The perfect gift for any mom, this keepsake memory book is a beautiful place to record special moments, stories, and advice that you want to pass down to your children one day.Mom’s Story is a guided journal thoughtfully designed to help moms of all ages write down memories that they want to preserve and share with their children and family. Designed by bestselling artist and author Korie Herold, this keepsake book provides moms with thoughtful writing prompts and plenty of journaling pages to record memories from their childhood, school years, early adulthood, and more. Show mom that you love her and want to grow closer with this timeless gift that’s ideal for Mother's Day, birthdays, or any time of year. Sections and writing prompts include: • Early Childhood: What was your house like growing up? What were your favorite toys or playtime activities? • School Years: What did you think you wanted to be when you grew up? What were you like as a teenager? • Work and Travel: What was your first job? What family vacations do you remember the most? • Love and Family: What's your best relationship advice? How did you feel when you found out you were going to be a mom? • Character and Values: What do you value most in life? What family values do you hope to pass down? • Hypotheticals and Curiosities: What's something you wish you had done differently? What's the best advice you ever received? • Words of Wisdom: Additional space to write letters to your family Special features include: • Elegant linen with gold foil cover • Acid-free and archival paper • Layflat design allows you to easily write in the book • Carefully developed designs and prompts allow to you reflect and remember Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book. “Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D. In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain—and make accessible—the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The “upstairs brain,” which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids throw tantrums, fight, or sulk in silence. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth. Complete with age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives. “[A] useful child-rearing resource for the entire family . . . The authors include a fair amount of brain science, but they present it for both adult and child audiences.”—Kirkus Reviews “Strategies for getting a youngster to chill out [with] compassion.”—The Washington Post “This erudite, tender, and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research. I urge all parents who want kind, happy, and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child. This is my new baby gift.”—Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other“Gives parents and teachers ideas to get all parts of a healthy child’s brain working together.”—Parent to Parent Read more

This Mother And Son Journal is an amazing new journal that helps every mom and son enjoy a fun and creative way to build a closer relationship with one another. Use this journal with thoughtful prompts, playful challenges and awesome activities to build a tighter bond with your child! This entertaining prompted journal is the right tool to build your mother-son relationship. Your son can record his memories, swap stories about his life, compare their views on growing up with you, and explore common or unique interests with their mother!Playful interactive lists, letters back and forth, and interactive stories invite both mom & son to think, write, and doodle about topics for their past and future, build up self-confidence and improve their penmanship and writing.Quality Time WIth Your Child: Answering these interesting fun questions, doodling and creating stories together helps build a unique one of a kind bond where you and your son can open up to each other and explore feelings through activities.Connect with each other: Easily create conversations with your son which makes it fun to use the journal to explore topics about getting older, and explore each other's dreams and trials.Easily compare each other's views: which enables your son to learn, what were you like when you were my age? And you to learn things like: What do you want to be when you get older? Do you ever feel pressured or uncomfortable around me or others?Makes a great gift for moms: Fill this journal out with your mother, and surprise and delight her. Perfect for times where you'll spend long periods together like car rides, vacations or when you're home together for an extended time.This Mother And Son Journal is for every mom who needs to connect with their son, but worries they may be getting older and not interested in spending time with you..Here's a huge problem you face right now. It's getting your son to open up and talk about how they feel growing up and what is going on in their life.What makes this even worse is the fact that you know many parents struggle to have meaningful conversations between parents and their children as they get older!Which means you may feel like your son is drifting away.Peer pressure, new friends and puberty can make trying to have a closer relationship with one another a nightmare!But luckily for you, there's now a solution!So, if you're a mom, who really wants to connect with their son, but worries that they can't because they are getting older, this "Mom and Son Journal" is the answer you've been looking for!Now is the best time for you to create a keepsake that you will be able to record and revisit these precious memories!The Perfect Gift From A Son To Give To Moms On Mother's Day- Order Now! Read more

About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . .Some say that's just how boys are--prone to outbursts or sullenness. But what's behind these and other issues? Drawing from twenty-five years of counseling boys and working with parents, David Thomas sheds light on common emotional struggles, including anger, anxiety, and depression, and shares practical ways you can help your son beResourceful--equipped to work through his emotions in constructive waysAware--so that he better understands himself, including his strengths and weaknessesResilient--having the capacity to cope and feel competentEmpathetic--able to understand the feelings and experiences of othersHelpful also for grandparents, teachers, and anyone else who has a boy in their life, this book shows how a strong emotional foundation leads to a Christ-like sense of masculinity that will serve him well his whole life."This book is the most impactful, practical, and applicable playbook for raising young men that we have read to date."--TIM and ELISABETH HASSELBECK, ESPN analyst and bestselling author"David Thomas is someone I go to as a resource when it comes to parenting--especially parenting a boy."--RACHEL CRUZE, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of The Rachel Cruze Show Read more

Self-initiation is killing our young men. Without strong mentors, boys are walking alone into a wilderness of conflicting messages about who they should be as men. It's no wonder that our sons are confused about what the world expects from them and what they should expect of themselves.The Intentional Father is the antidote. This concise book is filled with practical steps to help men raise sons of consequence--young men who know what they believe, know who they are, and will stand up against the negative cultural trends of our day. Jon Tyson lays out a clear path for fathers and sons that includes specific activities, rites of passage, and significant "marking moments" that can be customized to fit any family.It's not enough to hope our sons will become good men. We need them to be good at being men. This book shows how fathers, grandfathers, and other male mentors can lead the way. Read more

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“Hilarious and sharp…everything ​(and more) about being a dad.” –Ron Howard “Bestseller Patterson brings a wry touch to his advice…sensibly encouraging dads and dads-to-be to shoot for progress over perfection.” –Publishers Weekly“Funny and wise … Important advice from a trusted source … This book will appeal to overwhelmed new dads looking for some reinforcement that they're doing okay.” –BooklistDad, your new life begins in one hour. I did the homework, so you don’t have to do as much. I talked to lots of experts, and lots of dads, and lots of experts who are also dads. I read everything I could. Then I wrote and rewrote this book, filled with steps you can take to become a better dad…   Start with a hug. Talk to them before they can speak. Then talk about everything. Read to your kids. Then flip things around. Let them read to you. Tell your kids your story. Help them discover who they are. Deep down inside. Have your kids’ backs. One day, they’ll have yours. Every day, just show up. Read more

Based on our bestselling title I Wrote a Book About You, we ve added two new options that offer charming, personalized ways to delight Mom and Dad. With fun yet meaningful prompts for you to complete (in under an hour!), Mom, I Wrote a Book About You lets you create a heartfelt gift as unique as your mother. Fill this lighthearted gift book with your favorite moments and shared experiences to remind Mom what she means to you. Read more

Play peekaboo with baby in a book that’s indestructible!  Who’s hiding behind the curtains? It’s Mommy! Who’s playing behind the toys? It’s Puppy! Who’s hiding under the covers? It’s Baby!  Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven materialWaterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic readingPortable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travelSafe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards Read more

The must-have baby shower gift!Share memories, love, and words of wisdom with your bundle of joy with this unique and inspiring book of letters. Part of the blockbuster bestselling Letters to . . . series! The perfect gift for an expecting mom, a new dad, or any parent seeking to create a deeply personal baby keepsake, this set of 12 letter templates will inspire reflection and connection between parent and child. Your baby will always be your baby. Whether you're pregnant or a new parent, fill these envelopes with memories and hopes for your baby. Then postdate, seal, and save the letters to gift to your child at a later date. Included are 12 letters that each begin with a unique prompt, such as: On the day you were born ... My wishes for you are ... Your first home was like this ... Seal letters with the included stickers before giving this to your child—all grown up—as a paper time capsule that captures their first fleeting years. COOL PREGNANCY GIFTS: A fresh twist on a guided pregnancy journal or memory book, Letters to My Baby encourages deep connections between mother and child or father and child, capturing special moments with your little one during early parenthood to share in the years to come. TIME-TESTED AND ENDURINGLY POPULAR: Created by Lea Redmond, author of the bestselling Letters to . . . book series that has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and includes Letters to My Daughter, Letters to My Son, and Letters to My Grandchild. LETTERS TO OPEN WHEN: The finished set of special "notes to my baby" makes a great gift for graduation, a milestone birthday, or a wedding day. Fans have praised the special value of a child having a sample of a parent's handwriting to cherish always.Perfect for: Baby shower or new baby gift for parents A fresh twist on a guided journal or memory book to capture special moments with a child to share in the future Single parents or couples looking for a creative way to remind a child how important they are to the family Fans and users of other bestsellers in the Letters to . . . series Read more

The ICB Holy Bible, published in a translation perfect for elementary-age kids, is filled with dozens of beautifully designed, color illustrations to help children visualize popular Bible characters and events.The International Children’s Bible®, created especially for children in the third grade and up, provides the ideal blend of readability and accuracy to the original meaning of the Scripture texts. While the large print and bold subheadings make it easy to read, this edition is also filled with features that speak directly to children’s hearts and minds. Boldfaced keywords are linked to the Bible’s robust dictionary to help increase a child’s comprehension of Scripture.The beautiful illustrations set alongside Bible text are sure to delight your child’s imagination as they “see” popular Bible stories come to life. This Bible includes study helps designed specifically for beginning Bible readers, such as Scripture memorization, “Miracles of Jesus,” and “Kids in the Bible,” which will help strengthen their knowledge of Scripture.Features include:A convenient “Where Do I Find It?” index to track down special biblical characters and eventsStudy helps designed specifically for beginner Bible readers, including Scripture memorization, “Miracles of Jesus,” “Names of God,” “Kids in the Bible,” and the importance of reading the BibleA listing of God’s promises on practical topics such as love, peace, protection, and healthDetailed ICB Dictionary describing key Bible characters and termsReading Plans provide an easy framework to help guide kids through God’s wordFull-color Bible maps help to visualize historical events and where they happenedReadable 10-point print size displayed in a double-column format Read more

In this groundbreaking and “poignant” (Los Angeles Times) book, David Kessler—praised for his work by Maria Shriver, Marianne Williamson, and Mother Teresa—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler wrote the classic On Grief and Grieving, introducing the stages of grief with the same transformative pragmatism and compassion. Now, based on hard-earned personal experiences, as well as knowledge and wisdom gained through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage: meaning. Kessler’s insight is both professional and intensely personal. His journey with grief began when, as a child, he witnessed a mass shooting at the same time his mother was dying. For most of his life, Kessler taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about end of life, trauma, and grief, as well as leading talks and retreats for those experiencing grief. Despite his knowledge, his life was upended by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a tragic loss? He knew he had to find a way through this unexpected, devastating loss, a way that would honor his son. That, ultimately, was the sixth stage of grief—meaning. In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares the insights, collective wisdom, and powerful tools that will help those experiencing loss. “Beautiful, tender, and wise” (Katy Butler, author of The Art of Dying Well), Finding Meaning is “an excellent addition to grief literature that helps pave the way for steps toward healing” (School Library Journal). Read more

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#1 New York Times bestseller With a New Afterword“A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts.” — Anne LamottWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls—is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic. “‘When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others.’ That’s ultimately what Beautiful Boy is about: truth and healing.” — Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia “Filled with compelling anecdotes and important insights . . . An eye-opening memoir.” — Washington Post Read more

Combining painfully honest memoir, cultural analysis, and reporting, BoyMom is a humorous and heartbreaking deep dive into the complexities of raising boys in our fraught political moment.“Rapist, school-shooter, incel, man-child, interrupter, mansplainer, boob-starer, birthday forgetter, frat boy, dude-bro, homophobe, self-important stoner, emotional-labor abstainer, non-wiper of kitchen counters. Trying to raise good sons suddenly felt like a hopeless task.”  As the culture wars rage, and masculinity has been politicized from all sides, feminist writer and mother of three boys Ruth Whippman finds herself conflicted and scared. While the right pushes a dangerous vision of fantasy manhood, her feminist peers often dismiss boys as little more than entitled predators-in-waiting.  Meanwhile her home life feels like a daily confrontation with the triumph of nature over nurture.   With young men in the grip of a loneliness epidemic and dying by suicide at a rate of nearly four times their female peers, Whippman asks: How do we raise our sons to have a healthy sense of self without turning them into privileged assholes? How can we find a feminism that holds boys to a higher standard but still treats them with empathy? And what do we do when our boys won’t cooperate with our plans? Whippman digs into the impossibly contradictory pressures boys now face; and the harmful blind spots of male socialization that are leaving boys isolated, emotionally repressed, and adrift. Feminist gonzo-style, she spends months interviewing incels, reports on a conference for boys accused of sexual assault; crashes at a residential therapy center for young men in Utah, talks to a wide range of psychologists and other experts, and gets boys of all backgrounds to open up about sex, consent, porn, body image, mental health, cancel culture, screens, friendship and loneliness. Along the way, she finds her simple certainties about male privilege seriously challenged.  With wit, honesty, and a refusal to settle for easy answers, BoyMom charts a new path to give boys a healthier, more expansive, and fulfilling story about their own lives. Read more

A practical guide to understanding the way, the mind, and the heart of a boy.A boy’s endless imagination, hunger for adventure, and passionate spirit are matched only by his deep desire to be affirmed, esteemed, and loved.Yet over the past few decades, our culture has adopted a model of parenting and educating children that doesn’t affirm, celebrate, nurture, or embrace a boy’s wildness but rather seeks to tame it. As a result, many moms and dads find themselves frustrated, confused, and wearied by their sons’ behavior.The truth is, boys don’t need to be tamed―they need to be understood, loved, challenged, and encouraged.Based on clinical research and filled with practical tips and suggestions, therapists Stephen James and David Thomas Stephen James and David Thomas give fresh insight and much-needed encouragement on the road to raising boys by talking about:Parenting the different stages in a boy’s lifeHealthy discipline and correctionSitting still and paying attentionHot topics like screen time and datingWild Things helps Christian parents, teachers, mentors, and coaches understand and explore the hearts, minds, and ways of boys and the vital role parents and caregivers play on the journey to authentic manhood. Read more

A timely and empowering book featuring “solid, practical advice for women on how to properly nurture their sons” (Kirkus Reviews).Boys today face unique challenges and pressures, and the burden on mothers to guide their children through them can feel overwhelming. Calling upon over thirty years of experience as a pediatrician and a mother of four, Meg Meeker, M.D., shares the secrets that every mother needs to know in order to strengthen—or rebuild—her relationship with her son, including:• the crucial role mothers play in teaching their sons to respect women as they grow up• the importance of conveying the values of hard work, community service, and a well-developed inner life• the natural traps mothers of boys often fall into—and how to avoid them• the key to raising sons without emotional baggage and limitations• the best ways to survive the moments when the going gets tough and a mom’s natural ways of communicating—talking, analyzing, exploring—only fuel the fireBy providing encouragement, education, and essential advice, this empowering book offers a road map to help mothers find the strength and confidence to raise extraordinary sons—so that they will become the men they are meant to be. Read more

Bestselling author, NYU professor, and cohost of the Pivot podcast, Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys.Boys and men are in crisis. Rarely has a cohort fallen further and faster than young men living in Western democracies. Boys are less likely to graduate from high school or college than girls. One in seven men reports having no friends, and men account for three of every four deaths of despair in America. Even worse, the lack of attention to these problems has created a void filled by voices espousing misogyny, the demonization of others, and a toxic vision of masculinity. But this is not just a male issue: women and children can’t flourish if men aren’t doing well. As we know from spasms of violence, there is nothing more dangerous than a lonely, broke young man. Scott Galloway has been sounding the alarm on this issue for years. In Notes on Being a Man, Galloway explores what it means to be a man in modern America. He promotes the importance of healthy masculinity and mental strength. He shares his own story from boyhood to manhood. He explores his parent’s difficult divorce, working through his anger and depression issues, trying to make money, and raising two boys. He shares the sometimes funny, often painful, lessons he learned along the way. Some of these lessons include: Being a good dad means being good to their mother.Action absorbs anxiety.Find what you’re good at—follow your talent.Get out of the house.Take risk and be willing to feel like an imposter. This is a key to professional success—and masculinity.Acknowledge your blessings—and create opportunities for others. Be of surplus value.Be kind. That’s the secret to success in relationships. With unflinching honesty, Scott Galloway maps out an enriching, inspiring operator’s manual for being a man today. Read more

The One-Minute Devotions for Boys Blue Faux Leather Devotional is the perfect starter devotional for middle school boys. Reading a daily devotional is a great way to teach the spiritual discipline of daily devotional time. This little book will present lessons from the Bible in bite-sized readings with interesting content that is easy to read.This daily devotional's navy blue faux leather cover is heat-debossed with a banner design that features a white screen printed title.One-minute Devotions for BoysThe title and author's names are heat-debossed on the spine. Each month is indexed by a different colored printed page edge that gives the devotional an exciting, colorful look. A navy blue ribbon marker is included to mark your page.This one-minute devotional features 366 devotions. Each entry is dated with the month and day and includes a title, Scripture verse, and short reflection and prayer. A full-color presentation page allows you to personalize this devotional for your favorite boy!This small devotional fits easily in a backpack but can also be left on a bedside table. The content is instructive and easy to understand and is presented in a winsome and conversational style.The One-Minute Devotions for Boys Blue Faux Leather Devotional makes a great birthday gift for boys between 8 and 12 years old, but it can also be a helpful tool for a Cub Scout leader or a Sunday school teacherNavy blue faux leather cover with heat-debossed banner designWhite screen printed titleFlexcover366 daily devotions400 pagesFull-color printed page edgesFull-color printed interior design elementsAttached ribbon markerPresentation pageSuitable for boys aged 8-12Size: 5.6" x 4.5" x 0.8" (142 x 114 x 20mm) Read more

Mother, Scientist, Immigrant, Scholar, Wife, Trailblazer, Mentor. Acclaimed biochemist Dr. Marlene Belfort has something to say to the next generation. The child of immigrant parents who escaped Hitler's regime, she recounts growing up in South Africa during apartheid, losing her father to suicide, and trying to make sense of an insensible world. To young scientists, Dr. Belfort concedes to "muddling through" during her career, learning to be at ease with uncertainty and embracing ambiguity. To parents, she cites her own experience as a working mother as evidence that the very activities that we fear will damage children often do the opposite, building their resilience and lifelong connections. To those suffering from depression, she poignantly describes her own illness and recovery, offering hope and inspiration. Mommy, Can Boys Also Be Doctors? explores walking the tightrope of balancing the personal and professional. It frankly discusses the human struggle to deal with discrimination, depression, and loss. And it celebrates the joy of living a rich, fulfilling life. Letting go is liberating! Read more