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Baby Care Anywhere: A Quick Guide to Parenting On the Go

M.D. Benjamin D Spitalnick , · American Academy of Pediatrics; 1 edition

This portable pocket guide to baby basics fits in a diaper bag or stroller pocket, making it a great resource for on-the-go moms and dads. Written by two pediatricians, Baby Care Anywhere addresses 150 of the most frequent questions and concerns raised by new parents. Covers picking a pediatrician,...
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Bullying Solutions: Learn to Overcome from Real Case Studies

Robin D'Antona · Barron's Educational Series

It has been said that "knowledge is power." In instances of bullying, knowledge of how others dealt with the problem can be an empowering tool for someone in a similar situation. Bullying Solutions compiles more than 40 real-life examples of various types of bullying (including...
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Queen bees and wannabes : helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boys, and the new realities of girl world

Rosalind Wiseman · Harmony
Format:  Print book : English : 3rd EditionView all editions and formats

""My daughter used to be so wonderful. Now I can barely stand her and she won't tell me anything. How can I find out what's going on?" "There's a clique in my daughter's grade that's making her life miserable. She doesn't want to go to school...
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Help! I'm a Granny

Flic Everett · Michael O'Mara
Format: Hardcover

With an entertaining and informative tone, this guide is filled with handy advice and true stories from grandmas who have had to relearn those tricky parenting skills and acquire new ones for the digital age But Im too young to be a granny! After her children moved out of the family...
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Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce

Violet Woodhouse · NOLO
Pages: 522
Format: Paperback

Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible. When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes? Full...
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How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane: And Other Lessons in Parenting from a Highly Questionable Source

Johanna Stein · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Hardcover

Looking for the perfect book to help you survive childbirth and parenting with your sanity intact?Look elsewhere.For Johanna Stein (writer/comedian/forward/slash/abuser and occasionally neurotic/immature/way-too-candid mom), parenting is an extreme sport. Her stories from the trenches may not always...
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Listen to Your Mother: What She Said Then, What We're Saying Now

Ann Imig · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

Irreverent, thought-provoking, hilarious, and edgy: a collection of personal stories celebrating motherhood, featuring #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jenny Lawson and Jennifer Weiner, and many other notable writers.Listen to Your Mother is a fantastic awakening of why our mothers...
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Fanny Says

Nickole Brown · BOA Editions Ltd.

An unleashed love song to her late grandmother, Nickole Browns collection brings her brassy, bawdy, tough-as-new-rope grandmother to life. With hair teased to Jesus, mile-long false eyelashes, and a white Cadillac Eldorado with atomic-red leather seats, Fanny is not your typical granny...
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Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions

Frederick Hertz · NOLO
Pages: 279
Format: Paperback

The ultimate guide to the past, present, and future of same-sex relationship laws in the U.S. Same-sex relationships are treated differently under each state's laws, and more than a quarter of the U.S. population lives in a state with some form of legal recognition for same-sex couples....
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Project Fatherhood: A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America's Toughest Communities

Jorja Leap · Beacon Press
Pages: 241
Format: Print book

A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question "How can I be a good father when I've never had one?" In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling...
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