30th Anniversary Edition

Updated with new insights from the next generation

You can stop fighting with your children! Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children—and more supportive of yourself. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding. Now, in this thirtieth-anniversary edition, these award-winning experts share their latest insights and suggestions based on feedback they’ve received over the years.

Their methods of communication—illustrated with delightful cartoons showing the skills in action—offer innovative ways to solve common problems. You’ll learn how to:

* Cope with your child’s negative feelings—frustration, disappointment, anger, etc.

* Express your anger without being hurtful

* Engage your child’s willing cooperation

* Set firm limits and still maintain goodwill

* Use alternatives to punishment

* Resolve family conflicts peacefully

Author: Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Hardcover: 368 pages
Company: Scribner (2012-02-07) (2012-02-07)
ISBN: 1451663870
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You Can Start a Revolution in Your Family . . . Tonight

ScreamFree Parenting is not just about lowering your voice. It’s about learning to calm your emotional reactions and learning to focus on your own behavior more than your kids’ behavior . . . for their benefit. Our biggest enemy as parents is not the TV, the Internet, or even drugs. Our biggest enemy is our own emotional reactivity. When we say we “lost it” with our kids, the “it” in that sentence is our own adulthood. And then we wonder why our kids have so little respect for us, why our kids seem to have all the power in the family.

It’s time to do it differently. And you can. You can start to create and enjoy the types of calm, mutually respectful, and loving relationships with your kids that you’ve always craved. You can begin to revolutionize your family, starting tonight.

Parenting is not about kids, it’s about parents.
If you’re not in control, then you cannot be in charge.
What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what.

Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach that’s inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics. Moving beyond the child-centered, technique-based approaches that ultimately fail, the ScreamFree way compels you to:

focus on yourself
calm yourself down, and
grow yourself up

By staying calm and connected with your kids, you begin to operate less out of your deepest fears and more out of your highest principles, revolutionizing your relationships in the process.

ScreamFree Parenting is not just another parenting book. It’s the first parenting
book that maintains—from beginning to end—that parenting is NOT about kids . . . it’s about parents. As parents pay more attention to controlling their own behavior instead of their kids’ behavior, the result is stronger, more rewarding, and more fulfilling family relationships.

For those of you reading who are parents, know parents, or have had parents, the notion that the greatest thing you can do for your children is to learn to focus on yourself may sound strange, even heretical. It’s not. Here’s why: we are the only ones we can control. We cannot control our kids—we cannot control the behavior of any other human being. And yet, so many “experts” keep giving us more tools (“techniques”) to help us try to do just that. And, of course, the more we try to control, the more out of control our children become.

“Don’t make me come up there.” “Don’t make me pull this car over.” “How many times do I have to tell you?” Even our language suggests that our kids have control over us.
It’s no wonder that we end up screaming. Or shutting down. Or simply giving up. And the charts, refrigerator magnets, family meetings, and other techniques in most typical parenting books just don’t work. They end up making us feel more frustrated and more powerless in this whole parenting thing.

This practical, effective guide for parents of all ages with kids of all ages introduces proven principles for overcoming the anxieties and stresses of parenting and setting new patterns of connection and cooperation. Well-written in an engaging, conversational tone, the book is sensible, straightforward, and based on the experiences of hundreds of actual families. It will help all parents become calming authorities in their homes, bring peace to their families today, and give kids what they need to grow into caring, self-directed adults tomorrow.

Author: Hal Edward Runkel
Paperback: 240 pages
Company: Three Rivers Press (2008-08-19) (2008-08-19)
ISBN: 0767927435
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Author: Daniel Siegel, Mary Hartzell
Paperback: 272 pages ISBN13: 9781585422951, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Tarcher (2004-04-26) (2004-04-22)
ISBN: 1585422959
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Parenting little ones can be exhausting...until you discover Love and Logic. Take the exhaustion out and put the fun into parenting your little one. If you want help with:
Potty training. Temper tantrums. Bedtime. Whining . Time-out. Hassle-free mornings. and many other everyday challenges, then this book is for you! This book is the tool parents of little ones have been waiting for. America's Parenting Experts Jim and Charles Fay, Ph.D., help you start your child off on the right foot. The tools in Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood will give you the building blocks you need to create children who grow up to be responsible, successful teens and adults. And as a bonus you will enjoy every stage of your child's life and look forward to sharing a lifetime of joy with them.

Author: Jim Fay, Charles Fay
Paperback: 200 pages ISBN13: 9781930429000, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Love and Logic Press (2000)
ISBN: 1930429002
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Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They've tried the countless parenting books on the market, but many of these are strident, fear-based books that loving parents instinctively reject, while still searching for direction.

Now Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries, offers a refreshing new look at parenting. Rejecting rigid rules and checklists that don't work, Dr. Kimmel recommends a parenting style that mirrors God's love, reflects His forgiveness, and displaces fear as a motivator for behavior. As we embrace the grace God offers, we begin to give it-creating a solid foundation for growing morally strong and spiritually motivated children.

Releasing in an affordable trade paper edition, this revolutionary book presents a whole new way to nurture a healthy family.

Author: Tim Kimmel
Paperback: 272 pages ISBN13: 9780849905483, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Thomas Nelson (2005-05-17)
ISBN: 0849905486
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Who wouldn’t like to be the best parent in the world?! There’s a never-ending avalanche of books, magazines, websites and TV programmes to allegedly ‘help’. But who’s got the time to wade through this lot to sift the stuff that works from the rubbish? Parenting under 5s cuts straight to the heart of the matter. With insider shortcuts and secrets garnered from personal and professional experience we reveal how everyone can bebetter parents and ensure their under 5s have the best possible start in life. Whether you need reassurance that you’re on the right track or simply want a few bright ideas to make the most of your child’s formative years, Parenting under 5s will help you bring up your children with minimum stress and maximum fun.

Author: Infinite Ideas
Kindle Edition: 128 pages Kindle eBook
Company: Infinite Ideas (Trade) (2011-12-14) (2011-12-14)
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Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That’s why “playful parenting” is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Through play we join our kids in their world–and help them to

• Express and understand complex emotions
• Break through shyness, anger, and fear
• Empower themselves and respect diversity
• Play their way through sibling rivalry
• Cooperate without power struggles

From eliciting a giggle during baby’s first game of peekaboo to cracking jokes with a teenager while hanging out at the mall, Playful Parenting is a complete guide to using play to raise confident children. Written with love and humor, brimming with good advice and revealing anecdotes, and grounded in the latest research, this book will make you laugh even as it makes you wise in the ways of being an effective, enthusiastic parent.

Author: Lawrence J. Cohen
Paperback: 320 pages
Company: Ballantine Books (2002-04-30) (2002-04-30)
ISBN: 0345442865
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Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. Simplicity Parenting offers inspiration, ideas, and a blueprint for change:
 
• Streamline your home environment. Reduce the amount of toys, books, and clutter—as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload.
• Establish rhythms and rituals. Discover ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed.
• Schedule a break in the schedule. Establish intervals of calm and connection in your child’s daily torrent of constant doing.
• Scale back on media and parental involvement. Manage your children’s “screen time” to limit the endless deluge of information and stimulation.

A manifesto for protecting the grace of childhood, Simplicity Parenting is an eloquent guide to bringing new rhythms to bear on the lifelong art of raising children.

Author: Kim John Payne, Lisa M. Ross
Paperback: 256 pages
Company: Ballantine Books (2010-08-31) (2010-08-31)
ISBN: 0345507983
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Does your child constantly misbehave and ignore or refuse your requests for proper behavior? Is your relationship with your child based on conflict instead of mutual respect and cooperation? With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can create a positive, respectful, and rewarding relationship with your child.

Inside are proven techniques and procedures that provide a refreshing alternative to the ineffective extremes of punishment and permissiveness. Parents and teachers alike will discover how to effectively motivate the strong-willed child and achieve proper conduct.

You will learn how to:
· Understand and empathize without giving in
· Hold your ground without threatening
· Remove daily power struggles between you and your child
· Give clear, firm messages that your child understands and respects
· And much more!

"Eminently useful and readable! This book should be a part of every parent's and school's reference library." —Judy E. Hunt-Brown, principal, Elk Grove Unified School District

"A grand book that teaches everybody in the family new skills and encourages more peaceful, socially acceptable lives at home, school, in the office, or in any social group." —Barbara O'Donnell, principal, St. Francis Elementary School

"A highly recommended eye-opener; beautifully documented." —Stewart E. Teal, M.D., clinical professor of child psychiatry, University of California, Davis

Author: Robert J. MacKenzie Ed.D.
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Three Rivers Press (2001-01) (2001-01-25)
ISBN: 0761521364
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Author: Foster Cline, Jim Fay
Hardcover: 272 pages ISBN13: 9781576839546, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: NavPress Publishing (2006-04-19) (2006-04-19)
ISBN: 1576839540
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RAISING RIGHTEOUS & ROWDY GIRLS is here to help fathers with daughters. In this new book, Doug Giles table scores of road-tested, historically proven, can t miss principles for raising girls with a fighting spirit, discernment, a winning attitude, and a holy vision to overcome this feces filled culture. You will learn how to teach your daughters to fight, shoot guns, sense BS, be classy, despise anti-intellectualism, be visionaries, party without going Britney, the value hunting and the outdoors, the importance of traditional convictions, and how to avoid the date from hell. It has been said that daughters are God s revenge on fathers for the kind of men they were when they were young. Some would say that both Doug Giles and I, given our infamous pasts, are charter members of that club. However, Doug and I know that his two wonderful daughters and my equally wonderful daughter and two granddaughters are truly God s fantastic gift. With the wisdom of hindsight and experience Doug has written the ultimate manual for dads on raising righteous and rowdy daughters who will go out into the world well prepared- morally, physically, intellectually and with joyful hearts- to be indomitable and mighty lionesses in our cultural jungle. Through every raucous and no-holds-barred page, Doug, the incomparable Dad Drill Sergeant, puts mere men through the paces to join the ranks of the few, the proud, and the successful fathers of super daughters. The proof of Doug Giles gold-plated credentials are Hannah and Regis Giles- two of the most fantastic, great hearted and accomplished young ladies I have ever known. This is THE BOOK that I will be giving the father of my two precious five and three year old granddaughters. Tiger Mom meet Lion Dad! Pat Caddell Fox News Contributor

Author: Doug Giles
Perfect Paperback: 160 pages ISBN13: 9780983175124, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: White Feather Press (2011-04-01)
ISBN: 0983175128
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Today, the passage from childhood to adulthood is more challenging than ever before. Offers encouragement & hope to parents searching for a way to guide their daughters toward self-confidence & emotional, physical, & psychological well-being. Discusses the basic how-tos of loving, nurturing, & mentoring. Chapters: mother s devotion; father s care; loving & letting in; protectiveness; limits & boundaries; respect; wholeness; courage; roots; wings; & a daughter s gifts to father & mother. Addresses all categories of parents, from mothers & fathers to stepparents, from single, adoptive, & divorced parents to adults in their lives. Case studies.

Author: Evelyn Bassoff
Hardcover: 278 pages
Company: Dutton/Penguin (1998-03-27)
ISBN: 0788195697
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This addition to the popular Smart Girls Guide format shows girls the ins and outs of money smarts. Quizzes, tips, and quotes from girls make learning about money, saving, and smart shopping fun. Includes a special section with 101 money-making ideas. A special link at americangirl.com offers girls the opportunity to print business card, flyers, and other materials to get her moneymaker up and running with style.

Author: Nancy Holyoke
Paperback: 96 pages
Company: Amer Girl (2006-03-01) (2006-03-01)
ISBN: 1593691033
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How to Raise a Lady is an invaluable resource for parents who hope
their little girls will grow up to be the kind of women who know which fork to
use, how to treat others, and will generally make their parents proud.

How to Raise a Lady focuses on real-life topics such as sleepovers;
sex, religion, and politics; and saying "please" and "thank
you." The book includes:

Personal stories pertaining to each topic
Suggestions for the age at which parents should introduce a child to
certain rules
Helpful ideas in easy-to-remember phrases
And suggestions that parents can follow to "teach by example"

 

Author: Kay West
Kindle Edition: 160 pages Kindle eBook
Company: Thomas Nelson (2001-10-01) (2001-10-01)
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2011 Retailers Choice Award winner!Bringing Up Boys by parenting expert and best-selling author Dr. James Dobson was, and continues to be, a runaway hit, selling more than 2 million copies to date. Now, Dr. Dobson presents his highly anticipated companion book: Bringing Up Girls. Based on extensive research, and handled with Dr. Dobson’s trademark down-to-earth approach, Bringing Up Girls will equip parents like you to face the challenges of raising your daughters to become healthy, happy, and successful women who overcome challenges specific to girls and women today and who ultimately excel in life.

Author: James C. Dobson
Hardcover: 304 pages ISBN13: 9781414301273, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (2010-04-13) (2010-04-13)
ISBN: 1414301278
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Being a teen (or the parent of a teen) doesn't have to be so hard. How to Raise Your Parents will help teens and their parents navigate those years between training bras and keys to the family car. In a voice teens will relate to and parents will appreciate, author Sarah O'Leary Burningham offers smart advice about negotiation and parental hot buttons and a little insight about what the world looks like from a parent's point of view.

Author: Sarah O'Leary Burningham
Paperback: 144 pages Bargain Price
Company: Chronicle Books (2008-03-26)
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200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem provides straightforward advice and helpful guidelines for parents and teachers who want to help girls build positive self-images and develop full, exuberant lives.

Author: Will Glennon
Paperback: 262 pages
Company: Conari Press (1999-06-01)
ISBN: 1573241547
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Author: Barbara Littman
Paperback: 176 pages
Company: St. Martin's Griffin (1999-08-25)
ISBN: 0312209738
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Now available in paperback is a bold, fresh, and timely work that "offers parents humor, understanding, parenting philosophy, and well-founded pearls of wisdom." --Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D., coauthor of Raising Cain

Mary Pipher told us about the problems girls face in Reviving Ophelia; now in Girls Will Be Girls, JoAnn Deak gives us the solutions. Deak looks past the "scare" stories to those that enlighten parents and enable them to empower girls. She draws from the latest brain research on girls to illustrate the exciting new ways in which we can help our daughters learn and thrive. Most telling of all, she gives us the voices of girls themselves as they struggle with body image, self-esteem, intellectual growth, peer pressure, and media messages. The result is a masterly book that addresses the key issues for girls growing up; one that fulfills a desperate need for clear guiding principles to help mothers, fathers, and their daughters navigate this chaotic contemporary culture.

Author: Joann Deak
Paperback: 304 pages
Company: Hyperion (2003-08-20) (2003-08-20)
ISBN: 0786886579
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Raising a daughter today can be more challenging and more rewarding than ever before. Parents want to encourage their daughters to take full advantage of the exciting range of new opportunities open to them in school, sports, and future careers, and at the same time acknowledge what is unique and feminine about them. THE LITTLE GIRL BOOK is the first book to guide parents step-by-step through every period of your daughter's development from birth through the early school years. Organized chronologically, and filled with interviews with parents, teachers, and psychologists, THE LITTLE GIRL BOOK contains important research findings and practical advice on many critical concerns for parents of little girls, including:
* How to provide a non-sexist environment for your daughter
* The myths and facts about girls and aggressiveness, sociability, and intelligence
* Fostering independence and achievement without going overboard
* How to deal with battles over clothing, moodiness, separation anxiety, whining, fussing, and sibling rivalry
* Discovering Dad vs. Identifying with Mom
* Understanding how girls acquire a sense of themselves as female
* Do girls suffer more from math/science anxiety than boys?
* And more
Illuminating, informative, and thoroughly practical, THE LITTLE GIRL BOOK is a celebration of the diversity of today's little girls.

Author: David Laskin, Kathleen O'Neill
Paperback: 304 pages
Company: Ballantine Books (1992-03-24) (1992-03-24)
ISBN: 0345368029
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It’s a Boy! provides expert advice on the developmental, psychological, social, emotional, and academic life of boys from infancy through the teen years. Exploring the many ways in which boys strive for masculinity and attempt to define themselves, psychologist Michael Thompson, Ph.D., a leading international expert on boys’ development, and journalist Teresa H. Barker identify the key developmental transitions that mark a boy’s psychological growth and emotional health, and the challenges both boys and parents face at each age.

• Baby Boys (birth to 18 months): falling in love with your son, healthy attachment, trust, and temperament
• Toddler Years (18 months to 3 years): boys on the go, bold steps, blankies, budding language, and rambunctious physicality
• Powerful Little Boys (ages 3 and 4): superhero ambitions, learning to manage the force of his anger, and celebrating the power of the boy group
• Starting School (ages 5 through 7): developmental cues for school readiness, transitional challenges, tough talk, tender hearts, and first friends
• Boys on a Mission (ages 8 through 10): striving for mastery in sports, organizing the boy brain for school success, and glaring academic gender gaps
• The Preteen (ages 11 through 13): puberty, posturing, and popularity, the culture of cruelty, and stoic silence in the middle school years
• Early High School (ages 14 and 15): powerful peer groups, sexuality, the shift away from Mom, and yearning for Dad’s respect and attention
• On the Brink of Manhood (ages 16 through 18): the quest for independence, sex, love, driving, drinking, and other challenges of life

Practical, insightful, and engaging, It’s a Boy! is the definitive guide to raising boys in today’s world, revealing with humor, compassion, and joy all the infinite varieties of boys and the profound ways in which we love them.


Author: Michael Thompson Ph.D., Teresa Barker
Paperback: 480 pages
Company: Ballantine Books (2009-03-24) (2009-03-24)
ISBN: 0345493966
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How to Raise a Gentleman is an invaluable resource for parents who hope their little boys will grow up to be the kind of men who know which fork to use, how to treat others, and will generally make their parents proud.

How to Raise a Gentleman focuses on real-life topics such as: being a good sport, play dates, and - especially for boys - "personal habits: farting, belching, boogers, and scratching." The book includes:

Personal stories pertaining to each topic Suggestions for the age at which a parent should introduce a child to certain rules Helpful ideas in easy-to-remember phrases And suggestions that parents can follow to "teach by example"

 

Author: Kay West
Hardcover: 208 pages
Company: Thomas Nelson (2012-01-03)
ISBN: 1401604617
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Offers practical strategies for improving the education of boys. Dr Hawkes uses a mix of common sense and research in a book that gives hope to those interested in helping boys. Demonstrates how boys can be helped to reach their full potential and provides sensible answers for teachers and parents.

Author: Tim Hawkes
Paperback: 245 pages
Company: Longman Pub Group (2001-12-29)
ISBN: 1740095545
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In Boys Should Be Boys, one of our most trusted authorities helps parents restore the delights of boyhood and enable today’s boys to become the mature, confident, and thoughtful men of tomorrow. Boys will always be boys–rambunctious, adventurous, and curious, climbing trees, building forts, playing tackle football, and pushing their growing bodies to the limit as part of the rite of passage into manhood. But today our sons face an increasingly hostile world that doesn’t value the high-spirited, magical nature of boys. In a collective call to let our boys be boys, Dr. Meg Meeker explores the secrets to boyhood, including

• why rules and boundaries are crucial–and why boys feel lost without them
• how the outdoors is still the best playground, offering the sense of adventure that only Mother Nature can provide
• the essential ways to preserve a boy’s innocence (and help him grow up)
• the pitfalls moms and dads face when talking to their sons
• why moody and rebellious boys are not normal–and how to address such behavior
• how and when the “big” questions in life should be discussed: why he is here, what his purpose is, and why he is important

Parents are blessed with intuition and heart, but raising sons is a daunting responsibility. This uplifting guide makes the job a little easier.

Author: Meg Meeker
Paperback: 304 pages ISBN13: 9780345513694, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Ballantine Books (2009-05-19) (2009-05-19)
ISBN: 034551369X
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A friendly and practical guide to the stages and issues in boys'¬? development from birth to manhood.

From award-winning psychologist Steve Biddulph comes an expanded and updated edition of RAISING BOYS, his international best seller published in 14 countries. His complete guide for parents, educators, and relatives includes chapters on testosterone, sports, and how boys' and girls' brains differ. With gentle humor and proven wisdom, RAISING BOYS focuses on boys' unique developmental needs to help them be happy and healthy at every stage of life.

Author: Steve Biddulph
Paperback: 224 pages
Company: Celestial Arts (2008-08-01) (2008-08-01)
ISBN: 158761328X
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Playing off the themes in the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Where the Wild Things Are, this informative, practical, and encouraging guide will help parents guide boys down the path to healthy and authentic manhood. Wild Things addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of a boy, written by two therapists who are currently engaged in clinical work with boys and their parents and who are also fathers raising five sons. Contains chapters such as “Sit Still! Pay Attention!” “Deficits and Disappointments,” and “Rituals, Ceremonies, and Rites of Passage.”

Author: Stephen James, David S. Thomas
Paperback: 368 pages
Company: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (2009-01-23)
ISBN: 1414322275
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2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! Sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation's most trusted parenting expert, Dr.James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others involved in shaping the character of boys have lots of questions. In Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson tackles these questions and offers advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles.

Author: James C. Dobson
Paperback: 288 pages ISBN13: 9781414304502, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (2005-02-22)
ISBN: 1414304501
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A nationally recognized parenting expert and spokesperson for fathers, Glennon presents straightforward and well-researched-ways- both to nurture young men and, in turn, to teach them how to be nurturing. As we enter the twenty-first century, it is alarming how few real solutions are available to teach boys how to effectively connect with and manage their feelings and to use them constructively and not destructively.

Author: Will Glennon
Paperback: 212 pages
Company: Conari Press (2000-06-01)
ISBN: 1573240206
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Author: W.C. Skousen
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Company: Doubleday (1962-03-06) (1962-03-06)
ISBN: 0385024088
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In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent. Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucial question: What do boys need that they're not getting? They illuminate the forces that threaten our boys, teaching them to believe that "cool" equals macho strength and stoicism. Cutting through outdated theories of "mother blame," "boy biology," and "testosterone," the authors shed light on the destructive emotional training our boys receive--the emotional miseducation of boys.

Kindlon and Thompson make a compelling case that emotional literacy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urging parents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to an impossible standard of manhood. They identify the social and emotional challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness and empathy--giving them the vital connections and support they need to navigate the social pressures of youth.

Author: Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson
Paperback: 298 pages ISBN13: 9780345434852, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Ballantine Books (2000-04-04) (2000-04-04)
ISBN: 0345434854
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Author: Robert H. Pantell, James F. Fries, Donald M. Vickery
Paperback: 544 pages
Company: Da Capo Lifelong Books (2009-06-02)
ISBN: 0738213497
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The most up-to date, expert advice for mothers, fathers and care providers from the American Academcy 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 parents can safely trust, covering everything from preparing for childbirth to toilet training to nurturing your child’s self-esteem. Whether it’s resolving common childhood health problems or detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child has everything you need.

• Basic care from infancy through age five
• Guidelines and milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth
• A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities
• Guidelines for prenatal and newborn care with sections on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy
• An in-depth guide to breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges
• A complete guide for immunizations and updated information on vaccine safety
• A guide for choosing child care programs and car safety seats
• Ways to reduce your child’s exposure to environmental hazards, such as secondhand smoke
• Sections on grandparents, building resilience, media, and multiples
• New chapters on sleep and on allergies—including food allergies
• New content on prebiotics and probiotics, organic foods, and other healthy lifestyle topics
• And much more...

Author: American Academy Of Pediatrics
Paperback: 928 pages
Company: Bantam (2009-10-13) (2009-10-13)
ISBN: 0553386301
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A-Z's for designing superior day care facilities

Virtually unknown 30 years ago, daycare has become a growth industry. Child Care Design Guide helps architects and designers plan, design, and renovate functional, developmentally rich, pleasing centers. Author Anita Rui Olds brings to this work over 25 years of design experience with children's facilities. She gives you step-by-step explanations of interior and exterior layout and design principles fleshed out in clarifying case studies. You learn about licensing and code requirements, operational standards and strategies, and get helpful checklists, charts and graphs for optimum facility design within time, space, and budgetary constraints. This highly visual work features over 300 floor plans for infant and toddler, preschool, and afterschool spaces, plus areas for outdoor play and more. (20010501)

Author: Olds Anita Rui
Hardcover: 352 pages
Company: McGraw-Hill Professional (2000-11-20)
ISBN: 0070474494
List Price: $75.00
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Because parents must work outside the home, there will always be a demand for childcare. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 64 percent of married-couple families, both husband and wife work outside the home. There are nearly 12 million children under the age of five in child care each week in the United States. With concerns about quality child care, the trend is to move away from large operations and turn to the small services located close by work or home. This increase in small day care operations creates a huge opportunity for someone who loves children and wants to create a business dedicated to taking care of them. A child care service makes an ideal home based or part-time business. Start-up costs are low, you do not need an office, you do not need any costly special equipment, all you need to get started is an approved facility and a desire to succeed. Here is the manual you need to be successful in this highly profitable segment of the service industry.

Author: Tina Musial
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL) (2007-12-12)
ISBN: 1601381158
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OVER 50 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT!

THE CLASSIC THAT CONTINUES TO GROW WITH THE TIMES! For sixty-five years, parents have relied on the expert advice of renowned pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock. But while children never change, issues and concerns do. Dr. Robert Needlman, himself a top-notch pediatrician, has newly updated and expanded this timeless classic to speak to any parent who is raising children in our rapidly changing world. While still providing reassuring advice on age-old topics such as caring for a new baby, as well as accidents, illness, and injuries, this book also contains expanded information in many new areas, including:

• Cutting-edge medical opinion on immunizations

• Obesity and nutrition

• Cultural diversity and nontraditional family structures

• Children’s learning and brain development

• The newest thinking on children with special needs

• Environmental health

• Increasingly common disorders such as ADHD, depression, and autism— including medications and behavioral interventions

• Children and the media, including electronic games

• Coping with family stress

• And much, much more

With an updated glossary of common medications and an authoritative list of the most reliable online resources, this invaluable guide is still the next best thing to Dr. Spock’s #1 rule of parenting: “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

Author: Benjamin M.D. Spock, Robert Needlman
Paperback: 1152 pages
Company: Gallery Books (2012-01-24) (2012-01-24)
ISBN: 1439189285
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This newly revised edition covers the basics of early education and care: providing safe, healthy, and appropriately stimulating learning environments; child development and developmentally appropriate practices and curricula in all domains (physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and creativity), positive guidance strategies, partnering with families, child assessment and program management, and professionalism. Filled with a plethora of practical suggestions for setting up classrooms, developing curricula for infants, toddlers and preschoolers; meeting children’s social-emotional needs, and working effectively with parents and staff for the Child Development Associate degree, this book will prepare students for diverse roles as educators of children ages 0-5.

Author: Marilyn Segal, Betty Bardige, M. Kori Bardige, Lorraine Breffni, Mary Jean Woika
Paperback: 384 pages
Company: Allyn & Bacon (2011-03-11)
ISBN: 0132655454
List Price: $47.40
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Early childhood students will develop a firm grasp of the business and administrative skills required to run a financially stable child care center when they study this text, written by a child care director with an MBA and over 12 years of experience as an early childhood education adminstrator.

Author: Gail H Jack
Paperback: 138 pages
Company: Wadsworth Publishing (2004-08-27)
ISBN: 1401851800
List Price: $32.95
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This fully updated guide offers "parent-tested, pediatrician-approved" advice for new parents finding themselves overwhelmed with the reality of caring for a baby in the first eight weeks of its life. The second edition features a wealth of new information on topics such as vaccines, child care providers, babies and learning, car seats, safe sleep, cord blood, what to keep in the medicine cabinet, postpartum depression, and organic formulas. With wit and humor, the pediatrician moms 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. From "Going with the Flow" (the trials of breastfeeding) and "What Goes in Must Come Out" (a discussion of "pee and poop") to "Fever: Trial by Fire" and "Seeing Yellow: Jaundice," this handbook provides solid, practical, balanced guidance that will enable parents to feel confident about their parenting skills.

Author: Laura A. Jana MD FAAP, Jennifer Shu MD FAAP
Paperback: 375 pages
Company: American Academy Of Pediatrics (2010-07-13)
ISBN: 1581104448
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OVER 50 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT!

THE CLASSIC THAT CONTINUES TO GROW WITH THE TIMES! For sixty-five years, parents have relied on the expert advice of renowned pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock. But while children never change, issues and concerns do. Dr. Robert Needlman, himself a top-notch pediatrician, has newly updated and expanded this timeless classic to speak to any parent who is raising children in our rapidly changing world. While still providing reassuring advice on age-old topics such as caring for a new baby, as well as accidents, illness, and injuries, this book also contains expanded information in many new areas, including:

- Cutting-edge medical opinion on immunizations

- Obesity and nutrition

- Cultural diversity and nontraditional family structures

- Children's learning and brain development

- The newest thinking on children with special needs

- Environmental health

- Increasingly common disorders such as ADHD, depression, and autism-- including medications and behavioral interventions

- Children and the media, including electronic games

- Coping with family stress

- And much, much more

With an updated glossary of common medications and an authoritative list of the most reliable online resources, this invaluable guide is still the next best thing to Dr. Spock's #1 rule of parenting: "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."

Author: Benjamin Spock
Paperback: 992 pages ISBN13: 9780743476676, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Gallery Books (2004-06-01) (2004-06-01)
ISBN: 0743476670
List Price: $19.99
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Penelope Leach, the universally admired author of the best-selling classic Your Baby and Child, diagnoses the state of child care in America and the world today.

Who is caring for today’s children? How well are they succeeding? What does care cost, and who is paying for it? Leach answers these and other urgent questions with facts and figures gathered from the most current research, brought to life by the voices of parents, including those involved in her own five-year study. She highlights the urgent need in America today for measures to raise the quality of child care and to make the best care we can provide available to all families, just as it is in most other developed nations. Setting out clearly and candidly what is known about every aspect of child care—including the often hidden feelings and fears of parents—Leach presents a critical case for change.

Author: Penelope Leach
Paperback: 368 pages
Company: Vintage (2010-02-09) (2010-02-09)
ISBN: 1400077214
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At Last! A Beginner’s Guide to Newborn Baby Technology
 
You’ve programmed your VCR, you’ve reinstalled Microsoft Windows, you can even check your e-mail on your Palm Pilot. But none of this experience will prepare you for the world’s biggest technological marvel: a newborn baby.
 
Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Baby Owner’s Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions: What’s the best way to swaddle a baby? How can I make my newborn sleep through the night? When should I bring the baby to a doctor for servicing? Whatever your concerns, you’ll find the answers here—courtesy of celebrated pediatrician Dr. Louis Borgenicht and his son, Joe Borgenicht. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for anyone who wants to learn the basics of childcare.

Author: Louis Borgenicht, Joe Borgenicht
Paperback: 228 pages
Company: Quirk Books (2003-02-01) (2003-02-01)
ISBN: 1931686238
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The most up-to date, expert advice for mothers, fathers and care providers from the American Academcy 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 parents can safely trust, covering everything from preparing for childbirth to toilet training to nurturing your child’s self-esteem. Whether it’s resolving common childhood health problems or detailed instructions for coping with emergency medical situations, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child has everything you need.

• Basic care from infancy through age five
• Guidelines and milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth
• A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, congenital diseases, and other disabilities
• Guidelines for prenatal and newborn care with sections on maternal nutrition, exercise, and screening tests during pregnancy
• An in-depth guide to breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges
• A complete guide for immunizations and updated information on vaccine safety
• A guide for choosing child care programs and car safety seats
• Ways to reduce your child’s exposure to environmental hazards, such as secondhand smoke
• Sections on grandparents, building resilience, media, and multiples
• New chapters on sleep and on allergies—including food allergies
• New content on prebiotics and probiotics, organic foods, and other healthy lifestyle topics
• And much more...

Author: American Academy Of Pediatrics
Paperback: 928 pages
Company: Bantam (2009-10-13) (2009-10-13)
ISBN: 0553386301
List Price: $22.00
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Author: John Medina
Paperback: 294 pages
Company: Pear Press (2011-12-06)
ISBN: 0983263302
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Author: Blythe Lipman
Paperback: 176 pages
Company: Viva Editions (2010-05-04)
ISBN: 1573443905
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This fully updated guide offers "parent-tested, pediatrician-approved" advice for new parents finding themselves overwhelmed with the reality of caring for a baby in the first eight weeks of its life. The second edition features a wealth of new information on topics such as vaccines, child care providers, babies and learning, car seats, safe sleep, cord blood, what to keep in the medicine cabinet, postpartum depression, and organic formulas. With wit and humor, the pediatrician moms 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. From "Going with the Flow" (the trials of breastfeeding) and "What Goes in Must Come Out" (a discussion of "pee and poop") to "Fever: Trial by Fire" and "Seeing Yellow: Jaundice," this handbook provides solid, practical, balanced guidance that will enable parents to feel confident about their parenting skills.

Author: Laura A. Jana MD FAAP, Jennifer Shu MD FAAP
Paperback: 375 pages
Company: American Academy Of Pediatrics (2010-07-13)
ISBN: 1581104448
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The "baby bible" of the post-Dr. Spock generation, already embraced by hundreds of thousands of American parents, has now been revised, expanded, and brought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms, from postpartum nutrition to infant development.

Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as the parents of eight children to provide comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of infant care. Working for the first time with their sons Dr. Bob and Dr. Jim, both pediatric specialists in their own right, the Searses have produced a completely updated guide that is unrivaled in its scope and authority.

The Baby Book focuses on the essential needs of babies -- cating, sleeping, development, health, and comfort -- as it addresses the questions of greatest concern to today's parents. The Baby Book presents a practical, contemporary approach to parenting that reflects the way we live today. The Searses acknowledge that there is no one way to parent a baby, and they offer the basic guidance and inspiration you need to develop the parenting style that best suits you and your child. The Baby Book is a rich and invaluable resource that will help you get the most out of parenting -- for your child, for yourself, and for your entire family.

Author: William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, James Sears
Paperback: 769 pages ISBN13: 9780316778008, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Little, Brown and Company (2003-03)
ISBN: 0316778001
List Price: $21.99
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In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries—an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying.

No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan, have turned to him to learn the secrets for making babies happy.

Never again will parents have to stand by helpless and frazzled while their poor baby cries and cries. Dr. Karp has found there IS a remedy for colic. “I share with parents techniques known only to the most gifted baby soothers throughout history …and I explain exactly how they work.”

In a innovative and thought-provoking reevaluation of early infancy, Dr. Karp blends modern science and ancient wisdom to prove that newborns are not fully ready for the world when they are born. Through his research and experience, he has developed four basic principles that are crucial for understanding babies as well as improving their sleep and soothing their senses:

The Missing Fourth Trimester: as odd as it may sound, one of the main reasons babies cry is because they are born three months too soon.

The Calming Reflex: the automatic reset switch to stop crying of any baby in the first few months of life.

The 5 “S’s”: the simple steps (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking) that trigger the calming reflex. For centuries, parents have tried these methods only to fail because, as with a knee reflex, the calming reflex only works when it is triggered in precisely the right way. Unlike other books that merely list these techniques Dr. Karp teaches parents exactly how to do them, to guide cranky infants to calm and easy babies to serenity in minutes…and help them sleep longer too.

The Cuddle Cure: the perfect mix the 5 “S’s” that can soothe even the most colicky of infants.

In the book, Dr. Karp also explains:
* What is colic?
* Why do most babies get much more upset in the evening?
* How can a parent calm a baby—in mere minutes?
* Can babies be spoiled?
* When should a parent of a crying baby call the doctor?
* How can a parent get their baby to sleep a few hours longer?

Even the most loving moms and dads sometimes feel pushed to the breaking point by their infant’s persistent cries. Coming to the rescue, however, Dr. Karp places in the hands of parents, grandparents, and all childcare givers the tools they need to be able to calm their babies almost as easily as…turning off a light.

Author: Harvey Karp
Paperback: 267 pages ISBN13: 9780553381467, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Bantam (2003-05-27) (2003-05-27)
ISBN: 0553381466
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THE ONE GUIDE MOST PEDIATRICIANS RECOMMEND
 
From the American Academy of Pediatrics—the nation’s most trusted name in child care—Your Baby’s First Year is the definitive all-in-one guide to caring for your infant. Revised and updated, including two new chapters on sleep and allergies, Your Baby’s First Year provides authoritative advice on all aspects of infant care, including
 
• expanded sections on raising twins, multiples, and children with autism
• new material on prebiotics, probiotics, and the Tdap vaccine
• a month-to-month guide to your baby’s first year with vital facts on growth, behavior, and development
• a complete health encyclopedia covering illnesses, injuries, and disabilities
• advice on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and introducing solids
• guidelines for choosing a child care provider
• safety checks for home and car, including a car safety seat shopping guide
• And much more
 
    Comprehensive, reassuring, and up-to-date, Your Baby’s First Year is an indispensable guide for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their baby.

Author: American Academy Of Pediatrics
Mass Market Paperback: 816 pages
Company: Bantam (2010-05-25) (2010-05-25)
ISBN: 0553593005
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Author: Denise Fields, Ari Brown M.D.
Paperback: 576 pages
Company: Windsor Peak Press (2011-09-01)
ISBN: 1889392413
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The bible for natural baby and child care.

For parents who live natural, environmentally responsible lives, child rearing can seem impossible. From feeding to healing, clothing to washing, raising children naturally can be a daunting task—unless you know how.
BR>Natural Baby and Childcare helps parents who want to raise a "green" baby. This comprehensive book discusses how to complement conventional medicine with alternative treatments such as homeopathy, essential oils, and herbal medicine; how to bathe your child without using damaging chemicals; and how to feed your baby healthy, organic food. As a physician and a mom, Dr. Lauren Feder skillfully bridges the divide between medicine and motherhood, empowering parents to personalize traditional child-rearing practices to their own child.

Natural Baby and Childcare answers common questions such as:
• Are there any side effects of homeopathic medicine?
• What alternatives are there to wasteful baby products, such as plastic diapers?
• Is breastfeeding good for my baby?
• Can chamomile really cure colic?
• What side effects can vaccinations have?

Dr. Feder encourages parents to examine the conventional products that are offered and be choosy about which to include in their own children's lives. With information for all stages and ages, Natural Baby and Childcare is a comprehensive, intelligent, and reassuring guide to raising healthy and happy children. 50 photos.

Author: Lauren Feder
Paperback: 352 pages
Company: Hatherleigh (2006-03-31) (2006-03-17)
ISBN: 1578262054
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From the author of The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World, a thoroughly modern, must-have workbook to help you pull off the perfect wedding.

With so many nerve-wracking details to tend to, planning the perfect wedding can seem an impossible task. Now The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner guides you step-by-step through the countless stages of planning your big day. Packed with easy-to-follow checklists and worksheets, and the hip, insightful wisdom that has made theknot.com an indispensable resource for millions of couples worldwide, The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner provides:

A one-year calendar with monthly and weekly to-do lists leading up to the moment of marriage
Worksheets to help you:

Organize the attendants, the guest list, and the invitations        
Design the ceremony--from the site and officiant to the dress
Arrange the reception--from the cake and caterer to the music and the photographer

Checklists to keep track of finances, contracts, and post-marriage legalities
Money-saving tips and answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Author: Carley Roney
Paperback: 200 pages
Company: Clarkson Potter (1999-12-28) (1999-12-28)
ISBN: 0767902475
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Announcing the wedding bible: the most complete, lively, handholding, step-by-step guide to help every couple have a perfect wedding—no matter their budget, taste, or personalities. More than 2.2 million North American couples tie the knot each year; until now, only a mere fraction could work with celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. But the significant fact is not Ms. Weiss's clientele, but the reason for it: She's so very good at what she does. And now she shares all of her hard-won experience, wisdom, inspiration, and style tips.

The Wedding Book covers everything, in a voice filled with understanding: announcing the engagement, and what to do when someone isn't happy about the news; creating a budget; the pros and cons of destination weddings. Drawing up the guest list; planning the ceremony (and how to personalize your vows); menus to inspire; contracts and wedding insurance. Shopping for the dress, six great hairstyles, tuxedo vs. dinner jacket, the etiquette of invitations. Style tips for flowers, the tabletop, linens; a cake that says "you"; the crucial "Sixty Days Until I Do"; rehearsal dinner strategies; plus freezing the cake and preserving the bouquet.

Today the average cost of a wedding is $25,000—at $19.95, The Wedding Book is the smartest investment a bride-to-be could make.

Author: Mindy Weiss, Lisbeth Levine
Paperback: 485 pages
Company: Workman Publishing Company (2008-03-27)
ISBN: 0761139605
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The Complete Wedding Planner & Organizer is designed to simplify the wedding planning process and help you stay organized and on schedule. This book contains all the information you need to plan the wedding of you dreams, from the most current etiquette to expert advice, tips to save money, ideas to personalize your wedding, questions to ask your potential vendors, and much more.

The Complete Wedding Planner & Organizer is written by America’s top wedding experts, Alex and Elizabeth Lluch. Their books are the best-selling wedding planners in the country because they are comprehensive, inspirational and save you time, money and stress!


Author: Alex Lluch
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: WS Publishing Group (2011-02-09) (2011-02-09)
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The Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer 2nd Edition features a beautifully redesigned look. This is a comprehensive wedding planner with wedding etiquette, tips, things to consider, price ranges, options, and more expert wedding-planning tools. The book includes over 150 comparison charts, checklists, timelines, and budget analysis sheets to help the bride plan the entire wedding.

The Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer 2nd Edition is the best-selling wedding planning book at all major bookstores in North America, such as Barnes & Noble and Borders.


Author: Alex Lluch
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: WS Publishing Group (2011-02-09) (2011-02-09)
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For the first time TheKnot.com’s famous timelines, tools, and checklists have been compiled in one easy-to-carry book that will travel with you from florist to baker and everywhere in between. The Knot Book of Wedding Lists distills all the great information from The Knot and crafts it into useful, organized lists that will eliminate the stress and make planning a wedding as simple as checking off boxes. Whether you’re planning for twenty or two hundred, a wedding on the beach or in a balloon, this compact guide covers all your planning details for the big day in an easy, organized format, including:

oplanning timelines
ocontract checklists
ovendor to-do lists
onew wedding ideas
oquestions to ask the site manager, photographer, florist, and others
obridesmaid duties
odetails about your ceremony
oshopping lists
owedding-day to-do lists
oreception schedules
and much, much more.

With the most essential to-do lists in one easily accessible and portable spot, The Knot Book of Wedding Lists is the ultimate organizing tool you’ll turn to at every step of the wedding-planning process—right up to your walk down the aisle.

Author: Carley Roney, Editors Of The Knot
Paperback: 208 pages ISBN13: 9780307341938, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Clarkson Potter (2007-12-26) (2007-12-26)
ISBN: 0307341933
List Price: $12.99
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All brides want that perfect, well-planned wedding, like we see on all the wedding shows with professional wedding planners choreographing every moment of their special day...but let's be real. In these hard economic times, more and more brides can't afford the expensive cost of a wedding planner. This sole book will act as their personalized inexpensive wedding planner, saving Busy Brides hundreds to thousands of dollars. This book is an essential must have for all Busy Brides planning their own wedding. "The Busy Brides Bible for planning a fabulous wedding, without the expensive cost of a wedding planner" will help Busy Brides just like a wedding planner, from selecting their wedding rings to planning every detail of the most fabulous day of there lives...their wedding day. Complete with the trendiest examples of wedding themes, ceremony and reception sites, wedding color palettes, reception menus, ceremony and reception music, transportation options, signature wedding cocktail recipes, ceremony throw items, attendants' gifts, guest favors and much much more. Busy Brides will use this book as their right hand wedding planning bible to guide them in every step to planning that fabulous wedding of their dreams. They will bring this book everywhere, to the jewelry store, to the bridal store, to the reception sites, to the ceremony sites, to the caterers, to the florists and so on, because this book will guide them through every step of the way, just like a wedding planner would. This book, like no other book, includes detailed checklists, a budget guide, money saving tips, vendor questions, vendor contract elements, a guest list template, an example wedding itinerary timeline, an example ceremony program, bridal hair, makeup and nail tips, trendy wedding extras and much much more. Any Busy Bride will always want her wedding to be that fabulous wedding remembered by everyone. With the purchase of this book, she can make that "dream-day wedding" a reality. Look no further, this one-of-a-kind book is the only wedding planning book a Busy Bride will need to purchase.

Author: Angela A. Kear
Paperback: 270 pages ISBN13: 9781605944319, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Llumina Press (2011-04-29)
ISBN: 1605944319
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What do do before you say, "I do!"Let's face it - planning a wedding takes a lot of time and organization. It's easy to see why you might stress out about creating the guest list, finding a reception hall, booking a caterer, choosing a florest, and managing a budget. Who could possibly keep it all straight? You can with The Everything Wedding Organizer, 2nd Edition! This handy guide contains all the worksheets and checklists you need to make planning your wedding a breeze, including:- Guest lists for the bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, and reception- New checklists for getting through the rehearsal and for planning your ideal honeymoon- Worksheets for music, flowers, cake, and caterers to guarantee a smooth reception- Budgeting worksheets to help you stay on track- A chapter devoted to setting up your new householdAlong with step-by-step advice for easy planning, this book also reveals inexpensive alternatives to the traditional wedding extravaganza, as well as helpful wedding etiquette tips. This all-in-one organizer helps you take the even the most elavorate celebration from overwhelming to under control in no time!

Author: Shelly Hagen
Kindle Edition: 304 pages Kindle eBook
Company: Adams Media (2012-01-01) (2012-01-01)
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Congratulations, you’re planning a wedding! Besides obtaining a fancy tuxedo and a stunning gown, organizing a wedding ceremony takes creativity, planning, diplomacy, and nerve. The whole ordeal can seem overwhelming at first, but with a little guidance, you’ll pull off a wedding people will remember for ages.

Wedding Planning For Dummies, 2nd Edition demystifies and simplifies all the details that go into the Big Day, providing inspiration and innovative ideas to personalize your wedding celebration and, of course, make it fun for everyone—especially you! This one-stop guide is all you need to:Design a comprehensive schedule for a snag-free wedding dayKeep track of expenses with a wedding budgetNegotiate contracts and surf online for dealsGet those pesky financial technicalities out of the wayPlan a weekend wedding, a themed wedding, and other celebrationsSelect a suitable wedding partyPlan for various customs and ritesGet the decorative effect you wantThrow a great reception with music, food, drink, and cake!Handle gifts, registries, rings, photos, and the honeymoon

Packed with tips for saving money and common kitsch you should avoid, this is the ultimate guide to satisfying everyone on the Big Day. You’ll discover the confidence you need to make the wedding of your dreams come true with Wedding Planning For Dummies, 2nd Edition!

Author: Marcy Blum, Laura F. Kaiser
Paperback: 408 pages
Company: Wiley (2004-10-29)
ISBN: 0764556851
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Congratulations! You are getting married and want a beautiful, memorable event, yet you need to stick to a tight budget. Don't despair! There are hundreds of proven ways to have your dream wedding without breaking your budget. The average cost of a wedding in the United States in 2007 is approaching $30,000, a 73 percent increase since 1992, according to a recent study. What's astonishing is how quickly all the other smaller expenses those you don't immediately think of add up. The stationery, invitations, announcements, thank-you notes, postage, make up, hair stylist, limousines, menus, and so on, not including the cost for an engagement party, rehearsal dinner, gifts, honeymoon, engagement ring, and bridal consultant or wedding planner. Just imagine what you could do if you could save $30,000 as you start out your new life together. Whether your budget is $1,000 or $50,000, in this easy to read and comprehensive new book you will learn hundreds of simple ways to cut down on your wedding expenses without serving a roomful of guests hamburgers and hot dogs at your reception. Reducing your wedding costs doesn t have to mean plastic forks and pitching a tent on your aunt's front lawn. This new book will teach you hundreds of insider secrets to nip the overcharges out of your wedding budget. The author tackles invitations, facility, catering, gifts, bar-liquor, tables and chairs, decorations, napkins, centerpieces, flowers, limousine, dishes and glasses, music, candles, photography, videographer, ring pillow, linens, guest favors, tents, dance floor, cake, matches, place cards, thank you notes, and dozens more.

Author: Tracy Leigh
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL) (2008-01-15)
ISBN: 1601380070
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With all that is involved in planning a wedding, many couples and families find this to be a very stressful and frustrating time. It does NOT have to be.

Use the experts advice when planning your wedding..... AND HAVE FUN DOING SO!
Get Tips and Secrets as well as pitfalls to avoid, from professionals that have years of experience in this industry.

Wedding Planning Survival Guide is just what couples need to get on the right track in planning their wedding as well as the perfect honeymoon. Featuring interviews with 18 different wedding industry professionals, you will learn how to avoid the frustration and be on the fast track to planning your wedding event in a much more organized manor. From wedding planning, party rental, bridal gown, choosing the right DJ company and even hairstylist, the cost of a Limousine, making sure that cake is just right, all the way to booking the perfect honeymoon vacation and getting the best deal, Wedding Planning Survival Guide is truly a compilation of the information that you absolutely must have before you embark on the massive task of planning your own wedding.

Author: Daniel Elss
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: TEM Publishing (2012-01-17) (2012-01-17)
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