Family & Relationships:

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

Format: Trade Paperback, 928 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $22.00

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... Read more >

Simplicity Parenting
Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Written by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $25.00

Today’s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed–with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time–children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with... Read more >

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.

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $26.00

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... Read more >

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding

Written by Ina May Gaskin

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $18.00

Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby

Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice... Read more >

20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed

Written by Sherrie Eldridge

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.00

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... Read more >

The Guy Book
An Owner's Manual: Maintenance, Safety, and Operating Instructions for Boys
Written by Mavis Jukes

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $12.95

Mavis Jukes is the queen of girl talk, but this time she’s set her sights on the guys. Told in the author’s usual straightforward, funny, favorite-aunt style, The Guy Book delivers sound information and useful advice for boys preparing to go through, or in the midst of, puberty. Boys will find... Read more >

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

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $25.00

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... Read more >