Parent category: 1315 books
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Though Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBSaffords him little time to spend with her. After she suffers a brief but serious illness at the age of ninety-one, they resolve to change their relationship by beginning...
The Way They Were
Dealing with Your Parents' Divorce After a Lifetime of Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
How to deal with your parents’ divorce when you’re not a kid anymore
As the divorce rate soars among the baby-boomer generation, more and more people in their twenties and thirties are being faced with the divorce of their parents, and few resources exist to help them cope with their unique...
Listen to the Squawking Chicken
When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
“I devoured this book in one sitting...alternately cheering, laughing, cringing, and gasping in horror. Lui captures the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship that is both complicated and beautiful. Poignant with a bare honesty that may make you think (and rethink) your own relationships.”...
The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Homeschool the right way from day one.
Are you considering homeschooling for your family? Today, many parents recognize that their child's school options are limited, inadequate, or even dangerous, and an increasing number are turning to homeschooling. But where do you start and how do you ensure...
Bright Minds, Poor Grades
Understanding and Movtivating your Underachieving Child
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer. Renowned clinical psychologist Michael Whitley, Ph.D. offers a proven ten-step program to motivate underachieving children. This easy-to follow book identifies the six...
Push Has Come to Shove
Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve--Even If It Means Picking a Fight
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
“Have you been to a school lately? Have you sat through the six hours and forty-five minutes of excruciating tedium we send our kids to every day? When we ask our kids, “What’d you do in school today?” and they mumble, “Nothin’,” they’re telling the truth.”
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Steve Perry is...
by Perry Ritthaler
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Imagination is something magical that happens to a little girl named Michele. The magic mirror deep inside her mind is where Michele can be free to live her life. Every day Michele plays in her bedroom with her magical mirror. One day Michele discovers how fun can play an important role in developing...
Waldorf Talk: Waldorf and Steiner Education Inspired Ideas for Homeschooling for January and February
Waldorf Homeschool Series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Do You Wish You Had More Waldorf Curriculum and Ideas For January and February?
Waldorf Inspired Ideas & Inspiration for the New Year!
˃˃˃ Here Is What You Will Gain From Reading This Book:
- Inspiration for New Year's, Valentine's Day, and beginning a New Year.
- A Waldorf...
Uncle Dan's Report Card
From Toddlers to Teenagers, Helping Our Children Build Strength of Character wit h Healthy Habits and Values Every Day
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
A Unique Approach to Teaching Children Timeless Values
The worth of the child cannot be measured in terms of "Per Cent" alone. The home life of the child is an important part of the whole life. The teacher's judgment will be a much better one if the home will kindly co-operate. Parents...
Getting to 30
A Parent's Guide to the 20-Something Years
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
“This is the book parents have been waiting for”—Michael Thompson, coauthor of Raising Cain. The book that is “helpful, hopeful, and engaging”—Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Columbia University. It is the book that addresses the new reality for parents of kids in their 20s and the issues that...
A Ninety-Day Empowerment Journal for Young Women
Learn to Affirm Daily Self-Love, Self-Confidence, and Self-Brilliance
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
This guide for girls and young women ages thirteen to twenty-one tears down the negative images presented in various media of African American youth and young adults.
While its intended to be read with an adult mentor, it can also be used by individuals who want to grow and develop on their...
The Father Effect
Hope and Healing from a Dad's Absence
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Based on the feature film of the same name, THE FATHER EFFECT is a must-read for the millions of men and women who have lost their fathers through divorce, death, or disinterest.
John Finch always struggled after his father committed suicide when he was eleven, but it wasn't until he was raising...
Feeding My Mother
Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Based on her hugely popular Facebook posts and Instagram photos, Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in...
Going Gypsy
One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Empty nesters buy an RV and hit the road in this “thoroughly charming account of a romp across America” (Victoria Zackheim).
Almost every couple faces a “now what?” moment as their last kid moves out of the house. There’s a big empty nest looming over this new and uncertain stage...