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Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces

Valerie I. Harrison
Format: Paperback(1)

For decades, Katie D&;Angelo and Valerie Harrison engaged in conversations about race and racism. However, when Katie and her husband, who are white, adopted Gabriel, a biracial child, Katie&;s conversations with Val, who is black, were no longer theoretical and academic. The stakes...
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Talking to Children About Divorce: A Parent's Guide to Healthy Communication at Each Stage of Divorce

Jean McBride - Althea Press
Format: Print book

Marriage and family therapist Jean McBride has helped over 20,000 families navigate divorce. Now she shares her expertise with an in-depth guide to discussing divorce with your kids so you can support your child's adjustment throughout the entire divorce process. In Talking to Children...
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Southern Lady Code: Essays

Helen Ellis - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

"I loved it." - Ann Patchett The bestselling author of American Housewife ("Dark, deadpan and truly inventive." --The New York Times Book Review) is back with a fiercely...
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (The Essential Edition)

Susan Wise Bauer - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: The Essential Edition

The classic handbook on home schooling updated for a new generation of parents and students.Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education?by doing it yourselfThe...
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The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice Is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence

Meg Stone - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

A violence prevention expert helps targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction around what keeps us safe and support social change. Personal safety shouldn't mean living in fear, nor should it come at the expense of political progress.. Questionable advice to avoid violence,...
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Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood

CHELSEA CONABOY - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, Mother Brainexplodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent.Before journalist Chelsea Conaboy gave birth, she anticipated...
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Between the Bliss and Me

Lizzy Mason - Soho Teen
Format: Hardcover

When eighteen-year-old Sydney Holman announces that she has decided to attend NYU, her overprotective mom is devastated. Her decision means she will be living in the Big City instead of commuting to nearby Rutgers like her mom had hoped. It also means she'll be close to off-limits but dreamy...
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Mom Genes: Inside The New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct

Abigail Tucker
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knows how babies are made, but scientists are only just beginning to understand the making of a mother. Mom Genes reveals the hard science behind our tenderest maternal impulses, tackling questions such as whether a new mom's brain ever really bounces back, why mothers are destined...
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Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting

Jennifer Traig - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parentingWhy do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly socially acceptable...
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Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays

Helen Ellis - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

When Helen Ellis and her lifelong friends arrive for a reunion on the Redneck Riviera they unpack more than their suitcases: stories of husbands and kids, lost parents and lost jobs powdered onion dip and photographs you have to hold by the edges; dirty jokes and sunscreen with SPF higher...
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