Real Parents

A baby is a blessing - and also a completely life-altering event. Written by a psychologist and relationship expert, Baby Bomb offers powerful tools based in psychology and neurobiology to help you and your partner co-parent and co-partner as a supportive team - while also cultivating mad love for each other!  

Renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family. You will benefit from Karyn’s decades of clinical research and real-world experience. Coauthor Lisa Qualls demonstrates how you can successfully implement these strategies in your home, just as she did in hers. You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable tools to facilitate a healing connection with your child.

The perfect follow-up to You Are Not Alone: a guide for parents, educators, caregivers, and mental health professionals on how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives. A growing number of children and teens in the U.S. are struggling with mental health conditions, but...

Age-proofing an older relative's living space, figuring out powers of attorney, spotting and dealing with signs of dementia, asking them to give up the car keys or consider assisted living . . . the first step toward tackling these concerns and more is an honest, informed discussion. Here are prompts and road maps for twenty-seven essential conversations—with your parent, other family members, and health care providers. 

You didn't choose this parent. But you can choose what happens next. Maybe they explode without warning. Maybe nothing you do is ever right. Maybe you walk on eggshells just to keep the peace — and feel guilty when the peace doesn't hold. Living with a difficult parent is exhausting in a way that's hard to explain. You can't just leave. You can't make them understand. And the people around you don't quite get it — because from the outside, everything looks fine. Here's the truth no one says out loud: You cannot fix your parent. But you absolutely can protect yourself. Not Your Fault is ...

What Are You Actually Teaching Your Child About the Real World? Street smarts are not something children are born with. They are built - one conversation, one lesson, one brave moment at a time. This book gives you everything you need to build them. You might already be doing a great job of keeping your child safe. This book helps you take the next step: giving them the skills to keep themselves safe, think clearly under pressure, and move through the world with genuine confidence and good judgment. Give Your Child The Street Smart Skills That Keep Them Safe, Confident, And Capable In The ...

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you need to know along the way to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby. This inclusive, updated manual is packed with research-backed advice for every part of the journey, from conception to postpartum and the newborn weeks. Inside you'll find the latest expertise from Myra Wick, M.D., Ph.D., a mom of four—along with contributions from many other pregnancy specialists at Mayo Clinic.

Humans now spend most of their free time submerged in screen life - and that’s taking a toll on real life. The good news is there’s a way back. Best-selling author David Murrow provides a rescue plan for parents, adults, teachers, and ministers who want to help others (or themselves) achieve screen-life/real-life balance. Drowning in Screen Time shows you what screens are doing to your family and relationships, why screen content is so addictive, and how to find freedom and confidence in real life.

The only real-world safety and independence guide that grows with your child — from ages 5 to 12. How do you raise a child who is safe, confident, independent, and ready for the real world — without raising them to be afraid of it? Every parent knows the tension. You want your child to grow up capable, aware, and strong enough to handle life without you hovering over every decision. But the world they are growing up in is not the same world you knew. Today, “street smart” doesn’t only mean crossing the street safely or knowing not to get into a stranger’s car. It means knowing ...

Practical Lessons to Help Kids Stay Safe, Think Clearly, and Handle Real-World Situations with Confidence Most parents teach their children to be kind, do well in school, and make good choices. But many kids are never clearly taught what to do when a situation feels off, another child pressures them, an adult makes them uncomfortable, or they need to make a smart decision without a parent nearby. Street smarts are not built from one big safety talk. They are built through small conversations, everyday reminders, and real-world practice that help children become more aware, capable, and ...

An expert on youth and youth culture, McKee shares his own heart-rending story and offers a sobering glimpse into the rapidly changing world of bullies, bystanders, and the bullied while providing helpful ways to connect with these kids, open doors of dialogue, and give them the encouragement they need and the validation they're searching for...too often in all the wrong places.    

Are you exhausted from constant tantrums, defiance, or full-on meltdowns—wondering if anything will ever work? You're not alone. Many parents are silently drowning in guilt, confusion, and fear that they’ve somehow failed their child. Especially when traditional discipline methods backfire, and advice from professionals only leads to more frustration—or worse, pushes you toward medication as a first resort. This book offers a way out. A real one. Discipline Systems That Work for Out-of-Control Kids is a no-nonsense, deeply practical guide for parents, guardians, and caregivers who are...

You have read the articles. You have listened to the podcasts. You have built the spreadsheet. And you still have not bought anything. That is not a knowledge problem. That is an overthinking problem. And this book was written specifically for you. Real estate for beginners is the honest, no-hype field guide for first time investors who are tired of preparing to prepare. It skips the guru language and the countdown timers and gets straight to the only questions that actually matter: why do you need this, what does a real deal look like, and how do you get yourself to actually do it? What ...

From cop-turned-comic Eric Tansey, a hilarious and humanizing portrait of law enforcement for fans ofWalk the Blue Line andYou Can’t Make This Stuff Up. Eric Tansey, a former Army scout and Special Operations military veteran, joined the police force with a ton of unrealistic expectations. The...

Do you find yourself walking throughout life with a dark cloud over your head? Do you always find yourself in a bad mood or having mood swings? Would you like to get rid of your negative thoughts and feelings, and start producing the life you deserve? Everybody should be able to live a happy life, full of positiveness, joy, and brightness!

Your son is growing up in a world you didn't grow up in. He's gaming with friends across three time zones. Watching creators you've never heard of. Using ChatGPT for homework. And when you try to talk to him about any of it, you realise you don't have the vocabulary — because the parenting books you've read were written before this world existed. This one wasn't. Raising Boys in the AI Age is the research-backed, jargon-free guide for parents who want to protect their sons without disconnecting them. Written by Nico May — a mother, researcher, and writer — it draws on 95 cited sources...

The Real Purpose of Parenting is a series of stories and life lessons from the world of a therapist, known as The Parent Coach. Very well-intentioned, well meaning parents are at the point of crisis with their kids because their own best parenting efforts are NOT producing the children they want them to be. And there, according to Dr. Phil Dembo, lies the problem. Dr. Dembo shows simple family “turn around” strategies that reframe the real purpose of parenting and gives each family, and child, their own salvation.

What happens when life nearly slips away before it even begins? NDE: Infant Emergencies and Parental Witnesses explores some of the most emotionally intense and mysterious moments a parent can face—when their child hovers between life and death. These are not just medical emergencies. They are deeply human experiences that often leave lasting psychological, emotional, and sometimes unexplainable impressions on those who witness them. Through immersive, story-driven accounts, this book reveals real-life scenarios where infants faced critical conditions—sudden illness, breathing failure, ...

You don’t need a 9-to-5. You need a plan that fits the life you actually have. It’s late. The kids are asleep. You’ve got a browser tab open that says “how to make money from home,” and you’re sitting there wondering how next month is going to work. If that’s you, take a breath. You are not failing. You’ve just been handed advice that was never built for a single mom’s real life, the school pickups, the sick days, the tiny startup budget, and the mental load that never clocks out. Clocked Out, Cashing In is the honest, practical guide to building flexible income around ...

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere— Learn by Doing. This book takes a proven approach by walking you through 60 days of detailed Activities, Prompts, and Reflections in plain English. Inside this book, readers will learn how to: • Understand what artificial intelligence really is and how it works without needing a computer science degree or any technical background • Recognize the AI tools you are already using every day in your email, banking, navigation, health tracking, and online shopping • Evaluate when to trust AI outputs and when to question its recommendations using a ...