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How (and Why) to Become a Foster Parent

By Benjamin J. Dueholm — 2020

The licensing process – and the training, home visits and court dates – can be intimidating. Here’s what you need to know.

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Are Your Kids Addicted to Social Media?

Are your kids addicted to Social Media? - A video Q&A with pediatrician and host Dr. Angela Mattke and Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin, pediatrician and Chair of the Council on Communications and Media at American Academy Pediatrics about the effects of screens and social media on children and teens.

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2020
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The SKILL-ionaire in Every Child: Boosting Children’s Socio-Emotional Skills Using the Latest in Brain Research

A wide body of recent brain research shows that socio-emotional skills are best cultivated by experiences that evoke positive emotions. In this inspiring book, Dr.

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Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin
2025
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Raising Resilient Adolescents with Erica Komisar

In this class, psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar discusses the science behind raising resilient adolescents, an age group that is facing more mental distress than ever. Ms.

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2022
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Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition

A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids. These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life.

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Elijah C. Nealy
2025
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Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child

The discovery that a child is lesbian or gay can send shockwaves through a family. A mother will question how she’s raised her son; a father will worry that his daughter will experience discrimination.

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Michael LaSala
2025
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Parenting Like a Ninja: An Autism Mom’s Guide to Professional Productivity

Parenting Like a Ninja is an authentic discussion of the complexity faced by working autism moms, with clear steps to increase energy and productivity in all areas of work and life.

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Faith Clarke
2025
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The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (Revised Edition)

The first accessible guide to examine Sensory Processing Disorder, The Out-of-Sync Child touched the hearts and lives of thousands of families.

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Carol Stock Kranowitz
2025
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Thriving with Autism: 90 Activities to Encourage Your Child’s Communication, Engagement, and Play

Help children with autism strengthen their connections―supportive strategies for ages 1 to 11 To guide your efforts to help your child flourish, this book has 90 playful, evidence-based activities.

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Katie Cook
2025
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Disabled Parenting in an Ableist World | Kara Ayers | TEDxCincinnatiWomen

People with disabilities are increasingly achieving their dreams to become parents. The strengths and challenges faced by these unique families aren't what you might expect.

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2020
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Being Disabled Doesn’t Stop Us Being Great Parents | Born Different

A family from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan. Both of their conditions are progressive, however, neither was passed onto their son, Rowan.

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2019
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