Da Capo Lifelong Books imprint: 466 books
I Brake for Meltdowns
How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-Year-Old
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2008
Any parent of a toddler knows the drill: you're having a nice day with your child, then suddenly-meltdown! How to react? Or not react? I Brake for Meltdowns offers parents welcome relief: an annotated listing of all the exasperating things little kids do and step-by-step advice on how to handle each...
The Compassionate Carnivore
Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Catherine Friend tackles the carnivore's dilemma, exploring the contradictions, nuances, questions, and bewildering choices facing today's more conscious meat-eaters. The Compassionate Carnivore is “perfect for people who would like to eat meat but have moral, ethical, or health concerns about doing...
Damaged Angels
An Adoptive Mother Discovers the Tragic Toll of Alcohol in Pregnancy
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Part heartfelt memoir, part practical guide, Damaged Angels recounts Bonnie Buxton's struggles to raise an adopted daughter whom she didn't realize was afflicted with fetal alcohol disorder. Her book also offers guidance to parents who have children with FASD. By the time Bonnie's daughter Colette...
Less than Crazy
Living Fully with Bipolar II
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
Bipolar II is a form of bipolar disorder in which a person, when in a manic cycle, is crippled by anxiety, irritability, and highs just intense enough to be embarrassing. Instead of being the life of the party, someone with Bipolar II might be too nervous to go to the party at all. And, unlike the...
The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders
An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2009
When parents learn that their child has autism, the news can be devastating, even paralyzing. Meanwhile, the first 12 months after diagnosis are the most important when it comes to intervention.
As a parent of a child with autism, Nancy D. Wiseman knows firsthand how difficult it can be to...
Life after Loss
A Practical Guide to Renewing Your Life after Experiencing Major Loss
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
The grief and recovery classic fully revised and updated
Loss is overwhelming. After a loved one's death, a divorce, an injury or disease, or another major life change, recovery often seems daunting, if not impossible. Life after Loss is the go-to resource for anyone who has suffered a major...
After Suicide
A Ray Of Hope For Those Left Behind
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Beginning with her own story of coping with her husband's suicide, Eleanora Betsy Ross takes the reader beyond the silence and shame often associated with suicide and shatters some of the most pervasive myths surrounding this common tragedy. By examining the dynamics of after-suicide bereavement and...
Potty Training Girls the Easy Way
A Stress-Free Guide to Helping Your Daughter Learn Quickly
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Why are girls ready for toilet training earlier than boys are? Why are girls more prone to accidents? How do I know if my daughter is ready? From the authors of Potty Training Boys the Easy Way, this guide provides a clear, step-by-step plan for training girls, including strategies for making potty-time...
by D.w. Winnicott
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
This delightful book presents a selection of D. W. Winnicott's best writing about children. The remarkable, enduring essays from Babies and Their Mothers and Talking to Parents are here combined with several hard-to-find gems of insight into the world of the child. Each piece was written for a wide...
Mindstorms
The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
If your loved one has experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you know that its effects can be devastating and often difficult to understand. It may feel as if your world has shifted on its axis, and you'll never get your bearings. Navigating your way through the morass of doctors, medical terms,...
Widow To Widow
Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
From a widow and therapist, a guide to life after losing a husband, with reflections on grief and practical advice
In this remarkably useful guide, widow, author, and therapist Genevieve Davis Ginsburg offers fellow widows--as well as their family and friends--sage advice for coping with the...
Tai Chi--The Perfect Exercise
Finding Health, Happiness, Balance, and Strength
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The host of PBS's Longevity Tai Chi and leading Western Tai Chi master Arthur Rosenfeld offers a groundbreaking guide to the myriad mental and physical benefits of this ancient martial art, including easing chronic pain and illness, dealing with stress, and resolving conflicts more easily. Are you looking to develop your mind as well as your body? look no further than tai chi.
Sober Siblings
How to Help Your Alcoholic Brother or Sister-and Not Lose Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2008
In the vein of Adult Children of Alcoholics comes the first book geared specifically to the siblings of alcoholics. Patricia Olsen, sister of two alcoholic brothers, shares her personal experiences along with interviews with other sober siblings, while Petros Levounis, M.D., the director of The Addiction...
The Healing Power of Psalms
Renewal, Hope and Acceptance from the World's Most Beloved Ancient Verses
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
For generations, the Book of Psalms has been a source of comfort for those ill or grieving. Now in paperback for the first time, The Healing Power of Psalms identifies how fifteen Psalms provide strength and encouragement for when you are faced with times of loneliness, fear, death, guilt, and more....