Ergebnis für "The Tree" in Elternschaft & Familienleben

* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times * * WINNER of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Books for a Better Life Award * The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year * This masterpiece by the National Book Award–winning author of The...

Alexandra Fuller won worldwide attention, popular acclaim, and critical accolades for her memoir of her childhood in Africa, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. This engaging follow-up explores Fuller’s parents’ childhoods and charts the trajectories of their lives through all the British couple’s experiences in war-torn Africa. With the same sharply etched narrative that has earned the author such immense praise, Fuller expands on and offers new insights into her family’s remarkable trials and successes.

This “witty, humorous, and heartfelt“ (Cinelle Barnes) memoir navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle Tometich’s life, from growing up in Florida as the child of and a Filipino mother and a deceased white father to her adult life as a med-school-reject-turned-food-critic. When...

Dementia is devastating. Almost a million people are currently living with the disease in the UK alone and this is set to triple by 2050. With family members often providing care, navigating treatment can be overwhelming. But there is life after diagnosis. Still Me reframes the job of caring for someone with dementia as a partnership. Both you and your loved one deserve respect, support and the latest research to help you on your journey.

One cold November night, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, fifteen-year-old Richard Jahnke Jr., ROTC leader and former Boy Scout, waited for his parents to return from celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the night they met. When his father got out of the car, the boy blasted him through the heart with a twelve-gauge pump-action shotgun. Richard's seventeen-year-old sister, Deborah, was sitting on the living room couch with a high-powered rifle - just in case her brother missed.

Nine-year-old Mara loves playing Nancy Drew with her best friend, Camilla. But then there are big mysteries that Mara's afraid to share: Who is her mother? Her father? And how can she stop the biggest criminal of all, General?

In this book, the author provides a real-life example of the shocking revelations and aftermath of DNA investigation. Growing up as one of nine children, Stephen Anderson suspected from a young age that something was amiss. A chance accident, and a small crack in the history of his family broke open. More would come to be revealed as the author sets out on a journey to find answers to his questions. Any listener wondering what a DNA test might reveal will find here one extreme example of family secrets gone awry.

"Our adopted angel"—that's what Danielle's adoptive parents called her. She grew up adored, doted on, and unconditionally loved. It wasn't until she was in college that she first felt a gnawing curiosity about her roots. From time to time, she would wonder: Where did this face come from? Where did this body come from? Where did this blood come from? Her search to find her biological parents had begun-one full of surprises and revelations.

It's 1965 and Annie Peters is just eight years old when her mother is committed full time to a mental health organization. Uprooted by their mother's illness, Annie and her 4 siblings find themselves torn between a Catholic-run orphanage and the final remnants of their shattered home. As tumultuous church and state changes begin to collide with the lure of an escalating pop culture movement, the orphans of St. Vincents are determined to maintain the fierce independence that would forever mark America's early baby boomer generation.

Jennifer Rosner’s revelatory memoir explores family, silence, and what it means to be heard. When her daughters are born deaf, Rosner is stunned. Then she discovers a hidden history of deafness in her family, going back generations to the Jewish enclaves of Eastern Europe. Traveling back in time, she imagines her silent relatives, who showed surprising creativity in dealing with a world that preferred to ignore them.

The author relives his experiences in California as the son of a con man. Ranging from the humorous to the serious, we go from Midnight the nanny goat babysitter to nearly driving the pickup off a cliff and getting the truck off the train tracks seconds before a freight train roars by to a most unusual birthday present. The Peach Tree Limb is a triumphant story of how one boy held everything together through faith and the solid anchor provided by his grandparents, who lived on a truck farm/chicken ranch across the street from where Disneyland was later built.

What started as building a family tree became an even deeper rabbit hole after doing a DNA test. The journey that was about to unfold was something that was totally unexpected and would shake the family to the core. What ultimately led her to the place where she would discover her family's answers was the last place she could ever have imagined.

In The Investment Tree: Retirement Made Easy, author and advisor David Porter (Juror #1) delivers a clear, motivating plan for growing long-term wealth—whether you're just starting or playing catch-up. Rooted in a powerful tree-growing metaphor and packed with real-life examples, The Investment Tree simplifies retirement planning into something anyone can start—and everyone can benefit from.

The Apple and The Tree is a podcast where a parent and their adult child get to ask each other about the parts of their shared history they’ve always wanted to know more about, but never given themselves the time to do so.These are deep, intimate and revealing conversations that move through love, grief, shame, sexuality, religion, addiction, identity and so much more. ‌ Because these shows were recorded in our guest’s own homes, it’s like you’ve been invited in to sit alongside them and hear exactly how their lives have unfurled.At the end of each episode, Richard Coles and the ...

Naomi Holdt is a parent, just like you. She's one who messes up and gets it wrong; one who has learnt to smile at her faults because no matter how many textbooks we read, we all find ourselves face-planted in the sand sometimes. Naomi sees through all this to understand the immense joy that comes with the unpredictable, roller-coaster ride of raising children, but it's nice to have a little support and guidance along the way! Bounce is loaded with tons of practical, bite-sized advice, thought-provoking exercises and proven techniques to help you raise happy, healthy and resilient kids.

Katharine Radice draws on her training in child and adolescent development and 20+ years teaching in the classroom to provide you with practical advice, valuable insights and effective strategies to support your child through exams and assessments from KS3 to A level. The Parent's Guide to Exam Stress includes voices of students, teachers and mental health professionals, all giving their take on what the exam experience can be like for teenagers today.

The relationship between grandparent and grandchild is more important to families than ever before, with 7 million grandparents providing childcare in the UK. Whether you're a grandma, dada, nanny or pops, Grandparenting encourages you to celebrate your age and experience as a strength – not a weakness.

La grossesse est un fabuleux voyage : celui de la femme, de la future mère, de la créatrice. C'est un moment unique à savourer dans le moment présent et dans l'heureuse attente de la naissance : celle d'un enfant, mais également celle d'une mère. Cependant, il est possible que les émotions que ce passage génère entraînent des peurs et des blocages. C'est pourquoi Stéphanie Dordain, hypnothérapeute, a développé des outils pour vous aider à vous approprier votre grossesse et à la vivre différemment.

I gave Simon a little shove, but it was enough to start him moving, then he quickly picked up speed. Too quickly.

In refreshingly honest, hilarious, and raw conversation, Amanda takes you through her clumsy journey into motherhood and shares how she learned to embrace her new self—stretch marks, rolls, and all. With journal prompts, exercises, and “Tice Advice,” Amanda helps you understand what really takes place postpartum—mentally and physically.