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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age
Jo Ann Jenkins · Public Affairs
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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"At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya AngelouWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines - "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt... |
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Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Maryanne Bruni · Woodbine House
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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The popular book, Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome is now available in a completely revised third edition. The author, an occupational therapist and parent of an adult with Down syndrome, describes how the characteristics of Down syndrome can impact the acquisition and progression... |
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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
David McCullough Jr. · Ecco; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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David mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents, and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares... |
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Divorce After 50: Your Guide to the Unique Legal and Financial Challenges
Janice Green Attorney · Nolo, 2016.
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Divorce rates are soaring among seniors, but the legal and emotional challenges you face as an older adult are different from those that apply to younger divorcees. That's why you need Divorce After 50, the only guide around that addresses the challenges unique to your age group. Written... |
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How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
Jancee Dunn · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover
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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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Lyme Disease: Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It
Alan G. Barbour · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
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Once restricted to small forested areas in the northeast and north-central United States, Lyme disease is now a common infection in North America and Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 300,000 new cases occur each year in the United States. Misunderstandings... |
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The Children Money Can Buy: Stories from the Frontlines of Foster Care and Adoption
Anne Moody · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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The Children Money Can Buy covers decades of dramatic societal change in foster care and adoption, including the pendulum swings regarding open adoption and attitudes toward birth parents, the gradual acceptance of gay and lesbian adoption, the proliferation of unregulated adoption facilitators... |
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Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Shame, Bullying, and Violence
Jonathan Fast · Oxford University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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The first book to integrate shame research into a single overarching theory· Why are some kids magnets for bullying?· Why do gay teens commit suicide four times as frequently as "straight" teens? · Why do we have more men and women in prison than any other country in the world?·... |
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You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education
Ken Robinson · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now,... |
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It's OK to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids
Heather Shumaker · Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pages: 363
Format: Print book
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When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut.With her first book, It's OK Not to Share, Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her "renegade rules" for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It's Ok To Go Up the Slide,... |
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Wits Guts Grit: All-Natural Biohacks for Raising Smart, Resilient Kids
J Pincott · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by research on how natural, invisible forces shape our kids' health and minds What if memory and learning could improve after eating certain foods - such as blueberries - high in plant chemicals called flavonols? What if primal ways of moving the body strengthen kids' working... |
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