Family Communication

Unlock the secrets to a harmonious family life with Healing the Parent-Child Relationship. This transformative eBook is your essential guide to repairing, nurturing, and strengthening the bond you share with your child. Dive deep into practical strategies and insightful knowledge crafted to support parents through the challenging yet rewarding journey of parenthood. In the first chapter, gain a foundational understanding of the parent-child bond by exploring the importance of trust and recognizing the signs of a strained relationship. Learn to rebuild this critical trust with consistency, ...

Are you tired of the mundane routine of everyday life? Are you craving adventure and freedom? Do you dream of hitting the open road, exploring new places, and waking up with a different view every day? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to read Rolling Home: The Ultimate Guide to Van Life. This comprehensive eBook is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to embrace the van life lifestyle. With expert advice, tips, and tricks, Rolling Home will take you on an exciting journey of self-discovery and exploration. In Chapter 1, you'll discover what van life is all ...

Add some kick to your characters with some quick and simple dialect training. Paul Meier has been training actors for over 25 years and now offers his experience to the casual pretender in these entertaining presentations. You will find accent tips, colloquialisms, and charismatic character concepts that will add to your storytelling, roleplaying, or cosplay.

Are you tired of conforming to traditional relationship structures? Do you want to explore new ways of connecting with others on a deeper level? "An Alternative Relationship Manifesto" is here to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and relationship exploration. Written in an informal narrative style, this book uses conversational language, slang, and figures of speech to make the topic of alternative relationships accessible and engaging. If you've ever questioned monogamy or felt restricted by societal norms, this book is for you. It's a celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and ...

Why do some families thrive in adversity while others fragment? How can families weather difficult transitions together? Why do our families so often exasperate us? And how can even small changes greatly improve our relationships? In Every Family Has a Story, bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel turns from her acclaimed work with individuals to draw on her sessions with a wide variety of families, across multiple generations. Through eight beautifully told and insightful case studies, she analyzes a range of common issues—and how much can be healed when it is faced together.

From rule breaking and risk taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare - but it doesn't have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, internationally renowned parenting expert Thomas W. Phelan explains how to better understand your teenager, which problems are not worth fighting over, and why your child's behavior likely matches the definition of a normal adolescent.

The toddler years have their stresses and challenges for both parents and children - but with Tracy at your side, you’ll find this can also be the most fascinating and rewarding stretch of parenthood. Tracy brings her vast experience to bear on the issues and dilemmas with which all parents grapple during toddlerhood. Starting with the simple but essential premise that there is no such thing as a “typical” child, Tracy guides you through her unique programs.

Shyness, anxiety, fear, and low self-esteem in children are more common than ever before. The isolation, social distancing, and masking of our children have resulted in many becoming withdrawn, lacking friends, and victims of bullying. Unless things change, they may grow up lacking basic social skills and problem-solving abilities and find life very challenging as a young adult. Seven in ten parents say children’s post-pandemic social skills have declined! But there are things you can do as a parent to empower your child with absolute and effortless confidence!

Raising a Resilient Family is a book about solutions. It is about helping families move through the challenging struggles of this current culture while teaching awareness around sometimes invisible obstacles.

Friendship isn’t effortless—but it’s essential. In Friendships Need Work, Too, Dr. Richard L. Travis invites readers to rethink how we show up for the people who matter most—friends, siblings, even family members who could become friends again. Whether your relationships have quietly drifted, ruptured with hurt, or simply feel stuck, this compassionate guide offers a path toward reconnection, repair, and deeper belonging. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Reconnect with friends you’ve lost touch with Navigate conflict and awkward silences Maintain closeness in busy seasons of life ...

Discover the path to tranquility within your family tree with "Balance Within Bloodlines". Positioned at the crossroads of self-help and sociology, this transformative eBook provides insightful tools to navigate the intricate pathways of family dynamics successfully. Immerse yourself in a journey that enlightens you on the importance of healthy family dynamics. Gain a new perspective on how your family's role influences your life and unravel the complexities surrounding the balance of different personalities under one roof. Navigate through the in-depth analysis of various family ...

Caring for a loved one with dementia comes with unique challenges sometimes at your own expense. You couldn't shake off the feeling any longer. You convince your loved one to get checked after showing multiple signs and symptoms. And as their doctor explains the results, the world around you slows down. Your feelings were correct - your loved one has dementia. And then reality hits: No one in your family has caregiving experience.

From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what’s normal mental health and behavior, what’s not, and how to intervene before it’s too late. All parenting is in preparation for letting go. However, the paradox of parenting is that the more we learn about late adolescent development and risk, the more frightened we become for our children, and the more we want to stay involved in their lives.

Less than three months after retiring from a 30-year law enforcement career, Kim Colegrove's husband chose suicide. Since that day, Colegrove has been helping first responders across the country practice techniques to cope with the stress and trauma that their work brings. And this book continues that mission by offering first responders and their families hope by introducing meditation and mindfulness as viable and practical tools to help reduce stress, regulate emotion, and improve overall health and well-being.

In 7 Vital Parenting Skills for Improving Child Behavior and Positive Discipline, best-selling parenting advice author Frank Dixon offers caring parents proven and straightforward positive discipline methods that any mom or dad can use to overcome negative child behavior issues with the power of positive reinforcement, good family communication, and clear parental expectations.

One's level of intelligence is not the primary determiner of who wins an argument. It is the ability to use nuances of language and simple models of logic and reframing to create and direct meaning. Real persuasive power comes from focusing on creating context to fit the argument and audience.

"A mystery, love story, family saga filled with memorable characters you care about deeply. The author moves between generations with a sure hand, keeping the reader securely grounded in each life and storyline." –Karen Osborne, author of Reckonings Three women of different generations are bound together by history and mystery: Louise Wright, 19th century; her 20th century great-granddaughter, Lou McManus, and Kapi McManus, Lou's teenaged step-granddaughter, each full of conflicts, questions, and contradictions. Two historical storylines run parallel, converging as Lou and Kapi explore ...

In a nation torn apart by political strife, what if the solution was as simple as three little phrases? "I don't know. Maybe. I love you." When author James Twyman spoke these words during a heated argument with his brother, something extraordinary happened–the conflict melted away, replaced by genuine connection. This discovery launched him on a cross-country journey to test a radical idea: that choosing love over being right could heal our deepest divisions.

The experience of married life can range from living happily ever after, to the monster of irreconcilable differences. To those who lived happily after the wedding, sometimes they wonder how they managed to cross the bridge of integration to settle down to a relationship of love and peace. To those who had to face irreconcilable differences the wonder is always, “what went wrong? How did the promise of a great future together fizzle out into this present nightmare?” The Bible has two key words that determine outcome. The first is love and the second is submission. In an earlier work, ...

Discover the transformative path to deeper connections, thriving relationships, and a happier, more fulfilling life with "The Power of Communication" - your essential guide to mastering the art and science of effective communication! Unlock the heart of successful communication at home, at work, or anywhere life takes you. Immerse yourself in this comprehensive, step-by-step guide exploring the multi-faceted world of communication. Begin your journey with an enlightening introduction and dive deeper into understanding family dynamics, trust-building, and emotional intelligence. Hone vital ...