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"Raising antiracist children is an essential goal for parents, caregivers, and educators, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne--an acclaimed teacher and advocate--be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children is an interactive road map to incorporating the tools of inclusivity and activism into everyday life." -- Back cover.
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"The anxiety of messing up your kids is real. A mom of four, NYT bestselling author Crystal Paine shares her struggles in parenting and the life-changing lessons that God has been teaching her about focusing on raising kids with love and grace instead of the expectation of doing everything right, and caring more about her kids' hearts than her reputation"--
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2023.
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"Any parent or teacher who has ever walked out of a concerning appointment with their child's doctor or teacher has experienced a heady mix of emotions--fear, love, confusion, concern, sadness, and perhaps even anger. While every parent hopes for a healthy child, the reality is that children face many common challenges, including medical issues like ADHD, asthma, food allergies, autism, school failure, depression, and developmental delays, throughout...
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When privileged parents say that they "want what's best" for their child, they don't consciously add "and not for other children." Yet the practical effect of parents with privilege relentlessly pursuing their own child's interests is that other children are left behind. Author Sarah W. Jaffe interviewed dozens of parents who are resisting the cultural pressures to seek "the best" for only their kids while navigating some of the major decisions that...
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"A roadmap for parents who want to feel less pressure and more joy during the intense early years of childrearing. Why is it that research suggests people who don't have kids are happier than people who do? Olivia Scobie provides practical solutions for parents who find themselves pushing beyond their capacity to meet impossible standards, and challenges parents to shift their thinking from child-centred to family-centred. By naming today's unrealistic...
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"In America, Mother = White. That's what Nefertiti, a single African American woman, discovered when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care system. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks, Nefertiti was shocked when people started asking her why she wanted to adopt a 'crack baby' or said that she would never be able to raise a Black son on her own. She realized that American society saw motherhood through a white...
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2022.
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"The million-copy bestseller by "the man who remade motherhood" (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding practices, daycare, midwifery, hospital births, preventing and overcoming postpartum depression, and infant development."--
9) Weird parenting wins: bathtub dining, family screams, and other hacks from the parenting trenches
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TarcherPerigee
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[2019]
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"Unconventional--yet effective--parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time. Some of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank ever received did not come from parenting experts, but from friends and podcast listeners who acted on a whim, often in moments of desperation. These "weird parenting wins" were born of moments when the expert advice wasn't working, and instead of freaking out,...
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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"Learn how to thrive--not just survive-- as a modern mom. You love your kids. You're proud of your professional accomplishments. You have hobbies and friends. And you're tired. So tired. Working moms often feel like they're failing on many different fronts. But what if there was a guide to reenvisioning, reprioritizing, and restructuring to build a vibrant, intentional life? As a practicing pediatrician and mother of 2 young daughters, Dr. Whitney...
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"Every parent is capable of raising happy, healthy, and emotionally grounded children. Despite this, too many of us struggle along the journey. From the fast-changing realities of social media to the fear that permeates our culture, to the generational expectations that are unconsciously placed on children, the pressures on parents and children have reached a critical moment. We feel it and our children feel it. But there is a solution. With over...
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From a leading child psychologist comes this groundbreaking new understanding of children's behavior, offering insight and strategies to support both parents and children. Over her decades as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Mona Delahooke has routinely counseled distraught parents who struggle to manage their children's challenging, sometimes oppositional behaviors. These families are understandably focused on correcting or improving a child's lack of...
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2023.
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"An essential guide for parents and caregivers to raising queer-friendly children in a gender-affirming space. In the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ+ people, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not be able to address every problem across the country, there's a simple place to start: right at home. Rainbow Parenting is an indispensable stepping stone for adults who want to...
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American Psychological Association
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2022.
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"To build a healthy and lasting parent-child relationship, parents need practical strategies that meets their child's needs and address the circumstances that affect their families. Written for parents of children from todlers to teens, this book gives parents a science-based plan to help their children grow up to be emotionally healthy adults"--
"To build healthy and lasting parent-child relationships, parents need practical strategies that meet...
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"Parents often wonder what's going on in their child's mind when they throw a temper tantrum, behave badly, or refuse to cooperate. Written by two experts in child development and psychology, The Emotionally Intelligent Child offers a groundbreaking approach for understanding children's behavior in the context of their development, as well as tips for parenting with patience, and actionable strategies for helping kids cultivate emotional intelligence-an...
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New Harbinger Publications
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"Be the calm and collected parent you aspire to be with this powerful, neuroscience-based guide.Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college and away from home for the first time. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you forget what it's like to just enjoy being their parent. The...
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White Lion Publishing
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2019.
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In Simple Happy Parenting, Denaye Barahona, Ph. D., provides a revolutionary approach to parenting, full of practical tips to help you step back from the system overload so common in modern family life and, instead, create more time to enjoy living and learning together. From easier meal planning to mindful shopping, worry batching to waste reduction, Simple Happy Parenting is an honest and practical roadmap for all families striving for balance.
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"Through stories of her work with families, the author shows parents how making critical mindshifts-seeing their children's behaviors through a "new lens"-empowers them to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Claire Lerner offers a roadmap for implementing practical and proven solutions that are based in science and work in real life"--
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