Parenting Humor

LOL is a beginner’s guide to comedy, telling funny jokes, and learning how to incorporate humor into everyday conversations. Being funny on demand is a skill. It’s a skill that allows you to disarm tense situations and spread joy.

Wendy Moore hides her collection of pilfered bric-a-brac from everyone, including her husband. He thinks she licked her kleptomania in therapy more than a decade ago. Therapy did help, as did focusing her attention on motherhood. But now Wendy’s gardening and furniture-refinishing hobbies fill up only so much of the day, leaving the recent empty nester lonely and anxious—a combination likely to trigger her little problem. She needs a project, fast. Luckily, Harper Ross—a single, childless younger woman in desperate need of highlights—just moved in next door.

Sometimes, we find ourselves in situations where we haven't much choice. Our heart tells us one thing, while our mind says something entirely different. And sometimes, we're reluctant to admit the person we become through the experience is a much better person than we ever realized was possible.

From the very first steps of acknowledging adoption as a choice to the final document that seals the deal, Jody Cantrell Dyer paints a raw, warm, heartbreaking, and eventually triumphant portrayal that narrates the entire adoption process through compassionate and entertaining prose. Dyer's candor and soul color the narration of The Eye of Adoption.

Let your inner light and natural sense of humor shine, and be confident, charismatic and win people over with this guided meditation and relaxation program, from certified hypnotherapist, Joel Thielke. Joel Thielke's guided mediation system gives you positive suggestions that will help you quiet your mind and melt away stress, leaving your body deeply relaxed for a great night's sleep. While you're sleeping, the program will remove negative self-beliefs and self-doubt, increasing your confidence around others and helping you learn great ways to win people over with ease.

Der etwas andere Erziehungsratgeber. Vom Baby zum Teenager zum jungen Erwachsenen: Kinder erziehen ist ein wahrer Marathon des Miteinanderlebens. Doch es kann auch ein Kinderspiel sein, weiß Bea Beste. Ihr Geheimnis sind Gelassenheit, Humor und Improvisation! In diesem Buch teilt sie mit dir ihren Schatz aus eigenen Lebensgeschichten und erklärt mithilfe von berühmten Vorbildern ihre Grundsätze für ein fröhliches und erfülltes Familienleben.

In We Got This, 75 solo mom writers tell the truth about their lives—their hopes and fears, their resilience and setbacks, their embarrassments and triumphs. Some of these writers’ names will sound familiar, like Anne Lamott and Elizabeth Alexander, while others are about to become unforgettable. Bound together by their strength, pride, and—most of all— dedication to their children, they broadcast a universal and empowering message: "You are not alone, solo moms—and your tenacity, courage, and fierce love are worthy of celebration."

Rir é um ato instintivo que praticamos desde bebês. É uma forma universal de comunicação. De um jeito ou de outro, todo mundo ri. Mesmo assim, sabemos muito pouco sobre o assunto. O que nos faz rir? Gargalhar realmente faz bem à saúde? O riso é contagioso? Por que certas pessoas riem tanto de coisas que outras consideram tão sem graça?

Les enrabiades dels nostres fills ens descol·loquen i ens fan perdre els nervis. Fins tot posen a prova la paciència dels pares més conscients i respectuosos. Però aquestes enrabiades també ens poden ajudar a saber què els passa. Aquest llibre no pretén donar lliçons sobre com podem posar fi a les enrabiades dels nostres fills. Més aviat ens fa contemplar-les com una gran oportunitat de creixement i aprenentatge personal.

Wie kann man immer fröhlich sein? Wie kann man echte Leichtigkeit erleben? Wie kann man heiter sein, auch wenn die Lebensumstände angespannt sind? Was braucht es wirklich um Spaß am Leben zu haben? Was muss eine tiefenwirksame Fröhlichkeits-Hypnose enthalten? Diese Fragen haben Dr. Alfred Pöltel die letzten Jahre intensiv begleitet. Durch viele Forschungen hat er den Schlüssel gefunden. Und gibt diesen nun in seinem neuartigen Selbsthypnose Programm weiter.