Author : Charis Thompson
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780262201568
Reproductive technologies, says Thompson, are part of the increasing tendency to turn social problems into biomedical questions and can be used as a lens to see the resulting changes in the relations between science and society."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Jean Chatzky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 29,71 MB
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1416994734
For the first time, financial guru and TODAY Show regular Jean Chatzky brings her expertise to a young audience. Chatzky provides her unique, savvy perspective on money with advice and insight on managing finances, even on a small scale. This book will reach kids before bad spending habits can get out of control. With answers and ideas from real kids, this grounded approach to spending and saving will be a welcome change for kids who are inundated by a consumer driven culture. This book talks about money through the ages, how money is actually made and spent, and the best ways for tweens to earn and save money.
Author : Harold H. Bloomfield
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780345309044
"No one book resolves a lifetime of hurts and misunderstandings, but it can remove the blinders from our eyes. Make an effort now." LOS ANGELES TIMES No matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come to terms with them. This wise and practical book will show you how to deal with the most fundamental relationships in your life and, in the process, become the happy, creative, and fulfilled person you are meant to be.
Author : Richy K. Chandler
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1784507768
Hey! I think you should know that there is nothing your parents are more proud of... than YOU!' This simple graphic story helps children whose parents are separating to feel better. The book says why some parents have to live in different places, reminds the child how special they are to both parents, and reassures them that both parents will keep looking after them, and love them just as before. Getting to the heart of what children need to hear in what can be a confusing time, the story lets your child know that they are loved and safe, and that this will not change. Ideal for children aged 3-7.
Author : Edmund Sprunger
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN :
Author : Eleanor Cade
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1592858600
A self-help guide for those who have to take care of their aging parents. Caring for aging parents is difficult-it's exhausting, expensive, time-consuming, and under appreciated. And that's under the best of circumstances, when the caregiver loves and respects his or her aging parent. What happens when adult children are asked to care for elderly parents who were abusive, neglectful, or absent? Here is a compassionate and practical guide to facing the psychological and emotional issues that arise when caring for aging parents. Eleanor Cade offers sound as well as personal accounts from individuals who have made the choice to care for difficult parents. The result is a powerful guide to moving beyond feelings of anger, regret, and grief in order to build healthy new family dynamics based on decency and mercy.Target audience For individuals who are caring for aging, dysfunctional parents, as well as counselors and therapists who work with familiesFeaturesan authoritative resource for baby boomers caring for aging parentsdefines differences between "normal" and "dysfunctional" familiespersonal stories validate the experiences and feelings of readers
Author : Michele Borba
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 1999-05-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Filled with clear, step-by-step advice, practical insights, and engaging stories, this book puts field-tested tools into the hands of every parent and teacher.
Author : David J Palmiter
Publisher : Sunrise River Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1934716324
A straightforward, lighthearted, and research-based parenting book for working parents who want to do the best they can for their children in the time they have together. Board-certified child psychologist David J. Palmiter, PhD, distills the broad and complex endeavor of parenting into 10 effective strategies for promoting happy and well-adjusted children in busy households.
Author : Anita Silvey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780618618774
By selecting only 100 "best books" Silvey distinguishes her guide from all the others and makes it possible to give young readers their literary heritage in the childhood years.
Author : Chap Bettis
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 17,8 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category :
ISBN : 9780692671054
"Chock full of biblical wisdom - you'll find yourself underlining line after line, page after page. -- Marty Machowski, Author, Long Story Short and The Gospel Story Bible. Your children will either live forever with Jesus or apart from him. Too many growing up in Christian homes will not follow Christ as adults. Do you have a strategy for parenting in today's hostile culture? The Disciple-Making Parent will give you confidence in your journey. In the Disciple-Making Parent you will learn: The North Star to Guide Your Parenting The Process Second-Generation Christians Go Through The Reasons Young People Walk Away from the Faith Nine Powerful Influences Found in Wise Families How Your Example Can Commend the Gospel What Your Children are Watching at Home How to Explain Hypocrisy to Them Why the Heart is the Most Important Part of Them (and How to Stay Connected How Discipline Prepares Them for the Gospel How To Clearly Explain the Gospel to Little Children How to Nourish Them with the Word of God Different Ways to Have Family Devotions (and When to Stop) How to Cast a Vision of the World How to Pray for Your Children (and for Yourself) The Doubts Your Children Will Experience and What You Can Do How to Deal with the Electronics and Media Tsunami And Much More So comprehensive that I could remove all the parenting books I have and place only The Disciple-Making Parent on the shelf! - Jackie Kendall, President, Power to Grow, Author, Lady in Waiting.
