Raising happy, confident children doesn't have to be a challenging undertaking! Working parents often battle with time pressure and guilt of being away from their children, which is where The Working Parents' Guide to Raising Happy and Confident Children comes in. Through a series of practical tools, bestselling parenting coach Nadim Saad draws on the latest research in child psychology, neuroscience and leadership, to show time-poor parents how to deal with everyday parenting challenges effectively and make family life less stressful and more enjoyable. Help your children to become happy, confident and responsible. Gain greater influence at home and in the workplace by adopting best practices from leadership. Quickly learn and apply step-by-step solutions to common parenting challenges including whining and arguing, homework battles, tantrums and lack of cooperation. Build a stronger relationship with your children and maintain it as they grow. Discover a 5-Week Programme to becoming a calm and confident parent. This book aims to help you to make sure that the time you spend with your kids really count.

Teach your child the real secrets to success in life. There is so much your child will learn at school. But there are other, vital things that are all too frequently absent from a busy school's syllabus, yet which are increasingly recognised as just asessential to your child's future. These secrets of success include qualities such as curiosity, independent thinking, perseverance, determination, individuality and a willingness to weigh up risks and solve problems. In The Bright Stuff, leading child education expert C J Simister takes one secret of success at a time and offers a treasure trove of imaginative, playful and above all fun activities, games and exercises that you can use to preserve, nurture and enhance your child's extraordinary potential, making sure it does not remain untapped. All are designed to fit in with everyday family life, involving little or no preparation. Appealing to a wide range of ages, they are ideal for keeping children amused in spare moments - over a meal, in the car, even when stuck in the queue at the supermarket. And while they are enjoying themselves, your children will be developing crucial qualities such as initiative, alertness and an investigative spirit. They will also be learning to form innovative ideas, to discern sense from nonsense and to use failure as a useful springboard for progress. With this ground-breaking book, you can make sure your children have the skills they need to thrive in the real world, while helping them to become happy, successful and well-rounded individuals.

Did she get off track? Did she forget her spiritual training? What about your relationship with your daughter and with Christ? What do you want her to know about your life? What legacy will you leave her? God has a plan for your life. He is waiting on you.

Winston B. Stanley, PhD, has spent many years serving as a pastor to adolescents. At youth conferences, retreats, and other events, he has always sought out to provide wisdom and guidance.

This guidebook for parents and youngsters alike is his way of sharing how to steer the lives of young people in a positive direction. You'll learn. how adolescents think differently than adults; how examples of adolescents in biblical times provide lessons for today; how guidance from God can be applied to help young people; and how modeling, nurturing, and teaching can aid adolescents.

Stanley also offers guidance on promoting healthy essentials for physical development, tips on discipline, and ways to help young people take responsibility for their actions. It's important to get the knowledge you need to confront the tough issues of being a parent and of becoming an adult.

As a parent or young person, you need to understand the psychology and dynamics that define adolescence. You'll find the answers you need from a longtime pastor who has spent long hours listening, encouraging and counseling young people in Parents: Adolescents are Adults-with-Less Sense.

Seeing your child experience unhappiness is difficult for any parent With so many possible reasons for low mood, it can be challenging to know how best to support them. This guide will help you to communicate with your child and equip them with the tools to express themselves. Offering ideas for simple lifestyle tweaks, it will help you to help your child foster a more positive outlook and to build their resilience and self-confidence for life. Identify the source of your child's low mood Nurture a positive mindset Build self-confidence Learn mood-boosting activities Know when to seek support

Kylie Landry has a big problem. She has been left behind in elementary school while her best friend and older brother has moved on up to middle school. She has become invisible to all the people that matter most to her. She has to face the changes in her life in order to move on.

Five boys from Napa, California, are doing their best to make it through middle school. This group of Grape Field Middle School misfits includes Blake "the Snake" Sloan, Jeff "the Nose" McCoy, Billy "the Mackster" Mack, Sy "Slo-Mo" Wilcox, and Wesley "Tex" Strait. Together, they get in and out of trouble, dealing with both school and romance.

Blake develops a crush on Rose, but he doesn't know how to talk to a girl. She's not like his buddies, and it's going to take an awful lot of work to charm her. Meanwhile, the boys get caught up in adventures, including a scary overnighter to Tex's parents' ranch and some dangerous neighborhood shenanigans.

Blake realizes over the course of his relationship with Rose that his friends can both help him and hinder him. Even so, girls may come and go, but true friends are forever. Middle school might not be big enough for Blake and his buds, but the boys aren't big enough for the real world-not yet, but they will be someday