In this very personal book, Youngs argues that a healthy childhood is the result of much more than attention to exercise, nutrition, and immunizations. She offers a sensible model for parenting that intentionally fosters the physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual well-being of children.
In Gifts of the Heart, award-winning author Bettie Youngs gives us 17 beautiful poignant short stories showing us that it is our honor, as much as it is our responsibility, to use the events of daily life to help others see their lives in the most positive way we can, so as to improve the world we live in and the lives of those with whom we share it. "A very loving book. Bettie has an absolutely beautiful style of writing-passionate, poetic, strong and intelligent. But what elevates her to an elite league of writers is that through her writing she has an indelible voice. You don't see that all that often. It's rare, it's special and it's simply a captivating style for the reader."-Joan Marx award-winning producer "A magical book."-Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
This valuable resource for parents, teachers and therapists offers help and hope to parents struggling with their own stress as well as the stress of their children. It pinpoints warning signs by outlining stress-related factors in different areas and provides information on communication techniques, exercise and nutrition.
Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D. and Jennifer Leigh Youngs have worked with hundreds of teens of various ages and backgrounds to get to the heart of real-life teen issues. This latest offering reflects what teens tell them is the staple of life-making, keeping and coping with friends finding someone special then dealing with makeups and breakups; and sorting through control issues with their parents. More and more, teens are concerned about friends facing a health crisis (such as AIDS or eating disorders), having a serious alcohol or drug problem, and how to help their parents with their problems. Taste Berries for Teens 3 addresses these growing concerns through a combination of stories expressing teens' thoughts and the compassionate wisdom of Bettie and Jennifer Youngs. Taste Berries for Teens 3 lightens things up with a new chapter chockful of little-known trivia that teens will find fascinating and fun and wraps up with a section called "Ask Dr. Youngs," where Bettie answers the most common questions she gets from teens in the areas of self-improvement, friendship, love and sex, grieving, rumors, harassment and parents. Her responses reveal her love for teens by providing real solutions and encouraging teens to talk to their parents or important adults. This collection of stories and advice is inspiring, honest and compelling, and will support teens as they progress on their life journeys. Taste Berries for Teens 3 is sure to be the next big success in this extraordinary teen series.
A practical workbook that emphasizes the importance of self-esteem and how it can be developed and nourished. Includes exercises, quizzes, and questions for thought.
So, you've bought the crib, you're taking your vitamins, and you've got names all picked out?Now, where's that instruction manual? Oh, Baby! won't teach you how to change a diaper, but it will give you the ?real story? about the many ways a new baby will turn your life upside-down. You may be surprised by the changes, joys, and challenges that a new baby brings to your marriage and sense of self, your career, friendships, spiritual life, extended family, and to the opening of your heart like no other love can, but you need not be overwhelmed. Oh, Baby! offers experienced advice and know-how for expectant and new parents, action steps for developing new coping skills, stories of how other new parents overcame the challenges, and discussion questions and communication strategies to head off conflicts between you and your partner so you not only survive, but even thrive during your baby's first year!
Whether your heart is burdened or bursting with joy, nothing satisfies quite like talking things over with another woman. Regardless of the paths our lives take, all women are "sisters"-we speak a common language; we share a universal bond. Because the hopes and dreams that both burden and give flight to a woman's heart dwell within all of us, we create relationships that are intensely rich, precious and prized. Thus, we comfort and encourage each other; we help each other through life's ups and downs; we know each other's experiences as if they were our own; we are a blessing to each other. As this book of beautiful, inspirational life lessons reveals, sharing the experiences of our lives imbues us with a wisdom the soul reveres: Nothing happens without God's permission.
So, you've bought the crib, you're taking your vitamins, and you've got names all picked out?Now, where's that instruction manual? Oh, Baby! won't teach you how to change a diaper, but it will give you the ?real story? about the many ways a new baby will turn your life upside-down. You may be surprised by the changes, joys, and challenges that a new baby brings to your marriage and sense of self, your career, friendships, spiritual life, extended family, and to the opening of your heart like no other love can, but you need not be overwhelmed. Oh, Baby! offers experienced advice and know-how for expectant and new parents, action steps for developing new coping skills, stories of how other new parents overcame the challenges, and discussion questions and communication strategies to head off conflicts between you and your partner so you not only survive, but even thrive during your baby's first year!
Self-esteem is the key to helping your child to love and be loved, helping your child to achieve and excel, helping your child to feel secure and safe, helping your child to attain inner strength and motivation, and choose a rewarding and meaningful life path.
You can save your relationship! The divorce courts are littered with broken marriages--and broken lives. Yet most people would save their marriages--if only they knew how. Getting back together is the solid, comprehensive guide you can count on to get your relationship back on track. No matter what issues you may face, this step-by-step program shows you how to take the initiative, reconcile your differences, and remake your relationship--from the ground up. In this completely revised edition, Drs. Young and Goetz provide the most current studies and relationship evaluation tools available. They also include numerous inspiring real-life stories of couples that have resurrected and renewed their relationships. Packed full of valuable information and comforting advice, Getting Back Together helps couples beat the odds and build a new, happier life together--forever.
GIVE YOUR CHILDREN BACK THEIR CHILDHOOD. We like to think of childhood as a carefree, relaxed time of life, but the truth is, children today experience more stress than ever before: parents' fast-paced lifestyles, the frequent breakup of families, urban crime, schools in turmoil, and a host of other problems. However, according to Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., Ed.D, one of America's most admired experts on child psychology, children--by mastering skills of coping and self-awareness--can actually draw vitality from stress and channel it to promote health, fitness, and self-esteem. Stress and Your Child helps parents understand the pressures that their children face and explores the essential ways to reduce, manage, and prevent stress from birth to age twenty. Dr. Youngs leads parents through each stage of their child's emotional and social development and teaches them: -- How to recognize the physical and emotional signs of stress in children -- How to understand school-related stress, including social pressures, personal safety, and test-taking -- How parental stress affects children--and what parents can do to alleviate t -- How teaching kids self-esteem and emotional honesty can help them cope wth stress -- How diet, physical activity, and realistic schedules can help to minimize stress in children Stress and Your Child is an invaluable parenting guide. No family can afford to be without it!
In 1915, when a kitchen stove fire singed his sister Mabel's lashes and brows, Tom Lyle Williams watched in fascination as she performed a 'secret of the harem'-mixing petroleum jelly with coal dust and ash from a burnt cork and apply it to her lashes and brows. Mabel's simple beauty trick ignited Tom Lyle's imagination and he started what would become a billion-dollar business, one that remains a viable American icon after nearly a century. He named it Maybelline in her honor.Throughout the 20th century, the Maybelline Company inflated, collapsed, endured, and thrived in tandem with the nation's upheavals-as did the family that nurtured it. Setting up shop first in Chicago, Williams later, to avoid unwanted scrutiny of his private life, cloistered himself behind the gates of his Rudolph Valentino Villa and ran his empire from a distance.Now after nearly a century of silence, this true story celebrates the life of an American entrepreneur, a man whose vision rocketed him to success along with the woman held in his orbit, Evelyn Boecher-who became his lifelong fascination and muse. Captivated by her 'roaring charisma,' he affectionately called her the 'real Miss Maybelline' and based many of his advertising campaigns on the woman she represented: commandingly beautiful, hard-boiled and daring. Evelyn masterminded a life of vanity, but would fall prey to fortune hunters and a mysterious murder that even today remains unsolved.A fascinating and inspiring story of ambition, luck, secrecy-and surprisingly, above all, love and forgiveness, a tale both epic and intimate, alive with the clash, the hustle, the music, and dance of American enterprise.
A Pulitzer Prize-nominated author reveals the untold story of Linda and Millard Fuller, who built houses in Georgia to bring new life to the poverty-stricken as their personal Christian ministry. This had led them to found Habitat for Humanity and, later on, the Fuller Center for Housing.
Parents: Read this book now so later you won't have to say, 'I wish I had known about that.'...This book is full of specific and practical ideas to help you and your children feel and do better now." JANE NELSON, Ed.D. Author of POSITIVE DISCIPLINE In this enlightening and empowering guide, Dr. Bettie B. Youngs, and educator, author, counselor, consultant, and lecturer, gives you the tools you need to encourage self-esteem in children from toddlers to teenagers. You will learn how to focus on six crucial areas in your child's life by: instilling a sense of PHYSICAL SAFETY in your child--both at home and in school; building your child's EMOTIONAL SECURITY--and safeguarding him or her from alcohol and drug abuse; creating a secure, sound IDENTITY--"What Am I?" can be answered with confidence. And much more.
In this very personal book, Youngs argues that a healthy childhood is the result of much more than attention to exercise, nutrition, and immunizations. She offers a sensible model for parenting that intentionally fosters the physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual well-being of children.
Dedicated to the fresh, new perspectives of today's teenagers (from twelve through twenty), this new volume shares advice, commentary and stories on dealing with one of the most prevalent challenges of adolescence: drugs and alcohol. But more and more, teens are using their courage and knowledge to meet this challenge head-on, choosing to live a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle. This book gives teens insight on what to do when things seem beyond their control and it will help them to: Know the facts about how drugs and alcohol physically and mentally affect the human body Understand why, how and when chemical dependency sets in Succeed in saying "no", even when friends or peers are saying "yes" Deal with the situation when friends' or family members' usage is out of control Know what to do if they become chemically dependent Realize that using drugs or alcohol can alter ambitions, change priorities, misalign goals, and undermine relationships Manage their roller coaster emotions by providing alternatives Divided into six units, each chapter opens with a story from a teen and concludes with "Questions to Think About," to allow the realistic and honest message to set in. Resources and referrals, as well as information on twelve-step programs, are also included.
This document presents a comprehensive guide to help young people understand and cope with stress, pressure, and anxiety. Adolescent readers are introduced to the concept of stress, the ways that stress can affect them, and the skills and techniques needed to help them learn effective ways to reduce and manage stress. The guide begins by defining stress and looking at both the biology and the psychology of stress. A section on coping with stress explains the stress cycle. A stress test for young adults is provided. A section on strategies for effective coping focuses on thinking about thinking, changing unwanted thoughts, changing negative thoughts, thinking out loud, problem-solving, thinking about consequences, role playing, active listening, giving negative feedback, receiving negative feedback, assertive choice, and communications. Other sections explore the development of self-esteem, time management, managing music and other sounds, school stress, relaxation, and taking care of oneself. Relevant exercises are included for readers to work through in each of the sections of the book. A list of suggested readings and a directory of helping organizations concludes the guide. (NB)
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