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  The Five Love Languages of Children

  by Gary Chapman, Ross Campbell

  According to the authors, each child expresses and receives love through one of five different communication styles. A parent's love language may be totally different from that of his or her child, which causes hurt feelings and misunderstandings. With the help of this book, adults can discover their child's primary language and learn what they can do to effectively convey unconditional feelings of respect,... (more)
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  The Baby Book

  Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two

  by Martha Sears, William Sears

  Brought thoroughly up-to-date-with the latest information on everything from diapering to daycare, from midwifery to hospital "birthing rooms," from postpartum nutrition to infant development-THE BABY BOOK remains the one must-have resource for today's new parents. In this perennially bestselling and encyclopedic guide, Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as... (more)
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  Operating Instructions

  A Journal of My Son's First Year

  by Anne Lamott

  It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will... (more)
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  Between Mothers and Sons: Women Writers Talk about Having Sons and Raising Men

  by Patricia Stevens

  The challenge for mothers of sons is to realize that because we do not share a sexual identity, that because we have not grown up in a male body, we cannot presume to understand everything there is to know about our sons' worlds. -- Patricia Stevens In this absolutely superb collection of mothers' personal narratives, some classic writers, as well as exciting new voices, ponder the conflicts and joys of... (more)
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  Core Knowledge: Book 2

  What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know

  Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning

  by E. D. Hirsch, John Holdren

  Designed for parents to use with their children, and co-edited by the author of Cultural Literacy, a primer incorporates the contributions of two thousand parents and teachers into an accessible introduction to the world of knowledge. Reprint."
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  Because I Said So: 33 Mothers Write About Children, Sex, Men, Aging, Faith, Race, and Themselves

  by Camille Peri, Kate Moses

  The challenges facing mothers in the twenty-first century go well beyond tantrum control and potty training. Camille Peri and Kate Moses, the founding editors of Salon.com's "Mothers Who Think" column and the subsequent anthology of the same name, have once again compiled a selection of intimate and fiercely honest essays on the profound issues that affect women and their children. Because I Said So offers... (more)
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  Flux

  Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids, and Life in a Half-Changed World

  by Peggy Orenstein

  Peggy Orenstein’s bestselling Schoolgirls is the classic study of teenage girls and self-esteem. Now Orenstein uses the same interviewing and reporting skills to examine the lives of women in their 20s, 30s and 40s. The advances of the women’s movement allow women to grow up with a sense of expanded possibilities. Yet traditional expectations have hardly changed. To discover how they are navigating this double... (more)
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  Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul

  by Iris Krasnow

  The story of a woman who came of age with the sexual revolution who finds emancipation in the Zen of motherhood, "Surrendering to Motherhood" is about letting go of the need to achieve and finding one's true self.
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  The Mommy Myth

  The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women

  by Susan J. Douglas, Meredith W. Michaels

  Taking readers on a provocative tour through thirty years of media images about mothers -- the superficial achievements of celebrity moms, the sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the media-manufactured "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- The Mommy Myth contends that this "new momism" has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will... (more)
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  Protecting the Gift

  Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)

  by Gavin De Becker

  Safety skills for children outside the home * Warning signs of sexual abuse * How to screen baby-sitters and choose schools * Strategies for keeping teenagers safe from violence * All parents face the same challenges when it comes to their children's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what to believe, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to fear. In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the... (more)
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  The Continuum Concept

  In Search Of Happiness Lost

  by Jean Liedloff

  Jean Liedloff, an American writer, spent two and a half years in the South American jungle living with Stone Age Indians. The experience demolished her Western preconceptions of how we should live and led her to a radically different view of what human nature really is. She offers a new understanding of how we have lost much of our natural well-being and shows us practical ways to regain it for our children and... (more)