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781) Watering the Roots
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English
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In a fast-paced, result-oriented and competitive world, more and more young people are suffering from depression, anxiety and other forms of mental health disorders that severely impact the family unit. This book is written out of a deep concern for the wellbeing of young people, in particular, Muslim children living in the West. There is no one definitive way to address this issue. Nevertheless, children learn by example. The author, Dr Aminah Mah,...
782) Parenting Skills
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English
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Avoiding mistakes, learning skills, and valuing the role of the father are central to the themes of this parenting guide. Learn how to improve your parenting skills from an experienced parent and deep thinker.
You must be doing a lot right already, and parenting is not an easy job, but with the relationship rewards and the fulfillment that countless individuals have expressed, it's worth the effort.
Many parents have been puzzled over boundaries,...
783) Practical Guide for Prospective Parents to Get Prepared for the Birth of the Baby and the New Family
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English
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Parenting is a joint venture that requires communication, understanding, love, and a willingness to compromise. Couples who do not develop these attitudes and skills before the birth of their children cannot believe that they will assimilate them overnight once the first baby is born.
Andrea Ross will help you and your spouse figure out how to deal with common problems and how to keep your marriage strong after children arrive. The first few months...
784) Parenting Styles
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English
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Create a happy home by raising your children with love and affection, with kind words and clever parenting styles.
The population has been on a decline in many areas in the world. People seem to shy away from parenting altogether. Many factors contribute to this, and in a spirit of research and analytical criticism, the author brings some of these aspects to light.
Following this careful examination, a compilation of new knowledge and reminders of...
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips for loved ones on helping them navigate this world, too—from viral duo ADHD_Love.
What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a partner, parent, or friend better understand your neurodivergent loved one’s...
What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a partner, parent, or friend better understand your neurodivergent loved one’s...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A revolutionary parenting book that draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that the key to raising happy and healthy babies lies in carefully protecting and caring for their microbiomes.
A baby’s immune system develops rapidly in the first 1,000 days of life, with the first six months and year being most important. In The Baby and the Biome, Meenal Lele, medical researcher and founder of Lil Mixins, the #1 pediatrician-recommended ...
A baby’s immune system develops rapidly in the first 1,000 days of life, with the first six months and year being most important. In The Baby and the Biome, Meenal Lele, medical researcher and founder of Lil Mixins, the #1 pediatrician-recommended ...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking audiobook on feeding children with special needs—and setting them up for lifelong feeding independence! Rooted in the baby-led weaning (BLW) approach, this audiobook details how to start children with feeding challenges on solid foods—for a lifetime of independent eating.
Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too, is the inclusive guide to introducing solids. Over 25 percent of children experience challenges...
Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too, is the inclusive guide to introducing solids. Over 25 percent of children experience challenges...
788) Cherish the First Six Weeks: A Plan that Creates Calm, Confident Parents and a Happy, Secure Baby
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
From baby nurse to the stars, a step-by-step plan to managing sleep and feeding issues to survive—and enjoy—the first six weeks of your newborn baby's life.
Have you ever wondered why celebrities look so rested in such a short time after giving birth? The answer: baby specialists like Helen Moon. A baby specialist and professional nanny for the past 25 years, Helen has worked closely with hundreds of families, including some...
Have you ever wondered why celebrities look so rested in such a short time after giving birth? The answer: baby specialists like Helen Moon. A baby specialist and professional nanny for the past 25 years, Helen has worked closely with hundreds of families, including some...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The ultimate modern-day breastfeeding guide, with empowering, medically sound advice and solutions for the trickiest issues—from a pioneering ENT doctor and breastfeeding expert.
In today’s breastfeeding-friendly environment, the pressure to nurse is intense. We hear over and over that breastfeeding is natural, and every woman can do it. The truth is, the majority of moms need help breastfeeding, but they’re forced...
In today’s breastfeeding-friendly environment, the pressure to nurse is intense. We hear over and over that breastfeeding is natural, and every woman can do it. The truth is, the majority of moms need help breastfeeding, but they’re forced...
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Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Shortlisted for the 2024 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award
With honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by addiction, abuse, and illness, the sisters’ relationship crumbles, only to be rebuilt into an everlasting bond.
Kelly Thompson and her older sister, Meghan, are proof that sisterhood doesn’t always equate to friendship.
Growing...
With honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by addiction, abuse, and illness, the sisters’ relationship crumbles, only to be rebuilt into an everlasting bond.
Kelly Thompson and her older sister, Meghan, are proof that sisterhood doesn’t always equate to friendship.
Growing...
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
From the licensed clinical psychologist behind the award-winning podcast Therapy for Black Girls comes “a roadmap for personal growth and improved connections with others, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and joyful life” (Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace and Drama Free)
“Inspiring, wise, and thoughtful, this book is a gift for anyone...
“Inspiring, wise, and thoughtful, this book is a gift for anyone...
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Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A charming, meticulously researched, and illuminating look at how technology infiltrates every aspect of raising children today, filled with helpful advice parents can use to best navigate the digital landscape, and ultimately learn to trust their own judgment.
There’s an app or device for nearly every aspect of parenting today: monitoring your baby; entertaining or educating your toddler; connecting
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HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
How do we encourage our kids towards healthy habits without promoting body obsession?
For too long, parents have been given an impossible task: keep your kid from getting too fat, while making sure they love their body.
In this practical and essential book, body-confidence parenting coach Emma Wright uses current research to put an end to fights at the dinner table, and shows how you can teach your child or
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Narrated by the author with two afterwords: one written and read by Deirdre Finney Boylan, and one written and read by Richard Russo
The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming...
The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.
One ordinary day, a caseworker from the Department of Children and Families knocked on the Hays family’s door to investigate an anonymous complaint about the upbringing of their transgender child. It was this knock, this threat, that began the family’s journey out of the Bible Belt but never far from the hate and fear resting at the nation’s core.
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Am I getting parenting right? Most parents, at any and every stage, find themselves asking this question.
Whether you're sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories. And no matter our family makeup or our children's personalities, many of us experience anxiety over our children's futures and often fear...
797) Notes on grief
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English
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"Expanding on her original New Yorker piece, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it. With signature precision of language, and glittering, devastating detail on the page--and never without touches of rich, honest humor--Adichie weaves together her...
798) The happiest kids in the world: how Dutch parents help their kids (and themselves) by doing less
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English
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Would parents rather their children be successful or happy? Kids in the US face lots of pressure to excel -- often at the expense of happiness. But does it have to be this way? Not in the Netherlands! Expats Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison -- both married to Dutchmen and bringing up their kids in the Netherlands --examine the unique environment that enables the Dutch to turn out such well-adjusted, independent children.
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Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Las culturas más antiguas del mundo siempre han dominado el arte de criar niños felices y bien adaptados. ¿Qué podemos aprender de ellos? Una lectura obligatoria para las mamás y los papás que buscan soluciones inteligentes y creativas a los problemas de crianza que más nos preocupan y frustran. Después de ser madre, la periodista científica Michaeleen Doucleff, curiosa por aprender acerca de métodos de crianza más efectivos que los que...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Through the author's own original field research, a surprising picture of the moral development of children emerges to confirm that parents' intense focus on their children's happiness is turning many children into self-involved, fragile conformists who feel ashamed when they fail to measure up. He posits that parents' challenge is not to teach morality, but first, "to help children deal with the emotions, such as the fear of being a pariah or a 'loser,'...
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