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Middle School: The Inside Story: What Kids Tell Us, But Don't Tell You
Cynthia Ulrich Tobias · Focus on the Family
Format: Book
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Remember middle school? Many parents would rather not. Its often a rough ride, filled with insecurity, peer pressure, awkwardness, and world-rocking change. This book provides practical, hands-on advice for helping your child through this minefieldwith information about what he or she is really... |
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The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World
Katie Hurley · Tarcher
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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With all the parenting information out there and the constant pressure to be the "perfect" parent, it seems as if many parents have lost track of one very important piece of the parenting puzzle: raising happy kids. Parenting today has gotten far too complicated. It's never... |
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My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life
Gabrielle Reece · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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So you got the guy on the big white horse, and the beautiful little mermaids, and the picket fence, and your life isn t . . . perfect in every imaginable way? Youre not alone. In 1997, Gabrielle Reece married the man of her dreams—professional surfer Laird Hamilton—in a flawless Hawaiian... |
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How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick
Letty Cottin Pogrebin · PublicAffairs; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone knows someone who’s sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope.Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends’ and family’s diverse reactions... |
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The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai
ELIZABETH FLOCK · Harper
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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"Elizabeth Flock takes us on an intimate cruise on the shifting sea of the heart, in the best book set in Bombay that I've read in years. Flock's total access to her characters, and her highly sympathetic and nonjudgmental gaze, prove that love and literature know no borders.... |
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Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To
Annabelle Gurwitch · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
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A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along the way.When... |
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Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey
Deborah Shouse · Central Recovery Press, 2013.
Pages: 181
Format: Paperback
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From the earliest indicators and faint forebodings to the eventual grim diagnosis, Deborah Shouse carries readers along on the difficult - and at times joyous - road she and her parents walked through the Land of Dementia - Alzheimer's disease.She shares the challenges she faced during... |
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Square One: A Simple Guide to a Balanced Life
Joseph Maroon MD · Pythia Publishing
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
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ABOUT THE BOOK: After becoming a world-class neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon felt he'd achieved success. At the age of 41, however, a rapid series of losses and setbacks led him into a baffling new reality-and straight into the darkness of depression. Maroon's unexpected savior... |
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Strength Training For Women: Tone Up, Burn Calories, Stay Strong
Joan Pagano · Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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With heart disease and diabetes topping the list of health hazards for women, strength training effectively reduces the risks by burning calories and bringing down body weight. Featuring two programs for all ages and levels of ability, Strength Training for Women offers a sensible, workable... |
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Teenagers 101: What a Top Teacher Wishes You Knew About Helping Your Kid Succeed
Rebecca Deurlein Ed.D. · AMACOM
Pages: 245
Format: Print book
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As a parent, you want to see your teen succeed in school and in life--and you do your best to help. But how do you know what will make a difference? Maybe it's time to listen to a teacher. Day in and day out, teachers watch kids interact with peers, make decisions, deal with difficulty,... |
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