Parenting & Families Books


Selling Mrs. Consumer: Christine Frederick and the Rise of Household EfficiencySelling Mrs. Consumer: Christine Frederick and the Rise of Household Efficiency
Best Price: $15.99
This first book-length treatment of the life and work of Christine Frederick (1883-1970) reveals...
Studying Urban Youth Culture (Peter Lang Primers)Studying Urban Youth Culture (Peter Lang Primers)
Best Price: $18.95
This book provides a concise introduction to the practical and theoretical complexities of...
Early Childhood Development from Measurement to Action: A Priority for Growth and EquityEarly Childhood Development from Measurement to Action: A Priority for Growth and Equity
Best Price: $30.00
Prosperity in the world today depends on societies' nurturing of young children. Quality...
SistersSisters
Best Price: $0.99
Of all family ties, surely the most complex is the bond between sisters. To examine that...
No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens (The Divorce Resource Series)No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens (The Divorce Resource Series)
Best Price: $30.60
Purchased for my daughter when her Dad and I were divorcing. She didn't talk about the book...


The Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic HomeThe Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home
Best Price: $8.43
During May, Mary's month and the month in which we celebrate the vocation of motherhood, it...
Broken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and AbusersBroken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers
Best Price: $2.99
This is a bad book, a very bad book. It is not so much the Hallmark card prose of the authors...
Parenting Children with Disabilities (Pediatric Habilitation)Parenting Children with Disabilities (Pediatric Habilitation)
Best Price: $24.00
A Child's Gift of Lullabyes [With Paperback Book]A Child's Gift of Lullabyes [With Paperback Book]
Best Price: $10.98
We bought this on tape when our first son was a baby. Now he's 19, and we still listen to...
Moms Go Where Angels Fear to Tread: Adventures in MotherhoodMoms Go Where Angels Fear to Tread: Adventures in Motherhood
Best Price: $7.50
I first read Joan Wester Anderson's work back in the early 1990's when I found her first...


Selling Mrs. Consumer: Christine Frederick and the Rise of Household EfficiencySelling Mrs. Consumer: Christine Frederick and the Rise of Household Efficiency
Best Price: $15.99
This first book-length treatment of the life and work of Christine Frederick (1883-1970) reveals...
Studying Urban Youth Culture (Peter Lang Primers)Studying Urban Youth Culture (Peter Lang Primers)
Best Price: $18.95
This book provides a concise introduction to the practical and theoretical complexities of...
Early Childhood Development from Measurement to Action: A Priority for Growth and EquityEarly Childhood Development from Measurement to Action: A Priority for Growth and Equity
Best Price: $30.00
Prosperity in the world today depends on societies' nurturing of young children. Quality...
SistersSisters
Best Price: $0.99
Of all family ties, surely the most complex is the bond between sisters. To examine that...
No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens (The Divorce Resource Series)No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens (The Divorce Resource Series)
Best Price: $30.60
Purchased for my daughter when her Dad and I were divorcing. She didn't talk about the book...

The Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic HomeThe Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home
Best Price: $8.43
During May, Mary's month and the month in which we celebrate the vocation of motherhood, it...
Broken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and AbusersBroken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers
Best Price: $2.99
This is a bad book, a very bad book. It is not so much the Hallmark card prose of the authors...
Parenting Children with Disabilities (Pediatric Habilitation)Parenting Children with Disabilities (Pediatric Habilitation)
Best Price: $24.00
A Child's Gift of Lullabyes [With Paperback Book]A Child's Gift of Lullabyes [With Paperback Book]
Best Price: $10.98
We bought this on tape when our first son was a baby. Now he's 19, and we still listen to...
Moms Go Where Angels Fear to Tread: Adventures in MotherhoodMoms Go Where Angels Fear to Tread: Adventures in Motherhood
Best Price: $7.50
I first read Joan Wester Anderson's work back in the early 1990's when I found her first...

Relative Intimacy: Fathers, Adolescent Daughters, and Postwar American Culture (Gender and American Culture)Relative Intimacy: Fathers, Adolescent Daughters, and Postwar American Culture (Gender and American Culture)
Best Price: $7.98
Celebrated as new consumers and condemned for their growing delinquencies, teenage girls emerged...
Relative Intimacy: Fathers, Adolescent Daughters, and Postwar American Culture (Gender and American Culture)Relative Intimacy: Fathers, Adolescent Daughters, and Postwar American Culture (Gender and American Culture)
Best Price: $3.99
The dynamics of father-daugther relationships are usually so commonplace as to be unremarkable. ...
They Cage The Animals At Night (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)They Cage The Animals At Night (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
Best Price: $17.20
I feel for Mr. Burch, who shows his courage as a vulnerable young boy who grew into a successful...
Introducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Traditional Themes and Contemporary IssuesIntroducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Traditional Themes and Contemporary Issues
Best Price: $3.74
This book takes a non-orthodox look at the catechism. Just read the catechism, it speaks for...
Our Baby: The First Year: Feeding, Bathing, and Diapering, Watching Your Baby Develop and Grow, What to Do When You Baby Gets SickOur Baby: The First Year: Feeding, Bathing, and Diapering, Watching Your Baby Develop and Grow, What to Do When You Baby Gets Sick
Best Price: $0.50
When I first cracked this book open, I kept asking myself why the book sounded so old. I finally...

In Defense of Single-Parent FamiliesIn Defense of Single-Parent Families
Best Price: $28.00
Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just...
The Complete Playground BookThe Complete Playground Book
Best Price: $10.99
Safe from the Start: Your Child's Safety from Birth to Age FiveSafe from the Start: Your Child's Safety from Birth to Age Five
Best Price: $4.95
The AIDS DictionaryThe AIDS Dictionary
Covering HIV, AIDS, and related conditions, The AIDS Dictionary addresses the diverse...
Healthspeak: A Complete Dictionary of America's Health Care SystemHealthspeak: A Complete Dictionary of America's Health Care System
Best Price: $4.45

When Bonding Fails: Clinical Assessment of High-Risk Families (SAGE Library of Social Research)When Bonding Fails: Clinical Assessment of High-Risk Families (SAGE Library of Social Research)
A practical guide for the assessment of families at risk of child abuse. Bolton begins by...
Intimate Violence in Families (Family Studies Text series)Intimate Violence in Families (Family Studies Text series)
Best Price: $170.88
This text is designed to provide a basic overview of the subject of family violence. Gelles and...
Remarriage (Family Studies Text series)Remarriage (Family Studies Text series)
Rates of divorce and remarriage have risen dramatically worldwide. Rates of redivorce are even...
Intimate Violence in Families (Family Studies Text series)Intimate Violence in Families (Family Studies Text series)
For the latest information on family violence, there is no better resource than the second...
Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults, and Elders (Family Caregiver Applications series)Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults, and Elders (Family Caregiver Applications series)
Best Price: $39.95
Exploring how caregivers juggle their responsibilities of work and family, the authors of this...

Becoming a Better Grandparent: Viewpoints on Strengthening the Family (Grandparent Education Project) (v. 2)Becoming a Better Grandparent: Viewpoints on Strengthening the Family (Grandparent Education Project) (v. 2)
Best Price: $40.57
Volume Two provides perspectives that enhance both private and group discussions. Topics - such...
Family Careers: Rethinking the Developmental PerspectiveFamily Careers: Rethinking the Developmental Perspective
Best Price: $91.53
Family Careers makes use of the developmental approach to studying families in order to present...
Group Participation: Techniques for Leaders and Members (SAGE Human Services Guides)Group Participation: Techniques for Leaders and Members (SAGE Human Services Guides)
Best Price: $120.90
Basic techniques for achieving group success are described in the latest edition of this popular...
International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children's Testimony: Psychological Research and LawInternational Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children's Testimony: Psychological Research and Law
Best Price: $45.21
Child witnesses pose unique challenges to the legal system, and courtrooms are daunting and...
Contemporary GrandparentingContemporary Grandparenting
Best Price: $86.93
This engaging textbook synthesizes the current knowledge about how grandparents operate in the...

The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)
Best Price: $61.56
The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)
Best Price: $65.99
Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions (Visible Evidence)Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions (Visible Evidence)
Best Price: $19.00
In "Home Movies..." Citron uses an interplay of fact and fiction to guide the...
Devotions for New MothersDevotions for New Mothers
Best Price: $144.02
This book moved me to tears many times during the first months of my daughter's life, as I...
Your Baby in Pictures: The New Parents' Guide to Photographing Your Baby's First YearYour Baby in Pictures: The New Parents' Guide to Photographing Your Baby's First Year
Best Price: $12.28
If you are a new parent or just wanting to learn more about photographing babies, you too will...

Why Was I Adopted? The Facts of Adoption With Love and IllustrationsWhy Was I Adopted? The Facts of Adoption With Love and Illustrations
Best Price: $158.95
An earlier review criticized this book's readability and appropriateness for children. As a...
Proceedings of the First International Congress for the Study of Child LanguageProceedings of the First International Congress for the Study of Child LanguageDramatic Play in Childhood: Rehearsal for LifeDramatic Play in Childhood: Rehearsal for Life
Winner of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) Honorary Research Award, Koste...
When I Am Little Again and  The Child's Right to RespectWhen I Am Little Again and The Child's Right to Respect
Best Price: $44.68
Well, not really. Though we sometimes wish to return to childhood and have all its privileges,...
Listen My Son: St. Benedict for FathersListen My Son: St. Benedict for Fathers
Best Price: $14.99
My mother gave this book to all her sons (including me) for Christmas a year ago. This was my...

Stepfamilies: Myths and RealitiesStepfamilies: Myths and Realities
Best Price: $8.36
I have been teaching and counseling stepfamilies for more than 20 years. This is a well-written...
Child Abuse: A Community ConcernChild Abuse: A Community Concern
Best Price: $1.90
How to Plan Your African AmeriHow to Plan Your African Ameri
Best Price: $11.98
I'm planning a family reunion and have poured over several books on the topic. Krystal...
Anger: How to Live With and WiAnger: How to Live With and Wi
Best Price: $74.07
This is one of the best strategies I've found for dealing with anger. Ellis points out that...
Pregnant PausePregnant Pause
Best Price: $4.30
After reading this book, I feel like I know the author and consider her a lifelong friend! ...

Helping Your Children Feel Good About Themselves: A Guide to Building Self-Esteem in the Christian FamilyHelping Your Children Feel Good About Themselves: A Guide to Building Self-Esteem in the Christian Family
Best Price: $0.70
"This is a n easy-to-read, practical, down-to-earth guide for parents. It breathes a spirit...
Everlasting Floral Gifts: More Than 100 Beautiful Projects To MakeEverlasting Floral Gifts: More Than 100 Beautiful Projects To Make
Best Price: $0.01
The natural, colorful beauty of flowers is captured forever when they are dried and artistically...
The Complete Book Of Sewing ShortcutsThe Complete Book Of Sewing Shortcuts
Best Price: $13.99
I think the title of this book was not well chosen, but the information within definitely was. I...
The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman with Newly Diagnosed Breast CancerThe Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Best Price: $0.55
Dr. Link has written exactly what his title promises: a manual that will educate women on how...
Baby Om: Yoga for Mothers and BabiesBaby Om: Yoga for Mothers and Babies
Best Price: $10.00
I loved this book for postpartum yoga - it has a special section for cesarean moms, which was...

The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of WomenThe Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women
Best Price: $16.50
In the pathbreaking tradition of Backlash and The Time Bind , The Conflict , a #1 European...
Fun House (Karol Ladd Gift Book Series, 2)Fun House (Karol Ladd Gift Book Series, 2)
Best Price: $5.00
Mom, You're Incredible!Mom, You're Incredible!
Best Price: $0.82
This book is excellent for any women who has a family or is thinking of having a family, or...
Becoming the Parent Your Teenager Needs: Inspirations for Daily EncouragementBecoming the Parent Your Teenager Needs: Inspirations for Daily Encouragement
Best Price: $7.36
Family Survival in an X-Rated World: A Practical Program for Guarding Your Heart and Protecting Your HomeFamily Survival in an X-Rated World: A Practical Program for Guarding Your Heart and Protecting Your Home
Best Price: $0.85
I am a wife and a mother of four. I sometimes feel overwhelmed by raising children in todays...

Tying the Family Knot: Meeting the Challenges of a Blended FamilyTying the Family Knot: Meeting the Challenges of a Blended Family
Best Price: $5.50
This is an awesome book! It has so much great advice for couples who have a blended family. I...
Homeschooling Methods: Seasoned Advice on Learning StylesHomeschooling Methods: Seasoned Advice on Learning Styles
Best Price: $4.13
This book is just PACKED with information for the veteran homeschooler down to the family just...
Upgrade: 10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your ChildUpgrade: 10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your Child
Best Price: $8.00
Kevin Swanson believes that a successful education is achieved when a child is prepared to make...
Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Nonoffending Parents: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series)Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Nonoffending Parents: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series)
Best Price: $128.00
Empirical evidence increasingly indicates that cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques can be...
Family Violence from a Communication PerspectiveFamily Violence from a Communication Perspective
Best Price: $47.00
Going beyond the traditional psychological and sociological approaches, this ground-breaking...

Health and Culture: Beyond the Western ParadigmHealth and Culture: Beyond the Western Paradigm
Best Price: $51.69
Offering a trenchant analysis of the effect that culture has in determining our perceptions -...
Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Treatment InnovationsAdult Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Innovations
Best Price: $105.00
The contributors to this book are all clinicians who have experienced working with people who...
The Newborn MotherThe Newborn MotherHow to Find Help for a Troubled Kid: A Parent's Guide to Program and Services for AdolescentsHow to Find Help for a Troubled Kid: A Parent's Guide to Program and Services for Adolescents
Best Price: $3.90
This sourcebook is for parents who know their child needs professional help but don't know...
Birth Order Blues: How Parents Can Help their Children Meet the Challenges of their Birth OrderBirth Order Blues: How Parents Can Help their Children Meet the Challenges of their Birth Order
Best Price: $7.42
"Birth Order Blues" is a truly useful book--for any family memeber at any age. Here I...

Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring and CompassionateBeyond Sibling Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring and Compassionate
Best Price: $13.95
The book jacket claims content to be a "groundbreaking look at sibling...
Shattered Faith: A Woman's Struggle to Stop the Catholic Church from Annulling Her MarriageShattered Faith: A Woman's Struggle to Stop the Catholic Church from Annulling Her Marriage
Best Price: $3.38
This is one of Ms. Kennedy's central objections to annullments, and it is wrong, wrong,...
Till Death Do Us Part (Unless I Kill You First): A Step-by-Step Guide for Resolving Marital ConflictTill Death Do Us Part (Unless I Kill You First): A Step-by-Step Guide for Resolving Marital Conflict
Best Price: $4.29
This self-help book centers on Dr. Turndoff's twelve-step method to resolve marital conflict...
The Little Giant Encyclopedia of NamesThe Little Giant Encyclopedia of NamesFamily Sentence: The Search for My Cuban-Revolutionary, Prison-Yard, Mythic-Hero, Deadbeat DadFamily Sentence: The Search for My Cuban-Revolutionary, Prison-Yard, Mythic-Hero, Deadbeat Dad
Best Price: $3.84
Family Sentence is David Sedaris meets Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. It is an...

When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer'sWhen Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's
Best Price: $1.98
You see chapter headings like: Accepting the Diagnosis, Beginning to Cope, Finding Support,...
The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and YoursThe Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours
Best Price: $1.66
A beautiful gift edition of the number one New York Times bestseller?from the founder and...
Under Deadman's Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent PlayUnder Deadman's Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent Play
Best Price: $8.50
This book takes a thoughtful look at how a group of kindergarten children act out in their play...
Jewish GrandmothersJewish GrandmothersFATHER SONGSFATHER SONGS
Best Price: $5.98
The realities of black fatherhood in this country have long been obscured by the stereotypes...

Raising Your Jewish Child (Compass new directions)Raising Your Jewish Child (Compass new directions)
Best Price: $4.99
I'm the Big Sister NowI'm the Big Sister Now
Best Price: $285.28
I bought this book to explain my son's severe CP to my daughter. She is only 3, so much...
Making Links: A Collaborative Approach to Planning and Practice in Early Childhood Programs (0)Making Links: A Collaborative Approach to Planning and Practice in Early Childhood Programs (0)
Best Price: $17.99
Life experience counts more than anything. "Making Links: A Collaborative Approach to...
When the Vow Breaks: A Survival and Recovery Guide for Christians Facing DivorceWhen the Vow Breaks: A Survival and Recovery Guide for Christians Facing Divorce
Best Price: $7.69
I bought this book and read some of it pertaining to my situation. Divorcecare is a popular...
Romancing the Home: How to Have a Marriage That SizzlesRomancing the Home: How to Have a Marriage That Sizzles
Best Price: $4.14
This book was assigned to my husband in a faith based class--I read it too. Gave our marriage a...

Communication, Marital Dispute, and Divorce Mediation (Communication Textbook Series)Communication, Marital Dispute, and Divorce Mediation (Communication Textbook Series)
Few Americans escape the experience of divorce, either first-hand or through the dissolutions of...
Images of ChildhoodImages of Childhood
The twentieth century will surely be remembered as a period of remarkable calamity, vigorous...
Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span (Routledge Communication Series)Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span (Routledge Communication Series)
Best Price: $98.39
Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their interactions have significance...
Couples in Conflict (Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series)Couples in Conflict (Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series)
Best Price: $58.61
This volume is based on the presentations and discussions of a national symposium on...
Problem Solving & ComprehensionProblem Solving & Comprehension
Best Price: $10.47
This popular book shows students how to increase their power to analyze problems and to...

From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction: Changing the MetaphorFrom Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction: Changing the Metaphor
Best Price: $34.50
There are many lessons to be learned about work-family interaction. It is clear that some people...
Risk and Resilience: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children Grow UpRisk and Resilience: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children Grow Up
Best Price: $50.00
In 1984, a longitudinal study was launched at the University of Notre Dame to evaluate the...
The Guide To Becoming A Better Mother Or Father: Twelve Things Every Parent Needs To Know About Their ChildrenThe Guide To Becoming A Better Mother Or Father: Twelve Things Every Parent Needs To Know About Their Children
Best Price: $4.79
This giide was right on the button. The book was well written and I found it to be a rewarding...
  
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