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Teach Your Baby to Sign: An Illustrated Guide to Simple Sign Language for Babies and Toddlers - Includes 30 New Pages of Signs and Illustrations!
by Monica Beyer
You may feel like you can't possibly be any closer with your young child, but the truth is, you can--through sign language.The gift of signing helps children communicate well before they have the verbal ability to do so. Whether you have a young child who hasn't started talking yet, or a child with special needs, signing can open the door to better understanding and connection.In this revised and updated edition of the original Teach Your Baby to Sign, you'll find more than 200 easy-to-learn signs--all beautifully illustrated!--that you and your child can use to enhance your communication and understand more fully what your little one wants and needs.
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CoParenting After Divorce: A GPS for Healthy Kids
by Debra K. Carter
Co Parenting After Divorce presents a road map for developing a customized parenting plan either with a parenting coordinator or on your own. Learn what to expect from a parenting coordinator and from the court system, how to track factors important for your child's development, how and when to adjust the plan, and how to handle bumps in the road and avoid common mistakes. Instead of letting conflict and divorce harm children, this book helps parents avoid actions and behaviors that influence kids in a lifelong negative way, and instead gives parents tools to prevent harm to their children even when parents are no longer together.
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How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler
by Natasha Daniels
Why does your toddler get upset when his or her routine is disrupted? Why do they follow you from room to room and refuse to play on their own? Why are daily routines such as mealtimes, bath time, and bed time such a struggle? This accessible guide demystifies the difficult behaviors of anxious toddlers, offering tried-and-tested practical solutions to common parenting dilemmas. Once the toddler's anxious behavior has been demystified and explained, new and effective parenting approaches are introduced to help parents tackle everyday difficulties and build up their child's resilience, independence, and coping mechanisms.
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Baby Care Basics
by Jeremy N Friedman
A guide for new parents on caring for a baby covers such topics as feeding, sleep habits, childproofing, discipline, healthcare, and play.
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Creating a Beautiful Mess: Ten Essential Play Experiences for a Joyous Childhood
by Ann Gadzikowski
Parents will appreciate Creating a Beautiful Mess because it's fun and helpful. This book isn't about parenting rights or wrongs; it's about playful, joyous play experiences for childhood that are universal. It boils down the essential play experiences in an accessible, practical, and easy way. The chapters represent an optimal balance among experiences that support learning, provide physical activity, encourage creative expression, and promote social and family connections. Ann Gadzikowski is an early childhood educator and the author of several books. She is a frequent presenter at professional conferences on the topics of both early childhood education and gifted education.
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Newborns: Amazing Sleep from Day One – for Baby and You
by Elizabeth Pantley
Based on her research, Pantley's guide provides you with effective strategies to overcoming naptime and nighttime problems. The No-Cry Sleep Solution offers clearly explained, step-by-step ideas that steer your little ones toward a good night's sleep--all with no crying. Uncover the stumbling blocks that prevent baby from sleeping through the night. Determine--and work with--baby's biological sleep rhythms. Create a customized, step-by-step plan to get baby to sleep through the night. Use the Persistent Gentle Removal System to teach baby to fall asleep without breast-feeding, bottlefeeding, or using a pacifier
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1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
by Thomas W. Phelan
Internationally acclaimed parenting expert Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. compiles two decades of research and experience into an easy-to-use program designed for parents striving to connect more deeply with their children and help them develop into healthy, capable teenagers and adults. Dr. Phelan breaks down the complex task of parenting into three straightforward steps: 1. Helping your children learn how to control their emotions and refrain from negative behavior, including tantrums, whining, and sibling rivalry. 2. Encouraging good behavior in your children and providing positive feedback. 3. Strengthening your relationships with your children to reinforce the natural parent-child bond. You'll find tools to use in virtually every situation.
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Raising Kids That Succeed: How to Help Your Kids Overcome Life's Limitations and Think Their Way to Lifelong Success
by Lynn A. Wicker
Do you find yourself feeling confused and frustrated as you struggle to parent your child? You have tried different parenting techniques, yet the results are the same - not working! Raising Kids That Succeed provides a new way to see yourself as a parent, by first seeing yourself as a person. It focuses on who you are as an individual before you ever arrive at the impact you hope to have on your children. You will learn how to stop looking for "fixes" for your kids and come into an awareness of your own beliefs. As your own life improves, the influence and impact on your children will immediately become apparent.
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