Men and women not only have naturally different communication styles, but unique approaches to parenting as well. While mothers tend to overprotect their kids, fathers tend to push them toward independence. And whereas many experts tend to advocate "a united front," Drs. Kyle and Marsha Pruett reveal how Mom and Dad not always being on exactly the same page-- which, initially, may seem to cause conflict-- can actually strengthen the whole family.

Informed by the Pruetts' research and extensive experience with parents and children, "Partnership Parenting" offers a new outlook. In addition to fascinating biological insights, the book features strategies for negotiating common "landmine situations" from birth to age eight, from discipline and bedtime to helping kids with homework and teaching them responsibility.

With wisdom and humor, "Partnership Parenting" helps couples take advantage of their individual strengths to raise confident children while simultaneously improving their marriage.

The Ultimate Parents' Guide to Making Sense of Activity Mania

Acclaimed parenting author Stacy M. DeBroff offers practical advice on dealing with the stressful phenomenon of extracurricular activity overload, helping you figure out:

• What kinds of activities best suit your child's personality
• What the best age is to start your
• child in an activity
• What the hidden costs and time commitments for each activity are
• How to deal with a bad sport, quitter, or superstar
• How many activities your child can really handle

A detailed breakdown of extracurricular activities from sports to music to troops and groups, itemizing the cost, equipment, time commitment, and opportunities for competition or performance, Sign Me Up! features personalized stories and tips from teachers, coaches, and parents from the MomCentral.com community. Comprehensive, concise, and user-friendly, Sign Me Up! is an indispensable reference you can turn to again and again.

Debra Ginsberg knew that her son was unique from the moment he was born. Blaze never crawled; at one he simply stood up and walked. By the time he was four, he knew the complete works of Miles Davis. At five, he assigned colors to the days of the week. When he turned ten, he asked to reenact his own birth, so that this time he could have "enough breath to cry." But from his first day of kindergarten, Blaze was considered a "problem" in the classroom. All his life he's defied diagnosis by a host of experts who have sought to label him.

Writing with blistering honesty and irrepressible humor, Debra Ginsberg interweaves her moving personal story and tales of her hard-fought battles with schools and medical professionals to create a book that speaks to all parents. Raising Blaze is a message in a bottle to all the square pegs who refuse to be shaped, shoved, or squeezed into unyielding round holes.

WHEN DID "I LOVE YOU, MOMMY" BECOME
"YOU ARE TOTALLY RUINING MY LIFE!"?

Welcome to the "bewilderness" years! It's that special time when everything your teenage daughter says or does has you tearing your hair out in frustration. In this sanity-saving book for mothers of moody, hormone-infused, self-absorbed adolescent daughters, a humor writer and mother of a teen herself provides practical wisdom and plenty of battle-tested advice from women who've been there. Complete with tips and strategies from a noted child psychologist, it gives you the lowdown on:

• BEING UNCOOL (OR, BEING YOURSELF). Avoid the trappings of the Clueless Mom and the Best Bud Mom, and find the positive, true path of the Uncool Mom

• CLOTHES. Clever ways to sidestep the shopping mall battles-and get her to buy the things you like

• BEHAVIOR. Coping with flippancy, moodiness, and hissy fits-don't let her push your buttons so that you end up acting worse than she does

• POWER STRUGGLES. Learn how to weather the inevitable blowups-when she wants to test her limits and you want to hold the line

• MANIPULATION. From The Guilt Trip to The Twist Around, a list of the Dirty Dozen techniques teens like to use against their parents.

• TEEN CULTURE. From music, to icky friends, to sex and drugs-how to keep communication going so your daughter makes a safe and healthy transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Far too many parents face an ongoing struggle to get their kids to eat well, so why is it that French children gladly wolf down all the things our kids hate - the dreaded spinach or broccoli, fish, olives, salad...? In French Kids Eat Everything, Karen Le Billon shares her experience of moving to France and finding the inspiration to transform her family's approach to eating. If you've ever tried hiding healthy foods in your kids' meals, bribing them to finish - or even start - something healthy, or simply given up in exasperation at your child's extensive list of banned foods, this book will strike a chord. It charts the author's enlightening journey from stressed mum of picky eaters, to proud - if somewhat surprised - parent of healthy, happy eaters. Along the way, you'll discover the 'food rules' that help the French foster healthy eating habits, why it's vital to get kids to try the same food many times over, the value of educating your children about food from an early age, why how you eat is just as important as what you eat - and much, much more. With tips, tricks, rules and routines for happy, healthy eaters - plus some fast, tasty recipes to try - this isn't just another tale of Gallic gastronomic superiority but a practical guide to instilling in your kids healthy eating habits that will last them a lifetime (and ensure less stressful mealtimes for you too!).

Whassup with your relationships?

Do you have trouble snagging a guy -- or that guy?

Does your boyfriend not make you a priority?

Do your girlfriends run hot and cold more than you'd like?

Based on thousands of e-mails she receives from around the world, Dr. Gilda -- formerly MTV Online's "Love Doc" -- has written a book that addresses teen issues as they really are.

"Teen Talk with Dr. Gilda" shows girls how to protect themselves from the not-so-good guys and girlfriends, find stable, loving relationships, and prevent a lifetime of unhealthy and unhappy commitments. Jampacked with quizzes, exercises, and her famous "Gilda-Grams," "Teen Talk with Dr. Gilda" is a must-read for all teenage girls -- as well as their concerned moms. Gilda-Grams to Remember No matter what a guy tells you, the only things to believe are his actions. To "have" a good friend, you must be a good friend. Attracting attention is not the same as attracting love. It's not important to be part of a couple. It's more important to be part of the "right" couple.

How is a two-year-old's capacity for experiencing emotion different from a five-year-old's? What can and should you do to encourage your child's development of motor skills? Can you stimulate your baby to be smarter? How should you help your child differentiate between right and wrong? Each child's development is a rich mix of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth-children don't grow up simply by adding inches and pounds. While children make progress at their own pace, parents can help (or, occasionally, hinder) them. Understanding the many ways in which your child grows is the essence of parenting, and if you appreciate the ebbs and flows of development, you can raise your child with more insight and confidence.

The Yale Child Study Center, founded in 1911, is world renowned not only for its contributions to the scientific and clinical understanding of infant and child development but also for bringing the insights of its cutting-edge research directly to parents. The Yale Child Study Center Guide to Understanding Your Child is a book that empowers parents to build healthy families in their own way, finding their own styles. The authors map out how children develop and what parents do-often in the most basic of their daily interactions with their children-to enhance their children's growth. They consider both the child's and the parent's perspective as they address an extraordinary array of issues and topics, from choosing child care to balancing family and work responsibilities, from coping with bullies to talking with your child about significant life passages such as new siblings, divorce, and death.

Unrivaled in its scope and authority, this practical, comforting, easy-to-use guide is steeped in the common sense and compassion that are the hallmarks of the Yale Child Study Center. It is destined to become the standard by which all other books on child development are measured.

If your child suffers from sleep problems, you are aware of the toll it can take on your child and your family. You may hope your child will just 'grow out of it, ' but this is not usually the case. You may have tried giving your child medication, only to find it has little effect in the long-term. You may also be concerned about the serious side-effects these drugs may have in children.
This workbook will help you effectively manage your child's sleep problems without the use of drugs. Each module describes a different problem and gives options for treating it. Bedtime disturbances, night waking, sleep terrors, nightmares, and other sleep-related issues are all addressed in this workbook. It also includes a module on bedwetting. Working with your therapist, you will choose the best intervention options for your family. You can then follow the step-by-step instructions for carrying out each intervention.
This workbook is easy-to-use and complements the program described in the corresponding therapist guide. It includes questionnaires about your child and family, as well as forms for recording your child's sleep and behavior. Seeking professional help is an important step, but your participation is crucial to the success of treatment. With your help, your child can start getting a good night's sleep.

Many children experience sleep problems and their parents often seek help for what can be a nightly disruption to the entire family. Difficulty getting a good night's sleep can also impact a child's functioning during the day. In addition, sleep problems often accompany and can contribute to other disorders. Despite common belief, children do not simply 'grow out of' most sleep problems. While medications are often prescribed, they may have serious side-effects and have not been proven effective in children. However, there is more than twenty years of psychological research supporting non-pharmacological interventions for children's sleep problems.
This comprehensive guide provides intervention options for a wide variety of sleep problems, including bedtime disturbances, night waking, sleep terrors, and nightmares. It also addresses sleep hygiene, bedwetting, and other sleep-related issues. It uses a modular format, starting with a thorough assessment of the child's sleep problems and the family's ability to intervene. Each intervention module outlines how to instruct families in selecting an intervention and carrying it out successfully. A companion workbook for parents includes detailed steps for intervention, as well as recording forms for sleep and behavior.
Used as a stand-alone management program for pediatric sleep problems or as part of treatment for other childhood disorders, this guide is an essential resource for clinicians.

Harried mother of three Shantelle Bisson guides you through raising a family, all while keeping your cool! Let's face it - raising children can take a wrecking ball to your ambitions, your finances, your relationships, even your health. But, as mother of three Shantelle Bisson will tell you, it doesn't have to be that way. In Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Cool, Shantelle sets out how to get ready for baby's arrival, helps you through the big push, lays it all out on breastfeeding, and makes sure you don't forget to KEEP HAVING SEX. Plus, she'll help you navigate the perils of helicopter parenting, children on social media, and even gender-reveal parties, and answer the burning question: Is that really cool?

The traditional zero-tolerance, 'just say no ' attitude ignores the cold hard fact that most kids will, at some point, experiment with drugs or alcohol. This is a practical guide for parents that takes a calming, realistic approach to dealing with drug and alcohol use among kids and teens.

FATHERHOOD DEMYSTIFIED Finally-a manual for new dads that deciphers the immensely confusing world of fatherhood and gives crucial tips and advice from a man's point of view. No psychobabble, no warm fuzzies-just a hilarious (and surprisingly practical) military-style guide to surviving and thriving through even the queasiest moments of pregnancy, birth, and babyhood. Seasoned father and master infant-tamer Scott Mactavish breaks the Baby Code down and lays it out in straight-up guyspeak. The New Dad's Survival Guide includes declassified information on such topics as: * Cutting the Cord: The Moment of Truth * Feeding and Cleaning the NFU (New Family Unit) * Surviving Sleep Deprivation * Relieving Stress Without Booze * The Great Boob Irony * Pee, Poo, Hurl, and Snot: Getting Used to the Bodily Functions * Critical Survival Tips Never Before Revealed * Sex: Let the Games Begin Again...Finally * Dozens of Essential Terms Defined, Including Binky, Onesie, Diaper Genie, Passy, and Sippy Cup GRAB YOUR BOOTS AND STRAP ON YOUR HELMET THE BABIES ARE COMING

Emotions often run high during the toddler years, for this is a time when children start to learn how to do things alone and without their parents. This is both exciting and scary, and can be testing for both parents and children, particularly as toddlers are only beginning to develop their social skills. Toddlers are impelled to push the boundaries to test the unconditional love of their parents and to see if there are limits to their power.
The book covers:
• Trouble hotspots and how to avoid them, such as dressing, food fads, tiredness and hunger
• How to avoid setting inconsistent limits
• How to respect the child's need to feel in control
• Managing behaviour
• Standing firm, taking time out and giving reassurance after a tantrum.

An indispensable guide for parents whose children are about to start, or have recently started school. Starting school is a huge important milestone for children and their parents. The best school years happen when everyone involved feels happy and engaged with the whole experience, and yet, with so much information to digest and so little guidance available, the process can be incredibly confusing. The Starting School Book is a reassuring and practical guide for parents of school-age children. Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides clear and helpful advice for each stage of the process, whether your are just beginning to think about your child's education, applying for a school place, preparing your child for starting at the school you have chosen, or your child has already started school and you would like to help smooth the transition. Specific guidance includes: * Starting school ages, policies and procedures * How to decide the best starting age for a summer-born child * What to look for when choosing a school and what questions to ask when you visit * How to prepare your child emotionally and practically for starting school * Common concerns including settling in, separation anxiety, friendship issues, school refusal and reconnecting with your child at the end of the day * Understanding your own feelings about the transition and your role in the wider school community With case studies and advice from parents who have been through it, and enlightening tips from teachers, The Starting School Book provides all the information you need to help your child have a positive, calm and happy school experience.

Explores a group caught betwen the homosexual and heterosexual worlds

This greatly expanded edition of Gay Fathers contains a wealth of new real-life stories and up-to-date information that celebrates the power of gay fatherhood. Inspiring, definitive, scientifically researched, and experientially based, this thoroughly updated volume offers the most current data and concrete suggestions for dealing with the myriad and complex issues of gay parenting. Gay Fathers is the definitive resource for the more than one million gay fathers and their families and loved ones living in the United States and Canada.

When a child is sick, parents need clear, reliable information to help them take action quickly. This fully comprehensive guide to child health and wellness, draws on anthroposophic medicine, combining conventional treatments with complementary therapies. A Waldorf Guide to Children's Health includes: -- Easy-to-access guidance on first aid and medical emergencies -- How to recognise the symptoms of many childhood illnesses such as chickenpox, glandular fever and ear infections -- Suggestions on caring for babies and toddlers, including detailed information on vaccination -- How to relieve the effects of common conditions such as pain, fever, vomiting, allergies and asthma -- Advice on coping with serious disorders, including diabetes, chronic illnesses and hospital stays Including current medical advice alongside tried-and-tested tips, this book empowers parents to look beyond the surface symptoms and better understand their child as a whole, in body, soul and spirit. Based on the bestselling A Guide To Child Health, this essential reference guide has been fully revised and updated for today's parents.

The teenage years can be a time when frustrations and conflict are inevitable, and emotions – such as anger – surface very easily. This often-turbulent time is when young adults need to build self-esteem and social skills to prepare them for life in the wider world.

If you worry that your teenager needs more confidence to help with issues such as finding new friends, first love, school stress and exams, body image, bullying, worrying or shyness, this book will help you.

Gael Lindenfield has created a list of 21 Golden Rules to help you raise a happy and self-assured teenager. And the first and most important is that your teen needs confident parents to set an inspiring example.

Gael's advice is aimed to build confidence in both parent and teenager and includes:
• Listen three times as much as you talk
• Give honest and focused feedback
• Review the rule book jointly and frequently
• Be a predictable parent rather than a best mate
• Respect a teen's need for privacy
• Be a safety net, not a security blanket
• Go for your own goals and dreams and they will too

With illuminating case histories and wise words from other parents and writers 'Confident Teens' shows you successful ways to communicate with an often uncommunicative teenager. Gael Lindenfield does much to reassure parents that while the teen years can be a time of worry they are also rewarding and fun.

Faced with multiple choices regarding school, friends, and activities coupled with the ever-widening influence of the outside world, parents of 6-12 year olds need help. America's nanny is back to offer a large dose of healthy parenting advice with secrets for raising happy, secure, and well-balanced children.

Help your child succeed!

If your child is falling behind in school, you know what heartache is —watching the struggle, feeling the frustration, yearning to help —but what can you do?

You can do a lot! In Overcoming Underachieving two nationally recognized experts in children's school problems show you how to become your child's advocate, coach, and guide through the educational process. Using numerous case examples, they help you pinpoint your child's unique learning patterns and the problems that interfere with learning, behavior, and achievement.

This information-packed book provides dozens of creative, parent-tested tools to help your child overcome difficulties with reading, math, handwriting, study skills, memorization, attention span, and many other problems that affect school success. With the help of Overcoming Underachieving, you can:

• Learn proven methods of assessing your child's patterns of learning and behaving
• Describe learning and behavior problems clearly to teachers and other educators
• Develop strategies that use strengths to overcome weaknesses
• Set goals your child really can achieve
• Find out how to improve your child's behavior and self-esteem

Emotional support is important, but you can give your son or daughter even more. Find out how in Overcoming Underachieving.

Your Guidebook for Parenting Teens in the New Teenage Years "If you are a parent or have children in your life in any significant way and that you love this book is required reading." Michael Hainey, author of New York Times bestseller After Visiting Friends #1 Best Seller in School Age Children, Parenting Teenagers, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Anxieties & Phobias, and Hyperactivity A parenting wake-up call that could change how you raise your child. Learn about the "New Teen" and how to adjust your parenting skills. Strategies for parenting teens are now beginning years too late. Kids are growing up with nearly unlimited access to social media and the internet, and unprecedented academic, social, and familial stressors. Starting as early as eight years old, children are exposed to information, thought, and emotion they are unprepared to process. Unprecedented teenage depression and anxiety. Because of the exposure they face, kids are emotionally overwhelmed at a young age and often are continuing to search for a sense of self well into their twenties. Urgent advice for parents of teens. Dr. John Duffy's parenting book is a necessary guide that addresses the hidden phenomenon of the changing teenage brain. Dr. Duffy, a nationally recognized expert in parenting for nearly twenty-five years, provides a guidebook for parents raising children who are growing up quickly and dealing with unresolved adolescent issues that can lead to anxiety and depression. Inside: Realize the overwhelming circumstances of today's teens and understand the changing landscape of adolescence Find a revised, conscious parenting plan that addresses the needs of the New Teen Discover the joy in parenting again by reclaiming the role of your teen's ally, guide, and consultant If you enjoyed parenting books such as The Yes Brain, How to Raise an Adult, The Teenage Brain, Untangled, or The Conscious Parent, Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety should be your next read.

Childhood traumas range widely in their severity and impact. A car accident, an earthquake or flood, being attacked by a dog, undergoing a frightening medical treatment?all are distinctly different events yet all provoke common symptoms of psychological trauma. These symptoms may include fearfulness, nightmares, and dramatic behavioral or personality changes. And parental anxiety over changes in a child can, in turn, complicate the healing process.

Children and Trauma teaches parents and professionals about the effects of such ordeals on children and offers a blueprint for restoring a child's sense of safety and balance. Cynthia Monahon, a child psychologist who specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma, offers hope and reassurance for parents. She suggests straightforward ways to help kids through tough times, and also describes in detail the warning signs that indicate a child needs professional help. Monahon helps adults understand psychological trauma from a child's point of view and explores the ways both parents and professionals can help children heal.

La organizacion que representa a los mejores pediatras de la nacion, asi como a las investigaciones y procedimientos mas avanzados y actualizados en el area de los cuidados infantiles, responde a todas sus preguntas sobre la salud y educacion de su hijo. Encontrara consejos utiles y tranquilizadores para educar y cuidar de su hijo, que abarcan desde los preparativos para el nacimiento del bebe y como ensenarle a su hijo a usar el bano, hasta como fomentar su autoestima.
Tambien encontrara una guia indispensable para identificar y tratar los problemas de salud mas comunes durante la ninez, asi como instrucciones detalladas para saber actuar en situaciones de emergencia.
Completo, preciso y actualizado, El cuidado de su hijo pequeno le ofrece:
- Recomendaciones fundamentales para cuidar de su hijo desde la lactancia hasta los cinco anos
- Una guia sobre los logros evolutivos en los aspectos fisico, emocional, social y cognoscitivo
- Una enciclopedia completa sobre salud infantil: lesiones, enfermedades, anomalias congenitas y otras discapacidades
- Consejos utiles para la seguridad de su hijo, dentro y fuera de casa, y en el auto
- Recomendaciones para elegir un buen programa de cuidado infantil
- Reflexiones sobre temas familiares, como la rivalidad entre hermanos, adopcion, formacion de una segunda familia y consejos practicos para las madres que trabajan fuera de casa
- Y mucho mas

An indispensable guide that empowers parents to understand and recognise anxiety in their children, and to help them to develop strategies to manage it together. An indispensable guide that empowers parents to understand and recognise anxiety in their children, and to help them to develop strategies to manage it together. Parents hold the key to helping their children with the strains of our always-on world. Love In, Love Out helps parents to step back and learn to understand the anxiety that an increasing number of children experience at one time or another. In her book, Clinical Psychologist, National University of Ireland Lecturer, A Lust for Life Mental Health Advisor and mother of two, Dr Malie Coyne sets out to help parents to help their anxious children. Drawing from key psychological theories (attachment theory, cognitive behavioural therapy and compassion-focused therapy), and real-life case studies, Coyne translates her knowledge and experience into practical advice for busy families and stressed-out parents. As parents learn to become the 'emotional anchor' from which their child can learn to trust and begin to explore their world, they will find the balance between helping their anxious children feel safe and encouraging them to face their fears as they grow and develop. Filled with hands-on activities and centred on a compassionate, kind approach to children and their parents, Love In, Love Out will become a bedside bible for parents of children of any age, helping them to negotiate the many bumps in the road to managing their anxiety.

Finally! Answers to your most urgent questions in an easy-to-use format!

Based on questions posed by thousands of real mothers, this A-to-Z guide has a practical, realistic view of how nursing fits into a modern woman's life.
First-time mothers and breastfeeding veterans will find answers to more than 300 questions -- from the most common to the most particular.

• How to know the effect of what you eat and drink on your breastmilk -- from antihistamines and antidepressants to spicy food, wine, or caffeine

• How to use natural remedies like fennel tea, cabbage leaves, and brewer's yeast to combat your own and your baby's discomforts

• How to accommodate your child's particular nursing style, be she fussy, sleepy, overeager, or uninterested

• How to breastfeed children with special needs -- like a cleft palate and Down's syndrome -- as well as adopted babies and twins

Cross-referenced for easy, immediate access to information, supplemented with listings of resources such as videos, Web sites, and support groups, this volume is the most comprehensive collection of nursing advice available.

A majority of British children mainly eat processed and junk food. Award-winning food writer Joanna Blythman takes a controversial look at this curious phenomenon and offers parents practical tips on how to improve their children's diet. Written in a highly accessible way, The Food Our Children Eat offers practical tips for parents who are concerned about what their children eat and looks at the long term consequences for human health and society of the increase in consumption of junk food. Joanna Blythman suggests strategies for ensuring our children eat more healthily, both at home and at school, with invaluable advice about how to interest children in nutritious food. This well-researched and fascinating book also discusses the impact of our eating habits on the younger generation and attacks the complacency that surrounds the emergence of separate kids' food and mealtimes. The Food Our Children Eat explores the decline in the standard of food children eat and is an intriguing polemic on what we can do to improve it.