Family category: 58238 books
While They're Still Here
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
• According to information published at Family Caregiver Alliance, 65% of older persons with long-term care needs rely exclusively on family and friends to provide assistance, and another 30% will supplement family care with assistance from paid providers. • A recent report, Families Caring for...
by Colin Seymour
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Nearly 50 years after “Black Like Me,’’ few if any white authors have generated similar impact writing about American racial relations. But “Stereo Types,” the story of two preschool white boys who lived in a lower-class Negro household for three years in the 1950s, is that kind of book.This...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2012
The enlightening collection of new approaches to understanding sexual abuse
When sexual abuse occurs, helping those directly affected can be a difficult and convoluted task. The Handbook of Social Work in Child & Adolescent Sexual Abuse is a comprehensive guide that provides the latest information...
The Divorced Child
Strengthening Your Family through the First Three Years of Separation
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Divorce is a reality of today's family life, but clinical research has shown that it is possible to mitigate its negative effects on children. Dr. Joseph Nowinski, a family therapist with over 20 years of experience treating families, argues that there is a three-year window in which to acclimate...
The Family on Beartown Road
A Memoir of Love and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A New York Times Notable Book
The Family on Beartown Road is Elizabeth Cohen’s true and moving portrait of love and courage.
Elizabeth, a member of the “sandwich generation”—those caught in the middle, simultaneously caring for their children and for their aging parents—is...
10 Days to a Less Defiant Child, second edition
The Breakthrough Program for Overcoming Your Child's Difficult Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
The popular, powerful guide to help parents regain control over a defiant child or teenager
Occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon, but when defiant behavior-including tantrums, resistance to chores, and negativity-becomes chronic, it causes big problems within the...
by Giselle Renarde
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
What happens when five completely mature adults spend a week together at a cottage? No, it’s not the plot of a family comedy, dramedy, or reality show. It’s the situation you’ll see played out before your very eyes in “A Week in the Woods with Family.”
In this intimate portrait of...
by D. M. Kalten
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
With visuals, this book was designed as an easy read with easily understandable visuals, this book will get you organized with all of your notes, papers, documents, family stories, photographs and other items that you have and as always happens, are still searching for. It also advises on what to...
by Geoffrey Greif, Michael Woolley
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
The bond siblings develop in childhood may be vastly different from the relationship that evolves in adulthood. Driven by affection but also characterized by ambivalence and ambiguity, adult sibling relationships can become hurtful, uncertain, competitive, or exhausting though the undercurrents of...
by Bonnie Keilty
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Family–professional partnerships are essential to early intervention practice (birth–age 3). However, building and sustaining these partnerships is complex work. This book is about digging deeper and looking closer at what it takes to have successful relationships with each and every family....
The Baby-Led Weaning Family Cookbook
Your Baby Learns to Eat Solid Foods, You Enjoy the Convenience of One Meal for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA) Winner
Yes, your baby can join in at family mealtimes—right from the start!
Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett are the creators of baby-led weaning (BLW), a commonsense way to introduce your baby to solid foods. There’s no need to struggle...
Uncle Martin's Family
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Uncle Martin was a man with a vivid memory and the God given gift of storytelling and rhyme. He spent the first 40 years of his life with his parents caring for them while they were earth bound. During those years he absorbed facts about his ancestors and enjoyed passing those stories on when opportunity...
The 4 Habits of Healthy Families
Everything Your Family Needs to Get Healthy and Stay Healthy for Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Keep yourself and your loved ones fit and feeling good—with tips, recipes, planning guides and more!
Families of all shapes and sizes can share meals and activities that are healthy and enjoyable—and provide each other with support and motivation to stay on track. Healthy living expert...
Filling Her Shoes
A Memoir of an Inherited Family
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
• More than 29 million parents are stepparents to their partners’ children; this book is perfect for anyone in a blended family of any kind, whether they’re born to it, marry into it, or are adopted into it. • One in seven Americans lose a parent or sibling before age 20; this is an inspirational...