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Teen dads Teen dads MARILYN REYNOLDS,Jeanne Warren Lindsay A guide book for teenage fathers filled with quotations from actual teen dads about their situations; provides advice on various topics including newborn care, discipline, gang involvement, relations… OL13687240W
The Official Lamaze Guide: For a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth The Official Lamaze Guide: For a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth Judith Lothian,Charlotte DeVries,Charlotte Devries The Lamaze Guide helps expectant parents embrace natural childbirth with confidence. This book will be of value not only to those taking Lamaze classes who have already decided on natural childbirth,… OL13741146W
The complete single mother The complete single mother Leah Klungness,Andrea Engber A guide for single mothers (and fathers) designed to help organize their lives around the realities and strengths of single parenting. OL15835452W
Joined at the heart Joined at the heart Al Gore,Tipper Gore,Albert Gore Considers the ways in which the American family is undergoing transformation, citing cultural shifts and economic pressures while sharing anecdotes about such topics as day care and technological adv… OL16060514W
Becoming parents Becoming parents Richard Alexander,Judith A. Feeney,Lydia Hohaus,Richard P. Alexander,Patricia Noller "Becoming Parents presents a study of the transition to parenthood and its effects on individual well-being and couple relationships. It tracks the experiences of couples becoming parents for the fir… OL17759268W
Families, professionals, and exceptionality Families, professionals, and exceptionality Rud Turnbull,Elizabeth J. Erwin,Leslie C. Soodak,H. Rutherford Turnbull,Ann Turnbull,Ann P. Turnbull Describes how members of families affected by disability, including students with disabilities, and professionals in special and general education and related services personnel can enter into partne… OL17820253W
You You Martha Dunn-Strohecker,Deborah T. Tippett,Martha Strohecker You: Living, Learning, and Caring is a book about you. It's about understanding yourself. It's about being a responsible member of your family and community. It's about managing your resources. It's … OL1887217W
Your defiant child Your defiant child Russell Barkley,Christine Benton "Every child has "ornery" moments, but more than 1 in 20 American children exhibit behavioral problems that are out of control. If you are struggling with an unyielding or combative child, this book … OL1903579W
Baby's first year Baby's first year Sandy Jones,Marcie Jones Provides a guide to the first twelve months of life with a new baby, including information on feeding, diaper changing, immunizations, intelligence, development, nutrition, and medical care. OL2082324W
Sleep Sleep Beatrice Hollyer,Lucy Smith Parents hold the key to a baby's good night's sleep. This title shows how to unlock your child's natural ability to sleep through the night from the first weeks of life using a simple method that can… OL2117587W
Parenting young athletes the Ripken way Parenting young athletes the Ripken way Cal Ripken,Ripken, Cal,Rick Wolff Since he retired from baseball in 2001, Cal Ripken, Jr., has devoted his time to coaching kids, including his own son and daughter, who play baseball and basketball, among other sports. With a baseba… OL2644520W
Ghosts from the nursery Ghosts from the nursery Meredith S. Wiley,Robin Karr-Morse As the nation becomes alarmed by reports in the media of the growing wave of violent children, Ghosts from the Nursery presents startling new evidence that links aggressive and violent behavior to th… OL2661425W
Healing the new childhood epidemics Healing the new childhood epidemics Kenneth Bock,Cameron Stauth Autism is an epidemic: It has spiked 1,500 percent in the last twenty years. ADHD, asthma and allergies have also skyrocketed over the same time period. One of these conditions now strikes one in eve… OL2670360W
I love you rituals I love you rituals Becky A. Bailey,Rebecca Anne Bailey I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children's social, emotional, and school success.Winner of a 1999 Paren… OL2766232W
Queen bee moms & kingpin dads Queen bee moms & kingpin dads Elizabeth Rapoport,Rosalind Wiseman Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults. Author Wiseman provides tools to handle difficult situations involving teachers and other paren… OL3473415W
All about childbirth All about childbirth Macmahon,Alice T. Macmahon,Alice T. MacMahon xiv, 194 p. : 22 cm OL3497303W
The Everything Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline The Everything Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline Carl E. Pickhardt Is your child talking back? Refusing to do chores? Watching television and playing video games all day? You're not alone in your struggle to understand—and control—your strong-willed child! The Every… OL8145666W
Friend or frenemy? Friend or frenemy? Jessica Rozler,Andrea Lavinthal How do you finally break free from a fair-weather bud who flees the scene as soon as a new guy comes around? How do you know which friends make it into your framily? With tips for making and breaking… OL8317392W
Bebés creativos Bebés creativos Galia Sefchovich,Mary Paz Perez The belief that all children are born with creative aptitudes is the basic premise of this book that instructs parents and teachers in how most effectively to stimulate the development of babies' inn… OL9138045W
Stress-free potty training Stress-free potty training Sara Au,Peter Stavinoha Successful potty training begins with knowing a child's personality. This practical guide provides the tools and guidance parents need. OL9608021W
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