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1) one income household how to do a lot with a little

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2) Calmer, easier, happier parenting: five strategies that end the daily battles and get kids to listen the first time / Noël Janis-Norton

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Janis-Norton, Noël

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When children and teenagers are at their best, it is easy to enjoy them, teach them, live with them and appreciate them. However, when they are defiant, argumentative or withdrawn, it is easy to get wound up, to argue back, threaten, nag and shout. If this sounds like the situation in your house, then Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting is for you.

3) It's not supposed to be this way: finding unexpected strength when disappointments leave you shattered

Author

TerKeurst, Lysa

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Thomas Nelson on BrillianceAudio

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"Author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected"--

4) The whole-brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind

Author

Siegel, Daniel J

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The authors explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures, along with advice on how to put this information to work in raising happier, calmer children.

5) Good inside: a guide to becoming the parent you want to be

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Kennedy, Becky

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"From Dr. Becky Kennedy, the popular psychologist known as the "Millennial Parenting Whisper," comes a groundbreaking guide that offers a new approach to parenting as well as practical solutions"--

6) What to expect the toddler years

Author

Eisenberg, Arlene

7) What to expect the second year: from 12 to 24 months

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Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg

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From the first birthday to the second, everything you need to know about caring for, nurturing, understanding, and keeping up with your incredible 1 year old.--Provided by publisher.

8) What to expect when you're expecting

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Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg

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A completely revised and updated edition of America's pregnancy bible, the longest-running New York Times bestseller ever. With 18.5 million copies in print, What to Expect When Youre Expecting is read by 93% of women who read a pregnancy book and was named one of the Most Influential Books of the Last 25 Years by USA Today. This cover-to-cover (including the cover!) new edition is filled with must-have information, advice, insight, and tips for...

9) What to expect the first year

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Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg

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Keeping the trademark month by month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier to read, faster to flip through, and new family friendlier than ever, packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals--crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements--are...

10) What to expect before you're expecting

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Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg

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"It's a cover-to-cover revision of America's bestselling guide to getting pregnant, with updated information about genetic screening, ovulation tracking, fertility treatments, and risks like Zika. What to Expect Before You're Expecting, with over 250,000 copies in print, has everything that eager-to-be moms and dads need to know about getting pregnant, from getting their bodies ready to make a healthy baby to getting that healthy baby on board faster....

11) OH CRAP! POTTY TRAINING: EVERYTHING MODERN PARENTS NEED TO KNOW TO DO IT ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT

Author

Glowacki, Jamie

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Jamie Glowacki--potty-training expert, Pied Piper of Poop, and author of the popular guide, Oh Crap! Potty Training--shares her proven 6-step plan to help you toilet train your preschooler quickly and successfully.

12) montessori baby a parents guide to nurturing your

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13) how to talk so teens will listen and listen so tee

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14) How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk

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Faber, Adele

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Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish “are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation” (Parent Magazine). Now, this bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to: Cope with your child's negative...

15) Siblings without rivalry: how to help your children live together so you can live too

Author

Faber, Adele

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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will TalkSiblings Without Rivalry.

16) How to talk so little kids will listen: a survival guide to life with children ages 2-7

Author

Faber, Joanna

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For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele's daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk's powerful communication skills to children ages two to seven. Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their wisdom...

17) How to talk when kids won't listen: whining, fighting, meltdowns, defiance, and other challenges of childhood

Author

Faber, Joanna

Series

How to talk

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"An all-new guide from the mega-bestselling How To Talk series applies trusted and effective communication strategies to the toughest challenges of raising children. For forty years, readers have turned to Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the book The Boston Globe called, "the parenting Bible," for a respectful and practical approach to communication with children. Expanding upon this work,...

18) Untangled: guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood

Author

Damour, Lisa

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"Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to [propose] the seven distinct--and absolutely normal--developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including parting with childhood, contending with adult authority, entering the romantic world, and caring for herself. Providing ... scenarios and ... advice on how to engage daughters ... [this book] gives parents a broad framework for understanding their daughters while...

19) Fourteen talks by age fourteen: the essential conversations you need to have with your kids before they start high school - and how (best) to have them

Author

Icard, Michelle

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Keeping kids safe-- and prepared for all the times when you can't be the angel on their shoulder-- is about having the right conversations at the right time. There is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school. Icard focuses on big, thorny topics such as friendship, sexuality, impulsivity, and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity, hygiene, money, privilege, and contributing...

20) Peaceful parent, happy kids: how to stop yelling and start connecting

Author

Markham, Laura