collection expectations well-behaved four-year-old

books:

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

605 reviews
Harvey Karp

Bantam, 2003

This book made all the difference for us!
Now that we're expecting #2 and I'm back in the baby section, I happened across the listing for this book and felt compelled to write because this book really had a positive impact on us with our first. I learned early on in my first pregnancy that there is WAY TOO MUCH information out there and if you read long enough (books, blogs, mags, etc) you'll find both an author who agrees completely ...

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

174 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins, 1999

It works!
when you start using the methods your life changes! I did it with my 6 year old and so far it changed our lives! a must read!

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

51 reviews
Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Multnomah Books, 2008

Timely Advice For The Impressionable Years
The teenage years are arguably the most crucial and impressionable years of one's life. A person's future can often be decided by decisions made during this period. Many come undone while others go on to greatness. Teenagers need advice and guidance to set themselves up early for a happy and prosperous future. Do Hard Things urges teenagers to push themselves, expand their boundaries, go after ...

What to Expect the First Year, Second Ed

380 reviews
Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway, ...

Workman Publishing Company, 2003

What to Expect the First YEars
Bought book as gift, but returned it to Amazon. Person receiving book already had it. But Amazon's service was outstanding as usual.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

382 reviews
Ishmael Beah

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

WOW
I heard his story as he did an interview on NPR. I raced to the bookstore to pick up my copy. The book took me through every emotion. I sat in my living room wondering how a kid could go through such a life like his. This book was well writting and I'm proud to know a young man can make positive changes in his life despite the past. Every person need to read this book. I can change your life.

On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep (On Becoming. . .)

170 reviews
Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam

Parent-Wise Solutions, Inc., 2006

The Best Method. Period.
After you read BabyWise cover to cover, then you are entitled to an opinion! I have three children and would never have another if I was told I couldn't do BabyWise! It simply is wonderful in raising well-adjusted children -- children who sleep well, eat well, are extremely secure and are hardly ever fussy. The opposite of this book is Dr. Sears. If you don't like BabyWise, you're sure to love ...

The Shack

693 reviews
William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2007

Thought Provoking Work
I read an article about the book, and despite my reservations about the hype, I purchased the work as soon as I could and was able to read it in a few sittings. I gathered the book would be controversial as is any religious themed book that attempts to fly in the face of conventional wisdom/practice. For that reason, one has to discount the comments of any self professed institutional ...

Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons

84 reviews
Tim Russert

Random House, 2006

Buffalo Wings
The coasts have had too much influence on America for the last 50 years, beginning with Rock & Roll, I suppose, and the cult of youth. There is much to be said for the heartland beginning with the unglamorous mid-west and the great rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and the crown jewel, Chicago. Russert was all about being from Buffalo, a town joked about by those seeking ...

Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Childs Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days

21 reviews
Dr. Kevin Leman

Revell, 2008

Wish I'd had this book 20 years ago!
As a mother of four adult children and a (young) grandmother of four, I knew I wanted this book! By the time my strong-willed toddlers had become teens I had painted myself into a corner with popular "democratic" parenting techniques that eroded my confidence and credibility. Though I had the good sense to balance my limited parenting skills with boatloads of prayer, this doctor's prescription ...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

91 reviews
Jeff Kinney

Amulet Books, 2008

Read this with your child!
I won't let my son read it without me...it is so funny!! I also started it with a student I tutor and she loved it too. It moves quickly and has funny little illustrations on most pages. This is a classic, I am going to get the other one today! This is perfect for kids who are less than excited about reading a chapter book. Love it.

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

661 reviews
Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Gentle ways, gentle results
I was so happy when I finished reading this book. It has so many ideas, things to try, and information on sleep patterns. I had no idea why my little DD would not sleep or not sleep for long, but this book has given me some great insights into the world of my daughter! I bought this book when she was two and a half months old, and I will be using some or all of the methods in the book until she ...

The Outsiders

1527 reviews
S. E. Hinton

Puffin, 1997

9th grade book review
The Outsiders was a great literary experience. Unlike other class assigned novels, this one was very interesting. How so? Well, teens these days aren't so interested in reading novels that take place during the American Revolution, or any other historical themes they can't relate to. The Outsiders takes place in a time period that may not be the time period they live in, but is very close. The ...

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

1105 reviews
Marc Weissbluth

Ballantine Books, 2003

From co-sleeping to the crib in 4 nights
What critics fail to understand (or fail to read in the book), is that Dr. Weissbluth reveres the bond between children and parents, and teaches you to be in tune with your baby's needs, not to ignore them. If you follow his techniques from the beginning, you may never have any crying at all. Crying is what happens when parents miss their babies' sleep cues and let them become overtired. We ...

The Clique Summer Collection #2: Dylan (Clique Series)

9 reviews

Poppy, 2008

good
the book was a good book because i play tennis and i thought it was good researched and the author used the right terms

The Clique Summer Collection #3: Alicia (Clique Series)

3 reviews

Poppy, 2008

Best of the Summer Collection So Far!!
As for the Summer Series, Massie was pretty good, Dylan was disappointingly not well-written, so I picked up Alicia with some reservation. It was fabuloso times ten!! I loved the story line set in the beautiful five star Hotel Lindo in Spain. We get to know Nina once again- but see a very different view of her from the crush-stealer of Westchester we had previously met. After reading this book, I ...

Cost: A Novel

6 reviews
Roxana Robinson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

Harrowing and brilliant
What begins as fascinating domestic drama erupts into a wrenching story about three generations of a family grappling with one son's addiction to heroin. Their transformation is stunningly detailed and rich in character--and the book is exquisite. It kept me up until the wee hours of the morning reading. Cost richly deserves all the accolades it's been getting--and more.

The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and ...

114 reviews
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer

Bantam, 2005

It works
After using the suggestions in this book, my 18 month old goes quietly to bed. Before, he would yell and scream until we were a bag of nerves. It is like a miracle!

Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)

164 reviews
Foster W. Cline, Jim Fay

Pinon Press, 2006

An Outstanding Book For Every Parent
This a an outstanding book for parents to learn those parenting skills necessary to raise happy and healthy children. Another must-read for parents is Bully-Proofing Children: A Practical, Hands-On Guide to Stop Bullyingwhich is about raising empowering children who will never become victims or bullies.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

74 reviews
Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2008

TEN Star Great book!!!!
Cannot recommend this book enough whether you live in a city, suburb or rural area. Nature is all around you as the book says, and sadly to many children have no idea what trees are in their neighborhood, or what that flower called a dandelion is growing thru the crack in the sidewalk. If nothing else I hope the book will make parents/adults and children simply stop and look around and ...

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

204 reviews
Sean Covey

Fireside, 1998

A great book for adults or teens
I discovered this book by accident. I found the 365 days version with excerpts and jokingly said to my Mum that I should get it. She was serious that I should and bought it for me. I was intrigued... That quite possibly changed by life (not dramatically mind you but kept me on the right track). It took me ages to find the full version, but I bought (it wasn't cheap!) and read it straight away ...

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