In the tradition of 2002 Things to Do on a Date, 2002 Ways to Say "I Love You", and 2002 Ways to Find, Attract, and Keep a Mate, Cyndi Haynes and Dale Edwards offer 2002 new romantic ideas that are perfect for every relationship. From exciting ideas for dates to romantic gestures you'll never forget, from creating intimate moments to silly signs of love, 2002 Romantic Ideas is filled with thousands of unique and ingenious new ideas for wooing the one you love. - Tuck a love note into his suitcase when he goes on a business trip. - Throw an un-birthday party - Be the first to jump out of bed to make the coffee in the morning - Read her favorite book
A heartwarming group of unusual and imaginative suggestions for showing children they are cherished and important, 2,002 Ways to Show Your Kids You Love Them includes literally hundreds of unique and fun ideas to help readers put their feelings into action.
Instead of the usual self-help manual that provides theory and endless how-tos, this delightful book simply offers small bits of wisdom from the famous-and not-so famous-on making change happen in your life. Some humorous, some introspective, these quotes provide a quick, uplifting, and inspiring take on making change happen-with a good, healthy attitude firmly in hand. But in addition to the inspiring quotes, this little book is chock-full of informative facts, advice, and lists, as well as writing prompts to help jump-start the reader to make positive changes in his or her life. This is truly a handbook for taking the small steps that lead to real, lasting change.
There are over six billion people on this planet to choose from when picking out your new friends. The Book of Friendship offers pearls of wisdom and practical tips for cultivating new friendships-and making the bonds you already have with your friends that much stronger. The inspiring quotes, facts, and lists within its pages will help inspire you to call old friends, better appreciate the friends you have, and to greet with great expectation any friendships the future holds for you. This celebration of friendship provides a host of ideas and insights on how to further enrich your existing friendships. The book includes 20 little-thought-of activities to do with a friend, qualities to cultivate within yourself to be a better friend, and questions that will help you examine your current friendships. Above all, the Book of Friendship will help you take notice and better appreciate all the good things that friends bring to your life. This is author Cyndi Haynes's second book in the Making Life Better series.
Work for your marriage and marriage works. That's the simple message behind the many ideas delivered in Keeping Love Alive. Couples willing to put the time and effort into each other can create the most fulfilling relationship possible. Keeping Love Alive is a guidebook of insights and inspirations to help them achieve marital bliss. Ideas such as "Focus on giving to your partner instead of getting something from your partner," "Help your mate feel important," and "Have lots of couple friends," are guideposts down the path of mutual fulfillment.
When did you last have enough free time to carefully create, develop, and test a therapeutic concept or teaching method to improve the help you provide to your patients? With The Therapist's Notebook, a compilation of original ideas by practicing clinicians, you can tap into the knowledge and experience of seasoned professionals to give your clients tangible, field-tested assignments that will represent their work and progress in therapy. Appropriate for practicing marriage and family therapists, psychologists, social workers, and other therapists of any professional affiliation who deal with children, adolescents, adults, couples, or families, this dynamic handbook provides you with handouts and homework activities that are quick and easy and require little effort or experience to use. The Therapist's Notebook is a valuable resource for both experienced and novice clinicians. Established clinicians will know how to fit each chapter to a particular clientele, while uninitiated clinicians or trainees will appreciate how the ready-made materials help their clients and spur their own creativity in intervening. You'll find therapeutic work becomes less stressful and more enjoyable as you learn about helping these populations deal with important issues: Adults--goal setting, boundary issues, life transitions, communication, problemsolving, compulsivity, feelings Couples--trust, infidelity, leisure time, communication, conflict resolution, sexuality, enrichment Families--rules/punishment, decisionmaking, gender roles, chores and responsibilities, communication Children--self-esteem, school problems, social skills, abuse, discipline problems Adolescents--peer pressure, school issues, communication, involvement in therapy, behavior Other--resistant clients, crisis counseling, linking clients with social resources The Therapist's Notebook gives you a tangible, useful product you can utilize with clients. The book's compilation of homework, handouts, and activities that have been successfully applied to client populations is valuable not only for therapists’daily use, but also to illustrate creative, clinically tested interventions to future counselors, therapists, social workers, teachers, school psychologists, and special educators. Particularly useful as an ancillary text in university courses in psychotherapy-related fields, the book's user-friendly format will enliven practicum courses and ensure heightened student participation.
