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Attention Deficit Disorder, the most common learning and behavioral problem among children, also affects millions of adult Americans, more of which are being diagnosed with this potentially disabling condition every day.

New to Caregiving? You’re Not Alone—and You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone, Either. Caregiving often begins quietly. One day you're helping out with errands, and the next you're coordinating medications, doctor visits, and emotional support. Sound familiar? You may not call yourself a caregiver yet—but if you’re reading this, chances are, you already are one. You’re not the only one navigating this sudden shift. In fact, 43% of people are caregivers. But despite how common the role is, it can feel isolating, overwhelming, and deeply personal. New to Caregiving? Tips from the ...

You give your all to care for your loved one. It’s time someone took care of you. Millions of Americans provide care to family members out of love—but at a steep personal cost. How to Get Paid to Care for a Family Member is the empowering guide every caregiver needs to ease the financial burden while continuing to provide compassionate, quality care. Written by veteran nurse and caregiving expert Diane Carbo, RN, this book reveals practical, legitimate ways to access financial support—through Medicaid, veterans’ programs, long-term care insurance, and family caregiver agreements. ...

Procrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a lack of self-discipline. But for many, these and other problems in school, at work and in social relationships are actually symptoms of an inborn neurological problem: ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder.

Positive Parenting for Autism delivers practical guidance that will empower parents to implement the techniques used by professionals to help their child with autism build essential social and life skills in an encouraging, affirming way. Raising a child with autism is one of the most challenging responsibilities any parent can face. It can be difficult to manage the commitments of daily life and also feel as though you’re doing all you can to support the development of your special needs child.

Sought-after speaker and writer Rabbi Daniel Lapin delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion of how to bring joy and confidence to all of life's many challenges. Rabbi Lapin introduces you to his unique 5F system, weaving together family, faith, finance, friendship, and fitness. He demonstrates how to organize your life so that you're not neglecting one area to achieve success and connection in another.

Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad”. In fact, say the authors of the highly praised The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage.

A pioneering music educator reveals how music can supercharge early childhood development - and how parents and educators can harness its power.

Great Communication is the Key to a Great Marriage…. but how do you create it? How do you re-establish effective communication with your spouse when they are hostile towards you or want to leave? In this volume of the "Growing in Love for Life" series, marriage and relationships coach Liam Naden reveals the true process for rebuilding your marriage through communicating again. Discover: - the one secret to REAL communication that will instantly change the way your spouse feels about you. This is the same technique that has been used by great leaders to change the world - and you can use ...

Say goodbye to uncertainty and frustration, and start thriving during the toddler years! Parenting a toddler is like navigating a ship through a stormy sea–both exhilarating and challenging. Every day, you watch them explore, grow, and learn; it can be magical, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. From heightened emotions to finicky eating, and bedtime battles to difficulties with sharing, toddlerhood can be one of the most challenging phases to parent.

Parents are beginning to realize that deficiencies in ethics and character are becoming a big problem among our nation's children. According to the latest data, lying, cheating, and rampant insensitivity to other people are increasingly common. What can parents do? In this book, ethics expert Rushworth Kidder shows how to customize interventions to a child's age and temperament. He encourages parents not to give up, since what they do can always make a difference, regardless of how long or deep the bad habits of dishonesty may be.

This is the art box of my DREAMS. Earning extra pocket money to buy it will be TRICKY. I’ll need to HELP OUT a LOT. Wash Delia’s clothes? Why not. Clean Dad’s shed? Yes, please! Sweep up the leaves? No problem! But when a HUGE STORM hits Oakfield Town and wrecks the library roof, a big campaign begins to FIX IT FAST. Can our school reach the target before the kids from Great Manor? Hmmm...eventually.

Break Free from Gambling Addiction – Reclaim Your Life, Finances, and Peace of Mind If you feel trapped in a cycle of compulsive gambling, you're not alone—and you're not beyond help. The Gambling Addiction Recovery Book is your complete guide to understanding, confronting, and recovering from gambling addiction using proven strategies, therapeutic techniques, and real-world solutions. In this updated, practical recovery guide, you’ll learn how to: ✔️ Understand the psychological and neurological roots of gambling addiction and how it rewires your brain ✔️ Break the habit with...

No Better Mom for the Job is for any mom who has ever felt inadequate - who loves her kids fiercely but sometimes thinks another mom would do a better job in her shoes. Becky Keife knows the ups and downs of motherhood. And she has learned along the way and from other mamas that it doesn't work to try to do more or be better. Confidence comes from leaning on the One who made you a mother.

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 ...

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!

In How Babies Sleep, Sofia Axelrod, PhD - neuroscientist, sleep consultant, and mother of two - introduces the first baby sleep method that is truly rooted in the science of sleep. After having her first child, Axelrod realized that the typical baby sleep advice conflicted with what she was finding in her mentor's Nobel Prize-winning sleep lab. She developed her transformative method based on the latest discoveries about our body's circadian clock and how it is disturbed by light and other external stimuli.

A literary lighthouse in the night for parents of older children as it illuminates the murky territory of parenting an adult child who lives with mental illness. "Very insightful for a mom going through similar experiences and struggling with finding resources on the topic. It helped me feel less alone." --Amazon Customer Review "This book calmed me and reassured me, reading it over again." --V. McBride An empowering and informative guide that gives parents back a sense of control and hope at a time when they may feel they have none. Stacy, with her honest, engaging and sensitive nature, ...

Add zest to your family with God's rest. Seriously, your schedule is hurried, your expectations are extraordinary, and your and your family's commitments are too many to count. Your relationships with your friends, your family, and your God are suffering. Ready for a change of pace? Here's help. Little House on the Freeway takes a look at the breakneck speed at which we live and reveals not only how to put on the brakes but how to get off the freeway altogether.

Building on their work at Chaddock, a nonprofit organization that has worked with some of the most challenging kids in the nation for more than 150 years, the authors empower frustrated parents with practical tips and real-life examples on how to minimize behavioral meltdowns, reduce conflict, increase cooperation, promote healthy attachment, and improve family relationships. The strategies they share work both for the child who is going through a difficult phase brought on by life disruption or trauma, and for the child who faces chronic struggles.