Pregnancy & Parenthood

An international bestseller, How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way adapts Montessori teachings for easy use at home.Packed with Montessori-based preschool activities and educational games that build confidence and independence through active learning, this authoritative illustrated guide helps raise self-reliant and creative children. Celebrate physical and intellectual milestones from birth to age six with activity checklists, and encourage development through proven child-centred teaching methods.This edition has been updated to include the latest child development research, advice about screen time in the digital age and a contemporary approach to cultural education.How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way shows parents how to bring the teachings of Montessori into their home to create a safe, nurturing environment for their children with clear and concise instruction.

Adoption Now covers the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to adoption today, covering all stages of the process and related information - in easily digested bite-sized chunks. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to draw together all current legislation, including recent changes and new initiatives. Small enough to carry round in a handbag or briefcase, it provides instant access to necessary information whenever needed. With all essential knowledge and data brought together in such a compact format, the busy practitioner and professional will find this little compendium an invaluable quick reference guide and immense timesaver.

This 312-page book features 100 contributors representing various races and ethnic backgrounds, genders, abilities, socio-economic backgrounds, and experiences, each lending their wisdom and insight on parenthood.This book can not tell you how to raise your baby, because no one can tell you how to do that. This book is meant to be a supplemental guide to your own inner voice, your gut, and the relationship you build with your baby as they grow. It's meant to be a reminder that the parenting community is huge, and no matter what those parents look like or where they come from, we all share a united goal—to raise happy, thriving humans.With over 100 contributors of varied backgrounds, nationalities, and parenting experiences, this book is full of stories and advice for parents who are navigating the first year of parenthood. The authors in this book are not writers, and most of them are not parenting or childhood development experts. They are simply people who have raised babies and learned something valuable along the way—from breastfeeding, diaper bags, or screen time, to caring for a sick baby, dealing with postpartum depression, or navigating parenthood after a separation or divorce. Whether you read this book cover to cover or jump around to what matters most in that moment, take a deep breath and remember you are not alone and you've got this.

This set contains the professional guide The Psychology of Starting School alongside the storybook How I Feel About My School.

Beautifully illustrated, this important storybook encourages young school children to understand and talk openly about their feelings.

Unfollowing Mum is a supportive handbook for anyone seeking to understand how the past informs their current parenting struggles, and positively move beyond them. Harriet is an empowerment coach, estranged from her own parent. She challenges narratives of unconditional acceptance and healing in parental relationships that still have a negative impact on you, and shows you how to create a new template for parenting your own children without having had healthy modelling. The book will show you how to let go of family dysfunction and discover how to parent your children with a clean slate. You will learn how to heal your inner child, understand how to identify toxic traits you've experienced, and to find different pathways to break free from these wounds through self-compassion and honest connection with others. With practical exercises throughout, including journaling prompts and lyric therapy, this book will offer advice for how to approach parenting when you are healing the way you have been parented: exploring how to forgive your own perceived parenting imperfections, and compassionately reparent your inner child in the present.

Help your kids grow into confident, creative, and independent people. Myriam Sandler, creator and founder of Mothercould, gives you the tools you need to unlock your kids' imaginations and encourage kid-directed, kid-executed, and kid-enriching independent play using the materials and spaces you already have.

"This Beautiful Day gathers the most beloved advice and insight from Mister Roger's work into a collection of 365 daily reflections. Every page is an invitation to generosity, compassion, and joy-all in the warm voice of Mister Rogers, whose dearly-loved work and timeless insight has shaped the lives of countless children and adults. With advice on everything from navigating transitions to nurturing community, Mister Rogers's words of wisdom are a gentle reminder to move through the world with wonder, embrace what makes us unique, and show up for our neighbors. Our days are filled with ups and downs, unexpected challenges and beautiful moments, but regardless of what each day may hold This Beautiful Day is a kind reminder from a beloved neighbor that, "you don't have to be anything more than who you are right now." This Beautiful Day is part of The Day by Day series, a collection of books designed to help readers infuse the rhythms of their lives with meaning and intention. Our lives are built by small choices, tiny moments, and quiet thoughts-the Day by Day series is a gentle way to choose those moments and begin to build a life you love"--

Feel informed and empowered with this thoroughly updated, full-color pregnancy guide, which recognizes that “one size fits all” doesn’t apply to maternity care.Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn provides the comprehensive guidance you need to make informed decisions about having a safe and satisfying pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period–decisions that reflect your preferences, priorities, and values. This sixth edition includes: -CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19 -Updated dietary guides and breastfeeding and surrogacy information -Birth plans including doulas and caesarians when necessary -Tips on how to reduce stress -And so much morePregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn is inclusive, reflecting today's various family configurations such as single-parent families, blended families formed by second marriages, families with gay and lesbian parents, and families formed by open adoption or surrogacy. This pregnancy guide speaks to today's parents-to-be like no other.

Certified birth doula and hypnobirthing coach Emma Armstrong, wants women to have the power to influence their birth experience for the better.Combining the compelling content and joyful illustrations of The Fearless Birth Book with interactive exercises and practical journaling prompts, The Fearless Birth Planner empowers you to dream plan and prepare to pivot when the time comes.Journeying through four key sections – Brain, Body, Birth and Baby & Beyond – this book helps you anticipate this most exciting time of life and reflect on what to expect along the way and on the big day (or days) of the birth itself.With vibrant illustrations injecting positivity into every page, this is the perfect gift for a pregnant loved one – or a gift for yourself, because after all, you deserve it!

Childhood & the Enneagram serves as an innovative guide for parents and caregivers, offering invaluable insights into raising resilient, self-aware, and compassionate children.Drawing from a blend of attachment theory, childhood development, and the transformative power of the Enneagram, Susan Parker Jones shares a philosophy and approach rooted in her experience as a psychotherapist specializing in childhood trauma and loss.In a world where parenting advice often feels overwhelming and one-size-fits-all, Susan offers a refreshing approach that blends ancient wisdom with modern insights.Inviting parents and guardians on a transformative journey of self-discovery and compassionate parenting, she empowers caregivers to understand their children’s unique personalities and needs on a deeper level, fostering authentic connections and resilience from an early age.Susan emphasizes the importance of nurturing children’s three centers of intelligence—head (IQ), heart (EQ), and body (GQ)—to cultivate “wholehearted connection” while instilling the truth that every child is brave and worthy of love and belonging.Caregivers are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery, exploring their own childhood narratives alongside practical strategies for guiding their children.Ultimately, this helpful guide equips caregivers with the tools and insights needed to navigate the complexities of childhood development, fostering deeper connections with their children while prioritizing their own well-being.By embracing this journey, caregivers can aspire to raise resilient, empathetic individuals prepared to face the world with courage, wisdom, and compassion.

This book enables readers to understand, manage, and improve the way their child copes with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Learning Disorders (LD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and cultivates positive beliefs around learning differences in order to help neurodiverse children thrive.

A book for anybody who has, or works with, children (of any age) with 'out of control' behaviour, including parents, teachers and healthcare professionals. Raising Attention busts commonly believed myths surrounding ADHD and 'naughty' children, discusses up to date neuroscience and genetics research in an accessible way and provides practical tips that really make a difference to both children and the adults who care for them. Written by bestselling childcare expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith, herself a mother of a young adult with ADHD, there are plenty of heartwarming and heartbreaking personal stories included to bring the book to life. If you've ever felt exhausted, helpless, guilty, embarrassed or shamed for your child's behaviour, this supportive and non-judgemental book is for you.

In this book, Mu crafts a sociology of resilience through his multi-year research with Australian students. Reframing resilience via Bourdieu's relational and reflexive sociology, the book offers school professionals and educational researchers an epistemological tool to reapproach resilience and reappropriate Bourdieu for social change.

An essential tool for parents, seasoned teachers, and other individuals involved in the life of somebody who happens to have mental retardation, this book provides readers with scores of useful resources, including websites, professional organizations, and support groups.

A collection of thirty positive birth stories brought together in a beautiful book to offer positivity and confidence to anyone about to give birth

This book is your roadmap to successfully navigating your child's middle school years!

The fully revised third edition of Katharine Hill's wise and encouraging book on parenting in the digital world. A lifeline for parents and carers, this book offers practical advice on screen time and social media, as well as cyberbullying, grooming and pornography, with new content on gaming and 'sharenting'

A judgment-free handbook on parenting kids in all their uniqueness We all want to raise independent, confident children, but unfortunately, there's no one right way to parent that we can all learn. Each child is unique, and each mom and dad has their own ideas on parenting, often influenced by the way they were raised. The Imperfect Parent shows us how we can celebrate those differences, embracing the individuality of our kids, carrying on the successful practices our parents demonstrated, and learning from their--and our--mistakes. A mom of two boys, author Kate Hamilton is no stranger to parenting struggles, and she knows well that anyone who thinks they can parent error-free is just kidding themselves. This book is an honest look at her parenting triumphs and failures and what parents everywhere can learn from both. She explains: - How to handle parenting advice from others - How to communicate well with your partner or co-parent - How to help your children discover their identities - How to have conversations with your kids about uncomfortable topics > And that just scratches the surface! Recognizing that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to raising kids, The Imperfect Parent teaches you how to forge a path that works best for your family.

The book aims to broaden understanding of the diverse positions and meanings of motherhood by investigating understudied and marginalized mothers (rural itinerant, African American, and Irish Catholic American) between 1920 and 1960.

This book unpacks and interrogates dominant constructions of mothering, making use of interdisciplinary, ideological and theoretical perspectives to investigate how new rhetorics of mothering can expand the realm of maternal care-givers beyond the biological definitions of motherhood.

Marc H. Bornstein has published widely in experimental, methodological, comparative, developmental, and cultural science as well as neuroscience, pediatrics, and aesthetics. In this volume, he has collected an integrated series of his papers on parenting.

This interdisciplinary volume offers international perspectives on the crucial question of whether the Best Interest of the Child should be the primary consideration to decide child custody cases in case of divorce or separation, or whether it should be one of a range of primary considerations.

In this vibrant insight into life with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Rossi shares the tough bits, the highlights, and advice for other young people to live fabulously with FASD. Chapters from a specialist psychologist and Rossi's birth mum give context for parents and professionals supporting young people living with FASD.

Rory O'Connor has three kids and, in his own words, is just about surviving a life filled with sleep deprivation, stray Lego underfoot, mashed potato on the walls and the unmatched pride that comes with being a dad!Having coped with the labor ward and having been lulled into a false sense of security with one child, he's now knee deep in nappies, tackling tantrums and trying desperately to enjoy the occasional family holiday.The Rory's Stories Guide to Parenting brings Rory's trademark brilliant observations, everyday humor and down-to-earth common sense to the wonderful world of parenting. It's the 'guide' to parenting we've all been waiting for!