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“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.” Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance. A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, youll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids. Whether youre running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic...
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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English
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"This positive parenting guide will help you understand how children develop and how discipline shapes not only your child's behavior but their overall health and well-being. With your child's developmental stages in mind, you'll be empowered to create a family discipline plan that manages misbehavior and encourages positive behavior. High Five Discipline is packed with developmentally appropriate strategies to tame tantrums, stop sibling squabbles,...
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TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"In this important and conversation-starting book, veteran psychoanalyst Erica Komisar offers a provocative and compelling premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life--especially during the first three years--means that her child has a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. When that essential presence goes missing, the child is at higher risk for social, emotional, and developmental...
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Unable to have children, the Buttermans get a second chance at a family when orphan Carlie is left in their care and learn how to step up as parents when Carlie gets bullied at school.
"There's never a dull moment in Blessings, Georgia: An orphaned little girl desperately needs a new home. An eager couple is ready to welcome her with open arms. Friendly neighbors are always there for each other. In this southern small town, good things happen...
6) The wild + free family: forging your own path to a life full of wonder, adventure, and connection
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"As parents, we dream of creating a magical childhood for our kids, yet it can be so easy to slip into autopilot. Ainsley Arment—a mother of five, founder of the thriving community Wild + Free, and bestselling author—is no stranger to the barrage of decisions, opportunities, and daily tasks that each day brings. But what Ainsley has discovered is that the magic of life isn’t found in the hustle and bustle of constant activity but in the intentional...
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Central Recovery Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Psychologist Carl Pickhardt offers insight from his thirty years of experience counseling caregivers on how to navigate the adolescent development processfrom eight to eighteen. For most parents, the onset of puberty brings an unexpected, even unwelcome change in their childs behavior, which can cause bewilderment, confusion, and sadness. Dr. Pickhardts comforting and knowledgeable voice points out that not only can growth change many beloved characteristics...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"From Kelly Rippon, single mother of six super achievers, including an Olympic medalist, comes a breakthrough parenting philosophy. Parent Up is a call to action for all parents to realize the power of being the most important, positive shaping force in your children's lives. Broken down into ten chapters that each present a key influence (from the influence of optimism to loyalty), Kelly shares her philosophy as well as relatable anecdotes from her...
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Little, Brown Spark
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2018.
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English
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A provocative look at the new, digital landscape of childhood and how to navigate it. In The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro provides a hopeful counterpoint to the fearful hand-wringing that has come to define our narrative around children and technology. Drawing on groundbreaking research in economics, psychology, philosophy, and education, The New Childhood shows how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which our children will...
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2015.
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English
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"Jamie Glowacki--potty-training expert, Pied Piper of Poop, and author of the popular guide, Oh Crap! Potty Training--shares her proven 6-step plan to help you toilet train your preschooler quickly and successfully. Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert and the popular "Pied Piper of Poop," show you how it's done. Her 6-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids...
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Gallup Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Guides parents on how to identify, understand, and nurture a child's true aptitudes while developing key parent qualities for maximum effectiveness. Rooted in the work of the late Donald O. Clifton, inventor of the Clifton StrengthsFinder® and recognized as the Father of Strengths-Based Psychology by an American Psychological Association Presidential Commendation (Book jacket).
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"The Working Parent's Guide to Positive Parenting shows you how to be a great parent by parenting smarter not harder and by understanding what children really need from us. Offering strategies for focusing on what really matters, connecting with our kids, and meeting everyone's needs, Anita Cleare guides working parents to building a happier family"--
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DK Publishing
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2016.
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English
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"Backed by the most up-to-date scientific research, The Science of Parenting, 2nd Edition provides evidence-based parenting advice about how you should care for your child, with practical strategies from birth to 12 years of age. Child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland has more than 30 years' experience that she brings to this internationally-acclaimed guide, and she provides numerous case studies to relate the science to real life. From separations...
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us we feel like we've got to get everything exactly right the first time, Dr. Aliza Pressman is the compassionate, reassuring expert we all need—and the one whose advice we can all use. Already beloved by listeners of hit podcast, Raising Good Humans, Dr. Pressman distills it all with a handful of strategies every parent can use to get things right often enough: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation,...
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Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Research-based parenting educator Jen Lumanlan provides a simple yet revolutionary framework for rethinking our relationship with our children and getting everyone's needs met in the process. She provides an alternative, not just to spanking and verbal abuse, but to Time Outs, countdowns, and emotional manipulation"--
"Parenting is hard. But when we replace conventional parent-child power dynamics with collaboration, family life gets easier today—and...
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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An essential modern parenting guide for restoring trust and security to your home life from renowned psychiatrist and Dr. Phil Show regular, Dr. Charles Sophy. Over the last twenty years, Dr. Charles Sophy has been a staple on The Dr. Phil Show, where he has guided and coached millions of people begging for assistance with parenting their children. From conflict resolution to substance dependence, Dr. Sophy is the one with the answers. Now, in Family...
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Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Project Management for Parents helps families strengthen their relationships and reduce stress by applying techniques, normally used by billion-dollar companies, to streamline their busy lives. In today’s day and age, especially amidst the changes brought about by a global pandemic, parents, stepparents, guardians, and caregivers need a set of tools that can be used with children of any age to help them focus on their priorities, get organized,...
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Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"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 parenting from the inside out. Based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), these strategies won't create more hours in...
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Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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En este magnifico libro, el doctor David Bueno, biologo y neuroeducador de prestigio mundial, nos invita, de forma magistral y amena, a descubrir que sucede en el cerebro de los adolescentes con la intencion de conocerlos y entenderlos. Por que los adolescentes se acuestan tan tarde? Es normal que nos lo cuestionen todo? Sabias que estan mas indefensos que los adultos frente al estres y tienen mas tendencia a la ansiedad o la ira? Por que en su habitacion...
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