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61) Eraserhead
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
An obscure man with a vertical head of hair is living with his spaced-out girlfriend and their fetus-like child. By the end of the film, Henry is decapitated and processed into erasers in this bizarre horror film which closely approaches a nightmare.
62) Mom and Dad
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Noah wants to go home. A seemingly easy request from most four year olds. But as Noah's single-mother, Janie, knows, nothing with Noah is ever easy. One day the pre-school office calls and says Janie needs to come in to talk about Noah, and no, not later, now - and life as she knows it stops. For Jerome Anderson, life as he knows it has stopped. A deadly diagnosis has made him realize he is approaching the end of his life. His first thought - I'm...
64) All Is Nat Lost
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough!
Nat's class trip is a bigger adventure than she imagined!
Nat is on an overnight class trip to Philadelphia, which is her first time in a big city without her parents. And it's a big deal because Nat's mom and dad are finally giving her the independence she's been longing for. But the trip is off to a
...Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants of health and reinforcing negative stereotypes about...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sense of happiness in their daily lives. In this optimistic, solution-packed book, KJ asks: How can we change our family life so that it is full of the joy we'd always hoped for? Drawing from the latest research and interviews with families, KJ discovers that it's possible to do more by doing less,...
71) Actually, it is your parents' fault: why your romantic relationship isn't working, and how to fix it
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Family therapist Stiffelman has shown thousands of parents how to be the cool, confident "Captain of the ship" in their children's lives. Based on her successful practice and packed with real-life stories, Stiffelman shares proven strategies and crystal clear insights to motivate kids to cooperate and connect.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"...John Kenney is back with a brand new collection of poems, this time taking on the greatest "joy" in life: children. Kenney covers it all, from newborns, toddlers, and sleep deprivation, to the terrible twos, terrible tweens, and terrible teens. A parent's love is unconditional, but sometimes that button can't help but be pushed. Between back to school shopping, summer vacations that never end, the awkwardness of puberty, the inevitable post-college...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Martin
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Half of all women in the United States will live with or marry a man with children. And what woman with stepchildren has not -- in order to defuse the often overwhelming challenges and anxieties she experiences -- referred to herself as a "stepmonster"? This book illuminates the harrowing process of becoming a stepmother, exposes the myths and realities of being married to a man with children, counteracts the prevailing notion that stepmothers are...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Parenting is stressful. For many parents, who are always busy, usually tired, and probably not trained in dealing with children, the words "tranquility" and "parenting" do not go together. Don't you just wish there was some technique out there that could help you become calm, content, and confident parent? Something that you could have on hand all the time to help you through your most challenging situations and stressful days? Well, there is something,...
76) Christmas time
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A child and his parents enjoy the last-minute activities to prepare for Christmas.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this stunning blend of memoir, theory, and cultural criticism, a new mother examines the intersection between misogyny and motherhood, considering how caregivers can take back their bodies and pass on a language of consent to their children"--
79) Finding magic in the mess: a path to greater presence and more joy, one parenting moment at a time
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A supportive guide for busy parents who want to connect more and stress less. In our stressed-out culture, too many parents are just coping rather than thriving, juggling demands on their time and energy, and tuning out their inner voices and deeper visions for family life in order to keep their heads above water. There is a better way. Coaching parents through his holistic health practice, Dr. Steven Fonso has helped thousands of families reconnect...
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