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This Is Ridiculous This Is Amazing: Parenthood in 71 Lists

Jason Good · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Jason Good delivers a laugh-out-loud reminder that everything is easier and more fun when approached with a sense of humor--especially parenting. Each list captures a perfect or perfectly terrible aspect of parenthood while wholeheartedly embracing every moment You Deserve a Break offers...
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Dinner Solved!: 100 Ingenious Recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You!

Katie Workman · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Katie Workman is a gifted cook, a best friend in the kitchen, and a brilliant problem solver. Her Mom 100 Cookbook was named one of the Five Best Weeknight Cookbooks of the past 25 years by Cooking Light and earned praise from chefs like Ina Garten ("I love the recipes!") and Bobby...
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Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 8th Edition

Glade B Curtis · Da Capo
Pages: 608
Format: Print book

In print for twenty-five years, Your Pregnancy Week by Week has sold millions of copies worldwide as an established go-to resource. The book's trademark week-by-week formula helps expectant parents easily and effortlessly compare the details of their pregnancy with the same weekly schedule...
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Finding Quality Early Childcare: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents about What Matters Most

Sarah Vanover · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 122
Format: Print book

Finding Quality Early Childcare is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching...
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Baby and Toddler Basics: Expert Answers to Parents' Top 150 Questions

TANYA ALTMANN · American Academy of Pediatrics
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback

Parents of children from birth to age three will find answers to their most-frequently asked questions about child health and wellness in this easy-to-understand volume. Tanya Altmann, MD, FAAP, practicing pediatrician and frequent contributor to NBC's "Today" show, helps parents...
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The Keys to the Jail

Keetje Kuipers · BOA Editions Ltd.
Format: Paperback

The Keys to the Jail asks the question of who is to blame for all we’ve lost, calling us to reexamine the harsh words of failed love, the aging of a once-beautiful body, even our own voracious desires. Keetje Kuipers is a poet of daring leaps and unflinching observations, whose richly...
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How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain

Thomas Lickona · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Can you teach your child to be kind? This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided.We all want our kids to be kind. But recognizing that abstractly is not the same as knowing what to do when your son tunes you out or you catch your daughter...
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The Straight Talk on Parenting: A No-Nonsense Approach on How to Grow a Grown-Up

Vicki Hoefle · Bibliomotion
Format: Print book

Parents these days are under a great deal of pressure to be "perfect." From psychologists to social scientists, journalists to weekend bloggers, everyone has an opinion about the do's and don'ts for raising healthy, well-adjusted - and let's not forget, polite - children...
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How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

Jancee Dunn · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover

A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing, real-world advice. How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids tackles the last taboo subject of parenthood: the startling, white-hot fury that new (and not-so-new) mothers...
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Rebuilding Workbook: When Your Relationship Ends

Bruce Fisher · Impact
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Bruce Fisher's "Rebuilding" books and workshops have influenced hundreds of thousands of divorced persons worldwide. Built around ten carefully designed "lesson plans," the workbook offers a self-help or group work plan for systematic progress through the most important...
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Teenagers & Toddlers Are Trying to Kill Me!: Based on a true story

Susan Konig · Willow Street Press LLC
Format: Print book

Susan Konig explores the funny side of motherhood while raising a toddler, two teenagers and one more somewhere in between. From the terrible twos to puberty pangs, the kids will be fine -- but can the parents survive? The third hilarious book in Konigs motherhood trilogy Teenagers and Toddlers...
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Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities

LAWRENCE M SIEGEL · NOLO
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

How to advocate for your child's education. According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2.4 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with learning disabilities - and these children have unique educational needs. While federal law entitles each of these children to an "appropriate"...
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Party Style: Kids' Parties from Baby to Sweet 16

Gemma Touchstone · Front Table Books
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

Make memories your children will treasure forever. As the creator of ILovePartyStyle.com and editor-in-chief of Party Style magazine, Gemma Touchstone knows how to make children's celebrations memorable. And with her help, you'll want to find any excuse to party! Packed with easy...
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Sensory Processing 101

Dayna Abraham · Lla Media LLC
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

NEVER STRUGGLE TO EXPLAIN "SENSORY" AGAINWhether you are a parent, educator, caregiver, or therapist, this easy-to-read guide is your starting point to gain a better understanding of sensory processing and the body's sensory systems. You may have heard of Sensory Processing...
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Adoption at the Movies: A Year of Adoption-Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking

Addison Cooper · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback

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