Family & Relationships : Child Care

With The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Boys , parents find the authoritative handbook they need to raise their boys right, from early childhood through the teenage years. more...

Price: $14.95

'[A] valuable addition to the literature on chronic paediatric illness... The book provides an in depth understanding of the path through chronic illness, illustrating the obvious effects on the child, but also the parents, siblings and the family as a whole across the spectrum from the psychological and social to the physical... There is much to be learnt from this book and it deserves careful reading.'. - from the Foreword by Hilton Davis, Emeritus Professor of Child Health Psychology, King's College London. 'Sharon Dempsey's well-written, thoughtful and practical guide to caring for a child with a chronic illness is all the more valuable to parents and families, because she speaks from her own experience.'. - Maria Housden, author of Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived. Parents of children with chronic illnesses experience 'extreme parenting'. Parenting under extreme circumstances, like an extreme sport, challenges us to find our true strengths, to push ourselves physically and emotionally. This book is a guide and a source of support for parents of children with long-term illnesses. Sharon Dempsey argues that by helping parents to cope with their child's condition we are ultimately helping the child, and that parents are better able to live a full, enjoyable life if they have an awareness of strategies and knowledge to cope with the difficulties of dealing with their child with a chronic illness. The guide is packed with practical advice, models of exploration and lists of action points, and will empower parents to be good advocates for their children. It will also provide health professionals with invaluable insights into the demands of living with chronic illness. more...

Price: $21.95

The new "baby feeding bible" from the award-wining author of Raising Baby Green. Called the "Al Gore of Parenting" by Parenting Magazine, Dr. Alan Greene has written the follow up to his best-selling book and offers parents a definitive guide for making nutritionally-sound decisions for their children. Offers parents green choices for feeding children from when they are in the womb through toddler years. This unique guide includes advice on how to transform a baby's eating habits that will positively impact their health and development for the rest of their lives. Dr. Greene has included everything a parent needs to know about creating healthy, nutritious meals that help avoid childhood obesity, and prevent childhood disease. This must-have resource.: Shows how what a mother eats during pregnancy effects her baby's health and eating habits for years after birth; Provides the definitive guide to "green" feeding for babies from pregnancy to toddlers; Filled with practical tips and advice for selecting and preparing earth friendly meals for babies; Shows the health benefits for babies who eat "green" with innate nutritional intelligence; The crucial follow-up to the best-selling book Raising Baby Green. In addition to working in his medical practice, Dr. Alan Greene makes regular appearances on the Today show and writes articles for the New York Times. more...

Price: $16.95

Did you know that:. Babies tears caused by crankiness have a different chemical composition than those caused by eye irritants? One soothes with stress hormones, the other cleanses with a saline solution. A fetus develops a sense of touch at eight weeks and fingerprints at three months. The peak months for delivering babies are July, August, and September; which means that the sexiest months are November, December, and January. This little book is for parents, expectant parents, and baby lovers alike. With charmingly illustrated, fascinating facts and truly useful information, this book reveals what an amazing creature a baby is. It will be of special value to new parents who are wondering how their "little bundle of joy" turned into a 24-hour-a-day "need machine." Turn to any page, read any brief, amusing tidbit, and reconnect with the delight of babyhood. more...

Price: $15.00

Real moms. Real advice. Real fast. The experts tell you what you should be doing. But they don't know what you're really going through. We do. We're real moms. When you're so sleepy you can't remember the last time you brushed your teeth, and you find yourself crying at diaper commercials, you know you're a new mom. And the only thing you need right now -- besides a housekeeper, a personal trainer, a masseuse, and a very long nap -- is a crash course in mommy know-how. more...

Price: $11.99