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And Baby Makes Four : Welcoming a Second Child into the Family
Hilory Wagner
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Current:
9.5 |
Done it once? Ready for another? How do you make the decision to have a second child, and what will that choice mean for your family? In And Baby Makes Four: Welcoming a Second Child into the Family, author and mother Hilory W
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Sisters
Carol Saline, Sharon J. Wohlmuth (Photographer)
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Current:
9.5 |
Featuring original essays and photographs, a portrayal of the profound relationship between sisters includes writers, athletes, painters, socialites, and teachers telling about the special bond and unique experiences they share with their s
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The Book of Twins : A Celebration in Words and Pictures
Debra Ganz(Photographer)
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Current:
9.4 |
Twin sisters Debbie and Lisa Ganz, owners of the Twins Restaurant in New York City, open their vast address book to offer a plethora of profiles and photographs of identical and fraternal twins. The Book of Twins showcases multiples
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Beyond Sibling Rivalry : How to Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring, and Compassionate
Peter Goldenthal
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Current:
9.3 |
Yes, your children can have better relationships than you and your siblings did, says author Peter Goldenthal. In Beyond Sibling Rivalry, Goldenthal, a practicing psychologist specializing in sibling and family relationships,
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Birth Order Blues : How Parents Can Help Their Children Meet the Challenges of Birth Order
Meri Wallace
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Current:
9.3 |
Birth order has a powerful effect on children's emotional development, on their self-esteem, and on their sense of well-being. The youngest child, the firstborn, the middleborn, twins, and the only child all have specific birth order issues
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Siblings Without Rivalry : How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
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Current:
9.3 |
With a title like this, it's no surprise that authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish had a monster bestseller on their hands when the
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Loving Each One Best : A Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings
Nancy Samalin, Catherine Whitney
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Current:
9.3 |
All those baby boomers who have embarked on the journey of raising their second and third children have found themselves left in the lurch by existing child care literature. Now child care expert Nancy Samalin, who has earned a reputation f
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Dancing Naked in Front of the Fridge : And Other Lessons from Twins
Nancy J. Sipes, Janna S. Sipes
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Current:
9.3 |
What began as a four year old's joyful jig in front of a shiny refrigerator has become a unique way to look at life, as a dance in front of a mirror--each person constantly reflecting off the other. Dancing Naked in Front of the Fridge is t
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Sisters Are Like Sunshine : They Brighten Up Our Days
Janet Lanese
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Current:
9.1 |
In praise of sisters, a celebration for those who share the most unbreakable bond of all. Sisters Are Like Sunshine captures the joys and the jealousies, the passing rivalries, and the enduring ties that come with being -- or
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Growing Up Firstborn : The Pressure and Privilege of Being Number One
Kevin Leman
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Current:
9.1 |
Written specifically for adults who were the first born in their families or their parents, this book uncovers the unique traits of the firstborn and helps them learn how to take advantage of the good and minimize the bad. more]
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Because You're My Sister
Mary Engelbreit(Illustrator)
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Current:
9.1 |
With the birth of triplets, Bill and Sheila Laut went from DINK (double income, no kids) to SINK (single income, numerous kids) desperate for advice, but finding little. Their book How to Raise Multiple Children is packed with practical tip
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Raising Multiple Birth Children : A Parents' Survival Guide
William Laut
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Current:
9.1 |
With the birth of triplets, Bill and Sheila Laut went from DINK (double income, no kids) to SINK (single income, numerous kids) desperate for advice, but finding little. Their book How to Raise Multiple Children is packed with practical tip
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Evil Twins
John Glatt
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Current:
9.1 |
Identical twins, with the exact same genetic information, are a fascinating study in human behavior. It is a known fact that when separated at birth, they will often end up with very similar lives, without ever having met one another. So it
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Stepmotherhood : How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked
Cherie Burns, Cherle Burns
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Current:
9.1 |
The role of stepmother has long been maligned--just think of Cinderella's or Snow White's stepmothers. Since 1985 when Cheri Burns published this funny, helpful book, stepmothers have felt relieved and no longer so alone. Burns, a stepmothe
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The Courage to Be a Stepmom: Finding Your Place Without Losing Yourself
Sue Patton Thoele
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Current:
9.0 |
Sue Patton Thoele addresses the emotions of guilt, shame, fear, grief, and frustration commonly felt by stepmothers and offers hands-on advice for coming to terms with them. She also offers stepmoms tips on how to meet their own needs while
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Stepfamily Problems : How to Solve Them
Tom Frydenger, Adrienne Frydenger
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Current:
8.9 |
Stepfamily Problems provides straightforward, down-to-earth answers about the whos, the whys, and the whens of anger, resentment, and conflicts blended families experience. Families are given the tools they need to resolve conflict and fost
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Stepfamily Realities : How to Overcome Difficulties and Have a Happy Family
Margaret Newman
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Current:
8.9 |
Providing practical information and effective advice, this helpful guidebook helps stepfamilies understand and cope with the special problems and issues that arise in new family relationships. --This text refers to an out of print or un
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Winning the Heart of Your Stepchild
Bob Barnes
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Current:
8.9 |
This is the hands on guidebook for today's men and women who face the special challenge of blending families, showing the reader how to create an open atmosphere in the home, give reassuring answers to a child's questions, etc. Family autho
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The Combined Family : A Guide to Creating Successful Step-Relationships
Taube S. Kaufman
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Current:
8.9 |
In this essential guide to understanding individual family roles and the nuances within step-relationships, Kaufman empathetically details the hopelessness of children as they deal with the loss of a past family life, while adjusting to a n
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stepparenting (Complete Idiot's Guides)
Ericka Lutz
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Current:
8.8 |
Tips on dealing with step-sibling rivalry, coping with teenagers, and cooperating with birth parents and grandparents--all are covered in this helpful guide designed to the approximately 1,300 new stepfamilies formed every year in America.
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Blending Families : A Guide for Parents, Stepparents, and Everyone Building a Successful New Family
Elaine Fantle Shomberg, Elaine Fantle Shimberg
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Current:
8.6 |
Today more Americans are part of a second-marriage family than a first. Inevitably, these newly blended "stepfamilies" will be confronted by their own special problems and needs. This insightful problem-solving guide offers solid solutions-
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How to Be First in a Second Marriage; Forgiveness and Healing for All Concerned
Rose Sweet
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Current:
8.5 |
Marriage and family, non-fiction self help for those in or planning to enter second marriages, and those who deal with ex-spouses, blended families and stepparenting issues. This book is already available on your site. I have acquired fu
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Wonderful Ways to Be a Stepparent
Judy Ford, Anna Chase
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Current:
8.4 |
A warm, practical guide to creating a harmonious blended family from the author of "Wonderful Ways to Love a Child" and "Wonderful Ways to Love a Teenager". Read more
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Merging Families: A Step-By-Step Guide for Blended Families
Bobbie Reed
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Current:
8.4 |
Making the Best of Second Best is a warm, honest, and often humorous look at the challenges and rewards of stepparenting. This highly personal book offers some specific strategies for living comfortably in a stepfamily. It also challenges p
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Making the Best of Second Best: A Guide to Positive Stepparenting
Kathleen Fox
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Current:
8.3 |
Making the Best of Second Best is a warm, honest, and often humorous look at the challenges and rewards of stepparenting. This highly personal book offers some specific strategies for living comfortably in a stepfamily. It also challenges p
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Stepparenting
Jeannette Lofas, Dawn B. Sova
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Current:
8.2 |
A leading expert in the area of stepparenting provides sane, up-to-the-minute advice for dealing with the myriad issues of the stepfamily--from moving in together and the etiquette of weddings to holiday conflicts, discipline, and stepsibli
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The New Birth Order Book : Why You Are the Way You Are
Kevin Leman
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Current:
8.2 |
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Welcoming Your Second Baby
Vicki Lansky
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Current:
8.2 |
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Double Duty : The Parents' Guide to Raising Twins, from Pregnancy Through the School Years
Christina Baglivi Tinglof
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Current:
8.2 |
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Entwined Lives : Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavoir
Nancy L. Segal, Thomas J. Bouchard
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Current:
8.2 |
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Twins : And What They Tell Us About Who We Are
Lawrence Wright
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Current:
8.1 |
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Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are
Lawrence Wright
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Current:
8.1 |
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Help! the Kids Are at It Again : Using Kids' Quarrels to Teach 'People' Skills
Elizabeth Crary, Mits Katayama (Illustrator)
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Current:
8.1 |
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From One Child to Two : What to Expect, How to Cope, and How to Enjoy Your Growing Family
Judy Dunn
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Current:
8.1 |
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Siblings
Nick Kelsh, Anna Quindlen
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Current:
7.9 |
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Sisters Record Memory Book; A Gift Of Memories
John Glatt
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Current:
7.9 |
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The Enlightened Stepmother : Revolutionizing the Role
Perdita Kirkness Norwood
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Current:
7.8 |
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A Child's Journey Through Placement
Vera, MD Fahlberg
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Current:
7.7 |
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How to Win As a Stepfamily
Emily B. Visher, John S., M.D. Visher
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Current:
7.7 |
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Making It As a Stepparent : New Roles/New Rules
Claire Berman
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Current:
7.5 |
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Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade
James H. Bray, John Kelly
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Current:
7.4 |
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Keys to Successful Stepmothering (Barron's Parenting Keys)
Philippa Greene Mulford
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Current:
7.3 |
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Stepfamilies : Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade
James H., Dr. Bray, John Kelly
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Current:
7.3 |
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Family Rules : Helping Stepfamilies and Single Parents Build Happy Homes
Jeannette Lofas
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Current:
7.1 |
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The Step-Parent's Survival Guide : Positive Advice for Achieving a Successful Step-Family
Hilary Boyd
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Current:
7.1 |
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The Truth About Cinderella : A Darwinian View of Parental Love (Darwinism Today)
Martin Daly, Margo Wilson
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Current:
7.1 |
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Creative Grandparenting Across the Miles
Patricia L. Fry
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Current:
7.1 |
Here are dozens of ideas, tips, and suggestions to help long-distance grandparents develop a lasting bond with their grandchildren. Read more
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Oh, Brother...Oh, Sister! A Sister's Guide to Getting Along
Brooks Whitney, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
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Current:
7.1 |
This exploration of sibling relationships encourages girls to create stronger bonds with their brothers and sisters to help promote harmony at home. The book offers fun, practical advice on issues siblings face, including fighting, sharing,
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Parenting Keys : Keys to Successful Stepfathering (Barron's Parenting Keys)
Carl E. Pickhardt
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Current:
7.1 |
Psychologist Carl E. Pickhardt offers common-sense advice to stepfathers on practicing tolerance and making compromises in order to establish oneself as a benefit to the family structure. His book maintains that it is possible to be an effe
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Making Peace in Your Stepfamily
Harold H., M.D. Bloomfield
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Current:
7.1 |
A guide to recognizing and working through the hostilities and built-in pitfalls that stepparents and stepchildren experience sheds light on issues of jealousy, forgiveness, and power struggles. 75,000 first printing. more]
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