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A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity
By Sandra G. Hassink. 2006
Are you worried about your child's extra weight? If so, you're not alone. Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in…
the United States, affecting more than 9 million children and teens.Being overweight can limit your child's physical activity and contribute to low self-esteem, but what's even more disturbing are the serious medical conditions and diseases that can develop as a result of being too heavy-like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.How do you as a parent take steps to help your child lose weight? Like it or not, childhood obesity is not a problem that can be solved overnight. Even so, the message of this book is simple-you and your child can succeed.A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health offers long-term strategies and expert advice along with worksheets, questionnaires, and other interactive tools to help your child reach and maintain a healthy weight. This comprehensive guide offers: Sensible, nutritional information and guidelines, emphasizing balanced and nourishing meals Strategies for dealing effectively with a variety of parenting challenges Approaches for encouraging increased physical activity Questionnaires to evaluate how food is used in families Guidance on how to partner with pediatricians, extended family members, schools, and child care providers to help ensure successNutrition
By William H. Dietz, Loraine Stern. 2012
This essential guide to good eating gives parents all the information and strategies they need to meet the dietary needs…
of children from birth through adolescence, as well as the facts about standards of weight and height; eating disorders and special dietary needs, alternative diets, and supplements; allergies; and concerns over food safety. The new 2nd edition provides updated growth charts, the USDA's new MyPlate model for healthy eating, and new information on topics such as Allergies BMI BPA Breastfeeding Celiac disease Cholesterol-lowering medications Conflicts/picky eaters Constipation Fish, mercury, and omega-3 fatty acids Food safety Food scares Hiding foods Obesity Organic foods Outside influences Physical activity Sodium VitaminsThe book also provides special insights into what's best for newborns, introducing solid foods, how to deal with outside influences (including friends, family, and TV commercials), and much more!Nutrition
By William Dietz, Loraine Stern. 2012
This essential guide to good eating gives parents all the information and strategies they need to meet the dietary needs…
of children from birth through adolescence, as well as the facts about standards of weight and height; eating disorders and special dietary needs, alternative diets, and supplements; allergies; and concerns over food safety. The new 2nd edition provides updated growth charts, the USDA's new MyPlate model for healthy eating, and new information on topics such as Allergies BMI BPA Breastfeeding Celiac disease Cholesterol-lowering medications Conflicts/picky eaters Constipation Fish, mercury, and omega-3 fatty acids Food safety Food scares Hiding foods Obesity Organic foods Outside influences Physical activity Sodium VitaminsThe book also provides special insights into what's best for newborns, introducing solid foods, how to deal with outside influences (including friends, family, and TV commercials), and much more!Heading Home With Your Newborn
By Jennifer Shu, Laura A. Jana. 2010
Now in a fully-updated second edition, Heading Home with Your Newborn has everything new and expectant parents need to know…
about caring for baby in the first few months after birth. Written by two pediatricians who are also parents, this awarding-winning guide covers feeding, sleeping, changing, bathing, dressing, traveling, sickness, child care options, and much more.The second edition features new chapters on vaccines and choosing a child care provider, plus a robust new section devoted to early learning, with chapters on baby brain basics, baby sign language, fun and games, books and babies, the sounds of music, and the effects of media on the very young. Also included is new or updated information on car seats, safe sleep, cord blood, what to keep in your medicine cabinet, postpartum depression, vitamin D, organic formulas, disposable vs. cloth diapers, newborn hearing screening, and more.With wit and humor, Drs. Shu and Jana allay the feelings of anxiety, guilt, and inadequacy that inevitably plague first-time parents home alone with a newborn, providing authoritative yet compassionate advice for the sleep-deprived and overwhelmed!Here are a few special excerpts from Heading Home With Your Newborn as featured on HealthyChildren.org:Sleeping by the BookThe Many Colors of PoopTo Bathe, or Not to BatheSleep
By The American Academy of Pediatrics, Rachel Moon. 2013
Sooner or later, most parents face challenges at bedtime. From infants and toddlers, to school-age kids and adolescents, sleeptime problems…
can affect everyone in the family. And no matter what your child's difficulty may be - getting to sleep, staying asleep, bed-wetting, fears or nightmares - it's never too late to take steps to correct it.Sleep
By The American Academy of Pediatrics, Rachel Moon. 2013
Sooner or later, most parents face challenges at bedtime. From infants and toddlers, to school-age kids and adolescents, sleeptime problems…
can affect everyone in the family. And no matter what your child's difficulty may be - getting to sleep, staying asleep, bed-wetting, fears or nightmares - it's never too late to take steps to correct it.GUIA PARA ENSENAR AL NINO A USAR EL INODORO
By Mark L. Wolraich, M. Rosario Gonzalez-De-Rivas. 2004
Toilet training is an important developmental milestone for children, and it also can be one of the greatest challenges for…
parents. Not all children are ready at the same age, and they often respond differently to the various training methods.A complete guide to every phase of the toilet-training process Recognizing when your child is ready How to choose and install a potty What to do when a child resists Positive responses to the inevitable "accidents" Handling constipation and other common problems Toilet training for children with special needs Special tips for boys, girls, and twins Coping with bed-wetting and soiling And much more!Coming Around: Parenting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Kids
By Anne Dohrenwend. 2012
"I'm gay." When a child confides these words to a parent, they can totally transform the relationship. Whether that results…
in a closer bond or a broken one is dependent upon the parent's ability to accept, nurture and honor the child, whatever his or her sexual orientation.Coming Around is a resource for understanding and coming to terms with a child's sexual orientation and maintaining a dialogue between parent and child. With compassion and wisdom, Dohrenwend addresses parents' fears regarding what to say and what not to say, bigotry and social and religious prejudice, the legal issues facing LGBT individuals and how to understand homophobia.Most important, she shares how to communicate that, whatever happens with a child's sexual or gender orientation, parents will never withdraw their love.Coming out is a vulnerable time. Its announcement requires the re-exploration of a parent's personal feelings on homosexuality. Respecting your child's decisions isn't always easy, particularly if you fear his or her decisions will cost friends, ambitions, acceptance and respect. This is a rich resource, jam-packed with insights, information and practical guidance for parents of gay, bisexual and transgender children, as well as an indispensable reference for therapists, clergy, educators and psychological self-help collections.Closer to the Ground
By Thomas Mcguane, Nikki Mcclure, Dylan Tomine. 2012
Closer to the Ground is the deeply personal story of a father learning to share his love of nature with…
his children, not through the indoor lens of words or pictures, but directly, palpably, by exploring the natural world as they forage, cook and eat from the woods and sea. With illustrations by Nikki McClure.This compelling, masterfully written tale follows Dylan Tomine and his family through four seasons as they hunt chanterelles, fish for salmon, dig clams and gather at the kitchen table, mouths watering, to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Closer to the Ground captures the beauty and surprise of the natural world-and the ways it teaches us how to live-with humor, gratitude and a nose for adventure as keen as a child's. It is a book filled with weather, natural history and many delicious meals.The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
By David R. Cross, Wendy Lyons Sunshine, Karyn B. Purvis. 2007
"An extremely useful parenting handbook. . . truly outstanding . . . strongly recommended. " --Library Journal (starred review) "A…
tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike. " --Thomas Atwood, president and CEO, National Council for Adoption The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion. Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you: Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened "A must-read not only for adoptive parents, but for all families striving to correct and connect with their children. " --Carol S. Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child "Drs. Purvis and Cross have thrown a life preserver not only to those just entering uncharted waters, but also to those struggling to stay afloat. " --Kathleen E. Morris, editor of S. I. Focus magazine "Truly an exceptional, innovative work . . . compassionate, accessible, and founded on a breadth of scientific knowledge and clinical expertise. " --Susan Livingston Smith, program director,Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute "The Connected Child is the literary equivalent of an airline oxygen mask and instructions: place the mask over your own face first, then over the nose of your child. This book first assists the parent, saying, in effect, 'Calm down, you're not the first mom or dad in the world to face this hurdle, breathe deeply, then follow these simple steps. ' The sense of not facing these issues alone--the relief that your child's behavior is not off the charts--is hugely comforting. Other children have behaved this way; other parents have responded thusly; welcome to the community of therapeutic and joyful adoptive families. " --Melissa Fay Greene, author of There is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's ChildrenThe 7 O'Clock Bedtime
By Inda Schaenen. 2001
Parenting today is harder than it was a few decades ago--and one often overlooked reason is the increasing tendency of…
children to get away with staying up past their bedtimes. In this constructive book, Inda Schaenen helps parents remake their children's daily schedules from dawn till dusk, suggesting dozens of lifestyle changes (for kids and parents alike) that will reduce crankiness, increase stability, improve school performance, and give parents back control of their lives.Schaenen's advice is maverick (for example, she advises against team sports for children under 14) yet eminently sensible, and she includes advice on how to answer the naysayers who think the 7 o'clock bedtime is too difficult or too harsh. Her book will help restore a sense of order to the lives of everyone who's trying to raise happy, healthy children in harrowing contemporary America. Includes recipes, reading lists, and more.e and, most important, how to make it happen. The book includes a detailed timetable; advice for dealing with vacations, school breaks, travel, And illness; and quick and healthful recipes. And Schaenen's wise, reassuring tone will inspire you to make this important and beneficial change.Rafe Esquith knows a thing or two about connecting with today's young people. Here he offers parents sound, proven advice…
on raising children ready to thrive in the 21st century. 2009.Bringing Up Children
By Osho, Osho International Foundation. 2012
How to Unspoil Your Child Fast
By Richard Bromfield. 2010
You don't have to say yes to prove that you love them. "Describes helpful, pertinent, and loving ways to correct…
spoiled behavior before it becomes a serious problem." -ParentWorld Nearly 95% of parents feel like they are overindulging their children, but feel powerless to stopping themselves. How to Unspoil Your Child Fast offers a straightforward and practical solution to fixing and preventing the problems of spoiling your children and offers concrete tips, simple strategies, and easy action steps for reversing the effects almost immediately. Feel more confident, competent, and parent more consistently while instilling character and self-reliance in your children today. What parents are saying: "Wonderful, trenchant, and desperately needed." "Short, sweet and to the point for those of us who don't have time to waste." "Truly sensible and useful." "Although my daughters like being doted on, they think I parent better...when I utilize many of Dr. Bromfield's suggestions. I highly recommend this book." "A snappy read, so you can't claim you don't have time. And the method's simple, so you can't pretend you aren't qualified to use it." -NewsdayThe Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual
By Marta C. Cohen, Irene Scheimberg. 2014
The Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual is a clear and practical yet comprehensive guide for pathology trainees and non-pediatric pathologists.…
With chapters organized by types of autopsy, this manual answers questions such as: what do I do in cases of congenital malformation or suspected metabolic disease? What is important in the diagnosis of intrapartum and neonatal death? What must I consider in a baby with intrauterine growth restriction and stillbirth? How do I perform a post-mortem in a case of sudden death in infancy? Chapters describe the most important conditions to consider when examining the organs, both macroscopically and histologically, as well as descriptions of how to perform the autopsy. The book is richly illustrated throughout with numerous color images. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this is an essential resource for non-pediatric general and trainee pathologists as well as forensic pathologists.Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook
By Maura Rhodes, Kim West. 2010
Good Night Sleep Tight Workbook is the essential companion to the best selling book, Good Night Sleep Tight, by The…
Sleeplady, Kim West. The book includes a step-by-step guide for parents, is organized by age and by process, and is the key to sleep coaching success. The Workbook can be used as a standalone guide; includes an essential to do list, sleep plans, tear out sleep logs, sleep manner sticker charts and a certificate of completion for celebrating success - all the essentials needed to help tired parents with children of any age who are experiencing sleep problems.Split in Two: Keeping It Together When Your Parents Live Apart
By Karen Buscemi. 2009
A nuts-and-bolts survival guide for teens living in a dual custody arrangement, this practical yet humorous self-help book is packed…
with tips and strategies to help teens deal with the frustrations of life in two households.Natural Pregnancy
By Lauren Feder. 2014
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO A HEALTHY, NATURAL PREGNANCY Pregnancy and childbirth can be one of the most exciting times in…
a couple's life. With Natural Pregnancy, you can make informed, educated decisions about your pregnancy to ensure your baby is born happy and healthy--naturally. Natural Pregnancy is the perfect resource for expectant parents; whether you choose to opt for an all-natural birth, or are looking to combine conventional treatments with homeopathy and holistic medicine, Natural Pregnancy is the all-in-one reference to keep your pregnancy simple and safe. Natural Pregnancy answers your questions and offers advice on common topics, including: * Prenatal tests and procedures, including ultrasound and amniocentesis * Vaccinations during pregnancy * Homeopathic medicine for common pregnancy conditions and easier childbirth * Midwives and doulas* Home birth * Homeopathy for healing after amniocentesis, perineal tears, and cesarean section ...and much more!As medical techniques continue to advance, natural births are now safer than ever. For any parent looking to approach pregnancy and childbirth in a more holistic and natural way, Natural Pregnancy is your authoritative and reliable resource each step of the way.A Parent's Guide to Tutors and Tutoring
By James Mendelsohn. 2008
A Parent's Guide to Tutors and Tutoring offers a survival guide for helping parents decide whether or not to hire…
a tutor; advice for choosing the right person; and ideas for evaluating if the job is well done. In addition, the book includes suggestions for selecting a tutor for kids with special needs and shows what it takes to tutor for an individual child's unique weaknesses and strengths.Praise for A Parent's Guide to Tutors and Tutoring:"James Mendelsohn understands how tutoring and education must fit the unique core nature of every child. His ideas, methods, and techniques are brilliant and can make a big positive impact on improving your child's success in school and in life."--Michael Gurian, author, The Minds of Boys, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, and Nurture the Nature"This book shows parents how to avoid the stress and pressure of competition and instead pay attention to what our individual kids really need for success at school and in life."--Michele Borba, Ed.D., author, Parents Do Make a Difference and Building Moral Intelligence"Dr. Mendelsohn has written a wonderful book that is a great gift and resource to any parent struggling with the question of whether--and if so, how--to tutor their kid. For them, it is a must-read."--Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D., coauthor, The Over-Scheduled Child"If you are lucky, you might find a tutor like Dr. Mendelsohn. Reading this book should certainly be your first step."--Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., educational psychologist and author, Your Child's Mind and Endangered MindsLoose Threads
By Lorie Ann Grover. 2002
Seventh grader Kay Garber's happy home is made up of four generations of women: Great Gran Eula; Grandma Margie; Kay's…
mother, Karine; and Kay. But on the evening Grandma Margie tells her family she has a lump in her breast, Kay's world is changed forever. Struggling with issues of popularity in junior high school, trying to understand her too-perfect mother, dealing with her feelings about friends, and coming to terms with Grandma Margie's cancer diagnosis and illness, Kay is awhirl with questions that have no easy answers. But Kay is a survivor, and as she journeys through these difficult months she comes to a new understanding of the complexities and importance of faith and family. Told through forthright and perceptive poems in Kay's own voice, Loose Threads reverberates with emotion and depth and will leave no reader untouched.