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The Trembling Answers
Craig Morgan Teicher - BOA Editions Ltd. Format: Print book
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At once an extension of and a departure from his previous explorations of family and art, Craig Morgan Teicher's The Trembling Answers delves boldly into the tangled realms of fatherhood, marriage, and poetry. Dealing with the day-to-day of family life - including the alert anxiety... |
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Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
Lawrence M. Siegel - NOLO; Sixth Edition edition Format: Paperback
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Create an individualized education plan (IEP) and secure the education your child deserves!Children with learning disabilities have different needs than other kids in special education -- let Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities help you work with your child's school to make... |
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On the Other Side of Chaos: Understanding the Addiction of a Loved One
Ellen Van Vechten JD - Central Recovery Press Format: Paperback
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A lawyer turned counselor examines the chaos many families endure when addiction disrupts their lives. Based in part on her own family's journey, Van Vechten explains the science of addiction, the theory of treatment, and the Twelve-Step model of recovery, providing sensible information... |
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Southern Lady Code: Essays
Helen Ellis - Doubleday Format: Hardcover
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"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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Baby Names 2015: This year's best baby names: state to state
Eleanor Turner - Crimson Publishing; 4 edition Format: Book
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Fully up-to-date for 2015, this guide is packed with advice and information from celebrity baby names and trends to tips on choosing a name and dealing with family expectations. In its 4th edition Baby Names 2015 now has over 8,000 baby names inside, alongside meaning and origin, so parents-to-be... |
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TheDadLab: 50 Awesome Science Projects for Parents and Kids
Sergei Urban - TarcherPerigee Format: Paperback
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The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad.With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their... |
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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To
Annabelle Gurwitch - Blue Rider Press Format: Hardcover
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A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along... |
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Good job! : the 15 things a parent should never say and what to say instead
Jennifer Lehr - Workman Format: Print book
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A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak" - those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children. Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can... |
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Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
DEBORAH REBER - Workman Publishing Company Format: Hardcover
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Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect, support, or embrace who they really are - these are what Deborah Reber is calling the "differently wired" kids, the one in five children with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger's, giftedness, anxiety, sensory processing... |
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Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It
Joseph Matthews Attorney - NOLO; Tenth edition Format: Paperback
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Finding the right long-term care often means making difficult decisions during difficult times. Whether you're planning for the future or need to make a quick decision, Long-Term Care helps you understand the alternatives to nursing facilities and shows you how to find the best care... |
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The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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A renowned biologist's cutting-edge and unconventional examination of human reproduction and embryo research Scientists have long struggled to make pregnancy easier, safer, and more successful. In The Dance of Life, developmental and stem-cell biologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz... |
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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process
SHERYL GONZALEZ-ZIEGLER - Dey Street Books Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect... |
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Allergy-Free Kids: The Science-Based Approach to Preventing Food Allergies
Robin Nixon Pompa - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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Based on recent groundbreaking studies that will change the way parents feed their children, Allergy-Free Kids is a revolutionary guide to preventing food allergies.When her infant daughter was diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies, Robin Nixon Pompa found Dr. Gideon Lack, a clinical... |
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Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter
Lan Cao - Viking Format: Hardcover
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A dual first-person memoir by the acclaimed Vietnamese-American novelist and her thoroughly American teenage daughterAfter more than forty years in the United States, Lan Cao still feels tentative about her place in her adoptive country, one which she came to as a thirteen-year old refugee.... |
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The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Lawrence M. Siegel - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition Format: Paperback
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Create an IEP with this start-to-finish guide for caring parentsYour special needs child needs a special education, and as a parent, you face a number of obstacles as you work with your school district to develop an Individual Education Plan IEP. Lots of steps, complicated paperwork, and intimidating... |
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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
Margaret J Meeker - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in the family: the one between mother and son. From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs... |
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The Brink of Being: Talking About Miscarriage
Julia Bueno - Penguin Books Format: Paperback
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"Wise and compassionate . . . a profound game-changer of a book." --Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of YouThough approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, it remains a rarely talked about, under-researched, and largely misunderstood area of women's... |
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Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits
Robin Berman - Harperwave Format: Hardcover
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After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers.... |
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Quicken Willmaker & Trust 2020: Book & Software Kit
Editors of Nolo - NOLO Format: Paperback
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Quicken Willmaker & Trust 2020 is the easiest way to create your estate plan, whether you're just getting started or you want to update your previous arrangements. This powerful software guides you through the process from beginning to end, giving you the practical and legal... |
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Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands: How to Teach Young Kids About Finance
Liz Frazier - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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Beyond Piggy Banks is written for you: the loving, responsible and overworked parents of young children. It takes the stress and mystery out of finance, and focuses on the basic fundamentals elementary children should understand so they can make smart decisions as they grow. This usable,... |
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Temple Grandin: Voice for the Voiceless
Annette Wood - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Print book
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Since Temple Grandin's life story was told in the 15 x Emmy-nominated film Temple Grandin, and since her heartwarming speech at the award ceremony, she has become one of the world's most well-known members of its community.In this fascinating biography, Annette Wood delves deep into... |
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Baby Play for Every Day
Clare Halsey - DK Format: Hardcover
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New parents take heart - you can boost your baby's development, bond with your newborn and infant, and get back into shape after pregnancy through play! Baby Play for Every Day highlights a simple baby play activity for every day of the year, so you can combine bonding and baby development... |
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Tantrums!: Managing Meltdowns in Public and Private
Thomas W. Phelan - Parentmagic, Inc. Format: Book
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A straightforward approach to managing tantrums. Noting that of all the behavioral problems parents face from their children, temper tantrums may be the most upsetting, this handbook arms confused and frustrated parents with simple, easy-to-follow directions on how to best manage the problem... |
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Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More
Mallika Chopra - Running Press Kids Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom
Kerry McDonald - Chicago Review Press Format: Paperback
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Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating... |
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To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
Molly Millwood PhD - Harper Wave Format: Hardcover
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A clinical psychologist's exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life. But what she did not expect... |
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Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons
Cara Natterson - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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When boys enter puberty, they tend to get quiet - or at least quieter than before - and parents often misread their signals. Here's how to navigate their retreat and steer them through this confusing passage, by the bestselling author of The Care and Keeping of You series and Guy Stuff:... |
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Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child
James Breakwell - BenBella Books Format: Paperback
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This isn't a book about overachieving at parenting. This isn't even a book about achieving exactly the right amount. This is a book about doing as little as possible without quite ruining your child. Overachieving parents want you to believe the harder you work, the better your kid will... |
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A Tall History of Sugar
Curdella Forbes - Akashic Books Format: Hardcover
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"In her immersive modern fairy tale, Forbes unspools an unlikely love story as well as a haunting, hypnotic piece of postcolonial Jamaican history...Arrienne's recount moves in hopscotch fashion, but it's driven forward by her enchanting voice, to which Forbes brings an electric lyricism.... |
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Family Fit Plan: A 30-Day Wellness Transformation
Natalie Digate Muth - American Academy of Pediatrics Format: Paperback
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This dynamic plan will help the whole family kick-start their health and wellness and set the stage for long-term, lasting improvements in nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress, and screen use habits. Dr. Natalie Digate Muth walks families through this thirty-day transformation that establishes... |
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The 2014 Baby Names Almanac
Emily Larson - Sourcebooks Format: Paperback
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The Hottest Baby Name Trends, Lists, and Forecasts An instant snapshot of how the world today is shaping the name you may choose for your child tomorrow, The 2014 Baby Names Almanac is jam-packed with information and trends, plus thousands of names to browse. Heres a sneak peak at the ideas,... |
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What the Fun?!: 427 Simple Ways to Have Fantastic Family Fun
Donna Bozzo - Plume Format: Print book
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Where is the fun in your family's life Have you sunk so deep in the day-to-day crunch of life, you've forgotten how to make things fun What The Fun! answers every parent's question, What can I do to make my family happy Creating more fun in your days will make you a joy to be around... |
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Rewiring Education: How Technology Can Unlock Every Student's Potential
John Couch - BenBella Books Format: Hardcover
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What if we could unlock the potential in every child? As it turns out, we can.Apple's iconic co-founder Steve Jobs had a powerful vision for education, employing technology to make an enormous positive effect on the lives of millions of students. The man Jobs tapped to realize this vision... |
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The Inward Empire: Mapping the Wilds of Mortality and Fatherhood
CHRISTIAN DONLAN - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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In the vein of The Noonday Demon and When Breath Becomes Air, a father's gorgeous account of navigating his own neurological decline while watching in wonder as his young daughter's brain activity blossoms, a stunning examination of neurology, loss, and the meaning of life.Soon... |
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You and I, as Mothers: A Raw and Honest Guide to Motherhood
Laura Prepon - Abrams Image Format: Hardcover
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Actress, director, and New York Times bestselling author Laura Prepon's raw and honest guide to navigating motherhood. When Laura Prepon first became a mother, she barely recognized herself. As someone who always loved being prepared, Prepon felt raw, full of stress, and blindsided.... |
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When Kids Ask Hard Questions: Faith-Filled Responses for Tough Topics
Bromleigh McCleneghan - Chalice Press Format: Paperback
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The world is a confusing and painful place for children (and adults) . How do you respond faithfully to your kids big questions? Learn to craft faithful conversations and be better prepared to talk about the tough stuff with your kids. More than 30 essays from a diverse group of young... |
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How To Raise A Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men
Michael C. Reichert - TarcherPerigee Format: Hardcover
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At a time when many boys are in crisis, a much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate menOver the past two decades there has been an explosion of new studies that have expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In How to Raise a Boy, psychologist... |
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Two Homes, One Childhood : A Parenting Plan to Last a Lifetime.
Robert E Emery - Avery Format: Print book
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A paradigm-shifting model of parenting children in two homes from an internationally recognized expert. A researcher, therapist, and mediator, Robert Emery, Ph.D., details a new approach to sharing custody with children in two homes. Huge numbers of children are affected by separation,... |
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Pause and Reset: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Problems with Gaming
Nancy M. Petry - Oxford University Press Format: Paperback
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Over 90% of children and adolescents play electronic or computerized games, and 25% play for three hours a day or even longer. Although some degree of video game playing is normal, excessive playing can negatively impact schoolwork, kids' social lives, and even their health. Pause and Reset... |
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Positive Discipline for Today's Busy
Jane Nelsen - Harmony Format: Paperback
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Jane Nelsen, coauthor of the popular Positive Discipline series, along with Positive Discipline Educators Joy Marchese and Kristina Bill, put forth a new volume for parents looking to make their overburdened lives a little easier.With the increasing pressure to excel at parenting, work,... |
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Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller - Perigee Books; Revised edition Format: Book
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Revised and updatedthe authoritative bestseller that presents the latest research on Sensory Processing Disorder. Sensory Processing Disorder is an increasingly common diagnosis, with a wide range of symptoms that can be difficult for parents and pediatricians to identify. In Sensational... |
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
Adrienne Brodeur - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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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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Ask: Building Consent Culture
KITTY STRYKER - Thorntree Press Format: Paperback
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Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture - and one that is more... |
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Ninos desconectados
Elizabeth Kilbey - Edaf Format: Paperback
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Los ninos que pasan demasiado tiempo ante una pantalla corren el riesgo de sufrir trastornos de ansiedad"" -BBC News. Este es el libro que todo padre con un hijo menor de 11 anos (en la etapa de latencia del desarrollo del cerebro) necesita para navegar por la complicada senda... |
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10 Minutes a Day Math Kindergarten: Helps develop strong math habits
Carol Vorderman - DK Children Format: Paperback
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There is nothing more important than your child's education, but sometimes it's difficult to find the time to squeeze everything in. The 10 Minutes a Day series fits in around busy lives.Aimed at ages 4-6, Math covers a range of curriculum subjects, including patterns, sets, sizes,... |
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Diaper Dude: The Ultimate Dad's Guide to Surviving the First Two Years
Chris Pegula - TarcherPerigee Format: Print book
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Dude, you're a dad now!Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into the first two years of parenting and furthers his deeply held belief that you don't have to lose yourself when you become a father.Once... |
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Fogland Point
Doug Burgess - Poisoned Pen Press Format: Hardcover
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"Fogland Point is a unique, surprising, moving, occasionally hilarious, and entirely marvelous book about the complicated mysteries that lie at the heart of all families - although the Hazard family is definitely more complicated and mysterious and interesting than most." --Nick... |
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Simple Happy Parenting: The Secret of Less for Calmer Parents and Happier Kids
Denaye Barahona - White Lion Publishing Format: Paperback
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Create space for calmer, more creative kids and restore order and happiness at the heart of family life.. In Simple Happy Parenting, Denaye Barahona, Ph.D., provides a revolutionary approach to parenting, full of practical tips to help you step back from the system overload so common in modern... |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce
Emily Doskow - NOLO; Fifth Edition edition Format: Paperback
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce provides clear answers that can help make divorce simpler and reduce its financial and emotional cost. Readers will even learn how to complete the divorce with minimal help from an attorney. With compassion and understanding, Nolo's Essential... |
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Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler: Tackling These Crazy Awesome YearsNo Time-outs Needed
Jamie Glowacki - Gallery Books Format: Paperback
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Real-world, from-the-trenches toddler parenting advice from the author of the bestselling Oh Crap! Potty Training. Toddlers - commonly defined as children aged between two and five years old - can be a horribly misunderstood bunch. What most parents view as bad behavior is in fact... |
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Raising a Strong Daughter: 11 Steps to Keep Her Safe, Happy, and Healthy
Meg Meeker - Regnery Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Pediatrician and parenting expert Meg Meeker, author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (over half a million sold!) , focuses in on the challenges, pressures, and dilemmas facing adolescent and teenage girls today. How can parents help shepherd their daughters into womanhood while guarding... |
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Complete IEP Guide, The: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Lawrence M Siegel - NOLO Format: Paperback
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Put the law on your child's side Federal law guarantees every child a free, appropriate education, and the goal of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to assure that every child with special needs receives what the law promises. But if you have a special ed child, you know... |
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Toddler Tactics
Pinky McKay - Penguin Format: Book : English
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Sensible, realistic advice from baby-parent expert to turn the toddler years from despair into delight. Do you automatically cut toast into fingers? Appreciate finger painting as much as fine art? Hear "no" a million times a day? If the answer is yes, then Toddler Tactics... |
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High Risk: A Doctor's Notes on Pregnancy, Birth, and the Unexpected
Chavi Eve Karkowsky MD - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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A doctor's revelatory account of pregnancy and the complexity of reproductive life -- and everything we lose when we don't speak honestly about women's health."My work offers a window into the darkest and lightest corners of people's lives, into the extremes of human... |
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The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2020
Seth Kubersky - Unofficial Guides Format: Paperback
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The most thorough guide to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Filled with revolutionary, field-tested touring plans that can save 4 hours of waiting in line in a single day, The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2020 is the key to planning a perfect vacation. Get up-to-date... |
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Raising Twins: Parenting Multiples From Pregnancy Through the School Years
Shelly Vaziri Flais - American Academy of Pediatrics Format: Paperback
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Pediatrician and twin-mom, Dr. Shelly Vaziri Flais, offers expert advice for raising healthy, well-adjusted twins and triplets in this fully revised and updated third edition. Her guidance will help parents of multiples prepare for their babies' arrival, weather the first few months of infancy,... |
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La disciplina sin lagrimas
Daniel Siegel - Ediciones B Format: Print book
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Los expertos pioneros Tina Payne Bryson y Daniel J. Siegel, autor best seller del New York Times, explora lo ultimo en desafios de crianza: la disciplina. Destaca la fascinante relacion entre el desarrollo neurologico de los ninos y la forma en que un padre reacciona al mal comportamiento.... |
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