Maguire, Caroline
Summary: Every parent wants their child to have friends, to be successful, to feel comfortable in his or her own skin. But many children lack important social and executive functioning skills that allow them to navigate through the world with ease. Maguire has worked with thousands of families dealing with chronic social dilemmas, ranging from shyness to aggression to ADHD, and more. Here she shares The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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Summary: "To build healthy and lasting parent-child relationships, parents need practical strategies that meet their child's needs and address the circumstances that affect their families. Written for parents of children from toddlers to teens, this book gives parents a science-based plan to help their children grow up to be emotionally healthy adults. A parent's job unfolds and shifts over time....
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Publisher / Publication Date: APA LifeTools 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 CAVGarrett, Lindsay C. M.
Summary: "Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett, LCSW, teaches Millennials considering having kids how to emotionally prepare for parenthood, determine their parenting style and values, and establish sustainable support."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonderwell 2021
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Robinson, Chris
Summary: Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting details how children can be helped to recover with the use of Restorative Parenting, an innovative model informed by psychological and neurological understanding of trauma and its effects. It explains the critical role that people, relationships and the environment play in a child's recovery. It shows what constitutes a therapeutic environment,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 ROBGalanti, Regine
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2024
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Summary: "I yelled at the kids again--and feel so ashamed." "I barely have time to shower, let alone exercise; no wonder I'm so out of shape." "I'm just not the dad I hoped I would be." Parenting is hard. That's why self-compassion is so important. In this empathic resource, mindfulness expert and psychologist Susan M. Pollak helps you let go of constant self-judgment and treat yourself with the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 POLNicogossian, Claire
Summary: "A few years ago, Dr. Claire Nicogossian began noticing a trend in her therapy room: Mothers are struggling with the challenging and unexpected emotions that surface during their journey through motherhood. In the confines of a safe, judgment-free space, they share about the heavy guilt they carry from losing control and yelling at their children; the crippling fear that they are failing their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2020
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Summary: "Bring the wisdom of yoga into your parenting journey with 34 practices to find more presence, patience, and acceptance-with your child and with yourself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2023
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Summary: "Be the calm and collected parent you aspire to be with this powerful, neuroscience-based guide.Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college and away from home for the first time. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 KISPaul, Pamela.
Summary: A leading social critic goes inside the billion-dollar baby business to expose the marketing and the myths, helping parents determine what's worth their money and what's a waste. Pamela Paul investigates the marketing hype, peer pressure, and easy consumerism that spins parents into purchasing overpriced products and raising overprotected, overstimulated, and over-provided-for children. Paul...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 PAUO'Leary, Joann
Summary: "Through the words of parents, siblings, and family members this book assists readers through the complex journey of a pregnancy following loss. With practical advice on self-advocacy, expectant parents gain insights to help them to work with health careprofessionals, mental health professionals, and their own families, friends and coworkers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 O'LEClarke, Jean Illsley.
Contents: 1. Families come in different sizes, and any one of them is the place to build positive self-esteem -- 2. Happiness is having a baby, and other cherished notions -- 3. I love you no matter what you do, but do you have to do so much of it? -- 4. I'm glad you're growing up, but do you have to say no so often? -- 5. Who do we catch them being? : who do we tell them they are? -- 6. Rules and tools...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 1998
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Summary: Presents advice for worried parents coping with child rearing issues, including day care, drug use, and education, suggesting therapy methods through a behavioral approach.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 ANDDorfman, Dana
Summary: "WHEN WORRY WORKS responds to one of the primary sources of the nation's worsening adolescent mental health crisis - achievement pressure. Burdened by the mounting pressures on today's youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens' current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Eager to take action and to manage their escalating fears, parents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 DORScobie, Olivia
Summary: "A roadmap for parents who want to feel less pressure and more joy during the intense early years of childrearing. Why is it that research suggests people who don't have kids are happier than people who do? Olivia Scobie provides practical solutions for parents who find themselves pushing beyond their capacity to meet impossible standards, and challenges parents to shift their thinking from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dundurn 2020
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Summary: "Stepfamily expert addresses key concerns and practical issues facing every stepfamily"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 306.874 DEALevine, Madeline.
Summary: Explores the epidemic of emotional and psychological problems crippling America's privileged youth, identifying parenting practices that hinder self-development--exemplified by depression, substance abuse, anxiety, and other extreme ailments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 LEVShaw, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regan Books 2003
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Summary: "A practical manual for parents who are transitioning from being a couple with children to being co-parents. This guide helps those parents navigate difficult emotional terrain, create boundaries, and establish guidelines so that together they can be the parents their children deserve."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 BONChildress, C. A.
Summary: Provides a brief primer on the features of the narcissistic personality parent that impact the role of legal professionals working with children and families surrounding divorce and child custody issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oaksong Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616 CHIHomayoun, Ana.
Summary: Academic counselor Ana Homayoun has helped turn even the most disorganized, scattered, and unfocused boys into successful young people who consistently meet their personal and academic challenges. She does this by getting back to basics--starting with a simple fact: Most boys needs to be taught how to get organized, how to study, and how to visualize, embrace and meet their own goals. --from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.132 HOMPickhardt, Carl E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2011