To love your wife is good; to love your State is good, too.But if it comes to a question of survival, you have to love one better than the other. Also, better than yourself. It was simple for the enemy; they knew which one Aron was dedicated to....The thunder of the jets died away, the sound drifting wistfully off into the hills. The leaves that swirled in the air returned to the ground slowly, reluctantly.The rocket had gone. Aron Myers realized that he was looking at nothing. He noticed that his face was frozen into a meaningless smile. He let the smile slowly dissolve as he turned to look at his wife. She was a small woman, and he realized for the first time how fragile she was. Her piquant face, framed by long brown, flowing hair, was an attractive jewel when set on the plush cushion of civilization. Now her face, set in god-forsaken wilderness, metamorphosed into the frightened mask of a small animal. They were alone. Two human beings alone on this wild, lonely planet. Aron's mind suddenly snapped from that frame of reference—his subjective view of their position—to the scale of galaxies. It was a big planet to them, but it was a marble in the galaxy that man had discovered and claimed, and was now fighting with himself to retain. This aggregate of millions of pebbles was wracked with the violence of war, where marbles were more expendable than the microbes that dwelt on them.The two walked hand in hand away from the meadow where the ship had been. The feeble wind snuffled at the scraps of paper and trash, the relics of man's passing.They walked up the hill to their station, the reason for their being on this wayside planet.

Pedagogii alternative ofer? o prezentare clar? ?i cuprinz?toare a ?ase metode pedagogice – Pedagogia Montesorri, Pedagogia Waldorf, Pegadogia curativ?, Pedagogia Freinet, Planul Jena, Programul step-by-step. Fiecare metod? pedagogic? este descris? ?n c?te un capitol. Astfel, capitolele au o structur? elegant?, care urm?re?te redarea principalelor aspecte legate de respectiva pedagogie. Cartea este deschis? de o introducere ?i include, la final, concluzii, dar ?i o bibliografie, util?, f?r? doar ?i poate, pentru oricine ar dori s? aprofundeze chestiunile analizate ?n fiecare capitol. Con?inutul capitolelor este adaptat ?n func?ie de metoda pedagogic? descris?. Concep?ia pedagogic?, perspectiva privind dezvoltarea copilului, metoda sau metodele de predare, ?nv??are ?i evaluare, rela?ia profesorului (?nv???torului) cu elevii sau rela?ia ?colii cu p?rin?ii sunt printre elementele abordare ?n cadrul fiec?rei pedagogii.Cartea se ocup? doar de c?teva pedadogii alternative dintr-o multitudine de sisteme educative concepute ?n ultimele secole. Cele ?ase metode pot fi ?ncadrate ?n curentul pedagogic ,,educa?ia nou?“, fiind elaborate ?n primele decenii ale secolului XX. Ele ofer? solu?ii ?i concep?ii diferite privind educa?ia copilului, alternative la modelul clasic, al pedagogului ceh Jan-Amos Comenius (secolul al XVII-lea), care prevede gruparea elevilor pe clase, cu elevi de aproximativ aceea?i v?rst?, ?i structurarea con?inutului pe discipline, repartizate pe ani de studiu ?i cicluri. Autorul ?ncearc? s? demonstreze c? aceste pedagogii alternative sunt complementare ?i diversitatea metodelor poate asigura valorificarea calit??ilor elevilor.Aceast? lucrare le este destinat? studen?ilor care urmeaz? specializ?ri din domeniul ??tiin?ele Educa?iei“, dar ?i cadrelor didactice interesate de teoria ?i practica alternativelor educa?ionale ?nt?lnite ?n ?ara noastr? ?i, nu ?n ultimul r?nd, p?rin?ilor interesa?i de un rol mai activ ?n educarea copiilor lor. Am c?utat s? prezent?m ?n paginile sale concepte de baz?, principii de ac?iune, strategii ?i tehnici de lucru specifice, care se pot constitui ?n repere de g?ndire ?i ac?iune pedagogic?. (p. 13)

AFTER the brilliant success which attended, in the spring of last year, our volume on The Fan—a success which was the result, as I cannot conceal from myself, much more of the original conception and decorative execution of that work of luxe than of its literary interest—I have determined to close this series of Woman's Ornaments by a last little work on the protective adornments of that delicate being, as graceful as she is gracious: THE SUNSHADE, the Glove, the Muff. This collection, therefore, of feminine toys will be limited to two volumes, a collection which at first sight appeared to us so complex and heavy that a dozen volumes at least would have been required to contain its principal elements. This, doubtless, on the one hand, would have tried our own constancy, and on the other, would have failed in fixing more surely the inconstancy of our female readers. THE spirit has its freaks of independence, and the unforeseen of life ought to be carefully economised. Moreover, to tell the whole truth, the decorative elegance of a book like the present hides very often beneath its prints the torture of an intellectual thumbscrew.

Autism is a childhood condition ... right? Not right. Children with autism grow into adults with autism. The great strides we have made in understanding childhood autistic behaviors and interventions have lagged dramatically behind the needs of aging autistics. What of the young adult trying to build relationships? What of the middle aged autistic adult who has been misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and lacks an effective treatment plan? What of the aging adult who is showing increasingly rigid autistic behaviors and is misdiagnosed as having frontotemporal dementia??Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults is a one-of-a-kind resource designed to improve the correct diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults. Filled with clinical stories that bring to life the concepts discussed, the book provides strategy-based interventions to address issues of personal and household management, medical care, communication, sensory processing symptoms, and emotional and behavioral regulation.

Tender Is the Night is a novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was his fourth and final completed novel, and was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January and April 1934 in four issues. The title is taken from the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats. In 1932, Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was hospitalized for schizophrenia in Baltimore, Maryland. The author rented the La Paix estate in the suburb of Towson to work on this book, the story of the rise and fall of Dick Diver, a promising young psychoanalyst, and his wife, Nicole, who is also one of his patients. It was Fitzgerald's first novel in nine years, and the last that he would complete. The book reveals the detrimental days of Fitzgerald's past as he lives out his last remaining years with his wife, Zelda. The novel almost mirrors the events that take places as characters are pulled and put back into mental care, and the male figure, Dick Diver, starts his descent into alcoholism. While working on the book, several times he ran out of cash and had to borrow from his editor and agent and write short stories for commercial magazines. The early 1930s, when Fitzgerald was conceiving and working on the book, were the darkest years of his life and, accordingly, the novel has its very bleak elements that he experienced himself. On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera, about half way between Marseilles and the Italian border, stands a large, proud, rose-colored hotel. Deferential palms cool its flushed fa?ade, and before it stretches a short dazzling beach. Lately it has become a summer resort of notable and fashionable people; a decade ago it was almost deserted after its English clientele went north in April. Now, many bungalows cluster near it, but when this story begins only the cupolas of a dozen old villas rotted like water lilies among the massed pines between Gausse's H?tel des ?trangers and Cannes, five miles away. The hotel and its bright tan prayer rug of a beach were one. In the early morning the distant image of Cannes, the pink and cream of old fortifications, the purple Alp that bounded Italy, were cast across the water and lay quavering in the ripples and rings sent up by sea-plants through the clear shallows. Before eight a man came down to the beach in a blue bathrobe and with much preliminary application to his person of the chilly water, and much grunting and loud breathing, floundered a minute in the sea. When he had gone, beach and bay were quiet for an hour. Merchantmen crawled westward on the horizon; bus boys shouted in the hotel court; the dew dried upon the pines. In another hour the horns of motors began to blow down from the winding road along the low range of the Maures, which separates the littoral from true Proven?al France.A mile from the sea, where pines give way to dusty poplars, is an isolated railroad stop, whence one June morning in 1925 a victoria brought a woman and her daughter down to Gausse's Hotel. The mother's face was of a fading prettiness that would soon be patted with broken veins; her expression was both tranquil and aware in a pleasant way. However, one's eye moved on quickly to her daughter, who had magic in her pink palms and her cheeks lit to a lovely flame, like the thrilling flush of children after their cold baths in the evening. Her fine forehead sloped gently up to where her hair, bordering it like an armorial shield, burst into lovelocks and waves and curlicues of ash blonde and gold. Her eyes were bright, big, clear, wet, and shining, the color of her cheeks was real, breaking close to the surface from the strong young pump of her heart. Her body hovered delicately on the last edge of childhood—she was almost eighteen, nearly complete, but the dew was still on her. As sea and sky appeared below them in a thin, hot line the mother said:"Something tells me we're not going to like this place.""I want to go home anyhow," the girl answered. ? ABOUT AUTHOR: ? F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the major American writers of the twentieth century -- a figure whose life and works embodied powerful myths about our national dreams and aspirations. Fitzgerald was talented and perceptive, gifted with a lyrical style and a pitch-perfect ear for language. He lived his life as a romantic, equally capable of great dedication to his craft and reckless squandering of his artistic capital. He left us one sure masterpiece, The Great Gatsby; a near-masterpiece, Tender Is the Night; and a gathering of stories and essays that together capture the essence of the American experience. His writings are insightful and stylistically brilliant; today he is admired both as a social chronicler and a remarkably gifted artist.

Testele propuse ?n aceast? culegere respect? num?rul, structura, con?inutul ?i gradul de dificultate ale testelor date la Drept, ?ncep?nd cu anul 2001, ?i realizate de c?tre aceea?i echip? de profesori. Ele reprezint?, a?adar, o oglind? fidel? a subiectelor din ultimul deceniu ?i, ?n acela?i timp, o verificare relevant? a cuno?tin?elor cerute la acest examen de admitere. Rezolv?rile propuse de c?tre noi sunt f?cute dup? concep?ia autorilor subiectelor de la Drept, pentru a se evita orice ambiguitate de interpretare. De asemenea, am respectat obiceiul autorilor, devenit regul? ?n formularea subiectelor, de a numerota propozi?iile ?n ordinea ?n care se succed? predicatele lor (exprimate sau sub?n?elese). Rezolvarea subiectelor vine, suntem convin?i, ?n continuarea cunoa?terii subiectelor date deja la admitere ?n anii anteriori. Ele pot reprezenta pentru candida?i un prilej de verificare, care s? le arate stadiul cuno?tin?elor la un moment dat, s? le arate unde trebuie s? revad? materia ?i s? le acorde ?ncredere ?n capacitatea lor de a reu?i.

Some people complain that science is dry. That is, of course, a matter of taste. For my own part, I like my science and my champagne as dry as I can get them. But the public thinks otherwise. So I have ventured to sweeten accompanying samples as far as possible to suit the demand, and trust they will meet with the approbation of consumers. Of the specimens here selected for exhibition, my title piece originally appeared in the Fortnightly Review: 'Honey Dew' and 'The First Potter' were contributions to Longman's Magazine: and all the rest found friendly shelter between the familiar yellow covers of the good old Cornhill. My thanks are due to the proprietors and editors of those various periodicals for kind permission to reproduce them here. G.ALLEN THE NOOK, DORKING: September, 1889. Falling In Love "..An ancient and famous human institution is in pressing danger. Sir George Campbell has set his face against the time-honoured practice of Falling in Love. Parents innumerable, it is true, have set their faces against it already from immemorial antiquity; but then they only attacked the particular instance, without venturing to impugn the institution itself on general principles. An old Indian administrator, however, goes to work in all things on a different pattern. He would always like to regulate human life generally as a department of the India Office; and so Sir George Campbell would fain have husbands and wives selected for one another (perhaps on Dr. Johnson's principle, by the Lord Chancellor) with a view to the future development of the race, in the process which he not very felicitously or elegantly describes as 'man-breeding.' 'Probably,' he says, as reported in Nature, 'we have enough physiological knowledge to effect a vast improvement in the pairing of individuals of the same or allied races if we could only apply that knowledge to make fitting marriages, instead of giving way to foolish ideas about love and the tastes of young people, whom we can hardly trust to choose their own bonnets, much less to choose in a graver matter in which they are most likely to be influenced by frivolous prejudices.' He wants us, in other words, to discard the deep-seated inner physiological promptings of inherited instinct, and to substitute for them some calm and dispassionate but artificial selection of a fitting partner as the father or mother of future generations.."

A Népmesekincstár módszertanának gyakorlati kézik?nyve a mindennapokban kipróbált, 49 mesefoglalkozás részletes leírását tartalmazza. A 3–8 éves korú gyerekeket nevel? pedagógusok számára nyújt hasznos segítséget a sokoldalú, élmény- és ?r?mk?zpontú fejlesztésben. A témák szerint rendszerezett, a Népmesekincstár els? (Itt vagyok, ragyogok!) és második (Járom az új váramat) k?tetében található népmesék aranyfonalára mondókákat, népi játékokat és azok leírásait f?ztük. A tiszta forrásból merített dalok kottákkal szerepelnek, a találós kérdések, a kézm?ves- és alkotó folyamatok pedig komplex egységet képeznek a t?bbi elemmel. ?Nagyszer? munkaeszk?ze lesz ez a k?nyv mindenkinek, aki óvodásokat és kisiskolásokat szeretne nevelni-tanítani a népmesékkel – ahogy Bajzáth Mária teszi nagy sikerrel évtizedek óta.” (Dr. Merényi Hajnalka tanszékvezet?, ELTE Tanító- és ?vóképz? Kar) ?Bajzáth Mária mesefoglalkozásai igazi élményt jelentenek a pedagógusoknak is, segítik ?ket abban, hogy visszataláljanak a mesékhez. A feln?tt élménye alapozhatja meg a gyermek ?r?mét." (Dr. Nyitrai ?gnes tanszékvezet?, Kaposvári Egyetem Pedagógiai Kar) ?Ez a k?nyv gazdagító módszertani anyag, mely lehet?séget ad arra, hogy a játékok ?r?me által a gyermekeink számára is befogadhatóbbá tegyük ezt az élni segít? és élni tanító világot.” (Józsa ?va egyetemi docens, Nyugat-magyarországi Egyetem, Benedek Elek Pedagógiai Kar) A Népmesekincstár hét k?tetb?l álló sorozata, melyet Bajzáth Mária mesepedagógus válogat, ?t korosztálynak gy?jti ?ssze a világ népmeséit: 0–4 éves, 4–6 éves, 6–8 éves, 8–10 éves gyerekeknek és a 11 éven felülieknek. A szül?k és pedagógusok számára egyaránt hasznos gy?jteményeket a Népmesekincstár mesepedagógiájának két, a korosztályok igényeit k?vet? módszertani k?tete kíséri.

Te mit áldoznál fel, hogy teljesülj?n az álmod? Catherine boldog házasságát csak a gyermektelenség árnyékolja be. A sikertelen próbálkozások végül kapcsolatuk végéhez vezetnek. A fiatal n? feladja a harcot, és elengedi párját, hogy ne k?sse ?t egy gyermektelen élethez. Magányos ?nsajnálatba burkolózik, nem találja helyét a világban. Ekkor ismerkedik meg Calebbel, akivel lassan szerelem alakul ki k?ztük, de saját gyermek iránti vágyakozása nem hagyja nyugodni. Vajon az új kapcsolat elég er?t ad Catherine-nek, hogy újra merjen a családalapításra gondolni? A férfi z?r?s múltja miatt annak ellenére sem felh?tlen a boldogságuk, hogy úgy t?nik, ez alkalommal sikerrel jár a beültetés. A sors még további megpróbáltatásokat tartogat számukra. Katie Francoise fordulatokban gazdag második k?nyvében személyes tapasztalatait felhasználva ír arról, mennyi áldozatot képes meghozni egy n?, hogy elérje a célját, és saját gyermeke lehessen.

Folyamatosan áll a bál otthon? Gyermekünket reggelente képtelenség kiimádkozni az ágyból, majd id?ben útnak indítani az iskola felé? Este kizárólag hosszas fenyeget?zéssel és alkudozással vehet? rá, hogy nekilásson a leckének, mik?zben szinte lehetetlen elvonszolni a számítógép el?l? Ha valami nem úgy van, ahogy szeretné, r?gt?n dacolni kezd, nyafog, hisztizik, mire persze bennünk is felmegy a pumpa? Volt egyáltalán egy nyugodt napunk mostanában? Itt az ideje, hogy legyen! Susan Stiffelman, a neves pszichoterapeuta állítja: a kényszer csak ellenállást és konfliktusokat szül. A Gyereknevelés hatalmi harcok nélkül arra buzdít, hogy álljunk át gyermekünk oldalára. Hiszen végtére is egy csapat vagyunk! Legyünk higgadt, magabiztos hajóskapitányok k?z?s életünk tengerén, szélcsendben és viharban egyaránt! Ha er?s támaszként állunk csemeténk mellett a legválságosabb pillanatokban is, ha értékeljük egyedi tulajdonságait, ha képesek vagyunk a jelenben élni és ?rülni az együtt átélt pillanatoknak, hamarosan úgy fogjuk érezni: gyermekünket kicserélték. Csempésszük vissza a békét mindennapjainkba! Susan Stiffelman a kaliforniai Malibuban él? család-, házasság- és okleveles pszichoterapeuta, a The Huffington Post nagyra becsült szül?i életvezetési tanácsadója. ?tmutatásai a világ minden táján emberek életét változtatják meg.

Zece este o cifr aleas – cum s-a constat, frecvent –, pentru impactul elocvenei ei. Iar calificativul exemplari" trebuie luat ca un indicator al valorii de ansamblu. Selecia procustiana poate fi, n concret, amendabil. M gndesc repede la absena unui prozator ca G. Ibrileanu, prin unicul su roman, Adela. Unul i foarte bun! Prin comparaie cu acest caz, situaia autorilor prezeni aici este mult mai problematic. Nu toat proza lor este marcat de exemplaritate. Sau s lum n seam i exemplaritatea negativ, i aceast reprezenta, uneori n mostre monstruoase (Mitrea Cocor, de M. Sadoveanu), la unii dintre marii" notri prozatori interbelici n absolut, altfel, n-am avea prozatori exemplari. Dar nici prozatorii cunoscui n mod universal nu sunt lipsii de inegalitatea cu ei nii. (Nu se zice c i Homer mai adoarme, uneori) Ar trebui discutate limitele acestei diferene. E poate imposibil s gseti ntre universali“ echivalentul unui autor care semneaz cu aceeai mn, s spunem, Creanga de aur i, reiau exemplul, Mitrea Cocor. (M. V. Buciu)

kombákom betkkel írt, néhány sornyi szveg lóg bekeretezve szobám falán: N DES NAGYIKMNAK VIRGOT CSOKORBA AZRT A SO JJ MIT RTEM TET AZTA A helyesírás hagy némi kívánnivalót maga után, de egy tévestl ugyancsak szép teljesítmény. Sokszor rápillantottam ennek a knyvnek az írása kzben, mint ahogy eszembe jutott megannyi, mindkét unokámhoz fzd – csak nekünk sokat mondó és sokat jelent – pillanat, sszekacsintás, séta, játék, esti mese, beszélgetés: a mi, együtt kialakított, kzsen megélt életdarabkáink. Minden nagyszülnek van ezernyi, ert adó pillanata, amely unokájához kti. Beletartoznak ebbe a külnleges, egyedi, de a hétkznapi élmények is, melyekbl a kapcsolatukat építgetik. Mire nagyszülk leszünk, túl vagyunk életünk apróbb-nagyobb változásainak sorozatán, amelyek formáltak, csiszoltak, gazdagítottak bennünket. Akik megtapasztalhatták, tudják, az egyik legszebb változás a nagyszülvé válás – minden nehézségével és kihívásával együtt. letünknek errl a szakaszáról, az unokavárásra való ráhangolódásról, félelmeinkrl és rmeinkrl szeretnénk átfogó képet mutatni az olvasóknak. A nagymamák és nagypapák megszületésétl” kezdve, az unokákkal együtt tlttt mindennapokon és a családi szerepek újraértelmezésének nehézségein át, egészen az unokázás” gyakorlatáig – a kzs játékoktól az együtt elkészíthet finomságokig – sok-sok minden helyet kapott e ktetben. Nem titkolt célunk, hogy személyes trténetekkel és praktikus tanácsokkal segítsük leend vagy gyakorló nagymama- és nagypapatársainkat. Veres Mária

S?nav ?ncesi Okunacak Dualar ile yakla?an s?navlarla birlikte ??renci ve velilerin s?nav ?ncesi okunacak dualar? bu k?s?mda, sizler i?in derledik. Bu kapsamda kitab?m?z?n devam?nda siz de?erli okuyucular?m?z i?in bulunan, s?nav ?ncesi okunacak dua sayesinde s?navdan ?nce okuyabilirsiniz. En güzel s?nav duas? ve s?nav ?ncesi okunacak dua gibi merak etti?iniz dualar? bu kitab?m?zda bulacaks?n?z. ? ? ???NDEK?LER ?G?R?? Duan?n genel sosyolojik ve psikolojik faydalar?Dua etme ihtiyac? insanda yarat?l??tan m?d?r?Dua Etmenin Faydalar?Du?n?n ?nemiDuan?n Hayat?m?zdaki ?nemiDualar?m?zda Dünyaya Ait ?stekte Bulunabilir miyiz?Nas?l Dua Etmeliyiz?Duan?n Adab ve Erkan?DUALARIN KABUL ED?LMES?N?N SIRLARIHANG? DUALAR KABUL OLMAZ..DUA ETMEN?N SONU?LARIDersleri Anlama (??renciler) ??in DualarSINAVLARA G?RMEDEN OKUNACAK DUALAR.. ?

From John Gray, author of the phenomenal multi-million copy bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, comes the definitive book for men and women seeking lasting love in the face of modern pressures. Why Mars and Venus Collide is the most important relationships manual since Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus redefined the boundaries of male and female relationships. Men and women are different – we all know that. But if our genes have stood still then social changes have not. Overworked, stressed-out and time-poor, we can barely keep up with the frenzied pace of our lives – and our relationships are breaking down as a result. In Why Mars and Venus Collide, John Gray, the best-selling relationships author of all time, shows how everyone can strengthen their relationships and make them last. He explains: ? Why couples fight – the physiological reasons why females and males behave differently under stress, ? How to stop fighting, ? How to seek support – and find it, ? How to lower your stress levels in everyday life, ? How to communicate equably and amicably, even when you’re raging inside. Now repackaged to relate to a new generation of readers, Why Mars And Venus Collide proves why John Gray is known as the greatest living authority on how men and women relate.

In THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOOK, Dr. William and Martha Sears, the paediatrics specialists whose books on birth, babies, and parenting have become widely praised best-sellers, provide a definitive guide to raising happy, well-adjusted, well-behaved children. Disciplining children means equipping them with the tools to succeed in life. In this unique guide, seasoned parents of eight, Bill and Martha Sears draw on personal experience and their professional knowledge as childcare experts to provide an authoritative approach to a broad range of disciplinary issues and practices. With focus on preventing behaviour problems as well as managing them when they arise, the Searses offer clear, practical advice on everything parents need to know about disciplining young children. Believing that discipline starts at birth, the Searses discuss baby discipline, disciplining the toddler, mother-father roles in modern parenting, saying no, self-esteem as the foundation of good behaviour, helping a child to express feelings, the constructive use of anger, good nutrition for good behaviour, and sleep discipline. On handling problem behaviour, the Searses cover sibling rivalry, spanking and alternatives to spanking, breaking annoying habits, and eliminating bothersome behaviours like whining and talking back. The Searses strongly advocate teaching children values like apologising and sharing, and explain how to deal with such issues as lying, stealing, and cheating. In addition, the Searses address building healthy sexuality and discipline in special situations such as after divorce and in the single-parent household.

The ultimate guide to raising girls. Have you ever wondered why… ? It's the end of the world if her best friend won't play with her? ? She moans about wearing school uniform, then goes out dressed exactly the same as all the other girls? ? She spends all day with her friends but still needs to talk to them all evening? Written by head teachers and staff from some of the finest girls' schools in the country, Your Daughter is full of practical advice to help you negotiate the challenges of raising a daughter in the twenty-first century: ? why girls are different ? the importance of her friends ? family relationships ? self esteem ? eating disorders ? girls' bullying ? social networking and the internet ? influence of the media ? helping her succeed at school You may be bringing up one, two or even three daughters, but the authors of this book have hundreds of thousands of girls passing through their care each year. Your Daughter helps you to understand what makes her tick, from her first day at school until she flies the nest.

Dr Gowri Motha is one the UK’s most respected obstetricians, working in holistic practice alongside Dr Yehudi Gordon. Her Gentle Birth Method has been hugely popular with celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow. Now she helps mothers in the first year after birth bond with their child and give them the best start in life. A book that takes new parents month by month through the first weeks after birth – with detailed information on the health of mother and baby – and progresses to the end of the first year. Covering everything from colic and sleepless nights to your relationship with your partner, the book is a practical and emotionally reassuring guide to help you bond with your new child. It contains: ? the first weeks: the idea of creating a gentle passage into the world for the child and how to ensure good bonding is discussed ? the health of your baby and toddler. From early days of breast feeding and helping your baby to sleep to introducing first foods and coping with early childhood ailments ? the health of the mother: everything from episiotomy scarring to misaligned pelvises, insomnia and baby blues. Gowri introduces special massage and yoga techniques ? the growing child: stage-by-stage development and introducing useful toys and books ? family relationships: fathers and siblings, and grandparents

Forget unrealistic childcare manuals – this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead. As a health journalist and mother-of-three, Lucy Atkins is familiar with both the medical aspects of childbirth and baby development, and the reality of day-to-day life as an exhausted first-time mum or dad. In her feisty, humorous style, she begins with that first mind-blowing day and addresses the issues unique to the first-time parent who stares at their newborn and thinks “Where are the instructions?” Anticipating the questions and concerns of all new mothers–Why does my baby cry so much? Will I ever lose all this weight? Am I a bad parent because…?–the book provides practical advice and level-headed reassurance. It addresses the needs of the baby and, very importantly, those of the parent during the first year of their baby’s life. Contents include: ? Starter’s orders – the equipment and kit you really need, as opposed to what the department store tells you ? Hello – how to cope with the first few hours ? Start – coming home, bonding, how to survive the first few days ? Sleep – for everyone! ? Cry – why your baby cries, what to do, why you'll want to cry, too ? Eat –breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutrition ? Grow – baby's physical and mental development ? Play – yes, you two actually can have fun ? Thrive – health considerations for baby and parent ? Live – adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationship ? Work – coping with being at home and with going back to work ? Also includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies. The First-Time Parent is on your side, and reassures that you can cope brilliantly with your new baby and your new life.

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