Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues Books

Book SynopsisGeared toward African American parents, this handbook offers more than 50 tips on successfully guiding girls into womanhood and helping them avoid common pitfalls. The book looks at topics such as education, the definition of beauty, peer pressure, social media, dating, career development, music, television, role models, and the importance of paternal participation to help parents learn and understand how to effectively support their daughters.

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Book SynopsisWarrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable, Loss, and Rituals that Heal is the true story of a mother's fierce love and determination, and her willingness to go outside the bounds of the ordinary when two of her three adult children are diagnosed with life-threatening disease.Trade Review“We have to make art out of what happens to us,’ writes Sheila K. Collins. Warrior Mother is a testament to how art making, done in a sacred context, can transform tremendous loss. Collins reminds us of the endurance and healing power of love—especially a mother’s love.” —Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of Writing the Sacred Journey:The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir “Just as love survives death, so too does spirit supplant mere survival. Collins has faced a parent’s worst fears and learned to still dance in their wake. Warrior Mother is a mother’s manual of profound honesty, hope, and healing.” —Marc Nieson, author of Schoolhouse: A Memoir in 13 Lessons “With courage and grace, Warrior Mother generously invites the reader on a heartbreaking journey, with equal doses of candor and sensitivity. Admirably free of self-pity, physically and emotionally precise, this story is bound to enlighten others who have grieved and healed from the loss of a child.” —Sarah Saffian, author of Ithaka: A Daughter’s Memoir of Being FoundTable of Contents Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part One Coming Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting to Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Support for a Mother's Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Medicine Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Life upon the Wicked Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 To Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Spring Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 The Dying Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Celebrations of Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Part Two Reacting to the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Dreams and the Kindness of Strangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Preparations for a Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 To Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Beyond the Ends of the Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Extremely High-Tech Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Bone Marrow Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 One Hundred Days Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Dancing on the Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Saying Good-Bye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Midwifery Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Ashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 The Grandmother Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

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