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The Newborn Sleep Book: A Simple, Proven Method for Training Your New Baby to Sleep Through the Night

Dr. Lewis Jassey - Perigee Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Developed and refined by two successful pediatricians, the "Jassey Way" boasts more than a 90% success rate of getting children to sleep through the night in their first 4 weeks of life. A safe and proven technique, the Jassey Way uses a feeding schedule that allows newborns (and...
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The Big Book of Symptoms: A-Z Guide to Your Child’s Health

Steven P. Shelov - American Academy of Pediatrics; 2 Pap/Chrt edition
Format: Book

From the most respected authority in pediatrics comes a must-have resource for all parents. Symptoms: What Every Parent Needs to Know. From time to time every parent has to evaluate their child's symptoms and determine what action to take. This book is designed to help you distinguish...
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The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting

Sally Donovan - Jessica Kingsley; 1 edition
Format: Print book

This is another book about adoptive parenting. Probably not the kind of parenting you hear about in training, or read about in text books, but the real stuff dynamic, messy, baffling adoptive parenting, rooted in domestic life. Adoptive parent Sally Donovan combines her knowledge of trauma...
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The Minimalist Mom: How to Simply Parent Your Baby

Rachel Jonat - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback

The Minimalist Mom isn't a manual for your first year with your new baby. It also isn't a long list of unnecessary things to buy. It's an intentional guide to living with less and enjoying your brand-new life with baby more. By learning how to clear the things you don't need--expensive...
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Untying Parent Anxiety

Lisa Sugarman - Familius
Format: Paperback

Raising the perfect child . . . it's our dream as parents. But the reality is: the perfect child doesn't exist. Yet parents everywhere are putting the full-court press on their kids to be perfect, fixating on raising them to be smarter, faster, more successful, and more popular...
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Breaking the Trance: A Practical Guide for Parenting the Screen-Dependent Child

George T Lynn - Central Recovery Pr
Format: Print book

Screen media use (accessing digital content on tablets, cell phones, etc.) is quickly replacing traditional family time, and there is an accepted reality that nothing can be done. With few resources available, many parents are driven to the challenge of looking for a new framework to make...
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Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture

Lisa Boucher - She Writes Press
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered if social drinking has unintended consequences to your health, family, relationships, or your profession? Have you ever thought that losing control of your drinking couldn't happen to you or someone you love? All the women you know are too smart. Too rich. Too kind....
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The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting: How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal with the Toughest Negotiators You Know--Your Kids

Paul Raeburn - Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Format: Print book

As every parent knows, kids are surprisingly clever negotiators. But how can we avoid those all-too-familiar wails, "That's not fair!" and "You can't make me!"? In The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting, the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn...
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Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More

Mallika Chopra - Running Press Kids
Format: Paperback

From the author of Just Breathe, Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, comes a full-color guide empowering kids ages 8-12 to problem solve, harness inner strength, and gain grit and emotional awareness.Featuring full-color illustrations, Just Feel is an engaging and easy-to-read...
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Redefining Aging: A Caregiver's Guide to Living Your Best Life

Ann Kaiser Stearns - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Paperback

Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved ones, despite the stress and fatigue of caregiving. Even an elderly spouse, parent, or other family member who is significantly impaired or increasingly...
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