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Day trips around Toronto / by Barber, John,1954-author.;
"Day Trips Around Toronto is the essential guidebook for urban dwellers looking to explore the many attractions that lie beyond the city's borders. The book offers intrepid day-trippers more than 45 destinations with activities ranging from hiking, biking and skiing to fall leaf-gazing, theater watching and wine sampling. Designed to appeal to both adults and children, the guide covers an area roughly 90 minutes by car in all directions from Yonge Street and Highway 401, reaching to Peterborough, Collingwood, Stratford and the Niagara Peninsula. The book is divided into four regions - East, West, North and South - and readers can easily link up two or more destinations on the same trip. It also includes: hints for side trips near main destinations; detailed directions for reaching harder-to-find spots; friendly, descriptive text to show why the day trips are worth taking and what visitors can see and do. Day Trips Around Toronto is richly illustrated with overview maps and dozens of photographs, which give readers an advance peek at the adventures that await and entice them to head out of the city to enjoy some of Ontario's many attractions."--
Subjects: Guidebooks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The conscious parent's guide to coparenting : a mindful approach to creating a collaborative, positive parenting plan / by Flowers, Jenna.;
"A positive, mindful plan for children and parents in transition! If you're facing the challenge of raising children in two homes, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to build a healthy coparenting relationship. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Coparenting, you'll learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to parenting, foster forgiveness, and find constructive ways to move on when relationships change. Coparenting means putting your child's needs first. And conscious parenting acknowledges a child's thoughts, feelings, and needs, as well as a parent's responsibility to them.This easy-to-use handbook helps you to: Build a coparenting relationship based on mutual respect Lower stress levels for the entire family Communicate openly with children about divorce Discuss and reach parenting decisions together Protect children, meet their needs, and help them build resilience Educate your family and friends about coparentingThe concept of ending a marriage peacefully, with compassion and respect for former partners, is often viewed with surprise in modern society. But choosing to consciously coparent is an important choice you can make for yourself and your children--one that will benefit the emotional health of your family for years to come"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Parenting, Part-time.; Parent and child.; Divorced parents.; Children of divorced parents.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The conscious parent's guide to autism : a mindful approach for helping your child focus and succeed / by Lebowitz, Marci.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Conscious parenting -- The world of autism -- Detecting warning signs and coexisting conditions -- Managing challenging behaviors with empathy -- Communicating with your child -- Practical approaches to handling tantrums, meltdowns, and discipline -- Autism and your marriage -- Conscious parenting as a single parent -- Responding to your other children's needs -- Autism and your extended family -- Dealing with society -- Starting school -- The transition from child to teenager -- Autism and life as an adult -- Challenging obstacles with an engaged presence -- Expanding abilities through intervention -- Finding support and assistance -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Additional resources -- Appendix C. Frequently asked questions about autism."If your child has a diagnosis of 'on the autism spectrum,' you may be feeling overwhelmed and most likely intimated. Often the focus is on 'disabilities' rather than 'abilities,' and you may be left wondering what you should expect as your child journeys through life. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Autism, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to engage your child. Conscious parenting means being present with your children and taking the time to understand their point of view. Using this mindful method, you can help your child improve language skills, motor skills, and social skills..."--Page 4 of cover.LSC
Subjects: Autism.; Autism in children.; Autism spectrum disorders.; Autism spectrum disorders in children.; Developmental disabilities.; Developmentally disabled children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Knit a little : 24 seamless patterns for children's sweaters and hats / by Greene, Marie(Marie E.),author.;
"Marie Greene is back with a fresh new direction for her signature seamless style in this collection of 24 patterns for kids! With 12 sweaters (sizes 0 to 10) and 12 matching beanies (preemie to adult), Knit a Little reimagines some of Marie's most popular designs on a small scale. Whether you're looking for ideas to use your yarn stash, have little ones to knit for, or just love the satisfaction of a small project, this book offers quick-to-knit, gender-neutral patterns in a range of yarn weights. You'll find cardigans and pullovers with colorwork, cables, simple texture, and more. These versatile designs will become wearable favorites in no time -- and Marie's clear instructions and helpful tips will ensure your success from start to finish. The hardest part will be choosing which one to cast on first!"--Back cover.
Subjects: Children's clothing.; Infants' clothing.; Knitting.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Positive discipline parenting tools : the 49 most effective methods to stop power struggles, build communication, and raise empowered, capable kids / by Nelsen, Jane.; Tamborski, Mary Nelsen.; Ainge, Brad.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Parenting.; Child rearing.; Discipline of children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lost girls / by Brennan, Allison.;
FBI agent Lucy Kincaid and her mentor, Special Agent Noah Armstrong, investigate a black market baby ring with ties to human trafficking, and Lucy's fiancé faces a difficult choice when the son he never knew he had goes missing.LSC
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Kincaid, Lucy (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Missing children; Human trafficking;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Butterfly & moth [videorecording (DVD)] / by Butt, Bill.; Kamei, Mike.; Meehl, Brian.; Sheen, Martin.; Sneyd, Bridget.; Thomson, Richard.; BBC Lionheart Television (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; DK Publishing, Inc.; Dorling Kindersley Limited.;
Butterfly & moth -- The making of 'Eyewitness' -- Discover more about DK Eyewitness.Narrator, Martin Sheen ; music, Guy Dagul, Guy Michelmore.Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.G.DVD ; full screen presenation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Butterflies; Butterflies.; Caterpillars.; Children's films.; Educational videos.; Moths.; Video recordings for children.;
© c2006., DK Publishing,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sex is a funny word / by Silverberg, Cory.; Smyth, Fiona.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged."A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. The eagerly anticipated follow up to Lambda-nominated What Makes a Baby, from sex educator Cory Silverberg and artist Fiona Smyth, Sex Is a Funny Word reimagines "sex talk" for the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Banned book sanctuary.; Sex instruction for children.; Sex differences; Sex (Biology);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Helping kids find wonder in the everyday : easy outdoor and indoor activities to inspire kids of all ages / by Webster, Caroline(Australian author);
This book lists some ideas on how to encourage children to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the magic in the mundane and enchantment in the everyday. All the activities, either indoor or outside, are simple and inexpensive, and rely mostly on the ready imagination of children. If readers are guided by their knowledge of their own child, together they can find a little wonder in everything they do. LSC
Subjects: Caro & Co.; Games.; Play.; Outdoor recreation for children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just like me knits / by Fortune, Brandy.;
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Subjects: Knitting; Children's clothing.; Doll clothes.;
© c2013., Potter Craft,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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