Download or read book Give Your Parents a Standing Ovation written by Gybrilla Ballard-Blakes and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people are faced with the challenges of caring for an aging parent or loved one. This book will explore some of the challenges of caring for aging parents and will offer tips and solutions for the caregiver. How do you handle the role reversal? How do you get along with other family members? What are some resources available to help with handling legal and financial issues? This book also offers special resources for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
Download or read book Mazel Tov written by Jill Rappaport and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mazel Tov, celebrity journalist Jill Rappaport and photographer Linda Solomon offer an intimate glimpse of the bar or bat mitzvahs of some of the most talented people in entertainment, politics and business. This remarkable book brings together stories and never-before-seen family photos of a variety of public figures, as they look back on their thirteen-year-old selves and reminisce about the celebration that marked their transition into adulthood. The wonderfully candid interviews in Mazel Tov document deeply poignant, and often hilariously awkward, moments in these very public lives. Interviewees include Jeremy Piven, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Marlee Matlin, Richard Dreyfuss, Ronald Perelman, Howie Mandel, Gene Shalit, Harvey Fierstein, Judy Gold, Larry King, Donny Deutsch, Michael Kors, Charles Grodin, Josh and Andy Bernstein, and many others. Their experiences run the gamut: Kirk Douglas decided to be bar mitzvahed twice, while others, like Noah Wyle, always wanted one but never had the chance. There are stories of bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, confirmations, and the only documented "bark" mitzvah, held in honor of two beloved pets. Though the stories vary greatly in their detail, they all express a common appreciation for values and traditions that have been passed down through the generations. Illustrated with photos pulled from family albums as well as contemporary portraits, Mazel Tov is an appealing tribute to the enduring bonds of faith and family.
Download or read book Eclectic Whispers written by Karl Kevin Smith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.
Download or read book The One Year Make It Stick Devotions written by Emmett Cooper and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The One Year Make-It-Stick Devotions" pairs objects that kids see or think about every day with stick-to-your-heart devotions, giving them a concrete reminder of Gods Word.
Download or read book See It Be It Write It written by Hope Sara Blecher-Sass and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve students’ writing skills and boost their assessment scores with lessons that are aligned to state and Common Core State Standards for English language arts. Students learn how to use acting and visualization as prewriting activities to help them produce lively, personalized responses. Easy-to-use checklists guide students to include specific elements in their writing and to demonstrate skills that are assessed on standardized tests. Add fun while infusing 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, collaboration, and communication. A detailed chapter on differentiation helps teachers reach all students, and dozens of complete writing prompts and reproducible forms make this a ready-to-use resource for anyone charged with preparing students for state-mandated standardized tests. Digital content includes all of the customizable reproducible forms from the book.
Download or read book High Performance Habits written by Brendon Burchard and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY. Twenty years ago, author Brendon Burchard became obsessed with answering three questions: 1. Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term? 2. Of those who pull it off, why are some miserable and others consistently happy on their journey? 3. What motivates people to reach for higher levels of success in the first place, and what practices help them improve the most After extensive original research and a decade as the world’s leading high performance coach, Burchard found the answers. It turns out that just six deliberate habits give you the edge. Anyone can practice these habits and, when they do, extraordinary things happen in their lives, relationships, and careers. Which habits can help you achieve long-term success and vibrant well-being no matter your age, career, strengths, or personality? To become a high performer, you must seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage. The art and science of how to do all this is what this book is about. Whether you want to get more done, lead others better, develop skill faster, or dramatically increase your sense of joy and confidence, the habits in this book will help you achieve it faster. Each of the six habits is illustrated by powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices you can implement right now. If you’ve ever wanted a science-backed, heart-centered plan to living a better quality of life, it’s in your hands. Best of all, you can measure your progress. A link to a free professional assessment is included in the book.
Download or read book Far From the Tree written by Andrew Solomon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Books for a Better Life Award, and one of The New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of 2012, this masterpiece by the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so—“a brave, beautiful book that will expand your humanity” (People). Solomon’s startling proposition in Far from the Tree is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition—that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, and Solomon documents triumphs of love over prejudice in every chapter. All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent should parents accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on ten years of research and interviews with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges. Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original and compassionate thinker, Far from the Tree explores how people who love each other must struggle to accept each other—a theme in every family’s life.
Download or read book Time Out for Tired Moms written by Judy Crawford and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mom, Are You Tired? Tired of Laundry! Tired of Multi-tasking! Tired of Boys Belching in the Backseat of Your Mini-Van! Have you ever sent your kids to their rooms for a Time-Out and wondered…When is it MY TURN?! Well, Today it is finally Your Turn to GO TO YOUR ROOM! Time-Out for Tired Moms is a devotional that gives you the break from the chaos of kids that you rightfully deserve. Eight distinctive Time-Out categories highlight creative ways you can incorporate time-out into the everydayness of Mothering. Daily Devotionals lighten your load while drawing you closer to God, the true refresher of a Mother’s soul! So sit back and enjoy! Today Mom, it is finally Your Turn to GO TO YOUR ROOM! It could have been titled “Time-out for a good laugh out loud!” Judy Crawford delightfully combines real-life situations where all Moms have found themselves, masterfully intermingles them with practical insights as to how to apply God’s principles to resolve them, and goes a step further by giving us Bible texts to guide us into a new realm of possibilities for loving on our children. For a busy Mom who doesn’t think she has enough time to read this, she needs to think again! She will be rejuvenated and invigorated by taking this important time out from her busy schedule!
Download or read book The Cousins written by Amethyst E. Manual and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOLLOWING THE LIFE AND TRIALS AND ADVENTURES OF "THE COUSINS" IN THIS TALE THE THOMPSONS, AFTER LEARNING HOW TALENTED AND MUSICALLY GIFTED THEIR CHILDREN ARE, DECIDE TO CELEBRATE THE 'COUSINS SWEET SIXTEEN' WITH A HUGE PARTY. THE COUSINS PERFORM A CONCERT FOR THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WITH ANOTHER SUPRISE FOR THEIR PARENTS WHEN THE COUSINS BODYGUARDS SING FOR THEM ALSO, SHOCKING THE PARENTS AND GUESTS. THE STORY THEN TAKES THE COUSINS TO HAWAII AS PART OF THEIR BIRTHDAY GIFT. A VERY ENTERTAINING STORY, AND YOU WILL ENJOY AND NEVER FORGET "KIMKO"
Download or read book Musical Experience in Our Lives written by Jody L. Kerchner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the various ways music affects people and how they create meaning from everyday musical experiences, from infancy through old age. These experiences help us construct meaning and understanding of ourselves, our cultures, and our world. The contributors examine the nature of musical experience and how it changes throughout our lifespan.
Download or read book The Girl Who Went to a Boys Boarding School written by Michael Forman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To increase through pupils, girls were introduced to the school later, with the numbers to a form a coeducational school to get a variety of class types from poorer backgrounds. A reduced-fee scholarship was offered to one girl and one boy. This is where the story begins. The girl was from a working-class background. Four years later, she becomes the head girl, along with the boy who received the same scholarship. They work together as joint heads, and later as loving friends, before going to separate universities to obtain medical degrees. Tragedy happens to the girl. Later, the boy becomes a brain surgeon, still trying to find that girl he loves. When they return to that school, he is a governor and she was a famous first head girl.
Download or read book How Is My Driving written by Larry O'Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is my DRIVING? is a wonderful concept that brings the responsibility back to you the reader. By substituting the word DRIVING with words like.... Service, listening, leadership, attitude, relationships, goals or lifestyle, you will be able to map your coordinates on the journey to success in life, sport, sales, service or business. Its a motivational book, full of analogies, quotes, humour and largely true life, inspirational stories that have profound messages and morals. A must read!
Download or read book Oppositional Defiant Disorder Activities written by Laura McLaughlin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire calm and cooperation with engaging ODD activities for kids ages 6 to 12 Raising children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) takes consistent practice and an extra dose of patience. Find the guidance you need with this supportive parenting book, written especially for parents of children with ODD. Inside, you'll find 100 activities designed to help kids reach their full potential as they learn to connect with people in positive ways. Understand ODD—Gain greater insight into oppositional defiant disorder and the emotional, social, and academic effects it can have on your child. Reinforce essential skills—Kids will learn how to regulate their emotions with activities that help them identify their feelings, practice self-control, build self-esteem, and more. Jump right in—Straightforward instructions, simple materials, and advice for maximizing each exercise make it easy for you and your child to get started right away. Break through challenging ODD behavior and reclaim your relationship with your child.
Download or read book Getting Through to Your Kids written by Michael H. Popkin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From toddlers to teens, children are full of questions. While we all want to give the right answers, we don't always know whether to be detailed or discreet, protective or honest. Drawn from the advice and experiences of dozens of psychological, medical, and educational experts, as well as countless parents, this timely and telling book offers answers to all the questions kids are bound to ask. Learn: * How to jumpstart a conversation and simplify complicated topics * How to know the best age to talk about sex, drugs, and other subjects * Why once isn't always enough-and why some topics need to be revisited * Whether some questions are best left unanswered * How to gain a child's confidence and respect
Download or read book The Drama Teacher written by Koren Zailckas and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the New York Times bestselling author of Mother, Mother and Smashed comes a propulsive new thriller: the story of a desperate and devious woman who will do anything to give her family a better life Gracie Mueller is a proud mother of two and devoted wife, living with her husband Randy in upstate New York. Her life is complicated by the usual tedium and stressors—young children, marriage, money—and she’s settled down comfortably enough. But when Randy’s failing career as a real estate agent makes finances tight, their home goes into foreclosure, and Gracie feels she has no choice but to return to the creatively illegal and high-stakes lifestyle of her past in order to keep all that she’s worked so hard to have. Gracie, underneath all that’s marked her life as average, has a lot to hide about where she’s from, who she is, and who she’s been. And when things inevitably begin to spin out of her control, more questions about the truth of her past are raised, including all the ones she never meant to, or even knew to, ask. Written with the style, energy, and penetrating insight that made her memoir Smashed a phenomenon, Koren Zailckas's next novel confirms her growing reputation as a psychological novelist that can stand up to the best of them.
Download or read book Redefining Rich written by Shannon Hayes and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST — BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, & SMALL BUSINESS • 2022 AXIOM BOOK AWARD BRONZE MEDALIST — ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS • NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD SILVER WINNER — BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP “Redefining Rich is inspiring, thought-provoking, and highly recommended both as a fascinating story in its own right and as a call to reconsider what one truly aspires to in life.” —Midwest Book Review In our dysfunctional economy, “success” often comes at great personal cost . . . we’re tired, we’re stressed out, and we have no time for family and friends. It’s time to redefine “rich.” From a third-generation farmer and successful entrepreneur, Redefining Rich is an entrepreneur’s guide to balancing work and family with the pleasures of the good life, with simple exercises and important lessons to serve everyone from the new sole proprietor to a seasoned CEO. Shannon Hayes was in the final months of her PhD program, recently engaged, and beginning to plan her future. Having grown up on a northern Appalachian sheep farm, she had two advantages: a hard-won education and hillbilly pragmatism. But when it came time to enter the job market, Hayes made a tough discovery: the economy just doesn’t work. It doesn’t work for women, for free thinkers, for the working class, or for white-collar professionals. It doesn’t work in rural America, much less in the cities and the suburbs. It forces us to choose between career and family, profit and creativity. So, Hayes and her husband walked away from their career paths and chose to forge a life on her family’s frost-plagued mountain farm, starting up a small café in town. Together, they found their sweet spot: a place where the Appalachian farm culture and sensibilities she and her community have lived by helped them thrive, even in a tough economic environment. Against the odds, the Hayes family built a business that lets them live abundantly, spend time with family, and enjoy the gifts of nature. And the business even helped reinvigorate their chronically economically depressed town. But the journey to this point was rife with challenges, tumbles, and mistakes. With humor, lively stories, and assurance, Hayes reveals the best lessons she’s learned for taking an alternate path, whether it lies in rural America, in the ‘burbs, or the heart of the city. She outlines the fundamentals of sustainable wealth, how to develop income streams, get organized, bring family into the business, ask for fair prices and market efficiently, and—the most important lesson of all—set personal boundaries and say “no” even while sustaining relationships. Hayes shows entrepreneurship is the means to build sustainable communities, keep families together, and foster great creative fulfillment. Redefining Rich will comfort, instruct, amuse, and inspire those of us who are trying to make our lives work in untraditional ways.
Download or read book Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings written by Shari Zook and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longing for permission to be real about your own needs and struggles? Permission granted. As good Christian moms, we’re not supposed to ask for much. Jesus meets all our needs and we’re the light of the world to everybody else, right? Wrong. Shari Zook appeared to be an overachieving supermom who deftly supported her pastor-husband and their congregation, looked after their children, and cared for foster children through the ups and downs of placements. But inside, her world was growing increasingly desperate as she struggled with the grief of miscarriage, parenting a difficult child, and spiraling depression. In her darkest hour, Zook let go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. With humor and artistry, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings gives us permission to step out from behind the appearance of rose-filtered perfection and embrace the authenticity of honest need and human limitations. In the book’s twelve chapters you’ll find twelve practical ways to reach for a faith that includes doubt, and holiness that includes failure.
