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Dadisms by Cathy Hamilton
Hardback, 104 pp, $13.95. Buy
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Addiction-proof Your Child by Stanton Peele
Peele presents realistic and effective advice for parents who know that the zero-tolerance approach to dealing with drug and alcohol use does not work. Rather, parents learn techniques for handling this real-world problem in a real-world way
Paperback, 272 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm and Paula Spencer
Takes the latest research in early brain development and presents practical ideas for parents to nurture their child's developing mind during the much-neglected years from birth to age three, stressing the different ways in which how you interact with your baby on a daily basis affects their long-term development
Paperback, 272 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Finding Your Inner Mama by Eden Steinberg
Motherhood can be one of the most intense and transformative experiences of a woman's life. While there are many books that offer the do's and don'ts of effective parenting, few offer guidance on navigating the tumultuous inner experience of being a mother, with all its joy, pain, change, and uncertainty. This collection of writing by psychologists, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, and everyday moms explores the rich, transformative journey of motherhood. Poet and novelist Louise Erdrich captures the sheer wonder and awe of early motherhood. Self-described hip momma Ariel Gore reflects on the challenges of dealing with her daughter's adolescent rebellion. Journalist Joan Peters highlights the rise of the Power Mom and the risks of over
Paperback, 272 pp, $19.95. Buy
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Parenting without Fear; Overcome the Six Obstacles That Prevent You from Focusing on What Really Matters by Paul J. Donahue
Many parents are anxious and fearful that they are failing their children if they don't respond to all the expectations imposed by media and society about what being a good parent is. This book helps parents to balance their own needs with those of their children, and to make informed choices regarding their family and home life
Paperback, 256 pp, $26.95. Buy
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From the Hips by Rebecca Odes
Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of real parents and the expertise of doctors, midwives and other birth and baby pros, this indispensable resource is filled with the most accurate and up-to-date information about having and caring for a baby, including: Decisions, Decisions: A judgment-free breakdown of every major choice, including prenatal testing, natural vs. medical childbirth, circumcision, breast or bottle feeding, and work/life options The Endless No: What not to eat, take, and do when you're pregnant-get the real facts behind the prohibitions Anxiety, regret, ambivalence, and other rarely discussed postpartum emotions Parents and partners: A look beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to family, with strategies for minimizing p
Paperback, 384 pp, $30.95. Buy
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Meals without Tears by Rana Conway
Sometimes in our family lives we come across particular problems that we struggle to overcome. This new series of books from Prentice Hall Life will help parents find solutions to specific, yet common, parenting problems. Stress-free Parenting: Meals without Tears is quick and easy to use, giving fast advice to stressed out parents. Dealing with just one issue means that help is focussed and parents can easily access the guidance and techniques they need. The book will also help parents to identify, understand and alleviate their own stresses around eating and mealtimes and help them to recognize the flashpoints and triggers for problems
Paperback, 224 pp, $24.95. Buy
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Parenting is Child's Play by David Coleman
In his popular and critically acclaimed RTE series, Families in Trouble, David Coleman showed stressed parents how to figure out ways of helping their children and themselves. Now, in Parenting in Child's Play, he focuses on the first six years of growing up. Though babies don't come with a rule book attached, that doesn't mean that bringing them up isn't a game. And while parenting is both a challenge and a huge responsibility, if you know the rules of the game, it's also a lot of fun! Parenting is Child's Play explains the basic gist of the game of raising children. On everything from eating and sleeping, to discipline and being a working parent, Parenting is Child's Play will help you to develop your own rules for playing the game. Cruci
Paperback, 256 pp, $32.95. Buy
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52 Activities for You and Your Toddler by Lynn Gordon
These delightful cards offer different ways for parents and their toddlers to spend quality time together. Full of interactive, developmental activities which explore sight, sounds, scents, and movement, this deck will provide hours of entertainment while stimulating and enhancing a toddler's perceptions and awareness.
From low-key reading to active music-making, there's an activity to suit any toddler's mood, including Colour Changes, Silly Soup, Twisting Time, and ABC Album.
Cards, 54 pp, $8.95. Buy
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How to Help Your Child Read and Write by Dominic Wyse
It seems that concern around the literacy of our children has never been more prevalent in the press and media. Every day we hear new stories of failing schools and young adults leaving education without the basic reading and writing skills they need to fulfil their potential. This groundbreaking new book will help you to help your children to develop a love of reading, writing and learning in general. It will prove vital to the thousands of parents who know that their child's early successes in reading and writing could hold the key to a successful academic and professional future. The book sets out to answer all the questions that parents ask themselves about their child's reading and writing development: * When should I start reading to
Paperback, 192 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Your Baby Week by Week by Caroline Fertleman and Simone Cave
Finding out what to expect during each week of pregnancy is easy the shops are heaving with informative guides. Yet when the baby finally arrives and you are left to face the weeks of unpredictability and worry that a new baby brings, there are no week-by-week baby manuals to offer the advice, information and reassurance you need. Your Baby Week By Week is the guide you've been crying out for. Each chapter covers just one week of a baby's development, and, ideal for tired and anxious parents, the week is divided into sections so that you can quickly and easily skim the chapter and find the information you're looking for. It covers the basics - sleep, feeding, crying, washing, play and development - as well as being packed full of vital info
Paperback, 304 pp, $34.95. Buy
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Add Answer by Lawlis Frank
The primary contributing psychologist for the Dr. Phil Show gives parents innovative solutions for ADD that go beyond drug therapywith nearly 100,000 sold in hardcover. Based on my trust in Dr. Lawlis and my respect for his integrity and unselfish desire to help people, I have every confidence that you will find powerful answers in this important book. from the foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw Every year, 17 million new cases of attention deficit disorder, or ADD, are diagnosed in children. But medications designed to treat the disorder dont work for many children and often leave families frustrated and searching for more options. In The ADD Answer, Dr. Frank Lawlis draws upon his thirty-five years of experience as a clinical and research psycho
, 284 pp, $24.95. Buy
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I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile
Scratch the surface of the Super Mom and you may find someone who isn't even sure she can get through the day, let alone "do it all." Mothers everywhere were, at some level, unsure of whether they were doing a good job, and whether they even liked that job. Were you a Bad Mom if you screamed at a four year old for getting up 12 times in one night?
Paperback, 240 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Positive Discipline by JaneErwin Nelsen
Make a Difference During the Most Important Years of Your Child's Life The months leading up to the birth of a child are filed with joy, dreams, plans--and a few worries. As a caring parent, you want to start your child out in life on the proper foundation. But where do you go for the answers to such questions as: How do I communicate with an infant who doesn't understand words? How can I effectively teach boundaries to my toddler? Should I ever spank my child? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust Jane Nelsen's classic Positive Discipline series. These books offer a commonsense approach to child-rearing that so often is lacking in today's world. In Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, you'll learn how
Paperback, 304 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Positive Discipline for Preschoolers by Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin and Roslyn Ann Duffy and others
Caring for young children is one of the most challenging tasks an adult will ever face. No matter how much you love your child, there will be moments filled with frustration, anger, and even desperation. There will also be questions: Why does my four-year-old deliberately lie to me? Why won't my three-year-old listen to me? Should I ever spank my preschooler when she is disobedient? Over the years, millions of parents just like you have come to trust the Positive Discipline series and its commonsense approach to child-rearing. Now completely updated to report the latest research in child development and learning, Positive Discipline for Preschoolers will teach you how to use methods to raise a child who is responsible, respectful, and resou
Paperback, 368 pp, $23.95. Buy
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How to Raise an Amazing Child by Timothy Seldin
This book presents the Montessori way to bring up caring, confident children. Create a happy home for you and your child with this practical parenting programme for kids aged 0 to 6 years. Based on the proven methods used in Montessori schools that inspired innovators like Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Spend time together following activities that will help your child make discoveries about their world and foster independence, concentration and respect. From building sensory adventures into every day life by exploring shapes or textures. To encouraging your toddler's burgeoning independence by making snacks together or clearing up. Pick up tips on keeping the peace and dealing with tantrums and bedtime disputes. Plus, gather i
Paperback, 192 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Learning Together by Dawn Sedgwick and Fred Sedgwick
This handbook emphasizes the link between creativity at home and success at school and shows parents practical ways in which they can unlock their child's creative potential. It covers a wide range of subjects from story-telling to drama and music
Paperback, 256 pp, $21.95. Buy
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Your New Baby
This is a guide to caring for your baby during the all-important first six months. Whether you're a mother expecting your first baby, have just given birth, or are an expectant or new father this is for you. From parenting guru Dr. Miriam Stoppard, practical, down-to-earth advice on key newborn issues. There are tips on how to deal with feeding and what's best for you and your little one. Plus, tonight's hot topic sleep and how can you can get any! It includes tips on dealing with crying
Paperback, 96 pp, $16.95. Buy
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The New Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford
Sleep-starved nights, inconsolable crying, feeding on demand - stories that make the prospect of bringing a tiny baby home for the first time are daunting for any proud new parent. With helpful input from clients, readers, and mothers, this book gives practical advice to new parents
Paperback, 256 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschoolers Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Paperback, 272 pp, $20.95. Buy
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