Practical Parenting

ADHD is a medical condition, not poor parenting. It's time to debunk the myths and ditch the stigma. We need understanding, support, and a resource for the unique challenges and joys of parenting a child with ADHD. With practical and compassionate strategies, this book offers insights into understanding, managing, and supporting your child at every stage. It's your trusted companion, packed with experience, real-life strategies, and humor.

Communication is one of the most important skills for personal and professional success, yet many people struggle with expressing themselves clearly, listening effectively, and navigating difficult conversations. Practical Guide to Better Communication offers a straightforward and actionable approach to improving communication in everyday life. This book is designed for listeners who want practical tools, not abstract theory—skills that can be applied immediately in relationships, work, and social settings.

Parenting With Erikson’s Wisdom: A Practical Guide to Supporting Healthy Emotional and Psychological Development at Every Stage of Childhood is a clear, compassionate, and deeply practical guide for parents who want to raise confident, resilient, and emotionally secure children. Grounded in the groundbreaking developmental theory of Erik Erikson, this book translates the eight stages of psychosocial development into everyday parenting strategies you can apply immediately in your home. From building trust in infancy and encouraging autonomy in toddlers to nurturing initiative, supporting ...

The Cultural Evolution of Childhood and Parenting: How Ideas About Raising Children Changed Across History explores one of the most overlooked truths of human life: childhood is not a timeless or universal experience. What societies believe about children, how they raise them, and what they expect from them has shifted dramatically across history. From prehistoric survival based child rearing to the highly supervised and technologically mediated childhoods of today, this book reveals how parenting ideals are shaped by culture, economics, religion, science, and power rather than instinct ...

To listen actively is to listen with complete attention and an engaged mind and body. And, while it may come naturally to some, it's also a skill that can be honed through practice. Active Listening Techniques will help you do just that, so you can ensure the people around you feel respected, understood, and heard. Through 30 practical communication tools, you'll acquire the skills you need to better get your message across, allowing you to cultivate healthier personal relationships, achieve greater career success, and more.

Unlock the transformative journey of raising an autistic child, armed with understanding, compassion, and powerful strategies to help them thrive Autism doesn't define your child; it's simply a part of who they are. They don’t need fixing or changing—they need acceptance, understanding, and support as they navigate a world that often sees things differently than they do. This comprehensive guide will empower you with insights, proven strategies, and practical guidance to help your child succeed.

Modern Dating for Beginners is a clear, down-to-earth guide for anyone who wants to understand dating in today’s digital world without feeling overwhelmed. This book walks you through each stage of modern dating with warmth, clarity, and practical advice. From creating an authentic online dating profile to building healthy boundaries, recognizing red flags, communicating with confidence, and forming meaningful connections, this guide helps beginners navigate dating with confidence and emotional safety.

Are you forgetting names, losing your train of thought, rereading the same paragraph, or walking into a room and blanking on why you're there then spiraling into "What's wrong with me?" You're not alone. And in many cases, you're not declining you're overloaded.

Picture respectful, responsible, obedient children who entertain themselves without television or video games, do their own homework, and have impeccable manners. A pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Not so, says family psychologist and best-selling author John Rosemond. Any parent who so desires can grow children who fit that description - happy, emotionally healthy children who honor their parents and their families with good behavior and do their best in school.

Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically. It is also for those who want to learn how to help someone else who is dying, both during the time of illness and death as well as after death.

Author Amy Harper knows exactly what it feels like to struggle with anxiety and be in a relationship that reflects your inner self-consciousness. You don’t mean to do it, but you project your doubts onto your partner, causing distrust and negative emotions to build in your relationship. This book is here to help you overcome your anxious attachment style and reclaim your confidence. Establish healthier relationships, find happiness within yourself, and let go of your anxiety.

She loves deeply—and she thinks too much. She loves with her whole heart: with attention, devotion, presence. But while she loves, her mind never stops. She rereads messages, replays conversations, analyzes silences, tone, distance. She wonders if she said too much, asked for too much, was too much. Not because she doesn’t trust—but because she feels everything. And when you feel this much, anxiety finds a way in. The fear of losing. Of ruining something beautiful. Of not being enough—or of being too much. So love, instead of feeling like a refuge, becomes something to monitor.

There's nothing complicated or magical about learning to be kinder; it just takes greater attention to the things that you do and how you do them. The Hidden Power of Kindness shows you how to become more aware of even your most offhand daily actions. You'll find simple, step-by-step, and spiritually crucial directions for how to overcome the habitual unkindness that creep undetected into the behavior of even the most careful souls.

Stop the yelling, lose the guilt, and become a calmer, happier parent. Drawing on evidence-based practices, here is an insight-packed and tip-filled plan for how to stop the parental meltdowns. Its compassionate, pragmatic approach will help listeners feel less ashamed and more empowered to get their, ahem, act together instead of losing it.

Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages.

Raising a teenage boy in today’s world can feel like steering a rocket ship with no instruction manual. There are hormones, homework, social media storms, identity questions, and “I’m fine” grunts that clearly mean “I have no idea what’s going on.” And through it all, Dad… he’s looking to you.

You don’t need your co-parent to change—you need a plan. With expert-backed strategies and actionable tools, this book helps you rise above the toxicity, protect your children, and move forward with strength. Be the best parent you can be.

Master Your Emotions is the how-to manual your parents should have given you at birth. By listening to it, you’ll learn a step-by-step process to deal with negative emotions so you can live a happier, more fulfilling life. With pragmatic exercises and personal examples, you’ll explore techniques that counteract draining spirals of negativity and provide immediate relief.

Are you dissatisfied with life, despite achieving the things you were told would make you happy - the career, the relationship, the house? What if you've tried to follow that path, only to find it wasn't built for you - or that it's far harder to access than promised? Are you stuck, burnt out and disconnected? Do you feel . . . lost? You are not alone, and you are not broken. The world is.

Dog owners know that dogs can be trained, but the idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds. But as best-selling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show, not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely should be to ensure a happy and healthy relationship between pet and owner. Once we comprehend cats' emotions and needs, we can train them to overcome their natural fears and anxieties.