Summaries of books about Parenting & Pregnancy:
The Smart Stepfamily
Seven Steps to a Healthy Family
Ron L. Deal
The book provides a guide for blending families, offering practical advice and strategies to navigate the complexities of stepfamily dynamics. It outlines seven steps to foster healthy relationships, addressing common challenges and emphasizing the importance of patience, understanding, and strong communication.
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The Joey Song
A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction
Sandra Swenson
The book chronicles a mother's heart-wrenching journey through her son's battle with addiction, detailing the emotional turmoil and the relentless hope amidst despair. It explores the challenges of loving a child who is lost to substance abuse while learning to let go and the importance of self-care.
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Never a Girl, Always a Boy
A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey
Jo Ivester
The memoir recounts the experiences of a family as they navigate the complexities of gender identity through the journey of their transgender son, Jeremy. It explores themes of acceptance, love, and the challenges and triumphs faced by Jeremy as he transitions and asserts his true self in a society grappling with understanding gender beyond the binary.
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Protecting the Gift
Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe
Gavin De Becker
The book provides insights and strategies for parents to enhance their children's safety by recognizing potential threats and teaching kids to trust their intuition. It covers various topics, including assessing risks, handling strangers, and empowering children to make smart decisions in potentially dangerous situations.
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The Natural Baby Sleep Solution
Use Your Child's Internal Sleep Rhythms for Better Nights and Naps
Polly Moore.
The book presents a sleep program based on the natural rest and alertness cycle of babies, which typically runs in a pattern of 90 minutes. It provides strategies and tips for parents to help their infants establish better sleep patterns by aligning with these natural rhythms for improved nighttime sleep and naps.
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Loving Tiara
Memoir
Tiffani Goff
The memoir recounts the journey of a mother raising her daughter with a rare and debilitating medical condition, sharing the challenges, triumphs, and deep emotional bonds formed through their experiences. It explores themes of resilience, unconditional love, and the impact of caregiving on family dynamics.
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do
Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success
Amy Morin
The book outlines the common parenting practices that can inadvertently hinder children's mental strength, such as overindulging or shielding them from failure. It provides strategies to foster resilience, autonomy, and psychological fortitude in children for their long-term well-being and success.
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Please Give My Baby Back
Maggie Hartley
The book recounts the emotional journey of a foster carer who takes in a newborn baby after the child is taken from her mother by social services. It explores the complexities of the foster care system, the bond between the carer and the child, and the heart-wrenching decisions that must be made for the baby's future.
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
Bestselling author of Family--The Ties That Bind...And Gag!
Erma Bombeck
The book is a humorous collection of essays that delve into the everyday trials and tribulations of family life, reflecting on the absurdities and challenges of domesticity and parenting. Erma Bombeck's witty observations and comedic takes on marriage, motherhood, and the quirks of suburban life offer readers both laughter and a sense of solidarity.
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Punished By Rewards
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
Alfie Kohn
The book critically examines the traditional use of rewards and incentives in schools, workplaces, and parenting, arguing that these practices can undermine intrinsic motivation and lead to a dependence on external validation. It presents evidence and arguments for why a shift towards more collaborative, compassionate, and intrinsically motivated environments can be more effective for learning and personal development.
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