Pregnancy & Parenthood

God created the family unit as a safe environment in which young children could learn of HIM. As parents, our role is to lead our children in the Way, teaching them scripture and immersing them in a Christian lifestyle. This book provides quick and simple sayings to use in your daily language to help guide children. Miss Tammaney's bite-sized quips help children understand the goal and learn to self-regulate behavior. Based on Scriptures, these tips clarify the "why" of the importance of appropriate behaviors within the context of a Christian lifestyle.

Birth is something that intrinsically connects us all. We have all been through birth.Our biological mother's have all selflessly risked their lives to birth us into this world.Perhaps we too have created life, and helped to birth a human being into the world.Birth is a constant, as is death. And yet, each experience is unique. The alchemy of that exact moment a baby is born holds so much power.This multi-author book collaboration, with foreword by Jane Hardwicke-Collings is intended to share as many experiences, lessons and stories of experts and experienced mothers in the magical world of pregnancy, birth and matresence.How do we change a broken system?How do we scaffold new parents as they navigate Matrescence?How do we create empowered experiences in the birth world?This book is intended to inspire you as you embark on your own conception, pregnancy and birthing journeys. When we tell our stories, it gives others the confidence and permission to share and take a leap of faith in their own lives.Magic happens when we gather.Contributing authors:Foreword - Jane Hardwicke-CollingsLaura ElizabethVicki HobbsEmma WoodhamJenna RichardsNicole AlyClaire In't VeldLaura van der MeulenEmily SchoemanAshley RoseTara CaetanoTania HendersonHayley LeonardMelissa ArnottRachelli YaafeEmma SnelgarBonnie CollinsSarah EliseCat FancoteShani-Faye ChambersSarah HowardSara EvansKirsten LyleBrigette Benary

#1 New Release on Amazon! - Winner of the Sixth Annual Bisexual Book Award for Non-fiction, 2017Looking for LGBTQ books that offer guidance on providing loving support to your LGBT child?Parents of LGBT children guide: Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child provides parents of a LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning) child with a framework for helping their LGBTQ child navigate through a world that isn't always welcoming. Author Telaina Eriksen, a professor at Michigan State University and the mother of a gay daughter, explains what she and her husband have learned through experience, including how to:Deal with gay children coming outConfront bullying of gay childrenBecome an advocate for gay childrenBuild a support system in a gay familyGender and sexuality: Eriksen also covers the science on gender and sexuality and how to help a transgender child through the various stages of development. Throughout the book parents and kids who have been there, share their stories. She also directs gay family parents to various resources online to help them.LGBTQ parents will learn...How to help their child navigate locker rooms, sleepovers, proms, etc.When to involve the police or school administration when it comes to bullyingHow to advocate for local, state and national policies that protect your childWays to educate well-meaning, but misguided extended family membersHow to help start a Gay-Straight Alliance at your child's schoolStrategies for keeping your child talking after he or she comes outSigns of unhealthy relationshipsWhen to consider therapy for your child and/or your familyHow to find an LGBTQ-friendly community (including inclusive churches)

Eating the Shokuiku Way teaches parents how to raise their kids with the life-long health benefits of the Japanese way of eating. The Japanese culture is known for its longest life spans and lowest obesity rates, and every child can grow up with maximum intelligence, energy, longevity, and quality of life using this method.

A revolutionary parenting book that draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that the key to raising happy and healthy babies lies in carefully protecting and caring for their microbiomes.A baby's immune system develops rapidly in the first 1,000 days of life, with the first six months and year being most important. In The Baby and the Biome, Meenal Lele, medical researcher and founder of Lil Mixins, the #1 pediatrician-recommended allergy-prevention product , explains how diet, environmental toxins, antibiotics, and even common parenting practices can damage the delicate balance of our children's microbiomes, thereby increasing the risk for a host of immune diseases, including eczema, asthma, food allergies, IBS, and more. Lele discovered firsthand how critical our microbiomes are to our overall health when she sought to understand the root causes for her son's food allergies. Drawing on her medical background and through extensive research and interviews with scientists and doctors, Lele discovered the simple, practical steps that all parents and pregnant moms can take to help foster a healthy and protective microbiome in their baby. The Baby and the Biome will empower parents to protect and safeguard their children's health for years to come.

When I started out on this journey, it all seemed pretty simple: I thought that love would be enough to see me through. I had no idea what it would take to create a fully blended family - just how many factors and emotions would be involved or how deep it would all go.How To Build A Family is the nurturing handbook I wish I'd been given. In it you'll find my experiences, as well as those of other blended families (because every family is unique), along with advice and tips from the experts who have guided me. Some key areas we'll look at are:Dealing with grief and divorceHelping the kids to accept youMoving into the family home and how to make changesManaging comparisons to previous partnersBuilding positive relationships with the wider familyI'm not going to pretend I have all the answers, but I will say that if you can just stick with it through the downs as well as the ups, being a stepparent can be one of the most rewarding things you'll ever do.My goal is to encourage, inspire and support families everywhere, and I really hope you find this book helpful.

BABY'S FIRST SWEAR WORDLike all the precious milestones recorded in a baby's wondrous life: baby's first bite of food, their first little tooth, or their first wobbly step, baby's first swear word-and the (usually) unintentional moment that caused it, are burned into our parental memories.BABY'S FIRST SWEAR WORD depicts 46 illustrated scenes, in which infants have picked up their parent's, grandparent's, uncle's... color language. What parent hasn't lashed out in anger at a fellow motorist? Or burned the oatmeal? Or stepped on a sharp toy? BABY'S FIRST SWEAR WORD takes the reader through some of these hilarious slip-ups and celebrates those embarrassing memories that some of us will never, ever forget-no matter how hard we try.BABY'S FIRST SWEAR WORD would be the perfect addition to many baby shower gift baskets, where it is bound to have the whole room laughing and reminiscing about the first time this dreadful moment happened with their cherished little treasure.

Leena's visceral collection of poems takes the reader on a raw and moving journey through the darkest depths of the human psyche. Both brutally unforgiving and beautifully compassionate, Leena's book reveals the profound beauty and gifts that life's struggles have to offer. Divided into 5 chapters - Fear, Chaos, Betrayal, Power, Wisdom - 10-year-old Leena channels a higher wisdom well beyond her years, and reminds us of our innate capacity to manifest joy - if we so choose it.

Jack Nicklaus II shares stories, insights, and lessons he's learned from his father, the Golden Bear, that will delight golf fans of all ages, encourage fathers, and inspire us to focus on what's most important in life: family.

Real tools for parenting with patience, and helping your child develop emotional intelligence-an essential character trait for succeeding in our highly social worldIf you're like many parents, you may wonder what's going on inside your child's mind when they throw a temper tantrum, refuse to cooperate or become overly excited. Written by two experts in child development and education, The Emotionally Intelligent Child offers a groundbreaking approach for understanding your child's behavior in the context of their development, as well as tips for parenting with compassion, and strategies for helping your child build emotional intelligence-a key element of success in today's world.In the book, you'll learn all about the stages of development your child goes through as they gain social awareness and emotional balance-and how you can nurture this development using the author's innovative MIND framework.By shifting your thinking from an adult viewpoint to a child's, you'll discover how you can scaffold and support your child's social and emotional learning; and ensure the development of prosocial behavior, impulse control, and perspective taking. This shift in viewpoint will also help you gain more patience as a parent, respond with less reactivity, and-most importantly-cultivate more joy together as a family.

People are hungry to live a life they love. Quick fixes don't work. Where do you get honest information that works and can hold them in good stead for their whole life, and which they can pass onto everyone else in their life and around the globe? This book offers them this. It is generational change that is required. You start from the ground up. Doing this could change the very fabric of our lives and help change become second nature to all of us rather than something we avoid because we do not understand it. It would also have a huge impact on society at large and we could start teaching children these concepts from the time they are born and then right throughout their life.Second edition April 22 - First edition 2007.

Wenn gutes Zureden nicht mehr hilft und man das eigene Kind nicht schlagen mag, dann ist dieses Buch die echte Rettung. Mit der alten Tradition der Angstmacherei durch althergebrachte Symbolgestalten bekommt man das Kind auf einen geraden Weg. Abweichungen werden stark gemindert oder ganz abgestellt. Dieses Buch dient zum Vorlesen und als praktisches Änderungsmittel. So, wird viel besser und intensiver erzogen.Ihre Mutter Hautberg

A fragmented childhood filled with heartbreak and disappointment left Valdeane Uchima Odachi feeling lost at sea, at the mercy of unseen currents. In this moving collection of personal reflections and whimsical poetry, Navigating Change follows Odachi as she discovers moments of grace and synchronicity while struggling to reconcile her multiple roles as daughter, sister, wife, mother, teacher and caregiver. Her journey's unexpected reward is a renewed self-identity and the realization that she has always had everything she needs to live the life she wants. The Hali'a Aloha Series publishes personal essays, memoir, poetry and prose. The series celebrates moments big and small, harnessing the power of short forms to preserve the lived experiences of the storytellers.

African American Families: Research, Theory, and Practice illuminates the historical and contemporary experiences of African American families in the United States and demonstrates how they have survived and excelled in a nation not established for them.Section I describes the African American family, including unique features, family structure, diversity, where they live, historical and contemporary influences on their lived experiences, and theoretical and methodological approaches to studying African American families. In Section II, readers learn about processes, adjustments, and well-being within African American families. Coverage includes parents' influences on children's physical, mental, and academic well-being, as well as religion and spirituality. The final section highlights diversity among African American families with chapters on African American fathers, grandparents raising grandchildren, and families with children in the child welfare system. Each chapter features learning objectives, discussion questions, and a section titled "Did You Know?" which draws attention to unique, forgotten, or thought-provoking facts about African American families.African American Families is an ideal textbook for courses in African American studies, cultural and ethnic studies, sociology, psychology, social work, and education, and for practitioners, researchers, and others interested in the African American family.

From the thoughtful and insightful mind of Nancy O’Dell, longtime host of Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, comes a peek into the life of a new mother as she shares the unexpected and unspoken details of her pregnancy and straightforward advice on all things motherhood. After her friends gifted her a scrapbook of advice on what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth, Nancy O’Dell was shocked to learn just how much goes unsaid in the world of motherhood. Certain that all women could benefit from the candid truths of what exactly it is like to become a mother, from finding out you are pregnant to bringing your new bundle of joy into the world, Nancy shares some of the tips she received from friends and pulls the curtain back to share her experiences during her pregnancy and delivery in this collection of mom-to-mom tips. Extraordinarily helpful and filled with sweet, honest, and comedic tips from Nancy on everything from unusual cravings and out-of-the-blue leg cramps to sudden pre-baby breast leakage and what really goes on in the delivery room, Full of Life is the perfect gift for every new mom.

One of the few books devoted to prospective mothers over thirty-five, this one includes information on surrogacy, adoption, and the first few months of being a new mother.

Experts of every kind are queuing up to warn us that lack of sleep, or the wrong kind, will bring down a bewildering array of dire consequences.Heather Darwall-Smith's message in this book is simple: don't panic!Humans are biologically programmed to sleep, and by interrogating all the factors - sociological, physiological, neurological, and psychological - that might be impeding this innate instinct, each of us can work out the changes we can make in our own lifestyles to allow ourselves to sleep naturally again.This book demystifies the bewildering data around sleep by combining science with natural self-help techniques.Inside the pages of this illustrated guide to sleep, you'll discover:- A visual approach to understanding the science of why and how we sleep through info-graphics, graphs and diagrams that unpick the data and present the facts in an easy-to-follow format- Proven techniques and strategies for better sleep from the author - based on extensive clinical practice and drawing on the most up-to-date evidence from scientists around the world - The latest research and evidence to debunk the myths and misconceptions around sleep Heather Darwall-Smith has combined her research findings, clinical expertise, and curated techniques to create a uniquely visual approach to explaining the interrelated factors that make up our sleep habits. She also provides natural techniques to deal with these underlying causes. Humans are biologically programmed to sleep, Heather encourages each of us to work out the changes we can make to our lifestyles to nourish our body clocks for us to sleep naturally again.The Science of Sleep provides in-depth answers to questions about sleep challenges and exposes myths and fads using science that is accessible to all. Armed with facts, this book equips readers to take control of their choices, understand and transform their sleep habits one night at a time.