Raising a child is challenging for many parents, especially for a new, immigrant family. For those parents, they not only have to face the challenges of integrating themselves into a new environment, but they also need to handle the conflicts coming from two cultural backgrounds. Like many Chinese Americans, the authors inherited the traditional Chinese culture. Yet they also opened their minds and embraced their new culture. Through the collisions of these two cultures, they developed a unique parenting strategy: a combination of the best of both worlds to educate their children. This approach offered them a cutting edge in developing their children to be among the most competitive. As they raised their children, they held parties to build their children's social groups; used teamwork to create a harmonious family, strengthening the family bonds; helped their children excel in academic competitions; taught their children how to be rigorous and strive for perfection; inspired their children to explore innovative strategies to overcome obstacles; developed their children's creativity, leadership, and initiative; encouraged their children to be involved in the community; and gave their children freedom to develop their individual personalities and discover their full potentials. The authors believe that their story will be beneficial to other parents and also provide a new perspective of Chinese American families for mainstream Americans.

Corrections of Fathers' Sins, is a 68,000 word narrative fiction of repetitous torments from a Vietnam veteran to his family, and the elder sons' plight to not fall in those hereditary foot-steps. What can be gathered from this is that the thought process: the plotting, conniving efforts, the underhandedness of the acts for personal gain, the selfishness of what is being done or attempting to do, all stemmed from what can be observed at home with Father Figure and how he lies, cheats and steals to have everything his way until family, the judicial system and even death catches on to his game. Good Fathers are made, not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective Father to your son. Good Fathers develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. But, there can also be a negative impact congruent to having a negative influence. These passages are of a child that is transitioning into adulthood and reflects back to the choices made by his Father Figure and the paths taken to self-fulfillment. This story will help you through that same path of what NOT to do.

Paul Owen began his life with a lot of disadvantages. His single mother did the best she could to raise him on food stamps and welfare. But when he was only thirteen, she died tragically of cancer, leaving him at the mercies of relatives and foster care. This is the story of his journey through seven foster homes, across three states, during his high school years. Eventually, he found a settled life, and a career as a college professor in North Carolina. How did he get there? This book explains how ordinary people can overcome difficult challenges. Among many poignant themes in these pages, one will read of teenage angst, the despair of poverty, the solace of nature, the power of romance, a boy's love for his dog, and the challenges which face many thousands of children who live in foster care in our country.

When Michelle Obama posed for her official portrait she was already breaking new ground as the first African American First Lady. But there was something else revolutionary - she wore a sleeveless dress. Michelle's arms are sleek, strong and toned, and all over the news. And now women want to emulate her. In Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy, celebrity trainer JJ Virgin offers simple workouts that only take twenty minutes, three times a week, and will sculpt your arms to perfection. With exercises that can be done in the comfort of your home and don't require expensive or hard-to-use equipment, JJ will give women sleek, toned arms while not turning them into the Incredible She-Hulk. And in addition, readers will learn how to attain better health and a more active lifestyle. After all, pumping weights isn't the only way to fit arms - it also requires healthy eating, de-stressing and knowledge of how your body works. JJ knows what it's like to be a woman wary of exposing her arms. She has seen women break down in tears worrying about showing flab on their wedding day. She knows that arms can be signs of strength and power, but also of shame and regret. Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy has attitude, charm and a can-do spirit that will give you the right to bare arms!

Parenting is one of the most influential and powerful leadership roles. This book explores how parents' decisions affect themselves, their children, and the family as a whole. Strategic Leadership Consultants and I conducted studies within the Washington metropolitan area in order to illustrate to readers how children are less negatively affected in a harmonious, intact family. Also, we provide suggestions on how to promote a positive family structure by means of leadership training for parents, thus reducing the numbers of youths in special education classes, foster care, and risky practices like experimentation with drugs, joining gangs, gun violence, suicide, early parenthood, and mental health issues. Although, my primary target audience is parents, it is my sincere hope that others may benefit from the information provided. This book further explores how wildcard scenarios such as abuse, depression, and divorce can impact the mental and emotional stability of children. Expert advice from psychiatrist Stanley Turecki and psychologist Cynthia Buckson along with other professionals is shared. Candid stories throughout this book support my theory that parents' choices can affect their children, in many cases, causing long-term mental challenges. These stories further underscore the great impact parents have on their children, both positive and negative. Additionally, I will provide a list of suggested topics that parents may discuss with children at different developmental stages, as well as a resource section for parents and children in crisis, or in need of information. The purpose of this book is to inform and motivate parents to apply the leadership strategies suggested. The strategies and case studies presented may inspire parents to develop into stronger leaders for their children.

It's All About Daddy addresses the themes of love, appreciation and death quite vividly. The book is comprised of a wide array of messages, of course for fathers, but many are very pertinent to parents on a whole. Jody Esi Otu maturely and completely speaks to every important moment within which any child would like to express his or her feelings to their father. She looks at birthdays, Christmas, death and dying, Valentine's Day, father's day, she also address the stereotype of black fathers not being there for their children, and every day moments when a grateful child just wants to say I love you and or thank you for being there.

This book which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action INTERFASOL brings together researchers from 22 INTERFASOL countries, who frame intergenerational family solidarity in the specific historical, cultural, social and economic context of their own country. Integrating different perspectives from social and political sciences, economics, communication, health and psychology, the book offers country-specific knowledge and new insights into family relations, family values and family policies across Europe.

Fathers & Sons is a two-volume series containing 48 readings. These books allow over a year of close fellowship between father and son, with the goal of leading sons toward Christian manhood. Taking serious issues seriously, yet promoting a joyful life of enjoying the pleasures of God, these books show how, when a young man makes decisions about the direction his life will take, the stakes are high.

Turning the Hourglass: Children's Passage Through Traumas and Past Lives, is a collection of stories written from the child's point of view. It is based on the therapeutic model that Christine has developed which includes Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents and Regression Therapy. Emerging through these true stories of children are poignant words that draw the reader into the child's world. Whether it is childhood trauma of abuse, difficulty with divorce and parenting variations, pre-natal, birth or past-life patterning, the stories unfold with children conquering their problems and developing into the lovely young people that they truly are. Various symptoms and behaviors ranging from issues such as a diagnosis of ADHD to severe anxiety and depression are lifted from the child as these healing stories guide the reader through each journey.

Parents who realize the benefits of alternative therapeutic techniques for their child or are searching for a method that truly works, teachers and therapists will find this book enlightening as they discover a powerful method of working with children. Awareness is raised about children, their plights and their enduring strengths inviting us all to acknowledge those who have such a small voice in our world.