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Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed
LAURIE KILMARTIN - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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An honest, irreverent, laugh-out-loud guide to coping with death and dying from Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom Laurie Kilmartin.Death is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes the best way to cope is through humor. No one knows... |
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Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers
Miriam Beloglovsky - Redleaf Press
Format: Print book
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Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography... |
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Mama Natural's Week to Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Genevieve Grace - North Star Way
Format: Paperback
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With more than 1.3 million video views each month and over fifty-two million total views on her YouTube channel, Howland's (a.k.a. Mama Natural) funny but informational videos have empowered millions of women to embrace natural pregnancy and parenting. Now Howland is turning to the page,... |
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How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
Jancee Dunn - Little, Brown and Company
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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I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places
Lisa Scottoline - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said... |
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Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
Katherine Stoner Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Get essential information on how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. This book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using divorce mediation, or an increasingly popular approach called collaborative divorce. Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: how mediation... |
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The Toddler Brain: Nurture the Skills Today that Will Shape Your Child's Tomorrow
Laura Jana - Da Capo
Format: Print book
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What if, despite the best of intentions, we are raising our children to succeed in a world that no longer exists? The Toddler Brain helps parents recognize the connection that exists between their own parenting behaviors and their child's ability to acquire valuable twenty-first-century... |
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No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls
Katie Hurley - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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In this Queen Bees and Wannabes for the elementary and middle school set, child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley shows parents of young girls how to nip mean girl behavior in the bud.Once upon a time, mean girls primarily existed in high school, while elementary school-aged... |
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Eat, Play, Sleep: The Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Three Months
Luiza DeSouza - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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From a caretaker of newborns who's had years of hands-on experience with celebrity clients, comes this practical and reassuring guide to the first three months with your new baby.Are you a new or soon-to-be new mother? Are you caught between self-doubt and conflicting parenting advice... |
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Raising Independent Self-confident Kids: Nine Essential Skills to Teach Your Child or Teen
Wendy Moss - American Psychological Association
Format: Paperback
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Parenting is a delicate dance. One of the hardest parts of parenting is knowing when to let your child struggle, in order to learn and grow, and when to intervene. In this book, child development experts Wendy L. Moss, PhD, and Donald A. Moses, MD, examine the key skills parents need to help... |
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Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality
Laura A. Jana - American Academy of Pediatrics; Third Edition edition
Format: Print book
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The new edition of this bestselling guide to newborn care has been fully revised and updated. Written by two pediatricians and focusing on the first few months of an infant's life, Heading Home With Your Newborn, 3rd Edition, includes new information on breastfeeding and the involvement... |
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The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting
Shefali Tsabary - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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FINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Parents . . . you will be wowed and awed by [Dr. Shefali]." - Oprah WinfreyAs seen on Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday, a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their... |
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
Dan Barry - Harper
Format: Print book
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With this Dickensian tale from America's heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice... |
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Single Girl Problems: Why Being Single Isn't a Problem to Be Solved
Andrea Bain - Dundurn
Format: Paperback
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"If one more person tells me about their third cousin twice removed who met the love of their life online, I'm going to take out my weave and eat it." Being single sucks! Well, that's what everyone says, anyway. In pretty much every culture, single women over the age of twenty-nine... |
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Where the Wild Moms Are
Katie Blackburn - Faber And Faber
Format: Print book
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In this hilarious, touching homage to Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, a worn-out mom finds herself floating across time and space to the place where the Wild Moms are. Dazzled by her party tricks, they crown her Queen of the Wild Moms and try to entice her to join their... |
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Well Played: The Ultimate Guide to Awakening Your Family's Playful Spirit
Meredith L Sinclair - William Morrow
Format: Print book
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From Today Show contributor, Meredith Sinclair, comes this ultimate resource for awakening your playful spirit, jumpstarting your relationships, and upping your happiness quotient. In our age of digital addiction, many of us have lost our ability to be spontaneous. More parents are complaining... |
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7 Caregiver Landmines and How You Can Avoid Them
Hoge Raad (Strafkamer) - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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A caregiver's journey often contains beliefs and behaviors that act like emotional landmines, and can cause serious damage. Avoiding these landmines, while finding a path to safety, requires caregivers to hear from someone with experience they can trust. Author/radio host, Peter Rosenberger,... |
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Good job! : the 15 things a parent should never say and what to say instead
Jennifer Lehr - Workman
Format: Print book
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A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak" - those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children. Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can... |
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Your End of Life Matters: How to Talk with Family and Friends
Anne F Ziff - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Talking about End of Life Matters is offered at a time when people are starting to talk more about end-of-life matters. Based on the author's own experiences and those of others she's worked with, the book conveys the value of talking about last wishes long before the end is imminent.... |
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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
Margaret J Meeker - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in the family: the one between mother and son. From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs... |
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Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
ANGELA GARBES - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover
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What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the science and culture of pregnancy and early motherhood that debunks myths and dated assumptions, offering guidance and camaraderie to women navigating one of the biggest and most profound changes... |
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Baby Play for Every Day
Clare Halsey - DK
Format: Hardcover
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New parents take heart - you can boost your baby's development, bond with your newborn and infant, and get back into shape after pregnancy through play! Baby Play for Every Day highlights a simple baby play activity for every day of the year, so you can combine bonding and baby development... |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book
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A completely revised and updated edition of America's pregnancy bible, the longest-running New York Times bestseller ever. With 18.5 million copies in print, What to Expect When You're Expecting is read by 93% of women who read a pregnancy book and was named one of the "Most... |
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Ask: Building Consent Culture
KITTY STRYKER - Thorntree Press
Format: Paperback
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Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture - and one that is more... |
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Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas
TOM PAPA - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"I have been a close friend of Tom Papa for 17 years. His lack of ability to perceive even the most basic principles of human functioning have made him an invaluable asset to me as a friend and colleague. Because he sees nothing, knows nothing and understands nothing, I always seek... |
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Baby Names 2015: This year's best baby names: state to state
Eleanor Turner - Crimson Publishing; 4 edition
Format: Book
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Fully up-to-date for 2015, this guide is packed with advice and information from celebrity baby names and trends to tips on choosing a name and dealing with family expectations. In its 4th edition Baby Names 2015 now has over 8,000 baby names inside, alongside meaning and origin, so parents-to-be... |
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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process
SHERYL GONZALEZ-ZIEGLER - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect... |
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Have a Nice Guilt Trip
Lisa Scottoline - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This four book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron.... |
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Necessary Conversations: Between Families and Their Aging Parents
Gerald Kaufman - Good Books
Format: Print book
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In this timely book, long-time family counselors, Gerald and Marlene Kaufman, urge aging people, their adult children, family members, and other caretakers to talk directly with each other about the decisions that lie ahead as they age. "Do it before a crisis hits," say the Kaufmans.... |
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I See Life Through Ros-Colored Glasses
LISA SCOTTOLINE - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In I See Life Through Ros Colored-Glasses, the bestselling mother/daughter pair is back with another hilarious and heartfelt collection of essays about the possibilities and pitfalls of everyday life. Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella's delightful essays are sure to strike... |
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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
DEBORAH REBER - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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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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Raising Girls: How to Help Your Daughter Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Strong
Steve Biddulph - Random House Inc
Format: Paperback
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A practical guidebook and passionate call-to-arms for parents of girls that empowers them to raise confident, well-rounded daughters in an exploitative world, from the author of the international bestseller Raising Boys.Raising a happy, healthy, well-adjusted daughter from babyhood to womanhood... |
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The Science of Parenting, 2nd Edition
Margot Sunderland - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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Backed by the most up-to-date scientific research, The Science of Parenting, 2nd Edition provides evidence-based parenting advice about how you should care for your child, with practical strategies from birth to 12 years of age. Child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland has more than... |
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Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It
Joseph Matthews Attorney - NOLO; Tenth edition
Format: Paperback
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Finding the right long-term care often means making difficult decisions during difficult times. Whether you're planning for the future or need to make a quick decision, Long-Term Care helps you understand the alternatives to nursing facilities and shows you how to find the best care... |
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Adopting: Real Life Stories
Ann Morris - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback
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"Who makes adoption a success? We do: the kids and parents in the new family as we change shape to accommodate each other."With more than 70 real life stories, revealing moments of vulnerability and moments of joy, this book provides an authentic insight into adoption. These stories... |
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Gray Divorce: What We Lose and Gain from Mid-Life Splits
Jocelyn Elise Crowley - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover
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After 20, 30, or even 40 years of marriage, countless vacations, raising well-adjusted children, and sharing property and finances, what could go wrong? Gray Divorce is a provocative look at the rising rate of marital splits after the age of 50. Renowned author and researcher Jocelyn... |
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Idiot's Guides: Surviving Divorce, Fourth Edition
Pamela Weintraub - ALPHA; 4 edition
Format: Paperback
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Divorce is a complicated, if not messy, process that requires expert information. Beginning with cautionary advice and enabling the reader to be sure divorce is the right answer, the founders of Divorce Central, an online service for the divorced and divorcing, provide all of the answers.... |
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Baby Names 2017: This Year's Best Baby Names: State to State
Eleanor Turner - Crimson Publishing
Format: Print book
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Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier or more enjoyable than with Baby Names 2017. Whether you are looking for a traditional name or something more adventurous, Baby Names 2017 will help solve your baby-naming dilemmas.Did you know that the name Elizabeth is the most popular... |
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Baby Signing Essentials: Easy Sign Language for Every Age and Stage
Nancy Cadjan - Sourcebooks
Format: Print book
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Start "talking" with your baby today and discover what they're really trying to tell youWith the gift of sign language, you can communicate with your child as early as four to six months, reduce tantrums, build verbal language skills, and create a stronger bond than ever!... |
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My Child Is Sick!: Expert Advice for Managing Common Illnesses and Injuries
Barton D Schmitt - Amer Acad Of Pediatrics
Format: Print book
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Know when to call your doctor - and when it's safe to treat your child at home! Caring for your sick child can be a daunting experience. You want to ensure the best for him or her, but you also know that every illness doesn't require a trip to the doctor's office or emergency... |
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Banish Boredom: Activities to Do with Kids That Youll Actually Enjoy
Rebecca Green - Gryphon House Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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Banish Boredom helps parents find activities that they enjoy, while their children learn and have fun. Based on her popular blog, Not-So-SAHM, Rebecca Green takes readers on an inspiring journey using beautiful color photos that she took of her children doing activities she describes in the book.... |
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Financial Care for Your Aging Parent
Lise Andreana - Self-Counsel Press, Inc.; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Is your parent taken care of financially?Caring for your aging parent can feel overwhelming, and having to assume control of your parents finances in order to ensure bills are paid and he or she has enough to live on can be more than anyone wants to take on. However, children of aging parents... |
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Giving Birth with Confidence: 3rd Edition
Judith Lothian - Meadowbrook
Format: Paperback
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For a Safe and Healthy Birth ... Your Way! Giving Birth with Confidence will help take the mystery out of having a baby and help you better understand how your body works during pregnancy and childbirth, giving you the confidence to make decisions that best ensure the safety and health... |
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The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting
Ilana Wiles - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book
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Ilana Wiles is not a good mother. She's not a bad mother either. Like most of us, she's normal. From the creator of the wildly popular blog Mommy Shorts comes Ilana Wiles's first humor book on remarkably average parenting. If you want solid advice about raising kids, this book... |
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Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide
Rebecca Eanes - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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"This is a must-read for every family that yearns to create peace and harmony."--Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious ParentTired of yelling and nagging? True family connection is possible--and this essential guide shows us how.Popular... |
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The Stuff of Family Life: How Our Homes Reflect Our Lives
Michelle Yvonne Janning - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Does putting your smartphone on a restaurant table during a date impact your relationship? How does where you place your TV in your home impact your family? The Stuff of Family Life takes readers inside the changing world of families through a unique examination of their stuff. From online... |
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Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells us About Raising Successful Children
Roberta M Golinkoff - American Psychological Association
Format: Print book
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In just a few years, today's children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that "content is king,"... |
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Dad's Guide to Baby's First Year For Dummies
Consumer Dummies. - John Wiley
Format: Print book
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Dad's Guide to Baby's First Year is a comprehensive and practical guide to For Dummies dad hood, with advice on topics ranging from conception to looking after your baby, connecting with your little one and helping your child develop and grow. Know what to expect during pregnancy... |
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Waking up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting
Howard J. Bennett - American Academy of Pediatrics
Format: Paperback
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A positive, interactive plan for overcoming bedwetting, geared to parents of kids ages 6-13. Author Dr. Howard Bennett is both a pediatrician and a parent, and he encourages parents to read the book together with their children and develop a plan that includes behavior management techniques,... |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce
Emily Doskow Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce provides clear answers that can help make divorce simpler and reduce its financial and emotional cost. Readers will even learn how to complete the divorce with minimal help from an attorney. With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential Guide... |
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Handbook of Activities for the Elderly
Denise Calhoun - Tate Publishing
Format: Book
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Hands-on, fun, and stimulating, Handbook of Activities for the Elderly provides step-by-step directions for quick and easy activities to build effective communication skills. An educator for over thirty years, Denise Calhoun became interested in the similarities between young children... |
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Newborn 101: Secrets from Expert Nurses on Preparing and Caring for Your Baby at Home
Carole Kramer Arsenault - The Experiment
Format: Paperback
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National Parenting Publications Gold Award WinnerEver wish you could have a baby nurse at home to answer your most urgent questions around the clock? Now you can!Carole Kramer Arsenault has spent the last two decades helping parents through pregnancy, labor, and all of their new responsibilities... |
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What to Believe When You're Expecting: A New Look at Old Wives' Tales in Pregnancy
Jonathan Schaffir - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy - not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of these pieces of advice (on topics that range from inducing labor to telling the baby's gender to improving... |
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The Littlest Learners: Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten
DAWN R ROGINSKI - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The Littlest Learners connects the most recent research on emergent literacy, the skills necessary to become a reader and concrete activities that parents and caregivers can do to maximize their child's reading readiness. The book is divided into 5 activities:1) talking with young... |
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Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave
Alice Gregory - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Book
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Sleep is vital to the way we learn, remember and forget, to how we feel about family and partners, our wellbeing, and our mental and physical health. It is essential for life itself.
In Nodding Off, renowned sleep researcher Alice Gregory explores every aspect of sleep,... |
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Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
David Flink - William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition
Format: Print book
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An innovative, comprehensive guide - the first of its kind - to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children, offering tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates.In Thinking Differently,... |
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Sulky, Rowdy, Rude?: Why kids really act out and what to do about it
Bo Hejlskov Elvén - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Print book
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Children can go through difficult phases - this is a natural part of growing up. Conflicts and arguments are nothing exceptional, but rather a part of everyday family life. The authors of this practical and imaginative book show how parents can create consistent and effective structures,... |
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Mothers of the Military: Support and Politics during Wartime
Wendy M Christensen - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Mothers of the Military examines the distinctive kinds of support required during an increasingly privatized war, specifically material, moral and healthcare support. Mothers are a particularly key part of the current support system for service members, and Wendy Christensen follows the mothers... |
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Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 8th Edition
Glade B Curtis - Da Capo
Format: Print book
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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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