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A must for Grandparents!!!
When my daughter got her Baby Signs Kit--I thought just another FAD.Then while the Grandkids were watching the DVD our 3 y.o. Granddaughter started to do some of the signs and trying to show our 1 y.o. Grandson how to do them.I was absolutely amazed and then I ralized how easy this could be.I looked at the rest of the kit and found there is a Parent Workshop and I'm signing me &Grandma up because we have an opportunity to do something really fun and educational with our grandchildren.
Love It!!!!!
I bought this product to send to my daycare to provide them with materials to help in signing to my son (who has over 65 signs).They loved it!!!The flip chart is on the fridge for easy access and they read the board books to the kids during circle time.The director of the daycare loved it so much that she is looking into the ECE curriculum for the entire school!!!

Visible results right out of the box!
I just recieved my kit and couldn't wait to check it all out! There were so many useful tools. My favorite had to be the parents DVD. I loved how they had a dictionary that could easily be accessed for a quick reminder! Having someone demonstrate the signs is also a big help. I tend to be more of a visual learner. I put the DVD in for my son and he loved it. Sat there watching attentivly and even attempting sign! Visible results right out of the box! The books are perfect sized for little ones to be hands on. And the quick reference guide willl help out family members and babysitters a great deal! I have looked into other programs however this kit sold me 100 % without a doubt! ... Read more

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Not for all special needs situations, but helpful
The methods in this book detail considerable sacrifice of parents time and resources devoted to one child; in a multiple child or two-working parent household, this would not be as beneficial and produce results as claimed from Floor Time program.Also, there are many types of special needs children with needs not addressed in this book.While overall helpful and a must-read for involved parents, continue seeking assistance from local programs and teachers/therapists, and use this as one small part of your reading list.This book does not address all the needs of all special needs children, but it is helpful and gives detailed explanations and plans to begin with.We have four special needs children with four separate diagnoses, so we are not first time parents, nor is this book the definitive program or resource for any of the four.Read it, try it, then continue researching and resourcing!

An Absolute Must-Read for Parents with Autistic Children
Our 20-month old son was diagnosed by two separate agencies (one was South Carolina's Department of Disabilities and Special Needs) in August of 2005. We had fought for some sort of diagnosis since he was about one year old, due to SO many issues we saw that were not present with our first children.
Great book!
It's hard to really review a book on Floortime because you're not discussing the book so much as the techniques behind it. As a speech therapist, I got into this method because it mirrored my basic instinctive approach to and ideas about therapy.
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Doing your Homo-work as a parent and Gay Parent
The writing of Harville Hendrix's have become my relationship bibles. I find his clear way of taking psychological theory and putting into practice for relationships of all kind very effective.
Not Your Average Parenting Book
I was somewhat disappointed, having read Hendrix's other books.This book is set up very much like Simple Abundance, and each day has its "words to live by".For example, there is no path to follow if you know your child is suffering from the psycholigical disorder that is commonly known as adolescence.Not bad, but not chock full of valuable exercises like his previous works. Best Parenting Book Ever
I recommend this book to every parent who mentions struggling with their child(ren).It goes beyond being just a parenting-technique book to helping the parent identify their own issues stemming from childhood.Through that process, the parent learns where his/her weaknesses or blocks are, so that they have the clarity to discern what is actually occurring with the child, rather than being clouded by his/her perceptions.From there, the parent can use the techniques taught in the book to help the child move successfully through the developmental phase that is causing frustration.Read more

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Editorial Review

The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamott's account of her son Sam's first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott (Read more

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new moms: read this now!
This book will help new moms (and dads, too) see that it's entirely normal to have periods when the baby makes you crazy, times when you think you just aren't going to figure it all out, and also moments of total bliss. It's all part of the new mom experience, and Anne Lamott can help you see that you truly are not alone. I read this while pregnant and then again after my daughter was born. It's just fantastic: moving, sad, funny, the works.

A baby is a little miracle.Now shut up.
Reading this book felt like being stuck next to a new parent on a long plane trip.Either you're bored because you don't have kids, or you're bored because it is never your turn to talk about YOUR kid, or you are so kid-oriented and passive that you simply LOVE to hear all about the mundane ordinary pleasures that someone else gets from THEIR kid.If you are in the latter category, or you are perhaps a single mom in recovery and born again in Christ, you will enjoy this book.Otherwise, skip it and go spend some time with your real-life friends who have kids.They need the company, and the baby stories are all pretty much the same.Lamott's diary style offers 'reality' but little art.

Saved my sanity
When I was a new mom this book saved my sanity. I realized that maternal feelings weren't all cotton candy happy. They ran the gamut. Anne let me laugh at myself even when I was angry, frustrated and confused. I learned that motherhood is real. The book is far cheaper than therapy and a must for new mothers. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

"Women are like golf courses," writes sex educator Lou Paget. "Even though you may have played a course a hundred times, chances are your approach shot rarely lands in the same place on the green." Read more

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Filled with good info.
I bought this book hoping to learn some techniques to rekindle the bedroom expereince.I have to say it has proven very fruitfull.The information here is very simple to understand and very simple to put into practice.
Recommended!
I would like to share what my husband and I achieved and experienced with 2 of Paget's books. I think that "How to be a great lover" is better because it contains a lot more and detailed techniques. This one also contains such but the approach is simpler. Is this content really something I would like my husband to know? Yes, there is broad spectrum of information, which is good for him to know. We have been married for 9 years and we have already tried almost everything. However, there are still several things in her book which we found new and interesting to know.
Wow!
That's all my girl friend had to say when I began using some of what I have learned from this wonderful book. ... Read more

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Very Basic
I recommend you not buy this book or cd.I listened to the CD and it was too elementary.

Reviews by Nan Kilar and Bobby Miller
I don't know what kind of verbal tight spots you find yourself in on a regular basis, but here's hoping not too many. As a political activist and writer who has been tagged by the media as "one of America's most controversial authors", I'm nearly always on the hot seat wherever I go, bathroom being about the only exception.
Good starting grounds
This is a good book to start from if you have recognized, like myself, that your conversation skills could use some improvement.
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Raillerie
Great book!General over view of many topics, everything from signals to choose a good date, to dating, to sex, striping, toys.Great for singles!

GreatBook!
This book has great advice and the pictures are a plus!It is a great bed-time read!

not THAT super!
I did not learn anything new that i have not read in cosmo (the magazine). Actually I would rather read cosmo then this book...There are a few positions to try... nothing new. And a few suggestions on oral sex and other things such as turn ons. Overall, the book was ok, the pictures were a let down and i would not recommend this book to anyone. I was not that impressed with it. ... Read more

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Easy to Read
Chapter 7 on the nervous system was helpful along with the other chapters on the skin, muscles and urinary systems.This book explains anatomy and physiology in a very simple fashion, making it easier to digest.This book is a good review.The writhing was easy to comprehend.
Essential learning tool!
This "Dummy" book helped greatly to gaining a quick understanding of the subject matter. It was the difference between passing and failing a very difficult course.

Really bad book, especially if you are dummy
Seems like author was really in rush to get this book out.
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An Important Book for Caregives
There are many books on how to care and plan for an elderly person, but this is one of the few designed to deal with the often delicate issue of communicating about those plans.This is an excellent book for anyone caring for seniors, either as a family member or in a professional capacity. I am a legal aid hotline attorney and own an online medical supply business. In both capacities I work with many seniors and those who care for them.This book fills in an important gap in the caregiving relationship.I strongly recommend it.

How to Say it to Seniors
Very helpful and accessable information.Wish I'd learned about this years ago.

Humane, wise, practical...SUPERB
It's shocking that this book is being marketed merely to professionals who must deal with the vagaries of the senior personality. It's simply the best book on the subject I've read.The author has a huge heart for seniors and those who work with them--professionals, certainly, but also neighbors, friends, children, grandchildren.
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Silly
I'll admit that I have not read this book, but I can make some observations since I am a man.It seems sexist to me that this book teaches you to "think like a guy".This assumes that all guys think alike.The truth is that guys come with many different personalities, ranging from sensitive and emotional to the stereotypical "player".Be yourself, and if the guy can't appreciate it, then move on.Lying about your sex life (as the book apparently gives the advice to make him feel like he's the first to introduce you to "kinky" sex) or lying about other things you feel will only lead to problems down the road.Be honest to him because, just like anyone else, guys want to know the real you.Trying to pigeonhole all male feelings, wants, and thinking is not only ridiculous, but very inaccurate and will lead to poor relationships as each man is going to be different and a woman should not assume anything about the person she is dating based only on gender.As a man I can tell you that men want mostly the same things as women in a relationship: honesty, love, and a girl they can relate to.Changing yourself and personality based on a book may help you in the short run to find men, but it certainly will not help in long term relationships.

Oh please!
As my brother said when flipping through this book, "If girls start acting like guys then what do we need them for?"Why should you pretend to be someone or something you're not to get a guy?If someone dumps you because you like mushy love songs, cry at sad movies, like babies and puppies, or because you have embarrassing girl products in your medicine cabinet, he isn't worth it anyway!And why on earth would you sleep with someone who didn't love you enough to want you around the next morning?"Think Like a Guy" doesn't guarantee you a perfect relationship anymore than The Rules or Stop Getting Dumped or Mars and Venus or any of the other ridiculous relationship books that have been popular over the last few years.Be yourself.If a man can't deal with that, then he isn't the right one for you.

AMAZING
This is a great book.As a guy, honestly, I must say women do the weirdest things.Here is a guide to help you KNOCK OFF the dumb and self defeating behaviors.It also has wit and real honesty about where guys are coming from and yes, guess what, guys DON'T THINK LIKE CHICKS.News flash! ... Read more

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A Good Read For Parents
This is a good book for parents not just those with toddlers and preschoolers. It gives insight into the montessori method and really shows you the interelationship between how a child deveopls intellectually and physically. I wish that I had gotten it earlier because it has good insights into toddlerhood - tantrums and all. My son is 21/2 and we are hoping to send him to pre-school in September, so we wanted to get a guideline so to speak about what we should be looking for and the best kind of learning at his age. Also we were looking for new ways to engage him, so I'm anxious to try out the activities. He's in the 'I want to be independent stage' and after reading the book I have adopted some of its advice on how to help him acheive this. All in all I would say its a good buy, quite informative.

Excellent Montessori resource for the home
I was looking for a good way to teach my preschool son at home using some elements of the Montessori method.However, I wanted to go at my own pace and in a relaxed way.If you need a more regimented and structured Montessori method at home read Elizabeth Hainstock's books.Leslie Britton's book is well-written, concise and hits all the main points.I really like the games and activities designed for children from two to six.I am able to pick and choose and with home materials to teach my son at home.My son is two so he's only able to participate in a few exercises.Can't recommend it enough.

Excellent tool for parents of pre-school age kids
Montessori school can be unbelieveably expensive (approx. 500 dollars per 8 week sessions, and that's just half days!), and your child has to be "approved" in most institutions. Based on the teaching of Maria Montessori, it is designed to help toddlers and young children learn in five simple steps: observation, participation, practice, "eureka" movement, and performance. This learning process can help youngsters be well ahead of the game by the time they go into Kindergarten. While a Montessori school can help give your kids interaction withkids of all ages, you can still apply this method of learning in the home, as Montessori pointed out: "Parents are still the child's first and most important teachers".Read more

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This book is a lifesaver.
I have purchased 15 copies of this book.One for every mother of young children that I know.It has completely changed the way I parent and the way my daughter respondes to me.It has reduced the tension in our home and I feel the need to reccomend it to everyone!

Timeless, Thought-Provoking, Effective
After two months of working on our kids we've concluded that this book works.Our 4 and 2 1/2 year old children had been easygoing and sweet toddlers who one day just became unmanageable and we couldn't understand why. My husband and I found ourselves constantly disciplining them and losing our tempers. Our "tactics" were failing, and we felt guilty at how angry and resentful we were becoming toward our children.
A wonderful roadmap to parenting
As a new parent, who really didn't know what to do to raise a child, this book has given me some great principles that are humane and sensible to follow.I love that it is centered on respect for the child, and giving him or her the right to make their own decisions.I like that it gives me rights too.I have been reading and re-reading this book regularly since my son was 18 months old, and now that he is three years old, he is independent and helpful.He's also a little terror at times, but this book helps me deal with agression, tantrums, defiance.It helps keep me calm, and even when offering him tough choices (Do you want to stop throwing sand or do you want me to carry you home?) I do it in a friendly way, where I am really interested in the answer.It's truly up to him, and I feel happy that the choice is his to make, and I can live with either.He may scream and shout, but he clearly feels the fairness in it, because he gets over it so quickly.In contrast, where I do lose my temper occasionally, and am then unfairly dictatorial in my attitude, he doesn't get over it so quickly.But he seems to respond to the respect inherent in the guidelines in this book.If you are not sure how to be a parent, this is a great foundation book, and I recommend it beyond words. ... Read more

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Very helpful!
I listened to the audiobook of this title, and found so much material here that is relevant to my situation. The dialogs presented and the analysis and recommendations really helped me to see patterns of my own behavior that I can change to improve my marriage (and for that matter, other relationships). This is really a great book.

A Must Read for Long Term Commitments
I found this book very helpful, so helpful that I ordered two more copies for my son and daughter-in-law.They travel and I thought they could read it apart and together.
More useful than "Seven Principles"
The authors operate a Love Lab for troubled marriages. By miking and video taping the couples, the authors analyze the language and attitudes for their impact on resolving the problems, both in a negative and positive sense. This book follows the problem resolution process for ten couples that have issues that others are likely to have, like too much work, infidelity, emotional distance, irritability and nagging, dominance of kids, humdrum existence, etc.
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A Refreshing Way of looking at love
The Mastery of Love" is an enjoyable, easy read that you can finish in an afternoon or evening. How true it is that when children are young they express whatever they feel and act on impulse. By the time we are
blew me away
I read the 4 Agreements and loved it and even took a seminar series on it.Then I stumbled across this book!It is fantastic!It is a roadmap on how to be happy, how to experience heaven right now (love yourself unconditionally.You will be happy any time your love is flowing to others).Simple concepts but I didn't know them.I typically underline when I read non-fiction so I can quickly review the salient points later on... in this case I might as well plan to read the whole book again, as just about every page has enlightening thoughts.Wow, I am still reeling from the power presented by Don Miguel!Read this book!!!Best book I have read in years, maybe decades! And I am an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction.I liked best the allegory about the magical kitchen (if you have unlimited quality and quantity of food yourself (ie. love for yourself), you will not need to bargain with others for theirs.You will be content and able to just love others (unconditional love!)

Mastery of Love
My sophomore year of high school I was very sad--depressed is more likely--and I had been for over a year. I didn't know quite what to do, but I was beginning to turn much of that into anger (i.e. I listened to bands like Reagan Youth, Crass and the Subhumans). I found this book on Amazon as I was browsing, and I decided I wanted to read it. As things turned out, I was talking with a friend of a friend, mentioned it, and she said she had it and would let me borrow it. The odds perplexed me, but a couple days later I was reading it, and Miguel Ruiz changed my entire perspective. I cannot forget the weekend I finished it-- I was in a sort of complete emotional and physical shock. That may have been when my meditation practice began, also. For weeks after I could never decide what music to listen to, so I listened to reggae (the likes of the Wailing Souls, Inner Circle, Bob and Ziggy) and also started reading eastern philosophy. Am I straying? I was just explaining the impact I felt at sixteen. As I am a sophomore now in college, I still keep this book with me, and I am about to read it again. Don Miguel's thoughts always enlighten, inspire and ground me inestimably. But I am going to go, to begin this book again. Enjoy, ... Read more

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Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
No need for letting a baby cry.Lots of need for structered naps.Why not look a little at nutrition and a little at spirituality? The "Dr." comes from a "doctor's" point of view. Native Americans used cradleboards that rocked the child naturally to sleep while suspended from a branch.Sounds archaic.Some new-agers use essential oils and diffuse "Gentle Baby" or "Peace and Calming." I read, "Forget The Cures, Find The Cause," and learned about the body, mind, and spirit of my children.They all sleep now, and so do I.I wish the doctors that write these books, Weisbuth especially, would do a little research they profess to be good at, and learn a more holistic approach to children's health, and for that matter, ours.

The best source available on the subject
Dr. Weisbluth's book was lent to me by a friend just as my daughter was turning 5 1/2 months old. She had changed from a great sleeper to miserable and I couldn't figure out why. I had said from the beginning that I would never let my child "cry it out" and I resisted when people mentioned this book because I was concerned that I would have to do just that. But, after reading his book cover to cover I learned Dr. Weisbluth's book doesn't focus on letting your child cry. He explains when and why you should put your child down to sleep and addresses the emotions parents feel if their child does cry for any length of time. After reading this book I discovered my daughter was overtired and once I started following the nap guidelines her bedtime went from crying and screaming to quietly laying down ech night. Do not let people scare you with the "crying it out" part - as I said Dr. Weissbluth's book addresses much more and I'm so happy that we decided to try his techniques. If you are having a difficult time with naptime or bedtime I highly recommend this book!

You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
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It's OK
This book had some good points and some bad points.All of the lists at the beginning were cute and fun and even could be helpful for some.I agree with a previous post that the meanings of the names sometimes sent you to another name, then another and another without ever giving you ameaning.All of the bizaar names would probably be helpful for those looking for a "stand-out" name.Also, I think the way the author reached 100,000 plus names was by listing every different spelling of each name as a different name instead of listing it under parenthesis as most books do.It just creates a lot of names to go through before you can find the ones you like.Basically, I think this would be a pretty good book for someone looking for an unusual name, but otherwise, get something else.

Not very useful
Considering the size of the book I was disappointed in the lack of information and meanings given. They are mostly one word meanings, if there is a meaning at all. Mostly it seems like it wants to take you in a big circle of reference from one name to the next never quite giving you what you are looking for. It wasn't helpful for me. I found "The Babyname Wizard" book A LOT more informative and helpful.

Great selection!
I received this book as a gift and at first I thought 100,000 names would be too many to look through, but the lists really helped me narrow things down. Plus, my husband and I had a lot of fun flipping to random pages and seeing what we'd find! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Lucy Jo Palladino defines the Edison Trait (named after Thomas Edison) as divergent vs. convergent thinking. Edison Trait kids--one in five children--have the qualities that make innovative leaders, inventors, explorers, yet they often have a hard time in school where their personality traits may be seen as weak or negative. Palladino recasts these children in a positive light and gives specifics on understanding and becoming an ally for your Edison Trait child. The book is convincing, reassuring, and accessible. Perhaps it will help parents of nonconforming kids resist the pressure to make their kids "just fit in." ... Read more

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Love rewires the brain
Pharmaceutical drugs are only one line of defense in treating ADD. Drugs can alter brain chemistry but the patient is fundamentally the same personality. Medication alone will only go so far. A combination of prescriptions and psychotherapy yield better long-term results. Thomas Edison owed his life to his mother who believed in him when the schools kicked him out at 6. There is something to be said about love ... love itself can rewire the brain of a "problem" child.