Play Development

There’s so much more to retirement than endless days in an armchair… Discover how to unlock all the joy and fulfillment in yours! You’re finally free of work… but now what? You’ve spent years looking forward to retirement, but now that it’s here, you might be feeling a little overwhelmed. After years of planning every day and packing it full of work pressures and family commitments, you’re faced with a vast expanse of time, and you’re not sure how you’re going to fill it.

Navigate the intricate terrain of nurturing language skills in both typically developing children and those facing unique challenges, from late talkers to those with special needs. This book equips you with essential tools and proven strategies, eliminating the guesswork and empowering you to foster language proficiency with confidence.

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.

Play It Forward details the remarkable journey of Joan Barnes, founder and former CEO of Gymboree, and how she learned to align her inner life with outward success. Forty years ago Joan Barnes founded a play center in a church basement with $3,000. Determined to enable women to achieve personal and entrepreneurial success, Barnes led Gymboree to become an innovative leader in a new industry: activity-based early childhood development.

Online dating is becoming more common with every passing day. A failure to effectively use online dating will be a significant handicap. In this program, you will learn everything you need to know to become highly successful at online dating. We will cover everything from how to write an effective profile, ideal first messages, compelling conversation blueprints, optimal picture strategy, how to setup and land the first date, and much more.

Practicing GP, mother of two and Instagram’s popular doctor Preeya Alexander is a refreshing new voice in the parenting space. Her hands-on, inclusive and down-to-earth advice, combined with a big dose of fun, is the ultimate survival guide for the first two years of parenting. Preeya offers straightforward and trustworthy information about looking after both babies and new parents. From postpartum care and mastitis to feeding and sleep problems, nothing is off limits.

Just as no football team can be successful without a solid game plan, you can't be successful without one either. This book is full of Matt's inspirational, motivational, and prescriptive advice, such as: be authentic, create opportunities, power through adversity, reaffirm your goals, rebuild, and many other strategies for developing your own personal game plan to succeed in business and in life.

Can the misfortunes of one woman's ancestors give her the strength to fight for her freedom? When Alice inherits a wooden chest from her deceased mother, she suddenly finds herself swept away by the devastating stories contained within.

For years, Danielle Colley believed life was endless rounds of stress until you died. One day, after being fired as a journalist at The Australian Women’s Weekly, the solo mum was propelled beyond stress and straight to Burn Out Town. Deciding life should not feel like a constant uphill marathon, Danielle’s mission became discovering contentment and creating an ambitious life that still feels good to live.

No matter what, situations will arise where people will cross your boundaries, break their commitments, or exhibit plain rudeness towards you. In these moments it is crucial that you step up, speak up, address the behavior, and navigate those difficult conversations with honesty, confidence, and understanding. This approach helps prevent the accumulation of anger, resentment, and bitterness in your relationships. Using this comprehensive guide, you can now navigate difficult conversations with transparency, confidence, and empathy while fostering a respectful relationship with others.

The New Rochelle High School team in suburban New York is like many across the country: a source of civic pride, a manhood workshop for a revered coach, and an emotional proving ground for boys of widely different backgrounds. In the fall of 2014, New Rochelle's season unfolded alongside watershed NFL head injury revelations and domestic abuse cases (remember Ray Rice?) as well as fatalities on nearby fields. The dramatic story of that season, for players, parents and coaches, underscores fundamental questions.

Humble upbringings did not deter Allen Maxwell from an incredible and dynamic global journey in the navy and later in the private sector as a defense contractor. While navigating complex dynamics in both worlds, he developed the rules of the system that would be critical to survive challenging circumstances such as serving in the Philippines amid political unrest, a near-death collision on the USS Kinkaid, and a devious internal plan to usurp his leadership in Guantanamo Bay.

Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic-hair-products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York, wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids.

Every woman wants her man to be faithful, right? Yet everywhere you look, you see men cheating on their girlfriends, their wives, or their boyfriends almost nonstop! On a daily basis, the player mentality, the tricks and games, continue to break up relationships among the young and the old alike. We even watch as powerful and respected politicians trip over themselves, risking it all - family, friends, and home - to cheat on their wives with high-class (or low) paid escorts and mistresses.

Do you want to achieve a long-held dream or reach a life-changing goal? That big promotion or fulfilling new job? That business you want to start? That exciting new life in the sun? That amazing idea you long to put into action? Are you held back by fears that you haven't got what it takes? You may not realise it, but your personality, character, experiences, skills and even personal circumstances are all fantastic tools and assets which you can use to create the life and career you've always wanted.

Women know the power they hold in between their legs. It could make you sane or send you insane and over the edge. Saroya Jay and Asjalynn have been friends since their college days. Their friendship enters the world of toxicity when they add sex to the menu. Will these two friends lick more than they can swallow? Jermaine has a past that may prevent him from having true love. His baby mother is where he continues to venture. When he meets Asjalynn, he tries to quiet the beast inside. Will his secrets be uncovered?

Authors of Life Unscripted, Jeff Katzman and Dan O'Connor, have created a process they call ensembling that helps us build an ensemble of relationships in our lives and more deeply enjoy the groups we already belong to. This is a process of becoming a little vulnerable with each other, and of embracing the moment in which we find ourselves. Drawing on concepts from narrative improvisational theatre and depth psychology, the authors present us with the skills we need to connect with each other more actively and meaningfully.

Dealing with a cheating partner is never easy, especially when you don't know how to identify the signs of his or her infidelity. In the game of cheating, where there are no winners, you have to learn to play the cards that you were dealt to keep from losing everything. A single high card may help you win the hand, but can cost you the game if played out of turn. Knowing when to fold, hold, up the ante, and maintain your poker face throughout the process will make all the difference.

All the world's a stage, and the greatest role you'll ever get to play is you. As the 'Coach in Your Pocket', Diana Theodores shows you how to bring your fuller, authentic self forward to get great results for women at all levels of the career ladder. Whether you need to rouse your team, pitch to the board, influence stakeholders, give feedback, speak to one person or 1000 - you'll discover that you have everything you need to shine in every role you play. An irresistible invitation - to ignite your fire, grow your wings and lift off into your best personal performance.

Men have a game plan for picking up women. Now it's time for you to make your move. In his popular Love Systems dating bootcamps, famed pickup artist and dating coach Nick Savoy has taught tens of thousands of men how to attract and seduce the women they desire. Now, after watching countless interactions between the sexes - and hearing what men really think about women, dating, and playing the game - Savoy is sharing his best-kept secrets and proven pickup tips with today's single women.