The Littlest Baby: A Handbook for Parents of Premature Children PRE 01

Ten percent of all births are, to some extent, premature. When a 1 1/2 pound baby girl named Falecia was born to Fred Pfister and his wife, Faye, he decided to write this book - with the help of Bernard Griesemer, a pediatrician. Its aim is to guide parents and health professionals through the problems and trials of caring for premature babies. Using Falecia as a personal cases story, this book employs laymen's terms and a convenient question/answer format to explain what  prematurely is and how to help a premature baby survive. The advice given is applicable while the baby is still in the hospital - as well as later, when he or she is able to come home. If you are expecting a baby, or if the new baby in your life was born a bit too early, look to this book for the medical and practical guidance you need.

The Lost Boy MH 36

Imagine a young boy who has never had a home. His only possessions are the old torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. His only world is isolation and fear. Although this young boy has been rescued from his alcoholic mother, the real hurt is just beginning - he has no place to call home. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called "It." Answers will be exposed and new adventures revealed in this compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered an F-child - a foster child - young David experiences the instability of moving in and out of five different homes. Those who feel that all foster kids are trouble - and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a real family - resent his presence and force him to suffer shame. Tears and laughter, devastation and hope: all create the journey of this little lost boy who desperately searches for the love of a family. Though many in society ridicule the foster-care system and social-service fields, Dave Pelzer is a living testament to the necessity of their existence. Whether you are a fan of the author or picking up his work for the first time, this is a sequel that will move you and stand alone as a shining inspiration to all.

The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parents of Learning Disabled Children LD 18

This book is a step-by-step guide to becoming what Dr. Silver calls "an informed consumer and assertive advocate" for your learning disabled youngster. It explains the causes and symptoms of learning disabilities and the social and school problems that can accompany them. And it introduces parents to the professionals who can provide evaluation, and, eventually, treatment. Dr. Silver also describes the way recent laws can work in favor of the learning disabled child. Dr. Silver's message is that: "Your child can improve, can learn to learn, can grow toward becoming a normal, happy adult. That success depends on you - on your action, your assertion, your perseverance, your advocacy. The task is yours alone."

The Next Step Forward for Handicapped Children PS V-01

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognize and Cope with Sensory Integration Dysfunction SI 02

Oversensitivity - or undersensitivity - to touch, taste, smell, sound, or sight? Oversensitivity - or undersensitivity - to movement sensations? Unusually high or low activity level? Problems with motor coordination? These telltale symptoms are often the first clues to SI Dysfunction - a common, but frequently misdiagnosed, problem in which messages from the senses are not correctly processed by the central nervous system. First identified decades ago by an occupational therapist, SI Dysfunction has only recently been widely recognized among doctors and psychologists. Now, this guide offers comprehensive, easily understood information of SI Dysfunction - and a drug-free treatment approach - for children who need help.

The Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders ADD 11

This book was developed to provide parents with specific, practical strategies to use in helping their child be more successful in the home environment. The intervention strategies have been tried and tested by teachers and parents of  children with ADD and are presented in the most convenient and practical manner possible.

The Potato Video: A Look at Misguided Effort INC V-09

The Power of Positive Parenting P 13

The Premature Baby Book: Coping and Caring in the First Years PRE 02

Dealing with your emotions: shock, denial, anger, guilt, fear. Bonding and parenting in the nursery. How to observe, touch, hold, soothe , and stimulate your baby. Reactions of relatives, friends, and siblings. Early delivery: what causes it and the latest techniques to prevent it. The problems of prematurity, fully and simply explained. Who does what in the intensive care nursery. Communicating with the doctors and nurses. Moral and ethical issues and your rights as a parent. What to know and have ready when your baby comes home. Feeding (breast or bottle?) and nutrition. Handling special developmental and behavioral problems in the first year. Ongoing problems: how and where to get special help. Emotional and practical advice for the high-risk mother considering another baby. Personal accounts by parents.

The Secret LD V-06

Three-time Academy Award-nominee Kirk Douglas lends a strong and stiffing performance to the touching family drama of this video. A Critically-praised film about the agonizing repercussions of undiscovered dyslexia, this video features riveting portrayals from co-stars Bruce Boxleitner and Brock Peters. Douglas is mike Dunmore, a well-liked general store owner in a small town on Cape Cod. Now a lonely widower, Mike has lived a lie his entire life - he can't read. Somehow, he has hidden his affliction from everyone, including his son, Patrick (Boxleitner). When Mike's 9-year-old grandson begins having trouble in school, he recognizes the problem as his own. Can he sit by and watch the child go through what he did?

The Siege - The First Eight Years of an Autistic Child AU 12

The Sound of a Miracle AU 13

Never before has a book about autism offered such hope for recovery. In this remarkable true story, Annabel Stehli tells of her years of anguish and guilt as she struggled to help her daughter Georgie, who seemed to exist in a private world. With the diagnosis of autism came the recommendation from medical experts and well-intentioned friends that Georgie be institutionalized-along with the suggestion that her condition was somehow caused by faulty mothering. Finding strength in her deep religious faith and her love for her daughter, Stehli persisted in seeking the best education for Georgie and never lost hope that one day her daughter would lead a normal life. Today she does.

The Special Child: For Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities DS 08

This book offers clear and precise descriptions of the types of professionals that may be encountered, and explains commonly used tests, procedures, and medications, In addition, this practical reference includes where to look for help, advocacy, health care, and insurance. Parents, teachers, therapists, social workers, nurses, and other professionals can use this book to better communicate the sometimes difficult-to-understand conditions surrounding care for children with disabilities.

The Sunflower Forest MH 14

Mothers tell their daughters some of what they know, and nothing of who they are. But some secrets a mother cannot keep. Some secrets linger and hurt until the pain erupts to desolate her entire family. Seventeen-year-old Lesley adores her beautiful, captivating mother, who tells wonderful stories of life in Hungary and Germany before the war. There is one truth of the past, however, which her mother cannot tell; and it is growing into a dangerous obsession. Lesley's father tries desperately to save the mother from her memories. But love is not enough. A mother's haunted present is blurring with the past: the Nazi breeding camp; her little boys; and her family is about to face the final act of a tragedy spawned in violence long ago.

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