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Author
Publisher
LifeSmart Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Signs are everywhere that young adults are struggling after they leave home, and parents are grappling with the practical and emotional demands of letting go and preparing them for independence. Wings Not Strings: Parenting Strategies to Let Go with Confidence surveys today's young adult landscape and offers empowering parenting solutions to: let go naturally and confidently, face and overcome their fears, build vital leadership and life skills in...
Author
Publisher
No Greater Joy Ministries
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Homeschooling began with energetic creativity and descended into boring, over organized drudgery. The Big Book of Homeschooling by Debi Pearl takes you back to the successful foundations of the home schooling pioneers. The Big Book of Homeschooling is the most entertaining, imaginative and helpful resource for homeschooling; bar none! It is full of creative ideas in teaching every subject you will need to cover to round out your child's education....
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Series
Talk at the table volume 1
Publisher
Bayou Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A Q&A guide for mother-daughter conversations about female health and sexuality, this book targets both daughters and mothers. START TALKING addresses more than 113 questions girls ask including questions about periods, sex, relationships, guys, eating, exercise, body development, along with similar questions verbalized by mothers. Each chapter contains basic information accompanied by real-life vignettes, questions and answers for moms, questions...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Say This, Not That (To Your Teenage Daughter) is based on the work of Cognition Builders, a 164-person firm that teaches families all over the globe how to have constructive conversations. The authors have selected the most common and confounding conversational quandaries families face, and solved them for you. Chapters in this little treasure cover a variety of situations familiar to any parent of teenage girls, such as: When She's In a Mood; When...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Today's parents feel pressured to spend "quality time" preparing their child for success in school and life. This landmark book shows parents how and why everyday moments they share with their child, for instance preparing and eating dinner, giving the child a bath, and changing a child's diaper, are the most valuable educational activities of all.
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"An urgent message for all sleep-deprived parents: You don't have to suffer through stressful strategies such as "cry-it-out" to get your child's sleep schedule on track. There's another way! Parents spend a great deal of energy coaxing, singing, and swinging their children to sleep. Yet over time, all that cajoling can actually have the opposite of its desired effect. Most parents do what works today but don't notice when it's no longer needed tomorrow,...
Author
Publisher
Walnut Street Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"55 and Counting gently but pointedly looks deeper and wider at the many parts of life that will be affected by retirement: Identity (who am I now?). Sharing the house and days on end with a now-present spouse. Discovering new purpose. Finding true community. Deciding where to live. Exploring family stories and history to dispel any clouds or mysteries. Preparing for losses. This book is a guide for Pre-Retirement, adjusting and putting things right...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Start "talking" with your baby today and discover what they're really trying to tell youWith the gift of sign language, you can communicate with your child as early as four to six months, reduce tantrums, build verbal language skills, and create a stronger bond than ever! Using trusted American Sign Language (ASL), Baby Signing Essentials is the go-to guide for parents, caregivers, and educators looking to create effective two-way communication....
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Self-directed IRAs have been around for years, but they've been gaining popularity recently among do-it-yourself investors. If this type of investment appeals to you, experts warn that they aren't for everyone, and there are pitfalls associated with self-directed IRAs that could end up costing you money if you aren't careful. Recently, many smart investors have exited the stock market because they have lost control of their investments. They have...
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Language
Español
Description
Todos hemos pensado que el cuento de Caperucita termina cuando el lobo muere ahogado en el río con la barriga llena de piedras. Pero no es así. En esta historia descubrimos que Jefe Lobo, en la asamblea donde se encuentra reunida la manada, planea no uno, sino varios ataques para vengar la muerte de Cabeza Gris y además tener comida en una época de crisis en el bosque. A Jefe Lobo no le importan los consejos de Profesor Lobo y precipita un final...
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Language
Español
Description
En una reunión de Alcohólicos Anónimos en Nueva York, una joven conoce a un escritor a quien le encarga la elaboración de un libro. Este encuentro es el origen de una extraña relación entre dos exiliados colombianos que nos va enseñando la cruda realidad de una nación asiática que vive en medio de un conflicto y la psicología de varios personajes inmersos en luchas que parecen inacabables. Novela psicológica y de aventuras con un fuerte...
12) Drácula
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Series
Language
Español
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Drácula de Bram Stoker es una obra seminal de la literatura gótica. La narración se desarrolla a través de una serie de anotaciones en un diario, cartas y recortes de periódico, que proporcionan una perspectiva polifacética de los desgarradores acontecimientos que se suceden. La historia comienza con Jonathan Harker, un joven abogado inglés, que viaja al remoto castillo del Conde Drácula en Transilvania para ayudar en una transacción inmobiliaria....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Help your teens grow into the very best versions of themselves! From rule-breaking and risk-taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare--but it doesn't have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, internationally renowned parenting expert Thomas W. Phelan explains how to better understand your teenager, which problems are not worth fighting over, and why your child's behavior likely matches the...
Author
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The seventh edition of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5 is the gold-standard reference guide for parents from the most trusted source available - the 67,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics. Everything on basic childcare is covered in our newly revised and updated top-selling book, with new information on everything including allergies, vaccines, and probiotics. What's the best way to prevent food allergies? How can you get...
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Language
English
Description
Take an inside look into the real life of parents raising twins and more. Learn what to do with sleep and settling, feeding and wake times. Discover how parents with twins and more manage and survive the early years with babies and toddlers. What you will find inside: Real stories plus professional advice for parents caring for twins & more Expectations for the hospital stay & going home Feeding twins & more from birth to toddlers Handling & dealing...
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Language
English
Description
I started my conversations with God at a very early age. But, my hardest conversation with God was the day my husband died. I could not believe God in his infinite wisdom would take him from me and my family. I got so tired of people telling me that God does not make mistakes and doesn't do anything without a reason. I told God he had made a big mistake this time. Yet, every time I turned around someone else said to me, "God does not make mistakes."...
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Language
English
Description
When a baby dies one of the first concerns a parent has is the impact this loss has on their young living children. It is difficult to know what to say or how to talk about the death of a long-awaited sibling. Ethan's Butterflies provides a way for parents and professionals to connect with young children who experience the loss of a sibling. This story is written from a young child's perspective and told by a pink elephant named Emma. Emma describes...
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Language
English
Description
One of those drunken dirty derelicts you saw sleeping under a bridge could have been my brother. Before you turn away and pretend he is invisible take a second if you will to look at him through my eyes. He was a golden child full of energy, hope, enthusiasm for life, filled with sunshine and laughter. My brother was ten years older than I and from the very first he was my champion and hero. I loved him unconditionally. He and his entire generation...
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Language
English
Description
In a captivating tale, we follow the life of Jessica, a young girl who, born out of wedlock, was raised by her grandmother with little knowledge of her father and a distant relationship with her mother. Nurturing a deep-seated resentment toward men, she resolves to become a feminist lawyer, determined to see men like her father held accountable for their actions. However, a pivotal moment unfolds during her grade-school years when she encounters a...
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English
Description
The Nonsagacious Saga of the Fourth Monkey President Reagan was reportedly born in 1911. He had plenty of time to read about the outrages committed against black people during his lifetime and afterward. Either he didnt read the papers between then and now or he chose to ignore what he read. Virtually all the outrages committed, as outlined in this book to me personally and millions of other black citizens during that lifetime, including the lynching,...
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