Parenting United

The Education of Henry Adams is among the oddest and most enlightening books in American literature. Henry Adams was the grandson of a president and the great-grandson of another one. He was also the son of the American Ambassador to England, and his secretery. As such he rubbed elbows, literally, with Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt and with many of the great figures of his time.

After a tumultuous period of crisis, Victoria Price rebuilt her life by embracing a daily practice of joy, healing childhood wounds, and reconnecting to the example set by her father, the famed actor Vincent Price. Her journey involved stepping away from externalities and into her father's legacy: his love for people and his compassion for others, his generosity of spirit and his simple kindnesses, his enthusiasm for new experiences, and his love of life.

Every single morning since early 2007, Princeton English professor Jeff Nunokawa has posted a brief essay in the Notes section of his Facebook page. Often just a few sentences but never more than a few paragraphs, these compelling literary and personal meditations have raised the Facebook post to an art form, gained thousands of loyal readers, and been featured in the New Yorker.

So kommen Familien gut durch die Pubertät - Wenn Kinder in die Pubertät kommen und sich immer deutlicher abgrenzen, gibt es in Familien oft Diskussionen, Rückzug, Wut und Streit. Häufig liegt die Ursache nicht im Verhalten der Kinder, sondern in dem der Eltern. Denn wenn Eltern sich nicht über ihre Werte und Wünsche im Klaren sind und nicht gut für sich selbst sorgen, können sie ihrem Nachwuchs keine Orientierung geben.

10X productivity. Improve focus, time management, self-discipline, and action. Eliminate distraction and procrastination. Success starts here. The United States of Intelligence is an interactive productivity audiobook designed to revolutionize the human mindset. The reason other books or productivity approaches are not working for many is that we are unable to navigate our technological, data-driven busy lives by using ancient theories and methods.

Die erfahrene Hypnotherapeutin Dr. med. Beate Blumrich führt Schritt für Schritt durch grundlegende Vorgehensweisen und viele fundierte Selbsthypnose-Übungsanleitungen, um mit den inneren Ressourcen in Kontakt zu treten und diese als wertvolle Lösungswerkzeuge zu nutzen. Theoretische Grundlagen vermitteln das nötige Basiswissen, viele Praxisbeispiele zeigen die Heilungschancen.

On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: Foster home children beaten - and nobody's helping. Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was distressed. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara and her grandfather. They became friends. Then she disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again.

In Marital Cruelty in Antebellum America, Robin C. Sager probes the struggles of aggrieved spouses shedding light on the nature of marriage and violence in the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Analyzing over 1,500 divorce records that reveal intimate details of marriages in conflict in Virginia, Texas, and Wisconsin from 1840-1860, Sager offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of ordinary Americans shaken by accusations of cruelty.

The images of the burning towers, the heartbroken friends building memorials, the minute-by-minute accounts of the horrors of that day - all are indelibly etched on our collective consciousness. But what of those left behind after 9/11? What have they, and we, learned from the gift of time? In Project Rebirth, a psychologist and a journalist examine the lives of eight people who were directly affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

Have you ever used a dating app or website? Then you have more in common than you know with lonely homesteaders in 18th century New England. At once heartwarming and heartbreaking, Matrimony, Inc. reveals the unifying thread that weaves its way through not just marriage and relationships over the centuries, but American social history itself: advertising for love. Amazingly, America’s first personal ad appeared in the Boston Evening Post as early as 1759.

Wenn der Zweijährige trotzt oder die Fünfjährige wütend um sich schlägt, reagieren Eltern aus Hilflosigkeit oft mit Schimpfen und Strafen. Doch so lernen Kinder nicht, auf gesunde Weise mit ihren Gefühlen umzugehen. Die erfahrenen Pädagoginnen Raisa Cacciatore und Erja Korteniemi-Poikela zeigen in diesem praktischen und zeitgemäßen Erziehungsratgeber, wie es den Kleinen und auch den Großen gelingt, die eigenen Emotionen zu verstehen und zu regulieren. Die Lösung: Liebe und Sisu, das finnische Wort für Kraft und Beharrlichkeit.

After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent navy squadrons to the Mediterranean, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission, but before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support.

Zu mehr innerer Ruhe im Zeitalter der Beschleunigung - Durch einen Hund hoffen wir, Zugang zur Natur zu finden und zu entschleunigen. Doch häufig übertragen wir unseren Alltagsstress auf den Hund, mit allen negativen Folgen. Thomas und Ina Baumann beschreiben die Ursachen von Stress, seine Auswirkung auf das Hundeverhalten und die Rolle des Menschen dabei. Mit ihrem Mentaltraining stärken sie das Vertrauen zwischen Mensch und Hund - für mehr Sicherheit im Alltag und mehr Lebensqualität.

Chapter one: Emotions: Do emotions have a purpose? Chapter two: How to control your emotions. Chapter three: Let your emotions empower you. Chapter four: What is ego? Chapter five: Self-empowerment - Managing your emotional vibration to manifest your desire.

This book is a study of the last stages of human life and the thoughts, fears, hopes, and actions of those humans living in it. It is intended to guide us through the challenges of today’s longer lives to ensure relevance, purpose, and joy.

Strengthen your marriage with empathy, spiritual connection, and resilience—without feeling overwhelmed.

By the end of World War I, the skyrocketing divorce rate in the United States had generated a deep-seated anxiety about marriage. This fear drove middle-class couples to seek advice, both professional and popular, in order to strengthen their relationships. In Making Marriage Work, historian Kristin Celello offers an insightful and wide-ranging account of marriage and divorce in America in the 20th century, focusing on the development of the idea of marriage as "work."

It's truly OK to be where you are in your journey and it's OK to feel however you feel. This is your journey. No one can walk it but you. Within these minutes, I hope you will find even one thing that speaks to you. And just maybe through knowing that someone else has gone through what you are going through or have gone through, and knowing that they are still here and that they are still moving forward, it will give you the inspiration and courage to take that pain that you feel and use it to keep forging your path.

The acclaimed and ground breaking collection of short stories, poetry, and allegory by Andrew Vachss, one of the most powerful voices in the field of child protection. This work is an illumination of the realities of child abuse, juvenile violence...and tribute to the power of imagination. People Magazine says, "Another Chance is Dr. Seuss dressed up as a Scorsese movie, another on-target hit by an author who has made children his primary concern."

Have you ever admired success in others? Do you want to achieve your goals faster? We know we are not where we want to be and have not achieved our dreams. Some of us think we don’t have what it takes, and that achieving our goals is too daunting. We may have experienced painful failures in the past. This book is for everyone who struggles with self-doubt issues. It will teach you the skills, outcomes, and practices that will lead to your ultimate goal of finding your direction in life in a way that makes sense and with which you can associate.