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In her classic book, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares her love story with Jim Elliot through letters, diary entries, and memories. She is honest about the temptations, difficulties, victories, and sacrifices of two young people whose commitment to Christ took priority over their love for each other. These revealing personal glimpses, combined with relevant biblical teaching, will remind listners that only by putting their human passion and desire through His fire can God purify their love.

Born into a digital wonderland, our children are practically mini hackers right from the crib! Most of them were handed a device before they could walk, they clicked before they took their first bite and scrolled before they said their first words. But living online is a giant uncontrolled...

An essential guide for parents navigating the new frontier of hyper-connected kids. Today's teenagers spend about nine hours per day online. Parents of this ultra-connected generation struggle with decisions completely new to parenting: Should an eight-year-old be allowed to go on social media?...

An essential guide to restoring our children’s behavioral health and wellbeing Over the past decade, children’s mental health challenges have reached epidemic levels—stress, anxiety, childhood depression, and suicide are at unprecedented high rates. Amid high-stakes pressure for kids to...

In How We See Us, Michaela Leslie-Rule amplifies the voices of young people approaching adulthood as they consider their experiences, needs, and goals for their education, early careers, and lives. Leslie-Rule encourages adults who support young people to listen more closely to youth voices so that their perspectives are centered in interventions made on their behalf.

Campus Chronicles will inspire you, amuse you, and support you through your college years. Whether you are a high-school student just leaving for college, or a college senior who has seen it all, these stories will illuminate the college experience for you.

Was kann Erziehung in der Pubertät noch erreichen? Jesper Juul: In der Pubertät fangen Eltern oft an mit einer Art Turboerziehung, um in letzter Minute noch alles richtig zu machen. Das kann nicht funktionieren. Jetzt kommt es auf die Beziehung an. Dennoch sollten Eltern deutlich sagen, wenn sie nicht einverstanden sind mit dem, was Jugendliche tun, oder? Jesper Juul: Unbedingt! Kinder müssen wissen, was denkt mein Vater oder meine Mutter über diese Sache. Natürlich werden sie nicht zustimmen und sagen: "Eigentlich hast du recht."

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens. The available parent of a teenager is open to discussion, offering advice and solutions but not insisting on them. He allows his child to make some mistakes, setting limits, primarily where health and safety are concerned. He never lectures - he is available but not controlling. He is neither cruel nor dismissive, ever....

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

En "¿Y yo qué? Cuando los adolescentes nos hablan?" Juana Presman recupera testimonios y enseñanzas que extrajo de un trabajo de décadas en el acompañamiento médico a los adolescentes y sus familias.

Se trata además de un llamado a la comprensión y la empatía frente a los desafíos existenciales que afronta toda persona joven, pero vinculándolos a temas concretos: por qué salen, por qué toman, qué buscan en las redes sociales...

Este libro en cierto sentido se complementa con otra de sus obras publicadas: "Decir que no"...

Pubertät ist, wenn Eltern anfangen, schwierig zu werden, sage die einen. Es sind alles nur die Hormone, sagen die anderen. Und was sagen Experten dazu? Zwei führende Hirnforscher erzählen in diesem Hörbuch, warum es überhaupt so etwas wie "Pubertät" gibt und was sich im Gehirn von 13 bis 15-Jährigen tut. Die beiden Psychiater gehen auf die Frage ein, warum junge Menschen fast über Nacht widerspenstig und für die Eltern so schwierig werden.

This is one of the great recordings of a great play. John Gielgud stars as Earnest and Edith Evans gives her indomitable performance as Lady Bracknell in this classic radio recording from 1951.

Hello, grown-ups of all ages! Eclectic, bite-size bursts of advice abound in this playful guide to feeling like the grown-ups we all wanted to be as kids. From thoughts on the best way to open a champagne bottle to a short list of the kitchen tools you actually need, these tips and tricks reveal secrets that are attainable, not intimidating. Anyone can make a life upgrade using these insights alongside the traits they already have - their wits, creativity, and enthusiasm.