Difficult Parents

Jack the husky dog and his friend Maria face losses together when Maria's father dies suddenly one summer. Maria is a young girl of 11 years of age dealing with one of life's most difficult challenges, the death of a parent. She goes from experiencing a normal childhood with a normally present mother and father to almost instantly having to accept and assume the role of a child being raised solely by her mother, now a single parent. Jack the husky dog serves as her friend and coach as she finds her way through the many stages of grieving.

Lalo Lesperance lives with his older brother and Mexican American mother in a low-income apartment building in Miami. They moved there from a subdivision after the family lost Lalo’s Haitian American father. At school, Lalo is known as the boy who can’t remember anything and needs special help in all his classes. But when the first COVID lockdown hits, he finds himself in a friendship of convenience with Vivi, a Mexican American kid his age who gets perfect grades and who never gave him a second thought when they were in school.

In this book, we will attempt to give you a foundation on bullying and how it pertains to today's way of life. We will also talk to you about ways as a parent that you can change your ways of thinking and how not to pass what we have learned as children onto our children.

Jan & Debbie – og Mona – står der på dørskiltet. Burde man ikke strege nogen ud, når de dør? Det tænker Mona på, da hun står foran døren til lejligheden og lader en finger glide hen over sin mors navn. Måske får de døde stadig post? Når man har en far, der er postbud, burde man vide det.

Destiné à de jeunes lecteurs de 5/6 ans jusqu'à 12/14 ans, "Padi et l'aventure de la vie" se présente aussi comme un outil pour les parents, enseignants ou formateurs souhaitant aider un enfant ou un adolescent à affronter la perte, la séparation et la mort. Le thème est "l'aventure de la vie". Comme dans toute aventure, on traverse des moments agréables et joyeux et d'autres difficiles et douloureux.

Life in Oakroy, Pennsylvania is about as far and away from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as a cactus is the ocean. But when you're the single daughter to Malcolm O'Malley, a large man who's about as stuck in the 1980s as a hand is stuck in a peanut butter jar, things aren't always easy. Rachel's 15 going on 16, and with her mother passed away at age six, she's going to have to deal with her father's conservative politics, his new dates, his Catholic faith, and his very vocal politics. Is Rachel going to make it out of high school without tearing her hair out? Find out and see!

A long-ago “accident”. An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help but doesn’t know how. And a ghostly dybbuk that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her.

Alice Jones’ mother died in a boating accident. Well, that’s what everyone says. Alice doesn’t believe them - her mother’s body was never recovered off the coast of Aviles Island, and Alice has always thought she might still be out there somewhere. Then Alice discovers that the residents of Aviles know how to communicate with loved ones who have died. If Alice can go there and try to contact her mother, she might have all the answers she needs.

A Delsie le encanta saber cuál será el estado del tiempo; últimamente, sin embargo, parece que las tormentas están en su propia vida. Siempre ha vivido con su bondadosa abuela, pero ahora mira su realidad de manera diferente y quisiera poder tener una "familia normal". Delsie también percibe otros cambios en el aire: el más doloroso es la sensación de haber perdido a una amiga.

Communication is the most important aspect of our daily lives, yet most of us are not very good at it, and it takes a back seat in academic study. We learn history, science, and math, and we learn to memorize the spelling of words and their meanings as well as how to put them together in sentences through proper punctuation. However, we receive little instruction on how to use those words and sentences to express adequately our ideas, create consensus, resolve conflicts, and improve our alliances.

Dealing with a narcissistic individual is something that only those who’s been there really know...Their personality can be really overwhelming and it might seem impossible to change the outcome of the relationship because despite you trying your best, nothing seems to change, and the same situations happen, again and again, leading to arguments, and leaving you with a sense of powerlessness. By listening to this collection of books you will have the power to heal your life and your relationship with the narcissistic person.

Having to deal with a narcissist can be really tiring and intense, and I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes you might feel like there’s nothing to do with them, other than just undergo their emotional abuses, but while it’s true that you can’t change a narcissist, it’s also true that it’s actually possible to change your relationship with him. After listening to this manual, you will have the power to change the situation, even if it has been difficult for many years.

The death of a parent is heartbreaking, but the issues surrounding suicide can be even more devastating. My Grief is Like the Ocean was written by mental health professionals who wanted to support caregivers during incredibly difficult conversations with children. Using the latest research and clinical guidance, and told from the perspective of a boy who lost his father to suicide, this book will help children to feel supported. When caregivers and children listen to this book together, they will gain a valuable resource for engaging in honest discussions to help families heal.