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Let's Have Healthy Children
by Adelle DavisThe famous food expert give the vital nutritional do's and don'ts for expectant mothers, babies and growing children.
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing
by A. S. NeillThe world's greatest experiment in bestowing unstinted love and approval on children, by applying the principles of freedom and non-repression.
The Long-Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After Infertility
by Ellen Sarasohn GlazerThis book is about the pain of infertility that persists even after a couple becomes parents.
The Home at Greylock
by Elizabeth PrentissIn giving and in sparing to me this darling child How strange and how sad it would be to live alone in this large house And Maud fits in to every crack and crevice there is in me as very few girls could. And she is so thoroughly and genially happy that it is not selfish in me to rejoice that she does not care to fly out of the nest.
Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. PorterMiss Polly, a rich spinster, and most of the town of Beldingsville, are in for a lot of surprises, when Miss Polly's orphaned niece, Pollyanna arrives. Eleven-year-old Pollyanna always tries to find something to be "glad" about, no matter what turns life takes. Her naive ways create some humorous situations. The time comes, however, when Pollyanna finds her staunchly positive outlook tested in a way she never would have imagined.
Bereft: A Sister's Story
by Jane BernsteinAuthor Jane Bernstein was a senior in high school when her older sister Laura was murdered on the campus of Arizona State University. From the moment they heard the shattering news, Jane's parents handled their grief through stoic silence. Crying and mourning were forbidden; the past was the past, and it was essential to move on. More than 20 years later Jane Bernstein found herself compelled to revisit her sister's death, to learn what she could about the murder and the man convicted of the crime. In the process she found herself examining her own life and confronting the problems in her marriage.
Families in Focus: New Perspectives on Mothers, Fathers, and Children
by Judith Bruce Cynthia Lloyd Ann LeonardThis Population Council Report shows that, in rich and poor countries alike, parent-child bonds are unraveling and that women carry much more significant economic and social responsibilities for the family than commonly believed. The authors of this book urge policymakers and researchers to focus on strengthening parent-child ties and to look beyond the myth that all families are stable and cohesive units in which the father serves as economic provider, the mother serves as emotional caregiver, and all children are treated equally well.
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition
by Marilyn M. ShannonHow your diet affects your menstrual cycles and fertility.
In the Shadow of Illness
by Myra Bluebond-LangnerWhat is it like to live with a child who has a chronic, life-threatening disease? What impact does the illness have on well siblings in the family? The author suggests that understanding the impact of the illness lies not in the identifying deficiencies in the lives of those affected, but in appreciating how family members carry on with their lives in the face of the disease's intrusion. She looks at how parents adjust their priorities and their idea of what constitutes a normal life, how they try to balance the needs of other family members while caring for the ill child, and how they see the future. Since the issues raised are not unique to cystic fibrosis but are common to other chronic and life-threatening illnesses, this book will be of interst to all who study, care for, or live with the seriously ill.
The Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans: Birth, Sex, Marriage, Childrearing, and Death
by Howard BallPersonal rights, such as the right to procreate--or not-- and the right to die generate dendless debate. Howard Ball shows how the Supreme Court has grappled with the right to reproduce and abort, and takes on the issue of auto-euthanasia and assisted suicide, from Karen Ann Quinlan through Kevorkian and just recently to the Florida case of the women who was paralyzed by a gunshot from her mother and who had pulled the plug on herself. For the last half of the twentieth century, the justices of the Supreme Court have had to wrestle with new and difficult life and death questions for them as well as for doctors and their patients, medical ethicists, sociologists, medical practitioners, clergy, philosophers, law makers and judges. This book offers a look at these issues as they emerged and examines the manner in which the men and women of the U.S Supreme Court adressed them.
Women and Families: Feminist Reconstructions
by Kristine Baber Katherine AllenFamilies--often a source of satisfaction, growth, and fulfillment for women--can also be an arena of domination, abuse and pain. This volume uses a postmodern feminist perspective to elucidate women's myraid experiences in the family, providing an integrated analysis of critical aspects of intimate relationships, sexuality, childbearing decisions, caregiving, and work. Throughout, the book focuses on the nature of the choices women must make as thei attempt to meet their own needs while nurturing and sustaining their intimate and family relationships. Challenging the traditional definitions of the family, the authors incorporate feminist thinking and research from a variety of diciplines to illuminate both the commonalities and the differences in the experiences of diverse women. Action-oriented, the book stresses themes of economic autonomy, choice and equality, reproductive freedom, and education for critical awareness, and presents pragmatic recommendations for empowerment.
The Eyes of the Amaryllis
by Natalie Babbitthen the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win.
The Comprehending Hand
by Lilli NielsenIn this monograph, originally published in 1976, Nielsen sets down the basic premises of her active learning approach toward blind infants. She notes the typical developmental stages of sighted infants and suggests ways to help blind infants achieve the same milestones. Nielsen emphasizes the importance of offering the blind child an environment which is interesting and challenging through touch and sound.
Anne of Ingleside (Anne Shirley #6)
by L. M. MontgomeryAnne is the mother of five, with never a dull moment in her lively home. And now with a new baby on the way and insufferable Aunt Mary Maria visiting -- and wearing out her welcome -- Anne's life is full to bursting. Still Mrs. Doctor can't think of any place she'd rather be than her own beloved Ingleside. Until the day she begins to worry that her adored Gilbert doesn't love her anymore. How could that be? She may be a little older, but she's still the same irrepressible, irreplaceable redhead -- the wonderful Anne of Green Gables, all grown up. . . She's ready to make her cherished husband fall in love with her all over again!
Hints on Child Training
by Henry Clay TrumbullHenry Clay Trumbull is generally considered the founder of what we know today as Sunday school. He was also a father and a grandfather. His book is filled with timeless, practical guidance for parents, presented in concise chapters. Each chapter stands alone, so the material may be read in any order.
501 Practical Ways to Teach Your Children Values
by Bobbie ReedHow to teach your children values from a Biblical perspective
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty (Dear America)
by Ellen Emerson WhiteIn 1968 Massachusetts, after her brother Patrick goes to fight in Vietnam, fifteen-year-old Molly records in her diary how she misses her brother, volunteers at a Veterans' Administration Hospital, and tries to make sense of the Vietnam War and tumultuous events in the United States. Includes historical notes.
Samantha Saves the Wedding (American Girls Short Stories #11)
by Valerie Tripp<P>Uncle Gard and Cornelia are getting married. Samantha vows she'll let nothing spoil Cornelia's day. When a disaster threatens to ruin the ceremony, Samantha has a plan that saves the wedding. <P><P>After you read Samantha's story, learn how to make a tussie-mussie just like the one Samantha carried in Cornelia's wedding.
What Alvin Wanted
by Holly KellerAlvin wanted something but neither Sam nor Libby knew what it was. And Alvin couldn't tell them. Mama had gone out, leaving him in their care, and Sam and Libby simply couldn't make him happy. They offered games, stories, crayons and cookies. They even called Grandma. But Alvin couldn't tell anyone what was wrong. Then Mama returned, and knew at once what Alvin wanted. Because it was something she had forgotten to give him when she left!
The Second Shift
by Arlie Russell Hochschild Anne MachungA brilliant study of the home as workplace--and how women wind up doing most of the work on the homefront, regardless of their day job.
The World Under My Fingers: Personal Reflections on Braille
by Barbara PierceBraille: What Is It? What Does It Mean to the Blind?
Harvey's Hideout
by Russell HobanSister and Brother are fighting. Harvey will not let his sister, Mildred, ride on his raft. Mildred will not let her brother, Harvey, come to her tea party. Will they ever be friends again?
Night and Day
by Virginia WoolfKatherine Hilbery and Woolf have illustrious literary ancestors: in Katherine's case, her poet grandfather, and in Woolf's, her father Leslie Stephen, writer, philosopher, and editor. Both desire to break away from the demands of the previous generation without disowning it altogether. Katherine must decide whether or not she loves the iconoclastic Ralph Denham; Woolf seeks a way of experimenting with the novel for that still allows her to express her affection for the literature of the past. This is the most traditional of Woolf's novels, yet even here we can see her beginning to break free; in this, her second novel, with its strange mixture of comedy and high seriousness, Woolf had already found her own characteristic voice.