Forever In My Heart
Tracey Sampson has finally met the man she's ready to start her life with. He's perfect.But is she?Struggling with the unknown and desperate for answers, Tracey embarks on a journey to reveal the secrets of a past she vowed she'd never explore.Heartfelt and honest.Courageous and compelling.Forever In My Heart, book 4 in the A New Start stand-alone series, is a deep and passionate read about coming to terms with your imperfections and insecurities in order to let love in.
Every Kid's Guide to Intelligent Spending
Every Kid's Guide to Intelligent Spending is a Living Skills book by Joy Berry for ages 7 - 11 that teaches kids how to be intelligent consumers.
Never Been
Never Been is the story of a mother's journey to rediscover her daughter. Zoe Baldwin disappears, leaving behind 72 books, three journals, a laptop, and a shopping trolley. As Patricia sets off to find her daughter, she uncovers adversity and heartache. And feelings reach their peek when she decides to read Zoe's dairies, depicting the year she lived in New York.
Shine
Parenting can be hard, and it can be lonely. You are not on this journey alone; I am with you every step of the way. I am a mother, an experienced teacher of over twenty years, a therapist, and a life coach.I wrote this book for every parent, every child and everyone who wants to feel happier. If you want your child to be happy, and you want simple steps to help you achieve that goal, then read this book.It is the last book you will ever need to read about keeping your child happy. It does not matter if they are four years old or twenty-four years young; this book is for you and them.It will change their future and change your life.Enjoy, have fun, and you will be amazed at how much your life can change.
Islands of Disbelief
"The people I could have been multiply. I only walk to the sun in dreams." Judith Steele's poems about childhood draw on Anglo-Irish heritage tales, fabled knights and the hero Cuchulain. (Neverland). From her first dream she sees the vulnerability of the world and the creatures in it (Bushfire Dreaming), the fragility of human and especially family relationships (The Child Remembers, Reflections, Rose Undaughter, Never Again, Gone). She observes contemporary Australia and its media (Chairman, Community Housing, The News, Diurnal, Night Lights), chronicles the journey of her body from supple youth to the fractures of age (Seapath, Bilateral Fractures). She observes her feet and how far they've come with her, observes the tangled relationships between tourists and developers and inhabitants of neighbouring Indonesia (Water Sister). Throughout her work the human toil and moil is surrounded by the grace of the nonhuman world, tattered though it is by ever-more human encroachment. That last section of the book gazes clearly at the simple fragility of everything (To Peg, On This Summer Day). & sometimes, "Boredom is going about someone else's business too often."
Get A Leg Up
You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.-Michael DellEach of us has a purpose-a reason for the decisions we make and the actions we take. Sometimes it only lives within us, unacknowledged and unidentified. Other times, our purpose is a force to be reckoned with. It drives us to set goals and accomplish them. It helps us build our own path. It enables us to recognize our success and celebrate it.Being successful down the road means identifying your purpose-and values-now. In Get a LEG Up, Manny Padro shares how he's achieved a life of happiness and fulfillment by learning to recognize his purpose and value system through behavior modification. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Manny relied on mentors to point him in a successful direction. Now, along with insight from dozens of other mentors, he's sharing what he's learned as a toolkit for young adults to gain a jump-start on a successful life. With exercises, anecdotes, and strategies for living each day with intention, this is the workbook you need to create healthy habits and commit to the future you want.
Dear Harry
Thirty-years after his father's death, the author begins writing letters to Harry, an Anglican minister. Attempting mutual appreciation, his letters touch on everything from his loss of Christian faith, intimate matters, and the inevitability of aging and death. What starts out as a call for reconciliation, becomes a love story between father and son.
Women of Life
WOMEN OF LIFE: Unveiling Truths, Myths, and Secrets Through the Epic Stories of Biblical WomenWhat if everything you thought you knew about women in the Bible was wrong?Prepare to have your world turned upside down as you discover the explosive untold stories of over 80 remarkable women who shaped history, defied expectations, and wielded power in ways that will leave you breathless.The Stories They Never Told YouThese aren't just the sanitized Sunday school tales you remember. These are raw, unfiltered accounts of women who loved fiercely, fought ruthlessly, and survived against impossible odds: The Forbidden Heist: Why did Rachel risk everything to steal her father's household gods? The truth will shock you.The Ultimate Betrayal: Two sisters, one husband, and a rivalry so intense it birthed nations and tore families apart.The Rape That Changed History: Dinah's violation and the bloody vengeance that followed-a story of trauma, justice, and the price of honor.The Courtesan's Gambit: How Tamar disguised herself as a prostitute to claim what was rightfully hers, outsmarting the patriarchy at its own game.The Surrogate's Nightmare: Bilhah and Zilpah's heartbreaking journey as unwilling mothers in a world that treated women as property.The Queen Who Said No: Vashti's defiance that cost her a crown but sparked conversations about women's rights that echo today.This Changes EverythingWOMEN OF LIFE doesn't just retell familiar stories-it demolishes myths, exposes hidden truths, and reveals secrets that religious leaders have whispered about for centuries. These women weren't passive victims or perfect saints. They were strategic survivors, political powerhouses, and spiritual revolutionaries who understood something we've forgotten: True feminine power isn't about being perfect-it's about being unstoppable.You'll Never See Women the Same Way AgainWhether you're: A woman feeling trapped by others' expectationsA man struggling to understand the women you loveA believer ready to dig deeper than surface-level faithA skeptic curious about history's most influential bookA leader seeking timeless wisdom on influence and powerThis book will revolutionize your understanding of what it means to be human in a world that tries to define you.The Transformation Begins NowThese ancient women faced the same struggles you do today: difficult relationships, impossible choices, societal pressure, and the constant battle between who they were and who they were expected to be. Their stories don't just inspire-they provide a roadmap for navigating your own journey with courage, wisdom, and unshakeable faith.Warning: This book will challenge everything you believe about women, faith, and power. You'll question assumptions, confront uncomfortable truths, and emerge with a deeper understanding of the divine feminine that has shaped our world.
Samson and Delilah
Dogs are forever. They are not to be tossed aside because they don't fit our version of a perfect dog. They kiss away our tears, cuddle next to us when we are sad, greet us with excitement and high spirits, even if we are in a bad mood, and stay by our side in times of trouble and tears. They know very well the meaning of the words, "till death do us part." Based on true events that happened to Elizabeth and her husband, David, Samson and Delilah, is a heartwarming story about two very different, adorable beagles, and how they each captured their guardians' hearts and formed a bond that would be cherished always. This journey shows how we love and protect those closest to our hearts. With humor and humility, the author reveals what it's like to open your heart to not one, but two loveable beagles. The story also shares the challenges encountered in living with two dogs in a New York City apartment and the joy of having two quirky dogs like Samson and Delilah. While this book is candid and sincere and sad and funny, it focuses on the issues of giving dogs a second chance. Sharing the antics and adventures of Samson and Delilah, this book shows how to work through the challenges that may arise in that most valuable and rewarding of relationships. Most importantly, it will also inspire people to take action to rescue a dog-maybe two.
The College Admission
Thinking about going to college? Think again... Think more... Now, think one more time. College isn't just four years of work and fun. It's four years to mold the next 40. *Eye Roll* I know I know... I sound like one of those "boomers." But, check this out... You'll wake up one day and BOOM... you'll be 50, wondering if you made the best choices about... partners, kids, work, and yes... even the college you chose. Is a four year traditional higher education even right for you? If it is... what else should you consider? From finances to first internships... I'll walk you through success stories and failures (mostly from my own life) of students, colleagues, and mentors. This book is meant to guide you from application to graduation and beyond. It's one of many you should read as you transition into adulthood and begin a long journey of growth, failure, and fun. This is... the beginning of your journey. It's the beginning of your path to "getting your shoes dirty." This is a book to make you rethink what you know about going to school for another four years. This is... The College Admission.
Best Moms Don't Do It All
The only book that gives you an actionable plan to reduce the emotional labor and mental load that comes with raising a busy family while trying to live your own life--from a clinical psychologist and bestselling authorAre you a mom who does it all? This is the book for you.It's impossible to deny--most moms continue to do way more household work and childcare than most dads. Working full time, raising kids, cooking dinner, making sure every appointment and activity is lined up and that everyone gets there on time... no wonder you're tired! But despite all the books and articles lamenting the crushing mental load and emotional labor women bear for their families, no one has come up with a plan to actually make things change. Until now.The Best Moms Don't Do it All is the first book that not only acknowledges the fact that moms are burning out, but shows you how to transfer responsibility for daily tasks from yourself to your partner and also (gasp!) your kids. Clinical psychologist and child discipline expert Thomas W. Phelan, PhD explains how we got into this mess in the first place, and how we can get out of it through a calm, systematic approach to teaching our families how to take initiative and contribute in meaningful ways. Dr. Phelan walks you through real-life situations and shows you how to step back from the things that are dragging you down. For example: Your Maternal Identity--the things you tell yourself you have to do in order to be a "good" momThe oppressive trap of chronic supervisionOur society's curious underestimation of children's capabilitiesHow to eliminate primary childcare with tweens and teensHow to manage resistant or traditionalist dadsRealistic and simple enough to implement in your home right away, The Best Moms Don't Do it All provides a roadmap for you to take your life back and proves that the happiest families share the work and the fun equally.*Previously published as The Manager Mom Epidemic*
Black Families and Recession in the United States
Black Families and the Recession in the United States goes beyond the massive loss of property among African Americans during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. It connects the housing experience to broader systems of inequality in America. Following the Great Recession of 2007-2009, the US elections of 2008, the impact of COVID-19, and widespread demonstrations resulting from the murder of George Floyd by police, the sociopolitical and economic status of Blacks in the United States is at a critical point in history, with demand for major transformation. The authors reveal a history of racist practices against Blacks in many systems, including education, policing, incarceration, wealth transmission, voting restrictions, and housing segregation. The social costs of the recession are manifested in the daily lives of African American families. In addition to financial losses, African Americans are more likely to be plagued with issues related to poverty, chronic illnesses, and lack of trust of social and economic institutions. Research, policy, and practical implications of this research include identifying social and economic supports unique to African Americans and determining strategies to strengthen families; paramount to addressing racial disparities. The interdisciplinary focus of this book appeals to a wide audience and areas of study.
Rodney and Rocket
Start your engines. Rodney and rocket set off for the moon in search of precious snacks. Will they make it back before bedtime? Do dogs float in space? Find out in this exciting new adventure storybook!
The Cursed Son
Delano hatches a plan to destroy his future rival after his first attempt had failed. The person targeted, along with his family, are going through a hard time after tragedy had struck for them. Delano sees it as an opportunity to put his plan into action. Endymion shows up and tries to help the person whom Delano has targeted. Can Endymion stop Delano from succeeding at his evil mission to destroy his future rival?
Raising Faith
Raising Faith: The Ups and Downs of Raising a Child with Down Syndrome is an essential read for moms, dads, family members, teachers and anyone who loves a person with Down syndrome. Rather than having a book about caring for a child with Down syndrome written by a doctor, this one is a wonderful memoir and guide written by a mother. It's a personal message, while also educating other mothers or family members on what they can do to help make things easier through the wonderful and difficult times. The author leaves nothing out. In this page turner, you will not only learn useful tips and strategies but will feel as if you are no longer alone as you laugh and cry reading her stories and those of other moms. Stories of happy and memorable times, of stressful and rough times, of times when faith and hope was all they had, and of times when nothing sounded better than to just run away. This mix of emotions truly makes this story enticingly raw and relatable. Ultimately, through the good and the bad, the author's daughter has been nothing but a blessing, in her and her family's lives. Gina Panzino Lyman reassures and encourages readers to hold onto faith that God will always provide for them. Gina Panzino Lyman is a mother raising a beautiful and smart daughter with Down syndrome. She is the author of the children's book, "Have a Little Faith'', about all her daughter's accomplishments. She is an advocate for all people with special needs and is actively involved in awareness, support, and fundraising groups. She is a teacher with more than twenty years experience. Although Gina enjoys writing to promote Down Syndrome Awareness, she recently launched a podcast where she discusses self-care, health, nutrition and living a balanced life. She is currently working on future children's books and inspirational books for adults. You can learn more about Gina at www.ginapanzinolyman.com.
Master of your own Universe
This journal was created specifically for children ages 10+ to assist in navigating the ups and downs of home life, school life and their growing social lives. With leadership at the forefront, this journal places a focus on thinking skills, personal skills, and interpersonal skills. It's a fun way to learn about yourself and others while placing an importance on daily life skills.
Listening With The Heart
Our Children are born bearing gifts. They have the clues and hold the key for us to discover who they are. The secret lies in how deeply we can listen for what they are here to teach us. If we can connect and decipher the key to each child's unique being, then our job in guiding their journey on earth will be joyous and mutually rewarding.Our interactions with our children as we listen will spotlight and guide us to know how to assist them to express themselves and contribute to life.If you are interested in discovering, uncovering and empowering your child's given potential, then you will want to read this book. You may uncover your own wisdom on parenting from going down memory lane and connecting to what worked and didn't work when you were a child. You may discover the miracles that parent or caregiver and child can co-create in the safe space of each encounter through love.The way we love ourselves and our children is carried down from one generation to the next.The way we love is manifested in the way that we care, nurture and raise our children. Dee Martin
Get A Leg Up
You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.-Michael DellEach of us has a purpose-a reason for the decisions we make and the actions we take. Sometimes it only lives within us, unacknowledged and unidentified. Other times, our purpose is a force to be reckoned with. It drives us to set goals and accomplish them. It helps us build our own path. It enables us to recognize our success and celebrate it.Being successful down the road means identifying your purpose-and values-now. In Get a LEG Up, Manny Padro shares how he's achieved a life of happiness and fulfillment by learning to recognize his purpose and value system through behavior modification. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood, Manny relied on mentors to point him in a successful direction. Now, along with insight from dozens of other mentors, he's sharing what he's learned as a toolkit for young adults to gain a jump-start on a successful life. With exercises, anecdotes, and strategies for living each day with intention, this is the workbook you need to create healthy habits and commit to the future you want.
You've Got it in You
You may be worried about breastfeeding and worried that it might 'not work'. This is a common feeling when you live in a society where breastfeeding is often sabotaged by incorrect information, patchy support from a stretched health service and powerful messages from formula companies. But it's not a feeling that is entirely logical. We are mammals. We get our name from the dangly milk-producing bits. It defines us. I'm writing this book because I would like you to be as well-prepared as possible. I would like you to breastfeed for as long as you want to and as happily as possible. I want you to feel supported. Some of this new life with baby will be about flexibility and responsiveness and acceptance. If you are used to a world of schedules and decisions and goals, it may be a bit of a shock. Learn about human biology before you think it sounds bit too scary. Babies are the products of millions of years are evolution and we are too, if we can just tap into our instincts and trust them a little bit. Success comes when we tap into those instincts and when we know when to get help when our instincts aren't answering all of our questions. Can everyone who wants to breastfeed make it work? No. It may not work out for every single person. Not everyone may be able to exclusively breastfeed due to medical issues. Most of these people can give their baby breastmilk though and I'll talk this through as well. And let's not start this journey by imagining you'll be someone who won't make it.
The Winning Family
"Uniquely inspiring and non-guilt provoking." -Mothering Magazine"A wealth of forthright information." -Parenting Magazine"An inspiring book that can improve the quality of family life." -Library JournalOur families can fill us with joy or bother us with constant, even unconscious, power struggles throughout our lives. This new, revised edition of The Winning Family shows a new generation of parents exactly how to strengthen children with positivity and empathy by building instead of tearing down, and responding instead of reacting. Step by step, this beloved book teaches crucial parenting techniques that break intergenerational blame/shame/enabling patterns and help children develop skills to become confident, capable adults with self-worth and healthy self-concepts.Dr. Louise Hart and Kristen Caven, a mother-and-daughter writing team, have packed The Winning Family with the latest information, helpful tips, and insightful personal stories from four generations. They present powerful, practical tools in a simple and easy-to-use way. More than a book on parenting, The Winning Family: Where No One Has to Lose focuses on the personal development of parents along with the development of their children. Written by a mother/daughter team, it provides four generations of wisdom and an inspiring personal story. A mental and emotional health bible for parents and grown children, this book presents a hopeful model for breaking out of damaging patterns and shaping families characterized by joy and satisfaction, not manipulation and guilt.In addition to the wealth of positive, forthright information that made this book a best-seller a generation ago, this new edition contains updated information for parents around digital media, food & mood, family boundaries, fractured families, and a new approach to preventing ACEs that mitigates trauma. This book shows how to activate the power of love in a non-threatening, non-prescriptive way, embracing the diversity of families, illuminating the nitty gritty of communication and parent leadership. Three chapters on cultural barriers to self-esteem and family wellness provide compassion and understanding around racial, gender, economic and neurological difference.UPDATE: As of 2025, the publisher has added an audiobook, interactive classes, and an illustrated "playbook" that enrich the reader experience. Learn more at www.upliftpress.com
The Book of Legends 3
THE BOOK OF LEGENDS 3 IS A LONG WORK, EXTENDING ON OVER ALMOST 3 YEARS. IF THE SHOCKING DUO KNOWN AS Dr. BAK AND PRODIGY WILLIAM BAK HAS MARKED THE IMAGINARY WRITING WORLD RECORD UPON WORLD RECORD, THE STORY IS NOT ALL PINK.AFTER THE FRANCHISE OF THE CHICKEN BOOKS, WILLIAM, NOW IN HIS PRE-TEEN YEARS, WANTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CHICKEN TALES. AFTER 22 CHICKEN BOOKS, A BREAK IS WELL DESERVED. THAT SAID, WHAT IS NEXT?BOTH FATHER AND SON THOUGHT THAT IF THEY COULD DO IT ONCE EASILY, THEY COULD DO IT AGAIN! THEY COULDN'T BE ANY FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. FOR 2 YEARS, THEY WERE STUCK IN THE QUEST FOR THEIR NEXT FRANCHISE OF BOOKS. THE BOOK OF LEGENDS 3 STARTED RIGHT AROUND THE END OF THE CHICKEN FRANCHISE AND WOULD HAVE ENDED WITH A FAILURE IF THE BOOK WAS TO BE RELEASED ON TIME, HOLIDAY SEASON OF THAT YEAR.IT TOOK THE DUO ANOTHER YEAR TO COMPLETE THEIR STORY TO ADD THE LAST CHAPTERS OF THIS BOOK, HOPING TO END WITH A HAPPY ENDING. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL STORY ENDS THE WAY WE WISH... THIS IS THE DARK TOME OF THE SERIES, WHERE THE IMAGINATION GOT ECLIPSED. FOLLOW WILLIAM AND Dr. BAK IN THEY FIGHT TO KEEP THE MAGIC AND CONNECTION ALIVE.
Learning As I Go
Simple snippets of time when we are engaged mindlessly with our children seem insignificant. But are they, really? Washing clothes, playing on the playground, and driving youngsters to school are all mundane parts of being a parent, but these unassuming moments are often the places God shows up the most-and with the biggest, longest-lasting impressions.Teaching your child how to ride a bike suddenly becomes a class about fear and letting go. A broken train track and a sobbing child create the perfect equation for a lesson on trusting God with all of our broken places. Questions about the abandoned slide on the playground turn into a quest to reawaken lost dreams and passions from years ago. And a simple trip to the grocery store might teach all about perspectives and heart changes.It's in these everyday moments that we experience the little winks and nudges from our Heavenly Father. These timeless lessons and deep spiritual truths burn an impression on our hearts that can only be divine. God not only blesses us with our children, but He uses them in our lives to teach us how to become more like Him.
You Got This, Momma
You've Got This, Momma - A Tribute to New and Expecting Mothers is where you can find the strength to keep going despite how you may feel.A photo journal of new mothers in their rawness, motherhood in moments with truths that give you courage on the hard days.When you connect with those moments that have been captured so beautifully, you just feel like you're not alone. You're becoming who you were meant to be, and what we all eventually know to be true is that you're the best momma your little baby could ever have asked for.
Nine Golden Months
Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, and Marisa Belger, the bestselling authors of The First Forty Days and Awakening Fertility, encourage mothers-to-be to care for themselves--and not just their babies--during pregnancy. There is so much noise surrounding pregnancy and birth. There are countless books teeming with information--what test does what, the "rights" and "wrongs" of eating, and "safe" or "risky" lifestyle choices--but few that hold a woman through the experience, acting as an elder sister, a matriarch, or as a circle of women might hold her--with compassion, nonjudgment, and, most of all, wisdom. To the authors of Nine Golden Months, this is exactly what's needed now, in an era of high-speed living, endless demands, and more than a little anxiety and fear. A woman needs to feel connected to others, rooted in the knowledge that many have done this before her, and calmed and fortified by time-honored practices that nourish her body, soothe her mind, and hold up her spirit. The (still-growing) success of The First Forty Days showed that women are longing to experience the deeper aspects of becoming a mother. Nine Golden Months shares timeless guidance from the authors' extraordinary circle of practitioners, guides, and wisdom-keepers specializing in prenatal care; it draws from Traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, and features rituals and self-sourced wisdom, so that it addresses all aspects of a woman's pregnancy experience: emotional, mental, physiological, and spiritual. Includes color photographs
A Girl from Hometown, West Virginia Essays and Poems
This collection of essays and poems, by Barbara Whittington, dates from the author's first essay published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer in the late 70's. Includes family photos from Hometown and beyond. Her more recent essays include "In My Mind I'm Always Going Home" and "The Good Life." A few unpublished essays join this group, among them, "Dr. Oz is in My Purse." In an essay about the presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain, she talks about growing up during the civil rights era. Her essays are humorous, thought-provoking, and reflective. An award-winning author, her stories have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Cat Fancy Magazine, Woman's World Magazine, World Writer's Magazine Issue #4 - UK and numerous other publications. Her short story, "Mabel and the Garage Sale," was dramatized by British Broadcasting for National Public Radio. Erma Bombeck, through their correspondence, encouraged Barbara to continue writing. A tribute to the late author is included in this collection. Barbara is the author of two novels, Vada Faith and the sequel Missing: Sweet Baby James. A collection of short stories titled Ezra and Other Stories is available as well as Dear Anne: Love Letters from Nam, a stand alone short story.
Girl Dad
No father-daughter relationship is exactly alike. What is universal, however, is that the father-daughter relationship is a special one. Fathers are their daughters' first example of what to expect in their interactions with the other male figures in their lives, and with their words and actions, they impart significant lessons to their daughters. Likewise, daughters have much to teach their fathers.Girl Dad: Voices, Lessons, and Reflections from Black Men on Positive Parenting is an exhibit of the beautiful journey that it is to father daughters, however that looks. In Girl Dad, Ashanti Foster and eleven black fathers share their stories of the joys, challenges, and lessons from their father-daughter relationships. Giving black fathers and daughters alike opportunities to reflect on their dynamics, Girl Dad illustrates the transformative power of being a Girl Dad and the critical role fathers play in forming strong, smart, beautiful black girls and women.
Co-Parenting
Working with a difficult partner can bring about many challenges when trying to raise children. Is there an easy solution? In many ways - yes! After reading Source's advice you may find yourself feeling much better and capable of surviving the days of co-parenting.
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Surviving the System
Surviving the System: Nine Siblings Tell Their Foster Care Stories is an important and necessary memoir that leads the reader through the harrowing-and often horrific-experiences of these siblings who were removed from their home in northern New Brunswick in the 1960s. The children were separated, spread out across the province, and left in the hands of adults who frequently turned out to be monsters. Coming from a poor, abusive household, the siblings had few positive past experiences to guide them through the traumas they suffered in the homes of those who were supposed to protect them. Overseen by an incompetent and often neglectful social worker, little of the atrocities they experienced was properly documented or preserved, and few records of what the children suffered remain. Despite the trauma, the siblings managed to stay in each other's lives, and still lean on each other today for support and comfort. This book serves as an act of bravery and a powerful truth-telling; it lays bare what the foster care system that so failed this family tried to cover up. It is truly a story of survival.
Little Angels and Mighty Angels
Judith is excited about her newest book, Little Angels and Mighty Angels. It includes many fascinating stories and experiences that happened to her and to others that you will enjoy reading about. Also, Judith includes Bible verses, good Christian principles, and helpful advice throughout the book. She is eager to share her new book with others.
Life with the Help of Trees
In this memoir, Kandi includes 18 compelling stories, most of them previously published in literary magazines and anthologies such as KYSO Flash, Foliate Oak, the Raven's Perch, The Meadow, The Door is Ajar, and more. Kandi's writing is filled with rich imagery as she describes life often on the edge. Topics include mental health, nature's healing, and the trauma and beauty of family life. Her writing is raw and personal.
Interview with the Autist
Neurodiversity has reached the mainstream modern working world, and the workplace. Yet for neurodiversity at work, there is neurodiverse hiring, but in neurodiverse hiring, there is the interview for the job role with a neurodivergent candidate. Without neurodiverse accommodations, a neurodivergent candidate can not show their skills or abilities, fail in the job interview; and not get an offer for the job role. An interview with a neurodivergent candidate must include and provide neurodiverse accommodations. This is illustrated by the author examining and discussing interviews he had in the past and the ultimate failure. The author, a neurodivergent, and an autist shares his experiences with neurodiverse accommodations in interviewing in the high-tech industry as a senior software development engineer.
Surviving the System
Surviving the System: Nine Siblings Tell Their Foster Care Stories is an important and necessary memoir that leads the reader through the harrowing-and often horrific-experiences of these siblings who were removed from their home in northern New Brunswick in the 1960s. The children were separated, spread out across the province, and left in the hands of adults who frequently turned out to be monsters. Coming from a poor, abusive household, the siblings had few positive past experiences to guide them through the traumas they suffered in the homes of those who were supposed to protect them. Overseen by an incompetent and often neglectful social worker, little of the atrocities they experienced was properly documented or preserved, and few records of what the children suffered remain. Despite the trauma, the siblings managed to stay in each other's lives, and still lean on each other today for support and comfort. This book serves as an act of bravery and a powerful truth-telling; it lays bare what the foster care system that so failed this family tried to cover up. It is truly a story of survival.
A Treatise on the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
A Treatise on the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Unicorn Parenting
"A fresh, unique, and powerful approach to parenting. Loved the parenting styles!" -DAVID E. CLARKE, Ph.D., Author of fifteen books, including "Parenting is Hard And Then You Die" Parenting expert Julie Giles has discovered the ultimate secret to raising capable, thriving children. It's you. You are as unique as a unicorn! As parents, we each have a different approach, and in Giles' groundbreaking new book, she helps you identify and nurture your own unique parenting STYLE. Are you a lion parent? A clownfish parent? A flamingo? Giles' animal pairing model makes it fun and easy to discover who you are as a parent. Each animal profile is expertly tailored to help you enhance your parenting strengths while overcoming potential pitfalls. In this book, you will learn to: - Embrace your unique parenting STYLE - Raise children with confidence - Maximize your parenting strengths - Implement strategies to overcome challenges - Be intentional in your parenting choices - Gracefully grow into the parent your child needs
200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem
An Empowering Book for Parenting Daughters with Self Worth"200 short reflections on topics ranging from how parents can become good role models to talking about emotions."-Publisher's WeeklyAs kids, girls often advance faster than boys, but fall behind by the time they are teens, victims of low self esteem and confusing standards of womanhood. 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem is a guide to raising teenage daughters with straightforward advice for people working with preteen girls who want to help girls build positive self-images and develop full lives.Be an example for your daughter. Raising healthy girls becomes easy as you advise and create rituals that are empowering young girls in their transition to adulthood with 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem. Prevent anxiety and depression as you raise happy and confident teenage daughters.Affirming advice to empower your teenage daughters. Author of million-selling Random Acts of Kindness, Will Glennon, guides you through parenting daughters--like empowering girls through carefully considered "boosters," and learning the subtle differences that can make them "busters". For example, complimenting a woman's appearance implies her value is in her looks, but complimenting her on a completed assignment helps her trust her intelligence. Find ways to impart a strong sense of self-worth as you go about parenting daughters, turning strong girls into strong women.Inside, find tips on uplifting teenage daughters, like: How to boost your girl's self esteemHow to lead your daughter into womanhoodHow to be a good example when raising teenage daughtersIf you liked books for parenting daughters like Love Her Well, Thrivers, or Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, you'll love 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem.
Sadness, Laughter, and Hope
Sadness, Laughter, and Hope: Autism Through a Mother's Eyes is primarily about my son's diagnosis of autism, and the changes and difficulties my family has gone through over the years.It covers the time period from the start of our notice of a change in his behavior in 1981 to present day. This book relays my fears as a parent and how I eventually came to terms with his condition.I started writing this book because autism has become so prevalent and I wanted to help others who were experiencing the same things I have gone through. My son is now thirty-four years old, so I had a lot of information stuck in my head.This is my first attempt as an author. I would like my next book to be about how autism affects siblings. Jacqueline Sweetney lives in Rockville, Maryland. She is a system administrator in the telecommunications field. When time permits, she reads between twenty and thirty books a week.
Reluctant Lovers
He had to believe the evidence of his own eyes. When brought up to regard any disfiguring of beauty a heinous crime, why did he still want her? Was it to punish her or to love her? He couldn't stop thinking of her and when misunderstandings occur how can you put things right? But who said the path of true love would ever run smoothly?
I'm Ugly
Mia, the baby elephant, portrays the thousands of children burned annually in the USA alone. In a flash, not only does her mother die, but her body is badly burned and permanently disfigured. Her entire life is changed forever. Together with her loving family, Mia offers a message of hope. She is the uncelebrated, unknown heroine that children frequently become when forced to adjust during times of loss. She is the example for unaware adults of the wisdom and intuition that grieving children usually possess.I'm Ugly is a valuable tool within all the recuperative settings for traumatized children. Clinical or nonclinical, Mia is the perfect read-aloud.
Play Therapy Activities for Mindfulness
Help kids ages 3 to 9 cultivate mindfulness with the power of play Managing emotions and maintaining focus are critical skills for growing children--and they learn them best through mindful play. With fun games and exercises, Play Therapy Activities for Mindfulness helps children learn the skills they need to connect with themselves and others.80 mindfulness activities--Practice mindfulness while having fun with activities that encourage kids to dance, experiment with food, play hide-and-seek, and more!Proven therapy techniques--Kids will learn impulse control, self-awareness, and emotional regulation using proven play therapy activities created by a registered therapist.Easy, guided instructions--Detailed activity instructions and tips for success make play therapy simple.Pick up this book today and teach kids mindfulness while they play.
The Children Money Can Buy
The Children Money Can Buy covers decades of dramatic societal change in foster care and adoption, including the pendulum swings regarding open adoption and attitudes toward birth parents, the gradual acceptance of gay and lesbian adoption, the proliferation of unregulated adoption facilitators in the U.S., ethical concerns related to international adoption, and the role money inevitably plays in the foster care and adoption systems. Special attention is given to the practice of "baby brokering" and the accompanying exorbitant finder's fees and financial incentives encouraging birth mothers to relinquish (or pretend that they are planning to relinquish) their babies that permeate much of U.S. infant adoption today. The Children Money Can Buy illuminates the worlds of foster care and adoption through the personal stories Moody witnessed and experienced in her many years working in the foster care and adoption systems. These compelling stories about real people and situations illustrate larger life lessons about the way our society values--and fails to value--parents and children. They explore the root of ethical problems which are not only financially driven but reflect society's basic belief that some children are more valuable than others. Finally, Moody makes a plea for change and gives suggestions about how the foster care and adoption systems could work together for the benefit of children and families.
Parenting and Child Development in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
This compelling volume advances understanding of what parenting looks like and how it is associated with child development in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
Couples Therapy Activity Book
Strengthen your relationship with therapy activities for couplesRelationships take time and effort to thrive, whether you've been together for four months or 40 years. Foster a deeper bond and work through relationship challenges--together--with this activity book for couples. You'll find a variety of therapeutic activities to help you and your partner build a strong foundation of trust, intimacy, and understanding.Evidence-based techniques--Connect and communicate through proven therapy strategies that support you and your partner as you navigate your relationship.Meaningful themes--Define what love means to you and your partner, embrace vulnerability, resolve conflict, show appreciation for the small things, set goals for the future, and more.Simple, engaging activities--Explore bonding activities like creating a love manual, playing bucket list bingo, and mixing up a cocktail (or mocktail) that represents your partner.Discover how to make your relationship flourish with this top choice in couples therapy workbooks.
Cleave
At 21, Holly Pelesky gets pregnant after her second time having sex. She decides to place her daughter up for adoption and then move far away from her fundamentalist Christian upbringing to start a new life. Cleave is a tight collection of epistolary creative nonfiction that examines the ambiguous grief of being a birth mother caught in the momentum of adulthood and the constant choices that come along with it. In these letters to the daughter she didn't keep, Pelesky attempts to make peace with the decisions she's made as a mother and those she's made as someone's child. Full of hard realizations and tender moments, this book will break your f'n heart.
The CBT Workbook for Adult ADHD
Grow your executive functioning skills with CBT for ADHD Living with ADHD can be challenging--especially as an adult--but cognitive behavioral therapy can help! This friendly and encouraging workbook examines the most common obstacles that ADHD adults encounter in their personal and professional lives and offers CBT-based techniques for navigating them successfully. Get to know your brain--Start with a clear overview of how ADHD manifests in adults, and the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that influence your symptoms. Dive into CBT--Learn what makes CBT such a powerful approach for managing ADHD, and explore simple exercises to help build organizational skills, emotional regulation, and confidence. Feel seen and understood--Find reassuring advice and proven coping strategies from a licensed therapist who specializes in ADHD and lives with ADHD herself. Achieve greater focus, flexibility, and self-esteem with The CBT Workbook for Adult ADHD.
Twins
From the moment the doctor utters those mind-blowing words, "Congratulations, you're having twins", life as you know it changes in the most amazing ways. A rollercoaster of emotions is triggered in an instant and it can be hard to process the excitement, panic, joy and overwhelm that follows. So if your head is spinning as you contemplate the real life journey of having and raising not one baby, but two, this book is perfect for you and your family. Written by a mother blessed with two sets of twins herself, this book has all the tips, tricks, and funny anecdotes to settle your mind and prepare you for all the malarky to come. In this story, Annie will help you find calm in the mayhem, structure in the chaos and confidence in your abilities so you can relish in the pure joy that twin parenting brings. Author, Annie Gibbins, delivers firsthand experience of raising not one, but two sets of twins, through a thoughtful, well-informed and at times, comical guide for those heading into the daunting role of twin parenthood.
