Behavior Matters: Making Child Care Work for You. Deborah Hewitt & Yvonne Pearson, $16.95

“Put simply, children are challenging. Specifically written for parents with children in child care, Behavior Matters looks at the ways parents can work with their child care provider, to address the most common and perplexing behavioral challenges in consistent and appropriate ways-from separation anxiety and toilet training to sharing with others and power struggles.”

Creating Connections: How to Lead Family Child Care Support Groups. Joan Laurion & Cherie Schmiedicke, $33.95

End isolation, solve problems with children and parents, develop new leadership skills, find support and shared community. Sound too good to be true? Peer-based support groups can offer family child care providers all these benefits and others.

How to Start a Home-Based Day Care Business. Shari Steelsmith, $22.95

Whether you plan to care for newborns, toddlers or preschoolers, this guide can help you establish and build your own home-based business. This comprehensive guide has all the necessary tools and strategies you'll need to be a successful home-care provider.

Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives and Their Families. Leslie Morgan Steiner, editor, $19.95

“With motherhood comes one of the toughest decisions of a woman's life: stay home or pursue a career? As an executive at the Washington Post and a mother of three, Leslie Morgan Steiner has lived and breathed every side of the mommy wars. Rather than just watch the battles rage, she decided to do something about it. She asked 26 outspoken mothers to write about their lives and the choices that have worked for them. The result is a frank, surprising, utterly refreshing look at American motherhood. Mommy Wars is a book by and for and about the real experts on motherhood and hard work: the women at home, in the office, on the job every day of their lives.”

And Nanny Makes Three: Mothers and Nannies Tell the Truth about Work, Love, Money and Each Other. Jessika Auerbach, $29.95

Jessika Auerbach explores the complex and unique interactions between families and nannies. By presenting both perspectives, she gives a balanced view of this highly complicated, often emotionally charged relationship. Looking at issues of race and racism, class, power, sex, parental insecurities and guilt, Auerbach opens a dialogue that needs to be heard.

The Parent’s Guide to Family-Friendly Work: Finding the Balance Between Employment and Enjoyment. Lori Long, $18.95

“Work and family are often opposing forces that cause stress and conflict for parents. The demands of work spill over into family life, while personal responsibilities create hurdles in succeeding at your job. However, you can solve this problem—and this book can help. Packed with helpful tips, success stories, and resources, The Parent’s Guide to Family-Friendly Work is a must-have for any parent who wants to take control and find more family time.”

Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write about the Relationships Between Mothers and Nannies. Susan Davis & Gina Hyams, editors, $18.00

Twenty-five bestselling and award-winning female writers explore the emotional minefield of mother-nanny relationships. Providing hope, solace, and welcome perspective on this one-of-a-kind relationship, Searching for Mary Poppins sheds light on why nannies make us think so hard about who we are and what we want.

Three-Ring Circus: How Real Couples Balance Marriage, Work and Family. Dawn Comer Jefferson & Rosanne Welch, editors, $20.95

"Finally, here is a book that replaces spin with the spit-up covered truth, offering a variety of real situations and honest stories by … couples in the trenches."

The 24-Hour Family: a Parent's Guide to Work-Life Balance. Polly Ghazi, $24.95

Inspiring and practical, The 24-Hour Family is a great resource for parents and employers who want to overcome the barriers to a balanced work and family life.

Understanding Infant Development. Margaret Puckett, Janet Black & Joseph Moriarity, $25.95

Understanding Toddler Development. Margaret Puckett, Janet Black & Joseph Moriarity, $25.95

Understanding Preschooler Development. Margaret Puckett, Janet Black & Joseph Moriarity, $25.95

Learn how to support children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development with this series of three practical handbooks, adapted from The Young Child, a textbook used in academic programs nationwide. The Understanding Child Development Series provides a comprehensive overview of the most relevant theories and research on child development. Each book focuses on a specific age group and explains:

• the impact and long-term effects of biology and environment on early brain development
• how children learn
• important theories of child development
• how early life experiences lay the ground work for evolving language and thinking
• the effects of nurturing care on emotional development and stability in later life
• milestones and windows of opportunity for children's development

The Working Mother's Guide to Life: Strategies, Secrets and Solutions. Linda Mason, $25.95

"Everything you ever wanted to know about being a busy working mom but were too busy to ask…"

Do you want to breastfeed your baby, but do not think you can because you have to go back to work? Are you concerned about the challenges of combining breastfeeding and a full-time job? Working without Weaning describes in detail how you can work and still breastfeed your baby, with stories and advice from mothers who have been in your shoes.

Working without Weaning gives you step-by-step guidance to help you work and continue to breastfeed, including:

• Talking to your boss about breastfeeding in a language they will understand
• Figuring out the time and place to pump during the day
• Maintaining your milk supply when you are pumping
• Choosing the best pump for your needs
• Storing and feeding breastmilk from a bottle
• Getting enough rest when you have work all day and baby all night
• Keeping balance in your life
• Supplementing without weaning
• And most importantly, preserving your breastfeeding relationship with your baby when you are together.