Parenting: advice and issues

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Raising children with the hope that they become saints in God's kingdom can be a daunting task, filled with laughter, tears, joy, and frustration.

In Night-Night, author Cynthia MacGregor tackles one of the biggest challenges of parenthood--tucking a child into bed.

"e;Simple, sequential, easy-to-follow strategies for parents of children from toddlerhood through the tween years"e; to create a more harmonious household (Publishers Weekly).

Parents and teachers today face a swirl of conflicting theories about child rearing and educational practice.

THE FIRST EVER CLEANSE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO GET A WOMAN'S BODY TO AN IDEAL STATE FOR MOTHERHOODBeing pregnant is an amazing experience, but before you conceive, you'll want to do everything possible to minimize risk and maximize the well-being of mother and child.

My mother's motto for life was "e;If I ever knew the answer or truth, I would never forget it.

"e;Not only a rock memoir and recipe book but also a poignant work of personal self-discovery and the challenges yet joys of parenting.

Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergencyWith catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents.

Study after study shows that fathers set up their daughters for success.

The heart-wrenching story of one couple's courageous decision to have their severely brain-damaged son cared for in a residential facility.

A study of the rhetorical power of shame and its effect on reproductive politicsNot long ago, unmarried pregnant women in the United States hid in maternity homes and relinquished their "e;illegitimate"e; children to more "e;deserving"e; two-parent families-all to conceal "e;shameful"e; pregnancies.

SUPERDELICIOUS AND ULTRANUTRITIOUS, SMOOTHIES ARE THE PERFECT FOOD FOR MOM AND HER LITTLE ONEEvery mother-to-be knows how important it is to eat right.

Being a single mother is very difficult.

Far too many women struggle to get pregnant and conceive a child naturally.

New parents are hipper, more educated, and more sophisticated than ever, but they're also highly competitive--a lethal combination when turbocharged by the anxieties of raising a baby.

Don't let your pregnancy result in a weak core and unsightly belly bulge!

Todays world presents many challenges to raising children, including ever-changing technology, gangs, drug culture, and an array of other harmful influences.

In a world filled with cell phones, iPads, and all the latest interactive gadgets, Wisdom of Innocence challenges parents to put aside the devices and interact with their children.

Blending personal experience and practical advice with wisdom they've learned from Ignatian spirituality, Tim and Sue Muldoon, authors of Six Sacred Rules for Families, offer guidance for Catholic parents raising teens and tweens.

While preparing to give birth to her first daughter, actress Jenna von Oy, well-known for her roles as Six on Blossom and Stevie on The Parkers, discovered that the market was filled with clinical guides to pregnancy and beyond.

Imagine if that well-loved composition notebook from your teenage years became a bestseller.

A study of the rhetorical power of shame and its effect on reproductive politicsNot long ago, unmarried pregnant women in the United States hid in maternity homes and relinquished their "e;illegitimate"e; children to more "e;deserving"e; two-parent families-all to conceal "e;shameful"e; pregnancies.

This book will help you encourage and stimulate the natural stages of language development in the crucial early years.

Consciously Creating a Joy-Filled Life helps the reader recognize those concepts that he can focus on to create a harmonious relationship with himself and others.

The heart-wrenching story of one couple's courageous decision to have their severely brain-damaged son cared for in a residential facility.

Thinking of breastfeeding your baby?

My Brother Ate My Homework is a children's book about the life of a girl living with her baby brother who just does not stop getting into things.

Jaclyn is nervous to start kindergarten.

This book was written to shine the light on issues facing fathers in family court.

The loss of a child changes everything.

Are you a pregnant, working woman with a tight schedule and little time for extra reading?

Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergencyWith catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents.

The sedentary lifestyle and junk food diet of today's children are putting boys and girls as young as eight at serious risk from heart disease and obesity-related illnesses.