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"Intense. Stunning. Needed. Jillian's words will help you discover
beauty in the unexpected."--LESLIE MEANS, creator of Her View From
Home "Thoughtful and honest, Jillian's story of transformation
reminds us that God is present and pursuing us, even in the most
unexpected moments of our lives. Read and be changed."--KAYLA
CRAIG, author of To Light Their Way and creator of Liturgies for
Parents What if the unexpected is the beginning of becoming your
truest self? Jillian Benfield was living life in the spotlight as a
TV journalist, but after receiving a life-altering diagnosis for
her unborn son, she realized no camera-ready outfit could dress up
her grief. Overcoming this unexpected circumstance wasn't an
option. She would have to undergo it instead. In doing so, she
discovered who she was and who God wanted her to become. In this
riveting story filled with grit and grace, Jillian helps you break
down the false constructs you've built around God and your
identity. You won't avoid your pain, but you'll learn to feel it,
in a healing way. And you'll discover how your internal
transformation leads to external purpose. No matter what you're
going through, you're invited to open this gift: The Gift of the
Unexpected
As featured in Hello! Magazine. This accessible guide will help you
to support your child through difficult experiences brought on by
life changes, including divorce, new siblings, or the loss of a
loved one Change is part of life, but for a child it can be scary
and bewildering. Whether it's the prospect of starting school,
dealing with changes in the family or seeing unsettling events in
the wider world, there are many aspects of life that can cause a
child to feel destabilized and frightened. As parents and carers,
we try everything in our power to shield our children and prepare
them emotionally for disappointments and upsets, but sometimes it
can be hard to know what to do for the best. Help Your Child Cope
with Change offers actionable tips that will give you and your
child the support you need to navigate these difficult moments with
kindness and care. Discover how to: Nurture resilience and a
positive mindset in your child Break bad news to your child
Establish behaviour boundaries and retain routines during difficult
times Deal with overwhelming emotions Seek support
This is not your average activity book because it's not only heaps
of fun but it will also teach you some amazing life skills to help
you take control of your worries Worries come in all shapes and
sizes and can creep up on us when we least expect them. They are
like little clouds that float above our heads that seem at once
menacing and threatening, stopping us from doing the things we
really want and spoiling our fun. The Worry Workbook is here to
help by explaining what worry is, offering creative ways to calm
and distract yourself when worry strikes. Make a worry camera that
captures fears and shrinks them into a manageable size. Colour in a
mood tracker that explores the rainbow of everyday emotions. Write
on the magic mirror of compliments to help recognize your
strengths. Create your very own list of anti-worry actions to fight
fear and keep smiling. Parents, this is for you: This book has been
peer reviewed by a child psychologist, and there are explainers
throughout just in case your child has questions about the
activities.
Everything you need to know about getting your baby or toddler to
sleep -- from America's foremost baby and childcare experts. Babies
don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need
to be taught. The Sears family has learned from decades of
pediatric practice, bolstered by their own parenting experiences,
that different babies have different nighttime temperaments -- and,
of course, different families have different lifestyles. Instead of
espousing the kind of one method fits all approach advocated in
other baby sleep guides, the Sears family explains how you can
create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family.
With a sharp focus on the practical tools and techniques, The Baby
Sleep Book covers such topics as: The facts of infant sleep vs.
adult sleep Figuring out where, when, and how your child sleeps
best Fail-safe methods for soothing a crying infant How to make
night nursing easier, and how to stop Nighttime fathering tips
Whether co-sleeping makes sense for you Nap-time strategies that
work Medical and physical causes of night waking Sleep habits in
special situations such as traveling, teething, and illness
Faced with multiple choices regarding school, friends, and
activities coupled with the ever-widening influence of the outside
world, parents of 6-12 year olds need help. America's nanny is back
to offer a large dose of healthy parenting advice with secrets for
raising happy, secure, and well-balanced children.
The comprehensive "Dr. Spock"-like reference that is both
reassuring and realistic--now updated to reflect the many advances
in neonatology.
P "reemies, Second Edition" is the only parents' reference resource
of its kind--delivering up-to-the-minute information on medical
care in a warm, caring, and engaging voice. Authors Dana Wechsler
Linden and Emma Trenti Paroli are parents who have "been there."
Together with neonatologist Mia Wechsler Doron, they answer the
dozens of questions that parents will have at every stage--from
high-risk pregnancy through preemie hospitalization, to homecoming
and the preschool years--imparting a vast, detailed store of
knowledge in clear language that all readers can understand.
"Preemies, Second Edition" covers topics related to premature
birth, including:
What are your risk factors for having a premature baby?
Can you do something to delay early labor?
What do doctors know about you baby's outlook during her first
minutes and days of life?
How will your preemie's progress be monitored?
How do you cope with a long hospitalization?
Are there special preparations for you baby's homecoming?
What kind of stimulation during the first year gives your baby the
best chance?
Will your preemie grow up healthy? Normal?
From internationally bestselling author Liz Climo comes I'm So
Happy You're Here, a book to remind us to love ourselves. We all
need a reminder that we're loved and we matter, and international
bestselling author Liz Climo delivers that dose of warmth and love
in her new book Sometimes we just need a little pep talk to remind
us that we're doing our best. With help from her charming animal
drawings, Liz Climo encourages us to embrace the joyful moments,
get back up after falling down, and always love ourselves. A little
book to let someone know how important they are to you or a
thoughtful gift you can give to yourself, I'm So Happy You're Here
highlights how truly amazing we are. Like a good friend, it will
lift you out of low moments and keep you company until they've
passed, making you laugh and cry while reminding you that you're
loved, you matter, and we're all really happy you're here.
Parents raising a child with special needs want to equip their
child with the skills and abilities necessary to live the most
independent life possible. But actually accomplishing this can be
difficult. Learning to empower a child with strength, dignity,
responsibility, and independence is a daunting task for parents
struggling to understand and cope with the special needs of their
child. In Empowering Your Child Who Has Special Needs, Debbie
Goodwin helps parents identify enabling or guilt-based attitudes
and actions that trap the child and themselves in unhealthy
co-dependencies. As the mother of a daughter with special needs,
she understands first-hand the struggles and frustration that come
with this unexpected responsibility. Based on the belief that God's
truth is a freeing reality, Goodwin develops empowering strategies
to help parents actualize God's plan for them and their child.
Empowering Your Child Who Has Special Needs invites the parents of
children with special challenges to make the journey to discover
how God's plan will 'give you hope and a future.'
No period in a woman's life is as filled with special concerns as
pregnancy and new motherhood. Among the many discomforts and
ailments treatable with the homeopathic remedies explained in this
book are:
"For the mother" anemia, back pain, breastfeeding problems,
constipation, exhaustion, hemorrhoids, insomnia, morning sickness,
post-partum depression, sinusitis, varicose veins, yeast infections
"For the baby" breathing difficulties, chicken pox, constipation,
cough, diaper rash, diarrhea, ear infection, hiccups, mumps, sleep
problems, teething pains, vomiting
In" Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Your Baby's First Year,"
practicing homeopath, Mirando Castro introduces readers to the many
safe, effective, inexpensive, and nonmedical remedies that
homeopathy has to offer women in this very important period. With
reassuring, easy-to-read text, the book explains the principles of
homeopathy and tells readers how to select the remedies that
correlate to hundreds of common symptoms of physical and emotional
distress. The book also offers natural ways to make labor and birth
as relaxed as possible, using homeopathic methods.
Complete with case histories, "materia medica, " and supportive and
helpful tips throughout, this guidebook offers a wealth of
natural-health information every expentant mother should
consider.
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
Requiring only ten minutes a day, the program revealed in this
groundbreaking book provides an effective, step-by-step method for
helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder develop their
special skills and individual learning styles and excel in a
classroom setting.
'Emily Oster is the non-judgemental girlfriend holding our hand and
guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work
to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way' Amy Schumer
Parenting is full of decisions, nearly all of which can be agonized
over. There is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at
you from doctors, family, friends, and strangers on the internet.
But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the
trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision?
Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom
doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths and offers
non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts.
Cribsheet is a thinking parent's guide that empowers us to make
better, less fraught decisions - and stay sane in the years before
preschool.
Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys was a global phenomenon. The first
book in a generation to look at boys' specific needs, parents loved
its clarity and warm insights into their sons' inner world. But
today, things have changed. It's girls that are in trouble. There
has been a sudden and universal deterioration in girls' mental
health, starting in primary school and devastating the teen years.
Raising Girls in the 21st Century is both a guidebook and a
call-to-arms for parents. The five key stages of girlhood are laid
out so that you know exactly what matters at which age, and how to
build strength and connectedness into your daughter from infancy
onwards. Raising Girls in the 21st Century is both fierce and
tender in its mission to help girls more at every age. It's a book
for parents who love their daughters deeply, whether they are
newborns, teenagers, young women - or anywhere in between. Feeling
secure, becoming an explorer, getting along with others, finding
her soul, and becoming a woman - at last, there is a clear map of
girls' minds that accepts no limitations, narrow roles or
selling-out of your daughter's potential or uniqueness. All the
hazards are signposted - bullying, eating disorders, body image and
depression, social media harms and helps - as are concrete and
simple measures for both mums and dads to help prevent their
daughters from becoming victims. Parenthood is restored to an
exciting journey, not one worry after another, as it's so often
portrayed. Steve talks to the world's leading voices on girls'
needs and makes their ideas clear and simple, adding his own humour
and experience through stories that you will never forget. Even the
illustrations, by Kimio Kubo, provide unique and moving glimpses
into the inner lives of girls. Along with his fellow psychologists
worldwide, Steve is angry at the exploitation and harm being done
to girls today. With Raising Girls in the 21st Century he strives
to spark a movement to end the trashing of girlhood; equipping
parents to deal with the modern world, and getting the media off
the backs of our daughters. Raising Girls in the 21st Century is
powerful, practical and positive. Your heart, head and hands will
be strengthened by its message.
This write-in workbook is an invaluable resource to help students
improve their Maths and English skills and help prepare for Level 1
and Level 2 Functional Skills exams. The real-life questions are
all written with a Childcare context to help students find
essential Maths and English theory understandable, engaging and
achievable. Written by Karen Coombes, lecturer with a wealth of
experience in the Childcare industry, this workbook is an effective
resource to support Maths and English learning in the classroom, at
work and for personal study at home.
In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to
our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting
theories. When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined
the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the
evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often
ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed
- one founded on traditional wisdom, like the knowledge and
experience passed down over hundreds, even thousands, of years
within ancient cultures. With her young daughter in tow, she
travelled across the world to observe and practice parenting
strategies alongside families in three of the world's most
venerable communities: Maya families in Mexico, Inuit families
above the Arctic Circle, and Hadza families in Tanzania. Dr
Doucleff soon learned that these cultures don't have the same
problems with children that Western parents do. Most strikingly,
parents build a relationship with young children that is vastly
different from the one many Western parents develop, built on
co-operation instead of control; trust instead of fear; and
personalised needs instead of standardised development milestones.
In Hunt, Gather, Parent, Doucleff introduces us to families where
parents help little ones learn to control their emotions and reduce
tantrums by the parents themselves controlling their own
frustrations; foster self-sufficiency by safely giving kids the
autonomy to manage risks and explore their limits; and motivate
children to help with chores without using bribes or threats.
Doucleff also talks to psychologists, neuroscientists,
anthropologists, and sociologists and explains how the tools and
tips can impact children's mental health and development. . Packed
with practical takeaways, Hunt, Gather, Parent helps us rethink the
ways we relate to our children, and reveals a universal parenting
paradigm adapted for modern families.
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.
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