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Timely yet underrepresented topic. Voices of parents over the age of 40 are largely missing from parenting narratives, yet the number of people choosing older parenthood is on the rise, as marked by public figures like Senator Tammy Duckworth and Viola Davis.Thirty-two contributors, with original material by: NYT-bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo, award-winning author Adam Berlin, podcast producer and host Barbara Herel, retired journalist Linda Wright Moore, founder and executive director of The Democracy Center Jim Shultz, and more.Includes diverse voices. Contributors represent a wide range of races, ethnicities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and experiences.

A guided keepsake journal that helps parents document and cherish the early days of reading with their child, packed with adorable illustrations, dozens of tips, and booklists and recommendations for every age.

In Voluntarily Childfree, Shelly Volsche examines why people choose to remain childfree and what it means to make a life worth living. As the first anthropological study of the childfree, this book is for readers who want to understand those who view parenthood as a choice.

A beautifully illustrated guide to pre and post-birth care of the infant (and mother) according to the principles of building physical, mental and emotional resilience based on Dr Myhill's long experience as a general practitioner and her finding that a paleo-ketogenic diet and key, sustainable lifestyle interventions will ensure long-term health.

Offers guidance on using hypnosis with children to address physical and mental challenges. Changing ChildrenΓÇÖs Lives with Hypnosis is a timely collection of patientsΓÇÖ healing experiences, the story of how these events changed one physicianΓÇÖs approach to medicine, and the takeaway information parents and practitioners should consider as they deal with medical and psychological challenges in their childrenΓÇÖs and patientsΓÇÖ lives. Every year millions of pediatric patients could benefit from hypnosis therapy to deal with and alleviate physical and psychological symptoms big and small. The benefits of hypnosis-facilitated therapy range from complete cures to small improvements. They extend beyond the physical and into the psychological and spiritual, building confidence, positivity and resilience. They include the empowerment of children with chronic health issues to feel more in control of their own minds, bodies and circumstances. They sometimes lead to the reduction or even elimination of medications. Hypnosis is painless, non-invasive, and cost-effective. It doesnΓÇÖt preclude any other treatment, and drawbacks are virtually nonexistent. In a world where the doctorΓÇÖs primary role has become more and more one of a technicianΓÇöpinpoint a problem, prescribe a solution, and move to the next patientΓÇöhypnosis brings connection and art back into the process. It relies on a relationship between practitioner and patient, encourages creativity and expression, and allows patients to take ownership of their experience with the support and encouragement of their doctors. Children deserve the opportunity to receive gentle, thoughtful, empowering, and effective treatment in whatever form itΓÇÖs available. Hypnosis therapy offers all of those things, and itΓÇÖs time for patients, parents, and medical practitioners to embrace itΓÇöeven to demand it. Through meaningful stories and expert explanation, this book takes readers through the process of hypnosis for children and its myriad benefits for overall wellness.

Talking to Children About Race is an enlightening and practical book for anti-racist parents seeking to bring up anti-racist children.

Many songs and stories have been written about how important mothers are to their children. But what story would you tell if you put pen to paper?Perhaps things you had learned from her that made you who you are today. Perhaps express your gratitude for the sacrifices she had made for you. Or perhaps matters left unresolved that have since become a thorn in your relationship.Insightful and heart-wrenching, packed with poignant anecdotes. These letters testify to the nurturing love that mothers have for their children.In this collection of mini-essays edited by award-winning author Felix Cheong, sons and daughters write letters to their mother about their relationships and articulate what has often not been expressed.Contributors include: Yeow Kai Chai, Gwee Li Sui, Wahid Al Mamum, William Phuan, Tania de Rozario, Jean Tan, Georgette Yu, Beverly Morata Grafton, Christine Chia, Lydia Kwa, Rose Marie Sivam, Sharda Harrison, Zuraidai Mohd, Cheryl Tan, Donna Tang, Nan Eliana, Irene Ng, Regina de Rozario, Jo-Anne Lee, Faith Ng

A practical guide for modern-day parenting geared towards stay-at-home dads, offering advice on everything from learning to cook and clean with children, to dealing with mental health and relationships, with the easygoing perspective that dads can use their natural talents to parent any way that they choose.The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad manual takes the best advice and wisdom from a dads'' group, and puts it into a format to help new stay-at-home fathers. Characterized by actionable and direct advice to fathers, the book takes on parenting from a father''s point of view and encourages dads to use their natural talents to become a better parent. That advice is further bolstered by an additional 57 other dads who also give advice. All this advice is framed by the author''s personal stories, which help the reader connect with the content and drives the advice home. This is a book that takes on day-to-day parenting, not just as a stay-at-home dad--working fathers could benefit from this book as much as at-home dads.