Random House New Releases - Family & Relationships - Between November 27, 2008 and December 27, 2009.

Beyond Baby Talk by Julie Masterson, Ph.D.

2009-11-18T00:30:00-05:00

Beyond Baby Talk From Sounds to Sentences--A Parent's Complete Guide to Language Development
Written by Kenn Apel, Ph.D. and Julie Masterson, Ph.D.

From "Goo" to Gab — Guiding Your Child to Effective Communication
The first five years of a child's life are the most critical for speech and language development, and, as a parent, you are your child's primary language role model. So what are the best ways to help your child develop the all-important skill of communication? Fun, easy, and engaging, this book shows you how! Inside, you'll discover all of the essential steps and checkpoints from birth through age five, tips to help your child progress on schedule, and easy methods to:
·Evaluate and monitor your child's language development
·Understand and deal with environmental impacts such as television and cultural styles
·Recognize the signs of language development problems
·And much, much more!

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Being with Dying by Ira Byock

2009-11-17T00:30:00-05:00

Being with Dying Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Written by Joan Halifax
Foreword by Ira Byock

Inspiring teachings, personal stories, and meditations for being with a dying person and contemplating the transformative power of death, by a Zen teacher who has worked with the dying for thirty years.

The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds–as has been demonstrated time and again in Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers. Here Joan shares her experiences and wisdom from her Being with Dying project based on Buddhist principles. Her teachings affirm that we can open and contact our inner strength, and that we can help others who are suffering to do the same. Her seasoned, realistic approach to caring for and being present with people in the last stages of life is especially encouraging.

The Peaceful Nursery by Laura Forbes Carlin

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Peaceful Nursery Preparing A Home For Your Baby With Feng Shui
Written by Alison Forbes and Laura Forbes Carlin

As a new parent, the nursery is the most important room in your home, and designing this special space is also an opportunity to prepare, mentally and physically, for the changes to come. In The Peaceful Nursery, home and lifestyle experts Laura Forbes Carlin and Alison Forbes show you how to apply the best principles of home decorating, Feng Shui, and healthy living (as well as their own parenting experience!) to create a warm and welcoming environment for your new baby.

Also included: 12 Steps to Clearing Clutter…Tips for storage and organization…Colors that soothe… Arranging parent bedrooms…and much, much more!

Featuring dozens of color photographs and helpful diagrams, plus a Quick Tips section at the end of each chapter, The Peaceful Nursery: Preparing a Home for Your Baby with Feng Shui is the ultimate guide to creating beautiful and nurturing surroundings for you and your baby.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill by Gloria Degaetano

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence
Written by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano

There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkansas; Conyers, Georgia; and, of course, Littleton, Colorado. We know them all too well, and for all the wrong reasons: kids, some as young as eleven years old, taking up arms and, with deadly, frightening accuracy, murdering anyone in their paths. What is going on? According to the authors of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill, there is blame to be laid right at the feet of the makers of violent video games (called "murder trainers" by one expert), the TV networks, and the Hollywood movie studios--the people responsible for the fact that children witness literally thousands of violent images a day.

Authors Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano offer incontrovertible evidence, much of it based on recent major scientific studies and empirical research, that movies, TV, and video games are not just conditioning children to be violent--and unaware of the consequences of that violence--but are teaching the very mechanics of killing. Their book is a much-needed call to action for every parent, teacher, and citizen to help our children and stop the wave of killing and violence gripping America's youth. And, most important, it is a blueprint for us all on how that can be achieved.

In Paducah, Kentucky, Michael Carneal, a fourteen-year-old boy who stole a gun from a neighbor's house, brought it to school and fired eight shots at a student prayer group as they were breaking up. Prior to this event, he had never shot a real gun before. Of the eight shots he fired, he had eight hits on eight different kids. Five were head shots, the other three upper torso. The result was three dead, one paralyzed for life. The FBI says that the average, experienced, qualified law enforcement officer, in the average shootout, at an average range of seven yards, hits with less than one bullet in five. How does a child acquire such killing ability? What would lead him to go out and commit such a horrific act?

From the Hardcover edition.

When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends by Victoria Secunda

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life
Written by Victoria Secunda

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Sherrie Eldridge

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Written by Sherrie Eldridge

Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent?
Does my child consider me a successful parent?
Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, “I love you”?
What tools do I need to succeed?

In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, Sherrie Eldridge gave voice to the very real concerns of adopted children, whose unique perspectives offered unprecedented insight. In this all-new companion volume, Eldridge goes beyond those insights and shifts her focus to parents, offering them much-needed encouragement and hope.

Speaking from her own experience as an adoptee and an expert in the field of adoption, Eldridge shares proven strategies and the moving narratives of nearly one hundred adoptive families, helping parents gain a deeper understanding of what is normal, both for their children and themselves. By first strengthening yourself as a parent, you’ll be able to truly listen to your child, and to connect with him on every level, by opening the channels of communication and keeping them open forever. Then you and your child can grow closer through the practical exercises at the end of every chapter.

Discover how to
• be confident that your role in your child’s life is vital and irreplaceable
• pass on the legacy of healthy self-care by assessing and regulating your stress
• communicate unconditional love to your child
• talk candidly with your child about her adoption and her birth family
• teach your family how to respond positively to insensitive remarks about adoption
• connect with other adoptive families–and build a support network
• plus learn to become a “warrior” parent…settle the “real parent” question…cope with emotional triggers–what to do when you “lose it” . . . celebrate the miracle of your family…and much more

From the Trade Paperback edition.

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Sherrie Eldridge

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Written by Sherrie Eldridge

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great by Terri L. Orbuch

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Written by Terri L. Orbuch

What makes marriages last? What makes couples happy?
Is it possible for a so-so marriage to become a great one?

From Dr. Terri Orbuch, the renowned therapist and nationally recognized relationship expert known as The Love Doctor®, comes a book that breaks new ground in marital relationships. The head researcher in a large-scale, unprecedented study funded by the National Institutes of Health—which has followed 373 couples for more than twenty-two years and is ongoing—Dr. Orbuch made some remarkable discoveries about happiness, sexuality, human mating patterns, and relationship longevity. In 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great, she releases the study’s findings to the public in a book for the first time, sharing her insights and never-before-revealed strategies for improving and enhancing your marriage—at every stage.

Do you remember the feeling of first being in love? Based on the latest research about what works in happy marriages, Dr. Orbuch offers an accessible, step-by-step roadmap for reconnecting with those feelings and gaining a deeper appreciation for the things you and your spouse share. She defines the five simple strategies to help couples navigate the daily minefield of marriage…from defusing frustrations that erode your relationship to the simple things that will keep your partner happy…from the 10-minute rule to help you really get to know your spouse to reducing boredom and weeding out unprofitable behaviors.

Filled with exercises, check lists, and some surprising statistics, 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great will help you bring happiness, joy and fulfillment to the most important relationship of your life.

From the Hardcover edition.

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great by Terri L. Orbuch

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Written by Terri L. Orbuch

Child Sense by Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

Child Sense From Birth to Age 5, How to Use the 5 Senses to Make Sleeping, Eating, Dressing, and Other Everyday Activities Easier While Strengthening Your Bond With Child
Written by Priscilla J. Dunstan
Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Your infant is crying and you don’t know why. Your toddler refuses every kind of food–except one. Your preschooler wages war with you each morning over what to wear. Every day, parents struggle unsuccessfully to understand why their children act the way they do. Now child development expert Priscilla J. Dunstan breaks down those barriers to understanding with this revolutionary and accessible guide that teaches a new way of parenting–custom-designed for each child’s personality.

The product of eight years of groundbreaking research, this book will help you understand how your child interacts with the world. Dunstan begins from the premise that every child has his or her own dominant sensory “interface” with the world. Some children are highly sensitive to touch, others to sound or to sight. And some are unusually sensitive to all outside stimuli, especially taste and smell. This sensitivity affects how your child behaves, learns, and communicates from the very first days of life. Uncovering your child’s dominant sense–and knowing what your own dominant sense is–is essential for finding common ground and creating bonds of trust and intimacy with your child.

Use this book to

• take comprehensive “sense tests” to determine your child’s dominant sense–and your own
• understand how sensory overload plays out from infancy to age five, at home and in school
• learn why your child’s sensory personality shapes the way he or she instinctively reacts to new experiences and people
• appreciate the richness of your child’s emotional life, and help your child thrive in the outside world

For every parent who has ever looked at a child’s behavior and thought What is he trying to tell me?, Child Sense shows you how to find the answer.

Child Sense by Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

Child Sense
Written by Priscilla J. Dunstan
Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Conscious Loving by Kathlyn Hendricks

2009-10-21T00:30:00-05:00

Conscious Loving The Journey to Co-Committment
Written by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks

Good-Bye to Guilt by Gerald Jampolsky

2009-10-21T00:30:00-05:00

Good-Bye to Guilt Releasing Fear Through Forgiveness
Written by Gerald Jampolsky

I Will Never Leave You by Gayle Prather

2009-10-21T00:30:00-05:00

I Will Never Leave You How Couples Can Achieve The Power Of Lasting Love
Written by Hugh Prather and Gayle Prather

The Big Sibling Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

The Big Sibling Book Baby's First Year According to ME
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

BIG NEWS—your family is growing, and it's time to get your firstborn psyched about becoming a big sibling! Organized chronologically, The Big Sibling Book is designed to help prepare your child for the new arrival with interviews, sticker activities, and pages for recording Baby's first. The end result is a precious two-in-one keepsake that captures Baby's first year and the unique perspective of the new big kid in the family.

For big kids ages 2-6 (with a little help from Mom or Dad).

Escaping the Endless Adolescence by Claudia Worrell Allen

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old
Written by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Do you sometimes wonder how your teen is ever going to survive on his or her own as an adult? Does your high school junior seem oblivious to the challenges that lie ahead? Does your academically successful nineteen-year-old still expect you to “just take care of” even the most basic life tasks?

Welcome to the stunted world of the Endless Adolescence. Recent studies show that today’s teenagers are more anxious and stressed and less independent and motivated to grow up than ever before. Twenty-five is rapidly becoming the new fifteen for a generation suffering from a debilitating “failure to launch.” Now two preeminent clinical psychologists tell us why and chart a groundbreaking escape route for teens and parents.

Drawing on their extensive research and practice, Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen show that most teen problems are not hardwired into teens’ brains and hormones but grow instead out of a “Nurture Paradox” in which our efforts to support our teens by shielding them from the growth-spurring rigors and rewards of the adult world have backfired badly. With compelling examples and practical and profound suggestions, the authors outline a novel approach for producing dramatic leaps forward in teen maturity, including

• Turn Consumers into Contributors Help teens experience adult maturity–its bumps and its joys–through the right kind of employment or volunteer activity.
• Feed Them with Feedback Let teens see and hear how the larger world perceives them. Shielding them from criticism–constructive or otherwise–will only leave them unequipped to deal with it when they get to the “real world.”
• Provide Adult Connections Even though they’ll deny it, teens desperately need to interact with adults (including parents) on a more mature level–and such interaction will help them blossom!
• Stretch the Teen Envelope Do fewer things for teens that they can do for themselves, and give them tasks just beyond their current level of competence and comfort.

Today’s teens are starved for the lost fundamentals they need to really grow: adult connections and the adult rewards of autonomy, competence, and mastery. Restoring these will help them unlearn their adolescent helplessness and grow into adults who can make you–and themselves–proud.

From the Hardcover edition.

Escaping the Endless Adolescence by Claudia Worrell Allen

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old
Written by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Fun Facts About Babies by Richard Torregrossa

2009-10-14T00:30:00-05:00

Fun Facts About Babies
Written by Richard Torregrossa

Real Moments for Lovers by Barbara De Angelis

2009-10-14T00:30:00-05:00

Real Moments for Lovers The Enlightened Guide for Discovering Total Passion and True Intimacy
Written by Barbara De Angelis

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition by American Academy Of Pediatrics

2009-10-13T00:30:00-05:00

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition Birth to Age 5
Written by American Academy Of Pediatrics

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EXPERT ADVICE
FOR MOTHERS, FATHERS, AND CARE PROVIDERS FROM
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

From the most respected organization on child health comes this essential resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children. Here is the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend and parents can safely trust, covering everything from preparing for childbirth to toilet training to nurturing your child’s self-esteem. Whether it’s resolving common childhood health problems or detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child has everything you need.

•Basic care from infancy through age five
• Guidelines and milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth
•A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities
•Guidelines for prenatal and newborn care with sections on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy
•An in-depth guide to breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges
•A complete guide for immunizations and updated information on vaccine safety
•A guide for choosing child care programs and car safety seats
•Ways to reduce your child’s exposure to environmental hazards, such as secondhand smoke
• Sections on grandparents, building resilience, media, and multiples
• New chapters on sleep and on allergies—including food allergies
•New content on prebiotics and probiotics, organic foods, and other healthy lifestyle topics
•And much more

Random House New Releases - Family & Relationships - Between November 27, 2008 and December 27, 2009.

Beyond Baby Talk by Julie Masterson, Ph.D.

Beyond Baby Talk From Sounds to Sentences--A Parent's Complete Guide to Language DevelopmentWritten by Kenn Apel, Ph.D. and Julie Masterson, Ph.D.

Being with Dying by Ira Byock

Being with Dying Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of DeathWritten by Joan Halifax Foreword by Ira Byock

The Peaceful Nursery by Laura Forbes Carlin

The Peaceful Nursery Preparing A Home For Your Baby With Feng ShuiWritten by Alison Forbes and Laura Forbes Carlin

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill by Gloria Degaetano

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game ViolenceWritten by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano

When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends by Victoria Secunda

When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your LifeWritten by Victoria Secunda

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Sherrie Eldridge

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed Written by Sherrie Eldridge

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Sherrie Eldridge

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed Written by Sherrie Eldridge

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great by Terri L. Orbuch

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great Written by Terri L. Orbuch

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great by Terri L. Orbuch

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great Written by Terri L. Orbuch

Child Sense by Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Child Sense From Birth to Age 5, How to Use the 5 Senses to Make Sleeping, Eating, Dressing, and Other Everyday Activities Easier While Strengthening Your Bond With ChildWritten by Priscilla J. Dunstan Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Child Sense by Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Child Sense Written by Priscilla J. Dunstan Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Conscious Loving by Kathlyn Hendricks

Conscious Loving The Journey to Co-CommittmentWritten by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks

Good-Bye to Guilt by Gerald Jampolsky

Good-Bye to Guilt Releasing Fear Through ForgivenessWritten by Gerald Jampolsky

I Will Never Leave You by Gayle Prather

I Will Never Leave You How Couples Can Achieve The Power Of Lasting LoveWritten by Hugh Prather and Gayle Prather

The Big Sibling Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The Big Sibling Book Baby's First Year According to MEWritten by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Escaping the Endless Adolescence by Claudia Worrell Allen

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow OldWritten by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Escaping the Endless Adolescence by Claudia Worrell Allen

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow OldWritten by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Fun Facts About Babies by Richard Torregrossa

Fun Facts About Babies Written by Richard Torregrossa

Real Moments for Lovers by Barbara De Angelis

Real Moments for Lovers The Enlightened Guide for Discovering Total Passion and True IntimacyWritten by Barbara De Angelis

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition by American Academy Of Pediatrics

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition Birth to Age 5Written by American Academy Of Pediatrics

Beyond Baby Talk From Sounds to Sentences--A Parent's Complete Guide to Language Development
Written by Kenn Apel, Ph.D. and Julie Masterson, Ph.D.

Being with Dying Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Written by Joan Halifax
Foreword by Ira Byock

The Peaceful Nursery Preparing A Home For Your Baby With Feng Shui
Written by Alison Forbes and Laura Forbes Carlin

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence
Written by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano

When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life
Written by Victoria Secunda

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Written by Sherrie Eldridge

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Written by Sherrie Eldridge

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Written by Terri L. Orbuch

5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Written by Terri L. Orbuch

Child Sense From Birth to Age 5, How to Use the 5 Senses to Make Sleeping, Eating, Dressing, and Other Everyday Activities Easier While Strengthening Your Bond With Child
Written by Priscilla J. Dunstan
Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Child Sense
Written by Priscilla J. Dunstan
Foreword by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

Conscious Loving The Journey to Co-Committment
Written by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks

Good-Bye to Guilt Releasing Fear Through Forgiveness
Written by Gerald Jampolsky

I Will Never Leave You How Couples Can Achieve The Power Of Lasting Love
Written by Hugh Prather and Gayle Prather

The Big Sibling Book Baby's First Year According to ME
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old
Written by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Escaping the Endless Adolescence How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old
Written by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen

Fun Facts About Babies
Written by Richard Torregrossa

Real Moments for Lovers The Enlightened Guide for Discovering Total Passion and True Intimacy
Written by Barbara De Angelis

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 5th Edition Birth to Age 5
Written by American Academy Of Pediatrics