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From a Harvard faculty member and oral language specialist, an invaluable guide that gives readers evidence-based tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more joy and kindness. Science has shown that the...

Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school - in her 60s - to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful, demands of a life fully lived.

Awakening Fertility is a loving guide to accompany you along the road to whatever is next for you - whether it be a child or a deeper understanding of what it means to be a woman and the power that lies in your heart and in your womb. Including 25 healing recipes, Awakening Fertility is a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance to those desiring to become mothers. As opposed to the countless other books on "trying to conceive," Awakening Fertility looks at this time before motherhood as a chance for discovery and growth.

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.

The latest research in neuroscience and parenting come together in this groundbreaking book, which brings to light new realizations about the power of nurture for our children's mental and physical health outcomes. Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD. is a neuroscientist, doula, and parent. Her work began...

An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent...

French Women Don’t Get Fat meets The Little Book of Hygge in this lively, sophisticated, and practical illustrated lifestyle guide that shows how to enjoy la belle vie—to live like the French every day—transforming your house into a home defined by beauty, family, and accessible elegance...

Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but their toys, classrooms, and playgrounds are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades—even centuries—of ideas about good child-rearing versus bad. What is the Good Toy? Is it wooden, plastic, or even digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can our built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle.

The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on author Heng Ou's own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of “confinement”, in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of caring for the mother after birth.

Anyone who teaches others, including parents, can benefit from this book. Teachers play a pivotal role in the education of children and adults. There are basic principles of living that could be taught in the classroom that would not take much time from teachers; in fact, I expect that because these concepts will reduce conflict, doing so may well give teachers more time to teach. This book is not about what teachers should teach but about how the way they teach can make major differences in their students' lives.

A 3-minute children's literature podcast! Find your new favorites and get some bonus tips for early literacy.

Francesca's parents represented opposing world-views. Her mother always slid her way out of questions about the past, saying only “My life started when you were born.” Her dad, an absent bodybuilder, loved telling stories about his seemingly larger-than-life past. He said he would tell her anything she wanted to know. But more often than not, it was a total lie. When Francesca was 9, he went to prison, and her mother, the grounding center of Francesca's world, moved her half a continent away...

In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. Gornick's groundbreaking book confronts what Edna O'Brien has called "the principal crux of female despair": the unacknowledged Oedipal nature of the mother-daughter bond. Born and raised in the Bronx, the daughter of "urban peasants," Gornick grows up in a household dominated by her intelligent but uneducated mother's romantic depression over the early death of her husband.

For the sentimental mums who want to give their kids a joy-filled childhood and actually remember it. This is a cosy space for memory collectors, photography hobbyists and pros alike, and mums who are simply doing their best.We’ll talk about motherhood, nostalgia, and the tiny everyday moments that become our children’s biggest memories, all while learning to create artful photos of our kids with our “big girl” DSLR and Mirrorless cameras. Hosted by Courts, professional photographer, founder of Mamastalgia, and owner of Blury Photography (bluryphotography.com).Each episode gently ...

We explore the dance world weekly—answering the questions you're afraid to ask and helping you make decisions with confidence. Competitions, auditions, mindset, technique, and the stuff nobody warns you about. Studio owners for 20+ years and dance parents ourselves, we bring honest conversations for parents raising the next generation of artists. This podcast is about shaping confident, resilient young dancers. Starting with you.

Eerlijk, rauw en met humor schrijft Anjali Taneja – bedenker van de hitserie Moedermaffia – over de druk, twijfels en kracht van het moederschap. Ik moeder maar wat aan is geen handleiding en geen boek over 'goed' of 'fout' opvoeden, maar een eerlijk verslag van zestien jaar moederen, doordrenkt met de stemmen van haar moeder, oma, vader en dochter.

Like millions of women, Eve Ensler has been waiting much of her lifetime for an apology. Sexually and physically abused by her father, Eve has struggled her whole life from this betrayal, longing for an honest reckoning from a man who is long dead. After years of work as an anti-violence activist, she decided she would wait no longer; an apology could be imagined, by her, for her, to her.

A sanctuary for parents seeking deeper connection, meaning, and presence. Kate Lawrence weaves energy work, conscious parenting, and soulful guidance into the art of raising whole, connected humans.

15 minute bitesize podcasts from Joe Wicks and infant nutrition specialist Charlotte Stirling-Reed to celebrate the launch of Wean In 15, the new book from Joe Wicks. Joe and Charlotte tackle some of the key subjects around weaning your baby and share some of their own personal experiences to help guide you through the obstacle course of weaning.Wean In 15 includes everything you need to take your baby from milk, through first foods, to enjoying family mealtimes - plus 100 tasty recipes. The book is available for pre-order here: https://amzn.to/2SoiICI and is out on the 14th May 2020. Hosted ...

As a mother, life often feels like it is passing by in a blur. You take countless pictures trying to freeze time and capture the memories, but in looking back find you barely even remember experiencing the moments. But what if there were a way to preserve your family's story while also becoming fully present within it? Combining the science of memory preservation with photography principles, professional photographer Joy Prouty shows you how to exit survival mode and enter the present moment through the photos you're already taking.