Parenting Boys

There is a special bond between mothers and their sons, and it never goes away. This book contains some of the best stories and poems from Chicken Soup's library honoring that lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring.

A story of thrill-seeking teens, of hope and love, freedom and failure, Kickflip Boys reveals a sport and a community that have become a refuge for adolescent boys who don’t fit in. Ultimately, it’s the survival story of a loving modern American family, of acceptance, forgiveness, and letting go.

Most dating books are written for women - what a mistake that is. Women know how to date....It's men who need the help! At last: a blithe, bold, and bawdy guide to building a better boyfriend.

As Jen Morel’s business thrives, her every day world seems to be closing in. She’s needed as her friends face challenges and she’s happy to be there. But she feels spread thin. Coping with discord is a skill she’s acquired through trials of her own. She’ll need the calm and level head more often than she realizes. Helping Audie get ready for the birth of her child is a full time job as the young woman is terrified of the process – from the actual birth to the raising of the child. Of course Jen knows that everything will work out perfectly, but helping Audie to get there is a ...

As if juggling a life with half-a-dozen kids, including triplets, isn’t enough, Steve Tate receives the life-altering news that one of his triplets, Hayes, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. The once-star collegiate football player finds himself fighting for his son’s life. This memoir takes you through the various challenges he faced raising a family of six kids and balancing a career, all while his son battled the odds. Both Steve and his high-school sweetheart, Savanna, found hope and happiness through the example of their 20-month-old son Hayes.

Tiny Hands, Big Steps: Motor Skills for 1-Year-Olds A Parenting & Activity Book to Build Daily Development Milestones Your baby’s first year is filled with exciting firsts — first reach, first crawl, first step. Tiny Hands, Big Steps is the perfect companion for parents who want to support and celebrate every small motor milestone along the way. Created by child development expert Hilal Ahmed Parray, Ph.D., this science-based guide combines parenting wisdom with 35 simple and joyful activities to build your baby's fine and gross motor skills — from grasping toys to clapping, crawling,...

This audiobook is a must-have in order to give this indispensable training to our "baby citizens" so as to make them able to properly and hygienically handle their "private affairs". Going through this audiobook and adopting the practices contained in it will ensure that your child learns how to use the toilet with less stress while making less mess. You will save yourself a lot of time and energy, which of course will translate to a more relaxed mind, a cleaner home, and a happier and healthier family.

Is Your 13 Year Old Ready to Take Charge? Essential Life Skills Every 13 Year Old Needs to Know helps teens ages 13 and up build confidence, independence, and smart decision making with essential life skills. This parent trusted life skills book teaches practical techniques to manage money, make decisions, and think critically. With hands on lessons and relatable activities, this guide makes teaching essential tools simple and natural.

Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education. Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys, who are most aware that their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they become disengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. There are dozens of books on underachieving boys, but most parents brave enough to lift one off the shelf are instantly intimidated by the footnotes, graphs, case studies, and academic-speak addressed almost entirely to educators.

Essential Life Skills Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know helps boys and girls ages 8-10 build real world confidence through essential life skills for kids. This practical life skills book prepares children early for independence, responsibility, and strong decision making. Packed with relatable lessons and hands-on activities, it makes teaching life skills simple and effective.

Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, but he grew up in a conservative Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Anne, was raised in rural Louisiana and contracted polio when she was two years old. She endured brutal surgeries as well as braces and crutches for life and was told that she would never have children or a family.

When Darby O'Hara believed in something, she believed in it forever, and her marriage rated at the top of that list. But she hadn't counted on a husband who devoted most of his life to his business. As the years passed, and he spent more and more hours away from home, her dreams of becoming a mother seemed to be just that - a dream. One that would never be fulfilled. Being patient hadn't worked. Talking hadn't either, and one day she decided she'd had enough. It was time to make a new life for herself.

Este es un libro brillante, conmovedor, desgarrador y fascinante. La historia de Sheff es sincera, porque dice la verdad que a muchos se nos hace difícil reconocer en nuestros hijos y que a veces está latente y nos hacemos los ciegos para no verla.David Sheff nos presenta la adicción y sus confusiones de una manera clara y aleccionadora, poniendo como ejemplo su propia experiencia y la de su familia.

When her husband left her pregnant, with a four-year-old child and a restaurant on the verge of bankruptcy, the only things Holly McGinty had time for were her kids - and working hard to stay out of the poor house. Five years later, business is booming and her boys are happy, but she's still putting her own needs at the bottom of her priority list. That doesn't stop her from daydreaming about her oldest son's sexy scout leader, though.

No F*** Boys Allowed is an insightfully humorous, adult take on a dating type plaguing young women today. You’ll learn what to look out for when dealing with f--kboys, how to deal with heartbreak (no more crying on the couch with ice cream and chips, my friend), and ways to better yourself while searching for the one. It’s your own personal f--kboy survival guide!

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Knowing a little of Tyler's past - his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three - Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn't easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack Casey herself.

This book contained carefully developed steps to help you grow stronger in that toxic relationship and develop the courage to stop loving that person who isn’t reciprocating. All you need to do is consciously follow the eight tested stages to overcome whatever feelings that hold you down and make you cry. After six weeks, you will come out and say it confidently that you have gotten over him.

Inspiring Teens: A Guide to Living Life Without Regret If you are parenting a teen: your teenager absolutely needs to read this book. If you are a teen yourself: grab this book immediately and allow it to change your life. Here, inside this book, you will find important lessons that every teen needs to understand about life but that will never be taught alongside Math and English at school. This book is split into two sections. The first is WHAT I WISH I KNEW AS A TEENAGER. This includes a list of the top fifty things adults wish they knew as a teenager, such as "Please don't be in a rush ...

What does “raising children right” even mean? What does it mean to raise kids the “right” way? The answers can be found in Positive Discipline for Kids, Parenting Skills for Mom and Dad. In this profoundly insightful guide to positive discipline, parents like you will diffuse temper tantrums before they blow up completely using a powerful temper tantrum cheat sheet; effectively handle your child’s mistakes without making them feel like they failed you or that they aren’t worthy of love; and more.

It's danger on the high seas for the Barnetts, but will it come from the authorities, Mother Nature or family Flood? In Wisconsin six years ago, Ursula Barnett accidentally committed a shocking crime. The statute of limitations is inching closer, and the police are circling in. Panicked, Ursula books herself and her American family passage on a budget centennial Titanic cruise, hoping to ride out the investigation and embark a woman redeemed. But lurking amongst the leaky walls of the Queen of Crabs is a danger worse than disgruntled, poorly-paid staff, bad food and terrifying onshore ...