Schwangerschaft & Elternschaft

Parenting is NOT for the faint-hearted! Just ask the sleep-deprived mom taking care of both an infant and a toddler, or the dad at his wits' end with lecturing his middle schooler about doing household chores. Like the four seasons, parents experience beautiful days, bleak days, and everything in between. So what types of strategies can parents use to navigate these changing seasons of life with their children?Parenting Through the Four Seasons delivers candid, child-rearing content from a mom of four who is raising children in all different stages of life. In an engaging, anecdotal fashion, this book offers proven, practical ideas for navigating through everyday parenting challenges. How-tos on implementing successful routines, protecting family time at home, and helping children with transitions as they grow older are all packed into this parent-to-parent guide. You'll also encounter insightful tips for placing priority on the marriage relationship, age-appropriate discipline tactics, as well as establishing boundaries for extracurriculars and digital devices. This is not your parents' parenting book! Peek in the window of the Webb family's life as they parent through the seasons and provide you with hope along the way.FROM THE BACK COVER:This book teaches the tactics of a Christian couple raising their four children into confident young adults who know their worth in this world. Strategies addressed include:Placing priority on the marriage relationshipRoutines as a staple in early childhoodAge-appropriate discipline tacticsTransitioning children into responsibilityEstablishing boundaries for extracurriculars and digital devicesLike seasons, children transform before our very eyes. Some times in their lives can bring bitterness like the frigid winds of winter. Other times spawn growth like the green grass in spring. And although each season eventually comes to an end, it feels like it will last for an eternity. Peek in on the journey of Chanty and her husband parenting their children and discover how it can help to transform your family.TABLE OF CONTENTS:PrefaceIntroduction1. First Comes Love2. Self Less3. Transitioning4. Pass the Salt5. Stop It Right Now Before You Get Your Beats Butt!6. Be A Fan7. I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen8. Is Anybody Home?9. ConclusionExtra!!! Extra!!!

'I absolutely raced through this book - beautifully suspenseful, pacy and smart. A real talent in the psych thriller genre.' L.V. Matthews, author of The TwinsShe trusted a stranger with her secrets. Now she's paying the price. Emily loves her four-year-old twin daughters. Like any frazzled mum, she spends her time wiping up spills, cooking their favourite meals and putting plasters on scraped knees, trying her best to be the perfect mum as well as keep her sanity. Internet forum MumsOnline proves to be a lifeline in her darkest days, an anonymous place where she can voice the problems that she would never say in real life. She finds a connection with fellow mum-of-twins, TwoIsTrouble, and soon, the internet friends are chatting daily. But when Emily tries to pull back, realising she has shared too much about the darkness in her past, she finds herself being stalked. As Emily's history is exposed, it's clear that someone is using her secrets against her...and they will threaten everything Emily loves to destroy her perfect life. A gripping domestic suspense thriller that asks if we really know who we are talking to online, with a twist ending that will make you gasp. Fans of T.M. Logan, Lisa Jewell and Gillian McAllister will love this unputdownable read. Praise for Keep Them Close:'A splendidly twisty psychological mystery' Daily Mail'Expertly paced and totally compelling...a bruising exploration of motherhood and family secrets.' Anna Bailey, author of Tall Bones'A terrifying, twisty thriller in which seemingly no one can be trusted. Very cleverly written - I raced through this. Highly recommended.' Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet'I sped through Keep Them Close... before being slammed by an ending I didn't see coming. Nuanced and pacey, this is a must-read.' Polly Phillips, author of The Reunion'Chilling, creepy and frighteningly plausible with a clever twist. A real page turner.' Sarah Linley, author of The Wedding Murders'The very definition of a page-turner, but also heartbreaking and relatable - a real rollercoaster of a read' Charlotte Duckworth, author of The Perfect Father'A compulsively readable twisty thriller... I couldn't put this well plotted and immersive psychological thriller down.' Emily Freud, author of What She Left Behind'Pacey, insightful, emotionally rich and full of twists - I loved it.' Holly Seddon, author of Try Not to Breathe'What a chilling, thrilling ride!...The plot line gave me goosebumps. Five stars from me.' D.E White, author of Glass Dolls'A superb thriller - fast-paced, thought-provoking, and so cleverly plotted that it's impossible to know who to trust.' Sarah Clarke, author of Every Little Secret'Sure-footed and suspenseful' Cara Hunter, author of Hope to Die

"Future's Hope" addresses an extremely neglected area of twin loss, i.e. What happens to our survivors when they grow up? This book helps to instil the sense of hope that is often missing when families experience the grief of losing a twin or higher order multiple birth child. "The Diary" was the beginning. "The Survivor" was the middle. "Future's Hope" is the final part of this twin loss trilogy; a unique story of the complete twin loss life-cycle. This book is not the end; only the beginning of a new journey for the next generation.Share our journey and rejoice in the fact that happiness can be found even amongst the darkest of times!

David Andrew is an incredibly fortunate, optimistic man who wishes to convey to his audience with clarity, using real-world examples and specific tools, how to look forward and feel excitement in their lives. He also hopes to teach his audience to look back in time and see things differently. In short, he wants us all to attain the often elusive happiness we all seek.With the goal of helping others to see things differently and in positive and helpful ways, he shares insight into what he has identified as the CRITICAL ELEMENTS to leading a fabulous life. While offering an in-depth, objective analysis of each of the elements, he provides a simple roadmap that encourages others to evaluate their behaviors, prepare for and overcome the inevitable failures that accompany living a full life, develop healthy relationships, avoid negativity, make good choices, and ultimately create amazing days that lead to overall fulfillment and happiness.In this comprehensive guide, as an entrepreneurial engineer, he shares an analysis of each of the CRITICAL ELEMENTS of happiness that have the power to positively impact our direction and attitude in life.

When you bless mistakes instead of being stressed by them, you dissolve a lot of turmoilin your head-and in your home. This book offers a host of connection-creating, stressreducingstrategies that transform you from grumpy to grateful and point you back toyour peaceful and playful nature. With a heartwarming sense of humor, Brenda helps you unfriend anger-simplybecause you don't need it anymore. Dissolving anger makes space for Grace as your newoperating system, and leaves you genuinely able to show yourself and others kindnesswhen a mistake is made. Brenda also includes three stories from her children's book, Mr. Upalupagus's Secret Secrets to help you teach your kids how to bless mistakes and shoo away anger. Praise for Blessing Mistakes"e;I went from panicked to peaceful in a matter of seconds when I appliedthis simple strategy."e;-Julie Veresh,Innate Dynamics"e;Blessing Mistakes is a game changer for me. Talk. About. Relief."e;-Janna Glasman,Franklin Method Educator

Dezessete escritoras adolescentes apresentam nos contos publicados nesta obra um mosaico de olhares sensíveis sobre múltiplas experiências femininas. As narrativas visitam vivências da infância, da adolescência e da vida adulta, por vezes expondo, sem atenuantes, as dores viscerais e os traumas acumulados nesses percursos. Em muitos momentos, as autoras trazem um olhar crítico sobre a realidade de mulheres ou meninas marginalizadas, seja pela cor da pele, seja pela classe social, ou simplesmente pela condição de ser mulher, tecendo temas tão densos quanto a homofobia, o machismo e o racismo estrutural, abordados em narrativas simples apenas na superfície. Muitas dessas histórias não deixam de apontar caminhos de superação, alcançada pela sororidade e pela compreensão, sob a perspectiva feminista e empática dessas jovens autoras em formação. O livro é um projeto concebido e organizado pelo Coletivo Nós, Marias, que integra a rede Girl Up, iniciativa da ONU para o empoderamento de meninas em todo o mundo. Foi desenvolvido em parceria com a Editora Jandaíra ao longo de um ano, desde a abertura de uma chamada pública que recebeu mais de 200 contos de 25 diferentes estados, até a seleção e organização dos textos e a escolha da ilustradora, também adolescente, para a imagem da capa.