Mom's stress dollies
Author: Mary Woolford
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2010-07-05
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 0557547938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a humorous short story, about a mothers family teaching her a different alternative to physical abuse
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Unlikely Angel
Author: Lydia R. Hamessley
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2020-10-12
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0252052404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton's compositions like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" have become American standards with an impact far beyond country music. Lydia R. Hamessley's expert analysis and Parton’s characteristically straightforward input inform this comprehensive look at the process, influences, and themes that have shaped the superstar's songwriting artistry. Hamessley reveals how Parton’s loving, hardscrabble childhood in the Smoky Mountains provided the musical language, rhythms, and memories of old-time music that resonate in so many of her songs. Hamessley further provides an understanding of how Parton combines her cultural and musical heritage with an artisan’s sense of craft and design to compose eloquent, painfully honest, and gripping songs about women's lives, poverty, heartbreak, inspiration, and love. Filled with insights on hit songs and less familiar gems, Unlikely Angel covers the full arc of Dolly Parton's career and offers an unprecedented look at the creative force behind the image.
What Do You Say?
Author: William Stixrud, PhD
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2022-08-16
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1984880381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately engaged--suddenly feel nearly impossible to execute. The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught. And as you get better at this, so will your kids. William Stixrud, Ph.D., and Ned Johnson have 60 years combined experience talking to kids one-on-one, and the most common question they get when out speaking to parents and educators is: What do you say? While many adults understand the importance and power of the philosophies behind the books that dominate the parenting bestseller list, parents are often left wondering how to put those concepts into action. In What Do You Say?, Johnson and Stixrud show how to engage in respectful and effective dialogue, beginning with defining and demonstrating the basic principles of listening and speaking. Then they show new ways to handle specific, thorny topics of the sort that usually end in parent/kid standoffs: delivering constructive feedback to kids; discussing boundaries around technology; explaining sleep and their brains; the anxiety of current events; and family problem-solving. What Do You Say? is a manual and map that will immediately transform parents' ability to navigate complex terrain and train their minds and hearts to communicate ever more successfully.
Amazing Moms
Author: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780451180377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerfectly timed for Mother's Day, here is an inspiring compilation of true stories and experiences in which dreams, telepathy, precognition, and prayer were responsible for remarkable bonds between a mother and child. The author of more than 100 books, Brad Steiger and his wife are frequent guests on talk shows and current interest programs.
I Am a Rainbow
Author: Dolly Parton
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780399247330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWords and music describe different emotions in terms of color, as when everything is rosy when one feels joyful, then remind the reader that everyone experiences this same rainbow of emotions.
Playing Dolly
Author: E. Ann Kaplan
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780813526492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays that explore changing attitudes about reproductive technology. They reflect the shift in public perception of topics which range from the biomedical to the sociocultural, including fiction.
Create Space
Author: Dilly Carter
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-03-09
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0744041023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCut the clutter, live better with less, give yourself headspace, and enjoy life more. Create Space shows you how taking steps to clear and simplify your living space can also clear your mind, improve your relationships, and enhance your well-being. This room-by-room guide to organizing and decluttering your home is packed with ideas, advice, tips, and techniques that are practical and functional as well as beautiful. Turn chaos into calm with step-by-step methods that you can adapt and sustain for your own needs. When you stop allowing your life to revolve around things that don't matter, you instantly gain energy to focus on the things that do. Reclaim your space, your time, and your mind right now, to reorganize your living space into a place of sanctuary.
Help Anxious Kids in a Stressful World
Author: David Campos
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Published: 2023-11-28
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEquip teachers with the knowledge and tools needed to address child and adolescent anxiety at a critical moment. The number of students experiencing anxiety at school is on the rise. With this book, teachers can create emotionally supportive environments and strengthen children's abilities to cope with anxiety. This must-have resource: Provides a framework for understanding anxiety, its causes, and the various ways it can present in young people Offers standalone action strategies for classroom use, including a matrix to identify which strategies may be most useful for specific situations Makes implementation of strategies easy with reproducibles for teacher and student use Drs. David Campos and Kathleen McConnell Fad wrote this book to ensure that teachers, regardless of their prior knowledge and background, have a wide range of easy-to-understand and useful instructional tools to address anxious behaviors.
Dearest Mama
Author: William S. Walker
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2024-12-10
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1643365037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA cache of letters leads to a journey of discovery that reveals the long and lasting consequences of war William S. Walker never knew his uncle, Fletcher "Bud" Blanton. Blanton had been killed fighting in Europe during World War II before Walker was born. Walker had heard stories about Bud, but for most of his life his uncle had existed only as a faded memory. That path changed when Walker opened a dusty cabinet forgotten in his garage attic and found a paper sack and a note in his father's handwriting that read, "Go through before you throw away." The bag was filled with family photos, correspondence, and a collection of letters and postcards that his uncle Bud had written to his family during his time on the frontline as a US Army infantryman in Europe. The first letter he pulled from the bag opened with the line, "Dearest Mama." Walker's Dearest Mama is Bud Blanton's story. More than that it is a deeply personal family chronicle that resonates for all those left behind when servicemembers do not return home from combat.
Not Too Late
Author: Gwendolyn Bounds
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2024-06-18
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0593599713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn award-winning journalist tells the inspiring story of her unlikely midlife journey to master the daunting sport of obstacle course racing—a powerful, science-based account of the change possible at any age when we push limits. “This story of personal transformation is thrilling.”—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Life in Five Senses In her midforties, Gwendolyn Bounds attended a dinner party where someone asked a little girl: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It struck Bounds: In middle age, no one asks you that anymore. So she put the question to herself. The answer set her on an unexpected five-year path of transformation from an unathletic office executive glued to her screens to an age-group medalist and world championship competitor in obstacle course racing—a demanding military-style sport requiring speed, endurance, mobility, and strength. In Not Too Late, Bounds explores how tackling something new and hard upended her expectations for middle age—while also helping her reconcile regrets of her youth. Her story takes us from playgrounds and gyms, where Bounds relearns childhood movements (swinging from monkey bars, climbing a rope); to far-flung Spartan Race courses, where she strives to master running in difficult terrain and to conquer challenges such as scaling tall walls, crawling under barbed wire, and carrying heavy loads of rocks up mountains. Bounds’s journey offers inspiration and a road map for anyone craving more out of life. Woven through Not Too Late are insights from scientists, longevity doctors, philosophers, elite athletes, and performance experts on how to reimagine our limits and who we think we are. Through Bounds’s story, as she changes her body and mindset, we learn about humans’ capacity to tap inner reserves, face fears, locate intrinsic motivation, and push boundaries at any life stage. Ultimately, one message prevails: When unleashing our full potential, age can be a secret weapon.
