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• How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

  Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, and Other Challenges of Childhood

  Faber, Joanna,

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  "From tantrums to technology to talking to kids about tough topics, How To Talk When Kids Won't Listen offers concrete strategies for these and many more difficult situations. Part One introduces readers to the How To Talk "toolbox," with whimsical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The 5 Principles of Parenting

  Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans

  Pressman, Aliza,

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  "Drawing on nearly twenty years' experience, a developmental psychologist, providing expert advice and strategies, helps parents chart a manageable course for raising good humans that's aligned to their own values and their children's unique…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers

  for Their Early Years--raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful

  Nelsen, Jane,

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  "This revised and updated third edition includes information from the latest research on neurobiology, diet and exercise, gender differences and behavior, the importance of early relationships and parenting, and new approaches to parenting in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Child Is Trans, Now What?

  a Joy-centered Approach to Support

  Greene, Benjamin, 1999-

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  "My Child Is Trans, Now What? is for parents and loved ones of transgender youth and young adults at any stage in their journey. Trans education free of judgment is in short supply, and this book combines personal stories, key resources, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Growing Feelings

  a Kids' Guide to Dealing With Emotions About Friends and Other Kids

  Kennedy-Moore, Eileen,

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  "Everyone likes the idea of "best friends forever," but friendships can be complicated, and they often involve dealing with difficult feelings. Almost all children have experienced feeling shy at a party where they don't know anyone, furious during…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brain-body Parenting

  How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

  Delahooke, Mona,

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  "Brain-Body Parenting empowers parents with tools to help their children develop self-regulation skills while also encouraging parental self-care, which is crucial for parents to have the capacity to provide the essential "co-regulation" children…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yes, Your Kid

  What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex

  Herbenick, Debby,

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  "Yes, Your Kid is a crash course for parents on talking to teens and older kids about sex in order to keep them healthy, happy, and safe-and how to do it so in a way to have your kids listen"

• Anxiety Coach

  a Parent's Guide to Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD

  Whiteside, Stephen P. H.,

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  "The Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach is a groundbreaking program in book form, for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders or obsessive compulsive disorder. When children have anxiety disorders they are very afraid, nervous, or worried…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raising Antiracist Children

  a Practical Parenting Guide

  Hawthorne, Britt,

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  "Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start. Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally recognized teacher and advocate—be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children acts as an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen

  the Essential Conversations You Need to Have With Your Kids Before They Start High School - and How (best) to Have Them

  Icard, Michelle,

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  "Distilling Michelle Icard's decades of experience working with families, Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen focuses on big, thorny topics such as friendship, sexuality, impulsivity, and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Do Right by Me

  Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces

  Harrison, Valerie I., 1962-

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  "This book orients parents and communities of black children, including white adoptive parents, to the particular challenges and inequalities race brings to childhood. The authors present research, insight, and their own experience to guide parents…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raising Critical Thinkers

  a Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

  Bogart, Julie, 1961-

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  "Drawing on more than twenty years' experience homeschooling and developing curricula, Julie Bogart offers practical tools to help children at every stage of development to grow in their ability to explore the world around them, examine how their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thrivers

  the Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine

  Borba, Michele,

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  "The difference between those who struggle and those who succeed comes down not to grades or test scores, but to seven character traits -- confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance, and optimism. These traits will allow…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler

  Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years--no Time Outs Needed

  Glowacki, Jamie,

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  "The recent push of early intellectualism coupled with a desire to “make childhood magical” has created a strange paradox—we have three-year-olds with math and Mandarin tutors who don’t know how to dress themselves and are sitting in their own poop.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raising Multiracial Children

  Tools for Nurturing Identity in a Racialized World

  Nayani, Farzana, 1977-

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  "Raising Multiracial Children gives caregivers the tools for exploring race with their children, offering practical guidance on how to initiate conversations; consciously foster racial identity development; discuss issues like microaggressions,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Yes Brain

  How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child

  Siegel, Daniel J., 1957-

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  "Dan Siegel (of Whole Brain Child), a thought-leader in the field of neuropsychiatry, and Tina Payne Bryson, who runs the parenting education/class component of his famed institute in LA, explain the underpinnings of this neurological dichotomy, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brain Rules for Baby

  How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child From Zero to Five

  Medina, John, 1956-

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  "Instructs parents on raising intelligent and emotionally stable children, from newborns to toddlers, by encouraging healthy brain activity and development and debunking traditional and contemporary "brain-boosting" methods."

• Bringing Up Race

  How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World

  Asika, Uju,

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  "Bringing Up Race is an important book, for all families, whatever their race or ethnicity. It's for everyone who wants to instill a sense of open-minded inclusivity in their kids, and those who want to discuss difference instead of shying away from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kids Are in Bed

  Finding Time for Yourself in the Chaos of Parenting

  Bertsche, Rachel,

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  "After dozens of interviews with scientists and parenting experts, input from moms and dads across the country, and her own experiments with her personal time, Rachel figured out how to transform her patterns and reconnect to her pre-kids life. In…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Supernormal

  the Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience

  Jay, Meg,

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  "Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing up alongside domestic…Read moreRead more of this annotation