New Arrivals · Parenting

As today's culture relentlessly pushes our children toward a self-centered obsession withôme,öDr. Michael Unger refreshingly points the way toward raising more engaged, community-minded kids focused instead onôwe.öHe demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, today's kids are actually eager to help out and be noticed. But to do so, they need their parentsÆcompassion and encouragement, plus attentiveness to their most important connections-those made at home. The We Generation offers valuable, practical parenting tips designed specifically to develop children's empathy, including:

"How to Grow a Child" reflects on the 34-year friendship between a teacher and his students, and the students' words of advice that shaped all their lives. Now grown, the students reflect on the power of the teacher-student relationship and the influence their own "advice to parents" had on themselves as children and parents.

As a parent, you would do anything to keep your children free from harm. So you want to be sure that the toys you buy for them are fun, well-made, and-above all-safe. Recent recalls of millions of imported toys have caused parents to be more and more concerned about products that are manufactured overseas-and the materials that go into them. It is becoming clearer than ever that by buying more American-produced merchandise for our children, we can assure ourselves of its quality and safety.

Warmly written yet encyclopedic in scope, this bestselling book provides advice that parents can trust from the nation's leading specialists in pediatric medicine. Includes "Where We Stand" boxes commenting on critical parenting issues, plus crucial information on air bag safety and infant car seats and a revised immunization schedule. 350+ illustrations.

All parents try to do their best - but the best of intentions don't always produce the best results. Dr. Jane Nelsen, an experienced psychologist, educator, and mother, believes that children misbehave when they feel thwarted in their need to belong and in their need for love and attention. An authoritative approach, using phrases like "Because I said so!", will only lead to rebellious behavior. Instead, parents need basic principles that bring them and their children closer. They need Positive Discipline. Dr. Nelsen explains that parents who use kindness and firmness to teach life skills will encourage self-respect, self-discipline, cooperation, good behavior, and problem-solving skills in their children. In Positive Discipline, revised and updated for the '90s, she shows all of us, parents and teachers alike, exactly how her practical program works - answering, step-by-step, such important questions as: What works better than punishment to teach children positive, good behavior? What mistakes do most parents make "in the name of love"? How can parents turn their mistakes into assets? How can praise be dangerous? What are the dangers of trying to be "Super Mom"? How can teachers avoid discipline problems in the classroom?

"The new "baby feeding bible" from the award-wining author of Raising Baby Green Called the "Al Gore of Parenting" by Parenting Magazine, Dr. Alan Greene has written the follow up to his best-selling book and offers parents a definitive guide for making nutritionally-sound decisions for their children. Offers parents green choices for feeding children from when they are in the womb through toddler years. This unique guide includes advice on how to transform a baby's eating habits that will positively impact their health and development for the rest of their lives. Dr. Greene has included everything a parent needs to know about creating healthy, nutritious meals that help avoid childhood obesity, and prevent childhood disease. This must-have resource Shows how what a mother eats during pregnancy effects her baby's health and eating habits for years after birth Provides the definitive guide to "green" feeding for babies from pregnancy to toddlers Filled with practical tips and advice for selecting and preparing earth friendly meals for babies Shows the health benefits for babies who eat "green" with innate nutritional intelligence The crucial follow-up to the best-selling book Raising Baby Green In addition to working in his medical practice, Dr. Alan Greene makes regular appearances on the Today show and writes articles for the New York Times"--Provided by publisher.

From the nation's leading midwife and the author of "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" comes this deeply compassionate and comprehensive guide to making breastfeeding a joyful experience for both mother and child. b&w illustrations throughout.

A Play by Play Guide to Tackling Your New Baby

In this completely new and different book, based primarily on her TODAY SHOW appearances, NBC iVillage column and blog, and Parenting Magazine Survey, Michele Borba offers specific, easy to use advice for the most important problems parents face with kids from toddlers to tweens. Each of 101 entries is designed with clear questions, and specific step-by-step solutions, in stages per ages, including: * Early behaviors like thumb sucking, tantrums, biting, demanding, won't listen, selfish, can't sleep, bathroom battles, picky eating, continuing to... * Later behaviors like inappropriate dressing, cheating and stealing, lying, intolerance, bullying, materialism, poor sportsmanship, bad friends, and going on to... * Sex, drinking and drugs, steroids, obesity, anxiety, depression, cell phone, use, internet safety, video game addiction, money, homework, and more. The biggest and best parenting book we've ever produced, by the most visible parenting expert in the country.

Parenting a preschooler is not for the faint of heart, but parent and psychologist Carol Baicker-McKee will show you how to make the most of these magical years by helping your child successfully negotiate new expectations and situations in the wider world. With her guidance, you'll realize that there are few preschool problems that can't be solved with a little patience, a spark of ingenuity, and lots of humor. Book jacket.

Dr. Rao passionately argues that ever-increasing numbers of boys are being treated and medicated for problems they simply don't have. The author urges parents, educators, and other developmental experts to re-evaluate and radically alter how they deal with these children.

In "Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding," Marianne Neifert, MD, one of America's leading pediatricians and a nationally recognized lactation consultant, gives nursing mothers all the advice they need to breastfeed their babies successfully. Distilled from "Dr. Mom's Guide to Breastfeeding," this is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and effective book on the subject. Neifert has spent the last 25 years addressing the situations that nursing mothers routinely encounter; her sound, reassuring, and practical advice makes this a must-have for all new moms and mothers-to-be.

Everything a parent needs to know about the all-important toddler years.

365 Games Smart Toddlers Play will help you make the best of the time you and your toddler share, every day of the year. Each day with your toddler brings new experiences for them and new opportunities for you to teach, share and grow closer to each other. Bestselling parenting author Sheila Ellison fills each page with fun, practical ways to create and enhance those special everyday moments. Perfect for: ParentsGrandparentsChild-care providersBaby-sitters Praise for the 365 series: "Parents struggling to discover new playtime ideas can finally relax. Now there is a solution to every day of the year." --Parenting Magazine "Imaginative ways to raise healthy, happy families." --Healthy Kids