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1) Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be a-holes: unfiltered advice on how to raise awesome kids
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"From the mom behind Baby Sideburns and the NYT bestseller I Heart my Little A-Holes, a hilarious and matter-of-fact parenting guide to raising happy, kind, and resilient kids"--
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A unique manual to raising a child-for parents everywhere-using the metaphor of dance to provide expert, comforting advice. Having children and raising a family should be the greatest joy in one's life, but it is a role that requires tremendous responsibility and patience. As parents, our job is to provide a strong foundation for our children, so that they can eventually grow up to become self-sufficient adults. However, just like everything in life,...
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Brings together Dr. Peterson's village interviews, observations, research, and over thirty-five years of work as a psychologist to teach modern parents how to raise healthier, more well-balanced, and kinder children. It includes creative ideas from parents who are currently adopting these practices and balancing other aspects of their personal, career, and financial responsibilities to assure their children get the support they need to thrive. --Publisher's...
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When do you know for sure that you've become a parent? For Jenny Schoberl, it wasn't when a human fell out of her lady parts or the first time her baby said "Mama." It was when she found herself, a grown woman, hiding in the bathroom to eat a candy bar, just so she didn't have to share.
Parenthood changes people's lives in horrifying and inevitable ways. No matter how hard you resist, you soon find yourself being that parent far too often to deny...
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Do You Want to Create a Healthy Co-parenting Relationship?
If you'd told Darlene Taylor that she'd pack her bags after a rocky divorce to move across the country at the request of her ex-husband, she would've laughed in your face and asked to sip whatever you were drinking. But that's exactly what happened-and it changed the course of her family.
Foreword by Ex-husband Mick Cronin, Head Coach of the UCLA Bruins:
"Nobody plans to parent with an...
7) The 10 best decisions a single mom can make: A Biblical guide for navigating family life on your own
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You are capable of parenting your children with courage, confidence, and clarity. This loving, practical guide shows you how.
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"Dr. Rosenzweig illustrates how you can help protect your children from sexual abuse, trauma, and bullying through your everyday interactions with them. She walks you through the steps you can take to combine your own family's values with age-appropriate information for children at all stages of development. And you'll learn how to do so in a way that will improve the trust and communication between you and your child."--Back cover
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Advice from two parents who have had children out of wedlock on such matters as when to get a paternity test, where to find a good family law attorney, how custody and child support work, what to expect regarding visitation rights, how to write a bulletproof parenting plan, and how to solve future disputes in a timely manner.
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Did you just get an unsettling message from your coparent and now you're wondering how you're going to respond? Well now, you have an opportunity to practice some strategies that can help to guide you through some of these trying times.
This pocket guide is designed to help you work through different scenarios you may encounter when you need to reply to them. Here's the thing. You can choose to use one of the methods or combine any that you think...
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Ever want to know what life would be like if your life was really meant for a primetime TV time slot? What is it like raising children who are gold champions at sarcastic comedy? Find out by following the crazy antics of two young American children who are anything but boring. This book highlights some of the most memorable real-life moments of an average Midwest family. The quotes from these hilarious children will keep you laughing and leave you...
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The day Angela Thomas sold the only thing she had, the diamond from her engagement ring, to take care of her kids was the day she began to believe they were going to make it. In that decision, the faith she had always talked about became the faith she was going to learn how to live. In the years since, God has given Angela a passionate desire . . . to live an amazing life, even while raising four kids as a single mom. In this book she shares her
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We've been over-run with child-rearing manuals for infants. We've been swamped with advice for relating to teens. But little has been offered to parents whose children are in middle childhood! John. M. Drescher, a wise voice in the field of parenting literature (whose books have sold more than 400,000 copies), addresses particular delights and difficulties of this stage in a child's life.
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Parenting is like a jungle safari - a journey into unpredictable, unexpected, sometimes crazy, and definitely messy territory. Throughout "Surviving Single Parenthood", author Jeannie Freis shares her own journey through a combination of anecdotal tales, survival tips and tricks acquired along the way. This book is for those at any stage of the parenting journey looking to streamline and simplify the chaos.
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"A Single Mom's Guide to Raising Black (Gentle) Men" is an impactful book that shows you how to persevere and ultimately raise young men who are confident, accountable, and capable of facing whatever life throws at them.
Throughout her book, author Sanya Simmons dives deeply into the real issues single moms face when raising Black sons. Full of practical tips and real-life examples, this book addresses a wide range of topics. This includes the role...
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The Soul of a Single Parent is a candid, up-close-and-personal perspective of my journey as a single parent. It is written from a single mom's perspective. This is not to discount, disregard or discredit the many single fathers who also single-handedly choose to do the right thing every day. Each chapter is but a glimpse of the journey into the soul of a single parent. Unless you are truly a single parent, don't judge me until you have walked at least...
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A Mommys Love encourages mommies to continue being mommies and to challenge mothers to become mommies. It will equip you in becoming an advocate for your child. Most important, do not be ashamed of having a child with a mental illness. It is important to get your children the help they need before they become adults. It may seem that your family and friends, your childs school system, the judicial system, social services, state agency, and other government...
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Day-to-day parenting for most single parent homes becomes a challenge when one parent has the sole responsibility for caring for the children. Not only does life become complicated, most of the time it becomes overwhelming. Most parents are often caught in the cycle of survival, rather than becoming empowered to handle the role for whatever period of time is required to prepare their children for adulthood. If a bitter divorce is any part of the equation,...
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I wrote these chapters when my daughter was almost three years old, having raised her alone from the age of four months, and having taken on most of her daily care almost since day one. I was 41 years old; my daughter was my only child. The original intention was for light relief and some way to get through long dark winter nights in a mountain village with no TV in the house, but the first chapter, 0 to 6 months, quickly debunked that idea when the...
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Journey to Joyful Single Parenting, Book 3 is a book every parent should read. Do you find yourself worried about your parenting skills? Do you have feelings of guilt about the way you may have handled a problem with one of the children? Dr. Yoder tells her readers to stop worrying! These feelings are normal and there is no such thing as a perfect parent. She shares with her readers strategies to discipline our children without creating anger or resentment....
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