It's More Than a Birthday! It's a fantastic opportunity to affirm your child's unique, God-given abilities and interests. The Birthday Book shows you the priceless benefits of celebrating your child's birthday---then gives you a myriad of meaningful ways to make his or her special day fun and totally unforgettable. From creating a keepsake videotape, to developing a dinnertime birthday tradition, to planning a parent-child birthday getaway or organizing a birthday bash for your child's friends, you'll find mom-tested strategies inside, together with a bonanza of ideas for themes, invitations, decorations, food, games, resources, and tips. Even better, it's all laid out in age groups to help you and your child celebrate in appropriate ways for every phase of the growing-up years: - Fun When You're One - Terrific Times for Twos and Threes - Fun Festivities for Fours and Fives - Stupendous Fun for School-Age Kids - Totally Teens
When do you get time for you? Remember when you had a life of your own? The hectic job of being a mom is fraught with sacrifices, fears, and uncertainties. But nothing offers greater rewards or more opportunities to enrich yourself than raising your kids. What Every Mom Needs shows you how being a great mom and a person in your own right go hand-in-hand. Extensively revised and updated based on current research and the latest survey of moms by MOPS® International (Mothers of Preschoolers), this bestselling book helps you deal with the realities you face today as a young mother. If you’ve wondered how to find time for friendships, how to lighten your workload, or how to go about rediscovering and developing yourself as an individual, What Every Mom Needs is for you. Filled with personal stories and helpful features, including a list of resource websites, this book will help you understand the importance of meeting your six basic needs as a mom—and how to actually get them met. Fulfilling your needs for identity, growth, relationships, help, perspective, and hope will make you a happier, more centered person and a better mom.
The authors show moms how to break down the barriers to being real, which leads to self acceptance, intimacy in relationships with others, and with God.
A handbook for families who are looking for creative ways to spend time together at home or in and around the southeastern Minnesota community of Rochester.
This book of short stories, poems, letters, journal entries, anecdotes, and lullabies entertains a mom and gives her perspective with which to end one day and look forward to the next. Each narrative presents a woman dealing with a challenging, sometimes funny, situation.
This bolstering books gives moms permission to treat themselves from time to time and shows how beneficial a little personal care can be for them and their families. Filled with practical and often inexpensive ideas on self-nurturing, this book encourages mothers to rediscover lost interests or rekindle new ones, to build "ahhh" moments into their days and be better moms.
"Susie Allison gives the achievable advice she's known around the world for on her million-follower Instagram account, Busy Toddler. From daily life to 'being two is fine' to tantrums and tattling and teaching the ABCs, let Susie give you the stress-free parenting advice you've been looking for. Susie shares real moments from raising her three kids as well as professional knowledge from her years as a kindergarten and first grade teacher. Her simple and doable approach to parenting is both uplifting and empowering ... includes over 50 of Susie's famous kid activities that have helped hundreds of thousands of parents make it to nap time and beyond. This isn't about perfect parenting. This is about actual parenting"--
Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader – starting now. Inspirational leaders: Target strengths, not weaknesses Have a dream Manage energy, not time Put happiness before success Based on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, The Positive Leader shows you how. Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Mühlfeit, turns the lessons he’s learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a ‘how to’ guide for busy managers. The Positive Leader gives you a four-point approach to becoming a happier and more inspirational leader. Discover and work to your strengths Identify your mission and vision Become a ‘Chief Energy Officer’ Lead yourself to happiness The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.