supermarket,...
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Uncommon Voyage: Parenting Children With Special Needs - A Guidebook

Laura Shapiro Kramer · BookBaby
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback

Laura Shapiro Kramer has turned her experience raising a special-needs child (already detailed in her successful memoir) into a guidebook for other parents.The e-book and web site contain multiple resources and she is building a community of support through Facebook, Twitter, and at uncommonvoyage.com.
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Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds

CYNTHIA GABRIEL · HARVARD COMMON PR
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. In Natural Hospital Birth, doula Cynthia Gabriel...
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Baby-Led Weaning: The

TERESA PITMAN · Firefly Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Put down the spoon and forget the purées -- baby-led weaning is the easy, natural way for your baby to start solid foods. Around 6 months, most babies are developmentally ready to self-feed. The philosophy behind baby-led weaning is to offer your baby healthy finger foods and let her determine...
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As My Parents Age: Reflections on Life, Love, and Change

Cynthia Ruchti · Worthy Inspired
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Insights and encouragement for readers who are struggling with the changes in their relationships with aging parents. For most of us it is not the ifs but the whens: when I notice the first signs; when we mourn the role reversal; when my children need me too; or when I don't know how to pray....
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Prime-Time Parenting: The Two-Hour-a-Day Secret to Raising Great Kids

HEATHER MILLER · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

How parents can maximize quality time with their children during a two-hour window every day--with easy tips covering dinner to bedtime At a time when people feel pulled in many directions and bombarded by a constant flow of information, Prime Time-Parenting provides a realistic framework...
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Birds of a Feather

Tom Crice · DoveTale Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A Children's Story of Love, Loss, and What Came Next. Birds of a Feather is a tender, whimsical story of loss and recovery for young children. A young boy's happy world is interrupted when his grandfather passes away. Suddenly life is filled with big questions and difficult emotions....
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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World

DEBORAH REBER · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect, support, or embrace who they really are - these are what Deborah Reber is calling the "differently wired" kids, the one in five children with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger's, giftedness, anxiety, sensory processing...
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The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding

Kimberly Seals Allers · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

Pediatricians say you should but it's okay if you don't. The hospital says, "Breast is best," but sends you home with formula "just in case." Your sister-in-law says, "Of course you should!" Your mother says, "I didn't, and you turned out just fine."...
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Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas-to-Be

NANCY AMANDA REDD · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Redd's visual guide to pregnancy and all the bizarre, hilarious, and often unanticipated changes a woman's body can go through.WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS COULD HAPPEN?! -- This is not the thought you want to be having when you're frantically...
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Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse Is Making Our Kids Dumber

JOE CLEMENT · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, "Is this what is best for students?" is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles...
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Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want

Alexandra H. Solomon PhD · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

"A godsend to anyone searching for, but struggling to find, true love in their lives." - Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion Real love starts with you. In order to attract a life partner and build a healthy intimate relationship, you must first become a good partner...
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