This is Volume II of two volumes. "American Silhouettes" is primarily a study in human character in its dealing with the adversity of life. The setting is America during the last quarter of the twentieth century. More specifically it focuses on the struggle of two generations of a small African American family whose destiny encounters more than its share of horrific tribulations. It is a window on life, love, happiness, suffering, and death of the members of this small vulnerable resilient family from the South, that moves to Washington, D.C. for a better life, only to find a very short interlude of happiness, followed by a deep plunge into another cycle of trauma and despair; not death though, that would be too easy; and when death finally does come, it is a liberation of the body and soul. The saga continues with the cycle of misfortune repeating itself in a new age, a new generation with the same finality as if their destiny had been wickedly predefined. From Bridgeville SC to Washington DC, and from Rome to Dakar, their saga brings to light the evil and virtuousness of man in its most natural occurrence, as a part of daily life. The story brings together various individuals of different and sometimes opposite background and describes either the passions of their encounters or the clashes resulting from their conflicts. It analyses the most wonderful passions of love, beauty and happiness, and juxtaposes the horrible ugliness of hate and abuse. It incorporates the duty and responsibility of man within the context of our society and dwells into the aberrations of its marginal sector. It is an interweaved matrix of emotional extremes. It demonstrates that evil has no color, no race, no religion, and that it transcends the social fabric of our society.

"The Moral Decay of Society" presents a summary of events that have taken place in America's jaded recent history. To the point and possibly offensive to some, author Eugene T Motes's essays aim to make people aware ofwhat is happening around them.

We Americans are under attack by our own country. We are told to worry about the War on Terrorism, and to accept the physical and mental dangers faced by men and women in our military service. Why should we continue to support a war overseas, when we can't even protect ourselves from the destruction and moral decline of our own country?

It is this moral decay at home that Motes wishes to address. Parents are in a desperate battle to save their children from perverted musical artists and movie companies. Teens are being slaughtered by the millions because parents are blind and ignorant. Only parents can protect their children from Satan other terrible influences, including rock, rap, heavymetal, Eclipse, True Blood, and Harry Potter, as well as numerous others that are responsible for the condition of the United States today.

Become a true parent to your children and help to stop "The Moral Decay of Society."

Your childcare provider is, next to your spouse, one of the most important relationships you will ever have. This book is all about how to find a great provider and how to make her work her hardest for you. This is a manual for every parent raising a child with the help of a stranger.

This research-based book covers the core components of modern parenting and child development across multi-ethnic and cross-cultural contexts in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America, with a focus on the United States. Parenting and Child Development: Across Ethnicity and Culture is based on a cohesive framework that links physical, psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional aspects of children's lives to their experiences of parental behavior. This book covers the fundamentals of parent-child relationships, including the theoretical perspective of parenting, positive and negative parenting behaviors, and changing patterns of parenting from infancy through adolescence. Explored are parent-child relationships and their implications for children's health, well-being, and quality of life in different family forms, including parenting in drug-addicted families, homeless families, cohabiting families, single-parent families, and LGBT families around the world. Using an array of theories with relevant empirical findings, the practical implications for child development both within the United States and across the globe are highlighted. Also included is specific information about tools and techniques for measuring intimate relationships and intervention strategies for relationship problems. Integrates modern, evidence-based research on parenting and child development Synthesizes interdisciplinary modes of studying parenting and child development Contextualizes research using global perspectives across cultures, ethnicities, and a diverse array of family patterns Capture both fundamentals and nuances of parenting and child development in concise chapters

n Noodsaaklike gids vir ouers om hul baba se eerste jaar met selfvertroue te hanteer. Meg Faure (arbeidsterapeut) en Ann Richardson (geregistreerde verpleegsuster en vroed vrou), ouerskapkenners en medeskrywers van die bekende Sense-reeks, bied ouers nou 'n bygewerkte en uitgebreide derde uitgawe van hulle hoogs suksesvolle ouerskaphan dleiding vir die eerste jaar. Ouers oral in die land beskou die boek as hulle Bababybel, en dit is maklik om te sien waarom dit een van Suid-Afrika se gewildste ouerskapboeke is. Koester jou baba spreek met 'n sagte dog praktiese benadering die belangrikste ouerskapkwessies van geboorte tot 12 maande aan.

According to a recent study, as many as 1 in 91 school age children are somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. It's reached epidemic proportions Everyone seems to know someone who's affected by autism. It's no coincidence that so many of our kids on the spectrum also have various immune problems like allergies, asthma, and eczema to name a few. Many of them have bowel problems that cause toxins to accumulate in their bodies. When the toxins accumulate, the liver has to work harder to get rid of those toxins. Chronic ear infections and antibiotics seem to be another common problem. The use of antibiotics causes an overgrowth of yeast (candida) which causes all kinds of problems and symptoms. And it just snowballs from there. Our autistic kids are just more sensitive to the toxins in our environment - they're like environmental barometers of how truly toxic our environment has become. It is possible to overcome "Environmental" Autism. There are parents who have done it or are doing it. "Overcoming Autism: A Parent's Guide" is informative, compassionate, empathetic, and at times provides some much needed humor. It's written by a parent for parents and offers direction to parents of autistic children who are baffled by the lack of information and help mainstream medicine has to offer them to deal with autism. It provides helpful information based on hands-on experience with; early intervention, various therapeutic interventions, integrative medicine, the environmental connection, how autism affects the family, and how the author's son ultimately overcame many of his autistic disabilities. It also offers hope

Aspergers Can Be Fun is a book written by Harrison, an eleven year old boy who wants to share his own life embarrassments, hi-cups and experiences to help you on your journey. Harrison's helpful insights and tips are not only for the child struggling with or conquering aspergers, but for parents, siblings and friends - mabye even teachers Its honest and straight forward approach will assist any age along their own journey. Most of all, it's about remembering to have fun along the way.