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George Glass, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist, has designed an audiobook to help parents understand the challenges of beginning new lives with blended families, and to help their children make the necessary adjustments. He explains how to approach unavoidable dilemmas when they occur and offers invaluable lessons about the link between divorce and issues of self-esteem, depression, substance abuse, and relationship failures that often result from the breakup of a family.

Unlocked begins with a vivid depiction of the author's life with her autistic son, Ben. Feelings of isolation and self-hate and even moments of hatred toward her own child in response to his behaviors, as well as the impact on her marriage and younger daughter, impel her to seek solutions for his condition. Through years of trial and error, Susan eventually discovers methods that bring about radical improvement in Ben.

What does a father do when hope is gone that his only son can ever lead anything close to a "normal" life? That's the question that haunted Dick Russell in the fall of 2011, when his son, Franklin, was 32. At the age of 17, Franklin had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. For years he spent time in and out of various hospitals, and even went through periods of adamantly denying that Dick was actually his father.

I programmi audio di Area51 sono un nuovo modo per avanzare nella tua crescita personale e mettere subito in pratica ciò che ascolti. Sono dei veri e propri seminari live che puoi ascoltare quando desideri, per restare sempre in connessione con i contenuti del programma e riconnetterti a essi in qualunque momento tu voglia. Questo programma audio è in particolare dedicato a chi è genitore, a chi desidera diventarlo e a chi non lo è e vuole un metodo per migliorare la consapevolezza di sé e la relazione con i propri genitori.

Mütter und Väter im Kampf mit dem deutschen Bildungssystem! Bei diesem Buch können alle Eltern mitreden, die schon einmal mit der Verwaltungsinstanz Schule zu tun gehabt haben. In Tagebuch-Form schildert ein Vater den Werde- und Ausbildungsgang seiner Kinder in der Schule. Dabei begeht er einen grundlegenden Fehler: Er hinterfragt das System. Autor Helmut Creutz nimmt das deutsche Bildungssystem genau unter die Lupe, kritisiert und fordert eine Schulreform hin zu einer mensch-zentrierten Ausbildungsstätte.

Worum dreht es sich bei der Kindererziehung? Die Kinder, na klar. Was aber, wenn es in Wahrheit nur wenig um die Kinder, dafür umso mehr um die Eltern ginge? Welchen Einfluss nehmen persönliche Prägung, Ängste und Erwartungen der Erwachsenen auf die Erziehung? Auch die gewünschtesten Wunschkinder würden wir oft genug am liebsten auf den Mond schießen. Dabei sind Kinder sensible Seismograpen für emotionale Spannungen.

"È proprio vero che quando ti nasce un figlio non sai mai chi ti metti in casa. Poco più di un anno fa è arrivata Penelope Nina. Se prima eravamo in due è il racconto di come è andato l'inizio della nostra conoscenza e di come, piano piano, mi sono innamorato di lei. Questo nonostante occupi la stanza migliore, urli di notte, se la faccia addosso di continuo e non paghi l'affitto. Tutte cose che non perdonerei nemmeno a Scarlett Johansson, il che la dice lunga. La realtà è che ormai sono suo schiavo. Aggiungete che ho una moglie vegana, salutista e vagamente dittatoriale".

Nel momento stesso in cui sente una piccola vita fiorire dentro di sé, una donna diventa madre. E per tutte, ma proprio per tutte, quel momento è lo stesso. Ma per un padre è diverso. Quel momento potrebbe capitare nella sala d'attesa di un ospedale, oppure la prima volta che tocca quel piedino paffuto. Di fronte alla prima tutina, o mentre suda sette camicie per montare l'ovetto nell'automobile. Potrebbe essere dopo un minuto, ma anche dopo un mese. Per ogni uomo la prima volta che comincia a sentirsi padre è diversa. E questa non è che la prima di tantissime prime volte.

"Gli uomini non parlano mai tra loro, nemmeno quando diventano padri e le loro emozioni li travolgono lasciandoli come mosconi alla deriva. Anche i miei amici maschi, diventati papà molti anni prima di me, sono stati omertosi. Hanno lesinato con le descrizioni e con le esperienze personali. Hanno detto solo 'Tu di' sempre sì' oppure 'Verso i due anni ricominci a vivere', ma hanno omesso i particolari che sono tutto. Sarò un padre nuovo, mi sono detto, un padre presente, una semi-Madre...

"Cosa posso fare per i miei figli?", "Qual è il meglio che posso offrire loro?" A queste domande, che sintetizzano le mille preoccupazioni dei genitori nei confronti dei figli, Alain Braconnier dà una risposta univoca e chiara: l'ottimismo! Più dei prestigiosi percorsi formativi, dei tanti corsi "di qualcosa", delle amorevoli cure e attenzioni perché siano sempre ben nutriti, ben vestiti, ben educati, in salute, in forma, istruiti, protetti, e chi più ne ha più ne metta, ciò che serve davvero ai nostri figli è una buona dose di ottimismo.

Les pères aimeraient-ils parfois trop leurs filles ? Savent-ils les aimer comme il le faudrait ? Les pères ont une influence décisive sur l'avenir de leur fille, sur la femme qu'elle sera, sur les choix de vie qu'elle fera. Pour les filles, la relation qui les unit à leur père est déterminante, et elle le restera quand, de jeunes filles, elles deviendront mères, amantes, épouses. Pour que pères et filles se rencontrent et se comprennent, il leur faut souvent toute une vie.

Vous trouverez dans ce livre audio des solutions pratiques pour améliorer la coopération au sein de votre famille et aider votre enfant à grandir sereinement. L'ouvrage, émaillé d'exemples concrets, invite à prendre du recul sur sa position de parent et propose de nombreux "trucs et astuces" simples à appliquer. Formulées avec empathie et bienveillance, les recommandations, jamais moralisatrices, sont frappées au coin du bon sens et dénotent d'une connaissance aigue du quotidien des familles.

Actor Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Deadwood, Justified) and his wife Cecily Adams (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Moogie) were at the peaks of their careers and happily raising a beautiful two-year old daughter, Madeline. Then tragedy struck - not once, but twice. What followed was laid down by Jim in a moving, poignant, and uplifting journal of the following year, a year filled with heartbreak as well as enormous gifts and invaluable lessons, not just for Jim and his family, but for fans who traveled along with him on his journey.

In this thoughtful, inspiring, and deeply personal book, comedian, actor, and father Michael Ian Black gets (mostly) serious about the trouble with masculinity. In the form of a heartfelt letter to his college-bound son - but with ideas sure to resonate for many parents - he reveals his own complicated relationship with his father, explores the damage caused by the expectations placed on boys to “man up”, and searches for the best way to help his son be part of the solution, not the problem, in a world in which the word masculinity now goes hand in hand with “toxic".

After her father's sudden death, Alexandra Fuller realizes that if she is going to weather his loss, she will need to become the parts of him she misses most. So begins Travel Light, Move Fast, the unforgettable story of Tim Fuller, a self-exiled British black sheep who moved to Africa to fight in the Rhodesian War before settling as a banana farmer in Zambia. A man who preferred chaos to predictability and was more afraid of becoming bored than of getting lost, he taught his daughters to live as if everything needed to happen altogether, all at once - or not at all.

A collection of celebrated columns from The Rumpus with new material and never-before-told tales, OG Dad finds Jerry Stahl fighting a terminal disease - not to mention mortality, sleeplessness, and the soul-crushing weirdness of preschool drop-offs with parents half his age. Square is the last frontier.

The country's leading authority on fathers' rights, Jeffery M. Leving, presents a definitive how-to resource for divorced dads of any age, background, and marriage history. Leving offers targeted guidance and suggests techniques for staying connected with children and dealing with ex-wives - and in some cases a new girlfriend or the wife's new boyfriend - during the divorce and afterwards. This upbeat book offers good news for divorced dads and counters many of the myths that paint divorcing fathers as alienated, irresponsible, or absent.

At 53, Kevin Nealon thought he had it all: a massive international celebrity with legions of loyal fans; a fabulous modeling career; hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank; and the most recognizable face on the planet. Nealon had accomplished the impossible: a 30-year career in show business with only limited trips to rehab. But just like every other celebrity, he felt that was not enough. The perpetually insatiable Nealon wanted more, and for him "more" meant a little addition that drooled, burped, and pooped (no, not a Pomeranian). 

In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Based on Salmon’s Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book provides everything dads need to know about supporting their partner through labor, birth, breastfeeding, and beyond.

Toxic social media, radical feminist indoctrination in schools, corrosive messages from Hollywood and the entertainment world - the dizzying array of cultural forces aligned against families are real and immediate. But so are the remedies. The clear principles and practical tools this book provides will help you and your family raise smart, fun, conservative daughters - young women whose strength of character will keep the flame of liberty alight for generations to come.