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Include books by the same authorHow Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting
Mei-Ling Hopgood · 292 pages
Hopgood discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us
Christine Gross-Loh · 308 pages
"Research reveals American kids today lag well behind the rest of the world in terms of academic achievement, happiness, and wellness. Meanwhile the battle over whether parents are to blame for fostering a generation of helpless kids rages on. Christine Gross-Loh (who raised her young children in Japan for five years) exposes the hidden, culturally-determined norms we have about good parenting, an
Primates of Park Avenue
Wednesday Martin · 256 pages
Like an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most secretive and elite tribe. After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighborhood, Wednesday Martin struggled to fit in. Drawing on her background in anthropology and primatology, she tried looking at her new
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Anne Fadiman · 341 pages
When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos. Parents and doctors both wanted the best for Lia, but their
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive
Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson · 176 pages
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Diane Wiessinger, La Leche League International, Diana West, Teresa Pitman
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
Wendy Mogel · 302 pages
The Opposite of Spoiled: How to Talk to Kids About Money and Values in a Material World
Ron Lieber · 256 pages
"We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids much more often. When parents avoid these conversations, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model im
The New Strong-Willed Child: [Birth Through Adolescence]
James C. Dobson, John Fuller · 219 pages
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
Karyn B. Purvis · 288 pages
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
Robert J. MacKenzie · 329 pages
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood
Foster W. Cline, Jim Fay · 151 pages
The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year
Dawn Dais · 247 pages
A humorous guide for new mothers on caring for infants offers advice on the unpleasant aspects of parenting, including birthing without drugs, handling the volumes of waste babies create, and dealing with sleep deprivation.
Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children
Jo Frost · 224 pages
Meet Supernanny Jo Frost, a modern-day Mary Poppins here to rescue today's beleaguered parents by offering up her practical, road-tested methods of childrearing in an indispensable new book based on her ABC-TV series. With over 15 years of experience, Jo has seen it all -- from meals where food ends up all over the floor and tantrums at bedtime, to just plain stressed-out parents. Her strategies i
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
Russell A. Barkley · 321 pages
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Joanna Faber, Julie Adair King · 432 pages
Your Baby's First Year
Steven P. Shelov, American Academy of Pediatrics · 720 pages
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues
Lindsey Biel · 510 pages
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
Harvey Karp · 336 pages
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon · 721 pages
Solomon’s startling proposition in *Far from the Tree* is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition—that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down's syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, and who are transgender. While eac
The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively
Gary Chapman, D. Ross Campbell · 224 pages
"More than 1 million sold! You know you love your child. But how can you make sure your child knows it? The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. "More than 1 million sold! You know you love your child. But how can you show it so they really feel loved? The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. In raising children, everything depends on the love relationship between p