Family category: 58238 books
Earn It!
What to Do When Your Kid Needs an Entitlement Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Does your family suffer from “affluenza” exhaustion? Are you confused by the “Me! ME! ME!!!” attitude of your child? Whether your child is six, sixteen, or thirty-six years old, it may be time for an entitlement intervention. Change yourself to change your children.
It’s easy to judge...
Food, Love, Family
A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Food, Love, Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition explores the many facets of healthy eating for families around the world. The book summarizes the latest scientific findings and medical recommendations while providing practical tips and real-life examples of how to make wise food choices with...
Eli's Coming
An exit strategy to die for
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Eli’s Coming is a semi-autobiographical account of a serial entrepreneur. It is written by Tony Fascenda who has founded three high-tech companies in an ongoing career. An average student until the 5th grade, he's 'awakened' by a math teacher who realizes the genius underneath the veil of a bored student...
Marriage and Divorce in a Multi-Cultural Context
Multi-Tiered Marriage and the Boundaries of Civil Law and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
American family law makes two key assumptions: first, that the civil state possesses sole authority over marriage and divorce; and second, that the civil law may contain only one regulatory regime for such matters. These assumptions run counter to the multicultural and religiously plural nature of...
Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy
With Power Comes Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
The well-being of children should be a social priority, and should consider the family circumstances into which children are born. Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility details the rise of a federal policy of 'sexual expressionism', which prioritizes...
Contemporary Issues in Family Studies
Global Perspectives on Partnerships, Parenting and Support in a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.
Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development;...
Protecting Your Family's Assets in Florida
How to Legally Use Medicaid to Pay for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care, SECOND EDITION
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
In Florida, private-pay costs at nursing facilities can exceed $6,000 per month!
In Florida, private-pay costs at nursing facilities can exceed $6,000 per month. Many families cannot afford to pay such excessive amounts — which can total more than $70,000 per year. The Florida...
by Jim Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
It turns out that most negotiations are over even before they begin. The Marriage and Family Therapist that has spent the most time planning for the negotiation, doing their homework, and collecting the data that they'll need is the one that's going to walk away from the table with the best...
Screen-Free Fun
400 Activities for the Whole Family
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Fight back against boredom and keep your kids busy and entertained—without staring at a screen—with this handy collection of family activities ranging from DIY projects to outdoor adventures to easy daytrips.
While technology often offers a quick and easy parenting solution to keep children...
by Jill Elaine Hasday
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
This is the first book to explore the canonical narratives, stories, examples, and ideas that legal decisionmakers invoke to explain family law and its governing principles. Jill Elaine Hasday shows how this canon misdescribes the reality of family law, misdirects attention away from actual problems family law confronts, and misshapes policies.
Evidence-based Parenting Education
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary, critical, and global overview of evidence-based parenting education(PEd)programs. Readers are introduced to the best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective PEd programs in order to teach clients how to be effective parents. ...
The Grandfamily Guidebook
Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Are you one of nearly 3 million grandparents across North America raising your grandchildren as part of a grandfamily? You may have done all this parenting stuff before, but times have changed since you raised your own kids, and you likely never thought you’d be raising kids again.
What has...
by David Rakel, MD, Robert E. Rakel
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
Edited by Robert E. Rakel, MD and David P. Rakel, MD, Textbook of Family Medicine remains your #1 choice for complete guidance on the principles of family medicine, primary care in the community, and all aspects of clinical practice. Ideal for both residents and practicing physicians, it includes...
by Shang Xiaoyuan, Karen R. Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
International media regularly features horrific stories about Chinese orphanages, especially when debating international adoption and human rights. Much of the popular information is dated and ill-informed about the experiences of most orphans in China today, Chinese government policy, and improvements...