The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads


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If you are thinking of becoming a gay dad ─ or if you are already a gay dad ─ this book is for you! Are you ready to have kids? More and more gay men are turning to adoption and surrogacy to start their own families. An estimated two million American LBGTQ people would like to adopt and an estimated 65,000 adopted children are living with a gay parent. In 2016, The Chicago Tribune reported that 10 to 20 percent of donor eggs went to gay men expanding their families via surrogacy, and in many places the numbers were up 50 percent from the previous five years. Gay parenting: Having a kid is like coming out all over again, on a daily basis, especial if you have an infant. Was coming out stressful for you? It’s about to get more intense and you will have a child watching your every move and listening to your every word. If you stutter or pause, they may pick up on your discomfort and could start to feel like something is wrong about their family unit. The Ultimate Guide For Gay Dads is jam packed with parenting tips and advice to help you build confidence and become the awesome gay dad you were meant to be! How Is This Parenting Guide Different From Others? Unlike other parenting books that have whole chapters focusing on things specifically related to mothers (such as how to get the perfect latch when breastfeeding), this parenting book replaces those sections with things relevant to gay dads. It covers topics like how to find LGBT friendly pediatricians, how to find LGBT friendly schools, how to childproof your home with style, how to answer awkward and prying questions about your family from strangers, examples for what two-dad families can do on Mother’s Day, and much more. The book also includes parenting tips and advice from pediatricians, school educators, lawyers, and other same-sex parents. Top LGBT parenting expert: Bestselling author Eric Rosswood covers every aspect of fatherhood for gay men in this essential guide to growing your family in the post-DOMA era. He is a major influencer on social media with over 100,000 followers on Twitter alone, as well as thousands on other platforms. Exploring LGBTQ issues: Rosswood is an in-demand authority and commentator on LGBTQ issues, including civil rights, parenting, marriage and politics. The author has been featured in major media including The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, CBS News, The Huffington Post, Elite Daily, Yahoo! News, AOL News, NY Daily News, IB Times, and regional LGBTQ press.




Baby Log Book


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This Baby Log Book is the perfect journal for new parents. Record baby's: doctor visits, vaccines, baby milestones and growth. This book will help you organize baby's day by recording feeding and sleeping times, diaper changes & tummy time. Designed to help new moms reduce stress & practice self care by creating a plan for the mind, body & soul.




Baby's Memory Book


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For Two Moms and Baby Keeping a five-year (or even just the first year) baby memory book is a fun and effective way to remember and celebrate all the early moments you'll treasure later. Plus it is a wonderful keepsake to share with your child when they're older. Pages Include: ✔ Family Pages for you to add small photos or sketches or notes about your baby's family. ✔ Pages for two moms to write key details about themselves they want to share with the baby, love letters to baby, hopes and dreams for baby ✔ Photo pages for baby with a photo checklist page ✔ Development milestone tracker pages for first smile, first words, etc. ✔ Memory pages to record highlights during the first year ✔ A set of journal pages for each month to journal your thoughts and feelings ✔ Ample journal pages for years 2-5, for including your best memories Makes a lovely and practical gift for an expectant lesbian-identified loved one.




Baby Shower Guest Book


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This cute teddy bear guest book provides a simple and easy way to keep track of special messages from your baby shower guests This notebook is great addition to the baby shower and a wonderful keepsake for the parents. It's a memorable and useful - something that any expectant mother is sure to enjoy. This notebook is 8.5" x 11", which is the perfect size to have guests write down their special wishes for the parents and new baby. 100 pages Professionally bound book with durable matte cover to protect your book Great gift idea Measures 8.5" x 11" Bonus Gift Log To Keep Track of GIfts Received Designed in the USA




Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents


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Now a New York Times bestseller! If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life. In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents’ emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you’ll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life. Discover the four types of difficult parents: The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory




Baby's Record Book


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Chronicle your baby's life up to age five--a time of growth and discovery--in this well organized keepsake. Classic lullabies and nursery rhymes are placed throughout the book for you to entertain your growing child. Baby's Record Book pairs charming illustrations with prompts that help parents to record their child's measurements, milestones, and memorable events. Spacious pages allow plenty of room for photographs, and storage envelopes and pockets are perfect for preserving locks of hair and other mementos. Baby's record book will become the keepsake that parent and child can have forever to capture the magic of childhood.




How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids


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"Get this for your pregnant friends, or yourself" (People): a hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing, real-world advice. Recommended by Nicole Cliffe in Slate Featured in People Picks A Red Tricycle Best Baby and Toddler Parenting Book of the Year One of Mother magazine's favorite parenting books of the Year How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids tackles the last taboo subject of parenthood: the startling, white-hot fury that new (and not-so-new) mothers often have for their mates. After Jancee Dunn had her baby, she found that she was doing virtually all the household chores, even though she and her husband worked equal hours. She asked herself: How did I become the 'expert' at changing a diaper? Many expectant parents spend weeks researching the best crib or safest car seat, but spend little if any time thinking about the titanic impact the baby will have on their marriage - and the way their marriage will affect their child. Enter Dunn, her well-meaning but blithely unhelpful husband, their daughter, and her boisterous extended family, who show us the ways in which outmoded family patterns and traditions thwart the overworked, overloaded parents of today. On the brink of marital Armageddon, Dunn plunges into the latest relationship research, solicits the counsel of the country's most renowned couples' and sex therapists, canvasses fellow parents, and even consults an FBI hostage negotiator on how to effectively contain an "explosive situation." Instead of having the same fights over and over, Dunn and her husband must figure out a way to resolve their larger issues and fix their family while there is still time. As they discover, adding a demanding new person to your relationship means you have to reevaluate -- and rebuild -- your marriage. In an exhilarating twist, they work together to save the day, happily returning to the kind of peaceful life they previously thought was the sole province of couples without children. Part memoir, part self-help book with actionable and achievable advice, How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids is an eye-opening look at how the man who got you into this position in this first place is the ally you didn't know you had.




Adoption Baby Book


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Adoption Baby Book: Adoption Day Memory Record For Newborn, Your Story Keepsake, Adoptive Parents, Journal This Adoption Baby Book is a perfect way to preserve your new baby's milestones and memories as you celebrate and bring your child home. Fill the pages of your story and let them know how much they are loved. The interior includes pages to fill in: Contact Page Your Story Family Tree Yours For Always All About Mommy Love Letter From Mommy All About Daddy Love Letter From Daddy Memories Of You Milestones You're Our Greatest Gift Watching You Grow Your 1st Birthday 1 Year Photo 1st Year In Review 2 Year Photo 3rd Year Photo 4th Year Photo 5th Year Photo Our Journal of You Notes Also makes a great gift for adoptive parents. Simple and easy to use. Size is 8.5x11 inches, 48 pages, white paper black ink, soft matte finish cover, paperback.




My Child's Health Record


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From babys well visits through the first 18 years, record your childs immunizations, measurements & percentiles, illnesses, instructions from the doctor (& questions to remember to ask), and more in this simple, attractive, and sturdy health journal. With tips and reminders, this little tracker provides the perfect place to record clear and concise medical history necessary for school, camp, college, insurance, a change of doctors, and personal reference. Small and thin enough to fit in a purse and a file, with archival paper to last a lifetime. Measures 5-1/2" wide x 8" high. 56 pages. Hardcover with elastic band closure. Inside back cover pocket.




Baby's Record Book


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