Family & Relationships : Child Care

"Why do grown-ups have to take over everything?" This innocent question from acclaimed journalist and international bestselling author Carl Honoré’s son sparked a two-year investigation into how our culture of speed, efficiency, and success at all costs is damaging both parents and children. When the impulse to give children the best of everything runs rampant, parents, schools, communities, and corporations unwittingly combine forces to create over-scheduled, over-stimulated, and overindulged kids. The mere mention of potty-training, ballet classes, preschool, ADD, or overeating is enough to spark a heated debate about the right way to raise our children. The problem is that despite the best intentions of all involved, the pressure to manage every detail of our children’s lives from in utero through college is overwhelming. Delivering much more than a wake-up call, international bestselling author Carl Honoré interviews experts in Europe, North America, and the Far East, talks to families around the world and sifts through the latest scientific research. Not only do we see the real dangers of micromanaging children, but Honoré also shows us an emerging new movement inspiring many to slow down and find the natural balance between too little and too much. Blending the finest reportage, intellectual inquiry, and extraordinary true stories, Under Pressure is the first book to challenge the status quo by mapping out an alternative to the culture of hyperparenting that is presently pushing children and their parents to the brink. more...

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How do you decide whether to breast feed your baby - and what are the emotions involved for mother and baby when the baby rejects a feed, or when breast feeding stops? What happens when a baby starts moving around on its own? What if your baby's distress makes you feel that you cannot cope? This book takes the reader through the entire first year of a baby's life, anticipating parents' questions and covering topics ranging from parental feelings during pregnancy, to a ten-month-old's sociability and relationships with other children. more...

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What makes children in their 'terrible twos' behave as they do? How can parents decide when their child is ready for day care, and manage their child's transition to a trusted child minder? Lisa Miller guides parents through their two-year-old's development, from how to deal with a 'bossy boots' to understanding the central importance of toys, and the development of language and nonverbal communicative skills. She describes ways in which parents can help a young child express or resolve difficult feelings or jealousy, come to accept and welcome a new-born sibling, and negotiate friendships. more...

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With more mothers returning to work after childbirth than ever before due to increasing career demands, there has never been a more important time to learn how to find a balance between your children and your career. Dr Stavia Blunt, a successful Working Mother of two, offers helpful advice on the emotional, physical and practical problems that you will encounter and ways to overcome them. more...

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A complete guide to parenting for the first two years of a baby’s life with an innovative structure for the early years of development when babies develop rapidly and have changing needs that parents need to respond to quickly. The first two chapters on the first and second year have easy-to-negotiate headings covering developmental changes; basics such as sleeping, feeding, play, and routines; emotional care for baby and parents; common concerns in Question and Answer form; father's point of view, and special features on topics such as twins and adoption. The third chapter covers health and developmental concerns. more...

Price: $19.95