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Young minds are full of all the excitement of the day, and they are not old enough yet to understand why they feel the way they do. While we associate going to bed and sleeping with rest and relaxation, children can sometimes become stressed and anxious as they are parted from their parents and siblings and worry about being left alone. Mary Fern’s Monster Under My Bed books have been carefully created to help anxious children find restful sleep and to part with their fears.

Often children can find it difficult to go to sleep. It's much more fun to play with friends and family. Their busy minds find it difficult to unwind, and sleep can become problematic. The story has been crafted to include specific bedtime suggestions. The narration and pace of the story is designed to slow down your child's rhythm and bring them to gentle restful sleep. The audiobook run time is around 30 minutes, and it can be played from any device and will become a part of your child's bedtime routine.

Is parenting your teen nerve-wracking? Did you know that parenting teens frequently causes stress levels comparable to those associated with post-traumatic stress?...After years of researching different behavior modification disciplines, observing clients, and her own teenage daughter's behavior, Dr. Viktoria Ter-Nikoghosyan has put together a unique and simple, but powerful science-based formula. This shortcut quickly brought peace and laughter back into her family and will do the same for yours.

From the very first moment they're born into your arms, your kids instantly become the apple of your eyes, and you would do anything for them. But as much as you love them and would give the world to them, let's be honest, raising a child is no quick walk in the park.

Being a parent is hard. Everyone tells you that. Even if you are the most self-sufficient person out there, you will go through some struggles at some point. This is why we made this audiobook for you. This no-nonsense guide to parenthood provides you with sections of quick hacks for every point in your parenting life. While it is recommended that you have a partner or spouse to help you along the way, this is not a requirement. You can still be the independent person you have always set out to be - and still be a great parent. However, it will come with a lot of messes and sacrifices.

Do you ever lose your patience with your child and then feel bad? Does parenting sometimes feel daunting? Don't worry, you are not alone--that's absolutely normal! You will, however, minimize the frequency at which it happens by learning the skills and strategies needed to understand your child's core needs for emotional safety, connection, and love. It can take some practice, but this handbook will teach you how to follow peaceful parenting principles and develop a healthy relationship with your children.

Life forced me to change my tragedy into triumph after losing my oldest son, Christopher, to a car crash in 2006. Because of this, I host workshops around the country to assist families and breaking generational barriers for their family members and removing the pain from past encounters.

Born in military-ruled Taiwan to two blind parents who moved to the United States seeking freedom and opportunity for their children, Wendy knew only anger, bitterness, and fear at leaving her homeland. But the heavenly Father she’d pushed away refused to leave her alone. Wendy gradually recognized her physically blind parents had clearer spiritual sight than her own. When she let go of fear to freefall into God’s arms, she discovered that even in her doubt and short-sightedness, God had been orchestrating His perfect plan behind the scenes.

Being a single mom is hard, especially because you usually didn't expect to end up that way, and you're used to having a parenting partner. "Moving On as a Christian Single Mom" is your resource for navigating the practical issues and problems that come up in daily mothering. Elisabeth Klein answers readers questions with honest and tangible suggestions.

In volume one of this series, A Single Parents Guide to Family and Asset Protection, single parents are introduced to the asset protection concepts and wealth-building strategies to make informed financial decisions for themselves and their families.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Parent Talk by Wendy Mogel. Are you tired of arguing with your children? Do you find you're repeating the same messages over and over? Or perhaps you've given up trying to communicate with your kids at all? Several years ago Mogel began giving lessons to parents who were struggling with their children, demonstrating how changing the way they talked to them improved how well their child received the message, leading to fewer arguments and less household stress. In Parent Talk, Mogel elaborates on her approach.

When her brother dies of AIDS and her husband dies of cancer in the same year, Rosemary is left on her own with two young daughters and antsy addiction demons dancing in her head. This is the nucleus of The Art of Losing It: a young mother jerking from emergency to emergency as the men in her life drop dead around her; a high-functioning radio show host waging war with her addictions while trying to raise her two little girls who just lost their daddy.

Year after year, I wasted time because I did not understand time management. As I began a journey of self-discovery and understanding, I began to realize that my daily structure was not organized. The occurrences of the day began to dictate my day, which forced me to be reactive. I could not continue to live like this. I knew I had to make a change quick. Time Management For Busy, Single Moms is an essential listen for moms struggling to maintain a work-life balance. Time is a valuable commodity that no one can afford to waste.

Author Avery Washington's style of poetry is compassionate and thought provoking. His childhood experiences, being raised by a single mother, have created this huge heart he has for women and children. Avery Washington's gift of words in Mother reads as a universal anthem for respecting the beautiful women in our lives. He has created a unique platform to pour out his love for not only his family, but for other families as well, setting an example that men can revere women without being regarded as weak.

It's hard to be a dad. Most men aren't well prepared, and few have had good models to imitate. For Tim Delmont, the challenges of being a father intensified after his wife died unexpectedly at age 33, leaving him to raise their 10-week-old daughter and five-year-old son alone. With a warm, engaging voice, Tim describes the challenges he faced—including dealing with grief, finding caretaking help, and creating work-life balance. He shares his mistakes and joys as a fully engaged father and the lessons learned from his unpredictable, life-changing experience.

Stella thought she knew how her life would turn out. Bonnie might be an expert in genetics, but she knows there are some things you shouldn't hand down to your children - like the secret of what really happened in her marriage forty years ago. Florence has raised two generations of wonderful women in this house - but her life, and the story of her blissful marriage, are more complicated than she's ever admitted. When all three women start writing down their stories for Stella's unborn child, the secrets and memories woven into the house begin to resurface.

Your partner’s sperm and your egg have met up and become one, forming your baby. Together, we’ll follow your baby’s journey from your fallopian tubes to the day it burrows into your endometrium, or uterine lining. In 9 Months Until Forever: First Time Moms, Book Two, your partner, yourself, and I will discover all about your baby’s changing body as it goes from zygote to blastocyst to embryo to fetus. We’ll learn all about the changes that your body will go through from month to month, and, oh! Is there so many!

Este audiolivro está longe de contar a minha vida. Seguramente, o ouvinte entrará em contato com parte do meu mundo interior. Um espaço íntimo, por isso sensível, já adianto, forjado com dores, silêncio, introspecção, medo, desejo, persistência e fé.

Fathers and Sons Speak documents the most memorable and significant things learned by a son who decided to hear his father’s story after 28 years of absence. It is a challenge to the bitter, hopeless, carless, and unforgiving attitude that haunts many fathers and sons. It gives insight to women who fulfill the parent role in the absence of a man.

Many children do not like the dark. Irrational fears can take hold of them at bedtime and being left alone can become an anxious time for them. No one really knows what sparks off these feelings of insecurity at night time. They can be triggered by so many different things. Mary Fern’s Monster Under My Bed series of books is aimed at calming down and reassuring children that they are safe and secure when they are tucked up in their beds. And indeed the Monster Under My Bed is there to look after them and reassure them.