Family & Relationships : Child Care

Is it OK to sleep with your newborn baby? How old is too old for breastfeeding? These questions and more are answered in this latest addition to the Sears Parenting Library. Attachment Parenting encourages early, strong, and sustained attention to the new baby's needs and this book outlines the steps that will create the most lasting bonds between parents and their children. Practical and inspirational, this book, the heart of the Sears' parenting creed, is a necessity for every new parents' bookshelf. more...

Price: $9.95

Motherhood -- it's not for wimps. Once the zigzagging hormones and endless, bleary-eyed exhaustion of the first year have worn off, you're left with the startling realization that your tiny, immobile bundle has become a rampaging toddler, complete with his or her very own, very forceful personality. Just as Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay helped debunk decades of parenting myths to offer honest advice for the first year, Naptime Is the New Happy Hour is a voice of reason for every woman facing questions such as: Will refined sugar make my toddler's head explode? Is it wrong to have a cocktail at two in the afternoon? And what exactly is a Backyardigan? more...

Price: $11.99

"GETTING ANY SLEEP?" It's an insidious myth that all new parents must give up not only their sleep but their entire lives for the first year of a baby's life. Codswallop, says British-born Tracy Hogg. Having worked with more than five thousand babies over the past twenty years, and dubbed "The Baby Whisperer" by her grateful clientele, Tracy has the unique ability to understand a baby's every coo and cry. more...

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The 'family' has been perhaps the most scrutinised of all social institutions. It has been endlessly theorised, philosophised, conceptualised, idealised, demonized, politicised, deconstructed, and reconstructed. As an institution the family has been idealised to the point where adding 'family' as a qualifier to almost anything confers instantaneous virtue. Mere 'values' seem bland compared to 'family values', a friendly hospital pales into insignificance beside a 'family friendly' one and of course at election time the stampede of politicians eager to 'support the family' will be positively Gaderine. Recall George Bush senior's claim that America's families needed to become more like the Walton's and less like the Simpson's and here in Australia John Howard's sudden largesse in ensuring that every new baby arrives with a free gift of $3,000 for its mother. As a social institution, the family has intrigued generations of writers, poets, politicians and assorted 'ologists', but the inner workings and everyday dramas of families fascinate we 'ordinary' people too. Thus 'family life' is a staple of high drama, opera, cinema, 'soapies', books, and the ever-more prurient and voyeuristic 'Reality TV'. more...

Price: $148.50

As a Mom Thinketh" dispels myths and misinformation passed down to mothers for generations. Mothers can have both financial and family success. "As a Mom Thinketh" addresses the thinking that prevents mothers from obtaining their financial goals and shows them how to dream big and live wealthy while enjoying their children. Mothers need to know that it is acceptable to provide for themselves without guilt. Unfortunately, many women stop investing in themselves after they have children. This leaves moms tired, stressed, and depressed, with very little left to give to their families. Women accept this self-sacrificing role because they do not think they deserve better. "As a Mom Thinketh" shows mothers how they can live their dreams and have both family and financial success by developing a wealth mentality. "As a Mom thinketh" is a radical way to look at motherhood. There are many books on wealth and personal finance, but few of them tap into the minds of mothers and challenge them to change their ways of thinking. "As a Mom Thinketh" empowers mothers to reenergize themselves by pursuing their passions. Readers will learn: -Seven money skills of CEOs that mothers can use to create wealth. -Four simple steps to making money doing what you love. -Nine mommy-benefits that can be negotiated at work. -Three rules moms must know to win at playing the money game. -Four reasons why mothers are a high-risk for poverty. The primary thrust of "As a Mom Thinketh" is to help moms understand that what is in their minds actually forms their reality. Mothers are taught wealth-building in a style that is non-threatening and fun. They learn how successful people think and how to tap into the "millionaire mindset". this book offers every mother (single, married, widowed, or divorced) a choice to change her circumstances for the better. more...

Price: $14.95