Collection: Parenting

The complete "insider's guide" to understanding your partner's brain, sparking lasting connection, and enjoying a romantic relationship built on love and trust--now with more than 170,000 copies sold.

"What the heck is my partner thinking?" "Why do they always react like this?" "How can we get back that connection we had in the beginning?" If you've ever asked yourself these questions, you aren't alone, and it doesn't mean that your relationship is doomed. Every person is wired for love differently--with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people's minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and routines, making it possible to neurologically prime the brain for greater love and connection and fewer conflicts. This go-to guide will show you how.

Drawn from neuroscience, attachment theory, and emotion regulation, this highly anticipated second edition of Wired for Love presents cutting-edge research on how and why love lasts, and offers ten guiding principles that can improve any relationship. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new guidance on how to manage disagreements, as well as new exercises to help you create a sense of safety and security, establish healthy conflict ground rules, and deal with the threat of the third--any outside source which threatens the harmony in your relationship, including in-laws, alcohol, children, and affairs.

You'll find proven-effective strategies to help you strengthen your relationship by:

• Creating and maintaining a safe "couple bubble"
• Using morning and evening routines to stay connected
• Learning how to see your partner's point of view
• Meeting each other halfway in a fight
• Becoming the expert on what makes your partner feel loved

By using simple gestures and words, you'll learn to put out emotional fires and help your partner feel appreciated and loved. You'll also discover how to move past a "warring brain" mentality and toward a more cooperative "loving brain." Most importantly, you'll gain a better understanding of the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships.

While there's no doubt that love is an inexact science, if you understand how you and your partner are wired differently, you can overcome your differences, and create a lasting intimate connection.

A must-have book for every parent, from the author of the ground-breaking bestseller Diet for a Poisoned Planet.

Every parent wonders: Am I buying products for my child that are filled with chemical toxins?

In his powerful new book, Raising Healthy Children, David Steinman, the director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group and one of America's premier environmental activists, shows how today's most popular items--from bubble bath to cereal to cleaning products to snack foods--are contaminated with unacceptable levels of chemical toxins and pesticides, and he proposes alternatives and substitutes to keep your family safe.

Steinman reveals never-before-seen test results for major brands like Johnsons & Johnsons, Kellogg, Tide, and Clairol, and General Mills that identify exactly which products contain dangerous ingredients. He casts a wide net, showing how beauty products as well as food items can cause reproductive health issues in pregnant women, and that environmental exposures, particularly in schools, can have a profound impact on babies' and children's development.

Drawing on current research, illuminating vignettes, and inspiring stories of activism, Steinman provides action steps for parents in every chapter, giving them the tools they need to shop for everyday products that will be toxin-free and helping them ask the right questions about their local schools and workplaces to determine their potential levels of exposure. As he writes, "The goal of this book is to show you how to keep you and your family safe and healthy."

When Steinman published his acclaimed bestseller Diet for a Poisoned Planet, it was compared to Rachel Carson's classic Silent Spring for bringing to light the chemical toxins in our food. Now, more than thirty years later, Steinman brings readers up to date on the increased dangers we face in all aspects of our lives and teaches us how we can make smart choices to protect our children and ourselves.

Raising Healthy Children is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly book that will help every family reduce their toxic exposures and ensure their health and well-being.

Prepare young learners for school with engaging learning experiences! With this book, nationally renowned educator Rebecca A. Palacios provides families with ideas for learning opportunities that can happen every day. The resource includes a variety of free or low-cost learning activities that boost literacy, math, and science skills, and offers guidance for preparing children for school and preventing summer learning loss. Early childhood experiences pave the way for later success in school and life. The ideas and activities in this book help support children's mental, emotional, and social growth as they get ready to enter school. Using these strategies, families can enrich and enlighten children with a sense of wonder. Build school readiness for young learners with this exciting book!

Un libro sobre cómo superar el apego afectivo y hacer del amor una experiencia plena y saludable.

"Aunque la psicología ha avanzado en el tema de las adicciones, en el tema de la adicción afectiva el vacío es innegable... Este libro está dirigido a todas aquellas personas que quieren hacer del amor una experiencia plena, alegre y saludable". --Walter Riso

Entregarse afectivamente no implica desaparecer sino integrarse en el otro. El amor sano es una suma de dos en la que nadie pierde. Sin embargo, millones de personas en todo el mundo son víctimas de relaciones amorosas inadecuadas y no saben qué hacer al respecto, ya que el miedo a la pérdida, a la soledad o al abandono contamina el vínculo amoroso y lo vuelve altamente vulnerable. Un amor inseguro es una bomba que puede estallar en cualquier momento y lastimarnos profundamente. En Amar o depender?, Walter Riso, uno de los más conocidos autores de autoayuda, nos enseña que sí es posible vivir con independencia y aun así seguir amando, eliminando las ataduras psicológicas y manteniendo vivo el fuego del amor.

La adicción afectiva es una enfermedad que tiene cura y, lo más importante, puede prevenirse. Este revelador libro pretende ayudar a aquellas personas que son o han sido víctimas de un amor malsano y guiar a las parejas sanas para que sigan trabajando en la costumbre de amar intensamente y sin apegos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

This book is intended for those who want to make love a fulfilling, joyful, and healthy experience.
To surrender your affections does not mean you should disappear but instead it means to integrate yourself into the other. A healthy love is a sum of two in which neither party loses. However, millions of people around the world are victims of unhealthy romantic relationships and don't know what to do about it, because the fear of loss, loneliness, or abandonment can soil a healthy relationship. In To Love or to Be Dependent Walter Riso, one of the best-known self-help authors, teaches us that it is possible to live independently and still continue to love, removing psychological ties and keeping the passion alive.
Emotional addiction is a disease that can be cured and, most importantly, can be prevented. This revealing book aims to help those who are or have been victims of unhealthy love, and guide healthy couples to continue the habit of loving passionately and without attachments.

Gain the confidence you need to raise a child well in the digital age.

In this positive, science-based approach, Dr. Michael Rich addresses your questions and concerns about your childrens' screen time and media use. The Mediatrician's Guide empowers you to guide your family toward smart and healthy digital choices.

Known as the "Mediatrician" due to his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children's media specialist, Dr. Rich presents a compassionate and encouraging look at the reality of growing up in a screen-saturated world. You won't find fearmongering here--just accessible explanations, case studies, and practical tips to help your kids thrive in a technology-rich environment and emerge as happy, well-informed, empathetic adults.

Features include:

• Ask the Mediatrician: Questions and answers based on Dr. Rich's long-running advice column and podcast
• Media Rx: Prescriptive content based on insights from the Digital Wellness Lab and the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders
• You Can: Straightforward instructions for what you can do to guide your child in the digital landscape
• Digital Wellness Primer: A one-stop resource for actionable advice that you can customize for your family's specific needs

Backed by evidence as well as decades of professional and personal practice, The Mediatrican's Guide will give you peace of mind and your kids much-needed tools to navigate the digital environment in a way that reduces the risks to their physical and mental health and their emotional and social development.

Las autoras, aclamadas expertas en comunicación familiar, Adele Faber y Elaine Mazlish han renovado esta obra clásica para incluir nuevos temas y técnicas novedosas. Además incluyen sus métodos probados a través del tiempo para resolver problemas comunes y construir las bases de relaciones duraderas y positivas.

Este libro incluye técnicas innovadoras para lidiar con los sentimientos negativos de tus hijos -como la frustración, el enojo y la decepción-, para tener autoridad y expresar tu desacuerdo sin herir sus sentimientos, para poner límites firmes y resolver los conflictos familiares pacíficamente. Las autoras han incluido ejercicios prácticos, caricaturas y diálogos modelo que te ayudarán a que tus hijos estén dispuestos a cooperar, a promover la disciplina con métodos alternativos al castigo y a entender que, utilizadas de forma correcta, tus palabras pueden cambiar la relación con tus hijos y crear un ambiente familiar sin estrés y con muchas recompensas.

Un libro indispensable para los padres de hoy

Empathy-building tools for kids ages 6 to 9

Help young kids discover how to be kind as they develop their empathy skills and learn to handle difficult social situations. Created by a school psychologist, this top choice in empathy books for kids is full of fun exercises that teach kids how to understand and share what other people are feeling. The activities feature simple instructions so young learners can easily complete them and practice being thoughtful and considerate.

This standout among empathy books for kids features:

• Active learning-Keep kids interested and enjoying themselves as they draw, take quizzes, practice listening skills, and more.
• A HEART-felt approach-Go beyond other empathy books for kids with exercises that break empathy down into five easy-to-understand concepts: Hearing, Experiencing, Active listening, Reflecting, and Taking action.
• Fun on every page-Playful language and colorful pictures help kids engage with the material, making it easier for them to learn.

Teach kids to truly care about how other people feel with one of the best empathy books for kids available.

Find the most romantic locations the Golden City has to offer with Date Night: San Francisco.It can be hard to find fun and romantic things to do while on a budget. This book features the most charming locations and date ideas you can find in San Francisco without breaking the bank. These dates will let you connect, laugh, and adventure together on a whole new level. Whether you're looking to try something new or just want to escape the kids for a magical and affordable evening out, this book has you covered. Inside you'll find:

50 romantic walks, stunning lookouts, affordable restaurants, cheap cocktails, and more creative options Date ideas perfect for couples of all ages--whether you're starting a new relationship or just celebrated your 30th anniversary, this book has something for everyone!Beautiful photographs to give you inspiration for your next outing Engaging activities to increase emotional intimacy

You don't have to settle for dinner and a movie. Now it's easy to add spontaneity and romance to your relationship. Get excited about your next date with Date Night: San Francisco.

A children's picture book about the remarkable lessons to be learned from a little girl named Tessa, who was born with Down syndrome. 47 Strings is a beautifully illustrated book for children of all ages.

All families celebrate together. Some celebrations have parties. Others have a special treat. But all celebrations have family fun. Find out how families celebrate together.

Dyslexia Outside-the-Boxis a best-selling book which provides a balanced perspective showing how a dyslexic child's challenges are directly connected to the flip-side strengths of their brain's unique wiring. It helps you understand the mind of a child with dyslexia and explains what's going on in their outside-the-box brain in a way that can help you make them feel much better about themselves.

This book brings together evidenced-based information about dyslexia and organizes it in an easy-to-understand format for anyone who knows and wants to support someone with dyslexia. It breaks down the many aspects of dyslexia and offers solutions that have the "whole person" in mind, showing how these children whose brains are delightfully wired differently can thrive, not just survive. The insights into reading, spelling, and writing challenges are accompanied by strategies for helping outside-the-box learners succeed in school. It's filled with fun and easy suggestions, tips, and teaching ideas, and, best of all, encouragement for parents and teachers of dyslexic students. It's a valuable resource for parents to use when conveying their children's struggles and strengths to educators and professionals who work with them.

The extensive appendices are like talking to a friend and getting advice. They help you navigate the maze of accommodations used to help level the playing field, remediation options, and additional challenges that often co-exist with dyslexia. They equip parents for the integral role they play in helping their child succeed by demystifying some of the terminology that schools, medical professionals, and legislation use in regard to dyslexia and providing practical ways parents can help at home. You'll want to refer back to these appendices over and over again for multisensory ideas, high-frequency spelling patterns, resource recommendations, and much more.

Beth Ellen Nash's extensive experience and upbeat message shine through for parents seeking understandable, no-nonsense guidance that can really make a difference by offering help, hope, and a way forward! It's time the world learns to appreciate the many talents dyslexics bring to the world; author Beth Ellen Nash helps open that box!

Eva Mozes Kor was just ten years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele. Subjected to sadistic medical experiments, she was forced to fight daily for her and her twin's survival. In this incredible true story written for young adults, readers learn of a child's endurance and survival in the face of truly extraordinary evil and Eva's recovery and her controversial but often misunderstood decision to publicly forgive the Nazis. Readers will learn of how she triumphed over unfathomable pain and suffering into a life-long work for peace, human rights, and Holocaust education.

The new edition provides interesting details and important context to the events related in the original story. A new Afterword by publisher Peggy Porter Tierney offers a richer portrayal of Eva as a person, the truth behind the controversies, and the eventful last ten years of her life.

The essential pregnancy guide for the modern woman

The vast amount of information in encyclopedia-sized pregnancy books for first-time moms can be overwhelming and anxiety inducing. The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook is different. Including need-to-know advice relevant to the majority of women and pregnancies. This week-by-week guide will prepare and empower you during pregnancy and beyond.

In the world of pregnancy books for first-time moms, this one is a go-to. With weekly goals you can focus on, including nutrition and milestone trackers, questions for OB-GYNs or midwifes, and tips on caring for your newborn, you'll be more than prepared for the big day.

This standout among pregnancy books for first-time moms delivers:

• 40+ weekly milestones-From conception through the first few months of baby's life, set and accomplish goals based on your weekly priorities and needs.
• Baby and mom stats-Of all pregnancy books for first-time moms, this one offers a week-by-week rundown of your baby's development, symptoms you may be experiencing, major appointments, and more.
• Postpartum prep-Tips for focusing on your emotional health, healing your body after childbirth, taking care of your newborn, and thriving as a new mother.

When you're thinking about pregnancy books for first-time moms, think about this one.

From PEN/America Award winner, 2021 Guggenheim fellow, and beloved literary and tarot icon Michelle Tea, the hilarious, powerfully written, taboo-breaking story of her journey to pregnancy and motherhood as a 40 year-old, queer, uninsured woman

Written in intimate, gleefully TMI prose, Knocking Myself Up is the irreverent account of Tea's route to parenthood--with a group of ride-or-die friends, a generous drag queen, and a whole lot of can-do pluck. Along the way she falls in love with a wholesome genderqueer a decade her junior, attempts biohacking herself a baby with black market fertility meds (and magicking herself an offspring with witch-enchanted honey), learns her eggs are busted, and enters the Fertility Industrial Complex in order to carry her younger lover's baby.

With the signature sharp wit and wild heart that have made her a favorite to so many readers, Tea guides us through the maze of medical procedures, frustrations and astonishments on the path to getting pregnant, wryly critiquing some of the systems that facilitate that choice ("a great, punk, daredevil thing to do"). In Knocking Myself Up, Tea has crafted a deeply entertaining and profound memoir, a testament to the power of love and family-making, however complex our lives may be, to transform and enrich us.

Cletus and Bocephus are cousins, yet they are nothing alike. Extremely creative Cletus, can't find anything in his room. He is constantly losing things and is very disorganized and messy. Bocephus, on the other hand, is the most organized, uptight person on the planet. If Bocephus ever misplaces anything... he totally freaks out! After Cletus mom refuses to let him play with Bocephus until his room is cleaned, Bocephus steps in to help out his disorganized cousin.

"Cletus... There's a home for everything.
Every whatchamacallit has its spot.
Let's sort through your stuff and put it where it goes.
I'm organized... Cletus you're not!"

This storybook is the first in the "Functioning Executive" book series. It highlights the importance of being organized in a creative, applicable way. It also spotlights the unique differences and strengths that live in all of us. This book will help teach children to understand, develop, and apply organization a vital executive function skill. Children who possess effective organizational skills can learn to manage not only daily responsibilities, but can also learn how to effectively plan ahead.

Fresh Start for Dads was written for the incarcerated father or recently released father looking to establish and develop a relationship with his child and getting his life going in a positive direction. Being an incarcerated father creates a challenging situation in an already difficult task of fatherhood. Not only does the father have to deal with the negative impact prison has mentally and societally but the impact incarceration does to a child and the range of emotions they go through. Loss, fear, confusion, abandonment and anger are just a few emotions a child may experience. You have to work on repairing your child as well as yourself; Fresh Start for Dads will assist you in both. In this book you will:
- Learn how to reconnect with your child
- How to find employment.
- How to keep a positive outlook.
- Understanding child development.
- Parenting tips.
- How to prepare for your release.