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Get the Summary of Andrew McCarthy's Walking with Sam in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Walking with Sam" is a memoir by Andrew McCarthy that recounts his pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago with his son, Sam. The journey begins in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, and is filled with minor mishaps and McCarthy's anxieties about fatherhood and masculinity. He hopes the walk will transition their relationship into...
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Get the Summary of Roman Dial's The Adventurers Son in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Roman Dial's memoir, "The Adventurer's Son," chronicles his life from childhood to the harrowing search for his missing son, Cody Roman Dial, in the Costa Rican wilderness. Raised in a family that valued independence and exploration, Roman developed a passion for adventure and the natural world. He pursued this love through climbing,...
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Dads Like Us offers practical support and honest encouragement to fathers of children who are disabled. Written in a personal and straight-forward style by a father who has walked that road with his two sons, this brief book guides dads through the maze of emotions, experiences, and encounters unique to this parenting-role. "A parade of doctors, nurses, teachers, social workers, specialists and others will march into your child's life-and yours,"...
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Drawing on her thirty years' experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker explains why an active father figure is maybe the single most important factor in a young woman's development. In this invaluable guide, Meeker shows how a father can be both counsel and protector for his daughter as she grows into a spiritually and mentally strong young woman.
From cradling his newborn to walking her down the...
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Navigate the complex landscape of modern parenting with guided ease using the insightful wisdom of "Parenting Under Pressure: Keeping Calm Amidst the Storm." This comprehensive book is a survival guide, aiming to equip parents with practical tools and techniques to tackle the multifaceted challenges of parenthood.In the book's early chapters, parents can expect to gain insight into common parenting trials and the demanding nature of parenthood. Readers...
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You ARE the Father: Celebrating DADS with Poetry is a collectible poetry work by Walter the Educator. Collect more poetry at WaltertheEducator.com. Creating a poetry book celebrating fathers is a wonderful way to honor and appreciate the important role that fathers play in our lives. Fathers are often unsung heroes, providing love, support, guidance, and protection. This poetry book dedicated to fathers can capture the depth of emotions and experiences...
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Unlock your child's Scouting potential with Parenting Through the Ranks. Help your child make the most of their Scouting opportunities. Discover sound advice, experiential learning, and wisdom. Learn from my triumphs and failures as a parent and longtime Scout leader. Cub Scouts, Scouts, Scouts BSA, Trail Life, American Heritage Girls, Girl Scouts, and Girl Guides provide the world's best youth leadership training. Other resources exist to understand...
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I wanted to write some books about parenting – such a complex subject! (What was I thinking??!!)The one thing that immediately springs to mind is that we're not actually TAUGHT how to parent. For the most part, our learning about parenting comes from the example set by our own parents, and from observing the relationships of our extended family and friends, or other acquaintances, as they go about their daily lives.Most of what we see as we're growing...
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Les familles homoparentales sont aujourd'hui de plus en plus nombreuses et, surtout, visibles. En effet, la PMA et l'adoption offrent aux homosexuels ou bisexuels la possibilité d'avoir des enfants de manière légale. Certains rencontrent une mère porteuse et tentent l'aventure de la GPA. Cependant, quelle que soit la voie choisie pour avoir un enfant, le projet ne sera ni simple, ni accessible à tous. Cela étant, des centaines de milliers d'enfants...
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Introducing Taming Your Miniature Dictator: A Parent's Guide to Ruling the Toddler Kingdom. Making school less intimidating for your children, stopping your children from hitting, biting, pushing, and shoving, managing your children's anger, providing the best nutrition to prevent your child from getting sick, substituting junk food for healthy snacks, whether homeschooling is better for kids, and whether your child has ADHD are all covered in this...
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We've been over-run with child-rearing manuals for infants. We've been swamped with advice for relating to teens. But little has been offered to parents whose children are in middle childhood! John. M. Drescher, a wise voice in the field of parenting literature (whose books have sold more than 400,000 copies), addresses particular delights and difficulties of this stage in a child's life.
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Sometimes fatherhood can be a complicated experience. You plan for it to go a certain way, but it doesn't turn out the way you want or planned for. This book gives you a variety of stories from fathers that went through struggles personally, with co-parents, and from other people. I talk about having my family split up by a controlling church. This book also covers issues about the broken family court and child support system.
15) Become a Parent
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Are you ready to embark on the extraordinary journey of becoming a parent? "Become a Parent" is your comprehensive guide to navigating the joys and challenges of parenthood with confidence and grace. In this heartfelt and informative book, you will find a wealth of knowledge, practical advice, and emotional support as you prepare to welcome a new life into your family. From conception to childbirth and beyond, "Become a Parent" covers every aspect...
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If this guy can raise kids, so can you...
The chaos of parenting leaves little time for self-reflection and even less for celebration. We dwell on everything we could be doing better as moms or dads while seldom reveling in our successes. It helps to take a step back and look at our personal parenting journeys - where we've been and where we're going - with laughter, pride, and maybe a few tears of nostalgia.
5 Kids, 1 Wife is a heartfelt...
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What does it mean to be a faith-filled dad to a son? There are no shortage of media stereotypes, masculine caricatures, and talk-show opinions, but do they offer any helpful or practical advice for father's today?
Dear Son: Raising Faithful, Just, and Compassionate Men is a candid examination of fatherhood's joys and difficulties. Framed in a series of letters from two dads to their still-young sons, this book offers alternative perspectives on what...
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"If his classroom lessons were distilled into commands, they would be: observe, go deeper, be empathetic. His parenting lessons: love, pay attention, be patient, and forgive... [a] moving, engaging book. I loved every page." Debra Spark, author of Discipline
Jim Zervanos, a seasoned high-school English teacher and father of two, embarks on a mission at the cusp of a new school year. He realizes that today's youth are thrust into a tumultuous world...
19) First Time Dads Pregnancy Handbook: All You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive - Week by Week Pregna
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If you want to be a PERFECT first-time dad, then keep reading... Feeling insecure about what lies ahead for you while expecting your first born? Want to become more empathetic and compassionate toward what your partner is going through? Looking to be a more helpful and supportive partner as you prepare for your little one? We get it - it's not just the moms going through these feelings. Dads have very real worries and anxieties over expecting their...
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Imagine hearts of fathers connected to their children and the Body of Christ connected to life-affirming ministry the way God wants them to be connected. Let's not just imagine. Let's make these connections.
Birth of a Family is a proven relational-discipleship platform that connects fathers' hearts to their children and the Body of Christ to life-affirming ministry the way God wants them to be connected. It is a highly developed, evidence-based...
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