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| BABIES IN MIND : Understanding Your Baby's Psychological Needs [Jenny Perkel] Does it affect your baby if you are depressed or stressed out? Is it OK to leave your baby alone to cry? What is the role of a father? How can you create a good bond between you and your baby? For how long should you be apart from your baby during the first year? These are just a few of the many questions that all new parents face. But, at last, "Babies in Mind" is here to help you. Backed by extensive research as well as clinical and personal experience, psychologist Jenny Perkel gently guides you in deciding what is best for both you and your baby. Being a new parent is immensely challenging. Not only do you have to handle your baby's physical needs but you have to attend to your baby's psychological, needs too. Babies in Mind is the only book that explains how to give babies in their first year of life what they really need from a purely psychological perspective. Written for both mothers and fathers, the book is informed by psychological and medical research which shows that emotional difficulties in later life can sometimes have their roots in infancy. The way in which babies are handled and related to by their caregivers has a direct and powerful link to the kind of people they will grow into. This book is for parents who are mindful of their baby's psychological needs. { 208pp, 135 x215 mm, January 2007; PB, £29.00, 0702177016:9780702177019 , Juta Publishing (General) } |
| BABY SIGNS(R) PRESENTS POTTY TRAINING COMPLETE STARTER KIT [Dr Linda Acredolo & Dr Susan Goodwyn] 3 Books, DVD, Stickers & Whistle. Potty train your baby before your baby can talk! This innovative program teaches parents to use five simple signs to teach babies to use the potty. Based on the best-selling "Baby Signs(r) Program", the Kit has everything parents and babies need to get started: For Parents -- Parent's Guide to Potty Training with the Baby Signs(r) Program Book. For Babies -- All Aboard the Potty Train DVD; All Aboard the Potty Train Book; Potty Training Stickers Wooden Train Whistle. { 230x255mm, January 2008; MM, £26.99, 1933877103:9781933877105 , Impact Publications (Baby Signs) } |
| BECOMING THE KIND FATHER : A Son's Journey [Calvin Sandborn] The macho society that held John Wayne as a role model has created an emotional wasteland where eighty percent of men are unable to accurately express their feelings, and where that same percentage feel estranged from their fathers. The stifled male, disconnected and out of touch, fills the void with apathy or anger and the toll is staggering: short unhealthy lives, ruined relationships and damaged children. This destructive behaviour repeats itself in the next generation as the sins of the father continue the cycle. In "Becoming the Kind Father", Calvin Sandborn aims to break that cycle. His intensely personal story is heart-searing and inspirational. Brought up to fear his father's alcohol-fuelled fury and hateful put-downs, the author buried his feelings and fine-tuned his own rage. His father's early death and the collapse of the author's marriage provided catalysts for change. Interspersing clever literary references with painful childhood memories, intense self-examination and astute observations, Sandborn provides well-researched psychological findings and self-help tips, including how to: identify and share feelings; treat yourself as a kind father would; form trusting male friendships; break the anger habit; forgive the world, and yourself. This guide offers helpful insight for the millions of men who want to become kinder human beings. A "must-read" for every woman who loves an angry or emotionally distant man. { 176pp, 140x215mm, April 2007; PB, £9.50, 0865715823:9780865715820 , New Society Publishers } |
| BREAST FEEDING : Everything You Wanted to Know But Didn't Know How or Whom to Ask [Dr Sapna Samant] If you are a nursing mother, you need this book -- to have a healthier and happier baby, and to have a closer bonding that will last you a lifetime. Mother's milk is the best and most natural food for a baby. Written exclusively for mothers by Dr Sapna Samant, a medical expert, this book is a one-stop medical guide that will help you to breast-feed successfully. From how to hold your baby while feeding, to how to generate more milk, from taking care of sore breasts to supplementing breast milk, here finally is a book that clears all the doubts your mind has voiced. { 96pp, 140x215mm, December 1998; PB, £5.99, 8120720431:9788120720435 , Sterling Publishers PVT Ltd } |
| BREASTFEEDING : Your Priceless Gift to Your Baby & Yourself [Regina Sara Ryan & Deborah Auletta RN CLE] This book takes the most up to date information on the medical and developmental case for breastfeeding and presents it in a form that the new mother can easily understand -- twenty evidence based reasons for breastfeeding. Points for breastfeeding include the disease-protective substances that a mother’s milk contains, and the health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers. { 64pp, 215x155mm, January 2006; PB, £6.99, 1890772488:9781890772482 , Hohm Press } |
| COMPANIONING AT A TIME OF PERINATAL LOSS : A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains & Other Bedside Caregivers [Jane Heustis RN, Marcia Meyer Jenkins RN & Alan D Wolfelt PhD] Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more than just the bereavement standards in most hospitals, this handbook offers tips and suggestions for opening up communication between caregivers and families, creating a compassionate bedside environment, and helping with mourning rituals. Encouraging continual grief support, these specific companioning strategies can help ease the pain of this most sensitive situation. { 153pp, 140x215mm, May 2005; PB, £13.50, 1879651475:9781879651470 , IPG (Companion Press) } |
| DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BABY? : Natural Fertility Solutions & Pregnancy Care [Sarah Abernathy & Linda Page] Experience the journey of fertility, conception, pregnancy and birth, naturally! Millions of people struggle with fertility problems. Most can overcome them with simple lifestyle changes and natural therapies. Written by two experts in the field of Natural Health, "Do You Want to Have a Baby?" covers optimal nutrition for conception, the best fertility-enhancing supplements, and the documented success of bodywork therapies. The book also addresses the heartbreak of miscarriage and how to improve your chances if you are at risk. The book includes a step-by-step diet for nutritional demands during pregnancy with special suggestions for women expecting multiples. It provides detailed recommendations on herbs you can use safely during pregnancy and nursing, and what to avoid. An expanded section on the special problems of pregnancy reveals the best natural therapies to reduce fatigue, haemorrhoids, morning sickness, labour pain, stretch marks, swollen ankles and many other common complaints. The book also explains your options for labour and delivery, how to avoid unnecessary medical interventions, and even offers special recommendations for losing post-pregnancy weight. Look for the bonus section on natural baby care! { 176pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £9.99, 1884334393:9781884334399 , Healthy Healing LLC } |
| DR SUSAN'S KIDS-ONLY WEIGHT LOSS GUIDE : The Parent's Action Plan for Success [Dr Susan S Bartell] Parents and guardians of overweight children will find specific tools in this practical guidebook to immediately help their child achieve greater self-esteem and become healthier as they lose weight. Readers will be able to determine if their child is overweight, introduce healthy foods with no complaints, get kids to exercise without a fight, teaching kids to still make healthy choices when eating out, and talk to children about making healthy changes without putting them at risk for developing an eating disorder. Drawing on advice from a varied panel of medical, health, and exercise professionals, this comprehensive handbook offers balanced suggestions that go beyond the nutritional aspects of the problem and assist in tackling the emotional issues such as the specific family patterns that can cause a child to become overweight, media and fashion pressures, and peer and social concerns. Packed with hundreds of anecdotes from parents and kids, this guide offers sensible suggestions that can be implemented by any parent who wishes to see their child's health, esteem, and social life improve dramatically. { 204pp, 155x230mm, June 2007; PB, £8.99, 0972150218:9780972150217 , IPG (Parent Positive) } |
| EATING DISORDERS : A Guide for Families & Children [Valerie Elsbree BASW MASW; Foreword by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York] Foreword by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York (Spokesperson for WeightWatchers). Eating disorders affect not only those afflicted, but spouses, partners, children, family and friends. Eating disorders often come from a combination of psychological, interpersonal and social environments. The aim of this book is to create a dialogue between adults, children and their clinicians, and to help children understand why their loved one with an eating disorder is behaving in certain ways. Often, people with eating disorders feel like they are different from others, they need loving, caring and compassionate people around them. This book is meant to address children's questions in a caring and truthful fashion. By opening up lines of communication, it is hoped that this book will empower not only children but family members to deal with this debilitating condition. { 36pp, 215x215mm, October 2007; PB, £14.95, 1873413491:9781873413494 , Merit Publishing } |
| GOOD PARENTING : How to Make Sure That Your Child Grows Up Right [J P Vaswani] "The home is the door to the kingdom of God, the kingdom of true happiness", says Dada J P Vaswani. If you would make your home a heaven on earth, a heaven of joy and peace for you and your children, let Dada show you the way! Dada's book emphasises love and patience, proper guidance and loving discipline as the qualities that parents must cultivate in order to bring their children up in the best manner possible. "Your children are your true wealth and treasure!" he asserts, showing us the right way to raise our children, with the values and ideals which will help them to evolve into good human beings, responsible citizens and worthy participants in the adventure of life. So go ahead-close the so-called generation gap and cultivate friendship with your children! { 155pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £6.99, 8120734920:9788120734920 , Sterling Publishers PVT Ltd } |
| HEALTHY MOTHER HEALTHY CHILD : Creating Balance in Everyday Life [Elizabeth Irvine] Parents and children will discover new ways to incorporate balance and joy into everyday life with this useful guidebook that teaches basic yoga principles the whole family can benefit from. Readers are invited to engage in yogic exercises, breathing techniques, meditation, creative expression, and wholesome nutrition, and they are introduced to complementary alternative therapies, such as homeopathy, with an emphasis on natural holistic care. These practices are applied to common health problems, both physical and emotional, such as attention deficit disorder, eczema, asthma, and anxiety, all while respecting both conventional Western and alternative medicines. Written in accessible language and coupled with instructive photographs, these basic Auyurveda guidelines are simple enough for an eight-year-old to understand, making these practices easy to communicate from parent to child. Formatted to ensure quality time between mothers and children, these practices empower parents to build a stronger family unit and lay the foundation of healthier, happier lives for their kids, whether by creating meaningful family rituals, ensuring a soothing and secure home environment, or addressing issues affecting a child’s self-esteem. { 153pp, 215x215mm, March 2007; HB, £16.99, 0977617807:9780977617807 , IPG (Whole Health Publishing) } |
| HOT ISSUES, COOL CHOICES : Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity & Put-Downs [Sandra McLeod Humphrey] For ages 10+. Did you know that there are kids out there who don't even want to get out of bed in the morning because they know what going to school means for them: being teased and taunted; being excluded and rejected; being afraid that you're going to be assaulted and possibly hurt; sometimes it can even mean that you just can't hang in there any longer, so you give up and take your own life. If you are one of the cool kids at school, this book is for you. But if you're not one of the cool kids, this book is especially for you. Emerson Elementary isn't a real school, but it could be your elementary school. And the students at Emerson aren't real kids, but the problems they face are real, and so are the choices they make. The Golden Rule is an old rule, but it's still a good rule to live by, and after reading this book, you may just possibly become a kinder, more compassionate human being, someone who treats others the way you want them to treat you. So come along and join the students at Emerson Elementary and help them make some cool choices! { 133pp, 135x210mm, December 2007; PB, £9.50, 1591025699:9781591025696 , Prometheus Books } |
| IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD : A Manual for Divorcing Parents [Nadir Baksh PsyD & Laurie Murphy PhD] A long-overdue guide to assist parents in minimising the damage to their children before, during and after divorce. What makes this book different and invaluable is that the uncompromising authors refuse to sugar-coat their detailed, practical advice. They present their material with authority, and wisdom. Topics include: What adults can expect from a custody battle; What emotions arise in themselves and their children; How to answer their children's questions; How and why to put the child's needs first; With blueprint mapping out a child's needs for emotional health and well-being; Need for extra vigilance toward children during times of adult transition; How to soften the custody battle; The hidden needs of children; Dealing with uncooperative spouse. { 132pp, 155x230mm, August 2007; PB, £11.50, 1890772739:9781890772734 , Hohm Press } |
| LISTEN TO YOUR CHILDREN... : ...and They Will Listen to You [Alan Wilson] A proven step by step strategy to break through the communication barrier. Alan Wilson is a visionary, evolving clients by accessing their essence to unleash their truest potential. In the last 25 years he was coaching uniqueness in companies and more recently his focus has been to create successful programmes and structures for families. He is passionate about creating sustainable self empowerment in children, young people, parents and the professionals working with these groups. Alan is continually developing his own skills and incorporating leading edge techniques into his work. He is an accomplished writer, speaker and trainer on these issues which are close to his heart. With his first book you can: feel better about yourself and control your life; create a sound platform for communication with your children; enable your children to manage their feelings, emotions and behaviour; create more self-esteem and confidence in your children; understand the coaching model and how to use it to create your successes; provide a better future for your child; develop a mutually respectful family relationship. READERSHIP: Parents; foster parents; care givers; teachers; youth workers; coaches; child development specialists; adults with learning disabilities; anyone who wants to work with others to create more self-esteem and confidence. { 143pp, 155x230mm, November 2005; PB, £12.99, 0955113008:9780955113000 , Sorelli Publishing } |
| LOVE WITHOUT SPOILING DISCIPLINE WITHOUT NAGGING : Toddlers to Teens [Cedric M Kenny] Advice based on decades of research conducted by social scientists involving thousands of families. This one-of-a-kind book offers practical, ready-to-use guidelines to problems affecting parents and educators including childcare, healthcare or the difficult teenage years. The author's deep insight into human behaviour, sprinkled with case studies and supported by the science of good parenting, is compelling reading. Family feuds, strained relationships, children's tantrums, schooling problems, exam stress and many more everyday parenting topics are dealt with clarity and simplicity. It not only gives hope but also shows ways to: build family pride; self-esteem; the will to succeed It holds your hand like a commanding friend and takes you on a refreshing, enriching journey. { 397pp, 140x215mm, March 2007; PB, £14.95, 8186685863:9788186685860 , Wisdom Tree } |
| NEW PARENTS ARE PEOPLE, TOO : 8 Secrets to Surviving Parenthood as Individuals & as a Couple [Sharon Fried-Buchalter] Raising children is one of the most important jobs you will ever have... and one that comes without a training manual. First-time parents can feel overwhelmed and often neglect to nurture their relationship with each other while they take the first steps into the transition to parenthood. Using self-coaching strategies particularly appealing to busy couples, NEW PARENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO outlines new methods to encourage effective communication and relationship building for new parents. Couples will learn how to identify priorities, set and achieve personal goals, gain a positive attitude, overcome conflict, and continue to pursue their individual potential. Dr Sharon Fried Buchalter pulls from experiences in her private practice, workshops, and seminars to provide this simple, hands-on manual for new parents. { 224pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £10.99, 0979093007:9780979093005 , Greenleaf Book Group (People Too Unlimited) } |
| NURTURING RESPECT : Giving Children an Understanding of their Elders [Gerald Larue & Rachel Seymour] This book is teaching by example. The Programme of 'respecting adults' was developed at the Andrus Gerontology Centre at the University of Southern California. It offers lesson plans and exercises to prepare for the encounter between the young and their elders. The process is a group format meeting where questions are asked and answered from both sides, and ideas exchanged about ageing and the young's perception of ageing. The instructions in this book prepare adults for the difficult and emotional moments they will face in the exchange with young people. Ageism, a form of bigotry directed against the elderly, is alive and well in America. This thinking begins in childhood and education about adults and ageing needs to begin to supplant the bigotry. As a society, we have worked to understanding minorities, now it is time to consider the largest minority -- the elderly (which may be 30+ for a child). This book gives scenarios and some of the dialogue that has happened in these meetings. The responses from the young after these meetings are very encouraging. It is the first step in the process. Respect is the consequence. { 221pp, 180x260mm, May 2006; PB, £16.99, 1576010945:9781576010945 , Moyer Bell Ltd (Papier-Mâché Press) } |
| OPTIMAL PARENTING : Using Natural Learning Rhythms to Nurture the Whole Child [Ba Luvmour] This book shows you how to use Natural Learning Rhythms -- a comprehensive thoroughly-researched, easy-to-understand system of child development and family dynamics -- to create environments for optimal well-being. This parenting approach addresses the emotional, physical, and spiritual development of the whole person. Inspired by the greatness that resides in each of us, natural Learning Rhythms is a practical, yet transformative vision that promotes greater depth and meaning in family relationships and helps children to communicate with the adults in their lives. { 432pp, 155x230mm, March 2006; PB, £13.50, 1591810418:9781591810414 , Sentient Publications } |
| ORIGINAL BABY SIGNS(R) PROGRAM COMPLETE STARTER KIT : Everything You Need to Get Started Signing With Your Baby [Dr Linda Acredolo & Dr Susan Goodwyn] 5 books & 2 DVDs. Here is everything you need to get started signing with your baby. The kit includes the Parent's Guide book, the Welcome DVD, the Baby Signs(r) Favorites DVD, four Baby Signs(r) board books, and a magnetic "Quick Flip" reference to 100 useful signs. { 230x255mm, January 2008; MM, £26.99, 1933877006:9781933877006 , Impact Publications (Baby Signs) } |
| PARENTS' LIVES, CHILDREN'S NEEDS : Working Together for Everyone's Well-Being [Beth Roy] Drawing from a variety of personal and professional experiences, this valuable resource pinpoints many of the developmental challenges facing parents at each stage of their child's growth. The lessons taught in these accounts build a framework for parenting with kindness and communication, using specific steps for empowering children and resolving conflict constructively. Through relationship-building strategies, today's parents will learn concrete ways to create a comfortable environment for raising a child, as well as how to overcome their own self-doubt regarding parenting skills and how to multitask through every stage of childrearing. { 232pp, 155x230mm, May 2007; PB, £9.99, 1932181202:9781932181203 , IPG (Personhood Press) } |
| PRESSURED PARENTS, STRESSED-OUT KIDS : Dealing with Competition While Raising a Successful Child [Wendy S Grolnick Ph.D. & Kathy Seal] To help panicky parents deal with the disturbing emotions stirred up by our competitive society, and to give them scientific knowledge of their children's growing years, this book offers an illuminating and accessible guide to channelling competitive anxiety into positive parenting. The authors encourage parents to avoid pushing and pressurising their offspring, instead turning fear into calm guidance. Reassuring and empathic, the book shows parents how to avoid burn-out that afflicts so many in our high octane society helping them to raise children who thrive and excel. { 290pp, 155x230mm, January 2008; PB, £11.99, 1591025664:9781591025665 , Prometheus Books } |
| RESPECTFUL PARENTS, RESPECTFUL KIDS : 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation [Sura Hart & Victoria Kindle Hodson] More than a tool to correct bad behavior, this handbook urges parents to move beyond typical discipline techniques by creating an environment based on mutual respect, emotional safety, and positive, open communication. The seven outlined principles redefine the parent-dominated family by teaching parents how to achieve mutual parent/child respect without being submissive, set firm limits without using demands or coercion, and empower children to open up, cooperate, and realize their own innate potential. Based on Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication process, the framework helps parents break down the barriers to outstanding relationships with their kids by avoiding destructive language and habits that keep parents and children from understanding one another. Activities, stories, and resources help parents immediately apply the seven keys to any parenting situation. { 240pp, 175x230mm, October 2006; PB, £10.99, 1892005220:9781892005229 , IPG (PuddleDancer Press) } |
| TEEN DADS : Rights, Responsibilities & Joys: 3rd Edition ((Teen Pregnancy & Parenting series)) [Jeanne Warren Lindsay] Aiming to disprove the stereotype that paints all teen fathers as uncaring and irresponsible, this book provides young dads with parenting advice geared especially to them. The guide reveals that the reality can be quite different for many young fathers if they have a chance to parent their child and if appropriate support services are offered. These useful tips for young dads -- including taking as much responsibility as they can, knowing their rights, and ultimately finding joy in their parenting role -- help shape teens who are far less likely to run from their responsibilities. In this updated edition, a new chapter has been added along with new quotes and real stories from modern young dads who are dealing with the many issues of parenting too soon. This advice can be used to involve the father while the partner is still pregnant, learn skills of parenting, and plan for his future and that of the child. REVIEW: "Provides a wealth of information that will be helpful to anyone facing the responsibility of parenting . . . free from unnecessary medical, psychological, or technical jargon." -- School Library Journal" { 224pp, 125x210mm, September 2008; PB, £8.99, 1932538860:9781932538861 , IPG (Morning Glory Press) } |
| WALKING THE BABY BEAT : Answers to Hundreds of Your Healthcare Questions [D Gary Benfield MD] D Gary Benfield MD, veteran neonatologist and newspaper columnist, answers hundreds of healthcare questions in this easy-to-read book, covering everything from planning a pregnancy to childbirth and teen health concerns. Revised and updated from 'The Baby Beat', Dr Benfield's weekly newspaper column, 'Walking the Baby Beat' is easy-to-use. Topics are arranged chronologically, related questions are grouped together under each topic, and each question is listed in the table of contents. As an added bonus, Walking the Baby Beat also includes a 'My Heroes' section, featuring articles like: The Newborn APGAR Score -- Just one of Dr Virginia Apgar's Many Achievements; The Hidden Talent of Dr Spock; Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Rescued at Birth; and many more. This valuable reference is designed for future parents, expecting parents, rookie parents, grandparents, and even veteran parents and their older children. { 368pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; PB, £13.50, 097798480X:9780977984800 , AtlasBooks (Smart Start Press) } |