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LOOKING FOR A NAME THAT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO YOU? Given the dizzying array of choices available, picking the right name for your baby can be daunting. Why waste hours looking through one long alphabetical list of names just to burn out even before you've run through A, B, and C? In this creative twist on the traditional name book, Baby Names Made Easy offers selections organized into categories of meaning, making it easier than ever to choose a name that is significant to you. Tr...

WHO KNEW BABIES NEEDED SO MANY ACCESSORIES?   It’s official. You’re pregnant. Get used to the fact that life is never going to be the same. And break out the credit card, because that little bundle of joy is going to cost you. The list seems endless—from car seats to changing pads. But don’t despair. The Girlfriends are here to take some of the guesswork out of shopping for baby-to-be. We’ll tell you when to skimp and when to splurge, and which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. You’ll...

It can be tough watching someone you love struggling with depression, with no idea how best to help. Depression can be mild, or so all-consuming that the person you love is hardly recognisable. It can come in bouts, or span a significant period of time, which can take its toll on those closest to the sufferer. In this accessible guide, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Cotterill gives you a clear understanding of the nature of depression, likely causes and practical ways you can help someone experi...

Discusses the different types of summer camps available for children, provides questions to ask before enrolling a child, describes how to evaluate camps for children with special needs, and offers advice on dealing with homesickness.

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Ancestry.com! Ancestry.com keeps growing, but how can you find your ancestors on the huge and ever-changing site? In this workbook, an essential companion to the Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com, you'll learn how to use Ancestry.com to its full advantage with detailed guides to searching Ancestry.com's digitized records. Each section briefly discusses how to search Ancestry.com for a particular type of record (including census records, vital records, and historical p...

Eighteen years, maybe twenty - that's about all the time parents will have to prepare their kids to be happy, responsible, independent, peace-loving citizens of the world into which they were born. That might seem like a reasonably long time on the day that the little bundle of joy comes home from the hospital - but in the scheme of things, it's really just a blink. "101 Things You Should Do Before Your Kids Leave Home" is packed with ideas and advice designed to help parents prepare their child...

A wise and life-affirming memoir about the significance of gardens from childhood to old age, and how nature can help us heal.In Spring Rain writer and gardener, Marc Hamer, now in his sixties, shares his path to contentment from difficult beginnings. Through the prism of family gardens, he reflects on how we reconcile our childhoods with where we end up as adults.Growing up in a violent home, as a young boy Marc found solace and safety in his small back garden. In particular, in its shed, where...