For twenty years, I thought that I had been marching through the stages of grief in a straight line. I had been following the formula, crossing each processed grief experience off my list. Except that I was totally deluded. And I didn't discover that until Jim, my beloved father-in-law, died. I found myself drying off from my shower the morning after his death, really hoping he couldn't see me naked. Or, if he could, that he was averting his eyes. From that moment, my path through grief resembled a roller coaster, spiraling and twisting and turning, circling back around. Echoes of past...

Now early childhood professionals have their own guide to the popular Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model the research-proven, family-centered approach used in schools nationwide to resolve challenging behaviors. Developed by top behavior experts, this practical, reader-friendly guidebook shows you how to improve the social-emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors of young children in preschool settings by: Preventing behavior problemsTeaching proactive communication and social skillsReinforcing positive behavior

A highly effective approach drawn from the research and...

When our youngest child punched two kids in the junk within an 18-hour period, I questioned whether I could have done anything to prevent it. To be honest, I hadn't thought to tell my children directly not to punch people in the junk. It wasn't a message that I ever imagined I would have to say out loud. However, there have been several rather obvious life lessons that I've been forced to teach my children over the years in order to help them navigate life. Don't Punch People in the Junk (Seemingly) Obvious Life Lessons to Teach Kids is a collection of lessons that explores the challenging...

Because good sex is hard to come by. A benefit of having a serious relationship is supposed to be the ability to give and receive sex anytime we want. But if this were true, why is sex so hard to come by? As Kelly Wilson traveled from her thirties into her forties, she found herself in her sexual prime, much to the chagrin of her spouse. Her late-blooming loin fire created tension - sexual tension - when she discovered her spouse was not a machine made to coddle her every whim. In an attempt to satisfy her overheated loin spark, Kelly has made several awesomely terrible...