In this poem, "e;Susie Q Gets a BMT(Bone Marrow Transplant),"e; Dr. Sue introduces us to Suzie Q , a happy girl, who loves to dance and twirl. When Suzie Q is diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) and needs a BMT, her whole world is turned upside down. She's determined to get better and uses prayer and scientific knowledge to fight her battle. She shows gratitude to everyone on her medical oncology and transplant team and always smiles. Hopefully this will offer some help and inspiration to other young people who are undergoing SCT or BMT after a serious diagnosis.
In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child's relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents to take proactive actions in promoting a friendship with food, and preventative actions to minimize the risk factors for the development of eating disorders, particularly when early signs of disordered eating, excessive exercise, or body dissatisfaction have been noticed. It provides clear strategies and tools with a practical focus to gently encourage parents and teens to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise by centralizing joy and health. Coming from a therapist, a dietician, and an adolescent medicine physician, with insightful case studies from an array of young people from different backgrounds, this multidisciplinary author team delivers friendly, strategic guidance based in a wealth of expertise.
Congratulations! You are pregnant! To become pregnant is a special season for any woman. Of course you want to know what's happened with your body and how your little one develop. In these 9 months - a lot is happening. BabySweet provides the medical and spiritual information every new mom is looking for: BabySweet draws you into the bible scriptures that directly apply to the week by week situation of your pregnancy and lead you in powerful prayers. You will discover that the bible is packed with messages that seems to be written just for you in this special time of your life. Experiences that you love to remember, you can write this down in this beautiful book - a very beautiful memory for later: for yourself and for your baby!This book can help you with: facts prayers for your unborn baby space for your own story sweet songs encouragement biblical insights helpful tips and fun ideas space for photos and memories texts from the BibleBabySweet is a pregnancy and prayer journal and an excellent give away present.
Are you afraid your children will fail? That they won't reach their full potential? What if you learned that your parenting is setting them up to do just that? This occurs not because they are unloving or uncaring, but because they are unconscious. This book will show you the perils and pitfalls of unconscious parenting and how to avoid them. You will learn how to: Listen more deeply Love unconditionally Connect more authentically Accept without judgment Create essential boundaries And so much more ...Author and founder of Enlightened Parenting, Ellen Gottlieb, has written a practical, easy-to-read guide to conscious parenting. This book will help you heighten your awareness so that you can raise your children to be self-confident, successful, and joyful. Through clear principles, instructive vignettes, and useful tools, you will learn how to parent your children with greater ease, connection, and authenticity. By reading this book, you will learn to raise yourself first, become aware of your emotional landscape, and clear the path for your child to thrive. To learn more, visit www.enlightened parenting.co
A story of struggle, triumph, and tragedy told with honesty and passion. Life in Pieces is a collection of vignettes from the life of the author who tells of an idyllic childhood impacted by the racism and bigotry of the 1960s. His teen and early adult years was marred by drugs, promiscuity, and violence. He is able to find redemption in military service and eventually finds the love of his life. Throughout, the reader is pulled into this compelling story as the author rises to the heights of success while experiencing and explaining in heart-wrenching detail the greatest tragedy of his life. This is a story of a life of experiences-a life well lived. Photos from Dwayne's most recent event:
Based on a true story of a mother and daughter relationship. My mother, since birth, always told me I would be number one. She taught me to believe in everything I did and be good at it. I take my mother's words with everything I do. Thank you mom.
Jessica Gillen is a former homeschooler teacher, former Private school educator and just another parent to have tried the ancient outdated industry of public school. All were wrong and all are misguided. None of which are truly for the children. This is why I created Key of 7 Schooling. If nobody has ever told you, I am telling you now. You ARE enough. I world needs you just the way you are. Only you can bring the magic to the world that you were designed for.
What qualities make a man an effective father? Are there a few key things a man can do that will lead his children to keep respecting him and want to emulate his Christian walk even when they are grown? My Father, My Hero is the author's introspective walk through the Bible to try and find answers to those questions. By examining Bible fathering stories with both good and bad outcomes, along with some other key teachings of Jesus, this book finds answers that many dads will find quite helpful. Especially with the hectic pace of life that many dads face today, the conclusions of this book will allow dads to focus their energy on the things that ultimately matter the most in transferring our hearts to our children.
My Wish for You blossomed from daily conversations between the author, j chatmon, and her son that began when he first started to talk. Every morning upon his waking, she asked and still asks, "e;how did you sleep?"e; and "e;did you dream?"e; The responses were short and sweet in the beginning, but as his vocabulary grew, so did the imagery he shared. This small exchange provided a launch pad into conversations that had nothing to do with the proverbial to-do list but, helped nurture a safe space for sharing and invaluable memories.
Kids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it.When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of cyberbullying, or get lost down the rabbit hole of social media. We warn them about all the things they shouldn't do online, but we don't do nearly enough to teach them the skills of digital well-being.It's time to start a new conversation. In Digital for Good, EdTech expert Richard Culatta argues that technology can be a powerful tool for learning, solving humanity's toughest problems, and bringing us closer together. He offers a refreshingly positive framework for preparing kids to be successful in a digital world—one that encourages them to use technology proactively and productively—by outlining five qualities every young person should develop in order to become a thriving, contributing digital citizen:Be balanced: understand when and how much tech use is healthyStay informed: discern between true and false informationBe inclusive: treat others with respect and kindness onlineBe engaged: use tech to strengthen family relationships and community connectionsStay alert: exercise caution and create safe digital spaces for othersThis practical guide will help parents and children discover the path to becoming effective digital citizens, all while making our online world a better place.
This is a coming-of-age book. Most young men are thrust into the world at the age of eighteen and told to get a job or go to college. People of a certain age know it's not quite that simple. This book includes advice to young men (and young women, in some cases) about what direction they should be thinking of going into. Being honest, most parents are too busy to focus on the little things that my book will provide, especially to single moms.
Just Show Up is a children's book for adults who think like children. After watching a series on Oprah about boys without fathers, and raising a son primarily on my own, this short book came to life. Being an adult who has thought like a child at times in her life, the thought of what seems so simple to most sometimes does not dawn on others in relation to simply being physically there for your children. With hope that one page or illustration in this book could help a parent have a better relationship with their children, make better memories, and avoid others, or just start the conversation of what it means to "e;just show up."e;
Babies love faces, but do they actually recognize their own? See how one little fellow works hard to solve the mystery of who is living in his mirror at home.
"e;Mom? Mommy, where are my socks?"e; my youngest son screamed out in the midst of our rushed morning routine. "e;They are on your feet!"e;With only ten minutes left to spare to get my three little gentlemen to school on time, I stood in front of the coffee maker, hoping if I stared at it hard enough, my coffee would brew faster. Here's my dose of reality: I could save an entire three minutes if I forego the bra and throw on a baggy sweatshirt on over my pajama top. Then I would have an extra three minutes to get my morning coffee. MOMics is a true story of survival from one day to the next. In our modern times of reality, MOMics is a tell-all account of real life moments between mother and child from the mother's perspective.
What to Expect When You're No Longer Expecting When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you.What you need during this time is not a book offering easy answers. You need a safe place to help you navigate what comes next, such as: · Coping with a postpartum body without a baby in your arms.· Facing social isolation and grief invalidation.· Wrestling with faith when you feel let down by God.· Dealing with the overwhelming process of making everyday decisions.· Learning to move forward after loss.· Creating a legacy for your child. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense . . . this book will."The guide that all parents experiencing pregnancy loss need when leaving the hospital grief-stricken, without a baby in their arms."--LINDSEY M. HENKE, founder of Pregnancy After Loss Support
A Premarital Guide for Blended Family CouplesIf you want to enter a blended family marriage well, this is the book for you. Aimed at engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a previous relationship, Preparing to Blend offers wise counsel on parenting, finances, establishing family identity, and daily routines for your new life together. Within these pages you will learn how to:· predict common issues· define expectations · create solutionsYou, your soon-to-be-spouse, and your children will benefit from exercises designed to accelerate family bonding and help you better understand each other. There is even a chapter to help you plan your wedding with your children in mind, so you can build a strong future together. Preparing to Blend is also an ideal premarital counseling tool for marriage coaches, mentors, and pastors wanting to prepare couples for complex blended family dynamics. If you are considering forming a blended family, Preparing to Blend is the resource you've been looking for.
According to the American Psychological Association, today's children and teenagers are anxious about many things. In addition to the stressors common to any generation--family issues, financial instability, pressure to perform in school or sports--these young people also worry about gun violence, social justice, the state of their divided nation, the fate of a warming planet, and much more. To top it off, recent global events and resulting restrictions have added significant stress even as they have stripped away support systems.For parents, teachers, counselors, and youth leaders longing to understand and help the young people in their lives, When Anxiety Roars unpacks the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence anxiety in children and offers specific practical steps to take together to tame that anxiety. Integrating faith with best practices to reduce anxiety, it also teaches coping skills that will help children live more confidently today and into the future.
"This brilliant book is a game-changer."--WENDY SPEAKE, author of The 40-Day Social Media Fast and Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses"Hope and practical direction for parents." --FRANCIS and LISA CHAN, New York Times bestselling authorsIt's time to flip the switch and get your kids back. Mom of six Molly DeFrank was sick of screen-time meltdowns. She wanted more for her family, so she pulled the plug, declaring a digital detox for her kids. The transformation blew her away: She got her sweet, happy kids back.The detox was easier than she could have hoped, and the results were better than she could have dreamed. In just two weeks, her children were free from the grip of digital devices. Their moods shifted immediately, and their creativity exploded. They learned how to entertain themselves and enjoy life without screens.Her experiment led to a total tech overhaul that changed her family's life. Here's how she did it in just fourteen days, and how you can too.Digital Detox offers step-by-step guidance that will help you· overcome your fear of firing your "electronic babysitter"· cultivate your child's giftings outside of screens· confidently set the right tech boundaries for your family· develop a long-term plan to sustain lasting changeBest of all, you'll transform screen zombies into friendly, happy, grateful kids.You can put technology in its right place. This book will show you how.
"God, I need you to do something in my children!"Have those words found their way into your desperate prayers? Do you feel helpless to know how to equip your children for this world and all it throws at them? If so, you're not alone.When Brooke McGlothlin realized her best efforts were falling woefully short of her goal to produce godly children, she discovered the joy and power of praying Scripture over her family. Her life and her children's lives were transformed. Yours can be too.Complete with prayers for specific situations, this encouraging book is perfect for times when you· feel too busy to pray,· don't know what or how to pray,· don't know if your prayers really matter.Nothing is more powerful and faith-building than praying God's Word for those you love. Become a mom full of hope in the God who can, even if you can't. "Praying Mom is the prayer mentor you've always wanted from a mom who absolutely lives this message on her knees."--STACEY THACKER, author of Threadbare Prayer
As parents, we deeply desire the best for our kids. We look for the right preschool, teach them to read, and get them involved in extracurriculars. We take our job as parents seriously.But are we also putting our time and energy into teaching them the Bible? Leading our kids to life through Scripture is not only doable, it's an essential part of parenting kids for Jesus. And the good news is studying God's Word as a family doesn't have to be hard or overly time-consuming. This book will give you the tools and confidence to study the Bible as a family. It will help you identify and overcome your objections and fears, give you a crash course in what the Bible is all about and how to teach it, and provide the tools and techniques to set up a family Bible-study habit. You will finish this book feeling encouraged and empowered to initiate and strengthen your child's relationship with the Lord through his Word.
Being a good mom isn't about doing everything right to create a set of perfect trophy children--though every mom has felt the pressure to do just that and to do it all on her own. To ask for help feels like defeat. Yet when we try to do it all by our own strength, we end up depleted, lonely, and ineffective. Heather MacFadyen wants you to know that you are not meant to go it alone. Sharing her most vulnerable, hard mom moments, she shows how moms can be empowered by God, supported by others, and connected with their children. With encouragement and insight, she helps you foster the key relationships you need to be the mom you want to be.Whether you work or stay home, whether you have teenagers or babes in arms, you'll find here a compassionate friend who wants the best--not just for your kids but for you.
What is the difference between the kid who struggles to "adult" and the one who jumps in feet first, ready to thrive? It all comes down to mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets. Either we as parents raise kids who are dependent on us or we raise kids who are confident, capable, and eager to take on the challenges of an independent adult life.In Raising Them Ready, parenting experts and bestselling authors Jonathan and Erica Catherman give you practical ways to prepare your kids for life on their own. They help you assess how your kids respond to the everyday demands of life, provide practices for redirecting them from seeing adulthood as a series of threats to anticipating exciting challenges, and give you an inventory of the real-world adulting mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets your kids should acquire before leaving the nest.By putting into practice the advice in this book, you can stop worrying about if your kids will make it on their own and start celebrating alongside them this adventure called life.
You already know the world will challenge your child's faith in Jesus. But do you know specifically what those faith challenges are, how to effectively talk with your child about them, and what that means for you as a Christian parent on a day-to-day basis? If your answer is no, you're not alone. Many Christian parents feel the same.But here's the good news: the Talking with Your Kids about Jesus curriculum will give you the confidence you need to have the conversations that matter most in today's skeptical world. In a friendly, parent-to-parent voice, Natasha Crain will walk you through a selection of six essential topics from Talking with Your Kids about Jesus on Jesus's identity, teachings, death, and resurrection. Perfect for small groups, adult Sunday school, parent ministries, grandparents ministries, or Sunday school teacher/youth leader training, this participant's guide is designed to be used with the six-session DVD, sold separately.
Baby Names Book: Getting Started on Choosing the Perfect Baby Names and Meanings. It can be difficult as a parent, trying to decide on a name for your beautiful baby. All sorts of things inhibit the decision process, like: Well, that's a cute name for when they are a toddler, but what about when they are adult? Will a child with this name get teased at school? Are there any nicknames that this name will automatically become, despite the parents wishes? What will their initials be? Will there name and surname be simply too long? As you can imagine, the list goes on and on. "e;Baby Names Kindle: Getting Started on Choosing the Perfect Baby Names and Meanings"e; offers ideas, insights meanings and origins of some of the more common names in use today or the future. Plus, as a bonus, you can claim a free copy of "e;28000 baby names"e;, which includes the top 100 names, tips for naming twins, names to avoid, and more useful tips.
This book is for anyone considering becoming a parent and includes information, discussions, tips, personal stories and a valuable resource section.¿ Making the big decision to become a parent, communicating with your partner, expectations, financial considerations and working through individual parenting attitudes.¿ Preparing emotionally and physically to bring your baby into the world.¿ Ideas on purchasing all that is needed for your baby.¿ Breastfeeding - Note this chapter is supported with a link to the Website with access to easy to follow videos.¿ Practical tips on baby care, burping, bathing, and nappy changing.¿ The all-important subject of sleep - getting enough for parents and baby.¿ Understanding baby language.¿ Working with the unsettled baby.¿ Environmental considerations.
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