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The Eldest Daughter Effect: How Firstborn Women--like Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, JK Rowling and Beyonc--Harness their Strengths

Lisette Shuitemaker - Findhorn Pr
Format: Print book

"What do Angela Merkel, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, JK Rowling and Beyonc have in common" was the headline in the English newspaper The Observer in 2014. "Other than riding high in Forbes list of the world's most powerful...
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CREATING COMPASSIONATE KIDS : 50 essential conversations to have with young children

SHAUNA TOMINEY - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Learning easy ways to talk with children about difficult topics.Young children look to the adults in their lives for everything. Sometimes we're prepared for their questions and sometimes we're not.All child development research is clear about the importance of language and conversation...
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Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

Robert Levine - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiringIn Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished...
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The Wild Truth

Carine McCandless - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller"The Wild Truth is an important book on two fronts: It sets the record straight about a story that has touched thousands of readers, and it opens up a conversation about hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety."-NPR.orgThe...
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Quichotte: A Novel

Salman Rushdie - Random House
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An epic Don Quixote for the modern age, "a brilliant, funny, world-encompassing wonder" (Time) from internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE * "Lovely, unsentimental, heart-affirming . . . a remembrance...
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Critter Litter: See What Critters Leave Behind!

Stan Tekiela - Adventure Pubns
Format: Print book

Critter Litter: See what critters leave behind! is a Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient Kids will be crazy about critters after this engaging introduction to wildlife! Award-winning author, naturalist and photographer Stan Tekiela shares fun facts about 12 animals and the "litter"...
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An Appetite for Life: Stress-free Strategies for Feeding Your Child from the Start-From Voracious Eaters to Fussy Eaters, and Every Child in Between

Clare Llewellyn Ph.D
Format: Paperback


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Dharma Parenting

Robert Keith Wallace - TarcherPerigee
Format: Print book

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The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai

Elizabeth Flock - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

Winner of the Silver Nautilus Award for Journalism & Investigative Reporting"Elizabeth Flock takes us on an intimate cruise on the shifting sea of the heart, in the best book set in Bombay that I've read in years. Flock's total access to her characters, and her highly sympathetic...
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Outsmarting Autism

Patricia Lemer - Word Association Publishers
Format: Print book

Whether you are new to the world of autism, are familiar with treatment options, or are a veteran who has been there, done that, this book is for you! Discoveries about possible etiologies and promising therapies are emerging so quickly that you are sure to learn something new. Outsmarting...
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North Carolina Day Trips by Theme

Marla Hardee Milling - Adventure Publications
Format: Paperback

Your All-in-One Guide to North Carolina's Best Outings! If you've ever asked, "What should we do today?" then you've never seen North Carolina Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Tar Heel State is jam-packed with hundreds of North Carolina's top spots...
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Understanding the NICU: What Parents of Preemies and other Hospitalized Newborns Need to Know

Jeanette Zaichkin - Amer Acad Of Pediatrics
Format: Print book

Most parents do not expect to begin life with their new baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) . They often feel lost and powerless amidst this new world of medical vocabulary, technology, and numerous health care providers.Understanding the NICU will guide you through...
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Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way to Separate

Gabrielle Hartley - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

Marital strife and divorce can be your chance to profoundly transform yourself, your mindset and your relationship with a more harmonious and steady vision. While many of us may be better together, some of us can actually become better apart.What if you emerged from your divorce stronger...
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Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches

Hillary Frank - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

Unconventional--yet effective--parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest TimeSome of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank ever received did not come from parenting experts, but from friends and podcast listeners who acted...
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

Adrienne Brodeur - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity. On a hot August night on Cape Cod when Adrienne was fourteen, her mother, Malabar, woke her at midnight with five simple words that would set the course of both...
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Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence

Damon Korb
Format: Book

Guidance that can boost your child's organization and lower your frustration. It includes specific activities for your child's age and developmental level to improve executive function.

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ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know

American Academy of Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics
Format: Paperback

Fully updated with the latest AAP recommendations, this award-winning guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them manage this condition. Topics include: evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions, behavior therapy, ADHD and academics, the role of medication,...
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World Class: One Mothers Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children

Teru Clavel - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

"An upbeat chronicle of [Clavels] childrens school experiences in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo ... [offering] advice about vetting schools and enriching childrens education." - Kirkus Reviews "An intriguing volume on the differences in global education." - Library...
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