Because Mummy Said So

Author: Shari Low
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178669672X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The era of the yummy mummy has finally gone and to celebrate, Shari Low has taken a baby wipe to the glossy veneer of the school of perfect parenting with Because Mummy Said So. This collection of hilarious memories tells the truth about motherhood in all of its sleep-deprived, frazzled glory. No judgement, no impossibly high standards, no perfect day – just real life and a whole lot of chaos that every experienced, new or soon-to-be parent will relate to. Embarrassing mistakes, disastrous summer holidays, childhood milestones, tear-jerking nativity plays, eight bouts of chickenpox and that time when a three-year-old superhero locked himself in a toilet... this is one imperfect mum's tales of the ups, downs and unforgettable moments of parenthood.

Because Mummy Said So

Author: Shari Low
Publisher: Anima
ISBN: 1786696746
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hilarious, heartfelt stories of a mother and her two sons from egg to empty nest.

Elevating Child Care

Author: Janet Lansbury
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 0593736168
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
A modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids “An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.”—Wendy Denham, PhD A Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including: • Nourishing our babies’ healthy eating habits • Calming your clingy, fearful child • How to build your child’s focus and attention span • Developing routines that promote restful sleep Eschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.

Yell Less, Love More

Author: Sheila McCraith
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1627881778
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
In this guidebook to happier parenting, author Sheila McCraith shares daily thoughts, tips, and motivational personal stories to help you toss out the screams and welcome in the peace. Do you often find yourself losing your cool and yelling at your kids (or grandkids or students)? It happens to us all, but it doesn’t have to. With Yell Less, Love More, you’ll learn practical, simple solutions to keep you focused on loving more and yelling less, no matter what the circumstance. Take the Orange Rhino 30-day challenge to yell less, organized into 30 short, approachable, and easy-to-follow daily sections—which you can use and adjust in any way that works for you. Whether you have one child or twenty (or one you still yell at who is twenty), strengthen your relationships and maybe even laugh a little more—by taking the challenge today. The Rhino: A naturally calm animal that charges when provoked. The Orange Rhino: A person that parents with warmth and determination and who doesn’t charge with words when angry, impatient, or simply in a bad mood. Yell Less, Love More includes: 100 alternatives to yelling Simple, daily steps to follow Honest stories to inspire Parenting revelations A summarizing chapter of key takeaways, including most frequent triggers and multiple solutions for each of them Trigger-tracking sheets Unlike the preachy, unrealistic, dry, and/or tedious parenting books you’ve read before, Yell Less, Love More is like having a heart-to-heart talk with your best friend. With this warm, colorful, and easy-to-use guide, it is possible to stop yelling and start enjoying a calmer, happier life because of it.

A Meeting of a Different Kind

Author: Linda MacDonald
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1780883250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
When archaeologist Edward Harvey’s wife Felicity inherits almost a million, she gives up her job, buys a restaurant and, as a devotee of Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, starts turning their home into a small eco-farm. Edward is not happy, not least because she seems to be losing interest in him.Taryn is a borderline manic-depressive, a scheming minx, a seductress and user of men. Edward and Taryn don’t know each other but they both know Marianne. To Edward, Marianne is a former classmate who sends him crazy emails. She is Taryn’s best friend, and when Marianne meets Edward, she tells Taryn how wonderful he is and that he is not the philandering type. Taryn sees a challenge and concocts a devious plan to meet him during a series of lectures he is giving at the British Museum. When Edward and Taryn’s paths cross, questions of friendship, loyalty and betrayal are played out against a backdrop of mental fragility and the destabilising effects of a large inheritance...Set in Broadclyst and Beckenham, with a chapter on the Isles of Scilly, A Meeting of a Different Kind is the stand-alone sequel to Meeting Lydia, continuing the story from the perspectives of two very different characters. Like its prequel, it will appeal to fans of adult fiction, especially those interested in the psychology of relationships.

The Judgement of Paris

Author: Martin Harrison
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 184753953X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
CHILDREN ARE NOT TOYS. Robert knows this now but he didn't when his aunt played with him. He's an intelligent and successful man now . . . but something is missing, and he needs to know what and why. As a boy, he felt like an outsider. It was cold outside, lonely and hard to find someone who understood a boy who said: "When I grow up I want to be a woman." But he found someone. She was his best friend when she died, so it was cold outside again. Robert now has more money than he knows what to do with, and enough time to look for the answer to his prayers. Only, she needed a Dragon Slayer, so it was time to become a new man, whether he liked it or not. Time to go, Robert. You can always wear your shining armour over your tutu.

This is Me

Author: Shari Low
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178854143X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
Two Lives. Two Loves. But which one would you chose? This is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never for one moment regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone, but first she must face the betrayals of the past. This is... Claire. The estranged daughter of Denise, the woman who put her husband before her children, Claire took the opposite path and devoted her life to raising her her family, sacrificing her marriage along the way. With her teenage sons about to flee the nest, she realises she may have left it too late to find her own happy ever after. This is the story of two women, both alone, both cautionary tales of one of motherhood's biggest decisions. Who is more important, your partner or your children? And what happens if you make the wrong choice? *** Readers LOVE This is Me: 'Another great read from Shari. Couldn't put it down and it didn't disappoint.' - Amazon reviewer, 5* 'Loved this book, could hardly bear to put it down! Aspects of this story totally relatable to every mother. Off to get myself another Shari book now......' - Amazon reviewer, 5* 'Shari Low, you've done it again......another beautiful parable of a story that speaks to us all, about the consequences of our life decisions, and their impact on those we love.' - Amazon reviewer, 5* 'A rollercoaster of emotion with a fabulous dollop of love, laughter and true friendship.' - Amazon reviewer, 5* 'Laughed and cried and laughed again!' - Amazon reviewer, 5*

Jacaranda Blue

Author: Joy Dettman
Publisher: Pan Australia
ISBN: 1743345674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series "Dettman ... is brilliant at depicting the seemingly inconsequential murmurs of small-town life" Sun-Herald For forty-four years Stella Templeton has been a dutiful daughter and a good citizen, living in Maidenville, population 2,800 where nothing happens. Until one hot summer afternoon. An ugly act has lifted the respectable skirts of Maidenville and mystery starts to surround the daughter of the local minister. Then the disappearance of a sixteen-year-old boy adds to the neighbourhood confusion. Does something rotten lurk behind the neatly trimmed hedges and white picket fences that divide this sleepy town? No-one comes close to knowing the dreadful truth-but after forty-four years of doing the right thing, Stella Templeton is starting to blossom... "Dettman writes compulsively readable stories" The Age Fans of Rosalie Ham's The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman.

Just You & I: An Award-winning film Screenplay.

Author: William Smith
Publisher: William Smith
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 157

Book Description
Here is the official screenplay book tie-in to the true story drama of a couple from the United Kingdom who share a large age gap. Just You & I introduces audiences to one of the most endearing Taboos to ever hit our screens. Age Gap Relationships are still to this day 2022 frowned upon by society but now are becoming widely accepted. However, when Marilyn met william the year was 2005, and Age gap relationships were NOT ACCEPTED, NOT ONE BIT. From Writers/Directors (william smith & Marilyn Buttigieg) comes Just you & I an Award-winning film about one age gap couples’ epic true story of love, sacrifice, and struggle. After being given some devastating news (Marilyn Cooper) literally bumps into her destiny as she runs out of the hospital blinded by her own tears. THEN BAM!!!!! She collides with a young man on his way to work (william Simmons) who is stunned at first that the woman he had seen many times before but never dared to talk to was standing in front of him. Before any words could leave his mouth, fate was about to forsake him once more when without looking back Marilyn took off running down the street. But fate wasn’t done yet as he watched her running into the distance, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He looked down and saw Marilyn’s purse laying at his feet. The black purse would set their lives spiraling out of control.

Arguing about Gods

Author: Graham Oppy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139458892
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 427

Book Description
In this book, Graham Oppy examines arguments for and against the existence of God. He shows that none of these arguments is powerful enough to change the minds of reasonable participants in debates on the question of the existence of God. His conclusion is supported by detailed analyses of the arguments as well as by the development of a theory about the purpose of arguments and the criteria that should be used in judging whether or not arguments are successful. Oppy discusses the work of a wide array of philosophers, including Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Kant, Hume and, more recently, Plantinga, Dembski, White, Dawkins, Bergman, Gale and Pruss.