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Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents

What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy, we want them to be happy, of course! Fortunately, a wide array of scientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help our children build and maintain. 

Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

“A road map for parents who want to sculpt their children into innovative thinkers.”—USA Today

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.

Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love

"Robert Karen has a rare capacity for presenting complex psychological ideas in language that is accessible to nonspecialists....Karen's book makes fascinating reading and constitutes a considerable achievement."--Contemporary Psychology

Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids

A guide for parents and educators to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries—from Plato to Jane Addams—with the "littlest" minds.

The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children

Frustrated with a therapeutic practice that "shifted too frequently to be an anchor" for parents struggling with issues like overindulgence and overscheduling, clinical psychologist Mogel turned to her religious heritage for ways to help her clients and her own family "find grace and security" in an increasingly complex world.

A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children.

Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

“Parenting from the Inside Out is a must-have for any parent. I gave a friend of mine a copy, and she said, “This book is changing my life. I like my kids again.”
—Gweneth Paltrow

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

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