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Dobson, James C., 1936- Bringing up girls Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2010. Call Number: 248.845 D6566B 2010 Owned by: KING MOORE SWASEY WHEELOCK Summary: Parenting author Dr. James Dobson discusses how parents can face the challenges of raising daughters to become healthy, happy, and successful women who overcome challenges specific to girls and women today and who ultimately excel in life. Parenting Religious aspects Christianity.   Date added: Aug 25
Hodgkinson, Tom. The idle parent : why laid-back parents raise happier and healthier kids 1st American ed. New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2010, c2009. Call Number: 649.1 H6679I 2009 Owned by: MAIN KING MOORE MOTTET SWASEY WHEELOCK Child rearing.   Date added: Aug 24
Pearman, Christopher B. Dream so big : a parent's guide to helping your child believe & achieve Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, c2010. Call Number: 649.1 P3165D 2010 Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL KOBETICH S_TACOMA SWANCREEK WHEELOCK Summary: Presents a plan to raise children to their full potential using eight spiritual and practical principles to filter out negativity and allow affirming thoughts. Child rearing.   Date added: Aug 25
Barry, Dave. I'll mature when I'm dead [compact disc] : [Dave Barry's amazing tales of adulthood] Unabridged ed. New York, NY : Penguin Audio ; Holland, OH. : Distributed by Midwest Tape, p2010. Call Number: CDB 814.54 B2795I 2010 Owned by: MAIN Summary: In this collection of eighteen new essays, Dave tackles topics including fatherhood, new fatherhood, self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrityhood, technology, parenting styles, reality shows, and certain unmentionable medical procedures. American wit and humor.   Date added: Aug 11
Ezzo, Gary. On becoming baby wise [electronic resource] : giving your infant the gift of nighttime sleep Escondido : Treasure Publishing, 2009. Call Number: Downloadable AudioBook Owned by: MAIN Summary: The infant management concepts presented in this book have found favor with over two million parents and twice as many contented babies. On Becoming Babywise brings hope to the tired and bewildered parents looking for an alternative to sleepless nights and fussy babies. The Babywise Parent Directed Feeding concept has enough structure to bring security and order to your baby's world, yet enough flexibility to give mom freedom to respond to any need at any time... Infants Care Popular works.   Date added: Aug 20
Rosenblatt, Roger. Making toast [electronic resource] : a family story New York : Ecco ; c2010. Call Number: Downloadable eBook Owned by: MAIN Summary: When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. He peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create a testament to familial love. Adult children Death Psychological aspects.   Date added: Aug 20
Frankel, Laurie. The atlas of love 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. Call Number: F FRANK-L Owned by: MAIN Summary: When Jill becomes both pregnant and single at the end of one spring semester, she and her two closest friends plunge into an experiment in tri-parenting, tri-schooling, and trihabitating as grad students in Seattle. Naturally, everything goes wrong, but in ways no one sees coming. Graduate students Fiction.   Seattle (Wash.) Fiction. Date added: Aug 30
Coulombe, Nancy. Le guide de survie des (z)imparfaites : mieux (sur)vivre avec ses enfants-- et ceux des autres! Montreal : Les Editions des Intouchables, c2009. Call Number: FR 306.8743 C831G 2009 Owned by: MAIN Motherhood.   Date added: Aug 09
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