Showing results by publisher "Made for Success" in Parenting & Families

Parenting a defiant teen can be a daunting, hair-pulling experience! It's tough to be a cool, compassionate parent when your teen is lashing out, lying, taking drugs, or otherwise engaging in risky behavior. Balancing your teen's need to grow into independence while providing them clear guidance can seem like an impossible task for a lot of parents. Help is here.

Do you have a much-loved dog? Are you expecting or trying for a baby? Does your dog know? Do you want to learn how to prepare your dog for the new addition? Tell Your Dog You're Pregnant offers a practical, intuitive approach for creating a loving bond between your dog and your new baby. Dr. Kirkham has packed this book full of information, helpful tips, and the latest behavioral knowledge. It is essential listening for any dog-owning family who is expecting a baby - your dog and baby's future relationship may depend on it.

Conflict is something that many people shy away from or avoid altogether. Others are ready for battle at the first sign of conflict and immediately begin strategizing their approach to victory. No matter the approach, the outcome is usually the same—a disconnect. The real loss is often the relationship.

Contrary to popular belief, retirement homes are not the only option for our population’s aging members anymore. Adult Family Homes designed to allow senior citizens to live mostly independently with access to a variety of amenities, provide an alternative for individuals or couples who can no longer safely live on their own but don’t want to relegate themselves to assisted living facilities. Investment in this innovative category of senior living is a relatively new opportunity that many are not aware of.

Graham Hale Gardner died before turning 23 and never learned to walk or speak due to severe cerebral palsy complicated by epilepsy. Yet he left a legacy of love and compassion that deeply moved scores of people from widely different backgrounds. Graham’s story, written through the eyes of his father, speaks of the enormous legacy left by a boy who never spoke. A story that raises provocative questions about the “invisible lines of connection” that make us human.

Pregnant, Fit, and Fabulous empowers pregnant moms to self-manage their fitness and feel fabulous during pregnancy. It contains over 40 comprehensive programs for before, during, and after pregnancy suitable for all levels of exercise experience and includes sections to identify when it is safe to exercise and to help overcome common problems during pregnancy, including lower back pain.

Every teenager, and adult, needs to find his or her own sense of independence and personal power. Teenagers are actively involved in this search for identity and empowerment. This audio offers expert advice on how to avoid a negative power struggle and help your teen achieve a sense of self. You’ll find out what parents of teens worldwide all have in common, like how to deal with a rebel, getting good grades, and avoiding the pitfalls of drugs and alcohol.

What’s the most important gift you can give your children? Money? Good looks? Intelligence? No, it’s a deep rooted belief in themselves. It’s a foundation of self-esteem and self-confidence. This audio will give you the step-by-step instructions of how to raise your childrens' belief in themselves. You’ll find out what Bill Clinton, Martha Stewart, Tiger Woods, Oprah, and Richard Nixon all had in common (they self-sabotaged some part of their lives).

Rose is delightful, flamboyant, and a widow. Having just lost her husband, Rose's daughter steps in to find Rose increasingly disoriented and forgetful. Even as a nurse, Maureen does not recognize the early signs of her mother's dementia - a diagnosis that changes her mother's life and those close to her. The contrast between the reality of Rose's condition and the "Casablanca Style" in which she lived is stark yet beautiful. This book parallels Still Alice's medical description of the illness but picks up where Still Alice leaves off.

Raising extraordinary children is an elusive feat for many parents because most have never had training on how to do it. In this concise audio program, top motivational and parenting experts will teach you how to raise happy, healthy, self-confident children who will always love and respect you for doing an exceptional job as their parent! The biggest regret parents have later in life is not spending enough time with their children, feeling they didn’t do a good enough job. The true measure of how good a parent you are is how well your children turn out.

Would you like your teen to listen to you? Would you like to trust that your teen is making good decisions? Would you like to know how to help your teen break old bad habits and establish healthy new ones—for life? Well now you can! Internationally acclaimed speaker and author Dawn Jones presents Self Esteem Skills for Teenagers. You’ll see why Dawn believes, as Oprah Winfrey does, that our words toward ourselves and others have great impact on self-esteem and self-confidence.

In Raise Happy, Healthy & Successful Kids, you will understand the examples you're teaching with, benefit from the life lessons demonstrated by other successful people, and learn the toughest aspect of parenting - stepping back to allow your children to experience life after you've taught them the lessons.

Raising a motivated teenager doesn’t have to be a struggle! Empower yourself with the knowledge that will make your child-rearing years a success. Plenty of tools and methods exist that you can use today to make your child’s teen years happy and successful. These are pivotal years in the life of your child, and you can prepare your teenagers to be productive in school, happy in their relationships, and on their way to a bright future.

Marc's family is devastated by his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis. After three challenging years, Marc sees new doors open for healing that until now he had not believed were possible. Despite fierce opposition and a ruthless foe, a wondrous journey unfolds before them as the Holy Spirit leads the way to liberation. From Alzheimer's with Love is the true-life story of a six-month journey from deterioration to restoration from this devastating disease.

Join Gabe Murfitt as he shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe’s C.L.E.A.R. formula, you will discover how you can have Courage to face life’s challenges; Leadership that is encouraging and compassionate; Endurance in hard times; Attitude that enables you to achieve your goals; Respect for others and yourself. Gabe Murfitt is an inspiring speaker who challenges his audiences to live with courage in the face of life’s greatest adversities. Born with three-inch arms and standing a little over three-feet high, Gabe lives out his message, courageously sharing his experiences.

What is confidence? How can you help your teenager get more self-confidence? As a parent, one of the greatest gifts you can bestow on your teenager is the gift of confidence. When a teen is confident, there's seemingly no limit to what they can achieve. A teen with self-confidence has the gift of both perspective and perseverance. But sometimes parents want to protect their young adults so much that they actually weaken their teens’ ability to cope.

Take an epic journey based on the true-life story of a Girl Scout troop leader and her daughter. As one of the Girl Scouts' most successful troop leaders, the author guides you through inspirational life stories about an amazing group of young women. She lends meaning to real character development, shares how growing pains can create powerful learning moments, and how this group of girls found true purpose while having fun. The story begins with the author, who is reluctantly drafted into troop leadership, surrounded by the demands of a busy family life and career.

When it comes to the evolution of your teenagers, where exactly do you fit into their big picture? From the dawn of time, parents have been coping with the yoyo effect of their teenagers needing them one moment and pushing them away the next. As each generation has been inspired with new ideas, new insights, and new technologies, the gap keeps getting a little wider.

Raising extraordinary children is elusive for many parents because most have had absolutely no training on how to do it. Brad Worthley, a motivational expert, offers very simple steps that can provide remarkable longterm rewards. They focus on understanding how humans think, why we do the things that we do, respectful communication skills, and a positive attitude. The more you understand why your children do some of the things they do, the more poised you will be in handling daily challenges.

If you've got a teenager in your life, you probably need a dose of Dramamine. That's right - that little blue pill for motion sickness. You're probably queasy from the whirlwind of trying to keep up with their social calendar. You may feel dizzy from all the ups and downs of riding their emotional roller coaster. You might even have a headache from banging your head against the wall, feeling frustrated by an apparent failure to communicate. Well, before you commit any heinous acts - or take up karate as the family sport of choice....