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Seventy-four-year-old actress, activist, and work-out guru offers tips for making the most of what she calls Act III of life,…
which begins at age sixty. Lists eleven ingredients of successful aging, including reflecting on one’s past, caring about the bigger picture, being physically active, and eating healthfully. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.Résilience et personnes agées
By Boris Cyrulnik, Louis Ploton. 2014
" Des contributions qui montrent que la résilience, concept développé par B. Cyrulnik, est possible chez les personnes âgées :…
apprendre à donner un sens aux épreuves qui ont marqué une existence, transmettre des leçons de vie aux plus jeunes, etc. Cette vision optimiste de la vieillesse participe de la résilience en favorisant les liens affectifs et en donnant du sens à l'existence. "Y'a-t-il un parent dans la salle?
By Martyne Huot, Nathalie Schneider. 2006
"C'est rendu que je vois plus souvent mon boss que mes p'tits. Ça n'a pas de bon sens!" "Ça déborde…
au bureau. Ça déborde à la maison. Que faire?" "Je me sens tellement coupable quand je dois travailler le week-end..." Certains psychologues le prétendent, bien des médias le répètent ad nauseam, nombre de parents à bout de souffle le pensent aussi une conciliation travail-famille parfaite est tout simplement utopique. En fait, précise Martyne Huot, s'épanouir au boulot et à la maison n'est pas impossible. Il faut juste laisser tomber son aspiration à la perfection. Et se poser les bonnes questions. 2006.Wisdom of our fathers: lessons and letters from daughters and sons
By Tim Russert. 2006
Collection of letters Russert received after publication of a memoir about his father, "Big Russ and Me". Includes correspondence from…
Americans recounting relationships with their fathers, along with Russert's interviews and memories. Recalls generational differences and relates ways fathers have passed on wisdom to their children. Bestseller. 2006.When your child drives you crazy
By Eda J LeShan. 1985
Offers advice on how to decipher a child's behaviour to determine what is going on beneath the surface and suggests…
practical methods for handling specific behaviour, such as whining, nagging, biting and lying. 1985.National twins guru and founder of Twiniversity--and mother of twins herself--Natalie Diaz provides a no-holds-barred resource about life with twins,…
from pregnancy and birth all the way through your duo's first year of life. 2018.What did I do wrong?: mothers, children, guilt
By Lynn Caine. 1985
Interviews with thousands of mothers deplores the tendency of mothers to accept blame for what happens in their children's lives.…
Other factors include genes, fathers, health, school, peers, economics and luck. Some strong language. 1985.What do you really want for your children?
By Wayne W Dyer. 1985
Votre enfant est-il trop sensible?: comment le comprendre, l'aider, l'aimer
By Janet Poland, Judith E Craig, Rosemarie Bélisle. 1997
Cet ouvrage montre que la trop grandesensibilité peut être gérée, modifiée et atténuée. Les auteures amènent le lecteur à découvrir…
les nombreux avantages qu'offre un tel tempérament, un don qu'il faut mettre à profit. Elles fournissent aux parents inquiets des points de repère pour favoriser l'éclosion des qualités potentielles de l'enfant. 1997.Vivre cent ans
By Marie Noëlle Blais, Bertrand Busson, Justine Latour. 2017
Que faut-il manger pour maximiser sa longévité? Quelle est la place de l'amour et de l'activité physique dans la vie…
des gens qui vivent longtemps? Douze centenaires québécois livrent leurs conseils pour vivre plus de cent ans. Claire Sigouin, 102 ans, conduit toujours sa Honda Civic et joue à la pétanque une fois par semaine. Aldéric Parent, chante dans sa maison en Gaspésie, et croit en la bonté des hommes. Monsieur Mohyeddin, 111 ans, s'entoure de ses petits-enfants et dort toujours la tête au nord et les pieds au sud. René Bureau, paléontologue, estime qu'il faut nourrir ses passions et aimer follement. Les soeurs Gaudreau, qui ont vécu ensemble jusqu'à 105 et 103 ans, prônent l'amitié sororale et la générosité. Au-delà des conseils des centenaires, Vivre cent ans propose une plongée en apnée dans l'intimité de douze personnalités inspirantes, admirables. 2017."Dans ce livre, le docteur Éric Simard avec la participation de plusieurs collaborateurs scientifiques expérimentés, nous démystifient le vieillissement et…
partagent avec nous une approche intégrée pour rester en santé longtemps. 2016.Venturegirls: raising girls to be tomorrow's leaders
By Crystal Glangchai. 2018
As the female CEO of a tech startup, Dr. Cristal Glangchai was outnumbered twenty to one, and she wants to…
change that for the next generation. She argues that a key part of raising strong, confident young women is giving them the tools of entrepreneurship to engage in STEM. 2018.Tough love: how parents can deal with drug abuse
By Pauline Neff. 1982
The weekend parent: learning to live without full-time kids
By Carolyn Pogue. 1990
Written for mothers and fathers who have lost or given up custody of their children. This book follows the stories…
of 20 men and women who have had to adjust to daily life without their children and examines how to ensure a good relationship with the children. c1990.The ultimate guide for gay dads: everything you need to know about LGBTQ parenting but are (mostly) afraid to ask
By Eric Rosswood, Greg Berlanti. 2018
The secret life of the unborn child
By John Kelly, Thomas R Verny. 1981
The school solution: getting Canada's schools to work for your children
By Paul Kropp, Lynda Hodson. 1995
Paul Kropp, author of "The reading solution" (DC11908), and Lynda Hodson, a principal for a large suburban school board, have…
produced a guide to everything parents need and want to know about Canada's schools. The book outlines what children really learn at each grade level, and tackles tough issues such as declining standards and increasing violence. It also contains a question and answer section detailing the concerns parents most often raise with teachers and principals. c1995.The mother zone: love, sex & laundry in the modern family
By Marni Jackson. 1992
Marni Jackson, an acclaimed travel writer, realized with the birth of her son that the experience of having children bears…
little resemblance to what the child-rearing books described. Challenging popular myths and preconceptions about motherhood, she tells of the fatigue and endless demands of being a mother, and of whole new dimensions of fear and love it brings. Some strong language. 1992.The irreducible needs of children: what every child must have to grow, learn, and flourish
By T. Berry Brazelton, Stanley I Greenspan. 2000
Based on their broad experience, a paediatrician and a child psychiatrist present the fundamental requirements for providing children a healthy…
start. They identify seven basic needs and explore such topics as daycare, public school, and environmental hazards. 2000.The baby sleep book: the complete guide to a good night's rest for the whole family (Sears Parenting Library)
By William Sears, Martha Sears, James McKenna, Robert W Sears, James M Sears. 2019
For every parent deprived of sleep by a restless infant or toddler, now there's hope. Instead of espousing the "one…
method fits all" approach advocated in other books, the Sears family explains how to create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family. 2019.