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Pregnancy: The Ultimate Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide

Laura Riley M.D. OB/GYN

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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The most up-to-date, comprehensive pregnancy guide on the market, delivering an unforgettable visual journey of developing life.

Week-by-week pregnancy format is easy-to-follow, enjoyable to read, and follows the standard development schedule used by the OB/GYN profession.

Detailed descriptions and eight pages of amazing full-color in-utero photographs guide expectant parents through a visual journey of the monthly changes of their growing baby.

The only pregnancy book on the market authored by a leading OB/GYN who is a doctor, an academic, and a mother.

Straightforward, comforting professional advice on the topics that are most important to expectant parents: having a healthy pregnancy, real-life labor, preparing for life as a family (both emotionally and financially), and juggling a career and motherhood.

Exclusive interactive due-date wheel makes it easy to determine conception date, week of pregnancy, and delivery date.

Special sections on labor and delivery, feeding options, and the first 12 weeks after baby’s birth.

Important checklists, including one for each prenatal check-up help the expectant mother prepare for and make the most out of each session with her doctor.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth

Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian

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ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR PREGNANCY AND THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD -- FROM THE EDITORS OF THE CLASSIC "BIBLE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH"

Pregnancy and birth are as ordinary and extraordinary as breathing, thinking, or loving. But as soon as you announce you're expecting, you may be bombarded with advice from every angle -- well-meaning friends, relatives, medical professionals, even strangers want to weigh in on what you should or shouldn't do, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by their conflicting recommendations.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth will help you sort fact from fiction, giving you the most accurate research, up-to-date information, and the firsthand experiences of numerous women who have been exactly where you are today. You'll get the tools you need to take care of yourself and your baby during and after your pregnancy, from tips on eating well during pregnancy to strategies for coping with stress and depression. Learn everything you need to know about:

CHOOSING A GOOD HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

SELECTING A PLACE OF BIRTH

UNDERSTANDING PRENATAL TESTING

COPING WITH LABOR PAIN

SPEEDING YOUR PHYSICAL RECOVERY

ADJUSTING TO LIFE AS A NEW MOTHER

OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: PREGNANCY AND BIRTH IS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR WOMEN THAT WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE MANY DECISIONS AHEAD.

Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy & Birth

Elizabeth Davis

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Total reviews: 24 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

To the person who said: More pronography then medical guidance 5 out of 5 stars.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

This reader has an issue with a woman's whole body. In many birth books all you see is from the wasit down like the woman is not a whole person. When we focus on the whole picture (a womans torso, breasts and FACE!) we remember this isn't a birthing machine that needs fixing; this is a person, a woman, a mother.

More pronography then medical guidance 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 82 people found this review helpful.

While certain anatomical photos are certainly necessary to help explain birth, this book goes way beyond medical visuals and seems to have gone out of its way to include pictures that border on pornography. There's even diagrams that were amended to include "details" clearly not necessary to serve as an effective visual aid. Moreover, why it is necessary to have so many waistup shots of women's breasts and pretty blatnat ones to boot when a baby comes out of the body waist below is beyond on us. We tried at first to ignore the pictures and read the book, but it just got so obscenre for us, we shelved it with plans to throw it away. Men buying Penthouse will definitely like this book!

Editorial Review:

A midwife's guide to pregnancy and birth which shows compassionate sensitivity to women's needs in pregnancy and childbirth.

Raising Confident Boys: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers

Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Disappointed 2 out of 5 stars.
17 of 63 people found this review helpful.

I was very disappointed with this book. The author continually tells the reader to be kind and gentle with children, and then recommends "alternatives to spanking" that are simply other types of punishments: time out, removal of privileges, and the like. She simply doesn't get it that children are human beings who behave as well as they are treated, and who will behave well when treated with love and respect. Would the author respond well if her partner tried to control her in these ways? There are many better choices - see the book titles listed at The Natural Child Project and La Leche League websites.

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Boys need to be noticed, admired, understood, and accepted to feel good about themselves. Boys who lack appropriate emotional support from the adults close to them are at risk of believing they don't fit in and are likely to act accordingly, engaging in risky behaviors-including at worst using drugs and acting out violently. Raising Confident Boys teaches readers what makes boys prone to low self-esteem and provides practical, effective tips for managing these situations as they arise.

Parenting Teenagers: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens (STEP)

Sr. Don Dinkmeyer, Joyce L. McKay, Don Dinkmeyer Jr.

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Parenting Teenagers:(STEP) Not Available Any where 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

I recently found this book in a Recource Center's lobby. I Started reading as I wated for my teen to finish his counseling session. I found this book to be an excellent source of helpful information. I have been searching for my own copy for a week now.

Why don't any of you " BIG" book stored cary it?????????

Parenting Teenagers: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I thought the book was very informative,it lets a parent look at somethings in a different way and helps with better communication between the parent and the teenager. I thought some things were very helpful and some were a little tough to go with, I still feel some rules of grounding are still old fashion rules but they do work and you need to keep them guided on the right track towards their future.

Editorial Review:

Parents know the challenges of raising teenagers. This popular guide is filled with easy-to-understand-and-apply skills that help parents connect with teens and deal with their "issues." Includes practical guidance on social pressure, dating, grades, career plans, and alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse prevention. It is an excellent choice for parents who want to improve their relationship with teens.

PARENTING TEENAGERS is part of the STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) series, the world's best selling parent education program.

The One-in-a-Million Baby Name Book: The BabyNames.com Guide to Choosing the Best Name for Your New Arrival

Jennifer Moss, Babynames.com

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Great resource! 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This book is unique and a great resource for parents-to-be and name aficionados alike. It presents great insight from real-life namers, a step-by-step guide to naming your child and polls from thousands of the parent site's visitors. A must-have!

Fantastic book! MUST HAVE 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.

This book is just what i needed to help me choose names for my future children, but also to satisfy my inner name loving nerd ;) . This book is so much more than a dictionary of names! it is like no other name book you have ever read! a must have for those looking for help naming their child as well as for those like me who just love names!

Editorial Review:

From one of the top parenting websites—a comprehensive naming guide featuring the unique Babynames.com popularity ratings.

Forget those traditional lists of names and their meanings—in guiding readers step-by-step through the naming process, as well as the seven things to consider, this book will help parents decide upon a name perfectly suited to their child and family. The only baby name book to draw upon the opinions of 1.2 million parents, each listing features a popularity rating derived from website feedback as well as the top personality traits associated with the name. Readers can also browse lists of names organized in unique ways such as names for sports fans or fiction lovers, and names to be avoided.

Butterflies & Hiccups: A Guided Pregnancy Journal

Laurie J. Wing

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A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The Mom's Choice Awards® honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Florrie Binford-Kichler, Founder of Patria Press, Inc.- an award-winning independent publisher and Member of The Children's Book Council; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of The Just For Mom Foundation(tm) and the Mom's Choice Awards®. Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards® seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book has been honored by this distinguished award.

Editorial Review:

Pregnancy is such a special time that moms-to-be want to remember every moment, from the second they receive the big news to the instant the baby enters the world. With this beautiful keepsake journal, they can. Every page prompts expectant mothers to document all the details, month by month. Who was the first person you told that you were pregnant? Do you have “morning sickness?” Have you started to “show” yet? Jot down notes on your doctor visits, how you’re feeling, and what foods you crave at each stage. Follow your bundle of joy as it develops inside you, and record your reactions the first time you heard the heartbeat and felt baby kick. There’s space for photos, blank pages for customizing the book, ideas for pampering yourself, and more.

Giving The Love That Heals

Harville, PhD Hendrix

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Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his New York Times bestsellers Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find. Now, with his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, he brings us to a new understanding of the most profound love of all -- by helping parents nurture their own development as they encourage emotional wholeness in their children.

This groundbreaking book offers a unique opportunity for personal transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children, regardless of their age. Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt help us explore:

The Imago -- the fantasy partner that our unconscious mind constructs from those we loved as a child, a that has guided our search for a life partner

Maximizer and Minimizer parents -- the defensive styles that internally shape what we say and how interact with our children

A Parenting Process that helps to end the "cycle of wounding" -- the handing-down of wounding we received as children -- as we raise our own children

Safety, Support, and Structure -- how to give children what they really need from us

Modeling Adulthood -- using our healed sense of self as a model for our children.

With other practical, insightful approaches that can powerfully shape the parent-child bond, Giving the Love that Heals gives us the keys to helping our children to become healthy, responsible, and caring people.

Mommy Calls: Dr. Tanya Answers Parents' Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers

Tanya Remer Altmann

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Such a Relief! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

My friend bought me this book as a gift for my shower and I started using it as soon as we came home from the hospital. I am so grateful to my friend for getting me this book. It's such a great find. I totally recommend it to anyone having a baby! Thanks Dr. Tanya!

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Inspired by the questions pediatricians are most often asked, this guide provides on-the-spot, concise advice for those who are unsure about how to handle their child’s condition. Offering the insight of a parent of children under the age of three and the experience of a pediatrician, this resource provides information on a diverse range of topics, including How can I be sure that my newborn is getting enough to eat? Should I worry that my child has a fever after getting his shots today? What should I do if I think my child swallowed a coin? and I don't know what vaccine information to trust—should I vaccinate my son? in a reassuring yet humorous tone.

Nurture by Nature: How to Raise Happy, Healthy, Responsible Children Through the Insights of Personality Type

Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger

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A salesperson sizing up a customer. A manager trying to motivate an employee. A teacher attempting to make a point with a student. Should they joke around? Stick to the facts? Make small talk? Cut to the chase? How do they "read" the other person quickly to discover what strategy is best? Now, Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger at last provide the answers. Drawing on the same scientifically validated Personality Type model that most Fortune 500 companies use, they show just how easy it is to identify key personality characteristics through a person's appearance, vocabulary, body language, occupation, education, and interests. Filled with real-life examples and easy-to-follow directions, The Art of Speed-Reading People explains what motivates and drives each different type -- and what communication strategies will be most successful. For salespeople, managers, teachers, and anyone else who has to deal with the human factor at work -- and who doesn't? -- here is the business how -to book of the year.