Real Parents

The perfect follow-up to You Are Not Alone: a guide for parents, educators, caregivers, and mental health professionals on how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives. A growing number of children and teens in the U.S. are struggling with mental health conditions, but...

Renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family. You will benefit from Karyn’s decades of clinical research and real-world experience. Coauthor Lisa Qualls demonstrates how you can successfully implement these strategies in your home, just as she did in hers. You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable tools to facilitate a healing connection with your child.

A baby is a blessing - and also a completely life-altering event. Written by a psychologist and relationship expert, Baby Bomb offers powerful tools based in psychology and neurobiology to help you and your partner co-parent and co-partner as a supportive team - while also cultivating mad love for each other!

Chase is ready to turn over a new leaf and leave his Hollywood playboy antics behind. He asked the universe for a chance at real love and is confident that Noa is his swift delivery. The only problem? It's near impossible to move forward when there is still a spotlight on the skeletons of his past. Newly single, Noa's focused on one thing and one thing only—and it does not involve a whirlwind summer romance with megastar actor Chase Ford. Armed with a paintbrush and a new blank canvas, she's determined to paint the perfect family picture for her and her four-year-old son.

Age-proofing an older relative's living space, figuring out powers of attorney, spotting and dealing with signs of dementia, asking them to give up the car keys or consider assisted living . . . the first step toward tackling these concerns and more is an honest, informed discussion. Here are prompts and road maps for twenty-seven essential conversations—with your parent, other family members, and health care providers.

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is the ultimate guidebook for navigating the road to parenthood, with everything you need to know along the way to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby. This inclusive, updated manual is packed with research-backed advice for every part of the journey, from conception to postpartum and the newborn weeks. Inside you'll find the latest expertise from Myra Wick, M.D., Ph.D., a mom of four—along with contributions from many other pregnancy specialists at Mayo Clinic.

How to win an argument is a LIFE SKILL. Unfortunately, schools don’t teach it. An average man everyday finds himself in at least 5-10 situations where he is in some disagreement with another. Thus, this requires him to have the essential life skill of arguing successfully to get his point heard, to get his opinion or perception understood, and to get his view implemented. Knowing how to argue successfully can be the difference between success and failure Have you been in an argument with your parents whom you love so much but yet you want to live your life on your own terms rather than ...

✨ BONUS INSIDE: Includes free access to the Teen Girl’s Handbook Companion—a guided workbook that helps teens turn lessons into daily habits of confidence, calm, and self-growth. Is your teen daughter, niece, or granddaughter struggling with self-doubt, stress, or feeling like she’s never ‘enough’? You’re not alone—and neither is she. Growing up in today’s world is hard. Between school pressure, social media, and friendship drama, it’s easy for even the brightest, kindest girls to lose sight of who they are. This book offers a clear path to help her rebuild her ...

You’re smart, capable, and ready for college life. But somehow you still feel behind when the real-world stuff shows up. Credit scores, leases, meal planning, budgeting, insurance, and “adult” emails can hit harder than finals week. And when everyone else seems to know what they’re doing, it’s easy to feel discouraged, doubtful, or quietly anxious that you’re already messing up your future. If you’ve ever thought, Why didn’t anyone teach me this, you’re not alone. And you’re not failing. You’re just missing a practical map. Adulting for College Students Essential ...

From cop-turned-comic Eric Tansey, a hilarious and humanizing portrait of law enforcement for fans of Walk the Blue Line and You Can’t Make This Stuff Up. Eric Tansey, a former Army scout and Special Operations military veteran, joined the police force with a ton of unrealistic expectations...

Do you find it hard to separate your relationship with Jesus from your relationship with your parents?When you think of faith in Jesus, do you think – and feel – many things to do with people, and not God? Like people using the Lord’s name to get you to be disciplined, to be ‘good’, to be honest, to go to church, to tithe your money, to feel bad, to say sorry, to not really enjoy…?This booklet is purposed to help you find your own true identity in Jesus, and see just how separately and uniquely you stand – both as an individual, and as a follower of Christ. I hope this booklet...

Are you tired of eye rolls, silence, or one-word answers from your teenager? Do you wish you could understand what they’re really thinking and bring peace back into your home? In How To Talk To Your Teenager, Aly Dearborn offers a heartwarming, practical guide to reconnecting with your teen — without shouting, sarcasm, or slammed doors. Written in simple, friendly language, this book helps parents build bridges through empathy, humor, and real conversation. Discover: • How to remember what it felt like to be their age — the insecurity, the pressure, the confusion. • How to relate ...

Foster families are unsung heroes, willing to stand on the front lines for children who can’t stand up for themselves. But fostering can also be a lonely journey as friends and family members pull away from the fear of the unknown. We all have a job to do, and it starts by stepping forward and wrapping around those who are sacrificing so much.

Are you a single parent feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure how to keep it all together? You are not alone. This book is here to help. Solo, Not Alone is a heartfelt and practical guide packed with 100 real life challenges that single parents face every day. Inside, you will find supportive and realistic solutions designed to help you feel more confident, more grounded, and more equipped to handle life’s hardest moments. Whether you are navigating co parenting, raising children on your own, or rebuilding your life after a major change, this book offers compassionate insight and easy...

Why are single mothers still portrayed as one-dimensional, hot messes? Why are we constantly told that children of single parents will be damaged for life? In this myth-busting manifesto, Sarah Thompson shares her own experience of single motherhood, along with contributions from leading child psychologists, to examine the positive impacts that being raised by a single parent can have on a child. She shares practical tips for dealing with the many financial challenges that single mothers face, and advice on how to navigate work when you’re parenting solo.

Michael Padraig Acton’s 30+ years of experience in psychological therapy, systemic life coaching and counselling, plus insights from leading international experts, are packed into this accessible, unmissable guide that will empower caregivers to take positive action to improve their parenting skills from a place of authenticity and honesty. Dealing with teenage behaviour, tackling loneliness, drugs and alcohol, online gaming, sex and more, Raw Facts from Real Parents explores the many challenging issues that parents encounter every day.

Humans now spend most of their free time submerged in screen life - and that’s taking a toll on real life. The good news is there’s a way back. Best-selling author David Murrow provides a rescue plan for parents, adults, teachers, and ministers who want to help others (or themselves) achieve screen-life/real-life balance. Drowning in Screen Time shows you what screens are doing to your family and relationships, why screen content is so addictive, and how to find freedom and confidence in real life.

**STOP WORRYING that your child will 'figure out' social skills on their own - 83% of workplace success depends on social intelligence that most parents never intentionally develop.** I watched my own child struggle with playground rejection for years before discovering the developmental windows where specific friendship skills MUST be installed. The shocking truth? Social skills follow a precise neurological blueprint that most parenting books completely ignore. This isn't just another collection of vague parenting tips. This Guide gives you a systematic, science-backed approach to ...

Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with...

An expert on youth and youth culture, McKee shares his own heart-rending story and offers a sobering glimpse into the rapidly changing world of bullies, bystanders, and the bullied while providing helpful ways to connect with these kids, open doors of dialogue, and give them the encouragement they need and the validation they're searching for...too often in all the wrong places.