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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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The Power of Presence: Be a Voice in Your Child's Ear Even When You're Not with Them

Joy Thomas Moore · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face a fatherless young black man was a huge bestseller, Joy is constantly asked: How did you do it? How can you be a good parent, have a career and stay healthy when you don't have a partner to pick up the slack?...
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy: 2nd Edition: Fully Revised and Updated

MYRA J WICK · Mayo Clinic
Pages: 520
Format: Paperback

An essential pregnancy resource for all parents-to-be.Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, second edition is an authoritative, yet practical reference manual from the pregnancy experts at the #1 ranked hospital in America. The newly updated book includes information on everything from...
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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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When Your Kid Is Hurting: Helping Your Child through the Tough Days

Kevin Leman · Revell
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Children today live in an unpredictable, disruptive, and often violent world. Many of them live in two different homes with different sets of expectations. They face bullying at school and online. They hear news of school shootings, and racially or religiously motivated violence. They may have...
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Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies

Arthur Alcock Rambaut · For Dummies
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

Long-Term Care: Planning for Finance, Medical, and Living Expenses We're living exciting bonus years - decades that our parents and grandparents didn't have. But how to navigate this complex terrain? Questions abound around long-term care planning: Where to live? How to get the best...
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Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life

Radha Agrawal · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 219
Format: Hardcover

It's the great paradox of the digital age, what Radha Agrawal calls "community confusion" - the internet connects us to hundreds, thousands, even millions of people, and yet we feel more isolated than ever, with 1 in 4 Americans saying they have zero friends to confide in. Where...
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When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating

Lauren Muhlheim PsyD · NEW HARBINGER PUB
Format: Paperback

If your teen has an eating disorder - such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating - you may feel helpless, worried, or uncertain about how you can best support them. That's why you need real, proven-effective strategies you can use right away. Whether used in conjunction with treatment...
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The Nanny Manual

ALYCE DESROSIERS · Chirp Publishing
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback

What's the secret to hiring the right nanny? The thought of leaving your child in the care of a stranger can seem daunting - but it doesn't have to be that way. With compassion and clarity, The Nanny Manual, takes parents on a journey of self-discovery through their heart, soul...
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Let's Play Yoga!: How to Grow Calm Like a Mountain, Strong Like a Warrior, and Joyful Like the Sun

MRCIA DE LUCA · The Experiment
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

A playful, exuberantly illustrated book that introduces yoga to kids ages 5 to 8 with simple postures and techniques to foster a calm mind and healthy body How can a magic tree, a cow with a fidgety son, or a wise lion teach kids about being kinder, calmer, and stronger? With yoga! In Let's...
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