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Under pressure: how the epidemic of hyper-parenting is endangering childhood
By Carl Honoré. 2008
When the impulse to give children the best of everything runs rampant, parents, schools, communities, and corporations unwittingly combine forces…
to create over-scheduled, over-stimulated, and overindulged kids. Rather than micromanaging every moment of children's lives, Honoré describes an emerging new movement that tries to find the balance between too much and too little. c2008.The mother of all baby books: an all-Canadian guide to your baby's first year
By Ann Douglas. 2001
The sequel to "The mother of all pregnancy books." Contains chapters on preparing for the early weeks of parenthood, getting…
to know your new baby, coping with the most common new parent worries, and much more. 2001.Y'a-t-il un parent dans la salle?
By Martyne Huot, Nathalie Schneider. 2006
"C'est rendu que je vois plus souvent mon boss que mes p'tits. Ça n'a pas de bon sens!" "Ça déborde…
au bureau. Ça déborde à la maison. Que faire?" "Je me sens tellement coupable quand je dois travailler le week-end..." Certains psychologues le prétendent, bien des médias le répètent ad nauseam, nombre de parents à bout de souffle le pensent aussi une conciliation travail-famille parfaite est tout simplement utopique. En fait, précise Martyne Huot, s'épanouir au boulot et à la maison n'est pas impossible. Il faut juste laisser tomber son aspiration à la perfection. Et se poser les bonnes questions. 2006.Wisdom of our fathers: lessons and letters from daughters and sons
By Tim Russert. 2006
Collection of letters Russert received after publication of a memoir about his father, "Big Russ and Me". Includes correspondence from…
Americans recounting relationships with their fathers, along with Russert's interviews and memories. Recalls generational differences and relates ways fathers have passed on wisdom to their children. Bestseller. 2006.William Carey: father of missions (Heroes of the faith ; #6)
By Sam Wellman. 1997
A shoemaker turned missionary, William Carey was one of the first missionaries to India. He mastered the languages there and…
spent his life preaching, teaching, translating, and distributing Bibles. Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series. 1997.When your child drives you crazy
By Eda J LeShan. 1985
Offers advice on how to decipher a child's behaviour to determine what is going on beneath the surface and suggests…
practical methods for handling specific behaviour, such as whining, nagging, biting and lying. 1985.National twins guru and founder of Twiniversity--and mother of twins herself--Natalie Diaz provides a no-holds-barred resource about life with twins,…
from pregnancy and birth all the way through your duo's first year of life. 2018.What did I do wrong?: mothers, children, guilt
By Lynn Caine. 1985
Interviews with thousands of mothers deplores the tendency of mothers to accept blame for what happens in their children's lives.…
Other factors include genes, fathers, health, school, peers, economics and luck. Some strong language. 1985.What do you really want for your children?
By Wayne W Dyer. 1985
As a multilingual, medical missionary stationed in Jerusalem, the author witnessed one of the most momentous years in the history…
of the Jewish people, in 1948. A personal record of this time. 1998.Votre enfant est-il trop sensible?: comment le comprendre, l'aider, l'aimer
By Janet Poland, Judith E Craig, Rosemarie Bélisle. 1997
Cet ouvrage montre que la trop grandesensibilité peut être gérée, modifiée et atténuée. Les auteures amènent le lecteur à découvrir…
les nombreux avantages qu'offre un tel tempérament, un don qu'il faut mettre à profit. Elles fournissent aux parents inquiets des points de repère pour favoriser l'éclosion des qualités potentielles de l'enfant. 1997.Venturegirls: raising girls to be tomorrow's leaders
By Crystal Glangchai. 2018
As the female CEO of a tech startup, Dr. Cristal Glangchai was outnumbered twenty to one, and she wants to…
change that for the next generation. She argues that a key part of raising strong, confident young women is giving them the tools of entrepreneurship to engage in STEM. 2018.Unlikely angel: the untold story of the Atlanta hostage hero
By Stacy Mattingly, Ashley Smith. 2005
Ashley Smith recalls the fateful day in March 2005 when she became the hostage, for several hours, of Brian Nichols,…
who was fleeing a courthouse shooting in which he had killed several officials. 2005.Under the overpass: A Journey Of Faith On The Streets Of America
By Michael Yankoski. 2005
Mike and Sam found their beds under bridges and received handouts from strangers for five months... by their own choice.…
This is their story, providing insight into the reality of street life. 2005.Twelve extraordinary women: how God shaped women of the Bible and what He wants to do with you
By John MacArthur. 2005
Spiritual lessons drawn directly from the trials and successes of Jesus' ancestors and earliest followers. Many of these women were…
ordinary, common or in some cases low-caste, yet each was made extraordinary by her life changing encounter with God. 2005.Tough love: how parents can deal with drug abuse
By Pauline Neff. 1982
Torches of joy
By John Dekker. 1985
After 12 years of soul refining fires, the Meyers family left everything, trusted God and followed a dream - sailing…
on a hospital ship bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. While training at the Mercy Ships International Operations Center, a health crisis left them in shock and the dream sank before launching. Trust in God returned as they faced dangers of the sea, lessons in mercy and a quiet miracle. c2007.This is my story: Missions Stories From The Frontlines
By Kathy Bousquet. 2008
There's a snake in my garden
By Jill Briscoe. 1975
The author has struggled with her faith, battled discouragement, fought demons of temptation, ministered to rebellious teenagers and resistant senior…
citizens, raised three children, moved her family across an ocean, and searched for God's will. 1975.