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Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Clinical psychologist and parent-child relationship specialist Dr. Emily Kline offers a set of five easy-to-learn, clinically proven techniques to improve communication between young adults and their parents. Based in a methodology known as Motivational Interviewing, these techniques focus on elucidating young people's own thoughts and motivations, rather than trying to impose parental views upon them.
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
From his decades of research and work with thousands of families, leading authority Russell A. Barkley knows how overwhelming the everyday challenges of ADHD can be. This unique book guides parents to help their child or teen thrive and keep their loving connection strong, even in hot-button situations. Dr. Barkley presents 12 key parenting principles that address the most common problems that ADHD poses, such as family conflicts, difficult behavior,...
7) Juniper
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ruth is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Kat is left broke after a job loss and breakup when she discovers a new career path: craft beer brewer. When the brewpub is sold, the new owner places his light-on-experience son in charge of the pub. Ryan is as basic as a pale lager and aims to turn the pub into a run-of-the-mill sports bar. Worse, he won’t consider Kat for the position of brewer’s assistant—the job she was promised by the previous owners. Despite clashes between Kat and Ryan,...
10) Mother, nature: a 5,000-mile journey to discover if a mother and son can survive their differences
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this poignant memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self, a forty-year-old gay man and his eccentric conservative mother travel the country together and find surprising answers to our generational and cultural rifts. When his mother, Barbara, turned seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins was reminded of a palpable, sobering truth: Our parents won't live forever. For years, he and Barbara had talked about taking a trip together,...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Emling draws on personal letters released by Curie's only granddaughter to show how Marie influenced her daughters yet let them blaze their own paths: Irene followed her mother's footsteps into science and was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission; Eve traveled the world as a foreign correspondent and then moved on to humanitarian missions. Emling also shows how Curie, following World War I, turned to America for help. Few people know about...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Season Eleven catches up with the Reagans a short time after the discovery of their newest family member, NYPD officer Joe Hill, son of deceased officer Joe Reagan, who was killed in the line of duty. As the first family of the NYPD continues to overcome the day-to-day challenges that always come their way, they do so while confronting the reality of a changed world. Also, Frank battles City Council Speaker Regina Thomas over protests against police...
Author
Publisher
Bluebird
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Part autobiography, part parenting manual, "Your Child Is Not Broken" is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi Mavir's discovery of her child's neurodivergence. It is the funny, irreverent and brutally honest story of Heidi's fight to be seen, heard, and supported, whilst swimming against a tide of parent blame, ableist stereotypes, and the weight of other people's opinions. It is the book no one has dared write but every parent needs to read, an unapologetic...
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