Pregnancy & Parenthood

The no-cry sleep solution for newborns

Practice safe and positive touch, promote relaxation and boost self-esteem with children aged 3-11 using story massage. This complete manual provides everything you need to get started. It includes instruction on ten basic strokes and over 25 story massages on a range of topics, from traditional tales to hands-on learning stories.

Gentle, loving games and songs that incorporate the healing, enlivening qualities of gesture, touch, and movement.

Explains how empathy develops, why it is essential for our development into healthy adults, and how it is threatened in the modern world. This title shows that compassion underlies the qualities that make society work - trust, altruism, collaboration, love, charity-and how difficulties related to empathy are key factors in social problems.

A no-cost, nonpharmaceutical treatment plan for children with behavioral and mental health challengesIncreasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders but don't respond well to treatment. They are then medicated, often with poor results and unwanted side effects. Based on emerging scientific research and extensive clinical experience, integrative child psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Dunckley has pioneered a four-week program to treat the frequent underlying cause, Electronic Screen Syndrome (ESS).Dr. Dunckley has found that everyday use of interactive screen devices - such as computers, video games, smartphones, and tablets - can easily overstimulate a child's nervous system, triggering a variety of stubborn symptoms. In contrast, she's discovered that a strict electronic fast single-handedly improves mood, focus, sleep, and behavior, regardless of the child's diagnosis.Offered now in this book, this simple intervention can produce a life-changing shift in brain function - all without cost or medication. Dr. Dunckley provides hope for parents who feel that their child has been misdiagnosed or inappropriately medicated, by presenting an alternative explanation for their child's difficulties and a concrete plan for treating them.

Offers advice to protect children from the results of their parents' animosity. This book details how to distinguish different types of criticism, how and why parents manipulate their children, and how these practices damage children. It also offers parents strategies to preserve and rebuild loving relationships with their children.

Two of the lead doctors on the renowned Nurses' Health Study reveal exciting new information from the study--choosing certain kinds of foods and avoiding others can actually improve a woman's fertility without drugs or expensive treatments

WANT A PEACEFUL HOME? This practical, effective guide for parents with kids of all ages introduces proven principles for overcoming the stress and anxiety of parenting, forged in the personal trenches of countless Screamfree families. If you're like most parents, what you want right now is pretty simple: an effective plan for getting your kids to behave and be happy. You're probably looking for something else as well - something a little deeper. Like many other parents all over the world, you want to know you're doing a good job. You want to feel like you can handle anything. You want to feel confident, competent, and hopeful for the future, for both your kids and yourself. (Oh, and along the way, you'd like a little peace, quiet, and respect as well.)All of the above are possible, even probable, if you can learn to become "Screamfree." You can have the structured, rewarding home life you've always craved, with respectful kids who are responsible for their own actions. All you have to do is learn to pause, so you can respond more and react less. It really is that simple. Once you learn to control your own emotions and behavior, your children will soon learn how to control theirs. Now is your chance to join thousands of other parents in a movement of calmer parenting. The new, revised edition includes updated practical applications of the foundational Screamfree principles, a new chapter on parenting in the digital age, and a comprehensive Q&A section dealing with everything from behavioral problems to allowances and chores. A peaceful home is closer than you think.

The Well Balanced Child is a passionate manifesto for a "whole body" approach to learning which integrates the brain, senses, movement and play.

"I have found The Einstein Syndrome filled with insight, acute observations, and fertile ideas...This is an invaluable contribution to human knowledge by one of the great minds of our time."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works

Every new parent desperately wants to know what goes on in the mind of a baby. Now a noted authority on infant development and psychiatry brings us closer than ever before to penetrating a your child's consciousness. In alternating sections of evocative prose, representing the baby's own voice, and explanatory text, Daniel Stern draws on the latest research findings to recreate the baby's world."

Whether you're planning to breastfeed for a few weeks, or a few years, this book puts all the information at your fingertips, ready to help you when you need support at any point on your breastfeeding journey.

THE GROUNDBREAKING GUIDE TO SELF-HEALING, AND GETTING THE LOVE YOU MISSED.

'Wonderfully written, infused with positive energy and solid information. All parents of children who have ADHD should buy it' - Edward Hallowell, MDWhat if you could work with your child, motivating and engaging them in the process, to create positive change once and for all? In this insightful and practical book, veteran psychologist Sharon Saline shares the words and inner struggles of children and teens living with ADHD-and a blueprint for achieving lasting success by working together. Based on more than 25 years of experience counseling young people and their families, Dr. Saline's advice and real-world examples reveal how parents can shift the dynamic and truly help kids succeed. Topics include:Setting mutual goals that foster cooperationEasing academic strugglesTackling everyday challenges, from tantrums and backtalk to staying organized, building friendships, and more. With useful exercises and easy-to-remember techniques, you'll discover a variety of practical strategies that really work, creating positive change that will last a lifetime.

If You've Always Wanted To Establish A Harmonious Relationship With Your Oppositional Child Diagnosed With Adhd, But Often Struggle With Anger Management Then Keep Reading... Are you sick and tired of feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, unable to connect with your child in a meaningful way?Have you tried countless other solutions, from traditional disciplinary methods to quick fixes, only to find that the improvements are short-lived?Do you finally want to say goodbye to the sacrifices you've made, both as a parent and for your child, and discover effective strategies that genuinely work for you? You see, raising an oppositional child with ADHD doesn't have to be this way. And, Even if you've tried other solutions that left you feeling defeated, the path to positive parenting is easier than you think.Luckily, inside we don't just simply teach you ALL the positive parenting strategies you need to start implementing today, but we also show you how YOU can become the best parent by effectively managing your anger. You deserve the relationship you desire with your child, we want to help you get it. Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:The 7 Effective Ways To Navigate Oppositional Behavior And Build A Positive Connection With Your Child With ADHD And ODDThe 4 Key Insights You Should Know About Positive Parenting For Neurodivergent Children5 Harmful Myths About Raising An Oppositional Child With Adhd That Societal Norms Perpetuate, And How To Dispel ThemThe TRUTH About Raising An ODD Child That Almost Nobody Tells You The Biggest Mistake Parents Make In Managing Oppositional Behavior And How To Avoid ItThe Top 3 Recommended Resources To Help Your ADHD & ODD Child Live A Fulfilling Life...And SO Much More!If You Have A Burning Desire To Connect With Your Oppositional Child, Foster Understanding, And Build A Beautiful Parent-Child Bond, Then Scroll Up And Click "Buy This Book" Today.

Certified birth doula and hypnobirthing coach, Emma Armstrong, wants women to have the power to influence their birth experience, by tuning in to their body and brain. Organised into 4 chapters: Brain, Body, Birth, and Baby and Beyond, this is a fresh, and empowering approach to the birth experience. Emma brings in her hypnobirthing skills, using short, snappy language and soundbites, to make this book fresh and appealing. Illustrated with Emma's own distinctive drawings this is an approachable and engaging book that will speak to Emma's 160K+ followers and anyone expecting a baby, who wants engaging and informative support.

An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers' intense and often fraught emotional lives - and how to support them through this critical developmental stage - from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure

"Ayurveda, India's ancient and holistic system of health, offers timeless wisdom on the sacred process of bringing life into this world. Ayurveda Mama offers ways to prepare your body, mind, and life before conception, and ways to nourish your little one throughout pregnancy including tips on diet, lifestyle, herbs, and oils so that you experience vibrancy and vitality, growing your little one with love. You will feel prepared for your unique birthing experience, equipped with Ayurvedic techniques to invoke auspiciousness, balance, and ease. You will have the tools needed to assure that your Sacred Window, or postpartum period, is one of the most profound and memorable experiences of your life; assuring that you are deeply nourished and cared for so that you can care for your little one"--

"From the author of Hold On, But Don't Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health"--

A heartfelt collection of notes that offers parents guidance on how to raise their sons to be kind, respectful and compassionate individuals.

I became obsessed with mum hacks when a friend showed me a game-changing tip during my baby days - that baby vests can be pulled down (not up) in the event of an explosive poo. I couldn't believe I had been a mum for so long and not known! Things I Wish I'd Known will bring you hundreds of quick and clever solutions, just like this, all to make the parenting juggle easier. You'll find my favourite hacks and habits, as well as dozens of new ones, all designed to give your day-to-day a lift. From cleaning hacks that leave your home sparkling in no time, laundry tricks that save you money, and simple tweaks to night-time routines which transform everyone's sleep, I'll show you how to hack every aspect of home-life so you feel less stress and more joy!Emily x

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window. “This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike.”—Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Untangled and Under PressureTrying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is not to talk! But keeping kids safe—and prepared for all the times when you can't be the angel on their shoulder—is about having the right conversations at the right time. From a brain growth and emotional readiness perspective, there is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school. Distilling Michelle Icard's decades of experience working with families, Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen focuses on big, thorny topics such as friendship, sexuality, impulsivity, and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity, hygiene, money, privilege, and contributing to the family. Icard outlines a simple, memorable, and family-tested formula for the best approach to these essential talks, the BRIEF Model: Begin peacefully, Relate to your child, Interview to collect information, Echo what you're hearing, and give Feedback. With wit and compassion, she also helps you get over the most common hurdles in talking to tweens, including: • What phrases invite connection and which irritate kids or scare them off• The best places, times, and situations in which to initiate talks • How to keep kids interested, open, and engaged in conversation• How to exit these chats in a way that keeps kids wanting more Like a Rosetta Stone for your tween's confounding language, Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen is an essential communication guide to helping your child through the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead and, ultimately, toward teenage success.