Family Survival

It may seem that being a homemaker and climbing the corporate ladder are two mutually exclusive goals. But according to Julie-Anne Lutfi - wife, mother, and kick-ass corporate attorney - you don't have to choose. With the right attitude and strategies, you can achieve a successful career and a happy personal life.

If you had told Darlene Taylor that she’d pack her bags after a rocky divorce to move across the country at the request of her ex-husband, she would have laughed in your face. And she would’ve asked to sip whatever it was you were drinking. But that’s exactly what happened—and it changed the course of her family.

When 10-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of blank screens, her family, town and, in fact, the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. And what about poor Grandma who is stranded at the other end of the country? Cue a rollicking madcap road trip, full of driving disasters and family fallouts, as they set off on a rescue mission. And along the way Stella and her family discover that being away from screens might not be the worst thing ever, and even though they might not be able to rely on technology anymore, they can rely on each other instead.

Caje Amis and his father are mountain folk, they live off the land and have few interactions with more sophisticated people. But at the onset of an especially harsh winter, the two take shelter with distant relatives. The adjustment to their new life is an easy one for Caje, but impossible for his father, and the elder Amis ends up abandoning his son and vanishing into the cold!

A church mouse is no ordinary mouse, and Hildegarde - the Mouse Mistress of Saint Bartholemew's - is no ordinary mouse leader. It falls to her to keep all the church mice safe and out of sight. But when a few parishioners report mouse sightings, Hildegarde and the rest of the church mice must face a most dreadful consequence: the Great X. To complicate things, a ceremony called the Blessing of the Animals is fast approaching. Saint Bartholemew's will soon be filled with pets... including cats!

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes...Yikes! Thicke, the unforgettable dad on Growing Pains and an honorary Father of the Year in real life, provides a guideline for pregnanthood from a man's perspective in this 2000 Audie Award-winning presentation.

These are no longer the happy days for kids in America. School shootings, drugs and alcohol, and premature promiscuous sex are only symptoms of a toxic culture run rampant. Let's face the fact that the Disney song "It's a Small World After All" no longer hold true. It is a big world and a dangerous world for kids growing up today. Raising Teens in a Toxic World is a guidebook to help parents navigate their way through the passage we call adolescence. Its goal is not to tell parents what to think. Its goal is to get them to think...to parent consciously...and confidently.

Tanya Trevett is a mental health coach, teacher, and certified Reiki and IET® Practitioner, as well as the mother of three daughters with mental illnesses. In Help, I’m Failing as a Mom! she guides you through the eight-step wellness process that will teach you how to handle your child's mood disorder without feeling as if you are failing. Written for parents who want to learn how to live with their child's mood disorder in a healthier way.

Adrienne Gomez and Louis Fontana are a young couple with a five-year-old daughter named Gina. Their lives are turned upside down by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Both Adrienne and Louis lose their jobs and struggle through unemployment, the stay-at-home order, relationship troubles, protests, and death in the family. When they reach their lowest point, they are lucky to have someone come to their aid.

Fourteen-year-old Fayth is a champion! Along with her friends, she races animals known as orgo in order to survive the aftermath of a new ice age. But when Fayth’s friend is caught stealing, she has an awful choice to make...let her friend face a fate worse than death with his captors, or agree to make a dangerous journey delivering food supplies.

Maddie thought trying to survive the last day of the puberty unit at school was going to be her biggest challenge until the question dropped from the sky like an atomic bomb hitting the lunch table. “Maddie, have you had your period yet?” Maddie always resorted to humor with a dash of sass to get through every awkward moment, but suddenly being clueless and braless wasn’t so funny. Chill Out & Stop Making This Weird takes you on a pubescent girl's heartfelt and humorous journey as she realistically navigates the complexities of puberty.

Written in a fun and engaging style, The New Dad's Survival Guide is the perfect gift for any new or expecting dad. With its practical advice, relatable stories, and witty humor, this book will help you navigate the ups and downs of fatherhood with confidence and humor.

Do you have a child with autism or know someone who does? If you can read this book and apply the lessons learned to your life, life will be calmer and your kids will be happier. Congratulations, you are having triplets! Say what? Are you sure? Now what do we do? You must be kidding. Can you double check? You can't be serious. How is that possible? Where can I escape? Do you realize this was not the plan? Why us? Why me? Why now? Can I still work? Will insurance cover this?

What is this fairy-tale about? It’s about a dream, about kindness, about the strength of a child's spirit. Who is it aimed for? For children and adults who love to dream and to make their dreams come true. We want our children to grow up to be kind and strong and to find their own way in life, only sometimes we do not know how to help them achieve this. Listen to this book with a child; it will guide you and it will inspire and motivate them.

David, Neil, and Ryan are brothers that never get along. And their mother finally had enough! She sent them out to the sea and told them not come back until they have figured out how to be brothers. While the brothers were still arguing on the boat, the sea opened, and a strange beam of light appeared. It surrounded the youngest brother, Ryan. Before Neil or David could do anything, the light beam took Ryan into the sea. Left behind on the boat, David and Neil decided they must do everything possible to get their brother back.

Dr. Maria Montessori was one of the principal female specialists in Italy in the late 1800s. Dr. Montessori didn't start with any biased strategy. Rather, she applied a similar goal and logical perception rehearses from her clinical preparing to perceive what connected with the children, to see how they learned and how she could encourage their learning. She drenched herself in instructive way of thinking, brain research, and human sciences, exploring different avenues regarding and refining instructive materials for these children.

Their parents had to leave for a business trip, leaving them with their uncle to take care of them. Jasmin, Annalove, and Lilyrain find themselves caught up in an atypical adventure.

Does your child want to be an actor? Are you prepared to don the hat of stage parent to help your child get ahead in K-12 school, college, community theatre, and beyond? Professional theatre artist, veteran performing arts educator, and fellow parent Andrew Lloyd Baughman shares his advice on how to help your Drama Kid chart a path to success in this amusing combination memoir, self-help book, and parenting guide.

La clásica historia de senderos de migajas de pan, una casa de golosinas y una bruja malvada y ciega, Hansel Y Gretel es uno de los cuentos más famosos publicados por los hermanos Grimm. Entra en el mundo fantástico del folklor alemán, el cual inspiró la película del mismo nombre, protagonizada por Jeremy Renner y Gemma Edgerton. En esta versión original, no todo es cantos y rizas en el bosque, y lo macabro y tenebroso ya no está escondido.

So, you have just found out that you are pregnant and expecting a newborn baby? Wonderful! In a few months, you will meet the little angel that will become the center of your whole world. You are about to embark on a unique adventure, which will transform not only your body but also your personality.