Fatherhood Parenting

Celebrated for both his novels and memoirs, Don J. Snyder is also the recipient of a James Michener Fellowship. A story of love and dedication, Walking with Jack chronicles Snyder’s dream to caddie for his son Jack's pro golf tour debut. At nearly 60, Snyder left Maine for Scotland - the birthplace of golf - where he learned the game and earned his spot as a full-time caddie. His journey would finally coincide with Jack’s own struggles in one of the PGA’s toughest qualifying events.

Before his wife was murdered, astronaut Garrison Sterling couldn't wait to rocket into space on his first shuttle mission. Now he merely survives, one day at a time, blaming himself for the events that put his wife in a grave and his daughter Zoey in a wheelchair. And he struggles to raise Zoey, a headstrong teenager who longs for independence and rebels against his overprotective ways.

From well-known nature and adventure writer Dan Koeppel, whose work has appeared in Audubon and National Geographic Adventure, comes this true story of one bird watcher's incredible achievements.

Este es un libro brillante, conmovedor, desgarrador y fascinante. La historia de Sheff es sincera, porque dice la verdad que a muchos se nos hace difícil reconocer en nuestros hijos y que a veces está latente y nos hacemos los ciegos para no verla.David Sheff nos presenta la adicción y sus confusiones de una manera clara y aleccionadora, poniendo como ejemplo su propia experiencia y la de su familia.

Aprenda com um pai experiente e um pensador profundo como melhorar suas habilidades parentais. Você já deve estar fazendo muito bem, e ser mãe não é uma tarefa fácil, mas com as recompensas do relacionamento e a realização que inúmeras pessoas apontaram, vale a pena o esforço. Muitos pais ficaram intrigados com os limites, a administração do tempo e o controle.

Aprenda de un padre experimentado y un pensador profundo sobre cómo mejorar sus habilidades de crianza. Ya debe estar haciendo mucho bien, y la crianza de los hijos no es un trabajo fácil, pero con las recompensas de relación y el cumplimiento que innumerables personas han señalado, vale la pena el esfuerzo. Muchos padres han quedado perplejos sobre los límites, la gestión del tiempo y el control. Si saltas a la paternidad sin ningún conocimiento previo, o basas todas tus suposiciones y patrones en lo que tus padres te enseñaron, seguramente cometerás algunos errores.

Mehr als eine Million Exemplare verkauft. Ihre ganze Liebe gilt Ihren Kindern. Aber sind Sie sich sicher, dass Ihre Kinder das auch spüren? Denn - was versteht Ihr Kind überhaupt unter Liebe? Der Psychotherapeut und Eheberater Dr. Gary Chapman geht davon aus, dass jedes Kind eine ganz bestimmte Muttersprache der Liebe spricht und auch versteht. Das sind Signale, die ihm eindeutig sagen, dass seine Eltern ihn lieben.

Just like a heartbeat, a good father is always there - sustaining you through the ins and outs of all life's uncertainties, one moment at a time. Dr. Randal D. Day has spent a lifetime studying families and fatherhood. Now he's here to share what he knows and what research shows.

This inspiring true story of a single dad's long journey home pokes gentle (and not so gentle) fun at our frail human efforts to gain from our losses, and begin again. A returning son makes three promises to his ailing mother to be a good man after his wife attempts to replace him over Christmas. When the divorce - and a legal maneuver to separate him from his children - is filed on the day his mother dies, he is unprepared to defend himself against the male stereotypes he must fight to remain an equal parent.

Since having her first child nine years ago, Sarah Ockwell-Smith has worked tirelessly to prepare parents for the birth of their child. An antenatal teacher and a doula, with a background in psychology, she founded an award-winning company Babycalm ™ with one aim in mind—to turn stressed-out new parents and crying babies into happier parents and calmer babies. BabyCalm will help you understand your baby and yourself as a new parent.

In this educational piece, Majoring in Fatherhood, we explore the process of becoming the ultimate father. Walk through the twist, turns, and climaxes of Calvin Crosby IV, the author of this transformational guide. Calvin teaches us how fatherhood is not easy but rather how it is possible to optimize. Leveraging his own experiences, trials, and tribulations he carefully places strategic and empathetic advice in a short, spiritual, and sure-to-keep your attention novel.

This book will provide you with answers by giving you tools to be a change agent for your family. You will gain insights into your character, behavior, and thought patterns so you can identify the ways you contribute to or subtract from honoring your son. By the time you’re done listening to this book, you will have learned about yourself and the initiation and blessing ceremony I did for my sons. Hopefully, my story will spark your interest and generate ideas as you start planning to honor your son into manhood.

Is this audiobook for you? If you have come to a decision that what you are doing is not working, or that you could use some ideas on how to be a better dad, you’ve come to the right place. The author deliberately made this audiobook easy to listen to so you can digest the entire audiobook in a short amount of time, making it possible to see the results quickly.

In Alternadad, Neal Pollack offers a wonderfully candid account of his and his wife's attempt to bring up their son, while still having fun and preserving their attachment to youth culture.

A mother's job is never done, but in Thanks Mom, she gets the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of gratitude and appreciation in this new collection of stories for moms. Daughters and sons retell tales of love and learning, celebrating moms, their wisdom, and all that they do. These stories of special memories, loving and hard lessons, unforgettable moments, laughter and tears, support and encouragement will bring any mom joy, inspiration, and amusement. Mothers of all ages will feel good about the recognition they receive....

On a day like any other, on a rafting trip down Utah's Green River, Stephane Gerson's eight-year-old son, Owen, drowned in a spot known as Disaster Falls. That same night, as darkness fell, Stephane huddled in a tent with his wife, Alison, and their older son, Julian, trying to understand what seemed inconceivable. "It's just the three of us now," Alison said over the sounds of a light rain and, nearby, the rushing river.

As a mother, are you comfortable in your skin? Want to know how best to be a working or stay-at-home mum? Babies have very simple needs, yet many parents are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how to meet them. In How Not to F*** Them Up leading child psychologist Oliver James argues that your under-threes do not need training; it's getting your head straight as a parent that's important. Drawing on extensive interviews and the latest clinical research, James identifies three basic types of mum: the Hugger, the Organiser, and the Fleximum.

Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son, but they often put them off - or worse, don't have them at all - because they simply don't know where to start. Written by Dr. Tim Hawkes, one of Australia's top educators, Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son offers a practical, accessible, and invaluable way to get these discussions started. Dr. Hawkes provides parents with the essential information they need to negotiate their way through what can often be very difficult territory.

Der radikal ehrliche Bericht von einem, der es geschafft hat, wirklich gesund zu werden. Geiler Job, liebevolle Familie, durchzockte Nächte mit den Jungs: Work hard, play hard. So ging Jürgen Schmieder lange durchs Leben. Bis ihn ein diabetischer Schock in die Horizontale beförderte. Was folgte, war nicht nur die Not zu einem gesünderen Lebensstil, sondern endlich auch das richtige Mindset: "Wenn ich meinen Sohn aufwachsen sehen möchte, muss ich überleben und gesund werden."

The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country. Never Settle is the funny but oh, it's true story of how Marty got here, and a revealing look at his journey. Never Settle includes all the best stories and behind-the-scenes moments from Marty's wild life, covering topics including: college football, racing, fathers and sons, and how sports can bring us together.