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Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a debilitating neurological condition in which the brain is unable to effectively process sounds and speech. An estimated 5 - 10% of children are affected uniquely. APD can have a significant impact on all aspects of lifelong communication. This authoritative g…
This book is written for parents, relatives, professionals, educators, or caregivers of a child or adult on the spectrum. These techniques are for children and adults that are not yet verbal, making some sounds, using some words, speaking in single words, or using two-word phrases. The author demon…
Full of insights about being awesome and autistic, this book celebrates the strengths of understanding the world in a different way. It looks at all the reasons being you and thinking differently can be totally awesome! It also has tips for managing tricky situations such as meltdowns, sensory diff…
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many adults and children searching for answers about how they can stay safe. This illustrated guide gives children the tools they need to understand what's happening in the world and to discover how they can become a virus warrior.; For ages 5-10.
This book provides an overview the history of birth control, the risks and benefits of contraception, the role of menstruation, and the future of birth control. The goal of this book is to provide accurate, unbiased scientific information about contraception in the context of women's lived experien…
This book provides a completely parent-based treatment program for child and adolescent anxiety. Parents will learn how to alleviate their children's anxiety by changing the way they themselves respond to their children's symptoms--importantly, parents are not required to impose changes on their ch…
This book offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension.
This workbook blends cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). You will learn how pain affects both your mind and body, how negative emotions can make pain worse, and strategies to help you turn the volume down on your pain, so you can go back to enjoying act…
Parents going through separation or divorce are understandably worried about how the change in the family will affect their children This guide walks parents through all the factors they should consider and offers step-by-step guidance on how to work together to put their children first.
A Family Guide to Coping with Substance Use Disorders provides readers with important information on substance use, symptoms, causes, effects, and treatment. Written by experts in the field of addiction medicine, this book enables readers to understand substance use disorders from the perspective o…
Growing Up Shared investigates the benefits and risks of sharing our kids' lives on social media, and will help any parent decide on the right path for their family to follow in the online world.
This booklet is for teens with IBD to use as a quick reference guide. It includes information on IBD, worksheets, and a discussion guide to help you speak to healthcare professionals and other people in your life.; Note: This is a US resource. Visit https://crohnsandcolitis.ca/ for Canadian informa…
A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say?or what not to say?to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches th…
Addressing the significant loss that divorce represents for children, this caregiving companion makes it possible for adults to guide them through the natural grief that accompanies the experience. Contending that children can continue to thrive if they are shown the way, this sensitive guide provi…
Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with …
A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers. This book addresses what to expect from grieving young people, and how to provide safe outlets for teens to express emotion. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for ?carpe diem? actions tha…
This compassionate guide contains 100 practical ideas to help those grieving after a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. The book teaches the principles of grief and mourning to practical, action-oriented tips for coping with the natural difficulties of a loss.
Beloved grief educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt compassionately explores the common feelings of shock, anger, guilt, and sadness that accompany a stillborn child, offering suggestions for expressing feelings, remembering the child, and healing as a family. Ideas to help each unique person?mother, father, g…
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.