Collection: Parenting

Daphne is a blind dog who has arrived at an animal rescue facility. People are kind to her there, but she is still nervous and on guard. Daphne can't see anything, but her ability to smell, hear, feel, and know helps her to understand the world around her.

Daphne copes as best she can, but she always longs for something better-and she's not sure what that might be.

A new adult, a stranger, adopts Daphne and takes her home. It takes Daphne a little while to adapt to this unfamiliar environment, where everything is new again. But when she does, she understands what she was looking for all along-joy.

First released twenty years ago, Love and Limerence has become a classic in the psychology of emotion. As relevent today as it was then, this book offers insight into love, infatuation, madness, and all flavors of emotion in between.

A mosaic of memories, events, and reflections about Dede Montgomery and her remarkable mother, with insights into the generations and circumstances they were born into that informed the women they became.

Dede Montgomery returns to her own roots in From First Breath to Last, and skillfully weaves her life with her mother's in a touching tribute to family and what matters most in their lives. She meshes passages from her mother's memoir, journals, published book, and dissertation with her own memories and how her mother's journey influenced her own in a celebration of womanhood.

Patty Montgomery was born between the World Wars and was reborn in the 1960s and 1970s during the time women pushed through the barriers to independence and equality. She followed what she believed was the expected path for other women like her who were privileged by whiteness, education, and middle-class income. Until she couldn't, and broke loose with support from some and criticism by others, while raising her only daughter to be self-confident and self-assured.

From First Breath to Last is a treat to readers of all ages looking to embrace the wisdom from two women told through entertaining stories, fairy tales, and the advice from lives well-lived.

Your Science-Based Prenatal Nutrition Resource for Improved Pregnancy Health

Ever wish there was a comprehensive prenatal nutrition resource backed by science to help women have healthier pregnancies and better birth experiences? Functional Maternity is the book you've been looking for. Maternity functional medicine practitioner Sarah Thompson, CFMP, L.Ac, Doula, has culled the most relevant scientific research and guides readers through the dramatic and unique changes of pregnancy to understand how the right nutrition can improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes.

Whether you are a seasoned health practitioner, birth worker, or expectant mother, you'll learn how to:

• Use nutrition and diet to increase natural birth success
• Recognize unique patterns of maternal health and understand the effects nutrition has on the increased risk of pregnancy-related complications
• Create dietary protocols for gestational hypertension, pregnancy nausea, and many other common conditions of pregnancy
• Confidently guide others through their pregnancy journey with research-backed nutrition advice
• Practice on the cutting edge of advanced specialized functional medicine
• And so much more ...

When you're eating for two, it's even more important to plan meals with nutrition in mind. New research suggests that you are what your mother ate: what moms eat during pregnancy has lasting effects on the long-term health of their children including brain development and future food preferences. To provide the best for their baby, mothers must make food choices rich in baby-building nutrients. The Whole 9 Months walks readers through every week of their baby's development and introduces health-boosting whole foods and recipes to incorporate into their daily diet throughout their pregnancy. But it can be difficult to be on a wholesome diet when nausea and food cravings and aversions abound. The easily customizable recipes in this book allow readers to make adjustments based on their needs while continuing to grow a healthy baby. Features include: - Week-by-week information on fetal development - Up-to-date information and research on pregnancy nutrition - 100 easy and delicious recipes with calorie counts and nutritional facts - Tips for every recipe to adjust to fickle appetites - Recipes for a variety of diets including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and gestational diabetes.

In the age of online dating, finding a real connection can seem more daunting than ever! So, why not stack the odds of finding the right person in your favor? This book offers simple, proven-effective principles drawn from neuroscience and attachment theory to help you find the perfect mate.

Everybody wants someone to love and spend time with, and searching for your ideal partner is a natural and healthy human tendency. Just about everyone dates at some point in their lives, yet few really understand what they're doing or how to get the best results. In Wired for Dating, psychologist and relationship expert Stan Tatkin--author of Wired for Love--offers powerful tips based in neuroscience and attachment theory to help you find a compatible mate and go on to create a fabulous relationship.

Using real-life scenarios, you'll learn key concepts about how people become attracted to potential partners, move toward or away from commitment, and the important role the brain and nervous system play in this process. Each chapter explores the scientific concepts of attachment theory, arousal regulation, and neuroscience. And with a little practice, you'll learn to apply these exercises and practical techniques to your dating life.

If you're ready to get serious (or not!) about dating, meet your match, and have more fun, this book will be your guide.

Keep track of your baby's essential Texas firsts in this unique baby book. Place birthday photos and record milestones on colorful pages with hand lettered text. Capture baby's experiences with food including who made their first queso, enchiladas, and pecan pie! Colorful pages provide guided journaling of baby's first football game, rodeo, and more. Illustrated end sheets give space to record blessings from the baby shower and well wishes from loved ones in this book that will become an heirloom for generations.

NAPPA Award Winner and finalist in the Foreword INDIES Book Awards.

What to Do When You Feel Too Shy guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying social anxiety and uses strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles to address the issue.

Circus clowns perform tricks and make us laugh. They wear bright colors, big shoes, and all kinds of wigs and colorful hats. They seem to like people looking at them and laughing at them, but many people--including children--feel shy when other people notice them. And some people are incredibly uncomfortable being in the spotlight. Does this sound like your child? If he feels too shy or nervous often or if he misses out on cool activities and fun because of it, this book can help.

This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome social anxiety--so they can join in the circus of fun and friends!

This book is part of the What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an "Introduction to Parents and Caregivers." What-to-Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6-12 year olds, and their parents, through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

Real solutions to a hidden epidemic: family estrangement.

Estrangement from a family member is one of the most painful life experiences. It is devastating not only to the individuals directly involved--collateral damage can extend upward, downward, and across generations, More than 65 million Americans suffer such rifts, yet little guidance exists on how to cope with and overcome them. In this book, Karl Pillemer combines the advice of people who have successfully reconciled with powerful insights from social science research. The result is a unique guide to mending fractured families.

Fault Lines shares for the first time findings from Dr. Pillemer's ten-year groundbreaking Cornell Reconciliation Project, based on the first national survey on estrangement; rich, in-depth interviews with hundreds of people who have experienced it; and insights from leading family researchers and therapists. He assures people who are estranged, and those who care about them, that they are not alone and that fissures can be bridged.

Through the wisdom of people who have "been there," Fault Lines shows how healing is possible through clear steps that people can use right away in their own families. It addresses such questions as: How do rifts begin? What makes estrangement so painful? Why is it so often triggered by a single event? Are you ready to reconcile? How can you overcome past hurts to build a new future with a relative?

Tackling a subject that is achingly familiar to almost everyone, especially in an era when powerful outside forces such as technology and mobility are lessening family cohesion, Dr. Pillemer combines dramatic stories, science-based guidance, and practical repair tools to help people find the path to reconciliation.

Teachers and administrators will learn how to create the respectful, trusting relationships with families necessary to build the educational partnerships that best support children's learning. The book will cover the mindset and core beliefs required to bond with families, and will provide guidance on how to plan engagement opportunities and events throughout the school year that undergird effective partnerships between families and schools.

One of the world's leading experts on infidelity provides a step-by-step guide through the process of marital infidelity--from suspicion and revelation to healing, and provides profound, practical guidance to prevent cheating and, if it happens, recover and heal from it.You're right to be cautious when you hear these words: "I'm telling you, we're just friends." Good people in good marriages are having affairs. The workplace and the Internet have become fertile breeding grounds for "friendships" that can slowly and insidiously turn into love affairs. Yet you can protect your relationship from emotional or sexual betrayal by recognizing the red flags that mark the stages of slipping into an improper, dangerous intimacy that can threaten your marriage.

It's the deadliest combination going: bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. All it takes to understand that this is a recipe for tragedy is a glance at headlines across the country. In this updated edition of The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander, which includes a new section on cyberbullying, one of the world's most trusted parenting educators gives parents, caregivers, educators and most of all, kids the tools to break the cycle of violence.

Drawing on her decades of work with troubled youth, and her wide experience in the areas of conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice, Barbara Coloroso explains: The three kinds of bullying, and the differences between boy and girl bulliesFour abilities that protect your child from succumbing to bullyingSeven steps to take if your child is a bullyHow to help the bullied child heal and how to effectively discipline the bullyHow to evaluate a school's antibullying policyAnd much more

This compassionate and practical guide has become the groundbreaking reference on the subject of bullying."

Learn how to stop policing and pleading and become the parent you want to be.

You love your children, but if you're like most parents, you don't always love their behavior. But how can you guide them without resorting to less-than-optimal behavior yourself? Dr. Becky Bailey's unusual and powerful approach to parenting has made thousands of families happier and healthier.

Focusing on self-control and confidence-building for both parent and child, Dr. Bailey teaches a series of linked skills to help families move from turmoil to tranquility:

7 Powers for Self-Control to help parents model the behavior they want their kids to follow. These lead to:

7 Basic Discipline Skills to help children manage sticky situations at home and a t school, which will help your children develop:

7 Values for Living, such as integrity, respect, compassion, responsibility, and more.

Dr. Bailey integrates these principles in a seven-week program that gets families off to a good start, offering plenty of real-life anecdotes that illustrate her methods at work. With this inspiring and practical book in hand, you'll find new ways of understanding and improving children's behavior, as well as your own.

Are you on the journey to motherhood, facing the challenges of infertility? Dive into the world of Letrozole, the fertility pill that's transforming lives. This comprehensive guide is your key to understanding and harnessing the potential of Letrozole, also known as Femara 2.5, on your path to pregnancy.

• How can I get pregnant with Letrozole? Discover the science behind this wonder drug and its remarkable role in enhancing fertility.

• How long after taking Letrozole will I get pregnant? Gain insights into the timeline of Letrozole's effectiveness and what to expect during your fertility journey.

• When to stop Letrozole? Learn about the optimal duration of Letrozole treatment and when it's time to transition to the next phase.

• Does Letrozole increase the chances of twins? Uncover the fascinating facts about Letrozole's impact on multiple pregnancies.

• Letrozole as a chemotherapy drug: Is it safe during pregnancy? Navigate the safety considerations and make informed choices for your reproductive health.

• Letrozole's dual role: From anti-cancer drug to infertility solution. Explore the remarkable transformation of Letrozole and how it works wonders in your quest for motherhood.

• How long and how much Letrozole to take? Get the precise guidance on dosage, administration, and duration of Letrozole treatment for optimal results.

• What dose Letrozole do for infertility? Understand the intricacies of Letrozole's impact on your hormonal balance and reproductive system.

• Weight concerns on Letrozole? Unravel the myths and realities surrounding weight changes while on Letrozole.

• Side effects, contraindications, drug interactions, mechanism of action, dosage, famous brands, and more. Delve into the comprehensive details you need for a well-informed fertility journey.

Empower yourself with knowledge, guidance, and hope. Letrozole is your ally on the path to parenthood, and this book is your trusted companion. Whether you're starting your Letrozole journey or seeking answers to your fertility questions, this guide is here to support you.

Unlock the power of Letrozole and embark on your extraordinary journey towards motherhood. Your dreams of becoming a parent are within reach, and Letrozole is here to help you realize them.

All families have traditions. These are passed down from long ago. Some traditions are yummy, others are fun. Learn all about traditions and the families that keep them.

In the world of pediatric care, sleep safety guidelines are controversial and often misguided. Health professionals broadly discourage all forms of cosleeping, which, along with the potentially devastating consequences, makes deciding how and where your baby should sleep both confusing and frightening. Parents who cherish the closeness, security, and warmth of cosleeping are finding themselves conflicted, concerned, and exhausted. Cosleeping, a term which encompasses sleeping in the same room or on the same bed as your infant, is a common parental instinct driven by physiology and seen throughout human history. Despite mainstream opposition, thousands of parents continue the practice, whether intentionally, accidentally, or out of necessity. So, why do current medical guidelines insist that cosleeping is unsafe? What is the difference between SIDS and SUID, and are they related to cosleeping? What should parents do to make a safe sleep space for their infant? If a family chooses to cosleep, how should they respond to reproach from friends, family, or medical professionals? In Safe Infant Sleep, the world's authority on cosleeping breaks down the complicated political and social aspects of sleep safety, exposes common misconceptions, and compares current recommendations to hard science. With the latest information on the abundant scientific benefits of cosleeping, Dr. James J. Mckenna informs readers about the dangers of following over-simplified recommendations against the age-old practice, and encourages parents to trust their knowledge and instincts about what is and is not safe for their baby. This book offers a range of options and safety tips for your family's ideal cosleeping arrangement. These include variations of roomsharing and bedsharing, and introduce the concept of "breastsleeping." This term, coined by Dr. McKenna himself, is based on the inherent biological connection between breastfeeding and infant sleep, and provides readers with everything they need to know about safely sharing a bed with their baby. Complete with resource listings for both parents and professionals, this book teaches you how to confidently choose a safe sleeping arrangement as unique as your family.