The years from Ten to Fourteen are undeniably trying andturbulent years for parents and children alike. Adolescents developby leaps and bounds during these years, and often find themselvesuncomfortable with who they are and what they’re feeling. Parents,too, don’t know what to expect from the adolescent child who is atone moment hostile and glum, at the next carefree and happy. YourTen- to Fourteen-Year-Old was written by renowned child-careexperts Louise Bates Ames, Frances Ilg, and Sidney Baker to helpprepare parents for the incredible changes their children will begoing through. Included in this book: · Boy-girl relationships and sexual curiosity · Clubs, hobbies, activities, sports · Trouble at school · Family life and relationships with siblings · Physical development—the awkward adolescent · Summer jobs and independence · Money matters · Personal hygiene · Moodiness, loneliness · Smoking, drinking, drug use

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A good night's sleep is crucial both for a child's well-beingand a parent's peace of mind. This positive, practical guideteaches parents to establish good sleeping habits in their kids andcope with the problems that cause sleepless nights, from colic tobed-wetting to nightmares.

A Handy Way to Find Out What’s Really Going On in There Drawing on the results of a ground-breaking nationwide survey ofteenagers, For Parents Only revealed several key surprises aboutthe inner lives of kids. Whether your child already is a teenageror you see those years barreling at you like an express train, thiscompanion study guide will help you put that priceless knowledge towork in your home. This invaluable resource–perfect for group discussion orindividual use–includes: ?thought-provoking questions to help you apply the For ParentsOnly findings to your child ?true-to-life case studies that coach you in the skills ofreading your children’s minds (scary, we know!), understanding whatmotivates them, and connecting with them at a deeper level ?practical, insightful discussion-starters and help for commonparenting “encounters” and much more! As you gain a clearer understanding of what’s going on in yourchildren’s lives and minds, you’ll learn how

A perennial bestseller, now revised and updated for a newgeneration of fathers, this readable, inspiring guide to the worldof infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is an indispensable treasuryof advice, ideas, and suggestions.

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In this dark gem of a book by the author of The Kiss, acomplex mother-daughter relationship precipitates a journey throughdepression to greater understanding, acceptance, freedom, andlove,. Spare and unflinching, The Mother Knot is Kathryn Harrison’scourageous exploration of her painful feelings about her mother,and of her depression and recovery. Writer, wife, mother of three,Kathryn Harrison finds herself, at age forty-one, wrestling with ablack, untamable force that seems to have the power to undermineher sanity and her safety, a darkness that is tied to herrelationship with her own mother, dead for many years but no less ahaunting presence. Shaken by a family emergency that reveals thefragility of her current happiness, Harrison falls prey to despairand anxiety she believed she’d overcome long before. A relapse ofanorexia becomes the tangible reminder of a youth spent trying toachieve the perfection she had hoped would win her mother’s love,and forces her to confront, understand, and ul

“I wonder sometimes if there’s something to the oldsuperstition about the number thirteen. Maybe that superstition wasoriginally created by the mothers in some tribe who noticed that intheir children’s thirteenth year, they suddenly became possessed byevil spirits. Because it did seem that whenever Taz was around,things spilled and shattered, calm turned into chaos, and temperswere lost.” So laments the mother of one thirteen-year-old boy, Taz, a teenwho, overnight it seemed, went from a small, sweet, loving boy to ahulking, potty-mouthed, Facebook/MySpace–addicted C student whodidn’t even bother to hide his scorn for being anywhere in theproximity of his parents. As this startling transformation floors journalist Beth Harpazand her husband, Elon, Harpaz tries to make sense of a bizarreteenage wilderness of $100 sneakers, clouds of Axe body spray (tohide the scent of pot?!), and cell phone bills so big they requirenine-by-twelve envelopes. In the process, she begins chroniclingh