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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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Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents

Nancy Keene - Childhood Cancer Guides; Third Edition, Third edition edition
Format: Print book

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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Take the High Road: Divorce with Compassion for Yourself and Your Family

Andy Heller - Dudley Court Press, LLC
Format: Paperback

Game-changing guide to divorce."Taking the high road" means learning to let some things go, fostering forgiveness when possible, and incorporating empathy into actions that affect your former life partner.- Andy Heller, author and divorced dadIf you find yourself in the stressful...
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Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It

Jennifer Breheny Wallace - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

The definitive book on the rise of "toxic achievement culture" overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back. In the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today's students face unprecedented pressure to succeed....
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Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

Devon Price
Format: Hardcover

A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism,giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society'snarrow understanding of neurodiversity.For every visibly Autistic person you meet, there are countless...
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Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence

Damon Korb
Format: Paperback(None)


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Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia,...
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Dad's Maybe Book

Tim O'Brien - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons."We are all writing our maybe books full of maybe tomorrows, and each maybe tomorrow brings another maybe tomorrow, and then...
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Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America

Sarah Menkedick - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking expos and diagnosis of the silent epidemic of fear afflicting mothers, and a candid, feminist deep dive into the culture, science, history, and psychology of contemporary motherhood. Fear among new mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis. In the months before...
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Advanced Parenting: Advice for Helping Kids Through Diagnoses, Differences, and Mental Health Challenges

Kelly Fradin - Balance
Format: Hardcover

"An invaluable resource for parents and caregivers," this important, empathetic guidebook offers practical steps for managing children's health (Emily Oster, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Cribsheet and Expecting Better) .. Any parent who has ever walked out of a concerning...
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