Collection: Parenting

For many years, type 1 diabetic women were told that they shouldn't have babies. With today's technology and innovations, type 1 diabetics can have healthy babies, but they are still considered "high risk". In Grit Pregnancies: How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy and Normal Blood Sugars with Type 1 Diabetes, Allison Herschede teaches you that it's not diabetes that puts pregnancy at risk, but high blood sugars. She shares how to prevent them, correct them, and minimize hypoglycemia at the same time. Using Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's principles from his book Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Allison shows the reader how it is indeed possible for type 1 diabetic women to have healthy pregnancies and truly normal blood sugars.

YOUR DATING LIFE HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN THE PATRIARCHAL DARK AGES, AND NOW IT'S TIME TO GET UNSTUCK.

It's not your fault that dating sucks, that the patriarchy has screwed up how we find love. From addictive dating apps that were built like slot machines to advice like "Stop being so picky!" (aka "don't trust yourself"), to single women being treated as less than because of their relationship status, dating can be a hot soup of existential exhaustion.

In Thank You, More Please, dating coach and founder of Date Brazen, Lily Womble, flips patriarchal dating on its head and challenges you to ask for and get what you want. Lily, who has set up nearly 400 dates, was one of the top matchmakers in the U.S, but in her personal life she was constantly settling for toxic situationships.
After growing up in the deep south, a late bloomer who hadn't had a long-term relationship, she'd been labeled "too much," and her deepest fear was that she wasn't qualified for the love and partnership she craved. She needed to learn how not to settle and to attract love on her terms. The steps in this book are exactly the steps

Lily took to create a confident and joyful-as-fuck dating life that attracted the love of her life. Then, she broke up with matchmaking to become a feminist dating coach and help hundreds of women do the same.

​This proven feminist framework will help you create an epic love life, one that attracts more than you thought possible (more, please!). She includes tips on how to:

• ditch the self-blamey, rigid dating advice and start trusting your gut,
• embrace and celebrate your singleness,
• own all your relationship preferences and be powerfully picky,
• date like a feminist and attract the partnership you crave,
• And more!

A hilarious, feminist, no BS guide with a joyful, unconventional formula, Thank You, More Please will show you how to ask for exactly what you want and find love exactly as you are.

Playtime! A book that turns tummy time into interactive playtime.Like our bestselling book, Tummy Time!, Playtime! folds out and stands up in front of newborns during the all-important tummy time - a practice encouraged by healthcare professionals to prevent flat spots on the back of the head, and to strengthen muscles in babies' necks and upper bodies. These early months are also when a baby's brain is developing faster than at any other time in their lives. Reading together is proven to accelerate language and literacy, giving children a head start in life. A newborn baby's world is a blur of light and dark and moving forms. They are attracted to high-contrast images, faces and movement, so this finger-wiggle book is a perfect first book. Make rabbit's ear prick up, puppy's tail wag, or turn your finger into a wiggly worm hiding somewhere on the wiggle train. Where will it pop out next?With babies turning their heads towards the movement, it helps build strength and flexibility, and gives parents a fun opportunity to engage with their babies face-to-face. The simple text introduces new vocabulary and encourages parents to read playfully with intonation, trumpeting loudly, like an elephant, or wagging the puppy's tail excitedly.Playtime! is the third book in the internationally successful Tummy Time series, following Tummy Time! and Reading Time!

It could happen anywhere: at the grocery store, at a restaurant, at school, or at home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help!

Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture Book series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. Over twenty years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum combined with his personal experiences raising his own children have yielded time-tested strategies--and results! Dr. Baker offers an easy-to-follow, four-step model that will improve your everyday relationships with the children in your life, including managing your own emotions by adjusting your expectations, learning strategies to calm a meltdown in the moment, understanding why a meltdown occurs, and creating plans to prevent future meltdowns.

Helpful chapters include: : Meltdowns: When rewards and punishments are not enough
What are meltdowns made of?
Accepting and appreciating our children
De-escalating a meltdown
Understanding why repeat problems occur
Creating a prevention plan
And more!

"This journal deepens the father/daughter bond while creating a keepsake for when conversation is no longer possible.

With journaling questions for Dad such as:

"What is a concert you'll never forget?"

"What should I look for in a relationship?"

"When you're gone, what is something you'll want me to remember you saying?"

These questions will transport you from the daily routine into a time when the ordinary has been rendered sacred.

Whether you're a parent looking to leave a legacy to your child, or a child recording memories of your parent, make time for the questions you'll later wish you asked: your future self will thank you.

Commonly asked questions:

Who is this journal for?

The journal provides over 100 questions for a father to answer for his daughter. It makes a perfect baby shower gift for a new father of a baby girl, keepsake gift for an aging father or daughter, and thoughtful present for fathers and daughters of all stages in between.

Some adult children sit with their parents and fill out the journal while asking the questions: this invites thoughtful conversations, generational connection, and intimacy. Others choose to purchase the journal for themselves, fill it out, and later present it as a gift to their children.

This journal can be an especially thoughtful gift for a father who has lost a parent; these fathers often deeply recognize the importance of recording thoughts and memories for their children. This journal is also a thoughtful gift for adult children whose parents may be struggling with early signs of memory loss, dementia, or Alzheimer's; asking these questions can jog a parent's memory, inspire thoughtful conversation, or simply provide a space to appreciate the parent who still remains.

What if I have multiple kids? Do I need multiple journals?

Most of the questions in this journal are about Dad himself, but there are also questions particular to each child. For this reason, most parents choose to have one journal for each child; this also eliminates the need to "choose" who eventually receives the journal. However, it's also possible to answer these particular questions separately for each child within one journal. (One could split an answer on the 6x9 journal page provided, and use the blank pages included at the end of the journal if more room is needed.) "

Become a sibling superhero with this guide for big brothers ages 5 to 7

You've got a new sibling on the way! Are you excited to be a super big brother? This book is going to help you get ready and teach you how to be a real hero to the newest member of your family.

Bringing a new family member home can be really exciting, but it can also be really confusing. These inspiring stories about other big brothers from all kinds of families will show you there's nothing to worry about―and that there are lots of ways you can help your soon-to-be new best friend for life!

How to Be a Big Brother includes:

• Become a big brother―Get ready for this big change by having grown-up talks with your family about what's happening.
• Helping your family―Find out how to be an amazing helper and pitch in on things like feeding or bath time.
• Playing with your new sibling―Explore all the fun ways you can welcome your new sibling to the family and spend time together.

You are going to be an absolutely amazing big brother with a little help from this book!

Stop fighting and fall back in love, starting today

If you and your partner are struggling to communicate and connect, you are not alone. The Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing is a helpful toolkit containing expert advice and activities to help both of you cultivate stronger attachment bonds and greater relationship satisfaction through Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is built on practical, concise steps for recognizing and disrupting negative behavior patterns. This couples therapy workbook uses those principles to help you develop the tools to approach your relationship with curiosity, open-mindedness, and readiness to speak, listen, and heal.

The Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing includes:

• A three-part process--Organized to follow the process of EFT, this couples therapy workbook begins by identifying the distress in your relationship, then navigating the emotions that are causing it, and moving toward positive, long-term change.
• Explore your relationship--This couples therapy workbook offers insightful questions, revealing exercises, self-assessments, and even case studies from other couples who have had success with these techniques.
• Beyond EFT--You'll also learn about the different ways people form attachments, the power of intimacy and vulnerability, and ways to savor your best moments.

If you're looking to reconnect emotionally and overcome relationship obstacles, The Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing can help.

How to integrate and evolve your inner masculine and feminine

- Explains polarity work as a tool to heal trauma, become less judgmental, and develop a more integrated relationship with ourselves and others

- Explores 44 common traits of mature and immature masculine and feminine expressions, explaining how to evolve unhealthy expressions into healthy ones

- Offers simple yet profound methods for evolving your inner masculine and feminine, as well as healing the shadow

Polarity work allows us to balance, evolve, and integrate the masculine and feminine energies within our personality to create an inner union that supports the release and transformation of trauma on the cellular and soul level. It is a holistic practice that leads to the embodiment of both what we choose and who we really are.

Fusing ancient Vedic knowledge and Western psychology with Tantric and Taoist wisdom, Elliott Saxby offers simple yet profound methods for evolving our inner masculine and feminine as well as healing the shadow side of these expressions. The Inner Marriage explores sexuality and desire through polarity work and the need to realign our physical, mental, and emotional bodies to generate power through our sexuality.

Using the polarity framework in relation to universal laws, this practical guide off ers maps and exercises that invite us to evolve, harmonize, and integrate opposing energies. An invaluable tool in integrative and non-dual therapy and the development of emotional intelligence.

Help your toddler discover his potty power

Is it time to say goodbye to diapers and start toilet training? Ease the transition with this supportive book designed to familiarize kids 1 to 3 with how boys use the potty and inspire them to become a potty superstar.

• A trip to the potty--This easy and entertaining book walks kids through potty training step-by-step, from identifying that first tummy rumble to washing hands once they've finished their business.
• Charming illustrations--The book's vibrant pictures are guaranteed to delight your toddler, keeping him engaged in the story while providing visual clues for the potty-training process.
• For all families preparing for the potty--This book was written for every type of family and every little boy between 1 and 3 so each tiny reader can see himself in the story.

Get ready to ditch the diapers with this encouraging potty training book for boys.

A bravely honest and brilliantly comic account of how one mother gave up drinking and started living. This is Bridget Jones Dries Out.

Clare Pooley is a Cambridge graduate and was a Managing Partner at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, and yet by eighteen months ago she'd become an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day, and spending her evenings Googling 'Am I an alcoholic?'

In a desperate bid to turn her life around, she quit drinking and started a blog. She called it Mummy Was a Secret Drinker.

This book is the story of a year in Clare's life. A year that started with her quitting booze having been drinking more than a bottle of wine every day. It sees her starting a hugely successful blog, then getting and beating breast cancer. By the end of the year she is booze free and cancer free, two stone lighter and with a life that is so much richer, healthier and more rewarding than ever before. Sober Diaries is an upbeat, funny and positive look at how to live life to the full.

Interwoven within Clare's own very personal and frank story is research and advice, and answers to questions like: How do I know if I'm drinking too much? How will I cope at parties? What do I say to friends and family? How do I cope with cravings? Will I lose weight? What if my partner still drinks? And many more.

Forgiveness Is a Choice is a self-help book for people who have been deeply hurt by another and caught in a vortex of anger, depression, and resentment.

As a creator of the first scientifically proven forgiveness program in the country, Robert D. Enright shows how forgiveness can reduce anxiety and depression while increasing self-esteem and hopefulness toward one's future.

This groundbreaking work demonstrates how forgiveness, approached in the correct manner, benefits the forgiver far more than the forgiven. Filled with wisdom and warm encouragement, the book leads the reader on a path that will bring clarity and peace.

Enright is careful to distinguish forgiveness from "pseudoforgiveness" and to reassure readers that forgiveness does not mean accepting continued abuse or even reconciling with the offender. Rather, by giving the gift of forgiveness, readers are encouraged to confront and let go of their pain in order to regain their lives.

Congrats, man! You are going to nail this thing known as fatherhood!

Did you just hear the two little words that will change your life forever ("I'm pregnant")... and you are freaking out just a tiny bit?

Are you worried that you won't know how to be there for your partner and your unborn child during these crucial months?

Do you want to be the best partner and father possible, but you are afraid that you will do something dumb because, quite frankly, you have no idea what you're doing?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, don't worry - there is hope.

New fatherhood is a stressful time. Your partner, who's growing an entire new human, needs you now more than ever. There's a lot to prepare before the little one arrives. And soon, you will have this entire new little person who will rely on you for literally everything.

But by being here, you are taking the first step to becoming the most supportive father and partner you can be. By learning all of the ins and outs of this wild ride to parenthood, you can be there holding your partner's hand every step of the way.

In this definitive guide, you will discover:

• An examination of the different fears first-time fathers commonly face and how to squelch each and every one
• Everything modern dads should know - from what your newborn will look like to how to prepare yourself mentally for caring for a baby, and more
• What a birth plan is and all of the questions you and your partner should consider when creating one
• How to help your partner through all of the symptoms that come along with pregnancy, like crazy cravings and raging hormones
• The key to a happy relationship -how to keep on dating even with a baby, with tips on planning the perfect babymoon
• How to get both of you through postpartum depression should it make an appearance
• A guide to what you can expect during each trimester of pregnancy so you aren't left scrambling for answers each time something new happens
• What you can expect at prenatal visits (yes, you should go), including what not to say during these appointments
• Practical new dad tips to make you look like a pregnancy pro right out of the gate
• All of the steps to take to pick the perfect name that both you and your partner absolutely love
• Exhaustive, detailed lists of everything you need to pack for the big day
• The signs that it is almost your baby's birthday and you should be getting your partner to the hospital
• Exactly what to expect during the birth of your child-spoiler alert: it is the most amazing thing you will ever be a part of and no amount of planning can ever fully prepare you for what you are about to experience
• The "Swiss army knife" of baby supplies and why you should always have plenty on hand

And much more.

This book doesn't just compare your growing baby to a fruit or vegetable and give you ambiguous advice about what is happening inside your partner's belly.

Instead, it dives deep into every aspect of the new dad life, making sure you leave no stone unturned on your road to becoming a super dad.

PSA: I do make sports references: ) as I am a big sports fan myself.

If you are ready to be a supportive, attentive, knowledgeable, capable partner and totally crush this crazy thing known as fatherhood, then scroll up and click "Add to Cart" now.

This concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD.

The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and common difficulties that parents face. The rest of the book focuses on solutions, based around four rules. Rule number one is keeping it positive: punishments can change behavior, but only positive approaches can improve attitude. Rule number two is keeping it calm: it's difficult thinking clearly enough to solve problems logically if you are feeling overwhelmed. Rule number three is keeping it organized: this rule relates particularly to the child's school life. Rule number four is to keep doing rules one to three. Finally, Dr. Kutscher discusses the role of medication for treating ADHD. The concluding chapter summarizes the information covered and can also be read as a complete, freestanding text. Useful checklists and further reading recommendations are also included.

Realistic and optimistic, this book is the ideal source of information and advice for parents and professionals who are trying to keep up with children who are living without brakes.

Help kids find confidence and calm with this anxiety workbook for ages 8-12

Making new friends, studying for a big test, or trying something new can make kids feel anxious, but the Anxiety Workbook for Kids teaches them simple ways to work through anxious feelings with mindfulness. Through 50+ anxiety-reducing activities, kids will learn techniques like deep breathing and positive thinking, so they can stay in the moment and take on any challenge!

Get more than other books about anxiety for kids:

What is anxiety, anyway? --The friendly language in this kids' anxiety book makes it simple for them to understand what anxiety feels like, where it comes from, and how these exercises can help them feel better.

For anxieties big and small--Help your child learn how to keep their cool in through the different kinds of anxiety kids face, whether it's moving to a new home, coping with loss, or getting called on in class.

56 hands-on mindfulness activities--With this anxiety activity book, kids can write down their feelings, try easy meditations, explore a growth mindset, and more.

Show kids how to build an anxiety toolkit of mindfulness skills that will last a lifetime.

More games to help kids ages 7 to 12 overcome dyslexia and build reading skills

With the right tools, kids with dyslexia can become avid readers. The follow-up to the bestselling Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia, this fun-filled choice in books for kids with dyslexia offers tons of new games that help kids overcome the challenges of dyslexia.

This dyslexia workbook for kids features:

• Educational play―Go beyond other dyslexia books with 125 games and activities, including coloring, word association, picture association, writing with sounds, and more.
• Expanded vocabulary―Packed with new words, this second volume helps kids with dyslexia understand even more of the vocabulary they'll encounter while reading.
• Science-based strategies―Discover games built around proven dyslexia tools for kids, like phonological awareness training, phonemic awareness training, and multisensory instruction.

Go beyond other dyslexia books with enjoyable and effective games that will help kids learn to love reading.

Until she finally got sober, Maeve's life was mired in depression and unconscious struggle.She felt unconnected and full of self-loathing. Not herself. It took a lifetime in and out of AA and rehab and a trail of failed relationships and escalating trouble, before she began to understand the source of her lifelong despair and took the bold step to become the woman she is now.In this intimate and unflinchingly honest memoir, Maeve tells the story of being herself in all aspects of her life, including work, the last threshold. She faced the special challenge of working as a manager of public relations for Goldman Sachs and therefore was a public face of the company. She knew she couldn't transition quietly.Initially she keeps her identity a secret with wardrobe changes in the lobby bathroom after work. When she finally declares herself, Goldman Sachs - to her surprise - embraces her. A New York Times story follows, leading Maeve to a new life as a role model for other transgender people and giving her a sense of purpose that had been lacking her entire life.