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Domestic Abuse, Child Custody, and Visitation: Winning in Family Court

Toby G Kleinman - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

When domestic abuse and children are involved, divorce and custody can be the epitome of high-stakes conflict and frustration and all too frequently protective parents lose custody of their child to a named abuser. Domestic Abuse, Child Custody, and Visitation helps mental health professionals,...
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Brown White Black: An American Family at the Intersection of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion

Nishta J. Mehra - Picador
Format: Hardcover

Intimate and honest essays on motherhood, marriage, love, and acceptanceBrown, White, Black is a portrait of Nishta J. Mehra's family: her wife, who is white; her adopted son, who is black; and their experiences dealing with America's rigid ideas of race, gender, and sexuality. Her clear-eyed...
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Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy: The New Science for a Safe Birth and a Healthy Baby

Susan J. Fisher Ph.D - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Why the first eight weeks are the most important and how to optimize themWhich prenatal genetic tests are riskfree and which are a waste of moneyWhy miscarriages are common and the preventive steps future moms can takeWhen to be concerned about nauseaWhat pregnant women can learn from their...
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The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

Simone Davies - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

Turn your home into a Montessori home - and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent. It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two" into...
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We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children -- and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.. On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and several children at the bottom of a cliff...
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Create a Home of Learning: The Right Toys & Techniques for Your Developing Child

Jodi Dee - Jodi Dee Pub
Format: Paperback

Children learn while they play! Transform your home into a home of learning- using materials and concepts offered in our online masters class and training materials. This content has been developed and used by early childhood practitioners and educators for generations, now available to you with...
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Opening Minds: A Parents' Guide to Teaching for Thinking at Home

Selma Wassermann - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

With the 2020 closing of schools, libraries, playgrounds, etc children have been forced to spend a lot of time at home.This has left parents trying to juggle their own schedules to provide educational opportunities for them so that they will not fall too far "behind". This book...
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Boost Your Breast Milk: An All-in-One Guide for Nursing Mothers to Build a Healthy Milk Supply

Alicia C Simpson - The Experiment
Format: Paperback

I want to breastfeed my baby, but will I be able to? Every mom wants to produce enough nutritious milk for her tiny one - but many worry about low milk supply and other potential hurdles. In Boost Your Breast Milk, you'll find the most up-to-date practices that support a healthy...
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Baby Names 2017: This Year's Best Baby Names: State to State

Eleanor Turner - Crimson Publishing
Format: Print book

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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A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son

Black, Michael Ian - ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL

A poignant look at boyhood, in the form of a heartfelt letter from comedian Michael Ian Black to his teenage son before he leaves for college, and a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love. "I know, I know. I tell you I love you every...
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