To Be A Mom
ISBN: 9780595327683 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For many women, having children is extremely important. For a small, but growing percentage of these women, conceiving biological children of their own is very difficult and sometimes impossible. Then there is a small percentage of others who are able to conceive a child, but have high-risk pregnancies, and their children are born premature, with health issues, challenged, or in some cases have a combination of all three.
After twelve years of waiting and hoping, Susan Labouliere-Perry was finally blessed with a child. She had a high-risk pregnancy and her daughter was born eight weeks... For many women, having children is extremely important. For a small, but growing percentage of these women, conceiving biological children of their ow...
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43,46 zł |
From the Beginning of Always: One Woman's Spiritual Odyssey Through Motherhood
ISBN: 9780595335312 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A little girl who cannot swim falls unseen and unheard off a large boat into the murky water of a deep lake. On the opposite end of the boat, her mother is suddenly infused with the knowledge of her daughter's accident, and rushes to the precise location. There, all she can see is the child's tiny hand sticking out of the dirty water. In another heartbeat the child would have simply vanished completely. But because of the mother's sudden flash of insight, she is able to arrive in the nick of time to rescue her precious child--but what was the source of the insight?
Ten-year-old Teddy Boy... A little girl who cannot swim falls unseen and unheard off a large boat into the murky water of a deep lake. On the opposite end of the boat, her moth...
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60,93 zł |
How to Mother a Successful Daughter: A Practical Guide to Empowering Girls from Birth to Eighteen
ISBN: 9780595378180 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Girls today grow up in a culture saturated with violence, sexual images, and female-toxic messages. Many girls struggle to maintain self-esteem. Faced with unprecedented challenges and choices, they experience a dramatic loss of confidence, often preceding a drop in achievement and aspirations. "How to Mother a Successful Daughter" comes to the rescue of modern mothers wishing to prevent or reverse the negative effects that contemporary culture has on girls. Packed with practical insights and what-to-say-when advice, this book will not only give you a fresh and smart approach to raising...
Girls today grow up in a culture saturated with violence, sexual images, and female-toxic messages. Many girls struggle to maintain self-esteem. Faced...
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91,51 zł |
Tales from the Mom Front: The Misadventures of a First-Time Mom
ISBN: 9780595387205 / Angielski / Miękka / 107 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,56 zł |
Project Mom: A Collection of Essays
ISBN: 9780595395354 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Project Mom" is a collection of the remembrances-good and bad, funny and sad-of 26 women and 1 man about life with mother. The writers vary in background, education, family situation, geographic region, age (9-90), and so many other factors. Yet somehow, in telling sometimes widely different stories about the women who raised them, these writers have tapped into the universal elements of motherhood, things like patience, dedication, love, strength, happiness, responsibility, tradition, dignity, faith, and, most of all, sacrifice. The editors were handed these tremendous life touchstones, a...
"Project Mom" is a collection of the remembrances-good and bad, funny and sad-of 26 women and 1 man about life with mother. The writers vary in backgr...
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47,83 zł |
Christopher's Journey: A Remarkable Young Man's Struggle with Leukemia
ISBN: 9780595865697 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Moving and uplifting, "Christopher's Journey: A Remarkable Young Man's Struggle with Leukemia" is a memoir of one family's fight with pediatric leukemia. Through journal entries and narrative, author Maribeth Ditmars shares the journey of her son Christopher from his diagnosis in 1997 at the age of ten to his passing in 2001. During the years of Chris's treatments, the family grapples with medical challenges, spiritual issues, financial concerns, and the emotional impact of a devastating illness upon the Ditmars' marriage and Chris's siblings. "Christopher's Journey" displays Chris's unique...
Moving and uplifting, "Christopher's Journey: A Remarkable Young Man's Struggle with Leukemia" is a memoir of one family's fight with pediatric leukem...
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122,08 zł |
My Mama's Waltz
ISBN: 9780671013868 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "She was my best friend when sober and I was her worst enemy when she was drunk."
With stunning honesty, My Mama's Waltz brings to light the painful legacy of daughters of alcoholic mothers -- in the first book to focus solely on this fractured relationship. Eleanor Agnew and Sharon Robideaux share their own personal accounts along with the memories and experiences of hundreds of women, from all ages and backgrounds, in an intimate and powerful narrative journey. Their recollections, courageous and unforgettable, resoundingly confirm that women who deal with the remnants of... "She was my best friend when sober and I was her worst enemy when she was drunk."
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As Good as I Could Be: A Memoir about Raising Wonderful Children in Difficult Times
ISBN: 9780671034986 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Having children transforms us -- through the amazing power of our love for them and theirs for us, through the anger they can provoke, and because being good parents means we must accept that we are no longer children. In As Good as I Could Be, bestselling author Susan Cheever chronicles with passion and courage her own imperfect transformation, offering inspiration for other parents doing the best they can.
By relating the trials and triumphs of raising a daughter and a son Cheever illuminates some basic truths learned along the way: a family should not be a democracy; teaching... Having children transforms us -- through the amazing power of our love for them and theirs for us, through the anger they can provoke, and because bei...
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Getting It Right: How Working Mothers Successfully Take Up the Challenge of Life, Family, and Career
ISBN: 9780671041816 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Career or motherhood? Do you have to sacrifice one to be truly successful in the other? And if you're trying to do both, will you have to compromise your career path or your child's needs? Is "having it all" even realistic, or just plain fantasy?
Leading Stanford University psychologist Dr. Laraine Zappert draws upon her twenty years of clinical and research experience to answer these questions and create a road map of innovative solutions. Through her findings from a landmark study of more than three hundred female graduates of Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Dr. Zappert... Career or motherhood? Do you have to sacrifice one to be truly successful in the other? And if you're trying to do both, will you have to compromis...
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87,14 zł |
Mothers Who Think: Tales of Reallife Parenthood
ISBN: 9780671774684 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the editors of Salon.com's cutting edge Web site, "Mothers Who Think," comes "an anthology of smart and lovely essays" (Chicago Sun Times) -- provacative collection that challenges and changes our views of motherhood today.
Anne Lamott, Jayne Anne Phillips, Sallie Tisdale, Susan Straight, Jane Lazarre, Nora Okja Keller, Beth Kephart, Ariel Gore, Alex Witchel, and many other contemporary writers elevate the discussion of motherhood above the level of tantrum control and potty training. Irreverent, wistful, hilarious, fierce, and tender, these essays offer an unsparing look at... From the editors of Salon.com's cutting edge Web site, "Mothers Who Think," comes "an anthology of smart and lovely essays" (Chicago Sun Times)...
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87,32 zł |
I Didn'T Plan To Be A Witch: And Other Surprises Of A Joyful Mother
ISBN: 9780684807850 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Linda Eyre, who co-authored the New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values, has nine children. She knows that although no mother plans to be a witch, there are times when every mother does a terrific job of playing the part.
In her reassuring and hilarious report on being a mother in today's hectic world, Linda honestly describes not only the vital importance and magnificent moments of motherhood, but also those days when mothers feel they are living in a Roadrunner cartoon that never ends. She shares her own experiences with managing unmanageable... Linda Eyre, who co-authored the New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values, has nine children. She knows that although no m...
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65,30 zł |
The Mom Book: Insider Tips to Ensure Your Child Thrives in Elementary and Middle School
ISBN: 9780684871462 / Angielski / Miękka / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SMART SOLUTIONS ABOUT ALMOST
EVERYTHING FOR MOMS, FROM MOMS Created by hundreds of contributing mothers from the MomCentral.com community and Stacy DeBroff, The Mom Book features lists, tips, stories, and defining principles for everything from hiring a nanny to setting up a home office to surviving a rainy day at home. Here are answers to on-the-spot questions about fussy eaters, tantrums, starting school, work-family balance, and the thousand and one other skills needed to thrive as a mom. After all, who better than experienced mothers to share insider parenting... SMART SOLUTIONS ABOUT ALMOST
EVERYTHING FOR MOMS, FROM MOMS Created by hundreds of contributing mothers from the MomCentral.com commun... |
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The One Minute Mother
ISBN: 9780688144043 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This story begins where most mothers are and takes them to where they want to be. Bestselling author Spencer Johnson shares his world-renowned ′One Minute′ secrets - three simple and easy-to-understand techniques that take little but yield great results. When you use what you learn in the story you will discover: How to become an effective disciplinarian. How to reach your own potential while helping your children to reach theirs. How to help your children′s self-esteem by developing their sense of responsibility. How to enjoy one another... This story begins where most mothers are and takes them to where they want to be. Bestselling author Spencer Johnson shares his world-renowned R... |
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When Mothers Work PB
ISBN: 9780738200286 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) in new ways. With portraits of a dozen real families--corporate and blue collar, religious and secular, step- and single parents, urban and suburban--Peters illustrates the strategies that make this new family life succeed.
Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) i...
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87,32 zł |
Not Your Mother's Life: Changing the Rules of Work, Love, and Family
ISBN: 9780738206820 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't want their options: sacrificing family life for high-powered careers or consigning themselves to the "mommy track." Not Your Mother's Life shows how today's young women are uniquely poised to reach out and take--or create--the work/life balance that proved so elusive for the boomers. The key, Peters argues, is for women to use their newfound economic power to choose their lives instead of letting their lives choose them. Full of real-life...
The next generation of women want a career and a life, but they don't know how to get both. Having watched the boomer generation, they know they don't...
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Motherstyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths
ISBN: 9780738210452 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An antidote to our stressed-out mother culture, MotherStyles validates the notion that good mothering comes in many styles and explains how understanding how you most often react to your child and why is the most important step toward working through areas that have long given you trouble. Drawing on the personality type-theory popularized by the Myers-Briggs(r) Type Indicator and author Janet Penley's more than eighteen years of working with mothers, MotherStyles explains the combinations of traits that make up sixteen distinct mothering approaches. From the "Tuned-In...
An antidote to our stressed-out mother culture, MotherStyles validates the notion that good mothering comes in many styles and explains how und...
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96,05 zł |
How She Really Does It: Secrets of Successful Stay-at-Work Moms
ISBN: 9780738210629 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yes, some women are opting out of their careers, taking an "off-ramp," and heading home to raise their babies. But millions of us cannot afford to make that choice. And millions more choose to work because we love our careers. So how are women holding on to financially necessary or stimulating and rewarding careers and still being engaged mothers? Wendy Sachs, journalist and mother of two, set out to find what's really happening at the intersection of motherhood and work today. Based on her in-depth interviews with mothers from diverse backgrounds, How She Really Does It...
Yes, some women are opting out of their careers, taking an "off-ramp," and heading home to raise their babies. But millions of us cannot afford...
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128,54 zł |
Dr. Spock on Parenting
ISBN: 9780743426831 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An essential guide for today's parents -- from the world-renowned pediatrician and author of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care.
In this classic text, Dr. Benjamin Spock addresses the changing of traditional family structure and the challenges contemporary parents face. From two-job families to single parenthood, this timely reference offers sound, reliable advice on today's difficult parenting issues, including:
An essential guide for today's parents -- from the world-renowned pediatrician and author of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care.
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Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories
ISBN: 9780743476393 / Angielski / Miękka / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Having lost both of her prents at an early age, Jennifer Lauck, acclaimed author of the memoir Blackbird and its follow-up, Still Waters, has in Show Me the Way made peace with her past in order to face the future as a mother herself.
In this luminous and mature work, Lauck offers an unflinching account of the joys and pains of modern motherhood. Show Me the Way touches upon the themes common to so many of Lauck's loyal readers: labor, delivery, and the physical delights of giving birth; the decision to have a second child; the struggle to maintain... Having lost both of her prents at an early age, Jennifer Lauck, acclaimed author of the memoir Blackbird and its follow-up, Still Waters,
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Enjoying Motherhood Without Pushing the Panic Button
ISBN: 9780759671829 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mothers often have to live with several sets of circumstances that can overwhelm them. This book shares ways to handle this challenging role with a bit of humor and bigger dose of God's compassion.
Mothers often have to live with several sets of circumstances that can overwhelm them. This book shares ways to handle this challenging role with a bi...
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80,57 zł |