Marriage Family Relationships

More than 34 million Americans move each year, and studies show it can be one of the heaviest strains on a marriage. For women especially, relocating can be a traumatic event. With true stories, ingenious insights, and helpful hints, this great book makes transitioning smoother so women can get on with their lives. Those who are moving will find this valuable book as important as packing tape. Divided into three sections, After the Boxes are Unpacked helps recent movers focus on letting go of their past, starting over, and moving ahead.

Low-wage workers make up the largest group of employed parents in the United States, yet scant attention has been given to their experiences as new mothers and fathers. Work Matters brings the unique stories of these diverse individuals to light. Drawing on years of research and more than fifteen hundred family interviews, Maureen Perry-Jenkins describes how new parents cope with the demands of infant care while holding down low-wage, full-time jobs, and she considers how managing all of these responsibilities have long-term implications for child development.

"Med denne bog har vi ikke ønsket at tage stilling til, om det er bedst at leve i et parforhold eller leve alene. Men flere og flere lever faktisk alene. Nogle synes, det er meget svært, og nogle synes, at det åbner nye døre. Men under alle omstændigheder er det en ny livsform - ny både i samfundsmæssig henseende og for det enkelte menneske." Psykologerne Lone Spanheimer og Niels Bjerre Andersen har hjulpet mange mennesker med at tackle de udfordringer, der kan være ved at leve alene. For nogle er aleneheden selvvalgt, mens den for andre er et ufrivilligt vilkår.

Hur mår egentligen barnen? Frågan hamnar högt upp på dagordningen för föräldrar som bestämmer sig för att skiljas. Med all rätt. Att barn påverkas av skilsmässa vet vi, men faktum är att det allra viktigaste för barnen är hur de vuxna hanterar situationen efteråt. I "Från kaos till samarbete" vänder sig Marita Lynard framför allt till separerade föräldrar som vill förbättra sin relation. Boken kan dock även vara ett verktyg för föräldrar som ännu lever ihop och som vill utveckla sin kommunikation.

God’s word promises that "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence" (2 Peter 1:3). For Christian singles, this means God has provided everything we need to successfully and righteously navigate through the challenges and temptations that come with being single in a fallen world. As a Christian single, you are empowered by the Holy Spirit to succeed. You reign!

Dr. Susan Mossman Riva was adopted in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1963. In 1995, she sought the help of the Nebraska Children's Home to find her birthmother, leading to the discover of her birth family in 1996. Miraculously, her search and reunion coincided with her biologicals sister's search. The awe and joy of homecoming brought her to the realization that synchronicity acts as a guidepost, repairing relational brokenness. The divine timing of their reunion happened months before their biological, maternal grandmother died.

Most people want a loving, long-term relationship more than anything else in life. If you choose to work through this book with your partner, it will result in your knowing each other better. You’ll discover more delightful and interesting aspects to fuel your lives together. You’ll find it possible to enjoy differences that make you both more interesting and exciting. The inevitable (unacceptable) differences you’ll come across can’t be avoided. But the “unacceptableness” can be negotiated.

Approximately 750 surrogate babies are born each year in the US alone. Surrogacy is becoming an increasingly attractive option to women who want to help others and make a little money to support their own families at the same time. Don’t be alarmed if you feel shock and confusion the first time your wife mentions the "S" word, though. You’re certainly not alone, and how ever you feel is absolutely right.

Why is it that children in a family can share the same gene pool, a similar socio-economic environment and experience similar parenting styles yet have fundamentally different personalities, interests and even different careers as adults? Birth order! The implications for parents, teachers and adults involved with children are many. First published in 2003 to great acclaim, this fully revised and updated edition seeks to increase the listener's understanding of birth order theory.

As defined in psychoanalysis & psychotherapy, gaslighting is the act of trying "to cause another individual to doubt his/her own judgments and perceptions". The name is inspired by a famous Ingrid Bergman movie in which she is slowly driven insane by her husband. A common method of gaslighting is known as the "double-whammy", in which the gaslighter puts down the victim, waits for the victim's response, and then attacks the victim's judgment, perspective or questioning of the original attack.

If you have a mom, are a mom, or hope to be a mom someday, you need this audiobook in your life! Megan Whitmer uses her nonstop crazy life with five kids to teach lessons fit for anyone who has ever tried to cook dinner with a toddler hanging on their leg screaming for candy. She has ensured you will find the connection you’ve been missing by sharing her stories and advice.

If a Catholic couple chooses to avail themselves of the spiritual resources available to a Catholic married couple; the relationship will last a life time and thrive while doing it. A failure of a marriage is directly related to the spiritual heath of the individuals involved. Even if only one of the parties embraces the spiritual principals the marriage can be saved.

Die Werte oder Wertvorstellungen, die wir zwei bis drei Jahrhunderte lang hatten, sind mehr oder weniger verschwunden. Ich glaube, dass meine Eltern genau so viele emotionale Schwierigkeiten mit ihrer Elternrolle und mit uns Kindern hatten wie die Eltern heute, aber wenn es um Werte ging - also um die Frage, was macht man, wenn dieses oder jenes passiert -, war es eigentlich ganz einfach. Sie konnten sich mit der Nachbarin unterhalten, mit der Schwester, dem Bruder oder mit meinen Lehrern, und die hatten alle irgendwie dieselbe Meinung.

It's no secret everyone is looking for romance, relational communication, and righteousness in their homes. This book includes refreshing vulnerability in the world of healthy homes and success outlined by the Creator of the home.

If your thoughts ever tried to entice you to get a temporary hurt relieved by doing something mean, nasty, or obscene, know that you’re contemplating a sip of Satan’s sweet tea! Doing wrong may make you feel better immediately but its consequences have eternal effects. Know that you’ll never get healthy in any area of your life by taking a sip of Satan’s sweet tea. This generation has a bad habit of thinking that doing wrong is the cure for wrong. This book is sure to have a person think before taking a sip of Satan’s sweet tea! 

Four Hot Chips - one family's story about childhood cancer, how they survived and how they nearly didn't. The day starts as any other day starts. With the utterance of a few words, Jo-Ann and David Capp’s world was then shattered when their six-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. His sister was only eight. As Reid’s health deteriorated, so did the health of Jo and David’s marriage. Would there be a point of no return? With brutal honesty, Jo-Ann takes stock of her role within the relationships she has with those around her, and makes changes, one at a time.

In 31 Ways to Show Him What Love Is, Alyssa Bethke gives wives thirty-one specific tips for strengthening and deepening their relationship. Each day you will find a new suggestion for encouraging and loving your husband. Topics include serving each other, offering forgiveness, laughing together, praying for each other, affirming each other through words, and even making a favorite snack.

Author, lightworker, mother, and wife, Kelsey Domiana knows all too well what it means to feel unsupported and exhausted with raising a family. As her husband, a professional basketball player, is often traveling, she realized that she needed to reclaim her joy and find a support system. Kelsey knows that it’s not impossible to feel empowered when one’s husband is away. In Help! My Husband Is Hardly Home, she shares her truth of feeling the overwhelm, isolation, and frustration that come with having a partner who works away from home.

Egal, ob Sie gerade erst verheiratet sind oder schon mehrere Jahre verheiratet sind, es kann Tage geben, an denen Sie sich fragen, wie Sie die Flamme am Leben erhalten können. Dieser Leitfaden wird Ihnen helfen, einige unglaublich einfache Dinge zu entdecken, die Sie und Ihr Partner tun können, selbst in einem hektischen Leben, um die Liebe, die Kommunikation und die besondere Verbindung, die Sie miteinander haben, zu erhalten und zu pflegen.

Please Don’t Say You Need Me . . . is a common plea voiced by people trapped in unhealthy, codependent relationships. Confused by their conflicting emotions, they feel trapped between wanting to love and care for someone else and yet, at the same time, needing to escape from that person’s intense and suffocating demands for self-esteem. Jan Silvious offers practical, biblical answers for those dealing with codependency—actually, people-dependency—that can exist between mates, siblings, parents and children, and friends.