Step Parenting

In How to Potty Train in 3 Days, parenting expert Emily Hartwell offers a simple, practical, and effective method that has helped thousands of families say goodbye to nappies with confidence. Whether you're a first-time parent or potty training a stubborn toddler, this guide walks you through the exact process—hour by hour, day by day.

*Updated 2025 Edition *Introducing: Comprehensive, Effective Tips for Co-Parenting With A Covert NarcissistDid the abuse ramp up after the divorce? Is he making co-parenting a nightmare, or worse – are his actions affecting the children, too? Are you having trouble communicating with him while still respecting your boundaries? You’re feeling manipulated, angry, sad, and you might even still be grieving the loss of your marriage (which is totally normal!) – and this book is here to help. It includes COMPREHENSIVE tools reviewed by a mental health counselor that really work.

Full of actionable advice and insider tips, When Your Aging Parent Needs Help provides practical and flexible steps that move concerned families toward effective elder care action, while respecting a parent's dignity and autonomy.

Anger is everywhere - and it has real risks, including heart disease and depression. So, how can you break free from painful, self-defeating, and dangerous anger traps? Drawing on the gold standard treatment for anger-cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - and informed by the no-nonsense approach of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) - this workbook is chock-full of powerful tools, exercises, and self-assessments to help you overcome destructive anger, once and for all.

Want a way to reduce anxiety, manage stress, regain hope, and have emotional support for every area of life? Then this five-in-one series compilation is for you.

If you are a stepparent, you may know how challenging a role it can be. It takes more than the will to make it work. Stepparents must apply a range of skills to keep their families together, and they have to be prepared to be flexible in the process.

Does loving yourself seem unreachable? Feeling crushed by harsh self-judgments and suffocated by self-hatred? You may be surprised at how simple loving yourself again (or for the first time) can be. If you're sick and tired of the "just think positive thoughts" approach and hungry for something substantial that works long-term, you're in the right place.

Take control of your mind—and reclaim your peace. If anxiety, depression, or intrusive thoughts are holding you back, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers a proven, science-based path to emotional balance and lasting well-being.

The effects of sleep deprivation ripple through your daily life, influencing everything from your health to your relationships. Sleep Training in 7 Days offers a roadmap, blending science and empathy to lead you to restful nights and renewed energy as you work toward your family’s thriving future.

Rachel Wright, a renowned parenting expert with extensive experience supporting families impacted by ADHD, knows firsthand the unique challenges parents face. Her compassionate and practical approach has transformed countless households, bringing peace, structure, and joy back into parenting.

Inner Child Healing Workbook Hurt to Whole isn’t just another self-help book. It’s a gentle, practical guide to breaking free from self-sabotage, healing old wounds, and stepping into a life that feels truly your own. You’ll be guided, step-by-step, through exercises that help you reconnect with your inner child, release buried emotions, and shift relationship patterns that no longer serve you. You’ll learn how to build self-worth, manage anxiety, express anger in healthy ways, and explore vulnerability without fear.

Some children just haven't read the parenting books. The harder you try, the worse it gets. There's a hidden contract at the heart of parenting. It's the idea that if parents just get it right, their children can be made to do what they want. Manuals explain how to make it very clear to your...

As parents of twins and multiples know, double the fun can be double the sleep deprivation. Now, in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins, beloved pediatrician and renowned sleep authority Dr. Marc Weissbluth combines specialized advice for parents of twins with his tried-and-true sleep-training methods to show exhausted moms and dads how to get their babies to sleep on their own, stay asleep, and sleep regularly.

Parenting is a wonderfully fulfilling journey that comes with its own set of challenges. For one, have you ever reached that point when you felt like you’re already at the end of your rope? If so, then you should know that you aren’t alone. This is a common situation stressed parents experience when they are faced with difficult situations. Much as we want to avoid stress altogether, this isn’t possible because stress is a part of all our lives.

With the simple, straightforward tone of an instructional manual, this audiobook offers big wisdom and little-known secrets for living a better life. Packed with life lessons most people will wish they'd learned earlier, Life's Missing Instruction Manual uses humor and anecdote to present practical steps readers can use to take control of their lives, overcome any obstacle, and find fulfillment.

The role of a stepmom is full of uncertainty. Creating a functional blended family is a complicated dance of weaving broken bits together with newer, awkward pieces, using a dexterity that can only be learned over time. Whether you’re a new stepmom, about to become a stepmom, a seasoned stepmom, or a stepmom struggling deep in the trenches as you listen to this, I have created a companion guide book that will find a place at your table, no matter what your blended family dynamic is.

Does your mind feel constantly on edge—replaying worries, anticipating problems, or reacting before you can slow down? If anxiety has been running the show, you’re not broken—and you’re not alone. The Quiet Mind Method offers a compassionate, practical approach to understanding anxiety, easing fear, and building emotional resilience—without forcing positivity or chasing instant calm. Written in a reassuring, conversational tone, this book helps you understand what’s really happening inside your mind and body when anxiety appears.

What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting chronicles Jyl Barlow’s bumpy road to success as a (step)mother. Shared are the struggles of being inserted into an existing family still sitting within the emotional woodchipper of divorce. Jyl shares real-world lessons, not the mumbo-jumbo one can receive for the low price of a co-pay.

Emotional intelligence, also referred to as emotional leadership or emotional quotient, is the ability of certain people to realize their emotions, as well as those of others, differentiate them, label, and readily manage or adjust depending on the situation or environment. These people typically remain calm despite the changes in the surrounding or negative impacts associated with a given case.

Mental toughness is the secret key to your success, the engine that enables you to get up when you want to give up, the thin line between setting a goal and achieving it. Like any other muscle, you can train it. In this book, Bruce Merrick has condensed everything you need to develop an unbeatable mind and reach the same level of mental toughness and resilience of the Navy Seals special forces or the ancient Spartan Warriors.