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Scattered Seeds: In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation
Jacqueline Mroz - Seal Press
Format: Paperback
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As typical as donor-conceived children have become, with at least a million such children in the US alone, their experiences are still unusual in many ways. In Scattered Seeds, journalist and writer Jacqueline Mroz looks at the growth of sperm donation and assisted reproduction and how it affects... |
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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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The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Lawrence M. Siegel - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Create an IEP with this start-to-finish guide for caring parentsYour special needs child needs a special education, and as a parent, you face a number of obstacles as you work with your school district to develop an Individual Education Plan IEP. Lots of steps, complicated paperwork, and intimidating... |
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Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents
Nancy Keene - Childhood Cancer Guides; Third Edition, Third edition edition
Format: Print book
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Millions of parents take their child to the hospital each year for stitches, outpatient surgery, or longer stays for serious illnesses. Your Child in the Hospital A Practical Guide for Parents is packed with sensible tips and home-grown wisdom that will make any visit to the hospital easier.... |
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Creative, Successful, Dyslexic: 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories
Margaret Rooke - Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
Format: eBook
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23 very well-known people from the arts, sport, and business worlds talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, how they were able to overcome the challenges and use the special strengths of dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. Darcey Bussell CBE, Eddie Izzard, Sir Richard... |
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The Emotional Journey of the Alzheimer's Family
Robert B. Santulli MD - Dartmouth; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health crisis. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 5.4 million victims of this disease; by 2050, there will be close to 15 million people who suffer from this debilitating disorder of memory, thinking, personality,... |
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The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties
Mary Anne Richey - Prufrock Press
Format: Print book
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Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child:... |
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Finding Quality Early Childcare: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents about What Matters Most
Sarah Vanover - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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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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Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters
Erica Komisar - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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In this important and conversation-starting book, veteran psychoanalyst Erica Komisar offers a provocative and compelling premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life--especially during the first three years--means that her child has a greater chance of growing... |
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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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Positive Parenting 101: A Handbook for Parents Undergoing Divorce
James A Baker - Bayou Pub
Format: Paperback
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A step-by-step resource guide written at basic high school reading level for divorcing parents, POSITIVE PARENTING 101 helps moms and dads anticipate the needs of their children during the trauma of divorce. This book, along with its companion online course, fulfills the parent education... |
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The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe - Vintage; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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An Entertainment Weekly and BookPage Best Book of the YearDuring her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book... |
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Refeathering the Empty Nest: Life After the Children Leave
Wendy Aronsson - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Book
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Many parents have demonstrated a desire to parent skillfully and artfully. They read the latest child development and parenting books, configure their schedules to accommodate the social and educational lives of their children, and focus like lasers on their childrens’ well-being.... |
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Situation Momedy: A Very Special Episode in Toddlerdom
Jenna Von Oy - Medallion Press
Format: Paperback
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While preparing to give birth to her first daughter, actress Jenna von Oy, known for her roles as Six on Blossom and Stevie on The Parkers, looked for a book, a best-friend's guide to motherhood. But what she found were clinical guides to pregnancy and beyond. She addressed that with... |
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Long-term care : how to plan and pay for it
J L Matthews - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Get the best care, in the right place, at the right price To find the right kind of long-term care, you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during emotionally tough times. Long-Term Care helps you and your family understand the range of available... |
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Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
LAWRENCE M SIEGEL - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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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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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age
Jo Ann Jenkins - Public Affairs
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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Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting from Paris to New York
Florence Mars - Clarkson Potter
Format: Print book
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A humorous, illustrated look at French and American parenting styles that is also equal parts love letter to two of the greatest cities in the world: Paris and New York. Where French parents rely heavily on the word "No" and dictate what their children wear, American moms and dads... |
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50 Dangerous Things
Gever Tulley - NAL Trade; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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An activity book about danger, safety, and the incredible world around us. In a time when children are too often coddled, 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) reminds readers that climbing trees is good for the soul, and that a pocket knife is not a weapon. Full of exciting... |
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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To
Annabelle Gurwitch - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along... |
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Teach Your Baby to Sign: An Illustrated Guide to Simple Sign Language for Babies
MONICA BEYER - Crestline Books
Format: Spiral-bound
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You can hear--your baby can hear--so what's the deal? Every parent knows how frustrated babies become when they can't make themselves clear to their families. But now, before they can talk, they can tell you what they mean with signs!Signing has taken the parenting world by storm.... |
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I Want My Epidural Back: Adventures in Mediocre Parenting
Karen Alpert - William Morrow & Company
Format: Print book
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Now that I'm a mom, I know the most painful part isn't getting something giant through your hooha. It's having a real live child.If you are the kind of mom who shapes your kiddo's organic quinoa into reproductions of the Mona Lisa, do not read this book. If you stayed up past midnight to create... |
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I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool
LISA SCOTTOLINE - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives." -- Delia Ephron, bestselling author The bestselling and "perennially hilarious" mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from their real lives, guaranteed to make... |
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Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out
Kelly Rowland - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Hardcover
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When global pop star Kelly Rowland became a mom for the first time, giving birth to her son Titan, she felt the most incredible love she had ever experienced. But after spending nine months so focused on the baby growing inside her, she was caught completely off guard by how much... |
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The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively
Gary D Chapman - Northfield Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Over 600,000 copies sold! Socially, mentally, and spiritually, teenagers face a variety of pressures and stresses each day. Despite these pressures, it is still parents who can influence teens the most, and The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers equips parents to make the most... |
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Man vs. Child: One Dad's Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting
Doug Moe - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover
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Moms have hundreds of parenting advice books willing to tackle the more cringe-inducing questions of parenthood. But what about books for the other half of the equation: the dads? Man vs. Child is a funny, fresh take on the parenting guide, written from the dad's perspective. Author... |
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Complete IEP Guide, The: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Lawrence M Siegel - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Put the law on your child's side Federal law guarantees every child a free, appropriate education, and the goal of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to assure that every child with special needs receives what the law promises. But if you have a special ed child, you know... |
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon - Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the National Book Award-winning author of the "brave ... deeply humane ... open-minded, critically informed, and poetic" (The New York Times) The Noonday Demon, comes a book about the consequences of extreme personal and cultural differences between parents... |
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns: Amazing Sleep from Day One - For Baby and You
Elizabeth Pantley - Mcgraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book
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Elizabeth Pantley spins her baby magic She towers above her competitors by showing us what babies really need, and how best to give it to them. James J. McKenna, PhD, Director, Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory, University of Notre Dame You have a newborn, so sleep is impossible,... |
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Are the Keys in the Freezer?: An Advocate's Guide for Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Patricia Woodell - Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Are the Keys in the Freezer? is an artful blend of practical advice and the compelling story of a family's search for the right care for their mother with dementia. This well-researched book is a must-read for families in the US looking for resources and ideas about care facilities,... |
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Winning the Math Homework Challenge: Insights for Parents to See Math Differently
Catheryne Draper - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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If you've ever been stumped by your child's math homework, this is the book for you. Winning the Math Homework Challenge shares students' reasoning, thinking, and even misunderstandings about mathematics to provide you with the opportunity to see math through their eyes, including... |
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Understanding Autism: The essential guide for parents
Katrina Williams - Exisle Publishing
Format: Print book
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This is the essential reference for parents and carers of children with autism. Written by two leading experts in the field, it covers everything from the causes of autism to how it manifests at the various ages and stages of a child's life, as well as diet and nutrition, the importance... |
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Baby Names 2016: This Year's Best Baby Names: State to State
Eleanor Turner - Crimson Publishing; 5 edition
Format: Print book
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Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier or more enjoyable with Baby Names 2016. Whether you are looking for a traditional name or something more adventurous, Baby Names 2016 will help solve your baby-naming dilemmas. Inside you'll find over 8,000 of this year's favourite... |
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
Susan Wise Bauer - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education -- by doing it yourself.The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically... |
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Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children
Sandra Swenson - Hazelden Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Mothers of addicted and alcoholic children share a deep connection - one that is rarely understood by anyone who hasn't experienced a similar path. Sharing our perspectives helps us all grow stronger, together. "We all need to take a closer look at the things we've avoided... |
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How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way, 2nd Edition
TIM SELDIN - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Paperback
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"A practical parenting program to help build a calm and happy home life with your child, from birth through age six. This guide is based on Montessori school methods and packed with creative activities to help children discover more about their world as well as foster independence,... |
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Blended: Writers on the Stepfamily Experience
Samantha Waltz - Seal Press
Format: Paperback
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95 million adults have a step relationship, according to a 2011 report. That's 95 million unexpected experiences; 95 million unique perspectives; 95 million laughs, 95 million tears, and 95 million new families.Blended explores stepfamilies from the inside out through the perspectives... |
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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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The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding
Joan Younger Meek - Bantam
Format: Paperback
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THE BREASTFEEDING BOOK YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS Why is breastfeeding the optimal choice? What happens when my maternity leave is over? What's the safest way to store pumped milk? The American Academy of Pediatrics answers these questions and many more in this invaluable resource to help... |
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Overcoming Distractions: Thriving with Adult ADD/ADHD
David A Greenwood - Sterling
Format: Print book
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We know that Attention Deficit Disorder makes it tough for children to focus in school. But what happens when those kids grow up? How can they make the transition to a successful professional life? And how can newly diagnosed adults meet the challenges of the workplace? David Greenwood,... |
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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
Tom Fields-Meyer - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Essential reading for any parent, teacher, therapist, or caregiver of a person with autism a groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the worlds leading experts, who portrays autism not as a tragic disability, but as a unique way of being human. Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist... |
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Infant Massage
Vimala Schneider McClure - Bantam
Format: Paperback
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Master the techniques of infant massage and incorporate this joyful and wonderful healing art into your baby's life with this revised and updated edition.For generations, mothers around the world have known that the soft touch of their hands soothes, calms, and communicates their love... |
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The Keys to the Jail
Keetje Kuipers - BOA Editions Ltd.
Format: Paperback
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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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Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Barbara Klipper - Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Paperback
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Those who understand the unique sensitivities of young people with autism spectrum disorder, now the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, know that ordinary library programming guides are not up to the task of effectively serving these library users. Klipper... |
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The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
Erika Christakis - Viking, 2016.
Format: Print book
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"Teach your children well. It's easier to sing than do. Erika Christakis wants to foment a revolution in early childhood education, and with this deeply insightful, scientifically grounded, and utterly original book, she may just get her way." - Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling... |
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CO-SLEEPING
SUSAN D STEWART - ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Format: Hardcover
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Co-sleeping - parents and children sharing a bed - can be a fraught topic for parents. Some experts recommend parents never bring children into bed with them, while other experts extol the benefits of parents and children sharing a sleep space. Given the importance of sleep to our well-being,... |
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Baby Care Basics
Jeremy Friedman - Robert Rose Inc., 2015.
Format: Print book
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Despite all the planning in the world, nothing can really prepare a soon-to-be new parent for that big step after the baby is born. All that well-intentioned information and counsel offered by family and friends is just not enough and likely confusing when the stressful days arrive. Written... |
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Special Needs Trusts: Protect Your Child's Financial Future
Kevin Urbatsch Attorney - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Special Needs Trusts shows you how to leave any amount of money to your disabled loved one -- without jeopardizing government benefits. It provides plain-English information and forms you need to create a special needs trust. Funds in a special needs trust can make a big difference in quality... |
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The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line 2017
Len Testa - Unofficial Guides
Format: Print book
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The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line is a no-nonsense, consumer-oriented guide to Disney's cruise vacations. This detailed guide points out the best of Disney's ships and itineraries, including a couple of stellar restaurants, top-notch children's activities, and Castaway... |
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Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Ross W Greene - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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In Raising Human Beings, the renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence. Parents have an important... |
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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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The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2017
Seth Kubersky - Unofficial Guides
Format: Print book
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Compiled and written by a former Universal Orlando employee, and based upon decades of research from a team whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando by Seth Kubersky is packed with detailed,... |
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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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One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One
Lauren Sandler - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A humorous, tough-minded, and honest case for being and having an only child . Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one. After investigating what only children are really like and whether stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and modernity,... |
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Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
CYNTHIA GABRIEL - HARVARD COMMON PR
Format: Print book
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These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. In Natural Hospital Birth, doula Cynthia Gabriel... |
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