St. Martin's Press / Family & relationships / Education

Evidence of Harm

by David Kirby

In the 1990s reported autism cases among American children began spiking, from about 1 in 10,000 in 1987 to a shocking 1 in 166 today. This trend coincided with the addition of several new shots to the nation's...

Hypnosis for a Joyful Pregnancy and Pain-Free Labor and Delivery

by Winifred Conkling & Nancy Barwick

Pregnancy is filled with many joys and much wonder. But this miraculous journey can also be accompanied by a good deal of fear and anxiety. Will my pregnancy be difficult? Will my labor be painful? Will I be...

The Boy from Baby House 10

by Alan Philps & John Lahutsky

In 1990, a young boy afflicted with cerebral palsy was born, prematurely, in Russia. His name was Vanya. His mother abandoned him to the state childcare system and he was sent to a bleak orphanage called Baby...

Quirky, Yes---Hopeless, No

by Cynthia La Brie Norall, Ph.D. & Beth Wagner Brust

In Quirky, Yes—Hopeless, No, Dr. Cynthia La Brie Norall and Beth Brust present short lessons, structured around specific topics from A-Z that address the social challenges faced by Asperger’s children and...

The Alzheimer's Action Plan

by P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., Lisa P. Gwyther, M.S.W. & Tina Adler

Is it really Alzheimer’s? How to find out and intervene early to maintain the highest quality of life

“Most of us will either get Alzheimer’s or care for a loved one who has. This action plan can empower...

Between Their World and Ours

by Karen Zelan

Autism has reached epidemic proportions. The latest studies suggest that as many as one in 150 children ages ten and younger may be affected by autism---a total of 300,000 children in the United States alone....

The Late Talker

by Marilyn C. Agin, Lisa F. Geng & Malcolm Nicholl

Every parent eagerly awaits the day his or her child will speak for the first time. For millions of mothers and fathers, however, anticipation turns to anxiety when those initial, all-important words are a long...

Caring for Our Parents

by Howard Gleckman

When his mother-in-law died suddenly and his seriously ill father-in-law was left with no one to care for him, the author and his wife were thrust into the complex and overwhelming world of long-term care. Just...

Julia's Mother

by William Bonadio

A real-life pediatric emergency room doctor reveals the trials, heartbreaks, and triumphs of his work.

It's a place of intense human drama, life's highest hopes and deepest despairs. A place we rarely get to...