By Vanessa Stephens
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Monday, October 31, 2011
The Classic Book of Baby Names (Hardcover)
By Vanessa Stephens
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Scared to Poop: A Guide to Overcoming Stool Withholding in Children (Paperback)
By Kathleen M. Diehl
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"Four Scoops" Is Over The Top (The "Scoops" Series) (Kindle Edition)
By Alex Carrick
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36 entertaining, original short stories and poems that combine the best elements of "Two Scoops" Is Just Right and "Three Scoops" Is A Blast!
Alex Carrick has twice received Honorable Mention recognition (2010 and 2011) in the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition for literary excellence.
He likes to explore in an amusing and often touching way the dilemnas we all face in this modern, fast-paced life. He'll play with structure and time to present his unique vision.
Mr. Carrick has been a professional economist covering the construction industry for the past 39 years. He writes extensively on economic matters for several newsletters, newspapers and the Internet, dealing with both Canada and the United States.36 entertaining, original short stories and poems that combine the best elements of "Two Scoops" Is Just Right and "Three Scoops" Is A Blast!
Alex Carrick has twice received Honorable Mention recognition (2010 and 2011) in the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition for literary excellence.
He likes to explore in an amusing and often touching way the dilemnas we all face in this modern, fast-paced life. He'll play with structure and time to present his unique vision.
Mr. Carrick has been a professional economist covering the construction industry for the past 39 years. He writes extensively on economic matters for several newsletters, newspapers and the Internet, dealing with both Canada and the United States. Read more
Sunday, October 30, 2011
"Four Scoops" Is Over The Top: 36 Entertaining, Original Short Stories and Poems (Volume 3) (Paperback)
By Alex Carrick
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"Four Scoops" Is Over The Top is a collection of 36 original, entertaining short stories and poems. It's the third in the "Scoops" series and combines the best elements of its forerunners, "Two Scoops" Is Just Right and "Three Scoops" Is A Blast! These tales, which deal with relationships and all of the quirks and oddities that bind humanity together, skip around in time and location and even verge into elements of fantasy and make-believe.
Sometimes serious but more often light-hearted and almost always insightful, these pieces are sure to entertain and surprise readers. Skillfully crafted and mainly written to be fun for readers, they can also bring a tear to the eye when the narrative warrants.
Mr. Carrick is a critically-acclaimed author whose story "The Size of the Skip" - found in "Three Scoops" Is A Blast! - was short-listed for the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Award. In 2011, he received another Honorable Mention in the world-renowned Hemingway competition for "Caboose Follies", which appears in "Four Scoops" Is Over The Top. Read more
Arthur Babysits (Marc Brown's Arthur adventures) (Paperback)
By Marc Brown
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This package contains a classic Arthur adventure, illustrated with bright, bold full-color art, as well as a fun-filled sound track that features lively character voices and an original musical score. Side 1 has turn-the-page signals for reading along; side 2 has uninterrupted narration of the story. Read more
Saturday, October 29, 2011
This Time You Lose (Paperback)
By Chris Stralyn
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What would you do if street thugs invaded your home? What if you’re a daycare provider, caring for a dozen children at the time? Lisa Kaamp, a most unlikely heroine, faces just such a nightmare in This Time You Lose, the suspense driven story of one woman’s struggle to survive when she and the children she cares for become victims of a home invasion gone terribly wrong. Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, she thinks she’s handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepares her for the horror she now faces. Lisa finds herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children held hostage in the next room. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, but soon realizes they have no intention of letting anyone go. With the deadline approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive. In 2008 This Time You Lose was named a finalist in the TNBW Strongest Start Novel Competition. Four months later it earned the distinction of being a TNBW Readers Choice Top Ten Novel, and has remained on the Top Ten list ever since. Read more
Friday, October 28, 2011
Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line (Paperback)
By Jane Bluestein
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How you set boundaries with your teens is among the most important aspects of your parent-child relationship. Unfortunately, this ability does not come automatically with parenthood. Here Jane Bluestein, a former teacher and counselor, looks at 20 relationship-building techniques all parents can use to set limits with their teens. You'll learn the essential arts of loving, motivating, accepting, negotiating, respecting, acknowledging, communicating, supporting, empowering, trusting . . . and much more.
These practical strategies for boundary setting will enable you to avoid conflict, resolve problems and establish a foundation of mutual love and respect. As a result of learning to set healthy boundaries, you may actually begin to enjoy your children's teen years!
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Muted Grey (Paperback)
By Dianna Young
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU DISCOVERED THE PATH YOU HAD CHOSEN FOR YOUR LIFE HAD BEEN BASED UPON LIES? She'd had the dream again, that recurring nightmare which she could never quite put out of her mind. Marah Edom had acquired all she'd ever dreamed of . . . the job, the car, the Malibu beach home. Yet, all that was overshadowed by a darkness which threatened to consume her. In one mind-altering moment, Marah is forced to confront her own acquiescence as she faces the demons which have haunted her for years. Read more
Doc, I Think I Have HPV! (Kindle Edition)
By Dr. Samuel Krakow
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Dr. Krakow's conclusion:
"The dramatic decrease in cervical cancer deaths is a direct result of screening using the Pap smear. Now there is hope that remaining deaths may decrease even more with the approval of two vaccines against HPV, the primary cause of this cancer. However, in order for it to be effective, people must understand that its use requires a frank discussion about issues of sexuality. Otherwise, we risk needless deaths over issues of ignorance and fear."
Part of the "Doc, I Think I Have..." series of ebooks designed to explain complex medical issues in simple, easy to understand terms, DOC, I THINK I HAVE HPV! tackles the controversial topic of HPV and the associated vaccine. The book includes links to authoritative Web sites on HPV, as well as media accounts of the controversy surrounding the vaccine, its cost, its effectiveness, and the broader socio-economic implications of its use. This is a "must-read" if you have pre-teenage children, as background reading before you consult your doctor, which is what Dr. Krakow emphatically recommends.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What Is HPV?
A Virus Can Cause Cancer?
What Is A Vaccine?
The Virus Sounds Wonderful! What’s the Controversy?
Is The Vaccine Effective?
Are There Side Effects With The Vaccination?
How Many Shots Does It Involve?
Why Don’t Men Get This Vaccination?
What If I Haven’t Gotten The Vaccination? Would I Know If I Had HPV?
Can I Prevent HPV Besides Getting The Vaccine?
Conclusion
Dr. Krakow's conclusion:
"The dramatic decrease in cervical cancer deaths is a direct result of screening using the Pap smear. Now there is hope that remaining deaths may decrease even more with the approval of two vaccines against HPV, the primary cause of this cancer. However, in order for it to be effective, people must understand that its use requires a frank discussion about issues of sexuality. Otherwise, we risk needless deaths over issues of ignorance and fear."
Part of the "Doc, I Think I Have..." series of ebooks designed to explain complex medical issues in simple, easy to understand terms, DOC, I THINK I HAVE HPV! tackles the controversial topic of HPV and the associated vaccine. The book includes links to authoritative Web sites on HPV, as well as media accounts of the controversy surrounding the vaccine, its cost, its effectiveness, and the broader socio-economic implications of its use. This is a "must-read" if you have pre-teenage children, as background reading before you consult your doctor, which is what Dr. Krakow emphatically recommends.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What Is HPV?
A Virus Can Cause Cancer?
What Is A Vaccine?
The Virus Sounds Wonderful! What’s the Controversy?
Is The Vaccine Effective?
Are There Side Effects With The Vaccination?
How Many Shots Does It Involve?
Why Don’t Men Get This Vaccination?
What If I Haven’t Gotten The Vaccination? Would I Know If I Had HPV?
Can I Prevent HPV Besides Getting The Vaccine?
Conclusion
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Raising Healthy Children & Teenagers (Kindle Edition)
By Dr. Robert Puff
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Raising Healthy Children and Teenagers is one of the most important things that we will ever do in life. How they turn out, how life goes for them, whether they experience joy and happiness because of their inner strength and resources, or struggle with life because of inadequate coping skills is largely in our hands. In this book we discuss three main areas that are crucial to raising healthy children: how you treat your children, what you expose your children to, and what you model for them. These three areas directly affect the overall well-being, behavior, and mental health of your children as well as pave the way for their future relationships. Learn how to build a healthy relationship with your children and how to limit their exposure to negative influences. Learn how your everyday actions impact your children and how to create change that will help you raise happy and healthy children and teens.Raising Healthy Children and Teenagers is one of the most important things that we will ever do in life. How they turn out, how life goes for them, whether they experience joy and happiness because of their inner strength and resources, or struggle with life because of inadequate coping skills is largely in our hands. In this book we discuss three main areas that are crucial to raising healthy children: how you treat your children, what you expose your children to, and what you model for them. These three areas directly affect the overall well-being, behavior, and mental health of your children as well as pave the way for their future relationships. Learn how to build a healthy relationship with your children and how to limit their exposure to negative influences. Learn how your everyday actions impact your children and how to create change that will help you raise happy and healthy children and teens. Read more
Nutrition for Children: Practical and To-The-Point (Paperback)
By Matt Prazak
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This book is an excellent supplement to your parenting reference library. It is designed to be sufficient for most children's needs, yet it is brief and useful for years as a quick reference. There are over 100 common foods organized by age group and serving size to illustrate which foods are the most nutritious. This information can help maximize your shopping budget while ensuring good nutrition for your family.
An e-book edition for the Amazon Kindle is also available. It contains the same information as the paperback, uses links for fast navigation, and is fully searchable within the Kindle reader. Read more
How to Really Love Your Children (Hardcover)
By Ross Campbell
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Combines the titles, How to Really Love Your Child and How to Really Love Your Teenager, in a single-volume resource that addresses such topics as unconditional love, effective discipline, and spiritual nurturing. Read more
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Homework: A Parent's Guide To Helping Out Without Freaking Out! (Paperback)
By Neil McNerney
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Is homework time becoming your least favorite time of day? Are you tired having the same homework arguments over and over? Do you wish there was a better way to help your child do better?
Neil McNerney, a licensed counselor and parenting expert, will show you ways to help your child do better in school without arguments, yelling, or guilt.
In his 25 years working with school-age children and their parents, Neil McNerney has developed a simple and powerful approach that will increase achievement and decrease aggravation!
HOMEWORK: A Parent s Guide to Helping Out Without Freaking Out! will guide you through a simple process to find a way to help your child based on which faulty coping pattern your child is using.
1. Recognize your personal parenting strengths and how to harness them.
2. Identify the ways your child deals with homework, including:
- Procrastination
- Defiance
- Blaming
- Peer Pressure
- Disorganization
- Lack of Motivation
- Anxiety and Stress
- Inattention
This book will give you a specific plan with concrete suggestions you can use right away to increase achievement and decrease aggravation!
Most homework books are focused on study techniques. This book focuses on how parents can be powerful leaders in their kid's education. It answers the most common questions parents ask:
- When do I reward and when do I punish?
- How do I give advice about studying without getting backtalk?
- How much should I review homework?
- How do I help my stressed out child who takes school too seriously?
- What do I say when my child says "I don't care" about school?
- How do I help my disorganized child without feeling like I am his secretary?
"Whether you have an anxious, disorganized or defiant child when it comes to doing schoolwork, McNerney's C.A.L.M. method allows you to tailor your intervention to the specific style of your child. A great way to avoid nightly homework wars!"
- Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author of 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 and Surviving Your Adolescents
Neil is a gifted communicator, able to introduce ideas in a way that make perfect sense out of complicated dynamics, and leaves parents feeling renewed and ready for action. Neil is a professional worth watching and learning from. I know I have.
- Hal Runkel, NY Times bestselling author of ScreamFree Parenting
Neil McNerney gives practical plans for homework dilemmas I deal with as a teacher. Parents can put this easy-to-read and funny book into practice to help their kids. This is an excellent book!
- Virginia Walker, Teacher, Blue Ridge Middle School, Purcellville, VA
Amazing book stuffed with ideas I can use right away!
- Robin Mong, Mother and Director of Loudoun Education Foundation, Dominion High School, Sterling, VA
About The Author
Neil McNerney, M.Ed., LPC is a licensed counselor, university faculty member, speaker, and parenting expert. His engaging approach to helping parents is refreshing and effective. He travels nationally speaking to professional and parenting groups on parenting and childhood issues. Read more
Our House (Amazon Instant Video)
By Meema Spadola
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Macfadden's encyclopedia of physical culture: A work of reference, providing complete instructions for the cure of all diseases through physcultopathy, ... the anatomy and physiology of the human body (Hardcover)
By Bernarr Adolphus Macfadden
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Pogue Counseling (Kindle Edition)
By Alan Pogue, Ph.D.
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A blog about ways in which people are able to change their lives, written by Dr. Alan Pogue, a licensed Psychotherapist, Counselor, and Family Therapist. The articles are useful for both self-help and developing counseling skills. The change principles described are illustrated by application to common issues of life such as parenting or marital problems, along with individual struggles with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and other emotional or behavioral problems. Dr. Pogue writes for people seeking help to improve their personal or professional life as well as counselors seeking ways to better serve their clients. Read more
Developing Healthy Communication with Your Teenager: The Parent Journey (The Parent Journey Series) (Paperback)
By Gary Siverwright
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Every day, parents communicate with their teenagers. However, this does not automatically mean the communication is healthy or effective. The Parent Journey Series study Developing Healthy Communication with Your Teenager is designed to assist parents in understanding how to communicate more effectively with their teenagers.
Each study contains:
Articles directed specifically toward parents to encourage and equip them in their journey.
Tips for building healthy communication.
Suggestions for practical ways to practice communication parent-to-teen, parent-to-parent, and as a whole family.
A six-day devotional guide for families to read and pray together.
A leader s guide for small groups.
This study is a great resource for any family with teenagers! Read more
Empathy and Parenting: teaching empathy with children - Empathy training with empathy exercises (Kindle Edition)
By Frank Ra
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How to teach empathy in children? What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? “Empathy and Parenting: teaching empathy with children - Empathy training with empathy exercises “, based on "A course in Happiness", is a training in empathy for parents, teachers, educators, etc. who want to facilitate empathy in children. ”Empathy and Parenting: teaching empathy with children - Empathy training with empathy exercises” comes with selected empathy exercises.
While the way children understand the intellectual meaning, and implications, of empathy varies from case to case, a straightforward approach makes everything easier to relate to. For example, show a few pictures of people who clearly look happy, bored, suprised, etc and ask children to identify what these people are feeling. Then, show pictures of people waiting for a bus, looking at their watch, etc. and ask children to identify what these people are likely to be thinking. Then, just explain that is empathy: the capacity of understanding what other people feel and think. Explain that we all have this capacity for empathy, and that it gets better and better when cultivated with determination. Show pictures of happy kids in groups, playing together, listening to each other, etc. and explain that kids who are empathic are better at understanding their own feelings and the ones of peers, parents, teachers, etc. This resulting in people liking even more to communicate with them, at the advantage of everyone's happiness.
About AmAreWay.Org
Our blog http://www.amareway.org/publishes daily updates about scientific research and spiritual insights about living a happy and meaningful life. It hosts guest-posts from leading researchers and practitioners in different fields, from neuroscience to First Nations' wisdom, from Dharma to Yoga, positive psychology, etc..
About the Subjective Well-being Institute
The Institute of Subjective Well-Being (http://www.iswb.org/) is a non-sectarian, non-political institute devoted to sharing both established and pioneering research in the field of subjective well-being, more commonly known as happiness. Subjective well-being is a suitable way to refer to happiness: subjective, because it is in the eyes’ of the beholder; well-being, because it is always in progress and not a place to reach and hold for good. Membership is free and open to researchers, meditators, philosophers and the public at large. ISWB publishes pamphlets and white-papers, freely available on their site; they also edit a newsletter for media experts who want to receive updates about developments in the field of subjective well-being.
About the author
Frank is Italian, has spent most of his adult life in North America, England and Estonia, and travelling around the World. He settled in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. He is a Dharma instructor, currently furthering his knowledge by attending Amida Trust's training about Buddhist psychology and its therapeutic applications; has been coaching and working in eCommunication since late 1995; he also studied business and graduated in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Traveling around the World and meeting different cultures, he understood what we need to be happy is already available here and now; we just need to look and see the context with open eyes. He also think that life is the ultimate koan, with hints can be found both within and outside one's tradition, and the final answer lies only within oneself – or the lack of it as understood in the conventional way. You can contact him on http://www.amareway.org/
How to teach empathy in children? What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? “Empathy and Parenting: teaching empathy with children - Empathy training with empathy exercises “, based on "A course in Happiness", is a training in empathy for parents, teachers, educators, etc. who want to facilitate empathy in children. ”Empathy and Parenting: teaching empathy with children - Empathy training with empathy exercises” comes with selected empathy exercises.
While the way children understand the intellectual meaning, and implications, of empathy varies from case to case, a straightforward approach makes everything easier to relate to. For example, show a few pictures of people who clearly look happy, bored, suprised, etc and ask children to identify what these people are feeling. Then, show pictures of people waiting for a bus, looking at their watch, etc. and ask children to identify what these people are likely to be thinking. Then, just explain that is empathy: the capacity of understanding what other people feel and think. Explain that we all have this capacity for empathy, and that it gets better and better when cultivated with determination. Show pictures of happy kids in groups, playing together, listening to each other, etc. and explain that kids who are empathic are better at understanding their own feelings and the ones of peers, parents, teachers, etc. This resulting in people liking even more to communicate with them, at the advantage of everyone's happiness.
About AmAreWay.Org
Our blog http://www.amareway.org/publishes daily updates about scientific research and spiritual insights about living a happy and meaningful life. It hosts guest-posts from leading researchers and practitioners in different fields, from neuroscience to First Nations' wisdom, from Dharma to Yoga, positive psychology, etc..
About the Subjective Well-being Institute
The Institute of Subjective Well-Being (http://www.iswb.org/) is a non-sectarian, non-political institute devoted to sharing both established and pioneering research in the field of subjective well-being, more commonly known as happiness. Subjective well-being is a suitable way to refer to happiness: subjective, because it is in the eyes’ of the beholder; well-being, because it is always in progress and not a place to reach and hold for good. Membership is free and open to researchers, meditators, philosophers and the public at large. ISWB publishes pamphlets and white-papers, freely available on their site; they also edit a newsletter for media experts who want to receive updates about developments in the field of subjective well-being.
About the author
Frank is Italian, has spent most of his adult life in North America, England and Estonia, and travelling around the World. He settled in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. He is a Dharma instructor, currently furthering his knowledge by attending Amida Trust's training about Buddhist psychology and its therapeutic applications; has been coaching and working in eCommunication since late 1995; he also studied business and graduated in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Traveling around the World and meeting different cultures, he understood what we need to be happy is already available here and now; we just need to look and see the context with open eyes. He also think that life is the ultimate koan, with hints can be found both within and outside one's tradition, and the final answer lies only within oneself – or the lack of it as understood in the conventional way. You can contact him on http://www.amareway.org/
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents (Paperback)
By Russell A. Barkley PhD
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Raising a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is not easy. Bombarded with conflicting medical advice and worn down by the daily frustrations of child care, parents are likely to feel exhaused, confused, and helpless. This much-needed, authoritative book empowers parents of children with ADHD with the knowledge and the confidence they need to ensure their child receives the best care possible. Features include step-by-step methods for managing a child with ADHD in a variety of everyday situations; the latest information on available medications; numerous techniques for enhancing a child's school performance; and a special section devoted to the needs of the parents.
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Detached: Surviving Reactive Attachment Disorder (Paperback)
By Jessie Hogsett
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DETACHED! SURVIVING REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER is the true story of a young boy who never "attached" or "bonded" with his alcoholic mother. He felt unloved, uncared for, unsafe, sad, lonely and extremely angry. As he grew up, he, like most Reactive Attachment Disordered kids, acted out, exhibiting severely antisocial, even violent, behavior. You'll travel back in time to view a young child's life through his own eyes. You'll see an innocent boy become a severely emotionally disturbed teen. Then, against all odds, you'll read about miracles few ever thought possible. Read more
Letters to God, on a Prodigal Son: Overcoming Addiction Through Prayer (Volume 1) (Paperback)
By Anita Estes
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Letters to God, on a Prodigal Son is the poignant, true story of a parent's journey through the minefield of her adult child's addiction. It is the heartfelt cry of a mother who finds peace in the midst of her tsunami and discovers the secret of victorious prayer. It is a potent journal packed with prayers, practical advice and key spiritual insights. Letters to God will encourage and help those who are dealing with prodigals and troubled youth of all sorts. Read more
Sunday, October 23, 2011
The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult: Attention Deficit Disorder Through the Lifespan (Paperback)
By Paul H. Wender
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Written by a leading child psychiatrist and researcher, this book covers not just excessive activity, but all the symptoms exhibited by ADD patients and demonstrates how the disorder can change with age. Parents, teachers, psychologists, and medical professionals will learn about the causes and characteristics of ADD, how ADD differs from learning disability, where to seek help, the kind and reliability of diagnostic tests, and the different approaches to treatment. A special feature of the book is its coverage of the occurrence of ADD in adults, an area of research previously open only to specialists. Read more
If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative) (Paperback)
By Dwight L. Evans
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While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with depression or bipolar disorder, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most current scientific expertise available today--including the newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings on mood disorders--with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who have faced these disorders in their own children.
Among other topics, the book addresses the biochemical roots of adolescent mood disorders, the ongoing debate over psychiatric medications for young people, and practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific evidence on methods of stopping mood disorders before they start or minimizing the risk of recurrence. A growing body of research now shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder may reduce the severity of these diseases, both now and in the future. Including red flags to look out for and warnings on the dangers of doing nothing, this book will provide the information and tools parents need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
On the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series:
The Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series addresses some of the major mental health issues facing teenagers today--eating disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, and schizophrenia. Of the dozen or so books planned for the series, the first four, including the two presented here, focus on how parents and other adults, including teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, and even pediatricians, can help afflicted teens overcome the disrupting and often devastating challenges of these disorders. Each book is an authoritative guide that offers essential information such as how to go about getting a diagnosis, what the latest treatment options and prevention strategies are, how to help teens cope with mental illness at home and at school and, perhaps most importantly, what the warning signs and red flags are that parents and other adults should look out for in teenagers who may be at risk for these diseases. Combining the expertise of leading psychiatrists and psychologists with the experience of everyday people who have faced these disorders in their own children, the books are designed to help adults deal effectively with adolescent mental illness and to empower them to act immediately and wisely in getting teens the best available treatment possible.
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I Thought My Father Was God CD (Audio CD)
By Paul Auster
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One of America's foremost writers collects the best stories submitted to NPR's National Story Project -- and illuminates the powerful role of storytelling in all our lives.
When Paul Auster was asked to join NPR's Weekend All Things Considered program to tell stories, he turned the proposition on its head: he would let the stories come to him. He invited listeners to submit brief, true-life anecdotes about events that touched their lives.
And so the National Story Project was born. It was one of NPR's most popular features. The response was so overwhelming, with more than 4,000 stories submitted that Auster decided to cull the top works and make them available in a book -- and now this CD collection. His selections -- hilarious blunders, wrenching coincidences, brushes with death, miraculous encounters, improbable ironies -- come from people of all ages and walks of life.
This one-of-a-kind collection is a testament to the power of storytelling that offers a glimpse into the American soul. By turns poignant, nostalgic, funny, and strange, it is an audiobook to be treasured and shared for years to come.
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Inside Out: Real Change is Possible If You're Willing to Start From the Inside Out (Hardcover)
By Larry Crabb
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Dr. Crabb has provided a much needed call to repentance from the sins of the heart---sins which often keep us from the freedom to change and growth in our personal faith-walk with Jesus.--Joe L. Wall, Colorado Christian University. Read more
Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood (Paperback)
By Edward M. Hallowell
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Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.This clear and valuable book dispels a variety of myths about attention deficit disorder (ADD). Since both authors have ADD themselves, and both are successful medical professionals, perhaps there's no surprise that the two myths they attack most persistently are: (a) that ADD is an issue only for children; and (b) that ADD corresponds simply to limited intelligence or limited self-discipline. "The word disorder puts the syndrome entirely in the domain of pathology, where it should not entirely be. Although ADD can generate a host of problems, there are also advantages to having it, advantages that this book will stress, such as high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm, and they are completely overlooked by the 'disorder' model." The authors go on to cite Mozart and Einstein as examples of probable ADD sufferers. (The problem as they see it is not so much attention deficit but attention inconsistency: "Most of us with ADD can in fact hyperfocus at times.") Although they warn against overdiagnosis, they also do a convincing job of answering the criticism that "everybody, and therefore nobody" has ADD. Using numerous case studies and a discussion of the way ADD intersects with other conditions (e.g., depression, substance abuse, and obsessive-compulsive disorder), they paint a concrete picture of the syndrome's realities. Especially helpful are the lists of tips for dealing with ADD in a child, a partner, or a family member. --Richard Farr Read more
Spiderman Cold Pack (Health and Beauty)
By Dr Fresh
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Let Spiderman help you feel better Great for kiddos' owies Read more
Friday, October 21, 2011
If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Adolescent Mental Health Initiative) (Paperback)
By Edna B. Foa
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Growing up can be stressful for any teenager, but it is considerably harder for the many adolescents who develop an anxiety disorder. This book is an essential guide for parents, teachers, or other adults involved with teenagers who may e affected by these disorders. By bringing together two strands of expertise--that of mental health professionals and of parents who have lived through the experience of their own teenager's mental illness--If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder provides adult readers with the clinical information and practical advice they need to understand and help the teen. There are chapters detailing four the different types of anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and post-traumatic stress disorders. Each includes a clearly written definition, a discussion of factors that can contribute to developing the disorder, treatment information, and case studies based on a real family's own experience with the disease. Tips and quotes from parents are sprinkled liberally throughout the text, and helpful sidebars provide more detailed information. The authors also provide a chapter fully dedicated to discussing treatment options, including what role parents play in treatment, how to juggle treatment and school, and how to handle insurance and managed care issues. Knowing the right information about anxiety disorders is the first step towards helping adolescents who are dealing with them grow to become healthy, happy adults. Read more
Pills for Parents in Pain: Prescriptions for the Headaches & Heartaches of Parenting (Paperback)
By Lee Ezell
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