The no-holds-barred truth about what having a baby can do to your marriage - and what you can do about it. In the months after a first child is born, all hell breaks loose. A crying newborn can reduce a grown man to tears, turn a sane woman into a bottle-wielding shrew, and otherwise test the strongest of marriages. It sometimes seems that a baby's mission is to destroy everything it comes in contact with: your furniture, your clothes, your car...and your marriage. This funny, compassionate, opinionated guide addresses how the early parenting years impact marriage, using real-life stories from both men and women to tell the whole truth. It discusses in detail couples' frustrations over the division of labour, changing roles and expectations, sex (or lack thereof), and dealing with parents and in-laws. With real quotes from real people, and the authors own combined experiences, it offers a positive, humorous and solution-oriented approach. Addresses the impact of parenthood on marriage, detailing the insights of and lessons learned by both men and women. Provides common sense, tried-and-tested strategies to address the negative impact young children can have on a relationship. Helps you understand why this challenge occurs, exploring both the male and female perspective, and how you can address it. Written by three feisty women, who have been there and can vouch for the fact that complaining gets you nowhere, Baby-proofing your Marriage answers those nagging doubts in the back of the married person's mind: 'Are we the only ones bartering over who will do what and arguing about who has more free time?' And offers you easy, realistic solutions to keep you sane and your relationship healthy.

The Babyproofers are three women who wouldn't trade their roles as mothers for anything, and they love their husbands deeply. But after living through it and hearing the stories of hundreds of other couples, they know that with young children in the house, you need to block the stairs with baby gates, put plastic covers over the outlets, AND take the necessary steps to safeguard your marriage.

"Babyproofing Your Marriage" is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The transition to parenthood can be a tough adjustment for any couple, but the good news is: you are not alone. Better yet, there are hundreds of simple but effective ways you can stay connected as husband and wife and still be good parents. The authors' evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor, compassion, and practical advice, the Babyproofers will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years.

Toddlers notice all kinds of interesting things in pictures. This book recreates eleven Bible scenes with cheery cartoon pictures with lots of little extras for little kids to find. There are activities, games, crafts to complete, and adorable stickers! A companion title to the I Spy Bible.

Every child's favourite nursery rhymes are collected together here for a new generation. These rhymes are not only classics but help develop language skills as children learn to recite them. Cally Johnson-Isaacs' bold, jolly little pictures capture the fun and mischief in nursery rhymes, while being friendly and appealing. A stylish volume that a child can treasure for years. Also available: The Lion Book of Nursery Fables The Lion Book of Nursery Tales The Lion Nursery Bible

Las expertas en criar bebes y preservar el matrimonio son tres mujeres que no cambiarian su rol de madres por nada en el mundo y aman profundamente a sus esposos. Sin embargo, despues de pasar por la experiencia y de oir las historias de cientos de otras parejas, saben que al tener hijos pequenos en casa, es necesario poner puertas en la escalera, tapar los enchufes electricos con cubiertas plasticas y tomar las medidas necesarias para proteger el matrimonio.

"Como criar bebes y preservar el matrimonio" es la verdad desnuda de como pueden sus hijos afectar su relacion. Las autoras analizan la transicion a convertirse en padres a traves de sus propias experiencias, con contribuciones de sus esposos y comentarios de hombres y mujeres de todo el pais. Su enfoque equilibrado hacia los dos lados de la ecuacion marital permite que los conyuges se entiendan mutuamente de una forma totalmente nueva.

Con mucho humor y consejos practicos, estas mujeres expertas van guiando a los padres primerizos, y a los ya veteranos, por las rocosas playas de aquellos primeros anos como padres. No sean victimas de las trampas mas comunes de la relacion: Protejan y preserven sus matrimonios mientras crian a sus bebes!

Toddlers notice all kinds of interesting things in pictures: children, animals, minor characters getting into scrapes. This book recreates eleven Bible scenes with cheery cartoon pictures with lots of little extras for little kids to find. There is a panel down the side with things to spot reproduced and labelled. Fun to share and to look at alone!

*This box may not contain band aids or antiseptic wipes but it is ready to deliver some urgent care to your brain.* Just like the first aid kit in your glove box or bathroom cabinet, the Emotional First Aid Kit is full of practical tools for looking after yourself and the people you love. Each card focuses on a different topic of mental and emotional wellbeing; with an illustration to help visualize how your brain works, and a practical exercise to restore balance and self-compassion. Either read them at random, using the cards to pay attention to your inner thoughts and feelings, or focus on specific cards that you identify with - no matter your approach these cards will allow you to better understand how your mind works, and help you develop positive coping strategies.

'I loved everything about this book. The main character.....wow!' FIVE STARS 'Another winner from Julia Stone' FIVE STARS 'Clever, well-written page turner' FIVE STARS Thrown together by fate. Entwined by lies... The police ruled it as misadventure. A young woman falling from a bridge onto Janice Thomason's car was not an act of suicide or murder, it's just an accident. But for Janice, it feels like fate has thrown them together. As a genealogist, Janice is used to tracking down clues - is even a little obsessive, one might say... The police know so little about the Jane Doe that fell on her car that she decides to start her own investigation into the victim and the people she knew. Surely someone must be to blame? Sometimes the only way to uncover the truth is to lie... and for Janice, living a lie comes all too easily. Gripping and chilling, The Accident is a psychological thriller perfect for fans of Amanda Robson and Shari Lapena.

His therapist. Their love affair. Her Little Secret. Cristina knows all about boundaries. As a therapist, it is vital that she keeps her clients at a professional distance. Enter new client Leon: educated, charming, affluent -- and newly bereaved, following the death of his married lover, Michelle. Cristina soon learns that Leon has an ulterior motive for approaching her: Michelle was one of her clients, and Leon is desperate for her insights into the woman he loved. Moved by the depth of his feelings, Cristina is drawn to help him through his grief. But as she struggles to ignore her own growing attraction to sophisticated, attentive Leon, her boundaries start to blur and then collapse, and the two embark on their own clandestine love affair. But why does Leon switch so quickly from charm to criticism, attentiveness to distance? Can anyone truly be as perfect as he paints his beloved Michelle to have been, and what is hidden inside of her off-limits therapy file? Torn between her conscience and curiosity, Cristina is about to discover the truth is far beyond anything she could have imagined... For fans of You, Before I Go to Sleep and Obsession, Her Little Secret is an utterly chilling new psychological thriller about obsessive love and the danger of crossing lines. Readers can't get enough of Her Little Secret! 'A must read' 'An entertaining thriller that is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats' 'Fast paced, suspenseful and twisty. Gripping. I couldn't put it down, definitely worth a read' 'Blurred lines and boundaries in this tense, psychological suspense which will keep the reader on their toes'