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2015.
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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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2021
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This helpful resource equips you to have important conversations with your daughter about her identity in Christ, her self-image, and how to appreciate and care for her body according to God's design.
Popular culture bombards girls with messages that they are not pretty enough, not skinny enough, or just not good enough. How can you counter these lies and help your daughter see the truth- that she is a beautiful child of God, perfectly created to...
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A "Best Practices" Book That Parents Will Turn To Again And Again
A kind of Mr. Rogers for parents of children of any age who hope to find relief and words of encouragement in the roller coaster of parenting.
Parents are doing a better job than they think they are. Author Susan Kohl has been a parent watcher for more than 30 years, and she knows what parents do well. Whether you are experiencing the first steps of motherhood or fatherhood or simply...
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"How can you prepare for and prevent your kids' inevitable meltdowns? Ready, Set, Breathe will show you and your child how to focus, calm down, and live in the present moment. Being a parent is stressful, and when your child has a meltdown, it can be difficult to keep cool-let alone help your child to calm down. Ready, Set, Breathe offers real solutions to help you both deal with stress using everyday mindfulness games, activities, rituals, and habits....
6) Mom enough: inspiring letters for the wonderfully exhausting but totally normal days of motherhood
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"Author, influencer, and founder of the popular social media community FindingJoy, Rachel Martin offers encouragement for moms by sharing her own personal journey through heartache, self-doubt, and the challenges of motherhood. With over fifty letters of encouragement, from one mom to another, she tells mothers they're "mom enough."'--Back cover.
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"Research suggests when a couple separates, children suffer the most, as they're typically shuttled back and forth between two different homes. When Beth Behrendt and her husband divorced, she found a better way: She gave her children custody of the home, while she and her husband moved around. After successfully implementing more than six years of what's known as "nesting," Behrendt has created a step-by-step guide for divorcing parents to introduce...
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"Find calm amid the tornado of toddlerhood. Life can be a chaotic adventure when you're raising toddlers, full of hilarious moments--and plenty that make you want to pull out your hair. This guide can help you keep your cool and reduce stress by turning to mindfulness. It's filled with easy 5-minute exercises designed to generate positivity and peace of mind. Principles of mindfulness: Discover how tools like breathwork and visualization can keep...
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"Discover how you can communicate with your toddler to de-escalate difficult moments and connect through your bond of love. Conscious Parenting of Your Toddler teaches you the skills you need to master the art of self-reflection and self-regulation, as well as how those tools can help you better understand toddler behavior." --Amazon.
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2018.
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Español
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Los autores de El cerebro del niño, Daniel J. Siegel y Tina Payne Bryson, analizan, en esta ocasión, el desafío primordial en la educación de los hijos: la disciplina. Haciendo hincapié en el fascinante vínculo entre el desarrollo neurológico del niño y el modo en que los padres reaccionan ante la mala conducta de este, Disciplina sin lágrimas proporciona un efectivo y compasivo «mapa de carreteras» para afrontar las pataletas, las tensiones...
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"Most parents are not child psychologists and that's why it can be hard to discern what are normal childhood anxieties and what is more problematic. However, even with childhood anxieties, parents can learn how to raise resilient, independent, and healthy children with the help of licensed clinical psychologist, Regine Galanti, PhD. Galanti offers a research-based, practical guide for parenting through all ages and stages with strategies to help build...
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"In a tech-saturated world, a return to outdoor play is exactly what our children need. Founder of 1000 Hours Outside shows parents how to help their kids discover the fun--not to mention the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual benefits--that awaits them beyond the four walls of their home"--
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"This beginner's guide to the Montessori Method of homeschooling for children ages 2-6 was written by parents who have embraced this method of educating their own children. It was written in hopes of simplifying the process for other parents and caregivers who are considering doing the same. Explore the fundamental principles laid out by founder Maria Montessori, and discover ways to implement her ideas in your own home, on your own schedule and...
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"We're never going to measure up to the 'perfect parent' model we've built up in our heads: a Frankenstein version of mom and dad cobbled together from our childhoods, our parents, cultural ideals, social media, and everything in between. We want to be good parents, but our pasts hold us back. If you're thinking: 'I can't be a good parent because I had a shitty childhood, bad parents, or a traumatic experience,' stop! Let go of what came before and...
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From minor matters (tidiness, homework, sleep) to big and important ones (relationships, mental ill health, drugs and alcohol), teenagers and their parents often struggle to talk to each other - and talking is key if your young person is facing new challenges as they leave childhood behind. A well-timed conversation, a listening ear, a non-judgmental and receptive attitude - all these can make an enormous and lasting impact on how safely and happily...
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"Ashley Blaker has six children, three of whom have an SEN diagnosis. Between endless meetings, countless therapists, public humiliations, failed playdates, surreal monologues and occasional violence, it's certainly not what anyone would call a 'normal' household - but would he want it any other way? Normal Schmormal is part-memoir, part how-to guide, highlighting the many challenges, as well as the hugely rewarding elements, of parenting children...
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Attachment parenting means ensuring that children grow up with their emotional needs fulfilled. This book provides information to help parents choose their own attachment style, and makes attachment parenting accessible to everyone, no matter their life or family structure.
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2024.
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"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies-uniquely...
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