Amacom
Stress-Free Potty Training: A Commonsense Guide to Finding the Right Approach for Your Child (Apr., $12.95) by Sara Au and Peter Stavinoha sheds light on this rite of passage.
Balanced Living Press
(dist. by IPG)
The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life (Apr., $19.95) by Renee Peterson Trudeau shows moms how to nurture themselves. $40,000 ad/promo.
Ballantine
The Yummy Mummy Manifesto: Baby, Beauty, Balance, and Bliss (May, $19.95) by Anna Johnson offers advice on how mothers-to-be can maintain their own sense of style.
Bantam
The New Mom’s Survival Guide: How to Reclaim Your Body, Your Health, Your Sanity, and Your Sex Life After Having a Baby (June, $15) by Jennifer Wider, M.D., confronts postpartum physical, mental and emotional health issues. 25,000 first printing.
Barron’s
The Baby Bible: The Complete Guide to Your Baby’s First Year (Mar., $19.99) by Birgit Gebauer-Sesterhenn and Manfred Praun, M.D., gives parents a month-by-month guide.
Berkley
Bringing Up Geeks: How to Raise Happy, Smart, and Well-Adjusted Kids (July, $14) by Marybeth Hicks tailors the issues to today’s culture of cool.
Chronicle Books
Porn for New Moms (Apr., $12.95) by the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative focuses on the fantasies of new moms.
Da Capo Lifelong
The Colic Chronicles: A Mother’s Survival Guide to Calming Your Baby Without Losing Your Cool (July, $14.95) by Tara Kompare.
Davis
(dist. by Sterling)
Through the Cracks (May, $12.95) by Carolyn Sollman addresses the issue of youngsters becoming frustrated with school systems that cannot always meet their needs.
Delta
What Your Preschooler Needs to Know (Mar., $15), edited by E.D. Hirsch Jr. and Linda Bevilacqua, teaches life and learning skills. 60,000 first printing .
Dicmar Publishing
The Prepared Parent Guide: A Resource for Sending Your Child to College (Mar., $13.95) by Marie Pinak Carr et al. covers topics from banking to dorms to health insurance.
DK
The Real Deal Guide to Pregnancy (Mar., $16.95) by Erika Lenkert compiles essential info into a quick-resource guide.
Your Toddler Month by Month (Mar., $19.95) by Tanya Byron, M.D., tackles all the big toddler issues.
ECW Press
The Lucky Ones: Our Stories of Adopting Children from China (May, $16.95), edited by Ann Rauhala, collects 20 memoirs from parents of Chinese girls.
Gryphon House
Science Adventures: Nature Activities for Young Children (May, $24.95) by Elizabeth A. Sherwood et al. presents more than 125 activities in urban, suburban or rural settings.
Guilford Publications
Helping Teens Who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injury (Aug., $14.95) by Michael R. Hollander studies this behavior and possible treatments.
Harvard Common Press
The Joy of Pregnancy (Apr., $25) by Tori Kropp encourages women to celebrate the experience. 100,000 first printing .
HCI
Wit’s End: Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out-of-Control Teen (July, $14.95) by Sue Scheff. A mom who struggled to save her rebellious daughter went on to found the advocacy group P.U.R.E. (Parents Universal Resource Experts).
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Love and Limits In and Out of Child Care: What Your Child Care Provider and Your Pediatrician Want You to Know (Mar.; $16.95, cloth $40) by Margaret Thomas et al. addresses developmental issues.
Multnomah Books
Family Squeeze (Mar., $13.99) by Phil Callaway. A baby boomer considers middle age and offers encouragement to those feeling the “squeeze.”
Prometheus Books
How to Talk to Your Child’s Doctor: A Handbook for Parents (May, $18.95) by Christopher M. Johnson, M.D., urges parents to participate in their child’s health problems.
Search Institute Press
(dist. by IPG)
Parenting Preteens with a Purpose: Navigating the Middle Years (Apr., $13.95) by Kate Thomsen offers solutions to concerns within this age group.
Simon & Schuster
Green This! Volume 2, Greening Your Baby (Apr., $15.95) by Deirdre Imus. The wife of the talk show host continues her green campaign with this guide for parents. 100,000 first printing.
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Naptime Is the New Happy Hour (Mar., $14.99) by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor shares tips on navigating the toddler years.
SourceBooks
Dad’s Pregnant Too: What No One Really Tells You About Being a Great Dad-to-Be (May, $12.95) by Harlan Cohen collects advice from dads and moms on making pregnancy a whole-family experience.
Three Rivers Press
The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting: Candid Counsel from the Depths of the Daycare Trenches (Mar., $13.95) by Brett Berk advises gays on not becoming the uptight parent they’ve dreaded.
Univ. of Georgia Press
A Natural Sense of Wonder: Connecting Kids with Nature Through the Seasons (June, $16.95) by Rick Van Noy discusses the relationship between children and nature.
Watkins Publishing
(dist. by Sterling)
Learning Without Tears: Understand Each Child’s Unique Learning Style—How to Unlock a Child’s True Potential—Tips, Games and Strategies to Turn Tension into Talking (Apr., $14.95) by Helyn Connerr invites parents to compare their own profiles to their child’s.
Wellness Central
The Dudes’ Guide to Pregnancy: Dealing with Your Expecting Wife, Coming Baby, and the End of Life as You Knew It (May, $12.99) by Bill Lloyd and Scott Finch advises guys on what to expect.
Woodbine House
Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-on Learners Book II: Advanced Survival Skills (June, $24.95) by DeAnna Horstmeier follows up the author’s first book with applications to teach advanced skills.
Yale Univ. Press
The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book (May, $18) by Marjorie Greenfield guides women in all aspects of pregnancy and addresses several issues particular to working women.
