Family Self Help

Today's children and teens are growing up more anxious, depressed, and fearful than previous generations. But if we help this generation, often called "Gen Z", to discover true God-confidence, instead of chasing the illusive self-confidence, we can empower them to embrace their uniqueness and find their purpose, passion, and peace as they grow into humble, compassionate, and resilient young people. Cyndie Claypool de Neve, an associate marriage and family therapist, shares her personal journey from feeling anxious and suicidal to learning God-confidence.

The remarkable true story of a couple on the brink of separation who finds love again while spending a year in Italy with their family now including an update five years later. Tired, empty, and disillusioned with married life, Susan Pohlman was ready to call it quits. As soon as she and her husband, Tim, completed their business trip to Italy, she planned to break the news that she wanted to end their eighteen-year marriage. During their last day as they walked along the Italian Rivera, Tim fantasized aloud that, perhaps, they could live there. After initially dismissing the idea, Susan ...

Acclaimed author Lauren Slater ruminates on what it means to be family. Lauren Slater's rocky childhood left her cold to the idea of ever creating a family of her own, but a husband, two dogs, two children, and three houses later, she came around to the challenges, trials, and unexpected rewards of playing house. In these autobiographical pieces, Slater presents snapshots of domestic life, populating them with the gritty details and jarring realities of sharing home, life, and body in the curious institution called "family."

Further Along the Road Less Traveled takes the lectures of Dr. Peck and presents his profound insights into the issues that confront and challenge all of us today: spirituality, forgiveness, relationships, and growing up. In this aid for living less simplistically, you will learn not to look for the easy answers but to think multidimensionally. You will learn to reach for the "ultimate step," which brings you face to face with your personal spirituality. It will be this that helps you appreciate the complexity that is life.

ADHD can be a weakness or a strength, because the "disorder" (if you can called it that) causes many children and adults to lose focus, be more susceptible to addictions, and sometimes even more prone to depression. At the same time, however, many ADHD people become creative artists, successful entrepreneurs, or exploring scientists. The venues are endless for someone with an adventurous, impatient personality who wants constant novelty in his or her life.

Addiction takes over one's life in a slow manner. You'll find yourself getting hooked on something before you know it. The worst part is, addiction can generate negative side effects such as depression, diseases and low self-esteem.

MARRIAGE can be compared to a journey, an odyssey that brings many surprises—some exquisite, others painful. How can you make that journey more successful and enjoyable? Many couples feel the need for a ‘marital road map’ to direct them along the way. How your marriage will turn out will depend on how much effort both of you is willing to put forth. How to build a successful marriage provides you the four pillars to a successful marriage. They are: communication, commitment, trust and love.

Choose the parent you'll be - and you choose the child you'll raise. When it comes to parenting, who you are is more important than what you do. After all, your child internalizes your traits more than anyone else's on the planet. And that's why Les and Leslie Parrott - in a parenting book like no other - give you a proven plan for cultivating the traits you most want your child to have.

If you're like many parents, you may wonder what's going on inside your child's mind when they throw a temper tantrum, refuse to cooperate, or become overly excited. Written by two experts in child development and education, The Emotionally Intelligent Child offers a groundbreaking approach for understanding your child's behavior in the context of their development, as well as tips for parenting with compassion, and strategies for helping your child build emotional intelligence—a key element of success in today's world.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Atunci când avem parte de un eveniment traumatic, existența ne e dată peste cap și devenim o rană deschisă, nemaiputând să ne desfășurăm viața firesc. Însă trauma nu trebuie să fie o suferință continuă. Dr. Edith Shiro, psihoterapeută cu o bogată experiență clinică, ne propune un program în cinci etape, menit să ne ajute nu doar să depășim trauma, ci și să îi întoarcem efectele în favoarea noastră.

In these captivating pages of "Listen Linda presents: The Women of the Waiting Room Surgery For Your Soul Devotional Volume 2" , author Jacquiline Cox, known as Listen Linda, takes readers on an extraordinary journey of faith, resilience, and divine inspiration. This is the second volume to the #1 Amazon International Best-Seller, Listen Linda presents... The Women of the Waiting Room Devotional.

If you are starting the process of finding your child's first school - or if you want to choose a new learning environment - The School Choice Roadmap is for you. This first-of-its-kind audiobook offers a practical, jargon-free overview of school-choice policies, from public-school open enrollment to private-school scholarships and more.

In bow hunting, being at full draw is the height of adventure, the moment when you're poised to take your best shot. Hunting enthusiasts and popular Discovery Channel personalities David and Karin Holder believe you can live the same way you hunt - at full draw, excited, and ready for whatever God has in store for you.

HONEYMOON FOREVER: Is about that first stage of love, the Honeymoon Phase, the essential stepping stone and critical gateway to everlasting love – a HONEYMOON FOREVER. Will show you how to perpetuate the initial excitement and hope of the often-misunderstood Honeymoon Phase, and how to make it last a lifetime. Help you to realize that the Honeymoon Phase, when correctly navigated, is the most reliable way to a successful HONEYMOON FOREVER. Is your comprehensive guide and practical path to the successful attainment of a lifelong intimate connection with that special other. Isn’t only ...

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. În urma cercetărilor făcute, Andrew Newberg și Mark Robert Waldman au constatat în mod repetat că o conversație dificilă se poate transforma într‑una binevoitoare în doar câteva minute – dacă se face apel la comunicarea empatică. Prin 12 pași simpli, comunicarea empatică schimbă realmente structura creierului, contribuind la crearea unei legături stabile între oameni. Astfel, eliberați de neîncredere și conflict, putem vorbi mai eficient, asculta mai profund, colabora fără efort și rezolva mai rapid orice problemă.

The Perfect Gift is a holiday story about the gift of time. Don't let time pass you by without sharing it with those you love. Put pride and ego aside and connect this coming holiday season. Time is the best gift you can give - and it's free!

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Poate sunteți părinți, poate sunteți educatori, poate sunteți bunici sau poate doar aveți în îngrijire un copil de o vârstă fragedă cu care nu știți cum să vă purtați. Îi vreți binele și îi interziceți să mănânce prea multe dulciuri, îl puneți să doarmă la prânz sau nu acceptați mereu să-i faceți pe plac. Dar metodele nu funcționează. Relația voastră nu e deloc cea pe care v-o doriți. Autoarele vă propun strategii și exemple utile în procesul educării celor mici pentru a vă ajuta să depășiți dificultățile cu care vă confruntați.

Her mother was raped. This is how Melanie was born. For years, the sight of Melanie's face reminded her mother of the sexual assault, so Melanie herself was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie's obligation was to love and honor her mother, she told herself. This is what Melanie believed as a Christian, and it's what she believed even more so after converting to Islam. In the Qur'an, God commanded, "Reverence the wombs that bore you." But what if those wombs broke you, and incited deep emotional trauma? What then? In this groundbreaking book about healing from ...

We all crave connection. The desire to be loved, to have friends, to feel like we are not alone in this world. All of us are defined by the relationships we share, whether it’s with our families, friends, romantic partners, and even ourselves. “It’s All About Relationships” includes a series of essays focusing on the good, the bad, and the ugly part of relationships. With her signature mix of humor and practicality, Rose Bak offers insights into modern relationships and presents real-world ideas on how to make your relationships work better for you. Topics covered include: ...

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Când totul în jur se duce de râpă, cel mai neinspirat e să-ți spui că va fi bine. Iată o primă doză de șoc cu care Fabrice Midal, al cărui sport preferat rămâne să zdruncine idei primite de-a gata, ne arată nebănuitele posibilități pe care le avem ca ființe umane. Dar pe care adeseori nu le vedem, pentru simplul motiv că așa ne-am obișnuit.