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Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn-- And Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

Play Is BackReassuring to parents and educators, Einstein Never Used Flash Cards shows why-- and how-- to step away from the cult of achievement and toward a more nurturing home life full of imaginative play and love of learning.Here's the message that stressed-out parents are craving...
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Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life

Lynn Kern Koegel PhD - Penguin Books; Revised edition
Format: Book

A fully revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to reducing symptoms of autism spectrum disorderSince Overcoming Autism was first published nearly a decade ago, many theories about autism have fallen by the wayside. But the interventions described in this book have been shown...
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Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong

Steven Petrow - Citadel
Format: Hardcover

Soon after his 50th birthday, Petrow began assembling a list of "things I won't do when I get old" - mostly a catalog of all the things he thought his then 70-something year old parents were doing wrong. That list, which included "You won't have to shout at me that...
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The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad: Your Essential Manual for Being an Awesome Full-Time Father

Shannon Carpenter - Penguin Life
Format: Paperback

The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad manual takes the best advice and wisdom from a dads' group, and puts it into a format to help new stay-at-home fathers. Characterized by actionable and direct advice to fathers, the book takes on parenting from a father's point of view and encourages...
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Hens for Friends

Sandy De Lisle - The Gryphon Press
Format: Hardcover

Hens are smart, savvy, and like to cuddle, as Aaron describes in this picture book about his relationship with his best friend, a Rhode Island Red hen he names Margaret.Award-winning artist Amelia Hansen's delightful illustrations and author Sandy De Lisle's charming text engage...
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Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime

Anjan Sundaram - ?Catapult
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning journalist Anjan Sundaram, hailed as "the Indian successor to Kapuscinski" (Basharat Peer) and praised for "remarkable" (Jon Stewart) , "excellent" (Fareed Zakaria) , and "courageous and heartfelt" (The Washington Post) work, must...
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Where Do I Start?

Kate Laine-Toner - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback

Recognising that your child is autistic is a pivotal moment for parents and carers. While it can lead to positives in terms of understanding behaviour and accessing support, the diagnostic process itself can be a huge source of anxiety, stress, guilt and worry.. But it's going to be ok - because...
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Stronger Than Infertility: The Essential Guide to Navigating Every Step of Your Journey

Heather Huhman - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

This indispensable, comprehensive, and accessible reference book to infertility provides people with the tools they need to be their own best advocates as they navigate fertility treatments and highs and lows of their infertility journey. Author Heather Huhman guides readers through every...
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Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood

Minna Dubin - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

A frank, feminist examination of the hidden crisis of rage facing American mothers - and how we can fix it Mothers aren't supposed to be angry. Still, Minna Dubin was an angry mom: exhausted by the grueling, thankless work of full-time parenting and feeling her career slip away, she would...
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