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She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

Sheila Wray Gregoire - Baker Pub Group
Format: Paperback

This research-based, biblically informed book helps moms reject harmful teachings from the church about sexuality in order to raise strong, independent daughters who know who they are, use their voices, and confidently step into the lives God designed for them.
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Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety

Erica Komisar - Health Communications Inc
Format: Paperback

In these times of great stress for our kids, resilience is not a given. The epidemic of mental health disorders in adolescents has made parenting even more challenging, but parents can still have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of their child. This book offers parents the tools...
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"You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

Angela Tucker - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

An adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges these adoptees have as they navigate multiple cultures. "Your parents are so amazing for adopting you! You should be grateful that you were adopted.". Angela Tucker is a Black woman,...
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If I Get Lost: Stay Put, Remain Calm, and Ask for Help

Dagmar Geisler - Sky Pony
Format: Hardcover

A thoughtful book that explains to children what to do if they are ever separated from their parents in public. Lu is excited to go to the marketplace with Mama today. It's crowded, and she clings to Mama's red coat, but when she stoops for a second to pet the cutest little puppy,...
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The Last Ocean: What Dementia Teaches Us About Love

Nicci Gerrard - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

After a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author, recognized that it was not just...
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Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood

Allison Yarrow - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

This "definitive book about the trauma and tragedy of the American childbirth experience" (Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her) exposes the dangerous misogyny that permeates pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood.. Modern medicine should make pregnancy and childbirth...
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The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection

AINSLEY ARMENT - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

Cultivate a Wild and Free family culture in your home and build wonder and adventure into your children's daily routine with this essential guide from the founder of Wild Free, packed with practical suggestions and imaginative ideas.While every family has its own culture, Ainsley...
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Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond--and How Parents Can Help

Phyllis L. Fagell - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Paperback

A counselor and popular Washington Post contributor offers a new take on grades 6-8 as a distinct developmental phase--and the perfect time to set up kids to thrive.Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage...
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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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The Power of Presence: Be a Voice in Your Child's Ear Even When You're Not with Them

Joy Thomas Moore - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover

For single parents, working parents, and caregivers who worry about the time they spend away from their children, the mother of The Other Wes Moore shares strategies to raise happy, well adjusted kids.As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face...
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