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How to make potty training stress free for you and your child. The Gentle Potty Training Book is a practical guide to helping your child through one of the most important developmental stages of early childhood. Avoiding strict timelines, rewards and plans that are based solely on a child's gender, Sarah Ockwell-Smith advocates an approach that is based on your child's unique developmental stage - because the gentlest, easiest and most effective potty training happens when you work with your child as a team.

When Rosie Green's husband walked out after 26 years together, he declined to leave a forwarding address. Instead, he left a devastated woman who turned into someone she barely recognised: unable to eat or sleep and so desperate to keep her family together she'd sacrifice her sense of self - and her dignity. She thought she'd never get over it. But she did. And so can you. This is the frank, uplifting and insightful book Rosie wished she could have found when her whole world fell apart. 

Parenting Kids with ADHD isn’t just another guide—it’s a lifeline filled with real-world strategies to help you understand your child, reduce daily chaos, and create a more connected, confident home. Inside, you’ll learn how to ease morning stress, prevent meltdowns, support focus and sleep, and handle tough moments with calm and clarity. You’ll discover why common discipline approaches often backfire with ADHD—and what actually works to encourage positive behavior.

Wise Woman is a guide for women who want to live with strength, clarity, and purpose. Life throws many challenges your way—menopause, domestic stress, and the pressure of caring for a household and family—but this book shows you how to navigate them with wisdom and resilience. Packed with practical advice, empowering strategies, and heartfelt guidance, Wise Woman teaches you how to protect your health, create a nurturing and balanced home, and take control of your life.

Too many women put up with pelvic floor discomfort, thinking their symptoms are 'just part of motherhood and aging'. And for far too long, the American health care system has normalized pelvic problems, leaving women feeling hopeless, ashamed and suffering in silence. Board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist Dr Sara Reardon helps women prevent and overcome common pelvic floor issues so they can trust and enjoy their bodies again.

Struggling with constant misunderstandings, repeated arguments, or growing distance in your marriage? You’re not alone—and there is a way forward. ADHD in Marriage: Improve Communication, Reduce Conflict, and Rebuild Intimacy is a practical, compassionate guide for couples who want to strengthen their relationship despite the challenges of attention, memory, and regulation struggles. In this book, author Brooke Martin provides clear strategies that go beyond theory. Inside, you’ll find: Proven tools to improve communication and stop arguments before they spiral.

Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s already had many moves since coming into...

In this gut-wrenching account of her early life, author Kat Ward takes the listener through every shade of darkness, whilst never allowing the candle of hope to fully extinguish, so as that truth may indeed find its rightful freedom.

Karissa Sherwood is a devoted mother on a relentless mission to "fix" her developmentally delayed daughter, Marley. With no clear diagnosis, Karissa pours her energy into countless therapies and medical appointments, determined to help her daughter thrive. Beneath her fierce resolve, however, lies a hidden current of grief and resentment—emotions she cannot admit, even to herself. When life-altering events shatter her carefully constructed world, Karissa is forced to confront her deepest fears and unspoken truths.

How do you find your strength when the odds are stacked against you? In Short but Fierce, Triona Keane shares her deeply personal and inspiring journey of living with Turner Syndrome—a rare genetic condition that shaped her life but never defined her. This isn’t just a story about medical challenges or fertility struggles; it’s a heartfelt exploration of self-acceptance, resilience, and discovering your true purpose. With unflinching honesty and warm humour, Triona reflects on: The loneliness of growing up feeling different. The incredible obstacles she faced on her path to adulthood.

Are you feeling isolated, misunderstood and lacking positive support? Do you struggle to see a world without emotional and mental distress? Are you overwhelmed, exhausted and feeling the pressure to act “normal?” Hi Mama, I’m so happy you’re here! This podcast will provide hope, encouragement and practical solutions for everyday living so you can stop barely surviving, start fully thriving and get back to feeling like yourself faster!! Hi, I’m Stephanie. A mom of 4, wife and Jesus lover. I was almost defeated by postpartum depression after the births of my first two children....

We're afraid to talk about it - that feeling we all get when we need to do something as simple as cleaning the kitchen or sending an email and we just... can't. It's not because we don't want to, it's because we feel paralyzed. We're not aimless. We're not lazy. Our brains are working against us!...

In der Schwangerschaft verändert sich nicht nur der Körper – auch das Gehirn wird tiefgreifend umgebaut. Was du fühlst und denkst, ist kein Zufall, sondern Ausdruck eines neuropsychologischen Wandels: das Mom Brain. Das klingt nach Vergesslichkeit, ist aber ein evolutionäres Upgrade mit Fähigkeiten wie mehr Empathie und ungeahnter Resilienz. Alina Grandt zeigt, was im Gehirn werdender und junger Mütter wirklich passiert. Wissenschaftlich fundiert und verständlich erklärt, geht es darum, was Mütter bewegt: Identitätsfragen, emotionale Ambivalenzen, Bindungsmuster.

Librivox’s Children's Fiction Poscast is a collection of hundreds and hundreds short works for children (including single parts and chapters) in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

You can feel it before you can explain it. The quiet after school that lasts a little too long. The “I’m fine” that doesn’t sound fine. The door that closes more often than it used to. Something is off. And as a parent, you know it. How to Help Your Child When Something Feels Off is a practical, reassuring guide for parents navigating those uncertain moments when a child seems different, distant, or hard to reach.

In our times, the overarching goal of parenting is: How do we raise children who can confidently chart their own path? This book invites parents to rethink traditional expectations and discover the aesthetics within each child's individuality. When we learn to see our children from the right vantage point, we stop trying to mold them into someone else's idea and start celebrating who they already are. Every child carries a rhythm that is uniquely theirs. Your job isn't to compose their song... but to help them hear it. This book may just help you raise a rockstar.

You're not tired because you're doing something wrong. You're tired because your mind hasn't had a chance to stop. If you end your days feeling mentally overloaded, overstimulated, and unable to switch off — this is for you.

You’re not fighting because you don’t love each other. You’re fighting because you’re speaking two different neurological languages. In an ADHD relationship, communication doesn’t break down all at once. It erodes slowly through missed signals, emotional overload, and conversations that never quite land. One partner feels unheard. The other feels constantly criticized. And both walk away thinking: “Why does this keep happening?” This book gives you the answer and a way out.

Imagine being in your twenties, early in your married life: you're in a hospital, out comes a baby, your child. As you hold your son, he looks at you with eyes that say "what do we do now?" And you think to yourself, "I have no idea. But I know I need to find out."For many of us men, this is our experience of becoming a father — we feel inadequate and overwhelmed. The Good News is God wants to rescue fatherhood.

What would you do if one day you couldn’t get up off the toilet alone? Is getting dressed, climbing stairs, or standing up from a chair starting to feel harder than it should? Did you watch your parents go from vibrant to dependent–and wonder if you’re next? Are you slowly slipping into the same decline you swore you’d never repeat? What if today is the strongest you’ll ever be–unless you choose to change something? Holly Kouvo wants to help you avoid being dependent on others and stay active and functional longer in your life.