Parents Wanted

Author : George Harrar
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1571316337

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Parents Wanted by George Harrar Pdf

When 12-year-old Andy meets Laurie and Jeff at an adoption party, he has already been in eight foster homes. Andy s alcoholic mother has given him up to the state as too hard to handle, and his father is in jail. Andy longs for a loving home and parents he can trust, but his attention deficit disorder, combined with the legacy of his dysfunctional parents, causes him to constantly challenge authority. He steals, destroys property, gets in trouble at school, tries to make a gunpowder bomb, and accuses Jeff, his soon-to-be father, of touching him inappropriately. To make matters worse, Andy s real father shows up asking for money. But Andy s new parents refuse to give up on him, and Andy must fight to save his soon-to-be-father s reputation and his own chance at having a real family."

Author : Mon Ito,RUTH JEAN DALE
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9784596789587

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PARENTS WANTED! by Mon Ito,RUTH JEAN DALE Pdf

Wife Wanted! Prince Charming’s looking for his princess. An ad placed in the local paper causes a stir in a small town. An anonymous Prince Charming is looking for his future wife! Laura and Matt, two single parents who bicker all the time, find rare common ground in discussing how ridiculous the ad is. Little do they know that the ad was placed by Matt’s own daughter. She really wants a new mother, and Laura’s become an unknowing applicant…

Author : Ann Douglas
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781443425773

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Happy Parents Happy Kids by Ann Douglas Pdf

Parenting without anxiety, guilt, or feeling overwhelmed Happy Parents Happy Kids is the ultimate no-guilt guide to boosting your enjoyment of parenting while at the same time maximizing the health and happiness of your entire family. You can find ways to take care of yourself while you’re busy raising a family—just as you can choose to use parenting strategies that work for you and your kids. This practical and encouraging book will help you · Discover what less-stressed-out parents know about minimizing the fallout from work-life imbalance (to say nothing of all the other things our generation of parents can’t help but feel anxious about) · Tackle the challenges of distracted parenting(in a way that helps kids to develop healthy relationships with technology) · Balance your hopes and dreams for your children with the demands of the rest of your life · Manage screen time for your whole family with simple and effective strategies · Learn mindfulness strategies that can make parenting easier and can be effortlessly worked into your daily life · Live healthier (including a crash course on the science of habit change) · Become a calmer and more confident parent so that you can stop feeling bad and raise astonishingly great kids The takeaway message is clear, powerful, and potentially life-changing. You can lose the guilt, embrace the joy, and thrive alongside your kids.

Author : Cheryl A. Kuba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781135441128

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Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents: What Care Receivers Want by Cheryl A. Kuba Pdf

Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents proposes an entirely unique approach to the field of gerontology, giving dependent care receivers a voice. Caregivers will be made aware of what care receivers truly want during life's final chapters. Exploring issues of housing, spirituality, personal care and death, Cheryl Kuba has created a testament to the dependent elderly. This book draws on numerous interviews with aging people and discusses common caregiver mistakes and interpretations, what a caregiver should expect when an aging parent moves in, and how to care for an aging parent from afar. Kuba also delves into such phenomena as guilt, role reversal, changing family dynamics, financial stress, and caring for oneself while caring for another. The 22.4 million elderly people being cared for in the United States comprises the fastest growing segment of the population, making this reference on the opinions and concerns of care receivers invaluable.

Author : John Himmelman
Publisher : Troll Communications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Behavior
ISBN : PSU:000046760166

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Wanted by John Himmelman Pdf

When Gregory's parents see a sign on their son's bedroom door: "Wanted: Perfect Parents, Inquire Within", they find a "job description" that seems like a tall order for any parents--even perfect ones. When Gregory reveals the most important thing perfect parents must do, it turns out to be something they can gladly deliver. Full-color illustrations.

Author : Cameron Huddleston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119538431

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Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk by Cameron Huddleston Pdf

Learn to start open, productive talks about money with your parents as they age As your parents age, you may find that you want or need to broach the often-difficult subject of finances. In Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances, you’ll learn the best ways to approach this issue, along with a wealth of financial and legal information that will help you help your parents into and through their golden years. Sometimes parents are reluctant to address money matters with their adult children, and topics such as long-term care, retirement savings (or lack thereof), and end-of-life planning can be particularly touchy. In this book, you’ll hear from others in your position who have successfully had “the talk” with their parents, and you’ll read about a variety of conversation strategies that can make talking finances more comfortable and more productive. Learn conversation starters and strategies to open the lines of communication about your parents’ finances Discover the essential financial and legal information you should gather from your parents to be prepared for the future Gain insight from others’ stories of successfully talking money with aging parents Gather the courage, hope, and motivation you need to broach difficult subjects such as care facilities and end-of-life plans For children of Baby Boomers and others looking to assist aging parents with their finances, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk is a welcome and comforting read. Although talking money with your parents can be hard, you aren’t alone, and this book will guide you through the process of having fruitful financial conversations that lead to meaningful action.

Author : Diana Loomans
Publisher : H J Kramer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781932073409

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What All Children Want Their Parents to Know by Diana Loomans Pdf

What do children really want their parents to know, and what do children need to grow into thriving adults? Most parents have a deep desire to do what’s best for their children, but unfortunately kids don’t come with instruction manuals. Diana Loomans and her daughter, Julia Godoy, are here to help. They offer twelve powerful keys to raising a happy, responsible, and fulfilled child, including: Teach by example Allow room to grow and make mistakes Give acknowledgment and show appreciation Use positive discipline with respect Based on a popular poem co-written by this mother-and-daughter team, this book is filled with inspiring stories, ideas, and exercises to use with children of all ages. The authors will help you focus on what’s most important, resulting in a parent-child relationship filled with mutual respect and love.

Author : Andrew Peterson
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593582473

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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson Pdf

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND ECPA BESTSELLER • Now in paperback! Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget. NOW AN ANIMATED SERIES • Based on Andrew Peterson’s epic fantasy novels—starring Jody Benson, Henry Ian Cusick, and Kevin McNally. Executive Producer J. Chris Wall with Shining Isle Productions, and distributed by Angel Studios. Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning. Extra features include new interior illustrations from Joe Sutphin, funny footnotes, a map of the fantastical world, inventive appendices, and fanciful line art in the tradition of the original Frank L. Baum Wizard of Oz storybooks.

Author : Myra Kersner,Jannet A. Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136451102

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Speech and Language Therapy by Myra Kersner,Jannet A. Wright Pdf

Now in its second edition, Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language problems. With individual chapters written by experts in their field, this book: Illustrates how the decisions made by practitioners may vary within different work settings Shows how these decisions may need to be adapted when working with specific client groups Explores how such decisions are part of effective evidence-based practice Offers an overview of the skills required by the developing professional Provides insight into working as a newly qualified therapist in the current job market. Rigorously underpinned with current research and revised legislation, this is an important textbook for speech and language therapy students, potential students and specialist teachers in training. Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process when working with children will also be relevant to newly qualified therapists, therapists returning to the profession, specialist teachers and Special Educational Needs Coordinators.

Author : Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 0452288541

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What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know) by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Pdf

A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools Targeting the savvy parents of today's college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams. Did you know? -A child's guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral. -A parent can help get a child off a waiting list. -There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once they've been accepted. Based on the controversial insider information Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has gleaned from working as a highly successful packager of high school students and from interviews with heads of admission at the nation's top colleges, this book empowers parents by decoding the admissions process.

Author : David C. Berliner,Haggai Kupermintz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135246983

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Fostering Change in Institutions, Environments, and People by David C. Berliner,Haggai Kupermintz Pdf

This volume is comprised of contributions from leading scholars in education and psychology. In part one of the book the authors provide insight into the psychology of change, examining: What factors work as catalysts for change in environments, institutions and people What factors hinder change When change is deemed beneficial In the second part of this volume the authors turn their attention to the issue of peace education. They examine the types of problems that societies and scholars should identify and try to solve in hopes of building more peaceful environments. The final chapter is a biography honoring Professor Gavriel (Gabi) Salomon, a significant contributor to the vast literature on change. This book is appropriate reading for professors, students and academics who are dedicated to fostering change to benefit institutions, environments and people.

Author : Robert A. Cutietta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199941674

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Raising Musical Kids by Robert A. Cutietta Pdf

Does music make kids smarter? At what age should a child begin music lessons? Where should you purchase an instrument? What should parents expect from a child's teachers and lessons? How can you get kids to practice? Raising Musical Kids answers these and many other questions as it guides parents through everything from assembling a listening library for kids, to matching a child's personality with an instrument's personality, to finding musical resources in your community. Knowing that children can—and often do—get most of their music education from their school, parent and educator Robert Cutietta explores the features and benefits of elementary and secondary school programs, and shows how parents can work with the schools to provide the best possible music program. Throughout the book, Cutietta emphasizes the joy of participating in music for its own sake. The first edition of Raising Musical Kids delighted and informed parents to equal degrees, and this fully-revised second edition is a book that parents everywhere will treasure as a complete road map for developing their child's musical abilities.

Author : Lois Weis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135932985

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Class Reunion by Lois Weis Pdf

Noted scholar Lois Weis first visited the town of "Freeway" in her 1990 book, Working Class Without Work. In that book we met the students and teachers of Freeway's high school to understand how these working-class folks made sense of their lives. Now, fifteen years later, Weis has gone back to Freeway for Class Reunion. This time her focus is on the now grown-up students who are, for the most part, still working class and now struggling to survive the challenges of the global economy. Class Reunion is a rare and valuable longitudinal ethnographic study that provides powerful, provocative insight into how the lives of these men and women have changed over the last two decades--and what their prospects might be for the future.

Author : Veena Kichloo
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781465322487

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Thoughts, Moods and Journeys... by Veena Kichloo Pdf

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Author : Raymond Lombard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557327058

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