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The Back-Up Mom is an invaluable, candid guide to step-parenting from the personal experience of a mom who has been there, learned precious lessons and is ready to share her wisdom with you. A stepparent’s journey is never easy. Author Laura K. Wagner reaches out to other stepparents to let them know they are not alone in their journey. Laura intertwines valuable advice with a personal narrative that lets you know you’re not alone in your journey to become an effective stepparent.

Are you tired of the people who tell you that you're not good enough to parent your children? Frustrated with the way society stigmatizes the BPD condition? Angry at the way society penalizes parents for having BPD personality traits? This audiobook is for you! Learn the seven step system that will help you to become a better parent even if you suffer from BPD. Stop letting 'experts' beat you up.

In this informative and entertaining book, Dr. John E. Whitcomb shares his proven strategies for teaching teenagers to manage their own money. By empowering teens to control their own finances, parents can avoid ever getting involved in another argument about expenses. Based on the author’s experiences as a youth in boarding school, this approach is sure to help teens learn the important money-management skills they aren’t taught elsewhere.

The title says it all: what we have and where we are. This travel memoir, the sequel to Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure, follows our French exploits as we endeavor to rebuild our lives in another new country, after spending four and half years in Australia. Our goal, or hope for the immediate future, is to focus positively on the present so that we can start a new, optimistic future back in Europe. Our main aim is to be nearer to the children, leaving the dark clouds of the challenges we faced in Australia as a distant memory. Journey with us as we arrive in rural South West France; enjoy my reflections, thoughts, and observations about my family, our new surroundings, and our lifestyle. Follow the journey of my writing career and how we start our renovation project while managing our convoluted family life. Once again, we will laugh, cry, and enjoy life to the fullest with a generous helping of positive spin thrown in for good measure.

Written with warmth and compassion, author Nicole Voronina presents a different way to view and experience parenting with real life examples, practical tools, and tips. She gives a step-by-step guide to changing the relationship dynamic between you and your child in less than 30 days! You will be amazed at how well your child responds to you without resorting to anger and yelling. You will know how to get your child's best behaviors out of their own intrinsic motivation. You will know how to handle and guide your child's big emotions, setbacks, and life challenges.

Handling a newborn is tough. But as any parent knows, what comes after the age of three makes everything before look like a walk in a park. It seems like your child learned how to talk overnight, and suddenly, you discover a whole new aspect of your parent-child relationship: communication. Many don’t even realize how crucial that moment is. Not only does your child now understand what you’re saying to them, but they also use words to express themselves.

The Humorist: Adventures in Adulting & Horror Movies captures the moments both silly and sincere that define the process of coming-of-age, weaving in unexpected analogies to the history of horror cinema that speak to our universal need for human connection through cultural objects, the gift of fear, and the healing power of laughter.

Good communication is a skill that can be learned. This audiobook provides you with all the tools you need to become better at communicating in relationships. Unlike many of the options out there, this audiobook does not just throw information at you, leaving you more confused than you were before reading it. Instead, this audiobook provides you with information that is easy to understand to ensure you grasp everything.

Feeling Overwhelmed and Unsure How to Proceed With Your Loved One’s Alzheimer’s or Other Dementia Diagnosis? Learn What to Do TODAY to Best Help Yourself and Your Loved One In a Healthy and Meaningful Way. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is devastating. Aside from the emotional heartbreak, you are also flooded with information and to-do’s that will hopefully not apply to you or your loved one for years to come. Today, you can begin by taking the seven steps outlined in this book, in order to set yourself and your loved ones up for a healthy and empowered journey.

Train your unruly puppy while bonding with your child using this expert-approved guide to puppy training! Puppy Training Guide for Beginners is a surefire way to train your puppy to behave better and live in perfect harmony with you and your children! With Lucy Williams' audiobook, Puppy Training Guide for Beginners, you and your child will learn how to train your puppy with the help of practical, step-by-step instructions on how to potty train, eliminate bad behavior, and more!

Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to the PTWM blog and Facebook page purely because Rachaele is genuine and incredibly honest and has created a supportive online community where parents (and non-parents) can go for respite. Her message is clear: not everyone is a perfect mum with a nice house, a steady marriage and 2.5 children. We lead messy, complicated lives. For Rachaele, blogging is about shining a light on very real ups and downs (from having fun with your beautiful kids and watching them grow to meltdowns, domestic violence, bullying and more).

Finally a book written just for blended families by blended families. In Life in a Blender, May Simpson guides listeners to achieving harmony in the home, so that each family member feels loved, respected, and free to be themselves.

Take hope! Emotions are not the enemy. They can serve you and your child as a teacher. Let them inform you but not rule you. Let those emotions be a source to guide you, not simply a hurdle to cross so everyone can move forward with their lives. Allow them to show what is important to you and your child: joys, sorrows, fears, values, and even the very heart of who you are and the dreams of who you hope to be. David Vick–a grandfather, educator, and therapist–shares stories and encouragements to help you understand and harness emotions so your relationship can thrive.

Life is never easy, but there are times when it feels like everything is against you. Tyra Hodge grew up feeling the world's weight pressing down on her. A nagging feeling awakened, whispering how she would never amount to anything the older she got. Daunted by the increasing demands of education and her private struggles, Tyra turned away.

Every day, adolescent girls face a complex and challenging social world influenced by popularity. As parents, we benefit from having the resources to help our daughters navigate times of difficulty and vulnerability because with the right support, these experiences can also deliver girls with their greatest learnings. In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Kaspar deconstructs popularity and its links to our girls' well-being. She illustrates how the type of popularity that most girls crave is not the type that will improve their lives.

Ariel Swimworthy thought her life was perfect. She was the new captain of her school's swim team, she had a new best friend, and even a shiny new crush to dream about. And then her father pulled her off the team to join a boring business academy. Now, the only way to swim again is to accept the help of her ex-boyfriend, Eric Shipman. Eric shredded Ariel's heart when he lied to her, and she's determined not to get back with him. But its hard to be around someone who knows your deepest, darkest secrets. Even harder when that someone will do anything to win you back.

What if you don’t feel anything towards your baby after birth? What if your baby doesn’t like you? In this book, you will discover the secret behind the misleading term of “maternal instinct"; the five-step routine system to quickly bond with your little one; a deep introspection on how a baby thinks; what your baby truly wants; a deep dive into how your baby approaches the world; an introduction to how your baby communicates with you; and more.

Are you are feeling an overwhelming fear of what “life after” your own abusive relationship might hold for you? I get it. I know where you are, too. Trapped. Lost. Alone. Brain-sick. Body-sick. I was there. And I also can tell you this: There is a way out. A journey back to self-love and self-worth. A journey back to a mind-blowing, energetic, exceedingly powerful version of you. Short-track back to your power!

You are just a click away from discovering exactly how to make your children self-reliant, and keep the feelings of powerlessness and being threatened by the outside world at bay! Independence is an important aspect of your child’s social skills, and probably, that’s the reason why you are here looking for ideas on the best way to develop and nurture age-appropriate independence in your child.

Having a child developing inside you is one of the most magical moments in your life. But too many worries, which lead to stress and anxiety, can harm your baby’s health and development. Get ready to choose a more positive path that is going to skyrocket your baby’s overall health and happiness.