Result for "The Stranger" in Parenting & Families

In this new collection, recorded live, on-location from Massachusetts to California, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “A welcome return to form for...

A full-scale investigation of the controversial and often misunderstood science of attachment theory, inspired by the author’s own experience as a parent and daughter. “A profound and beautiful work . . . searingly honest, brazenly fresh, and startlingly rich.”—Andrew Solomon, author of...

'Deserves to be an instant classic. I haven’t loved a book this much in a long time . . . What Strange Paradise . . . reads as a parable for our times . . . Such beautiful writing . . . This is an extraordinary book.' – New York Times From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El...

Raise a Street-Smart, Confident Child Who Makes Wise Decisions, Sets Strong Boundaries, and Stays Safer in Today's World. Do you worry that your child is kind, trusting, and polite, but may not recognize danger, manipulation, peer pressure, or unsafe situations when it matters most? Do you want to raise a confident child who can trust their instincts, speak up, think independently, and make wise choices, even when you are not there? If so, this book is for you.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE “A powerful, heartbreaking, necessary masterpiece.”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn—about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and...

A warm, empathetic guide to understanding, coping with, and healing from the unique pain of sibling estrangement "Whenever I tell people that I am working on a book about sibling estrangement, they sit up a little straighter and lean in, as if I've tapped into a dark secret." Fern Schumer...

Sure to be hailed alongside H is for Hawk and The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist’s work, and a moving and intimate memoir. At the age of 42, his father not long dead...

The uplifting true story of two mothers from opposite sides of the world united to help their sons. Portia Iversen's life was turned upside down when her two-year-old son Dov was diagnosed with autism. Desperate to find a treatment, Portia was shocked to learn that almost nothing was known about...

“Is talent enough—or are parents missing the recruiting playbook?” Recruiting from the Bleachers is your go-to guide for turning athletic potential into scholarship opportunities. Hosted by Michael Strange, a faith-driven mentor and legacy storyteller, each episode equips parents with clear answers to the questions that matter: • When should we start the process? • What do coaches really look for? • How do reels, showcases, and social media fit in? • How do we balance faith, academics, and athletics? From expert interviews to family stories, this podcast helps you support your ...

In The Stranger in My House, author Corrie Corrigan helps you interrupt the pattern by giving you a new way of thinking and being for both you and your child. Step by step, you’ll learn to reconnect to your child and start reclaiming the life mental illness took away when it moved into your house.

In this anthology of creative nonfiction, 28 writers set out to discover what they know, and don't know, about the person they call Mother. Celebrated writers Samia Serageldin and Lee Smith have curated a diverse and insightful collection that challenges stereotypes about mothers and expands our notions of motherhood in the South. The mothers in these essays were shaped, for good and bad, by the economic and political crosswinds of their time.

Topics in the book include learning to read facial expressions and character intent, or understanding character responses which those on the autism spectrum may recognize in themselves. Star Trek fans will learn about how it feels to see the world from an autistic perspective and find new facets and ways to view the shows they love, while autistics, friends, loved ones, and parents of children on the autism spectrum will find new ways to better understand autism and spend enjoyable time together. Make it so.

'Deserves to be an instant classic. I haven’t loved a book this much in a long time . . . What Strange Paradise . . . reads as a parable for our times . . . Such beautiful writing . . . This is an extraordinary book.' – New York Times From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El...

As a working mother whose livelihood as a poet-lecturer depended on travel, Camille T. Dungy crisscrossed America with her infant, then a toddler. As they travel, Dungy is intensely aware of how they are seen, not just as mother and child but as Black females. With a poet's eye, she celebrates the particular in the universal, such as a child's acquisition of language and what to pack in a diaper bag.

Shared Moments with a Stranger is a moving true story of resilience, intuition, and holistic healing through the eyes of Martine, a mother navigating the terrifying yet hopeful journey of premature birth during the COVID-19 pandemic. After an unexpected pregnancy just a month into lockdown, Martine gave birth at only 24 weeks.

Thirty-Three Stories of Family Fun, Relatively Strange Moments, and Happily Ever Laughter.

Julieta Borbón es una atractiva mujer de 40 años y una profesionista exitosa, pasa sus días en la redacción de un periódico, en viajes constantes y escribiendo reportajes. Es independiente y vive feliz, hasta que un día despierta en su espíritu la inquietud de tener un hijo. Soltera y sin pareja, su vida de pronto se vuelve un deseo ferviente: ser madre, aunque para ello deba aprender duras lecciones de vida.

What if we considered motherhood an organizing principle instead of a genre or subject? In her debut book of essays, Chantal Braganza considers the limits of understanding motherhood as identity or action alone, while reflecting on her upbringing as a daughter of Mexican and Indian immigrants...

Author Cris Beam left her mother's home at age 14, driven out by a suburban household of hidden chaos and mental illness. Her mother, a descendant of William Faulkner, told neighbors and family that her daughter had died. The two never saw each other again. Nearly twenty-five years later, after building her own family and happy home life, a lawyer called to say her mother was dead. In this story about the fragility of memory and the complexity of family, Beam decides to look back at her own dark history, and for the secret to her mother's madness.

It is easier to build a child up than it is to fix a broken adult. This book’s mission is to provide a new perspective, not on how to raise our children, but on how to incorporate life lessons, ancient wisdom, and new age philosophies into their lives at an early age so that they will be well equipped to handle what life throws at them as they get older. It’s much easier to learn something than it is to “unlearn” bad habits or ways of thinking.