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Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies--uniquely...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and routines, and back home living with their parents. Now many...
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
2023 National Parenting Product Award Winner
2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist
Twelve practical strategies to experience more joy and feel less guilt as a working parent, drawn from ACT, the groundbreaking therapy technique that has helped countless people.
Dr. Yael Schonbrun calls out the myth of the work-life balance and offers practical strategies that can help us reframe our approach to working and...
2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist
Twelve practical strategies to experience more joy and feel less guilt as a working parent, drawn from ACT, the groundbreaking therapy technique that has helped countless people.
Dr. Yael Schonbrun calls out the myth of the work-life balance and offers practical strategies that can help us reframe our approach to working and...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The most essential, evidence-based advice for baby’s first year in an easily digestible and full-color illustrated format designed for today’s busy parents
Congratulations! You have a new baby. But what you don’t have is a lot of time to comb through the overwhelming amount of information on caring for that baby.
In Bite-Sized Parenting, Sharon Mazel, one of America’s most trusted...
Congratulations! You have a new baby. But what you don’t have is a lot of time to comb through the overwhelming amount of information on caring for that baby.
In Bite-Sized Parenting, Sharon Mazel, one of America’s most trusted...
6) Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
Author
Publisher
Pear Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know.
In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science
...In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
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 just curious behavior. Toddlerdom is the age of individuation, seeking control, and above all, learning how the world works. But this misunderstanding...
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 just curious behavior. Toddlerdom is the age of individuation, seeking control, and above all, learning how the world works. But this misunderstanding...
Author
Publisher
The Mit Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
How children engage with technology at each stage of development, from toddler to twentysomething, and how they can best be supported.
What happens to the little ones, the tweens, and the teenagers, when technology—ubiquitous in the world they inhabit—becomes a critical part of their lives? This timely book Technology's Child brings much-needed clarity to what we know about technology’s role in child development....
What happens to the little ones, the tweens, and the teenagers, when technology—ubiquitous in the world they inhabit—becomes a critical part of their lives? This timely book Technology's Child brings much-needed clarity to what we know about technology’s role in child development....
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenally successful book--more than 1,600,000 copies were sold--and as copies were passed between friends and loved ones, it touched millions more lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from readers, many of whom expressed the desire to convey those same principles to their children, along with questions about how to do so.
This book, The Seven Spiritual Laws...
This book, The Seven Spiritual Laws...
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The demands of a new baby can test a couple’s relationship like nothing else! When we factor in sleep deprivation, hormonal changes, depression and anxiety, and different personalities, life with a newborn can feel a bit CRAZY. Couples tend to misinterpret this rough patch as a sign that something is wrong with the relationship, but when couples take steps toward open communication and safeguard their relationship, they can face everything new...
Author
Publisher
For Dummies
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Your comprehensive, practical guide to modern dadhood
Whether you’re expecting or you’re already a proud parent, Being a Great Dad For Dummies is here to help you be the best dad you can be! Guiding your children as they grow and learn is one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have. But being a great dad isn’t always easy. With hands-on, practical advice on everything from babyproofing to choosing a school,
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Publisher
Imagine
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A collection of essays about family, reading, and bonding with others through books. From children’s literature educator and children’s book author Megan Dowd Lambert.
This poignant, funny, and touching essay collection invites readers to consider how they bond with children, other family, friends, and students through shared reading.
Divided into 4 sections organized around themes of parenting, adoption,...
This poignant, funny, and touching essay collection invites readers to consider how they bond with children, other family, friends, and students through shared reading.
Divided into 4 sections organized around themes of parenting, adoption,...
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Ever since he came out as autistic, people have been contacting Joe to share their stories and ask questions. The most common question by far: how do I find a romantic partner?Dr. Faith G. Harper, author of Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Intimacy joins autistic publisher and author Joe Biel to offer hard-won guidance on a wide range of topics about friendships, dating, and romance and answer a ton of questions....
Author
Publisher
Diana México
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
¿Has sentido que nosotras tenemos que hacer más para sobresalir? ¿Has pensado que, hagamos lo que hagamos, siempre «fallamos» a nuestra carrera, familia, pareja o incluso a nosotras mismas? ¿O quizá has pensado que debes decidir entre cuidar a tus hijos o destacar profesionalmente? Este libro demuestra que no necesitas elegir, es posible tener éxito en el trabajo y una vida personal en plenitud y equilibrio.
Kate Northup, autora bestseller,...
15) Dulces sueños
Author
Publisher
Zenith
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Los llantos nocturnos son el terror de todos los padres, ya que cuando te tienes que levantar varias veces en una noche, e incluso pasas noches en vela, al día siguiente estás al borde de la extenuación.
En general se suele decir que es una etapa y se recomienda sopórtalo y esperar, pero si la situación se prolonga en el tiempo «aguantar» se hace muy difícil, más aún cuando a la mañana siguiente hay que ir a trabajar.
Etsuko Simizu, referente...
Author
Publisher
Zenith
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
En los últimos tiempos se ha hablado mucho sobre las relaciones tóxicas y cómo evitarlas, y estos mensajes nos han permitido salir de lugares que nos dañan para darnos cuenta de que el amor puede ser de otra manera. Sin embargo, una vez hecho todo ese camino para dejar atrás malos hábitos puede que nos enfrentemos al temido «¿y ahora qué?».
El libro que tienes en tus manos viene a solucionar esta pregunta. La psicóloga Paula Delgado, experta...
Author
Publisher
Planeta Colombia
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Un libro ideal para quienes están pasando por una separación y quieren saber cómo sigue la vida, para bien y para mal, después del matrimonio. Testimonios de personas comunes y corrientes que pasaron por una separación y narran con humor su experiencia.
El libro recoge 20 testimonios de hombres y mujeres que han tenido que afronatar diferentes situaciones después del matrimonio: desde salir a "levantar" a los 50 años hasta salir del closet;...
Author
Publisher
Planeta Argentina
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Nuestros hijos e hijas crecen y un día llegan, como en un torbellino, las preguntas "difíciles". ¿Por qué nos morimos? ¿Qué es el sexo? ¿Por qué la familia de mi amigo es diferente? ¿Puede tener bebés una pareja de dos mamás? ¿Cómo llega un bebé a la panza? ¿Cómo nací yo? ¿Por qué esa nena usa silla de ruedas? ¿Qué es eso del porno?...
No existe una edad para "comenzar a hablar de ciertas cosas". Las preguntas incómodas de...
Author
Publisher
Paidos Argentina
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
La vida es eso que pasa mientras amamos, tememos y partimos. Las diferentes conjugaciones de estos verbos simples que aprendimos en la infancia son el reflejo de nuestros vínculos. ¿Por qué partir viene al final? ¿No ocurre, a veces, que es lo primero que se hace ante el amor, incluso antes de temer?
Este nuevo ensayo de Luciano Lutereau retoma uno de sus temas predilectos –las relaciones afectivas– a partir de tres preguntas básicas:...
Author
Publisher
Diana Colombia
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
¿Vale la pena enamorarse? ¿Qué pasa cuando nos enamoramos de quien no debemos? ¿Cómo salir de una relación conflictiva? ¿De verdad podemos ser fieles o se trata de una convención social que infringimos cuando el deseo es más poderoso que las reglas autoimpuestas? El psicólogo Alberto Barradas —@Psicovivir— desentraña, desde su visión y con un lenguaje cercano y realista, algunas de las interrogantes más comunes sobre el amor, el sexo...
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