Can’t Not Won’t
Eliza Fricker gets it. Her compelling, hard-hitting and irreverently humorous illustrations follow a family through the early days of school avoidance, the process of accessing support and the challenges of coping in the meantime. Can't Not Won't illuminates the absurdity and frustrations that often arise when dealing with health, social and educational systems, and will help any parent in the same boat feel seen. This guide acts as a way to communicate these difficult circumstances with others. Wonderfully relatable, the book also includes written guidance for parents and professionals on what works best when it comes to managing school avoidance.
The Strengths-Based Guide to Supporting Autistic Children
'Being strength-aware has brought many moments of joy to our family life. It is this potential for growth and joy that I now want to share in this book' This flexible, dip-in-dip-out guide will introduce you to the strengths-based approach that is helping autistic children and their families to thrive. By focusing on how to identify, develop and use your child's strengths to support them throughout childhood and into adolescence, this transformative approach is here to show you and your child that their unique character-strengths can empower them and shape their future. Claire O'Neill combines her personal experience as an autistic person and mother to autistic children with her expert knowledge as a professional working with autistic young people to demonstrate the value of a strengths-based approach. With step-by-step instructions on how parents and teachers can incorporate this approach easily into family and school life, Claire also offers a variety of specific tips, tricks and engaging activities to provide ongoing support for parents and teachers alike.
Parenting Toddlers
If you want to know how to become a pro at parenting and know all the secrets to raise a happy kid, then keep reading...Do you find it hard to communicate with your child effectively? Do you feel lost when your child throws a tantrum in front of everyone? Well, then you are exactly at the right place because this book has the solution to all your problems. This is the new parenting bible that will make this journey of being a first-time parent much easier. Children are humans just like us, and they have bad days too, so it's quite natural for them to experience negative emotions. This book will provide you with time-tested strategies that will help you build a strong foundation with your child, which will, in turn, help you in the long run to form a lasting relationship.It's very common for parents to feel confused when it comes to expressing strong emotions. But did you know there are plenty of ways in which you can express all that you are feeling without being hurtful to your child? Yes, and you are going to learn those important tactics inside this book. This book will provide you with proven methods to understand your child through both verbal and non-verbal cues and then respond in a meaningful way. Whether you are simply trying to get your kid to eat their greens or get them ready for their first day of school, there is a right way for everything. Reactive parenting is not going to do you any good. Parents often start to yell when they lose their cool - that is their autopilot mode. But once you reach the end of this book, you will learn to reprogram your autopilot mode into a calmer and more embracing approach.Here is a summarized version of all the key points which have been mentioned in this book -Understanding your child's emotionsHoning listening skillsBecoming more patient with kidsDisarming your triggersDiscipline tacticsHandling tantrumsAnd more...Even if you feel that being a parent is overwhelming, give this book a try - it is going to change your perspective on many things. Effective conflict resolution and learning to calm your own stress often helps in breaking several toxic patterns of parenting and teaches you to react in skillful ways. Remember that your kid is going to learn everything from you - so, if they see a kinder and compassionate version of you, they themselves are going to become kinder human beings when they grow up. This is exactly what creates a generational change. Harness the power of more such calmer autopilot reactions and cultivate respectful communication. If there is something you regret about not getting as a child, don't let the same happen to your kid. Your parenting tactics can create a lasting impact and also create a model for generations to come. If you are interested in more such simple yet effective steps, all you have to do is scroll up and click on the Buy Now button!
Family Narcissists Cult & Scapegoat Dynamic
Exposing Family Narcissism and its similarities to functioning as a Cult system. How one family member known as the scapegoat or black sheep in the family is chosen at a young age by a Narcissistic parent or caregiver to be blamed for all the problems in the family and made to be subservient to the other siblings in the family. The projected scapegoat "role" of one member of the family does not go away but stays with that person well into adulthood until they recognize the abusive pattern projected upon them and they walk away. At the same time, the scapegoat is selected, and a Golden child or children are also chosen to be the Narcissistic parent's favorites who are placed on a pedestal and considered to be superior to other siblings. Exposing the trauma to the chosen scapegoat and its aftermath affects it leaves on the victim as they search all their life looking for answers why they are treated with such disdain by a dysfunctional parent and siblings. Adding a trace of spiritual insight for added clarity, and solutions on how to remove yourself from a toxic environment and start a Journey to Healing and Recovery.
Eugenics and Other Evils
"Eugenics itself, in large quantities or small, coming quickly or coming slowly, urged from good motives or bad, applied to a thousand people or applied to three, Eugenics itself is a thing no more to be bargained about than poisoning." -G. K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State (1922) was written by G. K. Chesterton as an attack on a bill being debated by the British parliament that would have legalized eugenics. This bill was the culmination of a campaign instigated by Sir Francis Galton and H. G. Wells, among others. They represented a number of contemporary intellectuals who believed the government should sterilize people deemed "mentally defective." In his book, Chesterton, who was strongly motivated by Christian theology, argued that spiritual principles were more important than scientific ones in the governance of human affairs. Ultimately, the bill failed to pass by a vote of 167 to 89.
Open-Eyed Adoption
Open-Eyed Adoption presents a compassionate look at uncovering the mysteries of the adoptive parent/adoptee relationship
The Business of Being a Woman
"The only reason I am glad I am a woman is because I will not have to marry one." -Ida Tarbell In The Business of Being a Woman (1913), Ida Tarbell rode the wave of an upsurge in interest in the changing role of women in Western culture. Since she was among the earliest writers to explore this social phenomenon, the book is truly a pioneering work. In it, the author acknowledges the rising discontent among women of her generation to limit their role to that of housewife, and encourages those who are restless to explore male roles. However, she also argued that the responsibilities of homemaking and motherhood remained the noblest and most rewarding for a woman.
A Unicoarse Valentine
This book is about the love parents show for their children and the ways in which children can show love back. Come join UniCare and her daughter Unicoarse on a journey to Love!
Shabbat Hands
We use our hands to celebrate and enjoy Shabbat - from covering our eyes when we bless the Shabbat candles to inspecting our hands with the light of the Havdalah candles. In between, we wash our hands before eating and use our hands to cover our eyes during the Sh'ma.Shabbat Hands presents 10 ways that we use our hands on Shabbat, one for each finger. - Shabbat Shalom.Easy reading for young children.
Revealing the satanic Matrix of Pregnancy
Women are messengers of divine love and beauty. They carry the divine mission to give love, peace, joy, understanding and nobleness to earth's inhabitants. But they have been deceived, mistreated, abused, lied to and exploited since the beginning of time. From an early age they are massively manipulated, disenfranchised, intimidated, abused for other purposes by assimilation programmes and pressed into collective norms. In this way they lose all uniqueness and become mass products for satanic purposes. They are put into externally controlled roles without their conscious consent and are tempted into being child-bearing machines, housewives, career women, mothers, wives, partners, sex objects and much more. This keeps them from their true life plan and distracts them from their divine mission.This book looks at the greatest fraud on women, pregnancy, from the spiritual, mental and energetic perspective. The purpose of this book is not to demonise pregnancy, but to consciously look at it for what it mostly is in reality: a satanic ploy to bring sinister characters, dark souls and low vibrating beings to earth! This is why women rarely get the children they want.Even for those who already have children, this book is a great revelation and helps to eliminate misunderstandings between parents and children caused by satanic forces.May this book bring more peace and joy to our world. Because without peace, no one has a future!Saeed Habibzadeh works internationally as a spiritual teacher, author, karmalogist, matrix cleaner and composer and has helped millions of people worldwide with his unique work. His works and products expand consciousness and give peace, healing and zest for life to body and soul. His compositions for film, pop and classical music touch the heart and bring salvation to the soul.www.saeed.euwww.saeed-music.com
A Righteous Man And Family Man
A Righteous Man And Family Man explores the journey of my daddy, Walter Haze Stone. His mission and objective was to provide for his family spiritually, physically, financially and emotionally. He completed his goal with godly wisdom, hard work, patience and perseverance.He is a humble and gentle leader with infectious faith. He sowed beautiful and contagious faith throughout his household to lead his wife and six most important disciples to a relationship with and dependence on God. He has served his family for 94 years and the community as a barber for 82 years. He is not infallible, but he has faith in God who made him righteous.
Phonics For Kids
FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS INCLUDED!This book is for: - Parents who want to give their children a head start with their education.- Parents of children with reading difficulties who want to give their children extra help or an earlier with learning to read.- Parents of children diagnosed with dyslexia.- Adults who need to improve their understanding of English texts by revising phonics.- Students who learning English as a second language.Steady mastery of the basic literacy skills outlined in this book will lead to: READING FREEDOM!
Handbook on the Clinical Treatment of Adopted Adolescents and Young Adults
This collection bridges the voices of international scholars and adopted persons to share knowledge about clinical practice with adopted people in adolescence and early adulthood.
The Journey is the Gift
Living implies coping with changes, those famous curves that life throws at us. Not everyone hits those curves the same way, but every single author in this book refused to dodge them. Meaningful experiences that change the trajectory of our lives are a part of everyone's journey. Changes we never see coming alter the way we see ourselves and undeniably reshape our way of being in this world. Whether it was a near-fatal accident, an addiction, a loss of one's voice, or unexpected motherhood, the authors of The Journey is the Gift: The Moment that Changed My Story not only survived life-changing challenges, but embody vibrant transformations as miraculous as the stories they tell. This book is not only an anthology but proof that our will to keep living and to thrive beyond just coping is itself the miracle.AuthorsRoberto AlfaroSusan EileenNatalie Zangara FriedlScarlett Green-WrightCrista SalvatoreCammie SmithSabrina VanDine SmithLisa Michelle UminaNatalie Wintle
Living in Tandem
When Audrey discovered through a routine hearing exam that her cherub-like toddler was autistic, her life was forever changed. In this book she shares stories of being a parent, wife, mother, and community leader. Her stories include starting a much needed community nonprofit organization fueled by her love of running, creating a space in the world for her son (hence her family too), and acknowledging her children as being her greatest teachers. She awakened to the fact that the way she was approaching the future was no longer working and something needed to change. Within these pages are stories of deep love, devotion and the determination to live life to the fullest despite the obstacles. This book is Audrey finding her own voice in this authentic account of her parenting journey.
Scattered Minds
New York Times bestseller! From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Mat矇, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Mat矇, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, and himself diagnosed with ADD: Demonstrates that the condition is not a genetic "illness" but a response to environmental stressExplains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy - and whyShows how 'distractibility' is the psychological product of life experienceAllows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviorsExpresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthoodPresents a program of how to promote this development in both children and adultsWhereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Mat矇 believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered Minds, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Mat矇 moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, without blaming anyone, Scattered Minds is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.
Journey to Motherhood
"Journey to Motherhood: A Place for My Heart to Call Home" is a breathtaking collection of stories of mothers who've experienced loss, pain, and heartache, and are now using those experiences to come out on the other side as redemptive, stronger women.
Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World
Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children
How can we raise children who can move through life's challenges in healthy ways, while being compassionate and considerate of others?Historically parenting has focused on raising children who are 'well behaved', through the use of rewards and punishments, without understanding the true causes of children's behaviour.In their first authored collaboration, Marion Rose and Lael Stone share the compassion and wisdom they've acquired from a combined 40 years of experience working with families. Informed by an Aware Parenting lens, they provide a framework and methodology for parents to understand the root causes of the most common parenting challenges including sleep issues, aggression and anxiety.They offer a truly empathic and modern approach to feelings, supporting parents to welcome children's tears and rages rather than suppressing them. This trauma-informed approach can then be applied to all areas of parenting, including healing parents' own childhood hurt and trauma. This book invites parents to change the way in which they perceive, understand and respond to children.Praise for Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children"This book has the potential to be life-changing." ─ Hugh van Cuylenburg, Founder - The Resilience Project"I highly recommend Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children." ─ Aletha Solter, Ph.D., founder of Aware ParentingAbout the AuthorsMarion RoseMarion Rose has been studying psychology and consciousness since 1987 and has a PhD on postnatal depression and the mother-infant relationship from Cambridge University. After a decade in academia, including researching infant development as a post-Doctoral Research Fellow and teaching and supervising MA students, as well as working as a psychotherapist, Marion saw that a more powerful way to create change was to work directly with parents in birth and parenting. Marion has been practicing Aware Parenting since 2002 and is the mother of two adult children. She has been an Aware Parenting instructor since 2005 and is a Level Two instructor and the Regional Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand and mentors people to become Aware Parenting instructors. As well as co-hosting The Aware Parenting Podcast with Lael, Marion also co-hosts The Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Podcast with Joss Goulden.Lael StoneLael Stone is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, and parenting counsellor who has been working with families for over 20 years. She is the co-creator of Woodline Primary School, an innovative new school based on emotional wellbeing and connection. Lael is the co-host of The Aware Parenting Podcast and a sought-after public speaker, creating wellness in families through connection and communication.
The Letter
On a spring day, Judy and granddaughter Kate visit an antique shop. Judy is drawn to an old wooden trunk. Later, she discovers a letter hidden inside. Curious, Judy and Kate set out to discover more about the letter and the woman it is addressed to.The first in our hi-lo (high interest/low reading level) series for older adults. While these heartwarming tales can be enjoyed by anyone, they are specially crafted for people experiencing cognitive impairment such as dementia. Short sentences, paragraphs and chapters make for a pleasant reading experience.People may enjoy these books on their own, with a loved one, or in a group setting.Each book contains illustrations throughout. After each chapter, there are general discussion questions to encourage engagement and connection.
For the World’s Greatest Mom
This is a beautiful little gift book filled with heartfelt quotes and sayings to help the reader express love and appreciation for their mother. Let your Mom know just how much you care with this delightful collection of heart-warming quotes and sentimental statements There's nobody quite like a Mother - she's always there for you, no matter what, giving comfort, counsel and care. And, however old you are, you'll never stop being her child! She deserves the sun, moon and stars, but if you can't manage that this little book is the next best thing. Inside you'll find a host of glittering quotations from around the world - whether from actors, writers, musicians or leaders from all walks of life, they all have something heartfelt and inspiring to say about their relationship with their mom or about their experience of being a mom. To make it even more special, there's a sprinkling of sentimental statements illustrating the kind and generous things mothers are known for best. This is the perfect love bomb to let your mom know she's the world's greatest!
Help Conflict
I am not looking to be the best seller, but I and hoping for the best results. I come out of a family of 12, of which my father would say it was "more expensive by the dozen."We had great times growing up together, and we had hiccups. We all have some form of disagreement. Nevertheless, if we don't sit down or find some time to solve or agree to disagree, conflict can escalate.All you have to do is google and ask families who have lost loved ones from different types of volatile actions. I hope sharing my thoughts, quotes and poems will help make a difference for a person to think before they react, and to not cause others more grief or pain. Thanks to my brothers, James, Mac, Charles, Ezekiel, Jesse, CJ, and Isaac, my sisters, Arlene, Jacquelene, Carlene, Charlene, and Elene, my husband, Clarence, family, friends, and even my enemies, I love you too.
Chasin' Wild Dreams ...As They Fly Away
Raising children is not for the faint of heart. Inside of this book, you'll read various poetry that tells of various memories made while raising my five sons.
Raising Happy, Healthy, Safe Kids
Raising Happy, Healthy, Safe Kids is loaded with ideas, insights, resources and fresh inspiration for taking on both modern and age-old child-rearing challenges. In the process, it aims to prevent child abuse and neglect. How? By sharing 50 tips based on four central themes identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as keys to child abuse prevention - skilled parents in strong families surrounded by supportive communities: Nurturing parenting - Every parent can use ideas to upgrade their communication and supporting skills with their children.Creating a stable family - Families need organization as well as activities together to thrive.Protecting children from harm - All children need help from caring adults to cope with risks such as bullying, abuse, and racism.Using social support systems to surround families with added strength - Giving and receiving help from community resources and schools give families concrete strategies to deal with stresses.Presented in a personal, relatable format, this go-to guide helps caregivers experience the joy of parenting and success in managing issues that will arise through the childrearing years. The book discusses strategies to raise kids in current, complex environments while having lots of fun at the same time. More than 200 hyperlinked Internet resources provide additional information on the topics discussed.Proceeds benefit Children's Center, a Child Advocacy Center, in Oregon City, Oregon.
Living the Life of Proverbs
The Bible's book of Proverbs is filled with short sayings provided for lifeand moral and spiritual instruction. Seeking this wisdom helps one gaina happier life while helping to avoid pitfalls that can pop up. In thisbook, Living the Life of Proverbs, all thirty-one chapters are summarizedand collated into groups for easy understanding. Multiple translationsfrom the NIV to the NLT and more texts were explored to help give thisbook a solid foundation for discovery. In addition, over 120 characteristictraits of the ideal person are put into fourteen categories to help furtherpeople's understanding of the areas in their lives needing work to pleaseGod and become better Christians.
Mindful Habits for Better Parents
Sometimes it just takes one little secret to make parenthood everything you thought it could be...It's a familiar feeling, you are sitting at the dinner table, and your child is acting up. You have tried everything you thought was right. After a long day of work, it feels like your child is purposefully pushing your buttons.No parent wants to lose control and shout at their kid, but it happens. Maybe you think that at least you are disciplining your child... but studies show that long term, it leads to poorer parent-child relations and is consistently ranked the worst disciplining method by child behavior psychologists.No parent wants to have a bad relationship with their child, but if they don't take the time to watch their own behavior, it can happen without them even realizing it.Aileen Jarvis & Rowan Roffe are child developmental specialists and have seen this happen over and over again.One of the most common issues they faced when working with children has always been the way in which the parents are just so radically underprepared to cope with the stress of raising a child.While working together they realized that if they wanted to make a real and lasting impact on a child's life, they had to start at the core, they had to start with the parents.Ever since then they have worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between parent and child and teach parents the secrets of mindful parenting.Since seamlessly integrating mindfulness into their therapeutic approach, they have gone from success to success. The impact that they made on the child by simply slightly adjusting parental behaviors has been so successful that they have made it a fundamental part of their treatment process.For the first time ever, they are releasing their parenting roadmap in book form, for much less than the price of an expensive therapy session.In Mindful habits for better parents, discover the secrets: Mindfulness, what's all the fuss about it anyway?What really is going on inside the brains of your kid?Can mindful parenting bring you closer to your partner?5 little things that you probably aren't getting rightHabits you need to start doing as soon as possible3 simple tricks that will stop you from losing your coolIt is never too late to learn new parenting techniques, and Aileen Jarvis & Rowan Roffe have even had success with older teenagers.In their long career, they have collectively dealt with over 10,000 children from every age bracket. Mindful parenting has proven to be one of their most effective techniques for connecting children with parents in over 89% of all cases that they have dealt with.Ultimately, your goal will always be to raise your child as best as possible. To love them and care for them. No more will you have to worry about the stress of a tantrum in public or your teen not obeying the curfew. In this easy-to-follow book, Aileen Jarvis & Rowan Roffe have cracked the code to a more rewarding parenting experience.
Any Given Family
This book is about family. Although this book is fiction, it entails family values, betrayal, love, laughter, tears, joy, and happiness. This book has a variety of scenarios that a family endures. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Happy reading.
La La Angelzzz Baby
Want to turn your new baby's life journey into a bedtime story for their future self? Here is the memory book to document and tell your baby's journey from before birth through the first year. Formatted to read like a story, it is organized to allow you to collect your child's important moments to read as a book when they grow older. As your child grows, a journal is included to continue writing down their experiences together. Bond with your little one as they grow and build the book with you. Each page is filled with inspirational quotes to encourage and nurture you as a parent as you enter this new stage of life with your child. "La La" represents a place of tranquility, peace and space to honor your little angel's story. Faith, Hope, Joy and Mercy are angel characters depicted through the book to surround your baby with encouragement as they grow. Capture your hopes and dreams for your new child in this special, inspirational memory book. Create the most unique bedtime story for your new baby with the assistance of the La La Angelzzz: Faith, Hope, Joy and Mercy, who will give your little angel faith in who they become as they develop, hope for a brighter future, joy in all they do, and mercy for the challenges they may face in life. This perfect baby shower gift is a lifetime worth of giving.Features within this book: - Heirloom keepsake for your newborn.- Store photos, mementos, and other tokens from their birth and youth.- Organize your items into a unique storytelling format.- Build a bond with your child as they grow and add to the book.- Journal together to tell the unique events of their life as it happens.- Co-author the book with your child as they grow.- When older, read your own child's story during bedtime reading.Have your baby create their own journey of life for the stories of their tomorrow.
Strong Mom Stronger Daughters
Strong Mom Stronger Daughters - Mindful Minutes challenges you to take some quiet time at the beginning and end of each day. So many people neglect the quiet time to slow down, sit still, and listen to their inner voices. Using this tool will help you to focus your mind on what is important to you, as well as give you the quiet time needed to listen to your inner voice. Learn to create the life you desire and were destined to live. Dream big with a vision board, create goals you would like to achieve, and break those goals down into monthly and weekly manageable tasks. Along the way, learn to recognize the blessings, be grateful for the little things, and become aware of the "coinkydinks." What you focus on expands, and when you focus on being mindful each day, you will begin to see a shift in your life. Time is a valued commodity, but do we ever give ourselves time to design our lives?This journal will not only help you design the life you want to live, but it will foster the positive mindset to get you there. You do not have to wait until a new year to set a goal, make a change, or create a habit. Mindful Minutes allows you to start where you are, if you just take a few minutes each day to explore where these pages take you. Now go create the most magnificent life imaginable and show those around you what is possible - Strong Mom Stronger Daughters.
Zoe's Lemonade Stand Business and Finance Workbook
Zoe's Lemonade Stand Business & Finance Workbook is part memoir and business journal a start up guide for young entrepreneurs. It tells the story of Zoe's journey and is a great read for children age 6-12 years old.This financial workbook is a fun and practical guide to business start-up and entrepreneurship inspires kids to dream big and teaches them to make, save, and build wealth for the future. With the right amount of practice, children can master their business and gain confidence without becoming bored or frustrated.Zoe's Lemonade Stand Business and Finance Work is here to help you start our own business and be an entrepreneur. It's time to think up an idea, calculate expenses, create a budget and start making money.
Strong Mom Stronger Daughters
Strong Mom, Stronger Daughters is not just for mothers and daughters. It's also for the women who may not be your mom or anyone's mom, but are strong women raising up the young women around them to be stronger daughters. Hopefully it will continue its cycle so that one day every little girl will know her voice can change the world. As L. Frank Baum's Glenda the Good Witch would say, "You had the power all along, my dear."Strong Mom, Stronger Daughters is a look into failures that turned into lessons. It's not just for moms, but women who are struggling in some area of their lives. May these lessons become your strengths so you can know what is possible. Strong Mom, Stronger Daughters is a reminder to slow down and care for yourself in order to be the strong woman you were made to be. You cannot move mountains, crush goals, and tackle life's biggest obstacles when you are not whole, healthy, and feeling your best. And best of all, Strong Mom, Stronger Daughters will have sprinkles of Vickieisms throughout to keep those lessons going and encourage all women to light up this world.
Not Your Basic Witch
Meet Isabella a witch who can't do magic. The way she explains it there is always a downside. What she wants is to be good but, she has led herself to a punishment. Well, Isabella must face a fear: going to another world. The human world. The thing is this punishment has serious consequences. If she fails, she can't be a witch. She has to leave everything behind. That is her biggest fear. The upside is she has a whole new adventure. Will she use this opportunity to her advantage along with improving her magic? Or will she fail and leave everything behind?
Dear Future Anna
'Dear Future Anna' is an enticing poetry book that was written to ignite inspiration for young and old readers across the world.This book is designed to show how you can accomplish so much even when you are young.There can always be an opportunity for everyone to do something they love, but they choose not to do it. When reading this book, you will encounter both parts of life and the emotions that everyone will experience throughout their lives.'Dear Future Anna' is also motivational words and poems written to the future version of myself. They are inspirational letters to look back on, when myself and others might feel down and want to give up hope.My thoughts may relate to you as the reader, but the way I express myself can be so much different to you.
Fat Dogs and Welsh Estates LARGE PRINT
Imagine a land protected by craggy mountains, lapped by whispering seas, and guarded by mighty fortresses with bloody histories. This is North Wales, home to the legendary red dragon, and Beth Haslam's beloved birthplace. Petulant ponies, neurotic sheepdogs and rabbits with razor-sharp teeth shape Beth's life as she grows up on a farm estate. She'll tell you tales of sailing the treacherous Menai Strait Swellies, site of many a dark happening. You'll learn about the stunning region whose slate once roofed the world, and the ghost-filled castle she called home. This is no ordinary upbringing. Croeso i Gymru!
Analysing American Advice Books for Single Mothers Raising Sons
Although single fathers as primary carers are on the rise, most single-parent households in the United States are headed by women. These women are a lucrative market for parenting books and most of such books are aimed at single mothers raising sons. This intersectional study analyses a broad range of material: books written by female and male authors, African-American and white, health professionals as well as lay people, outspokenly feminist or traditionally conservative, addressing a middle-class or a working-class readership. This allows for a comprehensive analysis of normative attitudes towards parenting, showing how class and ethnicity interact with traditional assumptions of gender and biology to produce a genre of literature that is quite restrictive, perpetuating ideas of 'intensive mothering'. Situating these advice books within the context of parenting experts, the US fatherhood movement, the so-called 'boy crisis', cultural prejudice towards single mothers and what has been termed 'neurosexism' and 'neuroparenting', this study analyses the way in which the books draw on mother-blame language, misconceptions of neuropsychological research and traditional conceptualisations of masculinity and femininity to convince the mother readers that they are unable to raise a son to be a man. Using prescriptive and often alarmist language, the authors privilege traditional assumptions of gender, hegemonic masculinity and heteronormative family structures over single parent families, same-sex parenting and single mothers by choice (via adoption or ART). In doing so, the books afford very narrow parenting roles, for fathers as well as mothers, as well as a very limited range of masculine identities for young boys. Presented as common sense advice, these books are widely read by women seeking support and it is thus vital that they be interrogated for the way they continue to construct, shape and influence expectations on parenting, as well as the identities of young boys.
My FASD Feelings
Henry's back! And he's struggling in school. His parents tell him he has FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), and explain what that means. Henry shares his perspective growing up with FASD. Henry helps caregivers begin the conversation about FASD with their young child. This book includes a discussion guide for parents and caregivers, so you can have your own discussions with your family.
Dr. Dixon's D.I.Y. Guide to the 1-2-3's of a Child's Educational Success
Dr. Dixon's Guide to a Child's Educational Success Book 1: Building the Foundation is a guide for parents and educators to do their part in improving their child's success in education. Dr. Dixon's Guide offers a vicarious learning approach for parents and educators about learning and teaching. The guide is distinctive in more than one way when compared to other texts that guide improving learning skills in a straightforward and mechanical manner. It is based on lived experiences as a student and an educator, which serves as an informational as well as a motivational source for its audiences in forging their abilities in building the child's foundation for learning success. Math is a subject area in which many students, regardless of gender, race, and nationality, seem to struggle. So, to see the practicality of the content, math is the subject focused on. But ultimately, everything learned, especially the three laws, can be applied to all subjects and is not limited to just math. Dr. Dixon's Guide Book 1 will equip the parent or educator with the foundational tools to help the child improve learning skills and abilities for greater success in education.
My Ray of Sunshine
This book explores the love that a mother has for her daughter and the joys that they experience on a daily basis. It is undeniable that a child can change your life significantly and they can certainly give you a deeper meaning to your life. The bond that forms between a mother and daughter grows each day and the memories are forever etched in that parent's heart.
Still Lovable
It is difficult, almost impossible, in today's climate, to not succumb to casual sex in this "sex sells everything," culture. We have made casual sex, hook ups, NSA, and FWB a cultural norm. It is easy no matter what age to get caught up in this lifestyle. It becomes a cycle of feeling lonely, sad, depressed, or left out and using sex to feel better. Before long, you are numb to the feelings that should come with the healthy sex God intended. This can make you feel worse about yourself or situation and need more, not counting the consequences. Then you go around the mountain with God, never reaching your destination or the plan God intended for you. You give up on dreams of getting married and having a family or settle for "baby daddy/mamma drama." Learn how to stop going around the mountain with God, making bad choices that can impact you for the rest of your life. There is a cost to disobedience and reward for following God's blueprint. Regardless of your choices, God can still make good of any situation. He can redeem your story and help you find that you are STILL LOVABLE.
George Beasley’s Better Angel
George Beasley is widowed, his friend Eddie is divorced, and they're both pushing eighty. Together they attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives by trying to open an Airbnb in George's basement. In this story of aging, grief and loss that's laced with laughter, George Beasley's Better Angel celebrates the help we get from our friends, and the help that lies within, when we can listen for it."Irreconcilable after his wife's death, George Beasley finds new life through a hilarious, quirky collection of friends and neighbors. Jean Davies Okimoto is Vashon Island's new Betty MacDonald."Bruce Haulman, author of Vashon-Maury Island.
A Mother's Journey
An inspirational book highlighting the joys of becoming a mother. Every child will benefit hearing how much they are loved from the person that carried and nurtured them, to the person they are and or will become.
Justice Verses Life
"Justice" Beverley Campbell is certainly a wonderful storyteller. As a qualified family solicitor, she found herself in the perfect position to create this riveting collection of poems in which she brilliantly uses her own experiences, as well as those of anonymous friends, family and colleagues, to illustrate and comment in a witty and sometimes outrageous way, examples of human behaviour, aspirations and even frailties. Whilst there are juicy bits to keep us all entertained there are also observations that can resonate with each of us, causing us to reflect on our own experiences. Such is Beverley's phenomenal energy and capacity that she combines a successful career, with being a mother and devoted grandmother of two boys, along with caring for her own 98-year-old grandmother (at the time of writing). Beverley describes herself as "always trying to do her best" but in truth she is an inspiration and example to everyone who knows her.
I Keep On Following Grandma
I would follow my grandma everywhere. Our trip into the field to gather Guinea eggs was more than we expected.I was born in the city of East St. Louis, I'll. We only had a dog and cat. I loved to visit my grandma and grandpa in Canton Ms. Farm life was exciting with all kinds of animals. There were chickens, cows, ducks, and pigs.There was lots of wild life which included the Guinea. It's a kind of chicken. Grandma liked to use the Guinea eggs when baking. She said that they made the best cakes. Because the Guinea is wild, you must search to find their eggs.
20 Day Forgiveness Journal
20 reflective mind, body & spirit exercises for transforming daily thought processes.After enduring a physical trauma followed by a heartbreak, Beth Brown's thought life spiraled out of control. Her emotionally dark thought patterns negatively affected her relationship with herself, God, her business and love. Over the course of 3 years, God patiently led her on a forgiveness & healing journey. Through this journal she shares 20 journaling prompts so others can experience mindset transformations and live lives of freedom, peace and authenticity.This journal will help you with: clearing up false ideas about what forgiveness is and isn'ttaking back your power even in your painexperiencing emotional breakthroughs so you can receive and give love more completelyfreeing yourself from imposter syndrome, people pleasing and in general not feeling "good enough"releasing anxiety from your body that has built up as a result of unforgiveness.
My Name Is Malia My Story of Growing Up with a Brother With Special Needs
Being a parent and watching your children interact with each other is priceless. As a mother watching Malia protect and comfort her brother over the years demonstrates the strength of the sibling bond. Although Tommie had his own learning challenges with hydrocephalus, it was clear his sister was his voice and driving force whenever he needed it.Facts about children with hydrocephalus: 33 percent have visual impairments, 35 percent live with seizures, 27 percent have cerebral palsy. Hydrocephalus is the most common reason for brain surgery in children. (Hydrocephalus Association, February 2018)
