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2) This is 40
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up, the 2007 comedy. After years of marriage, Pete and Debbie are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
341 pages ; cm.
Description
Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the vast money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given. She arms parents with the information they need to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of their infants.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xv, 348 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
"A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, MOTHER BRAIN explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--
5) Parentless parents: how the loss of our mothers and fathers impacts the way we raise our children
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
282 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Discusses how an increase in the average age at which women give birth has resulted in greater numbers of children growing up without grandparents and examines how the absence of grandparents affects the way parents raise their children.
Author
Series
Narrativas hispanicas volume 715
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Aunque este singular e inclasificable libro de Alejandro Zambra se llama Literatura infantil, conviene advertir que incluye un magnifico cuento que gira en torno al lenguaje grosero y un relato directamente lisergico en que un hombre intenta, en pleno viaje terapeutico de hongos, volver a aprender el dificilisimo arte de gatear. En caso de que algun nino llegara accidentalmente a estas paginas, deberia leerlas en compania de un adulto, a pesar de...
7) Neighbors 2
Formats
Description
Now that Mac and Kelly Radner have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they'd reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy and his brothers. Now forced to turn to the one ex-neighbor with the skills to bring down the new Greeks next door, they bring in charismatic Teddy...
9) Lift
Author
Publisher
Voice/Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
89 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
The author uses the story of her four-month-old child's serious illness to show how, much like a hang glider, a person must go through turbulence before getting the lift needed for a positive life experience.
10) Another thin man
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dum-Dum, Wacky, Creeps, Fingers: They're just a few of the hoodlums in the world of amateur sleuths and professional vivants Nick & Nora Charles. And now there's a new hood: parenthood.
11) Mixed blessings
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
369 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
In Mixed Blessings, her 30th novel, Danielle Steel weaves a powerful tale of three couples who face decisions about having children that will test, in unexpected ways, the ties that bind them as lovers, partners, and friends. Their lives, their goals, their feelings about families, are on the line, as the word "infertility" begins to unravel their dreams.
Publisher
NBC Universal Television
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (568 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows four grown siblings of the far-from-perfect Braverman clan as they try to balance kids and careers, dreams and commitments, and romance or a total lack thereof. Join some of the best actors on television for a genuinely funny and heartwarming journey through the most challenging and rewarding role of a lifetime: being a parent.
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
151 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"One day a young couple wakes to find a boy asleep on their porch. Unable to speak, the boy cannot explain his history. What kind of people would leave their child with strangers? All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to care for this boy. As their connection to him grows, they embrace his exuberant spirit and talents. The three of them blossom into an unlikely family, but how long can their happiness last?"-- From dust jacket flap....
Author
Publisher
Windsor Peak Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xiv, 562 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Shares practical advice in a question-and-answer format for easy reference and covers a wide range of topics, from potty-training and picky eating habits to discipline and identifying developmental problems.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Accompanied by expert advice from both a pediatric dietitian and a lactation consultant, as well as more than 150 delicious and nutritious recipes, this cookbook for the sleep-deprived new parent offers real solutions for the real problems parents face in the kitchen.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
What are the effects of children on their parents? Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question, isolating and analyzing the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships or their internal senses of self.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 242 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Fueled by urgency and the emotional intensity of Brooks?s own story, Small Animals is a riveting examination of the ways our culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting has profoundly altered the experiences of parents and children. In her signature style?by turns funny, penetrating, and always illuminating?which has dazzled millions of fans and been called "striking" by New York Times Book Review and "beautiful" by the National Book...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (1546 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows four grown siblings of the far-from-perfect Braverman clan as they try to balance kids and careers, dreams and commitments, and romance or a total lack thereof. Join some of the best actors on television for a genuinely funny and heartwarming journey through the most challenging and rewarding role of a lifetime: being a parent.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (654 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Family dynamics are shifting for all three generations of Braverman's as Julia and Joel adjust to life with their adopted son, Crosby and Jasmine settle into married life, Sarah gets engaged, and Adam and Kristina react to news that changes everything.
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