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Going from one to two children can seem daunting If you re expecting your second child but already struggling…
to chase after a lively toddler you re not alone in wondering how you will ever manage Or perhaps your child is older and somewhat unenthusiastic about the prospect of a new brother or sister Coping with Two takes second time mums from pregnancy and birth to the first day on your own with your new baby and older child And it guides you through the weeks months and years beyond giving you all the practical advice and reassurance you ll need The book includes breastfeeding and toddler jealousy leaving the house on time without tears easy bed and bath time routines that work what to do when your eldest hits you and hates the baby how to prioritize when both children are crying teaching your children to get on with each other loving your children equally without favouritesBoss Bride: The Powerful Woman's Playbook for Love and Success
By Charreah K. Jackson. 2018
A game-changing book for professional women on how to navigate love and career from relationship expert Charreah Jackson. Essence Senior…
Editor and international dating & career coach Charreah K. Jackson answers the never-ending question for women: Is it truly possible to have your dream career and be part of a fulfilling, satisfying, lasting romantic relationship? In this relatable, entertaining, and confessional guide, Charreah weaves through the complicated world of dating and career, showing YOU how to be a Boss Bride.With advice ranging from dating like a pro and how to go hard AND go home, Charreah gives you the insight and inspiration to become a Boss Bride – a powerful woman who manages the many roles in her life with pride and enthusiasm, demands her worth, lives in the moment, and prioritizes love. Packed with tips, tricks, strategies, and testimonies from women across America, Charreah shows you the path to getting the corner office and walking down the aisle – and how to stay a Boss Bride for life.In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben…
Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future. Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America's youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliant—are being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year, and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live with their parents. From these disparate phenomena: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse who as president of a Midwestern college observed the trials of this generation up close, sees an existential threat to the American way of life. In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens. He identifies core formative experiences that all young people should pursue: hard work to appreciate the benefits of labor, travel to understand deprivation and want, the power of reading, the importance of nurturing your body—and explains how parents can encourage them. Our democracy depends on responsible, contributing adults to function properly—without them America falls prey to populist demagogues. A call to arms, The Vanishing American Adult will ignite a much-needed debate about the link between the way we're raising our children and the future of our country. A New York Times BestsellerThe New Relationship Blueprint: 10 Steps to Reframe the Way You Love
By Nancy Levin. 2018
Worthy author Nancy Levin shows you how to turn the old model of relationship on its head and build something…
better and more fulfilling than you ve had before Are you ready to turn the spotlight on your love life and move to the next level--something more fulfilling than you ve had before In the spirit of her most recent book Worthy Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth which was different from any other finance book on the market Nancy Levin s The New Relationship Blueprint takes a truly fresh look at relationships showing you how to build them better from the ground up--or perform some skillful renovations This book is for you if you re single and looking for a new relationship that s beyond what you ve experienced before or happy alone but looking toward a great relationship in the future or divorced and determined never to do that again or recovering from the death of a partner and unsure what s next It s also for you if you re in an unsatisfying relationship that you want to refresh and restore a relationship that challenges or threatens your boundaries a relationship you re not sure you can salvage or a relationship you recognize as the exact right teacher for you even if it s not easy Essentially this book is for you if you re ready for something more in relationship than what the old models have offered It s based on the essential truth that relationship is first and foremost where we learn to love ourselves Drawing on many of the same exercises she uses with her clients Nancy walks you through a 10-step process to work through your emotional and psychological roadblocks to self-love and the relationship you truly desireShattered Bonds: The Color Of Child Welfare
By Dorothy Roberts. 2002
Shattered Bonds is a stirring account of a worsening American social crisis--the disproportionate representation of black children in the U.…
S. foster care system and its effects on black communities and the country as a whole. Tying the origins and impact of this disparity to racial injustice, Dorothy Roberts contends that child-welfare policy reflects a political choice to address startling rates of black child poverty by punishing parents instead of tackling poverty's societal roots. Using conversations with mothers battling the Chicago child-welfare system for custody of their children, along with national data, Roberts levels a powerful indictment of racial disparities in foster care and tells a moving story of the women and children who earn our respect in their fight to keep their families intact.The purpose of this book is to highlight the most important documentary evidence available to the family historian wishing to…
research their Irish ancestry. It is aimed primarily at researchers whose time in Irish repositories is limited, and who want to know what is available locally and online. It covers more than eighteen individual sources of information, making it simpler to organise your search and easier to carry it out both locally and on the ground.Contents: 1. Where to Begin; 2. Administrative Divisions; 3. Civil Registration; 4. Census Returns and Old Age Pension Claims; 5. Census Substitutes; 6. Wills and Testamentary Records; 7. Election Records; 8. Board of Guardian Records; 9. School Records; 10. Migration; 11. Emigration; 12. Landed Estate Records; 13. Taxation and Valuation Records; 14. Church Records; 15. Military Records; 16. Printed Records; 17. Law & Order; 18. Local Government; 19. Researching Online.Losing a Parent: Parent Practical Help for You and Other Family Members
By Fiona Marshall. 2000
Whether from a sudden accident or a slow, terminal illness, the death of a parent is devastating to adults and…
children alike. In Losing a Parent, Fiona Marshall helps readers understand the process of coping with a parent's death, from preparing for death to recognizing the different stages of grief, from nurturing the relationship with the surviving parent to harnessing new strength to carry on with life. Wise, compassionate, and practical, Losing a Parent is an invaluable source of support for a time of overwhelming loss.Your Pregnancy for the Father to Be: Everything Dads Need to Know About Pregnancy, Childbirth and Getting Ready for a New Baby
By Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler. 2009
Pregnancy can be a thrilling adventure for a couple. Although most attention is directed toward the mom-to-be, the nine months…
of pregnancy are an exciting, moving and, yes, occasionally stressful!time for the expectant father as well. Written with the needs and concerns of the dad-to-be in mind, this book includes a comprehensive glossary of terms, a resource section, up-to-date medical information, and tips for supporting your partner during pregnancy and the birth of your new baby. It will also help you be the best father you can be by covering such topics as: The tests and procedures your partner may undergo The impact of pregnancy on your relationship and how to handle it Ways to evaluate the expenses of having a baby How to be a great labor coachNecessary to Life: A Memoir of Devotion, Cancer and Abundant Love
By Mich n Neal, Louisa Leontiades. 2017
Vilified by the media for her outspoken non-monogamous lifestyle, Louisa Leontiades is, unbeknownst to the outside world, being defeated by…
mundanity. Four years of caring for toddlers and living in tracksuits has left her anxious, exhausted, and virtually celibate. Her partner, Morten, falls in love with Yasmin, whose family will never allow their relationship unless he leaves Louisa. Louisa falls for Janus, a terminal cancer patient looking for a mother for his children before he dies. As Louisa and Morten seem poised to be torn apart, Louisa learns she has a potentially fatal tumour. Should she start a family with Janus (if she lives)? Would Yasmin make a good stepmother for her children (if she dies)? Necessary to Life takes an unflinching look at the importance of seizing the moment and the costs of following your heart.A World in Us: A Memoir of Open Marriage, Turbulent Love and Hard-Won Wisdom
By Louisa Leontiades, Gracie X. 2017
A guided tour of non-monogamy, A World in Us begins with Louisa and her husband Gilles, who love each other…
but whose marriage is going nowhere. They decide to explore polyamory, falling for another couple and trying to forge a life together as a quad. But they are challenged in ways they didn't expect, and their experimentation forces them to accept a new understanding of themselves and each other. This chronicle is followed by Louisa's letters to her younger self. Sometimes love and good intention isn't enough. Do you cut your losses and return to monogamy, or do you rise from the ashes? In this compilation of her previous works, The Husband Swap and Lessons in Love and Life to My Younger Self, Louisa offers candid insight into the polyamorous heart.Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking
By Tamar E. Chansky. 2008
A leading clinical expert in the fields of child cognitive behavior therapy and anxiety disorders, Dr. Tamar Chansky frequently counsels…
children (and their parents) whose negative thinking creates chronic or occasional emotional hurdles and impedes optimism, flexibility, and happiness. Now, in the first book that specifically focuses on negative thinking in kids, Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking provides parents, caregivers, and clinicians the same clear, concise, and compassionate guidance that Dr. Chansky employed in her previous guides to relieving children from anxiety and obsessive compulsive symptoms. Here she thoroughly covers the underlying causes of children's negative attitudes, as well as providing multiple strategies for managing negative thoughts, building optimism, and establishing emotional resilience.The Birth Of A Mother: How The Motherhood Experience Changes You Forever
By Daniel N. Stern, Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern, Alison Freeland. 1998
As you prepare to become a mother, you face an experience unlike any other in your life. Having a baby…
will redirect your preferences and pleasures and, most likely, will realign some of your values. As you undergo this unique psychological transformation, you will be guided by new hopes, fears, and priorities. In a most startling way, having a child will influence all of your closest relationships and redefine your role in your family’s history. The charting of this remarkable, new realm is the subject of this compelling book. Renowned psychiatrist Daniel N. Stern has joined forces with pediatrician and child psychiatrist Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern and journalist Alison Freeland to paint a wonderfully evocative picture of the psychology of motherhood. At the heart of The Birth of a Mother is an arresting premise: Just as a baby develops physically in utero and after birth, so a mother is born psychologically in the many months that precede and follow the birth of her baby. The recognition of this inner transformation emerges from hundreds of interviews with new mothers and decades of clinical experience. Filled with revealing case studies and personal comments from women who have shared this experience, this book will serve as an invaluable sourcebook for new mothers, validating the often confusing emotions that accompany the development of this new identity. In addition to providing insight into the unique state of motherhood, the authors touch on related topics such as going back to work, fatherhood, adoption, and premature birth. During pregnancy, mothers-to-be talk about morning sickness and their changing bodies, and new mothers talk about their exhaustion, the benefits of nursing or bottle-feeding, and the dilemma of whether or when they should return to work. And yet, they can be strangely mute about the dramatic and often overwhelming changes going on in their inner lives. Finally, with The Birth of a Mother, these powerful feelings are eloquently put into words.Love & Limits: Guidance Tools for Creative Parenting
By Elizabeth Crary. 1994
Functioning as a kind of quick-reference guide to parenting, this concise book discusses child development, describes basic temperament traits, and…
offers many practical child-guidance tools as it introduces a problem-solving process known as STAR Parenting. Parents will be able to use the information to more effectively deal with children’s feelings and reduce power struggles.Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child's Inborn Traits
By Diane Clark Johnson, Helen F Neville. 2015
The most recent and respected research on how temperament can affect a child's progress toward developmental milestones and responses to…
new experiences Research shows that many challenging behaviors are connected to a child's inborn temperament, the unique set of characteristics that each child is born with. When adults who work with children understand what makes a child tick, they can adapt their parenting, teaching, or treatment protocols to the individual needs of each child. Coauthor Helen Neville has updated the contents of the original edition of Temperament Tools to reflect the latest understanding about inborn temperament and its effects on behavior. Certain behavior clusters go with certain combinations of temperament traits and some clusters result in a child who can be quite a challenge. This book describes many types of children and offers strategies to help deal with behavior resulting from inborn temperament. Parents fill out a temperament chart to help define and understand their child, then consult the appropriate chapter that refers to that type of child. Temperament Tools avoids the use of psychological jargon while featuring the extensive practical understanding of children and their parents' questions and needs for skills. Adults using the book find the sections on practical ways to handle kids with temperament in mind to be valuable for restoring peace in home or school.Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce
By Judith S. Wallerstein, Joan B. Kelly. 2000
Based on the Children of Divorce Project, a landmark study of sixty families during the first five years after divorce,…
this enlightening and humane modern classic altered the conventional wisdom on the short- and long-term effects of family dissolution.Why Don’t You Understand?
By Elizabeth, Leonard Weller, Susie, Wagele. 2007
Arguing that how people think and how they naturally prefer to communicate is inborn, this study demystifies recent research to…
explain why some relationships function so smoothly while others are a constant struggle. Susie Weller describes the four distinct ways the human brain gathers and processes information—emphasizing that none is better than the others—and shows how readers can strengthen their least favorite thinking style in order to communicate more effectively with others. This skill can then be applied to any number of relationships, including parenting.The Secret of Toddler Sharing: Why Sharing Is Hard and How to Make It Easier
By Elizabeth Crary. 2013
Offering parents realistic expectations about toddler behavior, this guide provides detailed, how-to advice for teaching kids to share and for…
intervening when toddlers have difficulty sharing. It reviews children’s temperament and development and the roles they play in the willingness to share, while also explaining how to handle the child who never complains about giving up a possession. Relating personal experiences as real-life examples of the teaching process, this parenting reference includes scenarios and suggests dialogs to use. Three factors that encourage children to share are introduced, along with five strategies that specify how to teach sharing. Whether sharing issues come up with toddlers on play dates or in public places, parents will be armed with the knowledge of how to handle and teach their child.Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers
By Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer. 2001
Do Your Own Divorce: A Practical Guide To Divorcing Without A Lawyer
By John Bolch. 2009
This book will save you money. Even if the divorce is completely straightforward, and there are no arrangements for children…
and finances to sort out, a solicitor will typically charge between GBP500 and GBP1000 to deal with the divorce for you, not including court fees. If there are arrangements for children or finances to sort out, then the solicitor's fees are likely to be many times that sum. This book is for the increasing number of people who have to go through divorce proceedings without legal assistance, and for those who just want to save legal costs. It includes: *A guide to divorce proceedings, including completing all the required forms. *Sorting out financial/property arrangements, whether by agreement or through the court. *Making arrangements for children. *Details of child support maintenance. *Dealing with domestic violence, costs and mediation. *Plus specimen forms, useful addresses and websites, and a detailed glossary of legal terms. This book is for anyone who is seeking or contemplating a divorce, or anyone whose spouse has issued divorce proceedings against them. Even if you are separating from your spouse and do not wish to divorce at this time, this book will be useful to you as many of the principles with regard to arrangements for children and sorting out finances are the same.Contents: 1. Divorce; 2. Children; 3. Child maintenance; 4. Finances and property; 5. Domestic violence; 6. Mediation; 7. Costs and legal aid; 8. Final thoughts; Appendix 1 - Example Documents; Appendix 2 - Useful Addresses and Websites; Appendix 3 - Glossary; Appendix 4 - List of Divorce County Courts; Index.Let Them Thrive: A Playbook for Helping Your Child Succeed in School and in Life
By Katie Novak. 2014
Let Them Thrive provides parents with a practical understanding of how education works--and how it can work better--for their children.…
Every learner is as unique as his or her fingerprints. But one-size-fits-all schooling doesn't account for those variations. In this highly readable book (with unique cartoon illustrations), bestselling author, educator, and parent Katie Novak introduces the research-based framework Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Parents learn the origins of UDL in the learning sciences and in practice. (UDL is prominent in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act). They also learn strategies, tips, and tools to support their children's learning in school and in life. Let Them Thrive is an important new contribution to the growing literature on UDL, the first such book directly aimed at parents.