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Secrets To Becoming The Very Best Parent You Can Be
Be there for your children every step of the way and give them memorable experiences.
What's the recipe for a happy family? It's collaboration and communication. Instilling a spirit of cooperation in your children is the real secret to providing the gift of a happy childhood, being a "good" parent, and building the family you have always wanted.
Perfect your parenting techniques. Research psychologists...
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The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy celebrates different family dynamics!
"Fay and Fluffy turn story time into a sparkly, fun-filled experience, all while teaching kids valuable life lessons." -Yasmeen Aslam, Today's Parent
Families can come in all shapes and sizes, and each one shares a love that they grow together. Fay and Fluffy take us on their first adventure to learn all about different and inclusive family dynamics.
Families can cook together,...
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Homage to Mothers Everywhere
The work that mothers do and the love they give cannot be praised enough. This powerful book of motherhood quotes is dedicated to the loving role that moms play in their children's lives.
Inspiring quotes for moms. While it's difficult to truly capture the weight and power of a mother's love, this book by author Mina Parker comes close. Filled with a diverse pool of quotes, many from incredible women such as Oprah Winfrey,...
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Release the Generational Trauma of Shame
"Karen is the wise voice you want whispering in your ear when shame knocks on your door, reminding you that you are so much more than your relationship with your mother." -Maggie Reyes, master certified marriage coach & bestselling author of The Questions for Couples Journal
#1 New Release in Adult Children of Alcoholics and Parent & Adult Child Relationships
What is your relationship to shame? How can...
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Keep Your Marriage Strong
"Written by a licensed relationship therapist and a divorce attorney, if you read this book, you won't need the services of either! " ―Becca Anderson, author of Let Me Count the Ways
#1 New Release in Sociology of Marriage & Family
Couples communication and relationship experts David Bulitt and Julie Bulitt share their relational knowledge in this book that may save your marriage. With stories and marriage help tested...
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Despite advancements in the care of those who are suffering from the loss of a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, many parents, especially mothers, cannot or will not give themselves permission to mourn. Their feelings are real and complex, yet they are often denied a safe place to live through and ultimately befriend the grieving. A Piece of My Heart is such a friend. The moving story of a mother's loss of her week-old son, it chronicles...
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Embrace Your Teenage Years with Unshakeable Confidence
"This book offers teens and tweens vital tools to help them belief in themselves and thrive." ꟷBecca Anderson, author of Badass Affirmations and The Book of Awesome Girls
In The Ultimate Book of Confidence for Teen Girls, discover transformative self help. Teenage girls are equipped with essential tools to navigate adolescence, embrace their unique selves, and build resilience in this...
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Find Hope and Solace in Inspirational Poetry from Scotland's Poet Sensation and Sunday Times Bestselling Author
"Beautiful and uplifting" -Davina McCall
"So inspiring, so heartfelt ... the way Donna writes is beyond beautiful." -Lisa Snowdon
#1 Best Seller in Love Poetry, Poetry by Women, and Emotional Self Help
Wild Hope is Donna Ashworth's powerful new collection of wisdom to help us find comfort, hope, peace, self-acceptance, and inspiration...
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Friends are there for us. They join our life's adventures and play with us. They bring us comfort, sometimes the only small pleasure we have, in troubled times. They bring us the gift-and the pleasure-of understanding. Susannah Seton sent out a call for stories about friendship and these are the themes that emerged. They form the backbone of this newest addition to her Simple Pleasures series.
Dipping into this book is like dunking cookies in milk...
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This compassionate guide through the grieving process offers wisdom, hope, and healing meditations for those facing a difficult loss.
The losses we face impact us in different ways, but there are certain steps we naturally take on a journey that ultimately leads to healing. A grief expert who has experienced devastating loss, Molly Fumia offers wisdom and insight to accompany us through these steps in this grief recovery handbook.
As Fumia explains,...
11) Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys (A Psychologist's Roadmap)
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Parenting Teen Boys with Love and Confidence
"John is the real deal… He knows what kids are dealing with, what their struggles are, where their strengths lie, what they know, and what they need."-Giuliana Rancic, journalist, television personality, and infotainer
#1 New Release in Parenting Teenages, Parenting Boys, and Popular Adolescent Psychology
Dr. John Duffy; bestselling author of Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, clinical psychologist,...
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An Inspiring Book That Is Perfect For Fathers, New And Old
A one-of-a-kind collection of interviews, research, and personal experiences that detail the journey of fatherhood and the joys that come with it.
Fathering is a full-time job. It's no secret. Whether it's an only child or a full house. Once you're a father, it's a lifetime commitment filled with something new to learn at every corner. In this helpful book, author and dad extraordinaire Will...
13) Why, Father?
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Betrayed by Those Meant to Love Her, This is Gerri Mayo's True Story of Survival
For fans of Cathy Glass and #1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a true story of abuse and survival
Toni Maguire is the author of twelve books sold over 1.5 million worldwide, including her own bestselling memoirs Don't Tell Mummy and When Daddy Comes Home. Telling her own story encouraged others who had kept their childhood secrets hidden to approach her. Now she...
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Essential Advice for the New Mom
"Michelle is going to help ease the worries so many new moms have and inspire them to be the best version of themselves." -Jennika Anderson, YouTube Vlogger
If you are a new mom, motherhood can be a daunting role if you have little to no experience caring for kids. Popular YouTube mom of five, Michelle Pearson, is here to encourage you to take a deep breath and step into your power!
Choose to inhale, exhale every...
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Break Free and Learn To Say No
We've all been taught to seize the moment and say yes without considering the downside. No Will Set You Free empowers you to take back your life and control your own time again.
Be happy to just say "Hell No!". No, thank you. Maybe some other time. "No" can come in many shapes and sizes, yet saying it can be difficult. We may think it's selfish but this simple word is necessary to thrive in life. This informative, self-help-style,...
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The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process
Society's guiding "truths" about higher education are now incorrect. In What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, Christie Barnes helps parents and students alike cut through the noise and find the best school, which might not always be the most prestigious or expensive one.
College planning re-examined. All economic levels are getting vastly incorrect information for...
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Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018! A celebration of one of the most simple joys in life: the unwitting comedy of children.
Is there anything more likely to make you laugh and put a smile on your face than the innocent and funny remark of a child? Ever since Art Linkletter first published Kids Say the Darndest Things in 1957, people have laughed and been delighted with the things kids say. The Danes have a word for the feeling of happy delight that...
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“The Mother's Book of Well-Being” carries a mother through the first year of motherhood and beyond. Divided into fifty-two short chapters (read between changings!) - one for each week of the year - Lisa Groen Braner provides wise advice for new mothers and experienced mothers alike. Learn to take time for yourself and claim a few moments of peace, survive sleep deprivation, make room for romance with your partner, and tune into your "maternal...
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Comfort Words for Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
"Here is a book of exquisite honesty and profound depth. Along the way, grief becomes a dance in the dark and suffering turns to love"-Sue Monk Kidd, Author of The Secret life of Bees and The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
Too many of us are familiar with the feelings of grief and bereavement. For those new to and for those long suffering from loss, Safe Passage is a grief handbook to heal loss of...
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A "Best Practices" Book That Parents Will Turn To Again And Again
A kind of Mr. Rogers for parents of children of any age who hope to find relief and words of encouragement in the roller coaster of parenting.
Parents are doing a better job than they think they are. Author Susan Kohl has been a parent watcher for more than 30 years, and she knows what parents do well. Whether you are experiencing the first steps of motherhood or fatherhood or simply...
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