Schwangerschaft & Elternschaft

It is never easy meeting true friends! Between elementary and college, people will come and go. Everyone you meet in your life, may not always be a personal stamp, but a seasonal postcard. "The Friendship Tree" is a story about a young lady learning how to identify what true friendship looks like with the help of her mom. With the guidance of her mom, she understood the difference between a leaf, branch and a root, within the cycle of life's friendships. I hope you are able to do the same. Before reading, get comfortable, sit back, relax, and think of your circle. See who fits what category. You might be surprised.

Eight rules for building a successful relationship through your own personal Dad's Class & over 60 topics and dozens of questions to launch the learning."Dad's Class is relevant to the current crisis involving the lack of parenting in our country. I would recommend it to any parent or coach as an excellent resource."-Dr. Tom OsborneFormer Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, UNL Athletic Director and Founder of The Teammates(TM) Mentoring Program."Of all the goals I have accomplished, being a father and seeing my children succeed has been the most rewarding. Parenting is a continual adventure and Dennis Nun's excellent book Dad's Class provides an invaluable map to follow that enables you to make the trip enjoyable with determination and purpose."-Dr. John GoddardWorld Explorer - Author of The Survivor and Kayaks Down the Nile

In the first book to focus on the traumatic effects caused by cliques in our schools, an acclaimed parenting-advice team offers a fresh perspective and an innovative eight-step program to turn around the culture of cruelty that torments all students.There have always been "in crowds," but today's social pressures force children into explosive, destructive, and even life-threatening situations. No matter what role your child plays in this schoolhouse drama--clique leader, victim, or innocent bystander--this book is a must-read. Giannetti and Sagarese have honed in on this little-understood phenomenon and come up with insights that parents can use immediately. Read Cliques to understand: * Who the clique leaders are in your child's school* What you can do NOW to help your child avoid abuse* Times during the day when cliques are visible to adults* Where in your school you should start to lobby for change* Why your "innocent bystander" may not be so innocent* How you can rid your child of bully-like behaviorCliques is more than just a manual for cheering your child on--it brings hope and a truly comprehensive understanding of adolescent society to the millions of families struggling against this divisive force. Within its pages, you will find the tools you need to make a difference.

In everyone''s life, we all endure the highs and the lows. It''s up to us how we respond to the sudden seasons of failed marriages, loss of loved ones, a job, and finances. Simple Pleasures was inspired during one of those sudden seasons.  

Blink and they'll be grown. As new parents, the words of older, wiser parents don't make a bit of sense. Blink and they'll be grown? We blinked and three toilet paper rolls disappeared down the flusher, and now there's sewage water flooding the bathroom. We blinked and three pounds of apples mysteriously disappeared, and no one's responsible. We blinked and someone drew hieroglyphics all over the living room wall with a permanent marker. We blinked and...oh. They're grown. Examining the phenomenon of one day that can last sixty-seven hours and one year passing in the blink of an eye, Rachel once again opens up the doors to her home and her family and shares what it means to parent growing and changing children. With the wit and hilarity readers have come to expect, she examines the laughable challenges facing parents at practically every turn of a kid's life; highlights rites of passage like The Funk and a parent's fall from "The Cool Club"; and details the many different personalities kids assume in their day-to-day, year-to-year lives-from listening personalities to sleeping personalities. But every essay collected within these pages keeps its eye on a sometimes subtle, sometimes overt truth: one day, sooner than we can even imagine, they'll grow up. The Days Are Long, But the Years Are Short includes humorous essays like: The Speaking Personalities of Children How to Misuse LEGOs: a Generous Guide How to Leave the House With Kids: a 5-Step, Foolproof Plan The Subjectively Fun Games Boys Play The Never-Ending Nuances of Rule-Making for Kids Sometimes I Want to Change My Name Co-Parenting: a Tale of Inconsistency and Chaos The Day I Stopped Eating Food Where Kids Could See It and many more. Hailed as "The Erma Bombeck of a new parenting generation," Rachel's sixth full-length book of humor essays is, at its heart, a celebration of the madness that is parenting-every moment that drags on and on and on, every year that flies away faster than a kid who knows he's in trouble. Rachel is the wife of one man and the mother of six sons who daily give her inspiration for comical essays. Her work can often be found on Huff Post Parents, Scary Mommy, Babble, Motherly, and Today's Parent. She lives with all her males in San Antonio, Texas.