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"Middle School Makeover is a guide for parents and educators to help tweens navigate their middle school years"--

The #1 "New York Times" bestseller--now with three new insightful and informative chapters. "Siblings Without Rivalry" challenges the idea that constant, unpleasant conflict among siblings is natural and unavoidable and uses action-oriented, accessible anecdotes and stories to show parents the many ways to teach children to get along.

Pre-teens and young teenagers are still developing an understanding of how they fit in the world around them. They often strive to assert their own opinions and autonomy, but they can ignore some of the most basic rules and standards in the process. Helping kids in this age group mature may at times give even the most patient adult a huge headache, but it is an important and worthy undertaking. In this video, Deborah Gilboa, MD ("Dr. G") offers insightful...

Dara Lovitz bypasses the usual discussions on how to pay for two tuitions and instead tackles deeper questions: how do you help twins feel like individuals? Should they be expected to be each other's caretaker? How can a parent avoid comparing? How can you encourage relationships outside the twinship? Drawing on over seventy interviews with adult twins and their non-twin siblings, as well as expert insights from educators and psychologists and exhaustive...

"Of course you think you’re doing a sh*tty job. Every parent does. It’s pretty much a byproduct of our society, with its incessant demands coupled with the in-your-face competitiveness parents see on social media. Unfortunately, the pandemic only made things worse, as parents juggled the stresses of helping their kids navigate online schooling while they also had to work from home. All of which makes Carla Naumburg’s new book...

"Practical ideas and encouragement for moms who want to raise kids that honor their family values, make good decisions, pursue life creatively, and live with a deeply rooted faith"--