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Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us
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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.
The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost
Jean Liedloff · 172 pages
Contents INTRODUCTION : Some Reports and Thoughts for the New Edition / ix ONE : How My Ideas Were So Radically Changed / 3 - Seeing first, understanding later, then going back to confirm my observations - Arriving at the Continuum Concept TWO : The Continuum Concept / 21 - What a human being is evolved to expect from life - His inherent tendencies - How the c
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
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
Jennifer Senior · 308 pages
"Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. In asking what the effects are of children on their parents, journalist Jennifer Senior analyzes the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships, or their internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Kim John Payne, Lisa M. Ross · 245 pages
Today's busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed--with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time--children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now, in defense of the extraordinary power of less, internationa
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence
Rosalind Wiseman · 392 pages
"My daughter used to be so wonderful. Now I can barely stand her and she won't tell me anything. How can I find out what's going on?""There's a clique in my daughter's grade that's making her life miserable. She doesn't want to go to school anymore. Her own supposed friends are turning on her, and she's too afraid to do anything. What can I do?"Welcome to the wonderful world of your daughter's ado
Bringing Up Boys
James C. Dobson · 269 pages
Here’s sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation’s most trusted parenting authority, Dr. James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it’s no wonder so many parents and teachers are asking questions about how to bring up boys. Why are so many boys in crisis? What qualities should we be trying to instill in young males? Our culture has v
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Thomas W. Phelan · 226 pages
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- To Four-Year-Old
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer · 336 pages
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
Alfie Kohn · 272 pages
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Ross W. Greene · 304 pages
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Leonard Sax · 309 pages
Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
Lenore Skenazy · 304 pages
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
Meg Meeker · 288 pages
Provides guidance for fathers on raising well-adjusted daughters, calling for fathers to embody conservative values; discusses being a daughter's hero, protecting and defending her, teaching her to stand up for herself, and teaching her about spirituality.
The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families—How They Do It
Michelle Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar · 234 pages
A behind-the-scenes look at this supersize, faith-filled family from Arkansas that's full of entertaining and enlightening stories, photos, recipes, tips, traditions, and practical ideas for rearing happy children.
Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater
Gill Rapley, Tracey Murkett
Everything you need to know about baby-led weaning - the latest buzz in parenting circles - from leading health visitor Gill RapleyContrary to popular belief, there is no research that supports the current mainstream view that babies should be weaned by being spoon-fed purees. Self-feeding allows babies to use their natural abilities to explore taste, texture, colour and smell. It encourages indep
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be
Armin A. Brott, Jennifer Ash · 336 pages
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
John M. Gottman, Joan DeClaire · 239 pages
Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and researcher John Gottman show
Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days
Kevin Leman · 304 pages
Anyone who has dealt with a strong-willed child knows that it is no easy task to turn bad behavior around. But the popularity of TV programs like Supernanny and Nanny 911 shows that parents have had it up to here and are ready to try anything to get their children to behave. Bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman is here to help.Have a New Kid by Friday shows parents how to reverse ne