In the tradition of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR takes parents through the newborn stage, month by month. Additional chapters include information on traveling with a baby, first aid, seasonal concerns, premature babies, adopted babies, and children with special needs.
A pediatrician and father of four offers step-by-step advice on how to get children to sleep (both during naptime and through the night) thus ensuring that they will get the rest they need to grow up healthy and happy.
Advice for parents on how they can help their baby fall asleep without crying and then sleep peacefully through the night. The author, a parenting educator and the mother of four, provides a 10-step program that teaches parents how to develop a "sleep plan" based on their baby's own sleep patterns and needs.
"Have a New Kid by Friday" shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in their children--fast. Focusing on changing a child's attitude, behavior, and character, it contains chapters for each day of the week.
This advice book for parents and guardians gives tips on how to interpret baby cries, gestures, and facial expressions. The author divides babies into basic types (Angel, Textbook, Touchy, Spirited, and Grumpy) and then gives specific advice on how to interact with babies of each type.
This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.
This guide offers parents practical interventions when dealing with children who are easily angered. Discussing the problems and solutions in an empathetic and easy-to-understand manner, this book provides more than just a "standard approach" when dealing with your child.
Described by "The Miami Herald" as a breezy, sweetly oddball urban fairy tale, this sequel to the bestselling "Good in Bed" picks up with an older, wiser, and thinner Cannie Shapiro raising her 13-year-old daughter, Joy.
Parents will do almost anything to get their kids to eat healthier, but unfortunately, theyve found that begging, pleading, threatening, and bribing dont work. With their patience wearing thin, parents will give in for the sake of family peace, and reach for kiddie favorites-often nutritionally inferior choices such as fried fish sticks, mac n ...
If anyone understands why children behave the way they do, it's psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman. Equipping you with seven principles of Reality Discipline, this father of five shows you how to get kids to do what you want them to do foil finicky eaters, turn off temper tantrums, and minimize sibling rivalries; use authority ...
There is a way to bridge the generation gap, say child experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, and the methods they describe in this book have been used by many parents. They teach communication and discipline without alienating kids and aggravating the problem. Undesirable behavior, they say, is often met with remarks that make children feel ...
Jo Frost, a.k.a. SuperNanny, is the answer to every stressed-out parent's dreams. In Abc's upcoming primetime tv series by the same name, Jo works miracles on problem children by dispensing hard-won wisdom and reassuring us that parents really do know best. The SuperNanny method gives parents the know-how to tackle problem areas such as mealtime, ...
A treasured parent resource since its publication, Taking Charge of ADHD has now been revised and updated to incorporate the most current information on ADHD and its treatment. From internationally renowned ADHD expert Russell A. Barkley, the book empowers parents by arming them with the up-to-date knowledge, expert guidance, and confidence they ...
Goes beyond the basics presented in the author's first two child-care guides to offer a series of specific, targeted strategies for solving common challenges faced by parents of children up to three years of age, including feeding problems, sleep troubles, and behavior issues, in a volume complemented by real-life case stories. 125,000 first printi
The author of the bestselling book SECRETS OF THE BABY WHISPERER shares her thoughts on the challenges and joys of parenting a toddler. Topics covered include safety issues, socialization, and toilet training,
A guide by two pediatricians discusses self-esteem, spanking, divorce, single parenting, travel, and baby-sitting, and offers advice on how to prevent, as well as stop, problem behavior.
They guided you through pregnancy, they guided you through baby's first year, and now they'll guide you through the toddler years. In a direct continuation of "What to Expect When You're Expecting "(over 9.6 million copies in print) and" What to Expect the First Year" (over 5.6 million copies in print), America's bestselling pregnancy and ...
Family psychologist Rosemond sets forth Scripture-based principles that make for functional and virtually stress-free child-rearing for parents of children of all ages.
The author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Supernanny" and star of ABCUs hit television series returns to answer questions from confused, conflicted, and confounded parents across the country.
Penelope Leachs Your Baby & Child is the most loved, trusted and comprehensive book in its field--with almost two million copies sold in America alone. Newsweek says that it is not only one of the best parenting books, but also "by far the most pleasurable to read." This new version, completely rewritten for a new generation, encompasses the ...
Containing the complete text on baby's first year from "Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5", the guide that pediatricians most recommend, here is sound advice on everything from childbirth to breastfeeding to safety--plus a health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and disabilities. Parents will find a month-by-month ...
Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, renowned pediatrician and author advises parents on home treatment and diagnosis of colds and flus, childhood illnesses, vision and hearing problems, allergies, and more. PLUS, a complete section on picking the right doctor for your child, step-by-step instructions for knowing when to call a doctor, and much more.
In Boys Should Be Boys, one of our most trusted authorities helps parents restore the delights of boyhood and enable today's boys to become the mature, confident, and thoughtful men of tomorrow. Boys will always be boys-rambunctious, adventurous, and curious, climbing trees, building forts, playing tackle football, and pushing their growing bodies ...
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