Family Research

Tad Friend's family is nothing if not illustrious: his father was president of Swarthmore College, and at Smith his mother came in second in a poetry contest judged by W. H. Auden -- to Sylvia Plath. For centuries, Wasps like his ancestors dominated American life. But then, in the '60s, their fortunes began to fall. As a young man, Friend noticed that his family tree, for all its glories, was full of alcoholics, depressives, and reckless eccentrics.

Whether you're a seasoned parent looking to enhance your parenting skills or a new parent eager to provide the best start for your child, this audiobook is your roadmap to a brighter future. Discover effective communication techniques that will help you guide your child through challenges with empathy and grace. Let the eloquent narration and expert advice guide you through the enriching landscape of Positive Parenting: How to Help Your Child Thrive by Five. Your child's journey to greatness begins with your choices today. Elevate your parenting experience with the power of positive parenting.

The Happiest Women is an exploration of the factors that influence the success and happiness of women in society. Often these components are both the conscious and unconscious foundational relationship a daughter has with her father and is a critical first step in the overall process of true contentment.

Any parent can identify with the feeling that girls growing up in America face a treacherous future; Girls Uncovered unveils the facts. In a follow-up to their eye-opening release Hooked, obstetricians Joe McIlhaney and Freda Bush present stunning scientific research on the development of young girls in America's increasingly reckless sexual culture.

Depending upon your specific circumstances, there are distinctive ways to deal with escaping obligation. How about we examine them right now so you can choose which approach will work better for you, in view of where you are monetarily at this moment.

Every 69 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Of the top 10 killers, it is the only disease for which there is no cure or treatment. For most people, there is nothing that they can do to fight back. But one family is doing all they can. The DeMoe family has the most devastating form of the disease that there is: early onset Alzheimer's, an inherited genetic mutation that causes the disease in 100 percent of cases, and has a 50 percent chance of being passed onto the next generation.

Are you an author struggling to find time to write? You've worked eight grueling hours at the day job, walked the dog, done the dishes, and put the little ones to bed. How do you still complete your writer to-do list after all of that? It might seem like there's never enough time, but you can find a way to create. You can publish regularly while balancing all those other tasks in your life.

Are you planning for or expecting a newcomer in your family? Are you raising young children and could use every bit of advice you can get? "No one said it would be easy, but it would be worth it." The maxim that applies in many cases is so true here. Here’s a book chock-full of tips and ideas to help you not just understand the process of parenting but enjoy it. Do you want to turn your everyday parenting challenges into a fulfilling experience? This book is for you. While written mainly for parents with young kids, parents of tweens and teens would also benefit from the book.

Have we advanced so far that we have arrived full circle with the technology of ancient times? Dr. James Bartlow thinks so. Appointed by the president of the United States to head the country's first national center for live fetal-tissue research, Bartlow stumbles upon an ancient, unknown technology that he believes will open the gateway to a whole new paradigm.

Learn how to speak business English with such confidence, you’ll never have to worry about speaking in a meeting or in front of international colleagues again. It’s the morning of the biggest business meeting of your life but instead of feeling excited and raring to go your stomach is churning because you are stressing (again) about having to speak to business colleagues in English - a language that is not your native tongue.

With over 50 guided questions organized into sections about the life of your family, your monthly activities, special milestones, memorable holiday moments, record your favorite pop culture phenomena and interests. This story starter will help you write your family yearbook. A family treasure you can cherish forever. Look for the accompanying Family Yearbook and Stories Blank Journal to write and keep your memories.