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American Psychological Association LGBTQ Family Building
Book SynopsisFrom surrogacy and adoption, to transgender pregnancy and finding child care, parenting as an LGBTQ person is complex. This book is an authoritative, comprehensive, and easy-to-read guide to parenthood and familybuilding for LGBTQ people. The path to becoming a parent is complicated for LGBTQ people. Some LGBTQ people don''t consider parenthood because of stereotypes and barriers, while others are interested in parenthood but unsure about the first steps or overwhelmed by the path to take. Still others are discouraged by the attitudes of their family, community, or religion. This book provides LGBTQ parents and prospective parents with the detailed, evidence-based knowledge they need to navigate the transition to parenthood, and help their children thrive. Dr. Abbie E. Goldberg, psychologist and researcher, uses the results of her LGBTQ Family Building Project to help challenge traditional beliefs that have often been weaponized against LGBTQ peoTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Deciding to Become a Parent Chapter 2. Considering and Choosing Adoption Chapter 3. Family Building Options: Considering and Choosing Donor Insemination Chapter 4. Surrogacy and Other Family-Building Routes Chapter 5. Choosing LGBTQ-Friendly Adoption Agencies and Health Service Providers Chapter 6. Transitioning to Parenthood Chapter 7. Parenting in the Early Years Appendix A. The LGBTQ Family Building Project Appendix B. Key Historical Events in U.S. LGBTQ Parenting History References Index About the Author
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American Psychological Association Imperfect Parenting
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AuthorHouse Horrible Mothers
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Hodder & Stoughton Glitter and Glue
Book Synopsis''I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.'' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond between mothers and daughters. Kelly Corrigan''s mother summarised the the division of labour in her family as: ''Your father''s the glitter, but I''m the glue.'' This meant nothing to Kelly, who left her childhood sure that her mum would be nothing more than background for the rest of Kelly''s life. After college, she took off see things and Become Interesting. In a matter of months her savings had dwindled and she needed a job. That''s how she met John Tanner, a newly widowed Australian father of two looking for a live-in nanny.There, in that small, motherless house her mother''s voice was suddenly everywhere.Each day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day she spent reconsidering her rTrade ReviewIt's a great story, made all the more memorable because it is true. And because although it is far from Kelly's dream job, she is a good person and she wants to do nice things for the family. I loved the adage , Things happen when you leave the house, but by the end it seemed that you don't have to leave the house, as long as you've already left the country. Evan, I'm looking at you boy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, finishing it in under 48 hours. It can be hard, sometimes, to care that much about someone else's life, their personal-to-them details that don't mean much to you, but the author got me so invested in this book I needed to know what happened to all the featured characters. The ending, in particular the epilogue itself, made me weep and I was sorry for the way some of it turned out, though not surprised. I too have traveled the world and made great friends along the way, but I'd be at a loss to tell you where they are and what they're doing now, Facebook updates aside. * The Book Bag *It's easy to see how Corrigan has become a best-selling author: she has an immensely likeable voice... while it's "heart-warming it's also perceptive. * Sunday Herald *
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AuthorHouse In Defense of the American Teen
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AuthorHouse When I Make It To Heaven
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iUniverse Life Aint Nice So Get Over It
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Rowman & Littlefield Read with Me
Book SynopsisParents and early childhood teachers know that reading aloud to children is important, but the specific things that adults do while reading with children that make reading a powerful way to improve children's language, vocabulary, and early literacy skills can remain a mystery. Read with Me makes those behaviors clear and easy to implement for parents and teachers by outlining the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask Questions, Build Vocabulary, and Connect to the Child's World). Active Reading is an approach to reading aloud with young children that is supported by decades of research. Read With Me provides parents and teachers with the knowledge and skills to engage young children (age 2 to 5) in Active Reading with examples, clear explanations, and ideas for making one-on-one or small group read aloud sessions a powerful way to build children's early literacy and language skills, all while creating a lifelong love of reading.Trade ReviewEveryone can read with young children like a pro and this book will show to the easy steps. This simple, fun approach really can make reading the amazing experience every family wants it to be. -- Jeff Conyers, President, The Dollywood FoundationEqually valuable for parents and teachers, Read With Me lays out a set of very clear daily practices (ABC’s of Active Reading) for creating not just young readers, but joyful, engaged, life-long learners. The authors translate the research science of literacy into clear explanations and practical examples of the Why, How, What, and even the Where of reading with young children. Most importantly, Read With Me emphasizes what we know to be most important in supporting a young child’s brain development and learning: caring interactions and relationships between a child and loving adult. -- Kathleen Gallagher, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, Buffett Early Childhood Institute, University of NebraskaThis immensely practical book will make every teacher, parent, and caregiver want to put the ABCs of active reading into action. Read With Me: Engaging Your Young Child in Active Reading is brimming with evidence-based activities for making reading engaging and effective. As a scholar of literacy and a father of three young children, I know active reading works. I hope the ABCs of active reading – asking questions, building vocabulary, and connecting ideas to children’s worlds – will be put into practice in schools, homes, libraries, and community centers across the country. -- James Kim, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationRead With Me: Engaging Your Young Child in Active Reading is a powerful compilation of tools to help the children in your world develop a lifelong love of reading. This indispensable book both beautifully captures the undeniable importance of introducing books and reading early in life and skillfully explains how to lay the foundation for reading success. Read With Me is a must-read for every parent, grandparent, teacher, or caregiver. -- Jonah Edelman, Chief Executive Officer, Stand for ChildrenTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Power of Active Reading Chapter 1: Reading “With” versus Reading “To” Active Reading: Raising Readers Using Decades of Research The ABCs of Active Reading When to do Active Reading: Taking Advantage of Child Development Learning to Love Books Chapter 2: Learning to Read: Joint Attention, Print Concepts, and Print Knowledge Learning to Read vs. Reading to Learn How Children Learn to Read Learning to Read: The Early Years Sharing a Story: Joint Attention Teaching the Basics of Books Learning to Read Chapter 3: How to Read a Book: Repeated Reading, Fill-in-the-Blank, Picture Walks, and Talk More Early Language and Active Reading How Children Develop Language Repeated Reading Picture Walks Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts Talk More Reading Together Chapter 4: How to Talk about a Book: Asking Questions Ask Questions Setting the Foundation for Reading Comprehension: How Children Learn to Understand what they Read Asking and Answering Questions: The Foundation for Reading Comprehension Talk about a Book Chapter 5: Building Vocabulary: How to Teach Words in Books Building Vocabulary: A Powerful Tool Finding Rare Words in Books Building Vocabulary from Books: Repeated Reading and Conversation Building Vocabulary through Active Reading Building Vocabulary after Reading: Talking Beyond Books Building Vocabulary as Children Grow Chapter 6: Make Books Bigger: Connect to the Child’s World Make Connections to Build Meaning Connect to Experiences Connect to Stories Build Background Knowledge Connect to your Child’s World Chapter 7: How to Talk about Sounds: Building Phonemic Awareness and Letter Knowledge through Active Reading What is Phonemic Awareness? Active Reading to Build Phonemic Awareness Teaching Letters through Active Reading How do Kids Learn to Read Words? From Singing to Reading Chapter 8: The Active Reading Bookshelf: Building a Library for Active Reading Access to Books How to Build an Active Reading Library Active Reading and Informational Text The Active Reading Bookshelf Chapter 9: Time to Read: Doing Active Reading One book at a Time: Answering Questions about Active Reading Is e-Reading Active Reading? Raising Kids who Love to Read Read with Me Appendix A: Books for Active Reading Great for Pointing and Labeling Great for Letting your Child take over Story Telling Great for Asking Questions Great for Building Vocabulary Great for Connecting to Everyday Experiences Great Fiction Picture Books for Building Background Knowledge Great Nonfiction Picture Books for Building Background Knowledge Great for Picture Walks Great for Fill-in-the-Blank Great for Rhyming and Alliteration Great for Learning Letters and ABCs Wordless Picture Books Diverse Books for Active Reading Appendix B: Active Reading Guides Llama Llama Red Pajama Maisy Goes to Preschool Noisy Nora The Gruffalo’s Child A Seed is Sleepy Owl Babies Where the Wild Things Are Rosie’s Hat Bunny Money Rumble in the Jungle Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Little Blue Truck Leads the Way 10 Minutes til Bedtime Appendix C: Building a Coordinated System of Active Reading in Your Community Glossary
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Liferich Tex and Jiffie
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Rowman & Littlefield Why Is My Child in Charge?: A Roadmap to End
Book SynopsisTame your toddler with seven key shifts in mindset that will help you parent with clarity, calmness, and self-control Through stories from her practice, Claire Lerner shows parents how making critical mindshifts—seeing their children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. This process puts parents back in the driver’s seat, where they belong and where their children need them to be. These real life stories provide a roadmap for how to tune into the root causes of children’s behavior and how to create and implement strategies that are tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. Through these stories, Claire provides a treasure trove of practical solutions that are based in science and which work in real life. Why Is My Child In Charge? picks up where other books have left parents hanging. Most parenting books offer solutions that sound good on paper but don’t work in practice. They are aspirational rather than achievable, or they offer one-size-fits-all approaches that don’t meet the needs of an individual child. They can compound parents’ feelings of frustration and thus, can be counterproductive. Case by case, Claire unpacks the individualized process she guides parents through to solve the most common challenges such as throwing tantrums in public; delaying bedtime for hours; refusing to participate in family mealtimes; and resisting potty training. Employing a relatable story-telling approach, Claire elucidates: The faulty mindsets that pose obstacles to parents seeing the situation more objectively The essential mindshifts that enable parents to quickly identify the root causes of the problem The Development of an action plan tailored to each unique child and family Why is My Child in Charge? Is like having a child development specialist in your home. It shows how you can develop “win-win” strategies that translate into adaptable, happy kids and calm, connected and in-control parents. It will help you be the parent you want to be.
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Rowman & Littlefield Technology for Littles
Book SynopsisAn easy-to-implement guide to help parents raise tech-savvy children with healthy and safe online habits from the start.Today's youngest children are experiencing technology more intensely than any generation before them. The opportunities are greatbut so are the dangers. How do parents and educators prepare this new generation to be safe and responsible online? How can they raise young children with a healthy digital balance? In Technology for Littles, parent, practitioner, and founder of Digital Respons-Ability Carrie Rogers-Whitehead combines decades of research on child development with practical tools for parents to help them raise healthy, responsible, and safe internet users at home. And because schools don't typically start digital literacy until third grade or older, this book focuses on helping parents of younger children implement online safety at home from the time a toddler first picks up a smart phone. Packed full of songs, strategies, resource lists, and more, Technology for Littles equips parents to fearlessly tackle tech and create habits and routines that will help children grow to be healthy yet tech-savvy humans in a digital world.
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Baker Publishing Group Until the Streetlights Come On – How a Return to
Book SynopsisIt may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend 4-7 hours using devices with screens. Needless to say, our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered. But there is a ready solution: get outside! A homeschooling mother of five and founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point--and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you · the importance of unstructured play for children · what boredom actually contributes to our brains · the value of sunlight and social play · the role of play in lifelong learning · how to make time outside more attractive to your child than screentime · and much more If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how. *** "Ginny didn't ask me to endorse this book. I asked her if I could because I'm such a big fan of her work. This is an important book today, but I believe it will be even more important tomorrow and next year. Why? Because it's going to get easier and easier to isolate inside as technology continues to give us avenues to hide from the great outdoors. What will you find in this book? An invitation to explore. An invitation to be brave. An invitation to be different. An invitation to answer that quiet voice in your heart that says, 'Could we go back outside?' You can. You should. You must! At least until the streetlights come on."--Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Soundtracks
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Xulon Press Will you Be Home for Dinner?: Recipe Book and
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Xulon Press Will you Be Home for Dinner?: Recipe Book and
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Little, Brown & Company Who Are You & What Have You Done with My Kid?:
Book SynopsisSo you have a Tween! What now? Dr. Amanda Craig knows what it's like to watch your child go from sweet elementary student to moody tween in the span of just a few years and she's here to help navigate you through it!How do we keep our kids close while cultivating the confidence they'll need to grow up? How do we navigate the inevitable dips, divides, and potholes? Where do we find the strength, self-awareness, and wisdom that amount to a path forward?Despite the parenting opportunities in the tween years, we often spend time focused on academics and the social concerns of elementary school then quickly pivot to worries about safety, drugs, sex and the rebellious behavioral issues of the teen years. We think we're connecting but we're not. We miss the neurological explosion that is taking place before us as tweens experience four significant changes that shake them (and us) to their core.- Their brains are changing.- They feel and experience emotions they do not recognize.- They're hyperaware of themselves.- They do not know how to express themselves.Most importantly, parents still have a "seat at the table" to make positive impressions on their tweens as they prepare them for the teenage years.
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Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) Bold Parents, Positive Teens: Loving and Guiding
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iUniverse Let My Children Work!
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Gallup Press Strengths Based Parenting: Developing Your
Book SynopsisHow can you discover your children’s unique talents? And how can you use your own talents and strengths to be the most effective and supportive parent possible? Strengths Based Parenting addresses these and other questions on parents’ minds. But unlike many parenting books, Strengths Based Parenting focuses on identifying and understanding what your children are naturally good at and where they thrive — not on their weaknesses. The book also helps you uncover your own innate talents and effectively apply them to your individual parenting style. You’ll find stories, examples and practical advice as well as a strengths assessment access code for parents and one for kids, so you can take the first step to discovering your innate talents and those of your children. Grounded in decades of Gallup research on strengths psychology — as highlighted in Gallup’s StrengthsFinder 2.0, which has sold nearly 5 million copies to date — Strengths Based Parenting shows you how to uncover your kids’ top talents and your own
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HarperCollins Focus 101 Ways to Lull Your Baby to Sleep: Bedtime
Book SynopsisDiscover the secret to "sleep success" with over 100 great ideas for you and your baby!For those nights when your usual bedtime ritual isn't doing the trick, calm and soothe your baby to sleep with one of over 100 easy and creative ideas! From classic standbys to innovative new suggestions, we've got you covered. Here are just a few of the topics covered: Ideas for creating the ideal bedtime routine Tricks for soothing an especially fussy baby Expert advice from bestselling authors and parenting pros Tips for how to choose the perfect bedtime story Anecdotes from fellow parents Dozens of "tools of the trade" for lulling your little one And so much more! Whether you're in need of a foolproof sleep routine or a quick fix on an especially challenging evening, your path to sleep success is only pages away!
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Morgan James Publishing llc New Mom, New Job: How to Make the Right Choice
Book SynopsisNew Mom, New Job is the career-change guide for women who are amazing at what they do, but now have kids to consider in their quest for a life they love. Megan Day, a certified career coach and mom of two, is a wise and trusted friend guiding women throughout New Mom, New Job on what their next step is. Within New Mom, New Job she takes women through the process she has used with dozens of her clients. Throughout its pages, women learn: The truth about why they have been second-guessing themselves so much The reason why most women go back to their old jobs The difference between not being ready to go back to work and being scared How to identify if the job they have now is the right one for them What a transition plan is and how to create one that is easy to follow and commit to
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Morgan James Publishing llc Infertility Saved My Life: Healing PCOS from the
Book SynopsisInfertility Saved My Life: Healing PCOS From The Inside Out exposes the raw teaching moments of Sarah Willoughby’s journey to self-love through Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and secondary infertility.Within Infertility Saved My Life, Sarah Willoughby addresses the challenges and heartbreak she experienced while becoming a mum to three amazing children. She writes about her multiple miscarriages, as well as the trauma she endured, so that anyone still on their journey to parenthood can feel less alone in their loss and grief. Sarah’s story peaks in 2009, when she ended up in intensive care after a disastrous IVF cycle. Lying in her hospital bed, she promised herself that if she survived, she would embrace her fears and empower others to do the same. Seven months later, Sarah Willoughby left the corporate world, emigrated to Australia and fell pregnant naturally twice with her daughters. Infertility Saved My Life shares the wisdom and insight that enabled Sarah to complete her family and begin a heart-centered life and business. She includes practical exercises and tools to help balance the reader’s mind, body and spirit and improve their chances of having a baby.
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Morgan James Publishing llc The Wholehearted Child
Book SynopsisChildhood & the Enneagram serves as an innovative guide for parents and caregivers, offering invaluable insights into raising resilient, self-aware, and compassionate children.Drawing from a blend of attachment theory, childhood development, and the transformative power of the Enneagram, Susan Parker Jones shares a philosophy and approach rooted in her experience as a psychotherapist specializing in childhood trauma and loss.In a world where parenting advice often feels overwhelming and one-size-fits-all, Susan offers a refreshing approach that blends ancient wisdom with modern insights.Inviting parents and guardians on a transformative journey of self-discovery and compassionate parenting, she empowers caregivers to understand their children’s unique personalities and needs on a deeper level, fostering authentic connections and resilience from an early age.Susan emphasizes the importance of nurturing children’s three centers of intelligence—head (IQ), heart (EQ), and body (GQ)—to cultivate “wholehearted connection” while instilling the truth that every child is brave and worthy of love and belonging.Caregivers are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery, exploring their own childhood narratives alongside practical strategies for guiding their children.Ultimately, this helpful guide equips caregivers with the tools and insights needed to navigate the complexities of childhood development, fostering deeper connections with their children while prioritizing their own well-being.By embracing this journey, caregivers can aspire to raise resilient, empathetic individuals prepared to face the world with courage, wisdom, and compassion.
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Milkweed Editions The River You Touch: Learning the Language of
Book Synopsis“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.” —from The River You TouchWhen Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author compared with John McPhee. Dombrowski begins the highly anticipated The River You Touch with a question as timely as it is profound: “What does a meaningful, mindful, sustainable inhabitance on this small planet look like in the anthropocene?”He answers this fundamental question of our time initially by listening lovingly to rivers and the land they pulse through in his adopted home of Montana. Transplants from the post-industrial Midwest, he and his partner, Mary, assemble a life based precariously on her income as a schoolteacher, his as a poet and fly-fishing guide. Before long, their first child arrives, followed soon after by two more, all “free beings in whom flourishes an essential kind of knowing […], whose capacity for wonder may be the beacon by which we see ourselves through this dark epoch.” And around the young family circles a community of friends—river-rafting guides and conservationists, climbers and wildlife biologists—who seek to cultivate a way of living in place that moves beyond the mythologized West of appropriation and extraction.Moving seamlessly from the quotidian—diapers, the mortgage, a threadbare bank account—to the metaphysical—time, memory, how to live a life of integrity—Dombrowski illuminates the experience of fatherhood with intimacy and grace. Spending time in wild places with their children, he learns that their youthful sense of wonder at the beauty and connectivity of the more-than-human world is not naivete to be shed, but rather wisdom most of us lose along the way—wisdom that is essential for the possibility of transformation.Trade ReviewPraise for The River You Touch“A poignant rumination on marriage, parenthood, friendship and what it means to connect with nature.”—USA Today“Montana-based poet and fly-fishing guide Chris Dombrowski tells a deeply personal story about his life on rivers, raising a family in a wild place with wild yearnings to live on the edge. A lyrical memoir and ode to trout and riparian ecosystems, every sentence of this book sings.”—Nicholas Triolo, Outside Magazine“There’s enjoying nature, and then there’s the ability to write well about it. The River You Touch is a love song that readers with the same musical taste are sure to admire.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“The River You Touch is an excellent memoir about family, fatherhood and fishing from the wordsmith, Chris Dombrowski.”—Monte Burke, Forbes“A sparkling, passionate ode . . . Dombrowski opens doors to his work and life. Pass through any and it’s unlikely you’ll emerge unchanged.”—Shelf Awareness, starred review“A heartfelt memoir of life and fatherhood in Big Sky country . . . Through a collection of vignettes, the author shares his concerns for the environment, the effects of the appropriation of land from Native inhabitants, and the emotions the landscape stirs in him. ‘The angler standing in the river is not so much absolved of time as disburdened of it, able to shirk its weight’ . . . Nature lovers will be captivated by Dombrowski’s lyrical descriptions of the land and its wildlife, while parents are sure to relate to his familial challenges and sacrifice. A beautifully and poignantly written tribute to a beloved landscape and its spirit.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review"The River You Touch, Chris Dombrowski's second nonfiction book, will change the way people see the world . . . Equally weighted in this admirably woven memoir by a poet, teacher, river and fly-fishing guide, is the quotidian struggle of staying afloat in fast moving streams of financial hardship, environmental concern and creative ambition . . . Dombrowski raises the bar for all of us by casting light on maternal-male instincts. He torches the narrative of the single solitary man, gritting it out by himself, conquering the mountain, killing prey or whatever. He rightfully acknowledges the vital power of community that makes a great man toughened by his own vulnerability."—BOMB Magazine“This treasure of a memoir is a poignant exploration of fatherhood and friendship, fly fishing and hunting, and how to mindfully make one’s way in a noisy, sometimes messy world, navigating births and deaths, almost always within a shady walk of a refreshing river pool or the solace grasped on a stretch of trout water.”—Bill Bryant, Inlander"Dombrowski writes with fresh sensitivity about his life...The River You Touch chronicles the possibilities for an artistic, healthy, balanced, family-integrated existence…recognizing that 'there is nothing as wild and vital' as their company."—Henry Hughes, Harvard Review“The River You Touch is a personal guide like no other . . . a lyrical, visually rich, once-in-a-lifetime river trip. . . . Packed with thought-provoking narrative that may guide you to being a better human.”—Montana Quarterly“Buy this book for yourself. And another for any friend who seeks to live a mindful and creative life in the throes of responsibility to family, self, community and a little plot of land on the planet.”—Contemplify“Eloquent . . . [Dombrowski] captures the seasons of this singular, wild country—netting the first fish of early spring, gathering morels, harvesting pheasant and elk for holiday meals with friends—around the frame of raising three children . . . All of this entails ‘a combination of the chaotic and the monastic,’ as he explains, from sleepless nights to endless diaper changes, bedtime reading, making meals and washing dishes. ‘Hold fast to their wonder,’ a voice inside him utters as encouragement, which could also be a reminder that there is nothing as ‘wild and vital’ as our children.”—Taos News"An intimate collection of related vignettes that ruminate on an outdoor life along Montana's stunning rivers and [Dombrowski's] challenging interior struggle over providing a dependable living for his growing family . . . Populated by a panoply of gorgeous images—'I was nineteen—the Yellowstone flowing around my hips swept quicksilver-streaked beneath the vast moonlit snowfields of the Crazy Mountains'—this is a complex, candid meditation on parenting, fishing, writing, and living in a manner that will stir the blood and fire the intellect."—Booklist“Nature writer Dombrowski evokes both wilderness splendor and the hardscrabble effort of living paycheck to paycheck in this exquisite work. In lyrical language replete with vivid imagery, Dombrowski reflects on his 25 years as a fly-fishing guide, his uncertainty over writing and poetry, his impending fatherhood and ‘fear of ushering children into a periled world’ . . . he renders his love of the natural world in incandescent prose: ‘the land itself . . . a blessing, yes, but also a kind of passage, a shaft of fall light shone down on a trace path that leads out of a previously impenetrable wood.’ Punctuated by the frank candor of a writer weighing sacrifice and art, this introspective memoir will hook fans of A River Runs Through It.”—Publishers Weekly“A lyrical exploration of a beloved place and lifestyle steeped in the natural world, by a writer for whom quality of life supersedes the need for financial security. Will appeal to readers who relish memoirs that skillfully intertwine nature, the American West, and fishing.”—Library Journal“In slow, eddying prose, [The River You Touch] mines an ordinary life for evocative reflections on family, friendship, and the meaning found in a rugged landscape . . . Suggesting that, like a river, a life well lived includes ‘headlong shots through roaring box canyons’ in addition to ‘the hypnotic, elliptical movement of water running back on itself,’ The River You Touch is a profound, moving memoir that contemplates the earth, family, and community in its tributes to the intimate beauty of western Montana.”—Foreword Reviews“Dombrowski’s prose is familiar and inviting… it’s a subtle craft, this translation of outdoor commitment onto the page, extending leaves of solidarity to audiences unknown.”—Christopher Schaberg, Flyfish Journal“Lyrical and complex, The River You Touch keeps you grounded in the wonder of nature and place as the author navigates through life as a parent, writer, and partner. Dombrowski, a poet, writer, and fishing guide, seamlessly weaves together new and interesting perspectives on fatherhood while painting moving scenes of the American West and allowing glimpses into the many challenges of parenthood and the writing life.”—Aurora Bonner, Hippocampus Magazine"A touching and moving story about a family that chooses to live in the ‘wild’ and call a river home. I absolutely love this memoir and I think you will, to especially if you’re a fan of water.”—Linda Bond, Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA"A naturalist memoir with rich language and reflections on parenting, economic survival, and mental health. Striving to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle with his family, the author becomes anchored to his home ground in Montana. He focuses on his wife and children, the lure of wild game, fishing, and his love of writing. His interactions with authors Jim Harrison and Debra Magpie Eraling provide an added and unique perspective. It may often be the artist’s curse to live economically disadvantaged, but Dombrowski turns the experience into blissful prose.”—Todd Miller, Arcadia Books, Spring Green, WI“This is a touching tribute to nature and fatherhood. A poet and fly-fishing guide in love with the wilds of Montana, Detroit transplant Chris Dombrowski’s sensitive treatise on the birth and raising of his three children and being a good citizen to the planet is a lesson on paying attention to the natural world in which we reside.”—Vicki Honeyman, Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI“Heartfelt, moving, and gorgeously written, The River You Touch is a love song to the rivers of Montana, a love song to a way of life. Dombrowski writes with tenderness and insight and with a deep, personal gratitude to the rivers that have taught him who he is—a husband, a father, a fisherman, a poet, a person who loves the earth as well as mourns it. What a tremendous achievement.”—Emily Ruskovitch, author of Idaho “Midway through The River You Touch, poet and naturalist Chris Dombrowski tells us, ‘To truly fathom a river, is to know it from its headwaters to its mouth…’ To truly fathom a life—one’s place, community, family, history, purpose on earth—is the sacred pursuit of this moving and beautifully written memoir. Here is the story of a man attempting to reckon with his cultural inheritance, his vocation, his past, and his responsibilities to family, land, and history. Along the route, he continuously encounters reminders of his own mortal smallness and, simultaneously, the numinous interconnection of all beings. Like the river, Dombrowski’s story is complicated and enlivened by all it touches, ‘an extension of everything upstream and down’—from the joys, doubts, and terrors of parenthood; to the precarity of making a life in art; to the rivers and mountains that are both his source of sustenance and place of worship; and the fraught layers of histories that map over it all. By the end, I’d fallen hopelessly in love with Dombrowski’s Montana, not just its rivers and mountains, but the unforgettable cast of characters that populate his world—from children who speak in beguiling riddles to crusty old hunters whose colloquial panache rivals the naughtiest Shakespeare. Dombrowski brings a near-religious attentiveness to the details of his world, both our wise guide and awe-struck fellow-passenger.” —Lisa Wells, author of Believers“You won’t soon read a more beautiful book, nor one so earthy, wise, delicious, and alive. This is not a book about fish or rivers or Montana or parenting. This is a book, to paraphrase another poet, plain and simple, to break open the frozen sea within.”—Rick Bass“In the way a fable points us toward rightness, so The River You Touch leads us to a necessary truth: that deep knowledge and love of a place shapes us in all the ways we will need to survive. With poetry, vulnerability, and crisp storytelling, Dombrowski takes us into a wild, river-thrummed Montana, and into the stormswept territory of marriage and family. It’s a journey with a guide who knows the country at a cellular level, and whose bafflement and wonder renews our own. The magic of the book is that I came away convinced that learning to love a trout, or an autumn snowfall, or a wolf crossing a river, would teach me to love a friend or a partner in pain—and so to love and be connected to all beings. Damn.”--Peter Heller, bestselling author of The Dog Stars, The River, and The Guide“With The River You Touch, Chris Dombrowski has established himself at the forefront of American writers of place. This beautiful, clear-eyed, tender memoir is as intimate as a love letter, brimming with wise observations on family, parenthood, home, duty, and passion. The Montana within these pages is wild and rugged, yes. But it is also as gentle as a cold stream running through your fingers or a child sleeping in your arms. I loved this book.”—Nickolas Butler, bestselling author of Godspeed and Shotgun Lovesongs Praise for Body of Water: A Sage, A Seeker, and the World's Most Elusive Fish“Dombrowski’s writing exhibits a poetic sense of economy. There’s a tremendous amount of information here on the geological, botanical, biological and human history of the region, but the author uses only what’s necessary to the story and relates it in evocative, concise language that reminded me of Gary Snyder one minute and John McPhee the next. […] Dombrowski’s exacting descriptions of the sport make me long to try it again--and to wish that more fishing books were written by poets.”—John Gierach, Wall Street Journal “Body of Water is about bonefishing, but it is also about ecosystem exploitation, class conflict, wealth inequity, race relations, Bahamian history, mentor-mentee relationships, nature as the catalyst for self-awareness, and more. […] The lyrical narrative strikes a delicate balance between reflective memoir and reportage.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“Body of Water is wonderful, an evocation of the why and not the how in angling. Dombrowski has a way of describing that which may have become prosaic for the seasoned angler--the terminal tackle, the fly cast--in new and illuminating ways.”—Forbes“Dombrowski elevates the fly-fishing-as-meditation narrative by the sheer fact that he’s so damn good at writing about it.”—Outside“Rarely do cautionary tales dazzle like this. It’s a credit to Dombrowski’s prose, which torques and twists and glistens into view much like the bonefish itself. […] By book’s end, Dombrowski leaves readers with many lessons, thought this one most of all: whether on a skiff or in a book, the guide matters. And Dombrowski is the one you want.”—Los Angeles Times“Uncanny and moving. This book will not only make you change your vacation plans, it might make you change your life. A reverent, almost holy, book of angling lore.”—Debra Magpie Earling, author of Perma Red “At its core, Body of Water is about our increasingly tenuous connection to nature, from a poet who understands the source of that strange and melancholic joy that we are blessed with only when we stand in wild places.”—Steve Rinella, author of Meat Eater“A lyrical, genre-defying tribute. […] Drawing on Caribbean history and the evolution of fly-fishing, Dombrowski’s foray into nonfiction proves thematically complex, finely wrought, and profoundly life-affirming.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“A metaphor-laced meditation on the art and practice of fly-fishing, the social and economic history of the Bahamas, the evolution of archipelago geology and the chronicle of Dombrowski’s personal struggle to juggle his fishing and poetry obsessions against the financial needs of his own family. […] Fly-fishing mysticism at its best.”—Shelf AwarenessTable of ContentsPreface ∙ 1 I. YOUNG MOUNTAINSHeadwaters ∙ 11Thunderbird Motel ∙ 18Dostoyevsky’s Koan ∙ 28Visitors ∙ 45Seeds ∙ 61Emissaries ∙ 73Begin, O Small Boy, To Be Born ∙ 83Windfall ∙ 92Neighbors ∙ 109First Fall ∙ 122The River of Real Time ∙ 135 II. LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF RIVERSBed Rest ∙ 145The Creaturehood ∙ 156Road to the Buffalo ∙ 171Heathen ∙ 183Black River, Bright Stars ∙194 Nine Months, Three Years Later ∙ 203Three ∙ 215 III. THE NATURE OF WONDERHigh Water Rising ∙ 229The Deadstream ∙ 241Old Mission ∙ 256Good Harbor ∙ 265Parr Marks ∙ 273Great-Grandmother ∙ 294Home Psalm ∙ 299A Thimbleful ∙ 306 Notes ∙ 315Acknowledgments ∙ 319
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Chicago Review Press Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated
Book SynopsisEducation has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn’t have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children’s natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people’s innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.Trade Review"Kerry McDonald is leagues ahead of the rest of the education reform community. This book demonstrates why. McDonald's robust evidence of high-quality education without schooling forces us to consider something that makes everyone feel very uncomfortable: our system of compulsory schooling may do more harm than good." Corey DeAngelis, author of Doing More with Less and The School Choice Voucher"Kerry McDonald's Unschooled is a remarkable overview of the growing grassroots movement away from institutionalized education and toward self-directed learning in our homes and communities." Patrick Farenga, author of Teach Your Own and publisher of Growing Without Schooling magazine and www.HoltGWS.com"Whether you're currently unschooling, curious about unschooling, or simply know that something's not right with the institutionalized educational model, Kerry McDonald's Unschooled is an invaluable resource. To read it is to realize just how rich education can be." Ben Hewitt, author of Home Grown"This well-researched, inspiring book clearly demonstrates that self-directed education supports each person's innate curiosity and drive to learn. While the form it takes is unique to the individual, experience shows it typically fosters confidence, community engagement, and an abiding love of learning. Hope is right here in these pages." Laura Grace Weldon, author of Free Range Learning" Unschooled manages to offer everything: a coherent history lesson, fascinating profiles, an explanation of how self-directed learning works, and an overview of innovative programs, all delivered in a lively, encouraging voice." Grace Llewellyn, author of The Teenage Liberation Handbook and Guerrilla Learning"This book makes a compelling case for giving kids back their brains, time, curiosity, driveand joy!" Lenore Skenazy, president of Let Grow and founder of Free-Range Kids"Unschooled is a wonderful book, enviably balanced between rock-solid data and warm-hearted stories about real families and real young people who have flourished outside our country's factory-inspired school systems. It's not the first book to see how bright and interesting the world can be outside the soiledand, these days, often barredwindows of America's schools, but it's fresh, convincing, and clearly written." Robert Epstein, PhD, senior research psychologist, American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, and author of Teen 2.0: Saving Our Children and Families from the Torment of Adolescence
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New Harbinger Publications Raising Good Humans Every Day: 50 Simple Ways to
Book SynopsisAs a parent, it's the little things you do each and every day that can help your kids grow up to be kind, confident, and conscientious human beings. But if you're like many parents, you're probably feeling overwhelmed by the daily rush of getting to school on time, helping your kid finish their homework, planning meals, and all the seemingly endless tasks that pile up and steal the fun out of just being with your child. That's why you need quick, effective tools to stay present and manage emotions-both your child's and your own! From the author of Raising Good Humans, this "go-to" daily guide offers 50 simple ways to press pause, stop reacting, and start parenting with intention. You'll also find mindfulness skills for calming your own stress when difficult emotions arise; and tips for cultivating respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and reflective listening. Most importantly, by following these daily techniques, you'll learn to break the unhelpful patterns and ingrained reactions that reflect the generational habits shaped by your parents, so you can respond to your children in more skilful ways. Busy parents will discover: - Self-compassion practices for those days when you feel like a "terrible parent" - Breathing and meditation exercises for calming emotions in the moment - Tips for "unhooking" from negative thoughts and self-criticism - Mindfulness skills for staying present with your kids You'll also learn how to develop a "teaching mindset" when faced with difficult behaviour, and find tons of creative and playful activities to increase cooperation in your child. Being a parent is a lot of work, but it can also be joyful and fun. Let this daily guide help you enjoy those little moments-they mean so much!
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Xlibris Us Finding Your Nitch: A Guide for Stay at Home
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Morgan James Publishing llc Being Happy, Raising Happy: The Empowered Mom’s
Book SynopsisYou Were Born Happy. You Were Born to Be Happy. You Were Born to Raise Happy. Being a mom is a lot of work. Being a mom of a spirited child can be exceptionally challenging. Moms who want to change their stress and anxiety levels and make a difference in the lives of their children and family need to take steps towards wellness. Maureen Lake teaches moms: The reason why parenting a spirited child can cause more stress and anxiety than parenting children who don’t have the same challenges The importance of cherishing themselves and setting clear boundaries so they can nurture their child How to uncover the areas of their lives that are causing the most stress and anxiety How to regain footing by following a five-step process toward peace of mind How to better manage kids and family with a nutrition plan to increase energy and other wellness tips that boost the immune system and create better overall health Designing a wellness program that honestly fits your family and lifestyle takes time, determination, and loving passion. Being Happy, Raising Happy is for loving and caring moms who somehow forgot about their own needs, desires, and the impact they want to make in the world and want to start their journey towards revitalizing the mind, body, and spirit.
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Quirk Books Sneaky Parent The
Book SynopsisMore than 200 clever tricks to help stubborn kids go to bed, clean their room, take a bath, and more without tears or fights.
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This Functional Family, LLC Chief Executive Mom: Run Your Home Like You Mean
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Declare Dominion, Inc. We Are All Poems
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Simplify Meal Time Publishing New Mom Thoughts: Real Questions for Moms with
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Dr. Gang Xu Dogwood Tree Studio Great Mute Swans: Habitat, Behavior, Faith, and
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Wickham Publishing The Parenting Diaries
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Penguin Random House Australia Tweens
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Demeter Press Where Did I Go?: Reflections on So-Called Late
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Hay House UK Ltd The Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative
Book SynopsisFor years, Julia Cameron was asked by devotees of The Artist's Way if she would consider writing a manual for children, so that they too could experience the same transformative experience of discovering their creativity. As her daughter begins to have children herself, Julia turned back to her own techniques, and those of her hundreds of clients, for how to bring about a more open, creative, grounded childhood, one that leads to a fulfilled adulthood. As Julia says, 'Parenting is a great adventure. Awakening your child's sense of curiosity and wonder helps you to awaken your own. Awakening your own sense of curiosity and wonder helps you awaken your child's.'Julia Cameron's techniques for creativity will quickly show you how:- Exercising creativity, alone and together, strengthens the bond between parent and child- How creativity can guide your child to an expansive and adventurous life- How your child can learn to understand their emotions, spend time playing away from screens, become more socially able and independentTrade ReviewThe book is packed with exercises to try on your own and with your children The Guardian Julia Cameron's best-seller The Artist's Way has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Now she's written an eagerly awaited follow-up - to help foster children's creativity. The Guardian
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Chipmunka Publishing How To Survive The Playground
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Ebury Publishing The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution: Your 7 day plan
Book SynopsisGina Ford has helped thousands of families resolve challenges over the years and her bestselling New Contented Little Baby Book has sold over 1 million copies around the world. In this life-saving new book, she offers exhausted parents clear, step-by-step solutions to resolving a whole range of sleep issues. Whether it's feeding to sleep, rocking to sleep, night-waking, co-sleeping, dummy attachment - whatever the problem - Gina knows how to fix it. You’ll find out how to set gentle day and night routines that will resolve the specific issue and in just one week you'll be on your way to calm and peaceful nights!
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Holding the Baby: Milk, sweat and tears from the
Book Synopsis'My favourite person on the politics of parenthood' Pandora Sykes'Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human' Daisy Buchanan'A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!' Amy Liptrot'Honest, unflinching and necessary' Sara Pascoe'Funny and brisk ... urgent and incisive' Rob Delaney'A timely and important book' Clover StroudIt's time to share the motherload.A memoir culminating in a manifesto, Holding the Baby sets out to understand why we still treat early parenthood as an individual slog rather than a shared cultural responsibility. Tracing her own journey to the nadir of sleeplessness via social retreat and murderous rage, Frizzell draws on the latest research to explore:- What effect does parenting have on your career?- How can we make childcare affordable and fit for purpose?- If parenting is so hard, why does anyone ever do it more than once?Funny, reassuring and radically ambitious, Holding the Baby sheds light on the ways in which we fail new parents, and offers a rallying crying that we fight for a better alternative.Trade Review'Makes excellent, radical sense' * The Times *'My favourite person on the politics of parenthood. Read it and feel comforted, cheered and galvanized (even when your brain and body are melting).' -- Pandora Sykes'Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human ... an excellent journalistic investigation. I think this book is required reading for the child free, as it will help us to understand and support the choices of all parents.' -- Daisy Buchanan'A blazing, brilliant read, combining style and message to powerful effect ... compassionate, convincing and funny.' -- Amy Liptrot'Honest, unflinching and necessary - alleviates parental guilt and might even encourage you to forgive your own!' -- Sara Pascoe'Holding the Baby is the sanest, most gorgeous thing on capitalism's poisonous effect on parenthood I've ever read. I was hooting and hollering by the manifesto at the end. Because it's Nell Frizzell it's funny and brisk and also because it's Nell Frizzell it's urgent and incisive. It opens your eyes to a vastly healthier and utterly beautiful way to support babies (and people who used to be babies.) I'm grateful for this book.' -- Rob Delaney'I love Nell Frizzell's writing and I love her spirit. I devoured Holding the Baby, especially the way it combined the colour of a memoir with the intent of a manifesto. Nell has such an original, forceful and also, crucially, very funny take on parenthood in general and motherhood specifically. This is a timely and important book.' -- Clover Stroud
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Launching Your Autistic Youth to Successful
Book SynopsisThe transition from high school to adulthood is one of the most challenging times for young people on the autism spectrum. What will happen when all their familiar teachers, educational assistants and friends disappear after graduation? Who will replace them in the adult world? How will they manage this drastic change? Drawing on her experiences as the mother of a child on the autism spectrum and a child psychiatrist, Katharina Manassis shares common transition-related challenges and offers real solutions for each. The book helps parents and teens plan for every stage of the journey. The book includes discussion of what a successful transition means and how to set realistic goals. It explores specific aspects of the transition such as employment, independence and social life, and looks at how to address long-term concerns such as living arrangements and financial support.Trade ReviewA wonderful guide to support youth with ASD in perhaps the most important transition in their life; into emerging adulthood. Full of practical ideas and words of wisdom. -- Dr. Peter Szatmari, Chief, Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative, The Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health & University of TorontoAn absolute "must read" not only for parents and families but for physicians and professionals as well who work with Autistic Youth. Dr Manassis offers a book that is easy to read as well as comprehensive and based on the latest research with multiple references. She addresses the challenging realities of the transition to adulthood in ASD offering pragmatic solutions that inspire and motivate the reader. I wholeheartedly recommend it! -- Lila Amirali MD, MMgmt(IMHL), FRCPC, FAPA, Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent PsychiatristTable of ContentsPREFACEWhy I Can Help You Help Your YouthIs This Book Relevant to My Youth and Our Circumstances?How This Book Will HelpHow to Use This BookPART 1: CHALLENGES AND GOALS FOR TRANSITION1 CHALLENGES WITH THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN ASDWhat You Will Learn in This ChapterWhat is Lost When High School Ends?What Is It Like for You as a Parent?The Myth that it's Easy for the High FunctioningWhat Predicts a Positive Transition to Adulthood?Intervention Programs and Case ManagersRobert's Story ContinuesFinal, Hopeful ThoughtsTake-Home Pearls2 SETTING GOALS: WHO DEFINES SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION?Understanding Different PerspectivesWhere to Start with Goal-SettingWhy Not Turn This Over to a Professional?Resistance and Unrealistic GoalsCommunication StrategiesLife Beyond GoalsTake-Home PearlsPART 2: HOW CAN PARENTS FOSTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION?3 PROMOTING INDEPENDENCEWhy is Independence Challenging and How Can You Help?What Can Go WrongPromoting Independence SuccessfullyWhen Should You Advocate for Your Youth?Who Can Help You Promote Independence?Assessing Specific Independence SkillsTeaching Specific Independence SkillsPrioritizing and Encouraging New SkillsTake-Home Pearls4 OPTIMIZING EDUCATIONPreparing for the Future in High SchoolHow Can You Work Effectively with High School Educators?Overcoming Common Obstacles to GraduationWhich Post-Secondary Option is Best?What Supports are Needed in My Youth's Post-Secondary Program?To Disclose or Not to DiscloseWorking with Post-Secondary EducatorsTake-Home Pearls5 OPTIMIZING EMPLOYMENTWhat Works when Seeking Work?Employment OptionsFinding a Job through NetworkingSupporting Steps in the Job Application ProcessShould You Work with an Employment Agency?Should Your Youth Pursue a Training Program for Job Seekers?Supporting Young People in Maintaining JobsDon't Give Up!Take-Home Pearls6 PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHWhy Health is a Particular Concern with ASDHow Child and Adult Health Providers DifferPreparing Your Youth for Adult Medical ProvidersHelping to Manage Chronic ConditionsHelping to Manage New/Unexpected ConditionsPreventing Health ProblemsFinal Thoughts on Your RoleTake-Home Pearls7 PROMOTING SOCIAL ADAPTATIONThe Gamut of Social RelationshipsHow Can You Help Maintain High School Friendships?What Constitutes a Good Support Group?How can You Deal with Your Youth's Online "Communities"?What Dating Advice Do Autistic Young Adults Need?How Can You Protect Your Youth from Victimization?How Can You Protect Your Youth from Trouble with the Law?Take-Home Pearls8 A SUMMARY OF HELPFUL SUPPORTSYouth Supports to ConsiderGetting Your Youth On BoardWhat Should You Look for in a Supportive Professional?What Support Programs would be Helpful for Your Youth?How Can the Government Help?What to Look For in a Supportive Friend or Family MemberShould You Go to a Support Group?What is Respite and Where Do You Get Some?Take-Home PearlsPART 3: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE9 PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM: FINANCIAL ASPECTSHow Can You Plan for the Long Term When Youth Outcomes are Uncertain?How Should You Save for Your Youth's Future Needs?How Much Should You Tell Your Youth About Financial Matters?Should You Apply for Guardianship or Financial Power of Attorney?How Can You Ensure Government Benefits Continue Beyond Your Death?Should You Involve a Trust Company?What Needs to be Included in Your Will?Take-Home Pearls10 PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM: SOCIAL ASPECTSCan't This Wait Until You Sort Out Education and Employment?What Happens if my Son or Daughter Loses Close Friends?How can You Connect Youth with Supportive Communities?What Are Some Options for Living Away from Home? What is Required for Him or Her to Live Independently?How Do You Decide on the Best Living Arrangements with Your Youth?How Do You Judge the Degree of Support Your Youth Needs?What About Having Your Youth Live With a Family Member?Will My Son or Daughter Ever Marry?Take-Home Pearls11 RESILIENCE, REALISTIC HOPE, AND AVOIDING BURNOUTTransition to Adulthood is a Family AffairRecognizing BurnoutHelpful Actions and Attitudes to Reduce BurnoutAttending to Your PartnerHelping Your Autistic Youth's Siblings CopeYour Youth's Place in the Family and ResilienceCourse Corrections on the Road to AdulthoodFinding Realistic HopeTake-Home PearlsReferencesBibliographyIndex
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Practical Inspiration Publishing I am the Parent who Stayed: Joyfully parenting
Book SynopsisIt's hard to be left taking care of your family all by yourself. Parenting alone in the wake of domestic violence, intense conflict or traumatic, unexpected events, makes being 'the parent who stayed' even more difficult. Are you standing in the ruins of your family wondering what the hell you have to do to get back to being ok again? Has the amount of conflict, aggression and shame that came with separation/divorce floored your and your kids? You deserve to be happy, no matter how awful this has been. Parenting alone after traumatic family breakdown is relentless, lonely, scary and hard. The nights you sit on the stairs crying after the kids finally fall asleep. The days you can barely get out of bed but push on through because no-one else is going to pick up the pieces. The times you watch your children crumple into anger, despair and frustration and you simply don’t know what to do. If you feel that you’re stuck in the trenches, this book is for you. It's for you, if even lifting your eyes to the path ahead feels like putting yourself in the firing line. It is for you if you’re just about getting through the day you’re in. It's for you if you know that life cannot change when you have no perspective, no vision, and no plan. You can figure out how to pick up all the broken pieces of your life and put them back together again. Nina Farr, TED Speaker, Author and Leadership Coach (plus ex-lone parent to two under two), can show you how, because she's been there.Trade ReviewAmazon reviews: "An empowering and overwhelmingly positive book so beautifully written that every sentence is worthy of transformation into an inspiring Instagram meme!I love that the reader is gently encouraged into practical action. I cannot wait for my hard copy which before long will no doubt be decorated with my own personal reflections and annotations. I believe that this book will support me as I strive for a better life for me and my daughter." Caroline Danks"This been book could have been my best friend back in the days when I found myself alone, in a new house at a new town, with no friends and family, raising a four year old on my own. No money, no furniture, had to leave uni, and just trying to figure out life again." Sea Dancer"Absolutely loved it, made me realise all the things I was feeling and experiencing were totally normal, great insight and advice for how to work through your challenges. Definitely recommend for any single parent or someone helping support a single parent." Emma M"Nina's book is a beacon to guide you out of the fog. It's ideal for parents moving forward from conflict, trauma and/or domestic abuse. She writes about practical steps you can make to change your thought patterns, and how to rediscover which values you want to live by. She gives inspiring examples of women who have worked through her step-by-step guides, and empowers you to first visualise, then shape, your future.Nothing is spoon-fed to you - you have to put the work in to change your own mindset - but she gives you tools to choose a new definition of stability and a new direction for you and your family." Michaela S"The Parent Who Stayed is an amazing and helpful read for people going through a difficult breakup. I could have done with this book 5 years ago when my own marriage ended unexpectedly in a traumatic way. Nina really has an amazing insight into this and having been through it is very well placed to assist other people on the same journey. She understands what you will be facing and wants to help you through it.The book is designed to be read in useful chunks and helps to guide you on the path to taking charge of your new life and the changes to your family unit. Nina presents the facts very well and gives very good advice and help on how to move along the path, whilst describing and understanding the feelings that you will be going through. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who becomes a single parent but especially those in trauma." Karen Chugg"Absolutely brilliant. For anyone (male or female) who has ever felt the overwhelming, crushing responsibility of lone parenting." Rachel Bradford"I have really enjoyed this book. Nina speaks honestly about her own lone parent journey. It is well written, clear and easy to understand . I would like to keep this as a handbook for life , to support me whilst parenting my own two children. As well as the practical guidance offered in the book I particularly enjoyed reading the case studies. I love reading actual accounts of people like me, women from different backgrounds arriving at the same place as me. Reading how people were able to take an active role in their and their children's lives is encouraging and helps me to have a feeling of solidarity with others and to feel less alone in my situation. Above all this book gives me hope and offers structure where there often is none, many parents have that feeling of coasting, give this a try to help you to regain control and become a leader for your family.""This was such an easy read which is great when you don't have the headspace to focus for long. I found a lot of aha moments and felt the author was walking with me each step of the way and I love that you can become part of a supportive community of others all experiencing similar feelings. I felt it was written with love and conviction and would recommend to any mother feeling stuck. I say mother because it is more aimed at that role but would equally work for fathers." J T Christie"Nina such a beautiful, well written book. I don't even have children and I felt the powerful emotions and rawness of this book. You hold the reader who in her hours of need as she reaches out for your wisdom needs to be held, soothed and supported to carry on being the parent who stayed..With practical advice, guidance and support you show us that it is possible to lead your family from the front even when your world is thrown upside down." Emma Heptonstall, Former Lawyer, Family Mediator and Divorce Coach"I love Nina's honest style of writing, suddenly going through huge changes feel insurmountable. It's like having an amazing friend take your hand and guide you through the dark woods to safety. Gorgeous book x" Miss A K Challacombe "Loved it, worth its weight in gold if you are a single parent."'If you're feeling lost, alone and overwhelmed by your new life situation, this book will take you by the hand and empower you to create a beautiful new life for you and your family.It's a practical guide... but more than this, Nina is someone who's navigated this situation successfully herself and then created a powerful compass to help others in the same situation...Nina's writing is full of empathy, courage, and hope.At a time when you may be feeling the most lost and alone, 'I Am The Parent Who Stayed' is a lifeline and a guide to a new life that you may not even believe is possible yet...Nina's story (and the many case studies) will show you that 'all is not lost'... and the easy to follow steps are the perfect way to change any 'I can't' thoughts into 'I can, and I will... watch me'!''A refreshingly, inspiring approach to support lone parents. This books takes you on an empowering journey from victim to leader, developing a shared vision for a parent and their child. Nina guides the reader on a journey of self and family development, through the complexities of parenting and growing together, flourishing in order to realise your dreams. As someone who has worked in children's services for over twenty years, alongside parenting alone, I find this a supportive and effective, positive model to motivate and change family lives.''After watching Nina's TED talk on 'broken families' and being involved in her Family Vision course, I had to read this book. As ever, Nina's wisdom shines through and knowing that she has lived every word of this book makes it so much more than a 'how-to-divorce' book, it's a manual for a happy and fulfilled life, written by someone who lives by her words. I'm going to give a copy of "I Am The Parent Who Stayed" to any of my friends who end up standing at the precipice of separation, worried about the future as a lone parent. It is uplifting and inspiring while including some real world advice to strengthen your family, whatever it's size and shape.''I've been working in parenting and domestic abuse research for years, and evaluating what works best for vulnerable parents. This book and the Family Vision programme are amazing tools that take a really innovative, strength based and personal approach to the journey of parenting alone. I think the book is insightful and takes an empowering approach to this incredible role of parent leader. I can't wait to see its results when it is handed out to the wider world; it deserves to be shared and we all deserve to share in it.''I can't recommend this book highly enough! Nina writes with heart and soul and offers solid, practical support to solo parents recovering from all manner of abandonment situations. You don't have to sacrifice a happy family when the going gets tough. You've Got This. Now you've got Nina Farr too!A total winner.''Oh my goodness this could have been my story. Beautifully written and poignant. A must read for anyone who finds themselves being a single mum or indeed for those who have previously been there. Highly recommend this book.''Such an amazing, powerful and inspiring book. I will be recommending it to all of my single mum friends- I literally feel like a load has been taken off my shoulders!'
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Devon House Press Crianza Positiva y Disciplina Libre de Culpa (2
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Collective Ink WHAT MATTERS For family wellbeing
Book SynopsisWHAT MATTERS? is about companionable life at home with babies and small children, using belonging and behaviour together for resilient wellbeing and mental health.
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Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Tired of Anxiety: A Kid's Guide to Befriending Difficult Thoughts & Feelings and Living Your Life Anyway
Tired of Anxiety is a step-by step guide for children on how to do the things that matter to them despite anxiety. Based on principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the book uses evidence-based clinical techniques and describes them in accessible, child-friendly ways to ensure that families have a toolkit for working positively with anxiety over the long term. By acknowledging that difficult thoughts and feelings are a normal part of being human, rather than something we must try to stamp down or wish away, the authors normalise the everyday struggles of anxious young people so that children can learn to 'make friends' with their own anxiety and get on with the more important work of actually living and enjoying their lives. The text is presented in a visually appealing style, with frequent opportunities to engage with the material and a suite of supporting audio meditations.
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Channel View Publications Ltd An Introduction to Bilingual Development
Book SynopsisIncreasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This introductory textbook shows how children learn to understand and speak those languages against the backdrop of their language learning environments. A narrative around the bilingual development of four young children with different language profiles helps to explain the latest research findings in a lively and accessible manner. The narrative describes how bilingually raised children learn to understand and use sounds, words and sentences in two languages, and how they are able to use each of their languages in socially appropriate ways. Positive attitudes towards bilingual development from the people in bilingual children's environments and their recognition that child bilingualism is not monolingualism-times-two are the main ingredients ensuring that children grow up to be happy and expert speakers of two languages.Trade ReviewDe Houwer’s book introduces readers to the research findings about bilingual first language acquisition through the charming stories of four imaginary bilingual children growing up in different contexts. Parents, students, and practitioners alike will discover what to expect from typical bilingual acquisition, including how individual “typical” can be! -- Elena Nicoladis, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, CanadaThe kind of bilingual development which starts very early, namely bilingual first language acquisition (BFLA), seems to attract much attention and spark much curiosity. How do children manage to acquire two languages simultaneously? In what ways does early bilingual exposure affect the course of their overall language development? Behind such questions lurks the yardstick of monolingualism, by which BFLA is often inappropriately evaluated. Now prominent BFLA expert Annick de Houwer has given us an introductory book with a most balanced and fair view of BFLA as a standard in its own right, tracing the bilingual development of four fictitious prototypical children. As always, her clarity of thought and writing makes the book accessible to anyone. -- Masayo Yamamoto, Professor of Bilingualism Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, JapanOverall this book is written in an understandable and easy-to-follow manner, particularly due to the use of stories of the four children throughout…this book would be an excellent addition to a course on bilingual child language acquisition, as it contains clearly explained information on bilingual language acquisition in an easily accessible format. -- Alyssa Martoccio, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA * Studies in Second Language Acquisition / Volume 33 / Issue 04 / December 2011, pp 629-631 *Table of Contents1: Introducing the Fancy Term for Bilingual Development: Bilingual First Language Acquisition 2: From Birth to the Comprehension of Words 3: Saying Words and Starting to Combine Them 4: Making Sentences 5: Preschool and Beyond 6: In Conclusion: Bilingual Learning in Context
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Deeno's Dream Journeys in the Big Blue Bubble: A
Book SynopsisDeeno's Dream Journeys in the Big Blue Bubble is a fun and easy-to-use guide to a special relaxation technique for children. Adapted from the system of Autogenics, the six-week programme uses positive affirmations and guided imagery to help children manage their emotions, let go of anxiety and feel calm and confident. Each week, the child is given a new set of 'magic words': a relaxation tool they can draw upon whenever they feel stressed or anxious. An illustrated story based around these words, where the child is asked to imagine they are going on an adventure in a big blue bubble with Deeno the Dinosaur, draws the child into a safe and magical world and guides their minds and bodies into a state of deep, calming relaxation. Suggestions for follow-up practice and creative activities based around that week's words accompany each session, and encourage children to tap into their own imaginations. Separate introductions for parents, teachers and other professionals provide advice on how best to use the technique, whether at home, at school, or elsewhere. There is also a children's introduction, which introduces Deeno and explains the technique in accessible terms.Accessible and engaging, Deeno's Dream Journeys in the Big Blue Bubble is an ideal tool for helping children develop effective relaxation skills in a fun and imaginative way.Trade ReviewThis book is a wonderful introduction into the field of Autogenic Therapy and can extend into the practice of mindfulness. It gives children tools that they can use throughout their lives. I would recommend this book to parents or anyone working with children who want to introduce a reflective and calming exercise or the tools to self-soothe during heightened emotional states. -- Frontline, Angelina Veiga, Psychotherapist, Centre for Professional TherapyThis is a slender volume, and a very practical book, with lots of pictures and diagrams and exercises. The author says the book was a "real pleasure" to write; it was a joy to read too! After a short explanation about relaxation and why it is important, the book teaches some simple and easy to use relaxation techniques that can be used with children... I recommend it to all Cafcass practitioners, but my quess is that Family Support Workers will find the most use for it. -- CAFCASSA truly inspiring book that encouraged me to give my children the gift of relaxation. I was amazed by my son’s responsiveness to the stories and Deeno, the main character. A wonderful resource to be used by parents and other professionals alike. -- Emma Coore, GP Hereford, Herefordshire, West EnglandAs a paediatrician I see many children who need to learn how to relax and this book gives parents, teachers and the children themselves a wonderfully imaginative way of learning this skill. -- Janet Donnelly, Consultant Community Paediatrician in Kendal, Cumbria, UK.Provides a fine introduction to special relaxation techniques for children... Any adult seeking to guide kids to calming relaxation techniques will find this child-oriented approach to be different and useful. -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPart A. Adults' Introduction. 1. Why Children Need Relaxation. Being a Child in the 21st Century. About the Technique. The Benefits. A Typical Programme Session. 2. Relaxation at Home. Being a Parent in the 21st Century. Reading the Stories to Your Child. Practising. How to Best Prepare and Support Your Child. How to Keep Your Child Motivated. 3. Relaxation at School. Teaching in the 21st Century. Creating a Community for Relaxation. Informing the Parents. The Teacher as Role-Model. Whole Class Relaxation. For Other Professionals. Part B. Children's Introduction. 4. The Magical World of Relaxation. Introduction. Deeno's Story. 5. What to do and How to do it. Tensing and Relaxing. Finding and Preparing a Place for Relaxation. The Practice Postures. Body Check. What Happens Each Week in the Programme. Closing the Exercises. Setting Up a Routine. What the Relaxation Technique Can Help You With. How to Use the Practice Plan. Tips and Reminders. Part C. The Six Week Programme. 6. The Relaxation Programme. Week 1: Calmness, Heaviness. Week 2: Warmth. Week 3: Breathing. Week 4: Heart. Week 5: Stomach. Week 6: Forehead. 7. Creating Your Own Magic Words. Magic Words for Power and Strength. Thinking up Your Own Magic Words. Overview of all the Magic Words. The Snowflake Story. Part D. Resources. Further Reading. Useful Websites.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers ADHD - Living without Brakes
Book SynopsisThis concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD.The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and common difficulties that parents face. The rest of the book focuses on solutions, based around four rules. Rule number one is keeping it positive: punishments can change behavior, but only positive approaches can improve attitude. Rule number two is keeping it calm: it's difficult thinking clearly enough to solve problems logically if you are feeling overwhelmed. Rule number three is keeping it organized: this rule relates particularly to the child's school life. Rule number four is to keep doing rules one to three. Finally, Dr. Kutscher discusses the role of medication for treating ADHD. The concluding chapter summarizes the information covered and can also be read as a complete, freestanding text. Useful checklists and further reading recommendations are also included.Realistic and optimistic, this book is the ideal source of information and advice for parents and professionals who are trying to keep up with children who are living without brakes.Trade ReviewHis positive solutions for parents are based around four rules: keep it positive; keep it calm; keep it organised; and the fourth is keep going with rules 1 to 3. -- CerebraThoroughly recommended for parents, families and those who work with children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). -- Youth in MindThis enlightening book captures the complexity of living in a world that is not designed for children with ADHD... Read this one from cover to cover for a concise, yet thorough, review of what living without brakes really means for ADHD kids. -- AdditudeA concise and highly accessible book containing information about ADHD for parents and professionals. -- Current Awareness ServiceParenting a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is demanding, and there are many misconceptions about the diagnosis. But there is help as we learn more about the different facets of ADHD. For clarity, advice, and a healthy dose of optimism, we turned to Martin Kutscher, M.D., a pediatric neurologist and the author of the book ADHD: Living Without Brakes. His best advice: Stay positive. -- Scholastic Parent & ChildMartin Kutscher is a paediatric neurologist and understands the nature of ADHD as well as the perspectives and experiences of parents, teachers and children. He explains ADHD in a clear and engaging style that will ensure that his book will be read, appreciated and the practical strategies implemented at home and at school. I strongly recommend Living Without Brakes as the book of first choice for parents of a child with ADHD. -- Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and ProfessionalsDr. Kutscher has brilliantly accomplished exactly what he has set out to do. This book is wonderfully concise yet all-inclusive while remaining an easy read for parents and educators alike. The parenting and educational strategies are a great combination of proven methods that are realistic and practical to implement. Most of all, this book will help parents and anyone else who works with these children thoroughly understand how they think and why they function the way they do. -- Heidi Bernhardt, National Director of the Centre for ADHD/ADD Advocacy CanadaEven if parents, teachers, and therapists read no further than the table of contents, they will gain a hugely valuable set of guidelines for helping children with ADHD. Of course, they'd best continue reading, because Dr. Kutscher fleshes out each guideline in the realistic-but-optimistic style his readers have come to expect I cannot imagine a more clear, concise, and empathetic guide. Reading this book is like sitting down for a leisurely chat with an extremely compassionate, informed, and down-to-earth physician. -- Gina Pera, author of Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD?Living with a child who can't control movements or thoughts or emotions can leave parents feeling pretty out of control, too. We may feel that negotiating with kids weakens us, and that profiving a safety net weakens them, but without those thuings days can devolve into cyles of fighting and failure.Maybe the most important thing about ADHD:Living without Brakes is that is gives parents permission to give kids with ADHD - the sort of support and stress releif they need to function successfully. These children require a departure from the standard techniques of firm discipline and learning from mistakes, and if you've been fighting that bad fight without success, it's a releif to know there are other approaches.Many of the ones included in this zippy little book come froo other longer and less zippy works, making it a great introduction to a lot of text you will want to examine in more detail. This is sort of the attention-deficit version of an ADHD help bppk, highlightes by cartoon illustrations and "quizzes" that summarize the chapter in a way that makes it very clear with answers are right and wrong. And if the first 130 pages are still too much for you to wade through? The last thirtyfive summarize the whole book in an even briefer package. That little bit may be perfect for passing on to teachers or family members who are really never going to read those books you recommend. Particularly if they have a negative view of your child's behaviour or your way of handling it, the positive attitude and simplified explanations here may turn their attention to a more productive path. -- About.comTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The ADHD Iceberg: More Problems than We Expected. 2. Rule #1: Keep It Positive. 3. Rule #2: Keep It Calm. 4. Rule #3: Keep It Organized and other School Treatments. 5. Rule #4: Keep it Going. 6. Medication Treatments for ADHD. 7. For Kids to Read. 8. Summary. Appendix 1: Behavioral Checklist. Appendix 2: Childhood Index of Executive Functions (ChIEF). Appendix 3: Annotated Reading List. References. Index
£17.89
Octopus Publishing Group 15-Minute Parenting: 8-12 Years
Book SynopsisAs featured in Grazia's 21 of the Best Parenting Books in 2020'Joanna's books give you every answer to every question you have as a parent with practical methods to tackle every obstacle and connect with your child and help them flourish.' Madeleine Shaw 'When I tried Joanna's approach during the first lockdown, I was both comforted and excited by how such a small change could have such a big impact.' Dr. Suzanne McCleanA mindful and practical parenting roadmap for busy, time-poor parents. Based on a simple and effective formula, it will transform family life in just fifteen minutes of daily play, resulting in less tears and more laughter. Middle childhood, the period for those aged 8-12 years old, is often the most overlooked phase of a child's development but it's the age where play continue to serve an important role in their emotional growth. It's also an age where we are most likely to stop playing with our children.With over twenty years of clinical expertise and neuroscientific research, psychotherapist and parenting expert Joanna Fortune shares her proven techniques that will enable you to better understand your relationship with your children as they grow and ensure that your parenting is developing with them.Packed with 15-minute games and activities that you can easily incorporate into your daily routine, Joanna also explores the neurological, physical and emotional development of 8-12 year olds and offers parents hands-on advice on how to deal with:Friendships and bullyingSibling relationships Difficult conversations (the ones that catch you off guard!)Risk-taking behaviourBuilding independence, self-esteem and emotional resilience Resistance15-Minute Parenting 8-12 years will show you how to keep play alive with your child, foster great communication and help to secure strong foundations for adolescence.Praise for the 15-Minute Parenting series:'Now that we have to be teachers and coaches as well as parents - and feel guilty and overburdened - it's the perfect time for psychotherapist Joanna Fortune's new book.' Sunday Independent'In an "Age of Anxiety" for parents, Joanna was able to dispense reassuring advice and practical tips from her 15 Minute Parenting Model for time-pressed parents who want the very best for their children's development and well-being.' Marena Duffy, Chairperson of Cuidiu (the National Parent to Parent Voluntary support network) Dublin North West'Absolutely love this! I've read multiple parenting books as a daddy blogger and this is BY FAR one of my favorites!' Amazon Reviewer'A must read for all parents! Absolutely loving this book. Joanna has a no frills, relaxed attitude towards parenting & brings fun into it. She made me realise that we don't need to question ourselves as much as we do.' Amazon Reviewer'All of my friends love this. It's expert advice but... accessible and smart and actually kind of fun. All the exercises are easily implemented and kids respond to them immediately... this book is well broken down so that whatever crisis you're dealing with today you can check the chapter outline and jump straight to the few pages (and solutions) about that issue...' Amazon Reviewer'Simple and effective reading. Totally love this book... Fabulous chapter on relationships covering how to stay connected to your partner which I feel gets left out from other books I've read... my friend already has her hands on it so I will definitely be passing on.' Amazon Reviewer'A well thought out and written book to nudge you and guide you to better parenting without any self-flagellation... a gentle and kind written piece of work...Certainly think it can help parents that feel they can't find their own way back.' Goodreads Reviewer
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