Baby Development

This powerful 2-in-1 guide delivers exactly what grieving pet lovers need most: emotional clarity, compassionate support, and a path to healing. Through raw personal stories, therapeutic exercises, and spiritual insights, author Emily Newcombe walks beside you—first through the pain of loss, and then toward the comfort of rediscovered meaning.

A comprehensive, one-of-a-kind, evidence-based handbook to support postpartum healing and recovery Pregnancy may have left you feeling that there’s no way to fix common postpartum symptoms , such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion, and burnout, and lactation woes. But that's simply not true...

Parenting is a journey of self-discovery as much as it is about raising children. In this book, psychotherapist Riri G. Trivedi and parent coach Anagha Nagpal draw on years of expertise in psychotherapy and positive parenting to provide valuable insights and much-needed support for Indian...

Have the first weeks of fatherhood been filled with both heartfelt and utterly awful moments? Are you terrified that you’re failing at fatherhood because you don’t think you know how to do anything right? Has your routine changed so much since the baby came, and you’re wondering whether life will ever go back to default settings? Every dad feels like this at some point in their child’s first year, but there are tricks to ensure the brilliant moments outweigh the madness.

A supportive guide for busy parents who want to connect more and stress less. In our stressed-out culture, too many parents are just coping rather than thriving, juggling demands on their time and energy, and tuning out their inner voices and deeper visions for family life in order to keep their...

"I'm not picking up a heartbeat." These are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? Did I do something wrong? How will this affect my ability to have a family? What do I say to my children without scaring them? With the warmth and compassion of a Licensed Professional Counselor and writing as a mother who has suffered the loss of a baby and a 16-year-old son, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers and advice.

Spilt Milk Yoga is a companion guide for mothers who want to experience the happiness, peace, and purpose available in each moment, and who want to be more present and connected to themselves and their children.

Introducing solid foods is a key milestone in your baby's first year of life. The Nourished Baby provides an informative, practical, realistic, and caring guide to introducing your baby to solid foods, removing the worry so you can enjoy this milestone with your baby and watch both baby and family flourish. Lecturer, researcher and mother, Dr. Julie Bhosale, explores the issues, the controversy, and the science, before leading you through the important "when", "what", and "how" of introducing your baby to solids.

Maybe you've discovered the rarely discussed truth that breastfeeding isn't as simple as it's made out to be. Many moms find themselves learning to navigate feedings and care the hard way, which can be frustrating and isolating in a world that makes it seem like you should have it all figured out. There's a shocking lack of guidance when it comes to breastfeeding, and many women find themselves feeling lost and confused when they encounter difficulties. But with the proper insight and advice, you can enjoy a successful, pain-free start to life as a new mom.

From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, an essential guide to the finances of having and raising kids no matter the size of your budget New parents are often stressed about their finances. Even Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung—who both retired at age 30 with...

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? Elle Wright had an admittedly easy pregnancy - her scans went well, she and her baby were healthy throughout, and in May 2016, she and her husband welcomed their son, Teddy, into the world. Just a few hours after giving birth, they woke to find a nurse holding a cold and unresponsive Teddy, who had stopped breathing during the night. The happiest day of Elle's life had turned into every parent's worst nightmare, and she had to let her beautiful baby boy go.

Break the Cycle. Empower Your Child. From board-certified gynecologist Dr. Charis Chambers, known to millions as @theperioddoctor, comes a revolutionary guide that transforms how we parent kids through puberty. The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution equips you to raise confident, informed...

As a first-time parent, Kyl Myers had one aspect dialed in from the start: not being beholden to the boy-girl binary, disparities, or stereotypes from the day a child is born. With no wish to eliminate gender but rather gender discrimination, Kyl and her husband, Brent, ventured off on a parenting path less traveled. Raising a confident, compassionate, and self-aware person was all that mattered.

Please Don't Bite the Baby (and Please Don't Chase the Dogs) chronicles certified professional dog trainer Lisa Edwards' endearing and entertaining journey to ensure that her household survives and thrives when she introduces her son to her motley pack of animals. As Lisa knows all too well, the dog/child relationship is simultaneously treasured, misunderstood, and sometimes feared.

A full-scale investigation of the controversial and often misunderstood science of attachment theory, inspired by the author’s own experience as a parent and daughter. “A profound and beautiful work . . . searingly honest, brazenly fresh, and startlingly rich.”—Andrew Solomon, author of...

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A paradigm-shifting model of parenting children in two homes from an internationally recognized expert. A researcher, therapist, and mediator, Robert Emery, Ph.D., details a new approach to sharing custody with children in two homes. Huge numbers of children are affected by separation...

This guide will answer the questions you are asking yourself now. Because we want to communicate effectively with people who are interested in understanding all about pregnancy, its stages, and everything that goes into giving birth to a child, we have used simple language.

En este libro, con un lenguaje cercano, me dirijo a las madres futuras y recientes para guiarlas en una reflexión sobre los cambios que vienen, sobre todo a nivel de afrontamiento materno, basándome en estudios neurocientíficos y formaciones psicológicas sólidas de crianza y apego. En Mamá contenta, bebé feliz encontrarás un mensaje de autocuidado, una llamada al abrazo de nosotras mismas con nuestras fortalezas y nuestras debilidades.

For many girls today, the drive to achieve is fueled by brutal self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Though young women have never been more “successful”—outpacing boys in GPAs and college enrollment—they have also never struggled more. On the surface, girls may seem exceptional...