Download or read book Made for Friendship written by Drew Hunter and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God made you for friendship. Friendship is one of the deepest pleasures of life. But in our busy, fast-paced, mobile world, we've lost this rich view of friendship and instead settled for shallow acquaintances based on little more than similar tastes or shared interests. Helping us recapture a vision of true friendship, pastor Drew Hunter explores God's design for friendship and what it really looks like in practice—giving us practical advice to cultivate the kinds of true friendships that lead to true and life-giving joy.
Download or read book Fostering Friendship written by Robert Selman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great number of children and adolescents face a world of violence and isolation. In this book, the members of the Group for the Study of Interpersonal Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston describe in detail an innovative intervention and prevention method, pair therapy, that is designed to address these issues by helping children develop healthy interpersonal relationships. Pair therapy is a relationship-oriented treatment modality that addresses the social context of the difficulties encountered in growing up in today's world. This approach has been developed not only as a therapeutic intervention in day and residential treatment centers but also as a prevention method that can be used in public schools, day care centers, and other contexts. This practical volume meets the demand for an accessible, hands-on guide to the pair method. The theoretical foundations of the approach are also presented in an accessible fashion here. The techniques described in this book model a relationship-building process between an adult professional and two children. This process replicates the social relations that happen naturally in healthy and happy interactions and long-term relationships among well-cared-for children in safe and secure communities. This book will be useful for a number of disciplines that deal with younger children and adolescents: social work, education, school and group therapy, and human development. It offers educators, therapists, and other practitioners in a wide variety of settings the opportunity to learn how to develop a pair therapy program. It will also be an indispensable tool in the libraries of mental health practitioners who counsel youth beyond ordinary clinical treatment.
Download or read book The Business of Friendship written by Shasta Nelson and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is virtually impossible to feel connected and supported in life when you don’t feel that way where you spend most of our time—at work. In The Business of Friendship, friendship expert Shasta Nelson unpacks the distinct ways we can make work relationships the healthiest they can be, both for the sake of the employee and the mission of the company. She inspires readers to see why friendship is crucial to our health and our careers, and teaches us exactly how to develop the supportive and meaningful connections we need. Our organizations benefit as friendships at work result in higher levels of workplace productivity, employee retention, safety, innovation, collaboration, and profitability. In having a best friend at work, we are seven times more engaged in our job, which translates to better customer service, less absenteeism, fewer workplace accidents, and more loyalty to our organizations. Through Shasta’s stories, research, and practical guidance, she: Breaks down what creates healthy bonds and reveals the 3 requirements necessary in all healthy relationships and teams. Helps managers and employees assess the health of their relationships and learn ways to repair and improve them. Provides advice for addressing some of the biggest fears around workplace friendships, such as increased drama, favoritism, confidentiality, gossip, toxic coworkers, relationship with bosses, and potential romantic attractions. The Business of Friendship is for those who are ready to maximize the two most significant factors of our wellbeing—career and relationships. Whether you are a leader or an employee, when you feel more connected and supported at work, everyone wins.
Download or read book Deep Secrets written by Niobe Way and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÒBoys are emotionally illiterate and donÕt want intimate friendships.Ó In this empirically grounded challenge to our stereotypes about boys and men, Niobe Way reveals the intense intimacy among teenage boys especially during early and middle adolescence. Boys not only share their deepest secrets and feelings with their closest male friends, they claim that without them they would go Òwacko.Ó Yet as boys become men, they become distrustful, lose these friendships, and feel isolated and alone. Drawing from hundreds of interviews conducted throughout adolescence with black, Latino, white, and Asian American boys, Deep Secrets reveals the ways in which we have been telling ourselves a false story about boys, friendships, and human nature. BoysÕ descriptions of their male friendships sound more like Òsomething out of Love Story than Lord of the Flies.Ó Yet in late adolescence, boys feel they have to Òman upÓ by becoming stoic and independent. Vulnerable emotions and intimate friendships are for girls and gay men. ÒNo homoÓ becomes their mantra. These findings are alarming, given what we know about links between friendships and health, and even longevity. Rather than a Òboy crisis,Ó Way argues that boys are experiencing a Òcrisis of connectionÓ because they live in a culture where human needs and capacities are given a sex (female) and a sexuality (gay), and thus discouraged for those who are neither. Way argues that the solution lies with exposing the inaccuracies of our gender stereotypes and fostering these critical relationships and fundamental human skills.
Download or read book Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations written by Barry Schneider and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second edition of his unique study of peer relationships in childhood, Dr Barry Schneider re-examines this fundamental aspect of childhood. Taking the work of Jacob Moreno as its starting point, the book provides an up-to-date and accessible understanding of how children develop social competence in different environments, from school to cyberspace. It is informed by a cross-cultural perspective that examines how peer relationships vary in different cultures, as well as among children who have migrated to a new culture, and provides increased coverage of how bullying is perceived and managed within peer groups. The book is informed, too, by new research techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, which mean we know far more about how children relate to each other than ever before. Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations is a fascinating and very timely overview of what we know about making friends and enemies in childhood, showing how these relationships can have lasting effects. It will be essential reading to all students of Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology, as well as anyone training towards a career working with children and young people.
Download or read book Friendship in the Age of Loneliness written by Adam Smiley Poswolsky and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB SUMMER 2021 NOMINEE* After nearly a year of social distancing and lockdown measures, it’s more clear than ever that our friendships and bonds are vital to our health and happiness. This refreshing, positive guide helps you take care of your people and form deep connections in the digital age. We are lonelier than ever. The average American hasn't made a new friend in the last five years. Research has shown that people with close friends are happier, healthier, and live longer than people who lack strong social bonds. But why—when we are seemingly more connected than ever before—can it feel so difficult to keep those bonds alive and well? Why do we spend only four percent of our time with friends? In this warm, inspiring guide, Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky proposes a new solution for the mounting pressures of modern life: focus on your friendships. Smiley offers practical habits and playful reminders on how to create meaningful connections, make new friends, and deepen relationships. He'll help you develop a healthier relationship with technology, but he'll also encourage you to prioritize real-world experiences, send snail mail, and engage in self-reflective exercises. Written in short, digestible, action-oriented sections, this book reminds us that nurturing old and new friendships is a ritual, a necessity, and one of the most worthwhile things we can do in life.
Download or read book Founding Friendships written by Cassandra A. Good and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Harry Met Sally" is only the most iconic of popular American movies, books, and articles that pose the question of whether friendships between men and women are possible. In Founding Friendships, Cassandra A. Good shows that this question was embedded in and debated as far back as the birth of the American nation. Indeed, many of the nation's founding fathers had female friends but popular rhetoric held that these relationships were fraught with social danger, if not impossible. Elite men and women formed loving, politically significant friendships in the early national period that were crucial to the individuals' lives as well as the formation of a new national political system, as Cassandra Good illuminates. Abigail Adams called her friend Thomas Jefferson "one of the choice ones on earth," while George Washington signed a letter to his friend Elizabeth Powel with the words "I am always Yours." Their emotionally rich language is often mistaken for romance, but by analyzing period letters, diaries, novels, and etiquette books, Good reveals that friendships between men and women were quite common. At a time when personal relationships were deeply political, these bonds offered both parties affection and practical assistance as well as exemplified republican values of choice, freedom, equality, and virtue. In so doing, these friendships embodied the core values of the new nation and represented a transitional moment in gender and culture. Northern and Southern, famous and lesser known, the men and women examined in Founding Friendships offer a fresh look at how the founding generation defined and experienced friendship, love, gender, and power.
Download or read book The Psychology of Friendship written by Mahzad Hojjat and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Mahzad Hojjat and Anne Moyer, The Psychology of Friendship provides a comprehensive overview of the research on these important relationships, which represent one of humanity's closest connections. This book provides a wealth of information on both the beneficial and detrimental aspects of this important bond in everyone's lives.
Download or read book Step by Step written by Sheila Kogan and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2003 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Download or read book The Highly Sensitive Child written by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2002-10-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking parenting guidebook addressing the trait of “high sensitivity” in children, from the psychologist and bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person whose books have sold more than 1 million copies With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, pioneering psychotherapist Dr. Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of “high sensitivity” and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. In The Highly Sensitive Child, Dr. Aron shifts her focus to the 15 to 20 percent of children who are born highly sensitive—deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but also may result in shyness, fussiness, or acting out. As Dr. Aron shows in The Highly Sensitive Child, if your child seems overly inhibited, particular, or you worry that they may have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as ADHD or autism, they may simply be highly sensitive. And raised with proper understanding and care, highly sensitive children can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults. Rooted in Dr. Aron’s years of experience working with highly sensitive children and their families, as well as in her original research on child temperament, The Highly Sensitive Child explores the challenges of raising an HSC; the four keys to successfully parenting an HSC; how to help HSCs thrive in a not-so-sensitive world; and how to make school and friendships enjoyable. With chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns to teens, The Highly Sensitive Child is the ultimate resource for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.
Download or read book The One Year Daily Acts of Friendship written by Kristin Demery and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year let God draw you into deeper friendship with Himself and the people He has placed in your life. In our busy, fast-paced world, so many of us are longing for simple moments of connection with friends who make us feel loved and understood. God created each of us with an undeniable need for authentic community, yet we often struggle to find and nurture true and lasting friendships. The One Year Daily Acts of Friendship explores what genuine friendship looks like and helps you recognize how God amplifies healthy relationships in ways that are gloriously surprising and deeply satisfying. Each day this year, discover easy-to-do ideas for building and maintaining your friendships in small ways that carry long-lasting, relationship-rich impact.
Download or read book Faithful Friendships written by Dana L. Robert and published by Eerdmans. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friendship isn't always given a lot of thought--and lately, it doesn't get a lot of time and effort, either. But in a world of busy and isolated lives, in which friendships can too easily become shallow, tenuous, and homogeneous, Dana Robert insists that good friendships are a vital and transformative part of the Christian life--a mustard seed of the kingdom of God. She believes Christians have the responsibility--and opportunity--to be countercultural by making friends across cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and religious lines that separate people from each other. In this book Robert tells the stories of Christians who, despite or even because of difficult circumstances, experienced friendship with people unlike themselves as 'God with us', as exile, as testimony, and as celebration
Download or read book Friendships in Childhood and Adolescence written by Catherine L. Bagwell and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly readable and comprehensive, this volume explores the significance of friendship for social, emotional, and cognitive development from early childhood through adolescence. The authors trace how friendships change as children age and what specific functions these relationships play in promoting adjustment and well-being. Compelling topics include the effects of individual differences on friendship quality, how friendship quality can be assessed, and ways in which certain friendships may promote negative outcomes. Examining what clinicians, educators, and parents can do to help children who struggle with making friends, the book reviews available interventions and identifies important directions for future work in the field.
Download or read book Interpersonal Relations written by Prof. Dr. Bilal Semih Bozdemir and published by Prof. Dr. Bilal Semih Bozdemir. This book was released on with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand the influence of industrialization on interpersonal relations, it is crucial to analyze the structural shifts that characterized this period. The rise of factories and mass production methods meant that large numbers of workers were concentrated in urban centers, leading to the emergence of a new social order. The factory system created environments where individuals from diverse backgrounds interacted on a daily basis, fostering new forms of social relationships and networks. However, this proximity did not necessarily translate into solidarity or community. Indeed, the rapid urbanization often bred isolation and alienation as individuals were uprooted from their traditional communities and support systems, leading to feelings of disconnection in the bustling city life. Moreover, the hierarchical structures of industrial workplaces altered the dynamics of interpersonal relations. In contrast to the more egalitarian social structures prevalent in agrarian societies, the industrial era saw the rise of a distinctly stratified social order. Employers and managers wielded significant power over their employees, shaping the nature of interactions within the workplace as well as in the broader community. The relationship between labor and management became characterized by conflict, negotiation, and sometimes antagonism, particularly as workers began to organize for better conditions and rights. The labor movement and the establishment of trade unions not only transformed the nature of work but also redefined interpersonal relations, as collective action provided a platform for workers to unite and interact in new ways, fostering solidarity among individuals who had previously been isolated in their struggles.
Download or read book Connecting in College written by Janice M. McCabe and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a treatment of college students' friendships that is long overdue. Students, parents, and anyone concerned with maximizing student success will learn much about how friendship networks matter for students' lives in college and beyond
Download or read book Autism for Beginners written by EDUARDO SANTORINE and published by EDUARDO SANTORINE. This book was released on 2023-10-15 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pages of this book, we will embark on a journey to study, understand and support the autistic universe. This informative work seeks to illuminate the complexity and richness that permeate autism, a neurological condition characterized by differences in social behavior. What you find on these pages is a comprehensive guide to assist all those who are in some way connected to this unique community. No matter what the relationship is with the autistic person, be it a relative, spouse, friend, caregiver or any other connection in this area, the person involved needs to be qualified, even if minimally, and informed about fundamental aspects related to the autism spectrum; information facilitates coexistence, understanding and the care that we must provide to those affected by this difference in reaction to social interaction. Fundamental Knowledge: At the beginning, we will explore the essentials. You will discover what autism is, its neurological nature and the characteristics that define it. With a clear and concise definition, we establish a solid foundation for understanding the condition. Identification and Diagnosis: The book will cover the signs and indicators that help diagnose autism, helping to identify the condition in its various forms and stages. You will gain insights into how early detection is critical to ensuring adequate support. Treatment and Intervention Approaches: Let us proceed to explore treatment and intervention approaches. You will learn about therapies, support strategies and best practices to help people on the autism spectrum reach their full potential. Autistic Children: We dedicate significant space to understanding and dealing with autistic children. The pages of this book offer guidance on how to create environments conducive to your development and well-being. Adulthood and Beyond: We do not neglect the importance of addressing autism in adulthood. You will find information about how to support autistic individuals as they grow and face the challenges of adulthood. Social Inclusion and Community: This book emphasizes the importance of social inclusion. You will explore practices and strategies for creating welcoming environments and promoting accessibility and understanding in society. Source of Updated Information: Our pages provide a modern source of practical, up-to-date information. They serve as a reliable guide for beginners in this diverse world, allowing you to access key information to promote the well-being of those affected by this unique condition in relation to social interaction. This book is an invitation to delve into the autistic universe, bringing inspiration, knowledge and support. We hope that as you leaf through it, you discover a journey of discovery, understanding and, above all, navigating the diversity of autism. Whether you are a parent, an educator, a healthcare professional, or simply someone interested in better understanding autism, these pages are here to guide you on this unique and accessible journey of knowledge.
Download or read book Child Development Essentials for Parents written by Center for Psychology and published by Center for Psychology. This book was released on 2024-08-18 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the captivating world of child development with "Child Development Essentials for Parents," a comprehensive guide that merges cutting-edge research with practical advice. This essential book takes you on a journey through the fascinating stages of childhood, revealing the pivotal moments that shape our lives from birth to adolescence. Each of the 77 sections begins with a relatable real-life example, making complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging. From the incredible brain growth spurt in the first year to the profound impact of early language acquisition, this book covers a wide range of topics crucial for understanding and supporting your child’s growth. Discover how baby talk accelerates language development, why play is vital for cognitive and emotional growth, and how secure attachments foster resilience. Learn about the benefits of bilingualism, the role of nutrition in brain development, and the power of positive reinforcement in shaping behavior. Each chapter is filled with actionable tips and strategies backed by scientific research to help you create a nurturing and stimulating environment for your child. Whether you are a new parent, an educator, or simply interested in the science of child development, this book provides valuable insights and practical guidance. Empower yourself with knowledge and become an active participant in your child’s developmental journey. With "Child Development Essentials for Parents," you’ll be equipped to support your child’s growth and help them reach their fullest potential.
