Family Relationships category: 37031 books
Children of the State
Stolen for Profit
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
Twelve years in the making, Children of the State: Stolen for Profit sets out to change the discourse on child protection, and provides a detailed account of morally indefensible, international family and child protection laws and practices. It presents a devastating compilation of statistics and...
Mothers and Food
Negotiating Foodways from Maternal Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2016
From multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume explores the roles mothers play in the producing, purchasing, preparing and serving of food to their own families and to their communities in a variety of contexts. By examining cultural representations of the relationships between feeding and parenting...
Chase the Challenge and Conquer
My 4 R’S: Rubble, Recovery, Rebuild, Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
April has it made; she has everything. It wasnt uncommon for April J. Ford to hear this compliment, but what people didnt know is that even with everythinghusband, kids, house, career, cars, and a well-stamped passporther soul was craving for settlement. She knew what would satisfy her soul for peace,...
by Gerald Schneiderman M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
"A common sense guide for all age groups on how to live with the loss of a loved one."
Dr. Gerald Schneiderman is on the staff of the Department of Psychiatry at the Hospital for Sick Children and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Toronto....
by George F. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Canada’s master playwright applies his trademark black humour and incredibly crisp dialogue to the family and multiculturalism. We the Family follows the ripple effects within two culturally and racially divergent families when their children wed.We the Family ’s list of characters reads like an...
Skeletons in the Closet
A Sociological Analysis of Family Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Family conflict has traditionally been studied by researchers who are at a safe intellectual distance from the families under their study. In Skeletons in the Closet, and in line with feminist research methodologies, the hierarchical distance between researcher and subject is broken down. All of the...
His History, Her Story
A Survival Guide for Spouses of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
**His History, Her Story **is the first book to explore the impact of male childhood sexual abuse on adult relationships. Aimed at helping both the partners of trauma survivors and mental health professionals, the book is written from the unique perspective of Dr. Debra Warner, the leading American...
by JC Cerrigone
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
~~The greatest skill one could have is to be able to view yourself as others do. Certain life-changing occurrences can provoke unexpected behaviors in some, and death is one of them. People whom you've had close relationships with suddenly become strangers. When my husband's battle...
Climbing Back
A Family's Journey through Brain Injury
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
After her son, a Harvard sophomore, suffers a potentially devastating brain injury, Elise Rosenhaupt and her family find their orderly world turned upside down. Climbing Back chronicles their extraordinary, transformative journey of realignment and recovery—illuminating mysteries and miracles...
Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family
Avoiding the 6 Dysfunctional Parenting Styles
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
We all want to guide our children into the abundant life that Jesus offers. But when we pursue the more and better that the world offers above our pursuit of Jesus, we fall into dangerous parenting habits. In Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family, Michelle Anthony unpacks six common dysfunctional...
Divorcing Children
Children's Experience of their Parents' Divorce
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors, leading academics in their fields, present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of how children...
After the Happily Ever After
Empowering Women and Mothers in Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
This book is about the two-tiered system and invisible imbalance that operates within the framework of the family. It is about the fantasy of the “happily-ever- after,” which the wedding industry promotes and Western society reinforces. Why are we hanging onto this faux happiness at the expense...
You Can’T Afford to Break Up
How an Empty Wallet and a Dirty Mind Can Save Your Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2009
The tough economic times can affect even the most stable relationships. Breaking up isnt the only answer; it can be rough both emotionally and financially. But by taking stock of your relationship with your partner and a little work, you can stay together and be happy. In this self-help book, actress...
How to Have a Consistent Quiet Time: A Practical Guide for Christian Mothers
Christian Mother, #1
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2018
In the Practical Christian Mother series, mothers are prodded to grow closer to God as they care for their families.
"Hey mom did you wash my sweat suit?" "Mom where are my ballet shoes?" "Hon, have you seen my blue tie?" "Mom, when will...