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Happily Ticked Off: A Tourette's Mom-Moir

Andrea R. Frazer - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Former Hollywood sitcom writer and funny girl Andrea R. Frazer thought she had it all: a hunky husband, two gorgeous kids, a house in the 'burbs . . . but when her son was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, a disorder that causes uncontrollable tics and twitches, her fantasy life imploded....
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Moving Out: A Family Guide to Residential Planning for Adults with Disabilities

Dafna Krouk-Gordon - Woodbine House
Format: Paperback

Finding the right residential situation for an adult child with an intellectual disability doesnt have to be overwhelming The authors share decades of experience counseling families on housing options to help parents prepare themselves and their children for a new living arrangement Discover...
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My Child Is Trans, Now What?: A Joy-Centered Approach to Support

Ben V. Greene - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A gentle and informative guide for parents of trans youthAs a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community, what Ben Greene hears most from parents and loved ones is the phrase "I'm sorry." They're sorry for using...
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Second Dad Summer

Klas, Benjamin - RED CHAIR PR


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Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape

Peggy Orenstein - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover

The author of the New York Times best seller Cinderella Ate My Daughter offers a clear-eyed picture of the new sexual landscape girls face in the postprincess stage - high school through college - and reveals how they are negotiating it. A generation gap has emerged between parents and their...
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Get A Life: His & Hers Survival Guide to IVF

Richard Mackney - Orion
Format: Paperback

Richard and Rosie started trying to conceive after five years of being together but, two and a half years and countless prenatal vitamins and ovulation kits later, there hadn't been even a phantom pregnancy. So began their adventure into IVF, via blood tests, sperm tests, injections...
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It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)

Dr. Karen Tang - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

An inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health -- including period problems, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal and urinary conditions, and overall wellbeing -- from leading expert and fierce advocate Dr. Karen Tang. Did you know that up to 90% of women...
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The Happiest Baby on the Block; Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

Harvey Karp - Bantam Books
Format: Print book

NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU HAVE TO STAND BY HELPLESSLY WHILE YOUR LITTLE BABY CRIES AND CRIES. THERE IS A WAY TO CALM MOST CRYING BABIES . . . USUALLY IN MINUTES! Thousands of parents, from regular moms and dads to Hollywood superstars, have come to baby expert Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his remarkable...
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Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College

Becky Munsterer Sabky - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

After spending years as an admissions director at Dartmouth, Becky Sabky had seen it all. The perfect grades, the perfect scores, and the perfect extracurriculars. Valedictorians were knocking at the gate, but Becky realized that in their quest for admission many of these students were...
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Gray Divorce: What We Lose and Gain from Mid-Life Splits

Jocelyn Elise Crowley - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover

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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