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Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"All day long there are sounds. I hear them, telling me the world is busy- and so am I. But when I find stillness and make the choice to pause, breathe, and give each sound my careful attention, I can listen. Listening tells me more . . . Gracefully written by Susan Verde, bestselling author of the I Am books, and winsomely illustrated by Juliana Perdomo, the Sensing Your World series teaches little ones to experience the world around them more deeply,...
84) Keeper and kid
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
85) The happiest kids in the world: how Dutch parents help their kids (and themselves) by doing less
Author
Publisher
Experiment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
86) King Baby
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Baby is King, and all his needs must be met by his subjects, otherwise know as his parents, but soon he will grow up, and who will rule them then?
87) No one can know
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn't spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment, her husband gets laid off, and Emma discovers she's pregnant-right as the bank account slips into the red. That's when Emma confesses that she has one more asset: her parents'...
88) Weird parenting wins: bathtub dining, family screams, and other hacks from the parenting trenches
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Every parent and kid is unique, and as we get to know our kids, we can figure out what makes them tick. Because this is an ongoing process, Weird Parenting Wins covers children of all ages, ranging in topics from "The Art of Getting Your Kid to Act Like a Person" (on hygiene, potty training, and manners) to "The Art of Getting Your Kid to Tell You Things" (because eventually, they're going to be tight-lipped). You may find that someone else's weird...
Author
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
BETWEEN is a modern guide for parents of 8-13 year-olds -- also known as 'tweenagers'. Parenting expert and mother of four Sarah Ockwell-Smith will consider all the issues faced by parents and tweens today, with a focus on the biology, neurology, psychology and sociology of adolescence as well as plenty of practical parenting advice for common everyday situations.
Author
Publisher
Green Tree
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Written by two respected yoga professionals and featuring more than 150 moves, Yoga With Your Child provides everything you need to introduce your offspring to yoga. As well as the physical and relaxation benefit of learning and enjoying yoga together, this book, for children four and up, will help any parent show and pass on qualities such as humility, perseverance and patience.
93) Hug
Author
Series
BoBo books (Jez Alborough) volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent.
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"How do you raise your kids to be feminist, anti-racist, gender-inclusive, self-compassionate, and with strong respect for boundaries and consent in a society that offers mixed messages on all these things-especially when none of this was part of your own upbringing? How can you prepare the next generation to find joy and stability and also cope with economic instability, police brutality, political polarization, militant nationalism, and environmental...
97) The good news about bad behavior: why kids are less disciplined than ever--and what to do about it
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Today's parents live with an exhausting reality: persistent defiance from children. About half of the current generation of children will develop a mood or behavioral disorder or a substance addiction by age eighteen. And many parents feel increasingly unable to exert any influence over their children. In our highly connected age, the all-powerful parent is largely a thing of the past.
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a child has been through an upsetting or stressful event, it can feel overwhelming. Is my child traumatized? Are new behaviors normal, or signs of PTSD? What can I do to make my child feel safe again? In this wise and authoritative guide, psychologist Melissa Goldberg Mintz assures loving parents that the tools necessary for supporting a traumatized child are ones they already possess, from promoting recovery at home, to knowing when professional...
100) I, Amber Brown
Author
Series
Amber Brown volume 8
Publisher
Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly-owned property.
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