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Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, as well as her growing and dedicated social media community, Dr Martha Deiros Collado's first book is the must-have toolkit for any parent. With humour, boundless energy, wit and warmth, Dr Martha tackles it all; from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, boundaries, and tantrums, as well as the small but critical day to day challenges parents face.

We live in a world surrounded by all the stuff that education is supposed to be about: machines, bodies, languages, cities, votes, mountains, energy, movement, plays, food, liquids, collisions, protests, stones, windows. But the way we've been taught often excludes all sorts of practical ways of...

Have you ever asked yourself: Why am I so angry? Why do I get so frustrated with my kids? Why does everything my partner does drive me mad? Have you ever: told everyone you’re fine when you’re not gone to work full of regret for snapping at your kids during the morning rush repressed your...

A groundbreaking, research-based guide that sheds new light on why young people make dangerous choices--and offers solutions that work Texting while driving. Binge-drinking. Unprotected sex. There are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about getting a late-night call about their teen. But...

The country's leading authority on fathers' rights, Jeffery M. Leving, presents a definitive how-to resource for divorced dads of any age, background, and marriage history. Leving offers targeted guidance and suggests techniques for staying connected with children and dealing with ex-wives - and in some cases a new girlfriend or the wife's new boyfriend - during the divorce and afterwards. This upbeat book offers good news for divorced dads and counters many of the myths that paint divorcing fathers as alienated, irresponsible, or absent.

In this "refreshingly relatable" (Outside) memoir, perfect for the self-isolating family, Slate editor Dan Kois sets out with his family on a journey around the world to change their lives together. What happens when one frustrated dad turns his kids' lives upside down in search of a new way to...

Timely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a "good" mom. When Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother—a woman who was constantly available...

Two maternal mental health therapists with twenty-five years of combined experience expose what’s really behind mom rage—and give moms the skills to be more calm, present, and effective. “Why can’t I stop myself from yelling?” “Why do I feel so mad all the time?” “Why am I such...

Are you recently divorced with children? If so, then you have no doubt thought about the effect that it's going to have on your children. In fact, that's probably your first worry because you don't want to let a divorce create hardships on them mentally and emotionally. The good news is that you can take control of your relationship with your children and still cultivate a great home environment.

Being in a relationship with a narcissist can be traumatizing. After all, you have to see them almost every day. In some cases, you can choose to cut ties with the person, but in other cases, you might not have that freedom. In many other cases, people don’t want to give up on the narcissist because they feel guilty that they might be abandoning the person in a time of need. Unbeknownst to them, the narcissist might be aware of their intentions and might be manipulating them.

中国普遍存在父教缺失的现象。“教育孩子是他妈的事，我就管挣钱！”这就是当代中国父教缺失的最好代表。……中國普遍存在父教缺失的現象。「教育孩子是他媽的事，我就管掙錢！」這就是當代中國父教缺失的最好代表。

From the very first moment they're born into your arms, your kids instantly become the apple of your eyes, and you would do anything for them. But as much as you love them and would give the world to them, let's be honest, raising a child is no quick walk in the park.