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  • THE POSITIVE PARENT: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Successful Chilldren: Birth-Adolescence. by Alvy, Kerby T.
    Alvy, Kerby T.
    THE POSITIVE PARENT: Raising Healthy, Happy, and Successful Chilldren: Birth-Adolescence.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Includes 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair leadership; avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression; start early in preparing children for school; create a home environment that supports education; be an active partner with your child's school; manage your child's obesity and eating-related problems; teach children about substance abuse; teach children about sexuality; teach children to be financially successful and giving; manage your children's exposure and use of media and technology; maintain a healthy lifestyle; set a good example of…

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    New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Includes 16 highly practical guidelines to help you become a Positive Parent. Learn how to: give children warmth, acceptance, and respect; enjoy your children's development and be alert to special needs; use firm and fair leadership; avoid corporal punishment and verbal aggression; start early in preparing children for school; create a home environment that supports education; be an active partner with your child's school; manage your child's obesity and eating-related problems; teach children about substance abuse; teach children about sexuality; teach children to be financially successful and giving; manage your children's exposure and use of media and technology; maintain a healthy lifestyle; set a good example of life long learning and more. SIGNED on the title page. References, index. 251 pp. ISBN: 9780807748084.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56729
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  • THE BERENSTAIN'S BABY BOOK. by Berenstain, Stanley and Janice.
    Berenstain, Stanley and Janice.
    THE BERENSTAIN'S BABY BOOK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - The true first edition of the Berenstain's first book, a light-hearted but useful guide to living with your new baby, illustrated with their humorous drawings. The Berenstains went on to produce the long-lived and still popular Berenstain Bears series. 92 pp.

    Condition: Very good+ in illustrated boards with a cloth spine in a good copy of the uncommon dust jacket. (price-clipped, some sunning and overall edgewear to the dj, short tears and chipping at the ends of the spine, but complete)

    Book ID: 69499
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  • BLACK CHILD CARE: How to Bring Up a Healthy Black Child in America - A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Development. by Comer, James P. and Alvin F. Poussaint
    Comer, James P. and Alvin F. Poussaint
    BLACK CHILD CARE: How to Bring Up a Healthy Black Child in America - A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Development.

    Edition: 4th printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1975) dj. Hardcover - Two black psychiatrists address the special challenges facing black parents in a racist society. Suggested readings, index. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-671219022.

    Condition: Near fine in a fair dust jacket with some creasing and wear to the front cover.

    Book ID: 78043
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  • MOVING BEYOND A.D.D./A.D.H.D.: An Effective, All Natural, Holistic, Mind-Body Approach. by Debroitner, Rita Kirsch and Avery Hart.
    Debroitner, Rita Kirsch and Avery Hart.
    MOVING BEYOND A.D.D./A.D.H.D.: An Effective, All Natural, Holistic, Mind-Body Approach.

    Edition: Second edition, first printing.

    Kill Devil Hills, N.C.: Transpersonal Publishing, (2007). SIGNED - "A book which offers strategic information and hope for parents of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. children by taking a holistic, mind-body approach to the disorder. In this second edition, the authors give up-to-date information about current drug therapies with penetrating insights about their use and abuse, challenging readers to either integrate holistic and conventional medical approaches or abandon alopathics for a natural, effective approach for 'moving beyond'." INSCRIBED on the first page by the author, Rita Kirsch Debroitner. Notes, bibliography, index. xviii, 320 pp. ISBN: 978-1929661190.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83410
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  • TIGER BABIES STRIKE BACK: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side. by Keltner, Kim Wong.
    Keltner, Kim Wong.
    TIGER BABIES STRIKE BACK: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2013). SIGNED first edition - A memoir which "dives into the difficulties facing women today - Chinese American and otherwise. . [It] combines personal anecdotes and tough love advice for a humorous, provocative look at how our families shape our personal foundations." While Keltner resisted being a Tiger Mom herself, she also writes with humor and understanding about her mother's combination of tough love and high expectations. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. ISBN: 978-0062229298.

    Condition: Fine in red illustrated wrappers (a new copy)

    Book ID: 72629
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  • THE BEST THINGS PARENTS DO: Ideas & Insights from Real-World Parents. by Kohl, Susan Isaacs.
    Kohl, Susan Isaacs.
    THE BEST THINGS PARENTS DO: Ideas & Insights from Real-World Parents.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    York Beach, ME: Conari Press, (2004). SIGNED first edition - The basic premise of this book is that parents are doing a better job than they think they are. "Each chapter focuses on one topic and contains stories and vignettes from Kohl's personal experience, relevant statistics and psychological truths, strategies to use, and things to think about or actions to take." Foreword by M. J. Ryan. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Suggested reading, index. vii, 164 pp. ISBN: 1-573249025.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 87008
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  • SUPER POOPER AND WHIZZ KID: POTTY POWER! (A Hello!Lucky Book) by Moyle, Sabrina and Eunice.
    Moyle, Sabrina and Eunice.
    SUPER POOPER AND WHIZZ KID: POTTY POWER! (A Hello!Lucky Book)

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harry N. Abrams, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Introducing two new pals in a humorous potty-training board book that both parents and kids will love. SIGNED by Sabrina Moyle inside the back cover. Square format, unpaginated (24 pp including covers). ISBN: 978-1419731570.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 82237
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  • THE WATER GIVER: The Story of a Mother, a Son and Their Second Chance. by Ryan, Joan.
    Ryan, Joan.
    THE WATER GIVER: The Story of a Mother, a Son and Their Second Chance.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2009) dj. Hardcover - "Joan Ryan tells the powerful story of how her sonÕs near-fatal accident, and his struggle to become whole again, gave her a second chance to become the mother she had always wished she could be." Despite the generally hopeful tone of this book - and the fact that Ryan recovered far more than first thought possible - this book is a reminder that traumatic brain injuries have a lasting and often unpredictable effect. Photographs. 260 pp. ISBN: 978-1416576525.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 67219
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  • MY WHIRLING TWIRLING MOTOR. by Saunders, Merriam Sarcia; Illustrated by Tammie Lyon.
    Saunders, Merriam Sarcia; Illustrated by Tammie Lyon.
    MY WHIRLING TWIRLING MOTOR.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Magination Press, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book about emphasizing the positive when you talk to your children - but one that children will also appreciate and enjoy. "Charlie feels like he has a whirling, twirling motor running inside him all the time and sometimes he just cant settle. When his mom wants to talk to him, he figures hes in trouble." Instead she has written a list of all the good things he did that day. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated in full color by Tammie Lyon. Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on ADHD, behavior management, and helping children focus on the positives. Unpaginated, slightly oversized format. ISBN: 978-1433829369.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 81440
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