Family Relationships category: 37031 books

Maralys Wills unwittingly becomes the ringmaster of an eight-sport family—an exuberant troupe of five boys and a girl that discovers joy and laughter in offbeat creations like double decker bicycles and primitive hang gliders. Thanks to the kids, she soars to 2,000 feet on a tandem hang glider,...

In this article the author discusses the absolute reason for and nature of sexual identity and its necessity for life and family. Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 - ) received the basis of his education from the University of Science and Philosophy, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Virginia. He resides...

The historical context of family violence is explored, as well as the various forms of violence, their prevalence in specific stages of life, and responses to it made by the criminal justice system and other agencies. The linkage among child abuse, partner violence and elder abuse is scrutinized,...

Tori Salinas can't wait for Christmas!  She feels certain that this holiday season will be the best one yet.  Her brother Andrew and his wife Stephanie are due to have their baby December twenty-first!  More than anything else, Tori wants a niece.  After having put up with four...

Gain new understanding of the role that the children of divorce play within their own family systems. Unlike most other literature on the subject, Children of Divorce studies--both empirically and clinically--the role of the children within the dysfunctional pattern of the dissolving family system....

Author Pat Turner Mitchell narrates the story of her parents and their history in A Mountain to Climb. A sequel to Mitchells first book, Lifted to the Shoulders of a Mountain, this second installment begins with the story of her fathers family and his early life. It then transitions to her...

• More than 189,000 Americans lost a father in WWII and more than 200,00 lost a parent in the Vietnam War. • Data from the US Census Bureau show that there are 76.4 million baby boomers alive today, and scores are turning to genealogy, many hoping to trace and locate lost members of their family....

This is the second edition of The Pink House at Appleton, a disturbing novel of adultery and betrayal. about a Jamaican childhood, a domineering father and a submissive mother on a Jamaican sugar estate. Set in 1950s Jamaica during British colonial rule, the novel covers a year in the life of a black...

The second edition of this comprehensive text for MSW and BSW students studying family violence is fully reorganized for improved flow of information, is substantially revised, and is updated to reflect current scholarship and practice. Focusing on child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence...

This book highlights numerous events during the Author's life, including those who did not want to see her succeed. It was written similar to a biography, which covers the period from late 1972 and all the years thereafter, up to the present time. This tells about being born to deaf parents...

Incest hurts children and confuses them. This general statement fits most if not all incest cases, but from there each family situation is different. This brief article shows that professionals and family members who want to understand particular families where incest has occurred must be open to...

Fascinating stories of growing up during an historical and momentous time --the rebirth and rise of a nation. Threats from everywhere: Arab neighbors and hardship of nature which the war refugees faced in the uncultivated Promised Land. Forbidden young love among foes, bliss and abysmal gloom and...

The application of assessment frameworks hinges on human qualities and skills which are naturally prone to bias and inconsistency. Making Sense of Child and Family Assessment aims to support workers in analysing and making sense of the information gathered, and increasing accuracy and empathy in assessing...

Although more than one million children are abused each year in the United States, child abuse often remains a secret to family members, professionals, and politicians who neither see nor understand it. Child abuse pediatricians are the newest breed of pediatricians, specialized in exposing abuse....