Parenting & Families in The Books Store

Mothers-to-be and new moms will be glad to know that the bestselling Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care is finally in paperback, updated to include topical advice and information about amniocentesis, car safety for infants and toddlers, growth charts, and the recommended schedule for immunizations. Eight hundred instructive and appealing color photographs fill the pages of the most complete parenting guide ever published. Part One tells a pregnant woman how to take the best care of herself so her baby will get a great start in life. The second section provides commonsense solutions to parenting problems and concerns. And, finally, there’s a straightforward hands-on guide to childhood illnesses and first aid. An extensive index makes it easy to find exactly what you need in a flash.

The essential information contained on these pages reveals the truth about how a child is really performing in the classroom. Concerned parents can find the answers to:

What is my child’s learning style: auditory, visual, or tactile?
Is my child’s reading ability at grade level?
What are the national standards in writing at my child’s grade level?
Does my child have special abilities in math?

This easy-to-use manual is a roadmap to academic success. All parents who want their children to succeed in school need to read this book.

More than two million Yankee Magazine readers love "Plain Talk" columnist Earl Proulx for his wit, experience, and smart solutions to any problem. With his 1,001 fun, clever, easy, and inexpensive ideas, no one need ever be at a loss when confronting life's everyday vexations.

If there's a problem in the house or on the road, the solution's on these pages--1,001 solutions, to be exact. Has the plaster cracked and the pipes frozen? Is the coffeemaker clogged with mineral deposits? Are pesky woodpeckers ruining the garden and bugs overrunning the plants? Is the tent zipper sticking-right when you're in the middle of nowhere? Just open these pages and end the hassle, quickly, easily, and without spending a bundle. There's a fount of wisdom here, including the nine items anyone needs to survive a blizzard, six ingenious substitutes for wrapping paper, eight great cleaning agents that are probably already in the kitchen cupboard, five superb odor eaters, six ways to make a tiny room seems larger, and hundreds more-even a complete time line for moving. This is one volume everyone should have on hand.