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Black Balloons

Will Pop for Freedom

By: Kristi Cronin

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Throughout our lives we inevitably face difficult circumstances. They come unexpectedly, like black balloons being handed to us when we were expecting puppies and unicorns. Although the situation may not make sense to us at the time, author Kristi Cronin believes that God allows these black balloons to be handed to us in order to help us grow, pursue us, bring us to our knees, and make us in to the people he ultimately desires us to be. What’s more, he will give us everything we need to pop these black balloons and experience complete freedom, if we let him. Kristi draws on her personal experiences to reflect on how these black balloons enter our lives—and reveals how we can best deal with them. It is possible to escape from our pain and brokenness. You can be set free to walk blamelessly in Christ, and live to your full potential. This inspirational guide explores the larger purpose of trials and hardships in our lives and presents ways to use the difficulties you face to grow closer to God.

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WestBow Press

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1973677954

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Luminous

By: Kristi Cronin

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Luminous

By: Kristi Cronin

Throughout our lives we may enter seasons of desolation and spiritual dryness. We may feel forgotten and overlooked as if we have entered a desert wasteland. In Luminous Kristi details the reality of these seasons and how God permits them in order to refine us and develop our character. We may not understand what God is doing in the wilderness, but if we trust Him and allow Him to work in us, we will come out of the wilderness a luminous new creation. Kristi has learned that God does His best work in the obscurity of the desert. My friend, your Promised Land is ahead of you.

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9798385011377

The Adulteration of Children’s Sports

Waning Health and Well-Being in the Age of Organized Play

By: Kristi Erdal

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The Adulteration of Children’s Sports

Waning Health and Well-Being in the Age of Organized Play

By: Kristi Erdal

The Adulteration of Children’s Sports explores current behavioral and physiological research about how children’s organized sport has changed; how adults’ goals and needs are at the heart of those changes; and the consequences of those changes on children’s enjoyment of sport and on their autonomy, creativity, and moral reasoning outside of sport. Adult introduction of early competition, extrinsic rewards, early sport specialization, and year-round participation has thwarted children’s intrinsic motivation and contributed to children’s attrition from sport. Kristi Erdal explores concerns about the future of sport itself, as adult-mediated selection practices whittle down young athletes earlier on shakier criteria. Parents’ and coaches’ complicity in these practices, however, is based on intermediaries poorly interpreting (or ignoring) the research literature. Thus, the final chapters of this book are about translating the research into applied ideas for change. Erdal provides an essential introduction to evidence-based research about children’s health and well-being in sport and debunks myths along the way. Adults built the problems compiled in this text. We can dismantle them as well.

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137

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498571522

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9781498571524

Not My First Rodeo

Lessons from the Heartland

By: Kristi Noem

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Not My First Rodeo

Lessons from the Heartland

By: Kristi Noem

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem tells her rough and tumble story of growing up on a ranch, and how a blessed life of true grit taught her how to lead. “We don’t complain about things, Kristi. We fix them.” Taking her father’s words to heart, South Dakota's first woman governor Kristi Noem shares heartfelt – and heartbreaking – lessons on making things right in the world, from her childhood on a farm in the vastness of rural America, to the marbled halls of Congress, to the national spotlight amid a global pandemic. From humorous barnyard battles with feisty cattle and rodeo horses, to the tragic and untimely death of her larger-than-life father, to her decision to her decision to return and run the farm and ranch with her family, Noem invites readers into a life defined by work, faith, and helping others. Noem's reflections are offered in the familiar, unvarnished voice of a woman who later defied Washington’s most powerful politicians and led the people of her small, hardscrabble state through natural disasters, the pain of a global pandemic, and the fear and turmoil that gripped the nation after. While filled with plenty of candid observations and refreshingly frank assessments of the country's leading figures, the memoir's most powerful moments nevertheless come from honest glimpses into marriage, motherhood, and leadership in an unpredictable time. Far from a book about politics, Not My First Rodeo is the story of a life lived so far – with characters as richly textured as the Black Hills, and reflections as gentle and powerful as America itself.

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224

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Twelve

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1538707071

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9781538707074

Lifespan Development

Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions

By: J. Kelly Coker, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH,Kristi B. Cannon, PhD, LPC, NCC,Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon, PhD, LCMHC,Karen M. Roller, PhD, MFT

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Lifespan Development

Cultural and Contextual Applications for the Helping Professions

By: J. Kelly Coker, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH,Kristi B. Cannon, PhD, LPC, NCC,Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon, PhD, LCMHC,Karen M. Roller, PhD, MFT

It's refreshing to see a lifespan text written by helping professionals for helping professionals. This is the exact textbook I have been searching for since I began teaching this course 15 years ago. I know my students will gain a lot of insight from the case studies and podcasts. This is an essential text for my class and I am grateful for all the supplemental instructional resources. Jennifer R. Curry, PhD, NCC Shirley B. Barton Endowed Professor College of Human Sciences and Education Louisiana State University Provides fundamental knowledge while challenging readers to question, evaluate, and consider contextual factors when applying developmental theories This unique and refreshing text imbues lifespan development theories, concepts, and research with unaccustomed energy and life—while meeting the rigorous academic standards required for accreditation in the helping professions. Going beyond mere memorization, the book illuminates the contextual and cultural dimensions of human development by underscoring current and relevant research; considering the racial, social, and economic factors that impact human development; offering the perspectives of a broad spectrum of esteemed helping professionals; and incorporating case studies, podcasts, vivid graphics, and interactive activities. Highlighting the ways in which developmental theories are applicable to contemporary life, the text uses case studies to demonstrate how clinicians can use their knowledge of development to support client growth, the expertise of multidisciplinary health professionals to highlight different developmental theories and approaches, and analyzes foundational theories against a backdrop of current research that factors in contextual and cultural dimensions. These include a focus on racial and social inequality, social media, children with special needs, persons with disabilities, poverty, and development in time of pandemic. Chapters are organized by lifespan development phases and begin with a case study emphasizing cultural and contextual considerations followed by relevant theories and models to conceptualize the particular phase. Supportive teaching tools include Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints, and Test Bank. Key Features: Delivers engaging approach to lifespan development while maintaining strict academic standards Illuminates the contextual and cultural dimensions of human development by underscoring contemporary research Offers the perspectives of multidisciplinary experts who highlight varied theories and approaches Written by authors of different ages, cultural backgrounds, and professional identities to ensure diverse, culturally responsive perspectives Provides podcasts for most chapters from experts focusing on cultural and contextual dimensions of specific theories Uses student reflection boxes to focus on specific and current factors impacting development Includes abundant graphics, interactive activities, and links to outside resources to reinforce learning

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431

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826182798

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9780826182791

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

By: Kristi Roth,Laurie Zittel,Jean Pyfer,David Auxter

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Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

By: Kristi Roth,Laurie Zittel,Jean Pyfer,David Auxter

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education and Recreation, Twelfth Edition provides physical educators with the up-to-date knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and monitor instructional programs for students at various levels of ability. It is one of the only texts in the adapted physical education market that provides both task-specific and developmental teaching approaches. With the national movement to include most students with disabilities into the general curriculum, the text is designed to enable adapted and traditional physical education teachers to successfully address those students’ needs in the general physical education class.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284127052

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9781284127058

Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

By: Kimberly Campbell,Kristi Latimer

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Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

By: Kimberly Campbell,Kristi Latimer

Love it or hate it, the five-paragraph essay is perhaps the most frequently taught form of writing in classrooms of yesterday and today. But have you ever actually seen five-paragraph essays outside of school walls? Have you ever found it in business writing, journalism, nonfiction, or any other genres that exist in the real world? Kimberly Hill Campbell and Kristi Latimer reviewed the research on the effectiveness of the form as a teaching tool and discovered that the research does not support the five-paragraph formula. In fact, research shows that the formula restricts creativity, emphasizes structure rather than content, does not improve standardized test scores, inadequately prepares students for college writing, and results in vapid writing. In Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay, Kimberly and Kristi show you how to reclaim the literary essay and create a program that encourages thoughtful writing in response to literature. They provide numerous strategies that stimulate student thinking, value unique insight, and encourage lively, personal writing, including the following: Close reading (which is the basis for writing about literature) Low-stakes writing options that support students' thinking as they read Collaboration in support of discussion, debate, and organizational structures that support writing as exploration A focus on students' writing process as foundational to content development and structure The use of model texts to write in the form of the literature students are reading and analyzingThe goal of reading and writing about literature is to push and challenge our students' thinking. We want students to know that their writing can convey something important: a unique view to share, defend, prove, delight, discover, and inspire. If we want our students to be more engaged, skilled writers, we need to move beyond the five-paragraph essay.

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246

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Taylor & Francis

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1003843301

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9781003843306

Book's by Kristi Cronin

Black Balloons

Black Balloons

Luminous

Luminous

The Adulteration of Children’s Sports

The Adulteration of Children’s Sports

Not My First Rodeo

Not My First Rodeo

Lifespan Development

Lifespan Development

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

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