CAREGIVING: The SECRETS ARE... is for Caregivers (CG) and their Loved Ones (LO). ALL chronic, serious illnesses have many things in common. The STRESSES that occur while they are trying to cope with their fears, frustrations, anger, and confusion are bewildering even terrifying. They are often unprepared to deal with these problems. Despite his experience and training you will read how Dr.Rose made more mistakes than good decisions. From these, as he did as a successful teacher, he found that he had to challenge what was "common knowledge." He had to find what he could and was willing to change to save his health and sanity. What was necessary to bring Marie back from depression (and side effects from prescribed medications)?There was also the misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's.He takes you through their struggles as he learns what works and what doesn't. Each CG must look into her/his mind and heart and find what works best (it changes) based on each's flexibility, honesty, courage, patience, and the individual responses of the LO as the LO tries to understand and deal with what is happening in her/his mind and body.

This is the second book in a series about the guests on Dr.Rose's internet radio show - www.blogtalkradio.com/icdrrose. Each is a person who is a Change Agent and a significant RESOURCE in her/his field. Beside getting an interesting article about each, you will have the show's address of the interview to learn more, but also have ways to personally CONTACT each. The range of guests is eclectic and includes experts in relationships, marriage, education, finance, business, futures studies, science, medicine, as well as other disciplines.Most are life-changing stories that could change yours - for the better.

Does love have to be "blind"? Is "passion" equated with loss of balance, unrealistic expectations, insanity - stupidity? Some say passion cannot last, If so, does it fizzle out, disappear with only a distant memory of its unbelievable highs? Or, can passion be the motor that only needs continuous refueling to become life-energizing, a lifelong love? The road to any love is strewn with impediments and any one of them can be too much if passion runs out of gas. Steve and Maria faced many of them - their past personal demons; ex's; their children; friends; religious and educational differences; work; money; illness; former loves; and different interests created problems.Yet, can an extraordinary passion for each other and an equally extraordinary passion for theirs and the others' "magical" children be enough to overcome the apparently high probabilities of the impossibility of maintaining one or both of their passions? You decide.

I want everyone, not just new and veteran teachers, to see what is possible, not just what exists in teaching. Without joy and hope life is - lifeless I relate honestly some of my failures and worst mistakes as well as some of the greatest moments of the first fifteen years of my fifty years of teaching. When I tell these stories I still get thrilled or teary-eyed as my students outdid my fondest hopes. I began with little knowledge of what education could (should) be. I taught the way I had been taught. I talked and they sat quietly. My second year I was in a master's program in psychology and I learned about Biochemical Individuality. I was astonished at the uniqueness of each individual. I began developing ways to individualize instruction, but it caused my program to be unbalanced. I wanted them to be become independent, self-motivated, socialized, and responsible for their actions. I realized that I had to mix my interactions by having them learn in pairs, triads, small groups, and whole class. Strict individualization was as bad as straight lecturing. I called the result the Self-Sustaining Classroom. It took years to perfect it, but I was attempting more ways to help them achieve responsible independence. Despite pressures to do otherwise, I managed to offer my students a total program with the so-called 'frills" that not only brought them to school, but stimulated many parts of their brain. I was "touchy-feely" because children want and need the physical and emotional components in their relationship with their teacher. I attribute my success to my enjoyment of teaching children, my eclectic reading, and my determination to be my own person and do what I believed was best for the children. Teachers need autonomy With the legal freedom to discover their Teaching Style and to express it without fear, teachers will enable children to find their Learning Style and all will realize their potentials.