This sweetly illustrated, padded board book of first words introduces toddlers to common vocabulary words and is sure to make you and your baby smile! Baby will giggle, laugh, and delight as you turn the pages of this sweetly illustrated padded board book that introduces common first words that baby will love.

Animal parents use their best tricks to make their babies smile, laugh, coo, and grin.

Explore the fun of faces with this adorable board book for babies! A sweet and simple board book to help babies grow, learn, and laugh as they discover all the wonderful parts that make up a face. Simple, joyful text and adorable illustrations make this book perfect for babies and parents to share moments together, page by page. • Ideal book for early infant development of motor skills, emotional awareness, and shape recognition • Perfect baby shower gift • Featuring a wonderful cast of animal characters that toddlers will love Fans of Look at Me! and My First I See You: A Mirror Book will find Smile Baby!'s winning combination of art and text a perfect bedtime or anytime read. • For ages 0–3 • New baby gift • Books for baby development

In an attempt to make baby stop crying and start smiling again, family members try a host of ideas including singing a song, playing a game of pit-a-pat, and driving in the car.

A latest edition of a best-selling reference features a new design and expanded information on the preschooler years, in a guide that covers topics ranging from infant care and food allergies to sleeping habits and autism. Original.

In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story? The First Laugh Ceremony is a celebration held to welcome a new member of the community. As everyone--from Baby's nima (mom) to nadi (big sister) to cheii (grandfather)--tries to elicit the joyous sound from Baby, readers are introduced to details about Navajo life and the Navajo names for family members. Back matter includes information about other cultural ceremonies that welcome new babies and children, including man yue celebration (China), sanskaras (Hindu) and aquiqa (Muslim).

Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us. In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it. With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to: Find freedom and walk confidently in purpose Create a God-honoring home environment Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more Avoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection Cultivate life-giving friendships At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."

Drawing on scientific, historical, cross-cultural, and personal perspectives, offers insight into how infants view and experience the world, in a work structured around four fundamental infant activities.

To respond to the many letters that Michael and Debi Pearl received after publishing their first book, To Train Up a Child, they started the No Greater Joy magazine. No Greater Joy Volume Two includes articles from the first two years of publication and covers the subjects of rowdy boys, homeschooling, grief, and much more.

Provides advice on all aspects of infant care from the members of the American Academy of Pediatrics, discussing such topics as behavior, growth, immunizations, and safety.