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John Murray Press The Scaffold Effect: Raising Resilient,
Book Synopsis'A master synthesizer of attachment science, medical practice, and his own experience as a father, Harold Koplewicz capably and compassionately leads us through the art of scaffolding, from early childhood through the important adolescent period.' - Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of The Whole Brain ChildPrevent and counteract the general anxiety and emotional fragility prevalent in children and teenagers today - a new parenting philosophy and strategies that give children the tools to flourish on their own.Just as sturdy scaffolding is necessary when erecting a building and will come down when the structure grows stable, good parenting provides children with steady and warm emotional nourishment on the path toward independence. Never-ending parental problem-solving and involvement can have the opposite effect, enabling fragility and anxiety over time.In The Scaffold Effect, world-renowned child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz introduces the powerful and clinically tested idea that this deliberate build-up and then gradual loosening of parental support is the single most effective way to encourage kids to climb higher, try new things, grow from mistakes and develop character and strength. Explaining the building blocks of an effective scaffold from infancy through young adulthood, he expertly guides parents through the strategies for raising empowered, capable people, including: Lay a solid foundation: The parent-child relationship needs to be made from the concrete mixture of emotional availability, positive reinforcement, clear messaging, and consistent rules. From this supportive base, your will forge a bond that will survive adolescence and grow stronger into adulthood. Empower growth: Skyscraper or sprawling bungalow - the style of your child's construction is not up to you! Scaffold parenting validates and accommodates the shape the child is growing into. Any effort to block or control growth will actually stunt it. Stay on their level: Imagine being on the ground floor of a house and trying to talk to someone on the roof. The person on the roof will have to 'talk down' to you or yell. If your child's building and your scaffold are on the same level, you can speak directly, look each other in the eye, and keep the lines of communication open.Drawing on Dr Koplewicz's decades of clinical and personal experience, The Scaffold Effect is a compassionate, smart and essential guide for the ages.All the author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Child Mind Institute.Trade ReviewDirty secret: I normally hate parenting books. But Harold Koplewicz's The Scaffold Effect is just like him: warm, to-the-point, and wonderfully empathetic. It takes real talent to do what he has accomplished in this book: assemble the best science, probe the wisest clinical minds (including his own), and then weave everything together into a highly readable and relatable narrative that's both useful and fun. With a unique mix of personal anecdote and professional insight, he breaks with received wisdom, delivers up some eye-opening surprises - and sends the greatly reassuring message to parents that, if we take care of ourselves, our kids will be okay. * Judith Warner, author of 'And Then They Stopped Talking to Me' and 'Perfect Madness' *The Scaffold Effect is written with so much understanding and so much sympathy, for both children and their parents. Harold Koplewicz brings science and clinical experience together with his own family experiences to create a book that is always practical and compassionate, and manages to be firm, gentle, and encouraging in all the right ways. * Perri Klass, MD, professor of journalism and pediatrics at NYU and author of 'A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future' *This compassionate, witty, and street-smart guide to helping kids become independent young adults is a gift to parents everywhere. Harold Koplewicz gives us the tools to build strong, safe support around our children, and then trust that they will launch all the better for it and grow into their own destiny * Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, author of 'The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age' *Drawing on decades of clinical expertise and an organization that does some of the most compelling research on kids and mental health in this country, Dr Koplewicz has written a practical, engrossing, and singularly useful book. Healthy adults don't just happen. * Madeline Levine, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of 'he Price of Privilege' and 'Teach Your Children Well' *In this era of searing fear and uncertainty, and out of the turbulent sea of contradictory parenting advice, emerges, blessedly, Harold Koplewicz's authoritative counsel. A true giant of child psychiatry, Koplewicz has condensed his immense knowledge, wisdom, and experience into a practical and actionable plan. The Scaffold Effect is an instant classic, a godsend for us all. * Edward M. Hallowell, author of 'Driven to Distraction' and 'ADHD 2.0' *The Scaffold Effect is an engaging, practical, and even humorous guide through the challenges and opportunities of parenting. * Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling co-author of 'The Whole-Brain Child' *Full of vivid examples of the evergreen effectiveness of scaffolding - the best way to support children as they grow (and grow away from us) - it's a book for the ages. * Wendy Mogel, New York Times bestselling author of 'The Blessing of a Skinned Knee' *Koplewicz gives parents... the tools to raise resilient, confident and capable children. * Booklist *
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John Murray Press Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive
Book SynopsisOne Saturday morning, Beverly Gooden is woken by her husband shoving her off the bed. She makes to flee, but he catches her, his sudden anger inexplicable. No words are exchanged. He begins to strangle her - as he has done many times before.With unflinching vulnerability, Gooden outlines in painstaking detail what she had to do to walk away from violence and control, and how others can use her experiences to escape their own abuse, from skimming the grocery money, to squirreling away personal belongings, to navigating a domestic violence shelter. She offers strategies for overcoming the barriers survivors often face, such as money, housing, overcritical social circles, or, most powerfully: love. Uniquely compassionate when it comes to the heartbreak of still loving one's abuser, Gooden shares how she transformed and extended this love outward, using her story to encourage others to choose themselves. The voice and fire behind #WhyIStayed, Bev Gooden is exceptionally positioned to explore the many reasons victims stay in abusive relationships, and how they can muster the resources and motivation to leave.Surviving is unlike any other memoir of survivorship, given its nuance, compassion, and candour. Above all, it is an exquisitely powerful testament to Gooden's healing, survivorship, and dedication to helping others do the same.Trade ReviewBeverly Gooden has written a brave, powerful, intimate book that takes us inside the dynamics of abusive relationships-why people stay, and how hard it can be to leave. The gift of Surviving is Beverly's honesty. Read Surviving to know that you are not alone in your own journey toward self-love after abuse. You will find yourself growing stronger with each page. * Sasha Cagen, feminist life coach and author of 'Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics' *So much courage and deep understanding of the complex dynamics of abuse. * Leslie Morgan Steiner, New York Times-bestselling author of Crazy Love *Beverly Gooden's book is timely - and her honesty is both illuminating, helpful, and cathartic. It's not easy to tell the truth, but it's necessary. * Amy Richards, writer, editor, and cofounder of Soapbox, Inc. *
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Rowman & Littlefield Midlife Maze: A Map to Recovery and Rediscovery
Book SynopsisHave you found yourself wilting in midlife, and wondering what you might do to flourish in your remaining years? Have you lost your way in the midlife maze due to a significant loss? Did you lose your job or desired career advancement? Did you separate or divorce? Did your last child leave home? Did your family experience a virtual storm of bankruptcy or lose your life savings in a financial meltdown? Did you or someone in your family experience the loss of good health? Or did you weather the death of a family member, partner, or friend? Your loss story is personal. Your path through winding passages during midlife is unique. Perhaps the most important encouragement for your grieving process is to know this simple fact: grieving is a natural healing response to loss rather than a pathological experience. Midlife can be a time of reflection, rebellion, or reconnecting to old or new interests and activities. It can also be a time when losses start to happen or begin to pile up – divorce, death of a loved one, loss of a job or home, the moving out and on of grown children—and learning how to move forward can be a challenge. Here, a seasoned psychologist looks at the geography of loss in midlife, the way it can affect us, and what we can do to get back on track or redirect ourselves when necessary. Through first hand stories and practical exercises, the author leads readers through the midlife maze to a place of recovery, purpose, and peace.Trade ReviewExceptionally well written, impressively informative, exceptionally well organized and presented, "Midlife Maze: A Map to Recovery and Rediscovery after Loss" is as thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is inspired and inspiring. Thoroughly accessible for the non-specialist general reader, and having extraordinary value for academia as well, "Midlife Maze" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections. * Midwest Book Review *Janis Clark Johnston’s professional life as a psychologist and therapist as well as her personal experiences of loss have prepared her well to guide the reader through the depths, challenges, and ultimate opportunities that accompany loss in midlife. Combining scholarship with practical advice at every turn (a key inspiring concept), Johnston offers the reader a needed helping hand through life’s inescapable losses. -- Thelma Reese, EdD, author, with Barbara Fleisher, of The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life; blogsite: www.ElderChicks.comIn Midlife Maze, Dr. Johnston identifies the inevitable losses which accumulate in the course of our lives, and reframes this potential victimage as a challenge to replenishment, renewal, and redefinition. Moving from a recipient position to one who constructs a new life, and develops new resources, recovers one’s autonomy in the presence of loss. -- James Hollis, PhD, Jungian analyst, Washington, D. C.; author, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of LifeTable of ContentsIntroduction -- Midlife: The Afternoon of Life Part I: “There’s a Hole in the Bucket….” 1.M -- Maneuvering Midlife 2.A -- Acclimating to Loss 3.P -- Pursuing a Personality beyond Loss Part II: “…With What Shall I Fix it?” 4.C – Celebrating Needs 5.R – Rearranging Personality Roles 6.E – Embracing Energy 7.A – Achieving New Discipline Habits 8.T – Tapping into Creativity 9. I – Inviting Belonging Connections 10. V- Validating Ability 11. I – Involving an Inner Self Part III: Before “Kicking the Bucket,” Grab Your Bucket List and Enjoy! 12. T – Tickling Your Fancy 13. Y— Yearning for Joy References
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Rowman & Littlefield The Bonus Family Handbook
Book SynopsisThe Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. It teaches even the most contentious parents and bonus parents how to work together in the name of their children, reinforcing collaborative co-parenting to help form a supportive, loving family.
£22.50
Grand Central Publishing ACT Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My
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Little, Brown & Company Who Are You & What Have You Done with My Kid?:
Book SynopsisHow 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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Little, Brown & Company You Don't Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom
Book SynopsisAward-winning journalist and mom-of-three Paula Faris gives insightful and practical steps for better working, momming, and living to millions of overwhelmed working moms.In Paula Faris's most important reporting yet, You Don't Have to Carry It All reveals a game plan that will not only make being a working mom "work" but will also reveal how and why society needs to value mothers first. Weaving together ground breaking research with inspirational wisdom, she:- recognizes the history of working moms in America and its lasting impact today,- shows how motherhood has scientifically improved the minds and capabilities of women,- encourages moms to link arms, not only with each other but also with men, and- proves why corporate America is better with moms at the helm.After interviewing countless experts, thought leaders and mothers, Faris believes we can join together to create a path forward for ditching the mom guilt, ending burnout, and finally giving working moms the support they so desperately need. Because with working moms on the job, there are literally no hands more capable of creating the change we need!
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Little, Brown & Company American Man: Speaking the Truth about the War on
Book SynopsisFox & Friends cohost Lawrence Jones? delivers the common sense book America needs more than ever in this definitive takedown of the left's never-ending attacks on masculinity.A generation ago it was understood that men and women were unique, yet interdependent, and designed by God to be that way. Today, the woke crowd wants you to believe masculinity is "toxic." In his first book, Lawrence embarks on a thorough examination of who is doing the attacking and why. Informed by his travels across the country for Fox News, Lawrence explains how confused progressives are about manhood-and how powerful the need is to set the record straight. Men, he argues, are indispensable to thriving families and prosperous societies, and the sooner men start acting like men, the better off we all will be. Packed with stories from his own life and work, Lawrence makes a persuasive case for the virtues of manliness-courage, resilience, godliness, and self-reliance among others. Lawrence challenges his fellow men to live up to their responsibilities as men and to fill the cultural void woke ideologues have been happy to exploit. In confronting the chaos of contemporary culture, Lawrence is forced to reexamine his own beliefs as he spurs an honest discussion about what it means to be a man in America. The book also includes candid, never-before-shared interviews conducted by Lawrence of his Fox News colleagues, like Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Pete Hegseth, Will Cain, as well as other prominent voices like NFL great Ben Watson and actor Dean Cain.This insightful and uncompromising book from one of the country's fastest rising stars will enlighten and inspire readers-as it proves once and for all the crucial role men can and must play in American life today.
£22.50
Little, Brown & Company Holy Hot Mess: Finding God in the Details of this
Book SynopsisA lot of people struggle with the concept of being holy. But the fact is, even the hottest of messes are being shaped-right now-into Jesus' likeness. In this book, Mary Katherine shares the sometimes-hidden evidence of God's work in her life and shows you that it's okay to embrace the hot messes.Mary Katherine will share both hilarious and vulnerable stories about faith, friendships, motherhood, marriage, and depression. She will cover the topics that plague our hearts every day with raw, honest truth and a side of laughter. Mary Katherine invites you into her story as a friend, encouraging you to embrace the hot messes in your life. Because we are all a work in progress, and as long as we are alive, we are under construction-and construction sites tend to be messy.
£14.24
Little, Brown & Company Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising
Book SynopsisMany of us live in suburban neighborhoods with nice yards, but without children in them often enough. We're out to dinner and notice a silent family, faces tilted toward their individual screens. Or maybe that family is us.In a social media culture, more than ever, the tried and true benefits of summer camp are being lauded for the value they've always held. Camp encourages real connection, grit, self-reflection, optimism, and self-confidence, and it does so without dependence upon technology. By implementing the proven principles of camp in our own homes, we can provide our kids with the tools they need to develop into thriving adults.Summer camp is attended by more than 12 million kids every year and research in positive psychology has proven that kids are just plain happier at camp. Happy Campers explores the reasons why, and offers parents nine secrets of summer camp that they can use to reap the benefits of camp for their children at home. Extra resources are included at the end of each chapter, such as questions for connection, family meeting topics, and activities to help families implement each summer camp strategy at home. Chapters include:Connection Comes First,Positive Practices Produce Optimistic Kids,Grit is Grown Outside the Comfort Zone, andCoach Kids to Better Friendships
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Arsenal Pulp Press Out Of The Darkness: Teens Talk About Suicide
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Arsenal Pulp Press The Dad Dialogues: A Correspondence on Fatherhood
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£15.29
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country
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Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Daphne's Dive
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£17.09
Hazelden Information & Educational Services Playing It By Heart
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£15.19
Barricade Books Inc The Case For Children: Why Parenthood Makes Your
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New Harbinger Publications The Courage To Trust: A Guide To Building Deep
Book SynopsisThis book is a guide to achieving greater self confidence and deeper levels of intimacy and trust.
£16.14
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. A Mother's Love: An Inspired Collection of
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc The Big Book Of Relationship Quizzes: 100 Tests
Book SynopsisIn the bestselling tradition of The Big Book of Personality Tests and The Big Book of Personality Tests for Women, this entertaining and enlightening collection of 100 'write-in' quizzes is designed to help women find out where they stand with current and potential loved ones and how to make those relationships better. How well do you relate to others? Do you follow your heart? What kind of friend are you? Are you truly close to the people in your life? Women everywhere wonder about the stability of their relationships, what they can do to strengthen them?and when it is time to end them. Whether it's a question about relating to a partner, children, boss, or friends, this book will answer it! Each quiz can be taken in just a few minutes and easily scored. Author Robin Westen, an award-winning journalist, provides expert analyses of all possible outcomes, along with tips for making positive changes in any type of relationship.
£11.90
Seal Press Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start
Book SynopsisParents will do just about anything to give their kids happy lives and successful futures. Unfortunately, the drive to give kids the best of everything leads to a financial strategy based in fear and competition, and results in millions of dollars worth of unnecessary purchases. Enough is enough.In Not Buying It, Brett Graff, the Home Economist," separates the truth about what parents need for their kids to succeed from the fiction perpetuated by ads, peer pressure, and internal fear. Graff shows how parents can save up to a million dollars by investing the money they would otherwise spend on overpriced and unnecessary purchases for their kids. Graff exposes the many ways that overspending can actually harm kids by encouraging narcissism and unhealthy habits. Her tips range from the everyday (understand when supposedly "organic" products aren't worth the extra dollars) to the long-term (consider investing in a smaller home for your family, which encourages intimacy and connection), making this a valuable manual for all stages of a parent's life.An essential book for new parents as well as parenting veterans, Not Buying It is the definitive guide for families who want to separate the truth about raising kids from the hype.Trade Review"Drawing on cutting edge research, Brett Graff offers sensible and timely advice for parents wanting to raise financially savvy kids." --Michael Norton, co-author, Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending "In Not Buying It, Brett Graff has uncovered the proof that drowns out the noise, relieves the pressure and alleviates the fear driving parents to overspend at every turn. Finally, someone who shows us that home finance is easy." --Carol Brooks, Editor-in-Chief, First for Women "With a combination of her natural wit and the wisdom of having been there, done that, Brett Graff explains why parents should just say no to consumerism. In short, it will help you raise happier, healthier, more independent and responsible young adults, who won't be forced to support you when you're old." --Kathi Kristof, author of Investing 101 and CBS MoneyWatch Contributor "There is no ,em>Cliffs Notes to parenting, but Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids is a must-read for anyone with young spawn for whom money is the other white meat." --Lesley Abravanel, Miami Herald gossip columnist and mother of twin toddlers. "For parents trying to achieve the American Dream by buying a home for your family, Not Buying It shows you how to protect your life-savings while making you laugh the whole time." --Judy Dutton, editor Realtor.com, formerly of Glamour and Redbook "Author Brett Graff shows 21st Century parents who want the best for our children why we need to rethink what that means. In Not Buying It, she prods parents to examine the overindulgence we have come to consider ordinary, and look at ways we can spend smarter to raise successful, happy children. In today's high pressure parenting climate, this book serves as a reality check to help us recognize when we are doing our children more harm than good, and remind us that being a great parent can be accomplished on any budget." --Cindy Krischer Goodman, columnist for The Miami Herald, co-author of RaisingTeensBlog.com. "If your goal is to raise happier, healthier, more successful children, read Not Buying It. The examples in this book will lead you to question modern day parenting as we know it and Brett Graff's wry sense of humor will make doing so an absolute delight. I only wish she'd written this book years ago!" --Tony Hernandez, CEO of The Man Guide
£11.99
Avalon Publishing Group Boys: What It Means to Become a Man
Book SynopsisWhether they're being urged to "man up" or warned that "boys don't cry," young men are subjected to damaging messages about manliness: they must muzzle their emotions and never show weakness, dominate girls and compete with one another.Boys: What It Means to Become a Man examines how these toxic rules can hinder boys' emotional and social development. If girls can expand the borders of femaleness, could boys also be set free of limiting, damaging expectations about manhood and masculinity? Could what's been labelled "the boy crisis" be the beginning of a revolution in how we raise young men? Drawing on extensive research and interviews with educators, activists, parents, psychologists, sociologists, and young men, Giese--mother to a son herself--examines the myths of masculinity and the challenges facing boys today. She reports from boys-only sex education classes and recreational sports leagues; talks to parents of transgender children and plays video games with her son. She tells stories of boys navigating the transition into manhood and how the upheaval in cultural norms about sex, sexuality and the myths of masculinity have changed the coming of age process for today's boys. With lively reportage and clear-eyed analysis, Giese reveals that the movement for gender equality has the potential to liberate us all.
£19.80
Penguin Putnam Inc What To Do When You're Having Two: The Twins
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Penguin Putnam Inc Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting
Book SynopsisÀ la carte wisdom from the international bestseller Bringing up Bébé In BRINGING UP BÉBÉ, journalist and mother Pamela Druckerman investigated a society of good sleepers, gourmet eaters, and mostly calm parents. She set out to learn how the French achieve all this, while telling the story of her own young family in Paris. BÉBÉ DAY BY DAY distills the lessons of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ into an easy-to-read guide for parents and caregivers. How do you teach your child patience? How do you get him to like broccoli? How do you encourage your baby to sleep through the night? How can you have a child and still have a life? Alongside these time-tested lessons of French parenting are favorite recipes straight from the menus of the Parisian crèche and winsome drawings by acclaimed French illustrator Margaux Motin. Witty, pithy and brimming with common sense, BÉBÉ DAY BY DAY offers a mix of practical tips and guiding principles, to help parents find their own way.
£16.12
PM Press Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to
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PublicAffairs,U.S. Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your
Book SynopsisWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines: "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.In Disrupt Aging, Jenkins focuses on three core areas--health, wealth, and self--to show us how to embrace opportunities and change the way we look at getting older. Here, she chronicles her own journey and that of others who are making their mark as disrupters to show readers how we can be active, healthy, and happy as we get older. Through this powerful and engaging narrative, she touches on all the important issues facing people 50+ today, from caregiving and mindful living to building age-friendly communities and making our money last.This is a book for all the makers and doers who have a desire to continue exploring possibilities, to celebrate discovery over decline, and to seek out opportunities to live the best life there is.
£12.99
Bloomsbury Publishing USA UNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone
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Microcosm Publishing We'll Never Have Paris: Greatest Hits For All
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New Harbinger Publications Helping Your Anxious Teen: Positive Parenting
Book SynopsisThe teen years are a time of remarkable change, and teens who struggle with stress and anxiety can have an especially difficult time. Furthermore, as a parent, you may be so worried and frustrated yourself that your efforts to help your teen cope with anxiety may end up backfiring and make the situation even worse. Wouldn't it help if there was a guide on what to do, and what not to do, to help your anxious teen?This powerful book, based on cutting-edge research and cognitive behavioral strategies, will help you develop the know-how to effectively manage teen anxiety. You'll learn the best ways to support your teen in overcoming problematic thinking and fears, discover how your reactions can unwittingly fuel your teen's worries, and explore how life changes influence your teen's anxiety, as well as how to manage anxiety-related physical and psychological distress.Understanding your teen's anxiety, how it impacts you and the rest of the family, and how your own responses can influence it are key to learning how to help your teen manage anxious thoughts and feelings and succeed in life. With Helping Your Anxious Teen, you'll have a wealth of research-backed strategies to lead you in being an effective anxiety coach for your teen.
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Simon And Schuster Group USA Raised by Unicorns
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PM Press Rad Families: A Celebration
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PM Press The Future Generation: The Zine-Book for
Book SynopsisThe tenth-anniversary edition of the timeless radical parenting guide.
£18.89
Simon And Schuster Group USA Free to Fly
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Benbella Books Good to Be Grand
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Familius LLC Daily Fatherhood: 365 Laughs, Truths, and
Book Synopsis“For fatherhood advice, try to look your child in the eye . . . get to know their name; that becomes important when you want something. And remember to feed them. That’s about all you need.” —WILL FERRELL, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN Being a father brings incredible joy and laughter, but also worry and frustration. Every dad could use a pick-me-up reminder that he’s not alone. In fact, most dads feel the same way! With 365 quotes from dads (who also happen to be thought leaders, comedians, and politicians) and hilarious images of fatherhood in progress, Daily Fatherhood is the perfect gift for Dad.
£11.69
Familius LLC 115 Hacks and Hacktivities for Parents of Mini
Book SynopsisWhen you have a mini human running around, things can get pretty messy. Public diaper blowouts, shopping tantrums, teething pain, art projects that end up on the wall-and that's only the tip of the iceberg. But don't worry! 115 Hacks and Hacktivities for Parents of Mini Humans has all the tips and tricks for big humans on the verge of their own tantrums. With hacks for everything from mini human care to travel and toys, this book will give you the extra hand you need to do it all. Divided into helpful categories, each innovative hack comes with easy-to-follow instructions, materials made up of simple items you can find in your own home or local stores, and clean, modern illustrations that make parenting feel a little less hectic (even on the days that you are running on fumes). And watch out for the hacktivities! You can use these hacks that are disguised as activities to keep your mini human busy, making parenting fun for everyone. In a durable and easy-to-carry package, this must-have book can go with you anywhere. Parenting is officially hacked!
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Familius LLC Dad Mode
Book Synopsis Unlocking the Power of Fatherhood. In this essential guide for dads with young children, Tal Eyre shares insights and practical strategies to form unbreakable bonds, foster growth, and create a mission-driven family. Activate your dad mode today! You’re going to be a dad!—words that don’t feel real until nine months later when the new baby arrives. You hold that small life in your arms for the first time, and BOOM, Dad Mode activated! All your feelings as a proud new dad coalesce into one astounding commitment: lifelong connection to your child. But how do you do this dad thing? From author Tal Eyre, Dad Mode: 25 Ways to Connect with Your Children is the ultimate guidebook to jumpstarting Dad Mode and fostering an unbreakable connection with your child. Organized into bite-sized chapters, with action steps and a full-color illustration by Bernardo França for each way, this book makes connection easy for dads in a hurry
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She Writes Press Twentieth Century Boys: How One Multigenerational
Book SynopsisIn the early 1900s, Gordon Clark and his father, Si, sold their farm in rural Canada in search of the business of America. They found it in Seattle, Washington, and in 1929 Gordon and his brother Russ bought Genesee Coal and Stoker.Seattle life in the late 1920s was flourishing and businesses were booming —but within the year, the crash of the stock market would bring the Great Depression to the 1930s. Genesee survived, however, and during the 1940s, the Clark brothers adapted to the popular culture by adding heating oil to their coal service. The 1950s in Seattle spun good times for the heating oil business, but those happy days came to a screeching halt as competitive heating options arrived. The popular shift from heating oil to natural gas resulted in yet another change in business strategy for the second generation, led by Gordon’s son Don Clark. Through the decades that followed, Genesee Energy met each challenge, swaying with cultural and energy trends both locally and nationally. Now facing the current issue of climate change, Genesee Energy’s third generation, led by Steve Clark, is vectoring toward renewable energy to maintain its legacy.A narrative nonfiction saga of three generations of family, culture, and energy issues, Twentieth-Century Boys shows how relationships and values have carried one small company through near devastation time and again— from the 1920s to the present day.Trade Review
£12.99
Workman Publishing Raising Baby by the Stars: A New Parent's Guide
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and approachable guide to raising infants and toddlers with help from the stars, from astrology expert and columnist Maressa Brown. Beginning with your baby’s sun sign, then diving into their whole birth chart, here’s how to use astrology to decode your little one’s personality, character traits, communication style, likes and dislikes, inspiration for happiness, and triggers for fussiness, even the best-suited books, toys, and activities. Divided into three parts—The Twelve Signs; A Guide to Your Little One’s Mind, Spirit, and Well-Being; and Parent and Child Relationships: Bonding with Your Growing Star—this book covers specifics on parenting based on your own astrological identity (an Aries parent and an Aries child will connect through competitive activities but may clash as a result of their being equally hotheaded). Best ways to foster your little one’s self-expression (art supplies are a must-have for Libras). How to boost your baby’s physical and mental well-being (a back rub before bed will be especially soothing for a tense Leo). In other words, it’s a parenting book tailored to your unique child, all based on the timeless wisdom of the zodiac.Trade Review“An easy-to-follow overview of astrology. . . . [T]horoughness paired with . . . gentle advice makes for an ideal reference for the new age set. Open-minded parents will find this a fun resource.”—Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction How to Make the Most of This Book A Few More Must-Knows Your Baby’s Story, as Told by the Sky The Sun, the Stars & Your Baby: How Astrology Works The Natal Chart: Your Baby’s Unique Blueprint Your Baby’s Sun Sign Your Baby’s Moon Sign Your Baby’s Rising Sign (aka Ascendant) The Other Personal Planets: Mercury, Venus & Mars The Ruling Planets The Elements The Qualities The Houses The Aspects Part 1: The Twelve Signs Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Part 2: A Guide to Your Little One’s Mind, Spirit & Well-Being Self-Expression & Learning Health & Wellness Part 3: Parent & Child Relationships: Bonding with Your Growing Star The Aries Parent The Taurus Parent The Gemini Parent The Cancer Parent The Leo Parent The Virgo Parent The Libra Parent The Scorpio Parent The Sagittarius Parent The Capricorn Parent The Aquarius Parent The Pisces Parent Best Activities for Every Sign Combination Sibling Sign Compatibility Outro Resources Glossary Acknowledgments Index
£16.14
New Harbinger Publications The Anger Toolkit: Quick Tools to Manage Intense
Book SynopsisWritten by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in the most effective evidence-based therapies, The Anger Toolkit offers powerful tools for managing anger in the moment, when readers need it most. With this quick-relief guide, readers will find fast-acting tips, tricks, and skills to cool their temper, find calm in triggering situations, and stop letting anger run their lives. A quick-relief guide for calming anger in the moment-just when you need it most. Do you struggle with problem anger? If so, you are far from alone. Sometimes anger can be a helpful emotion. It pushes us to stand up for ourselves or the people we care about-or to advocate for a cause we believe in. But sometimes, anger can become intense and overwhelming, and lead us to act in destructive or harmful ways-impacting relationships, work, and our health. So, how can you take charge of your anger before it gets the best of you? Written by a team of anger experts, The Anger Toolkit offers evidence-based anger-cooling skills, exercises, and tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With this powerfully effective pocket guide, you'll learn to: - Find calm right away with "emergency" anger management skills - Understand your anger, as well as your anger triggers - Get unstuck from anger before it gets the best of you - Be good to yourself by creating a life where your physical and emotional well-being are high priorities If you're ready to stop letting anger rule your life, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to stay calm, cool, and in charge of your emotions.
£13.29
Weldon Owen Sisters' Journal: Stories, Reflections, and
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for sisters of any age (ideal for and birthday giving or graduation), this beautiful keepsake memory book is designed to capture and preserve unique memories, from the days of their childhood through the precious moments they spend as adults. Includes digital media prompts as well.Gorgeously designed, this charming guided journal offers a place to chronicle two or more sister’s life stories, keep a living record of their experiences, and a record of their hopes and dreams. Each page includes thoughtful prompts to inspire sisters to record their most meaningful memories, plus plenty of space for including memorabilia and photographs.
£12.59
PESI Publishing & Media The Family Therapy Workbook: 96 Guided Interventions to Help Families Connect, Cope, and Heal
£25.65
Baker Publishing Group Passing the Generation Blessing: Speak Life,
Book SynopsisGod has given you the responsibility to pass your faith to the next generation. When you speak to your children about God, pray for them, and encourage them on their spiritual journey, you prepare them to live a life of enduring faith and blessings. “In our walk with God, the passing of the blessings is not a suggestion,” writes author Bishop Kenneth Ulmer. “It’s a command, a mandate to those who have been blessed. And the blessing is not only to be passed to your children, but also to your children’s children.” It is more important than ever to train up new followers of Christ. Though sin has become an accepted part of our culture, it is possible to break the cycle of sin passed down from previous generations and replace it with blessings. “If you want to have a positive impact,” says Bishop Ulmer, “tell the story.” Passing the Generation Blessing offers practical and powerful ways to speak blessings over your family so all can hear.
£14.24
Sourcebooks Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the
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£17.09
Ffr Global, LLC The Surprise Date Challenge: Bedroom Edition
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£18.99
B.Global Entertainment One and Done: The Korleone Young Story:
£20.10
Allen & Unwin Primary School Confidential: Confessions From the
Book SynopsisPrimary school, that special place where little kids turn into big kids, where letters turn into words, numbers turn into more confusing numbers and lunchboxes turn into bacterial breeding grounds. Where teachers rule (mostly) and parents realise primary school's not just for children - that they're back at school too, just in different roles. Having been a student during the Smurf, Swatch and Strawberry Shortcake era, and then a teacher in tough-as-nails South London and a back-of-Woop Woop Australian country school, Mrs Woog knew her way around a primary school and thought nothing could surprise or intimidate her - until she became a primary school parent! You'll laugh till lemonade comes out of your nose in this irreverent, hilarious, no-holds-barred and loving homage to primary school and all who dwell in it. Therapy for former teachers, a revelation to prospective parents, a trip down memory lane for us all, Primary School Confidential is a joy to read and essential homework for anyone interested in what really happens beyond the school gate.Trade ReviewMrs Woog manages to be observant and brutally honest and keep us laughing along with her self-deprecating playfulness. * Melbourne's Child *
£13.49
Allen & Unwin Cooking for Busy Mums: Fast, Fresh and
Book SynopsisAs a busy new mum, Amanda Voisey was struggling to juggle life and cooking for her family. It wasn't as if she didn't know how to cook - she'd started her first job in the food industry at 14, and gone on to own her own café - but feeding a baby and a family was a whole new ball game. She decided to create a Facebook page so that she and other mums in the same position could share quick dinner ideas. Today, her 'Cooking for Busy Mums' Facebook page has over 615,000 fans, and her website, www.cookingforbusymums.com, has an average 250,000 page views a month. In this book, Amanda shares her most popular, most delicious and quickest recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner that will make feeding your family a whole lot easier. Alongside, she includes valuable information on nutrition for kids, how to cope with fussy eaters, how to save money at the supermarket and great, simple ideas for packing a school lunch box. Cooking for Busy Mums will show you just why Amanda has such a huge online following and will make your busy life just a little bit less stressful.
£13.49
Allen & Unwin The Attachment: Letters from a most unlikely
Book SynopsisDear Ailsa, Sometimes I wonder whether the friendship that has caught us both - a most unlikely friendship I must confess - might find an echo in a far off Irish village somewhere in the wild, windy hills of old Donegal. Or am I allowing that uncontrollable imagination of mine too much slack?This is the story of an unlikely friendship.When priest and Sydneysider Tony Doherty emailed Melbourne-based writer and performer Ailsa Piper to say how much he had enjoyed her latest book, he was met with a swift reply from a similarly enquiring mind. Soon emails were flying back and forth and back again. They exchanged stories of their experiences as sweaty pilgrims and dissected dinner party menus. They shared their delight in Mary Oliver's poetry and wrestled with what it means to love and to grieve. This energetic exchange of words, questions and ideas grew into an unexpected but treasured friendship.Collected here is that correspondence, brimming with empathy, humour and a fierce curiosity about each other and the worlds, shoes and histories that they inhabit. Described by one reader as 'a demonstration of how to have a conversation and a friendship', The Attachment is an intriguing, entertaining and moving celebration of family, faith, connection - even the correct time of day to enjoy rhubarb.Dear Tony, Funny how our ears tune in to things. How our priorities shift based on who and what we know. How we come to care about such abstract or remote things through the experience of another. Lovely, somehow, but so serendipitous. All the other things we might care about. All that we might have missed had we not stopped to care for this person. I'm glad we stopped for each other.Trade ReviewTo read this book is to be present at the unfurling of a tender friendship between two thoughtful, compassionate humans, and like all the best collections of letters it's also a discursive wander through life's big questions. It will make you grateful for what you have, while urging you to seize the day with the people you love... It will make you want to write letters: good ones. I will read this book again and again. * Charlotte Wood, Stella Prize-winning author of The Natural Way of Things *...captures the intoxication of being swept into a new and deeply nourishing friendship. It fizzes with joy and humour, wrestles with agonising questions, always anchored in compassion and wisdom. * Debra Oswald, author of Useful *The Attachment made me want to notice my world, love my world, shape it into words. It is a book about friendship but more than that, these two letter-writers - these unlikely friends - are mature enough to know the value of the moment, the value of friendship, how precious and fleeting life is... I was moved, and surprised, and completed the book in a veil of tears...The book enriched me, and inspired me. * Sofie Laguna, Miles Franklin award-winning author of The Eye of the Sheep *From the first seed of recognition, the feverish exchange of ideas and confidences to a deep and abiding appreciation,The Attachment is a candid, illuminating journey into the heart of a profound and unexpected friendship, and a testament to the art of correspondence. * Kat Stewart, actor *...the chronicle of an unlikely but beautiful friendship that will inspire you to value your own friendships more highly, and to nurture them more carefully. * Hugh Mackay, author of Beyond Belief *
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