Growing Relationship

The Growing Girl's Guide to Puberty is here to help. It’s a compassionate, easy-to-understand resource designed to make puberty less confusing for your daughter—and less stressful for you. With simple explanations and confidence-boosting guidance, this book turns “the talk” into an open, ongoing conversation.

Growing Up Black in White by Kevin D. Hofmann is a moving and sometimes humorous look into the life of one man with a fascinating past. Born into the racially-charged Detroit of 1967 to a White mother and a Black father, the author was placed into foster care and then adopted by a White minister and his wife, the parents of three biological children. Hofmann’s memoir reveals the racial tensions, the difficulties of feeling neither Black nor White, his family’s loving support, and his struggles to define and embrace his own identity as he grew to be a man.

Tracking deep into our evolutionary history, anthropological science has begun to unravel one particular feature that sets us apart from the many, many animals that came before us—our uniquely long childhoods. Growing Up Human looks at how we have diverged from our ancestral roots to stay ‘forever young’—or at least what seems like forever—and how the evolution of childhood is a critical part of the human story.

Raising kids is hard, and the rules, behaviors, and patterns seem to change as they get older. It’s enough to make any parent feel irritated, overwhelmed, or exasperated - and that’s okay. Growing Pains brings you age- and stage-specific strategies to keep you from feeling helpless. Tantrums, sulking, rule enforcement - this audiobook will assist you in navigating the ups and downs of child development with a clear head on your shoulders.

Every day, countless men and women go to counselors and ask if their relationship can be saved. Even more men and women turn to their friends and trusted family members, bemoaning that what was once good has now turned bad. There are screaming fights, stony silences, glares across a crowded room and sighs of sadness. Sometimes there is a long conversation that ends in tears, and sometimes there isn't a conversation at all.

In this true-to-life story, Aimi, Roci, Mousi, Sybil, and Sycamore are a loose group of friends, aka the Bunch, who attend school together. The Bunch go to a 150-year old church camp in Mount Hermon, founded around the time of the first gold rush in 1849. The camp is located in a giant forest situated in the Santa Cruz mountains of California, just over the hill from Silicon Valley.

There's nothing worse than going into something blindfolded and clueless about what to expect, and raising a child is no different. The anxiety, tension, and self-doubt can be overwhelming, but when you have the info in your hands, you'll be more relaxed and equipped to handle different stages and phases with poise. Luckily, this guide covers all the bases of child development, from milestones and temperament to emotional, physical, and mental growth and everything in between – say goodbye to being caught off guard!

Things Mischa "Ish" Love will miss when she goes to Mars: lying on the living room floor watching TV, ice cream, her parrot Buzz Aldrin. Things Ish Love will not miss when she goes to Mars: mosquitoes, heat waves, missing her former best friend Tig. Ish is convinced that she'll be one of the first settlers on Mars. She's applied to - and been rejected from - the Mars Now project 47 times, but the mission won't leave for 10 years, and Ish hasn't given up hope. When Ish collapses on the first day of seventh grade, she gets a diagnosis that threatens all her future plans.

Best friends Agnes and Honey live at Mount Blessing, a religious commune. Though the girls have been best friends since they were children, differences in faith are beginning to to trouble their relationship. Agnes is striving to be saintly. Honey is desperate to escape the commune and experience the outside world. The commune itself, headed by the charismatic Emmanuel, is orderly, well run. But it’s hiding a dark secret....

Unlock the FUNdamentals of friendship for your tween girl! Help her navigate relationships, peer pressure, and social media with confidence—even if she’s struggling now. Do you wish she had a simple guide to help with friendships, social media, and self-confidence?

Transform Your Marriage by Inviting God into the Center. Every marriage faces challenges, but when couples place God at the heart of their journey, everything begins to change. In the book Growing Together in God: A Marriage of Wisdom and Prayers, certified Christian Marriage Counselor Opeyemi Adeagbo-Dada shares real-life stories, Scripture-based prayers, and practical tools to help couples improve communication, deepen intimacy, and grow spiritually, together. “Unless the Lord builds the house, the work of the builders is wasted.” — Psalm 127: 1 (NLT).

Jarrett doesn't trust Kevon. But he's got to share a room with him anyway. It was one thing when Jarrett's mom took care of foster babies who needed help. But this time it's different. This time the baby who needs help has an older brother - a kid Jarrett's age named Kevon. Everyone thinks Jarrett and Kevon should be friends - but that's not gonna happen. Not when Kevon's acting like he's better than Jarrett - and not when Jarrett finds out Kevon's keeping some major secrets.

Dilly's mom, Elspeth Dillon Howell, died when Dilly was just six. She left her daughter an Adirondack farmhouse and a letter for when Dilly was "older". Now that Dilly's old enough, the letter's missing. As Dilly searches for it in the house's many hiding places, she makes a few discoveries about the mom she never really knew. Surprisingly, Elspeth's long-ago life looks a lot like Dilly's today.

Many kids are born into a lifestyle that is associated with natural progression through life. They are given a list of how to proceed and how to feel about things. This audiobook is for anyone interested in what these natural milestones mean. It also goes through all the things that a parent needs to do to raise a child to be successful in this world. It will be a guide that parents may need when raising their own children, especially if they are foundlings they are not sure how to handle.

Friendships are the garden of life, offering joy, support, and a sense of belonging. In Growing Friendships: Your Way to Building Strong and Lasting Friendships, discover how to plant, nurture, and harvest the meaningful connections that enrich your life. This audiobook is your guide to cultivating relationships that withstand the test of time and bring profound happiness.

After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life---all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of Washington, D.C., Ariana sleeps in Frette sheets, flirts with the captain of the crew team, and gossips with the most beautiful girls on campus. She killed to get back her life of privilege. How far will she go?

What is marriage? For some, it’s endless bickering over loading the dishwasher, never-ending drama along the lines of “where did all the money go again?”, and falling asleep halfway during sex. For others, it is a safe haven of trust and respect. What’s the difference? If you’re about to get married, you’ve probably wondered about these questions: How do you preserve that spark between you? How do you keep falling in love with the same person, over and over again? How do you face the challenges of parenting? Fortunately, science can answer your questions.

This album was recorded during the first public presentation addressing the subject of Bly’s latest book, The Sibling Society, and John’s forthcoming, Teach Us to Care & Not to Care. Bly and Lee share their thoughts, feelings and experiences about how and why we have become a nation of “squabbling siblings.” Discover how to identify these “half-adult” behaviors and what affect they have on society and relationships. Learn how to replace adolescent actions with adult choices.

Premarital sex. Drugs. Dating violence. Dropping out of school. So many choices, good and bad, are available for youth in America today, and girls continue to be especially vulnerable. They often blame themselves for things that go wrong in their lives, even when it's not their fault. They ask, 'What's wrong with me?', or they hear, 'What's wrong with you?' and brace themselves for the denigrating comments to follow. It's a timeless theme.

Developed in conjunction with the consultative sales and challenger sales framework, the C.A.R.E. Methodology primarily seeks to alter your mindset and beliefs. This transformation enables you to confidently assist clients in a manner authentic to you while also being comfortable challenging them when it serves their best interests. It’s not so much about tactics, which can often be manipulative if not employed correctly, but rather about adopting a framework.