Zucker, Meg
Summary: "Born Extraordinary helps parents of children with differences and disabilities to relinquish their instinctive anxieties, embrace their new normal, and ultimately find joy in watching their children thrive. Often the subjects of unwanted attention-ranging from pitying stares to bullying-Zucker and her sons have learned to ignore what others think and live fearlessly. Also incorporating the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2023
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Summary: What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 RAMBrodey, Denise.
Contents: What's not for lunch / Nadine -- You can't rush a good thing / Lorie Bricker -- Musical beds / Nicole Lynch -- Impacting the bottom line / Rose Walker -- My other half / Lisa Carver -- Hysterical blindness / Ellen Glaser -- Private session in progress / Richard Ellenson -- Mother's helpers / Dawn Mitten -- Only human / Marla Davishoff -- Crash landings / Laura Cichoracki -- Danger : do not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8740 BROHage, Deborah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting with Pizazz Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 HAGLyons, Tony
Summary: The latest research shows that as many as 1 in 88 US children now has autism, and the number keeps rising. Parents of these children become full-time researchers, always looking for the latest information on doctors, education, and treatments, and parents of girls with autism face particularly unique challenges. After countless hours of study, Tony Lyons is sharing what he has learned. In 101...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 LYOSiri, Ken
Summary: The latest research shows that more than 1 in 50 boys in the US now has autism, and the number keeps rising. Parents of these boys become full-time researchers, always looking for the latest information on doctors, education, and treatments. Following countless hours of study, Ken Siri is sharing what he has learned. In 101 Tips for the Parents of Boys with Autism you will learn about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 SIRSolomon, Deborah Carlisle
Summary: Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Approach. Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE and Educaring. Baby Knows Best is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 305.9 SOLSteinberg, Laurence D.
Summary: "A much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world's leading developmental psychologists. Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instead, your role must evolve to meet their ongoing, changing needs. But what exactly are these new needs? And why are they so different now than they were when you were a young adult? This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 STEParent, Gail.
Summary: Many books teach you how to handle your children after they graduate from diapers, but none tells you how to proceed once they graduate from high school. As new patterns emerge in the lives of young adults, parents find that their grown children have bigger problems. Comedy writer Gail Parent and noted psychotherapist Susan Ende combine their wit and expertise to give advice with an edge,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2010
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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 PAUCave, Damien
Summary: "New York Times Australia Bureau Chief Damien Cave delivers an impactful and informative account of how risk taking in parenting, and in all aspects of life, creates happier, healthier individuals and communities. Cave's exploration of Australian parenting culture, through gripping research and storytelling, will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about safety, risk,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAVE, DAMIEN CAVSears, William
Summary: "The million-copy bestseller by "the man who remade motherhood" (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 SEARegan-Loomis, Meghan.
Contents: Getting them close to term -- The diaper party -- Begging, borrowing, and stealing -- Gathering the troops (your helpers) -- Organizing the household -- The stuff : what you'll really need -- To minivan or not to minivan? -- Naming two -- Thinking ahead to day care and work issues -- Life with two newborns -- The daily chart -- Feeding two newborns -- On schedule or on demand? -- Coping with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.144 REGMaguire, 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: A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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Borden, Marian Edelman
Summary: A guide to navigating parenthood teaches about each stage of development and covers such topics as choosing a pediatrician, babyproofing the home, figuring out sleeping patterns, potty training, and feeding a picky eater.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media Corp 2014
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Summary: The Simplest Baby Book in the World is the illustrated grab-and-do guide that helps today's moms and dads gain confidence in their ability to be great parents. It makes raising a baby easier by curating and distilling down to their essentials the best-of-the-best advice on topics like sleep training, feeding and safety from doctors, nurses, parents and nannies. You will quickly and easily find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simplest Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 GROGreene, Ross W.
Summary: "Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field. What's an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration--crying, screaming, swearing, kicking,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2021
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Summary: Offering essential tips on fostering resilience, this book helps parents understand how they can balance unconditional love and still set high expectations for their children, as well as recognize when to set boundaries and when to get out of kids' ways so they can learn lessons firsthand. The authors offer parents ways to understand why helicopter or "tiger" parenting undermines successful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2015
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Summary: "In the decade since the smartphone was released, we have been absorbing new technology like sponges, fervently downloading new apps and dedicating massive amounts of time to gaming, streaming video, and surfing social media.... In this enlightening book, Judy Stoffel, a visionary thinker who foresaw the impact screens could have on children, provides a plausible road map to change the course...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents StoffelWilson, Robert R. (Robert Reid)
Summary: "With anxiety at epidemic levels among our children, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy. How do you manage a child who gets stomachaches every school morning, who refuses after-school activities, or who is trapped in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 155 WILDelisle, James R.
Summary: Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling "Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children," this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prufrock Press Inc. 2018
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Summary: Teaches parents about synchronized feedings so their baby will establish cycles for wake time and nighttime, giving both parent and child the rest they need.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parent-Wise Solutions 2012