Author: Mia Takada Dill Year Published: 2016 Category: Parenting Review: This book is a guidebook that breaks down the vast spectrum that is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) into different segments to help parents understand where exactly their child is and what their child’s needs are. This book also sheds light on the benefits of art
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Author: Valorie Lee Schaefer (Cara Natterson, M.D., Medical Consultant) Year Published: 2012, Revised; 1998, Original Publication Category: Human Development, Puberty Review: The Body Book for Younger Girls by Valorie Schaefer is a wonderful aid for parents (or other caregivers) seeking to introduce their daughters to changes associated with puberty. As with many books published by
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One minute your daughter is taking her first steps and the next minute she is asking for your car keys. As parents, we aren’t sure where the time goes but it sure does go fast! Your teen is experiencing a lot of new emotions and changes as they grow up and sometimes it can be
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Author: Mark Bertin, MD Year Published: 2015 Category: Parenting Review: This book breaks down what a child with ADHD is experiencing in easy-to-understand terms, while providing the parents with information to make informed decisions when it comes to choices about evaluation, medication, and treatment. This book also takes a mindfulness approach with activities and techniques
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Author: Paul David Tripp Year Published: 2014 Category: Parenting Review: Parenting teenagers often times is seen as something to get through or even as an interruption to parents’ lives. Author Paul Tripp offers another viewpoint to the generally dreaded, tumultuous teenage years. Tripp identifies the teenage years as significant opportunities to connect with your teen,
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Author: Brene Brown Year Published: 2015 Categories: Insecurities, Fear of Failure, Self-worth, People-pleasing, Parenting Review: Brene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly, is described well by the subtitle of how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. Based on extensive research and personal experience, the author explains how vulnerability is
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