Parenting category: 8337 books
by Heather Shumaker
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Parenting can be such an overwhelming job that it’s easy to lose track of where you stand on some of the more controversial subjects at the playground (What if my kid likes to rough house—isn’t this ok as long as no one gets hurt? And what if my kid just doesn’t feel like sharing?). In this...
The Happiest Toddler on the Block
How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy...
ToddlerCalm
A guide for calmer toddlers and happier parents
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
This book works.
It shows that that the naughty step, sticker charts and controlled crying are NOT the only solutions.
Many parents struggle with getting their toddlers to sleep, picky eaters; respect; tantrums; discipline; throwing; biting; hitting, communication... All this is normal.
What is important...
Maybe Baby
28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices,...
The Three-Martini Playdate
A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Parents were here first! How did the kids suddenly take control? Sure the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heardbut things have gotten a little out of hand. What about some quality time for the grownups? Author Christie Mellor's hilarious, personal, refreshing,...
Blindsided by a Diaper
Over 30 Men and Women Reveal How Parenthood Changes a Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2007
It used to be just the two of you. Now you have a baby, or maybe even a few kids, and the luxury of time—to frolic, talk, romance, and simply hang out—is gone, replaced by a big dose of chaos and the demands of little people who rule your home with small, adorable iron fists. Parenthood brings...
Mother on Fire
A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting!
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
This is a story about the year I exploded into flames. Which turns out to be more common than you’d think, among forty-something humans. Yea, we can hold it together in our thirties, with a raft of hair products and semi-tall nonfat half-caf beverages and much brisk walking to a lot of interesting...
Tales from the Mom Front
The Misadventures of a First-Time Mom
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2006
Tales from the Mom Front offers an insightful and engaging look at the early years of parenthood from the perspective of a first-time mother. Author and family therapist Rebecca Martorella chronicles her journey from pregnancy to preschool with a dose of realism and wit that reads like a conversation...
The Baby Bonding Book for Dads
Building a Closer Connection With Your Baby
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2014
Many new dads have never even held a baby, or they have little or no experience in taking care of babies.Men can feel apprehensive and unsure about how to interact with their offspring, especially when that offspring is a tiny little bundle that weights under ten pounds!That apprehension, though, shouldn't...
It's a Boy
Women Writers on Raising Sons
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
The most popular question any pregnant woman is asked - aside from "When are you due?" - has got to be "Are you having a girl or a boy?" When author Andrea Buchanan, already a mom to a little girl, was pregnant with her second child, she marveled at the response of friends and...
Literary Mama
Reading for the Maternally Inclined
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Becoming a mother takes more than the physical act of giving birth or completing an adoption: it takes birthing oneself as a mother through psychological, intellectual, and spiritual work that continues throughout life. Yet most women’s stories of personal growth after motherhood tend to remain...
Talking with Your Kids about God
30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Christian parenting is hard work--and it's getting harder. Parents have a deep desire to pass on their faith, but fear that today's increasingly skeptical and hostile world will eventually lead their kids to reject the truth of Christianity. That leaves many parents feeling overwhelmed--uncertain...
What Are You Doing in There?
Balancing Your Need to Know With Your Adolsecent's Need to Grow
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
The "middler years," ages ten through fifteen, have always been characterized by an urge for independence and secrecy from parents. But these days, that secrecy can lead to more danger than ever before. Tackling the frustrations and fears of parenting in a world where cyber predators make...
Life Under Compulsion
Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
How do you raise a child who can sit with a good book and read? Who is moved by beauty? Who doesn’t have to buy the latest this or that vanity? Who is not bound to the instant urge, wherever it may be found?
As a parent, you’ve probably asked these questions. And now Anthony Esolen provides...