AUTHORS MESSAGE TO THE READERS: If you write a book Ill be sure to read it! These were the words that prompted the writing of this book. They were spoken to me by my youngest daughters endodontist; apparently, she had impressed him with her behavior during the visit, being ever so polite and charming. What the good doctor didnt see was the emotional roller coaster we rode ever so frequently, the constant struggle to protect her from ungodly influences, and the hard-won battles that had been fought to keep her from going astray. It was at that point that I decided to take on his challenge of writing a book. It occurred to me that I wasnt the only parent trying to make sense of the adolescent mind, and I wasnt the only parent who had experienced calling the police late at night because of a child who hadnt come home, hoping and praying in my heart that she would be found safely. It is for those of you that have had similar experiences that I wrote this book. Despite my professional training and experiences, I did not write this book as an expert. I wrote it, as the apostle John said, as a companion in tribulation. I wrote it for the purpose of sharing some of the lessons Ive learned about this thing called parenting. BOOK DESCRIPTION: I have used the phrase Hard Choices to describe a difficult but necessary approach to parenting the adolescent child. As parents we often find it unpleasant to dispense discipline in any form, and we also find it difficult to make those choices that, in the short run at least, may jeopardize an already strained relationship. Nevertheless, it is the ability to make hard choices that may in fact bring about a more rewarding relationship with our sons and daughters, and in some cases, may even save their lives. This book provides insight into the adolescent brain, uncovering neurological research that helps explain teenage behavior. It also offers helpful "tips" for parents of teenagers; strategies and techniques that I have found beneficial both as a parent and as a practictioner. Finally, the book explores psychiatric disorders that are common to adolescence, in an effort to educate parents about these disorders in the event that their children should exhibit symptoms that may warrant professional intervention.
Mental Illness and the Church: Integrating Psychology & Theology When I began studying the disciplines of Psychology and Theology as a bi-vocational pastor, I didnt consider them to be at odds with each other; I viewed them rather as complimentary, one supporting the other. Little did I realize, however, that this perspective was not shared by everyone. I soon discovered that many in the mental health profession felt that any discussion of religion should be avoided at all cost, and many Christians believed that psychology was a tool of the devil. I have spent the better part of my professional career trying to dispel this myth, both in counseling sessions and from the pulpit. I am fortunate to have had opportunities to spread the message of integrating psychology and theology in seminars and workshops across the United States. This book is a continuation of those efforts; a chance to help others understand that the healing of ones mind and emotions can come from more than one source; it can come from a combination of both psychology and theology.
Eric’s wife Nancy is a retired oncology nurse and worked over 30 years at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Nancy told me that I needed to learn more about my birth father and about my risk factors for my health based on my genetic background. As a result of this dynamic research and investigation this became a story of a life with many intriguing twists and turns. Many secrets were brought to the light through oral tradition, genetic testing, and Eric’s intuitive and inquisitive nature. This book has been percolating in Eric’s mind for a long time. Now that he is semi-retired, it is time to give birth to this wonderful story. This is Eric’s testimony to God’s sovereign grace and providential care. As you read this story of Eric’s adventuresome life you may gain a new appreciation for the value of every single person who was ever conceived. Thus Eric is in the center of the Circle of Trust.
Eric's wife Nancy is a retired oncology nurse and worked over 30 years at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Nancy told me that I needed to learn more about my birth father and about my risk factors for my health based on my genetic background. As a result of this dynamic research and investigation this became a story of a life with many intriguing twists and turns. Many secrets were brought to the light through oral tradition, genetic testing, and Eric's intuitive and inquisitive nature. This book has been percolating in Eric's mind for a long time. Now that he is semi-retired, it is time to give birth to this wonderful story. This is Eric's testimony to God's sovereign grace and providential care. As you read this story of Eric's adventuresome life you may gain a new appreciation for the value of every single person who was ever conceived. Thus Eric is in the center of the Circle of Trust.
Three, a biologically engineered Dog awakens, regaining hints of his human past, and breaks free of the base where he's held captive. He finds himself pursued by Navy forces, challenged by natural disasters and humans as he leads his pack to a place where they can live in peace.
The clouds drift across the bright blue sky--all except one. Little Cloud trails behind. He is busy changing shapes to become a fluffy sheep, a zooming airplane, and even a clown with a funny hat. Eric Carle's trademark collages will make every reader want to run outside and discover their very own little cloud.
Little magazines made modernism. These unconventional, noncommercial publications may have brought writers such as James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, Mina Loy, and Wallace Stevens to the world but, as Eric Bulson shows in Little Magazine, World Form, their reach and importance extended far beyond Europe and the United States. By investigating the global and transnational itineraries of the little-magazine form, Bulson uncovers a worldwide network that influenced the development of literature and criticism in Africa, the West Indies, the Pacific Rim, and South America. In addition to identifying how these circulations and exchanges worked, Bulson also addresses equally formative moments of disconnection and immobility. British and American writers who fled to Europe to escape Anglo-American provincialism, refugees from fascism, wandering surrealists, and displaced communists all contributed to the proliferation of print. Yet the little magazine was equally crucial to literary production and consumption in the postcolonial world, where it helped connect newly independent African nations. Bulson concludes with reflections on the digitization of these defunct little magazines and what it means for our ongoing desire to understand modernism's global dimensions in the past and its digital afterlife.
An all-new, all-ages series full of magic and whimsy from award-winning creators Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez! Spinning out of Winsor McKay's brilliant early 20th century strip, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland sees King Morpheus' daughter, in the Royal Palace of Slumberland, select her next-playmate: Nemo! Collects issues #1_4 and includes an art gallery from artist Gabriel Rodriguez.
From beloved author-illustrator Eric Carle comes this brand-new interactive board book that features sweet text about baby love and touch-and-feel elements throughout! You’re my little bear cub Both playful and shy You’re my little baby bird Together we will fly Loving parents throughout the animal kingdom dote on their little babies in this sweet novelty book perfect for showing a baby how they are loved, whether by a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other caring figure in a child’s life. With Eric Carle’s classic and colorful artwork and tender text that rhymes, this book is a perfect addition to every Eric Carle collection!
First there was Little House, then there was Little Farm. Laura Ingalls Wilder's saga continues into the twentieth century with The Little Farm in the Big Valley: a story for baby boomers and other generations as well! GO into the mind of the child in this childhood memoir. SEE the "play" and the "work" among three generations in the rural heartland of America. GO along with the boys on their country adventures. SEE how things unfold as their family grows. Here is a memoir of a childhood like many others and, still, unique in its setting. With the disappearance of small farms, the generations' way of life disappears as well. It is only to be recalled by the written word and forms of media. Such is the purpose of the author, Eric Weidler, who thoroughly relates his early years on that "little farm.
A choose-your-own-adventure in which the reader can proceed as a singer with a band, a gardener for the rich and famous, or a friend to a mermaid in a modern version of the classic fairy tale. Includes a history of The Little Mermaid.
Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a man named Jeff who gets stuck in a dangerous well! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: call, small, tell, well. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 7 covers final double consonants. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Cherish your own hungry little caterpillar with this charming board book! This sweet story featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar—the classic character famous for his fondness of food—celebrates the hungry little caterpillar in your own life! With Eric Carle's bright, colorful illustrations, this book makes the perfect gift for baby showers, first birthdays, second birthdays, or any holiday!
Love and loyalty in the heyday of the 1930's Harlem renaissance, a tale set to a bubbling jazz score, won rave reviews Off Broadway. The downtown mob is threatening to take over the uptown numbers game. Only Hamlet Hitchcock Jones, known as Little Ham, stands in their way. A smooth operator with big dreams and fast feet, he rallies his neighbors and wins his lady love.
Most anthropologists agree that a comprehension of adaptation and adaptive processes is central to an understanding of human biological and behavioural systems. However, there is little agreement among archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and human biologists as to what adaptation means and how it should be analyzed. Because of this lack of a common underlying theory, method, and perspective, the subdisciplines have tended to move apart, and anthropology is no longer the integrated science envisaged at its inception in the nineteenth century. In this book, the authors–both biological and cultural anthropologists–use a common theoretical framework based on recent evolutionary, ecological, and anthropological theory in their analyses of biological and social adaptive systems. Although a synthesis of the subdisciplines of anthropology lies somewhere in the future, the original essays in this volume are a first attempt at a unified perspective.
As a little boy, Sekoyya had always had strange dreams. Moving into his new house in the ghetto changed things, his dreams became more real and more terrifying than before. It didn't help that he lived next door to an abandoned funeral home and across the Boulevard from an old graveyard. Accepting a dare from his brother, Ron, and his gangster wanna-be friend, Tyrone, they would all set out on a quest for the truth of strange happenings in the funeral home. Sekoyya would learn mystical things about himself and about the strange neighborhood that would change him forever. All three boys would enter the funeral home that night, but only two would leave. Eric Little was born on Jan 9, 1960 and grew up in a poor urban neighborhood with his mother, brothers, and sisters in Norfolk, Virginia. At age ten, he began writing short stories and poetry completing his first script-Erickta the Blood Beast must Die, at age twelve. Completing college at the University of Arizona in 1983 on a football scholarship, life led him away from his passion: writing. At age thirty-two, he wrote his first novel, Pools of Ancient Evil. He has 5 children: Timothy, Victoria, Christopher, TaShawn, and Sekoyya. He has been married to his wife, Vickey, for 23 years.
Ahoy! Here We Go Around the World with 10 Little Rubber Ducks "Ducks overboard!" shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. The 10 little rubber ducks are swept away in various directions. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. A whale sings to another. But, as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. Small readers and listeners will empathize with the little duck's plight -- and will rejoice at the heartwarming surprise ending. In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle also takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. Following the little ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, young explorers can see for themselves the meanings of directional words, and learn simple math concepts such as counting and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers. Each creature the ducks meet is seen in its own habitat and behaves in a true-to-life manner, offering a very simple first view of biology and geography. All aboard for a world of learning and fun!
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