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Raising Intuitive Children helps parents understand an intuitive child's world and teaches them how to validate, not suppress, these intuitive abilities. The stakes are high; if intuitive children get dismissed, they can lose their way, their joy, and their spirit. Psychotherapist Caron Goode teams up with parenting expert and coach Tara Paterson to share explanations, stories, and examples-many from Tara's own family-in this ground-breaking guide....
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Tyler is a five-year old boy. I'm Blind In One Eye explores the experiences Tyler faces as a child born with Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous (PHPV). Tyler's persistence and curiosity keep him going, despite being born blind in one eye. It is all he knows.
His strength, positivity, and zest for life make his family proud.
83) A Bit About Me
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Two phone calls. One mysterious death. This is a true story. On July 4, 2020 Kory received two phone calls. One from her uncle, saying her mother was found dead in her bedroom from an overdose. A second from a homicide detective saying he believes it was murder-and her uncle is the suspect. Now Kory wants to find the truth about what happened to her mother. But sifting through the conflicting details and compelling evidence turns out to be a hell...
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J'ai envie de partager mon point de vue, celui de parent, de mère surtout. Je veux parler du quotidien, de cette étiquette de parents inadéquats que l'on nous colle trop facilement e de mon expérience à gérer ce fléau tant controversé, cette maladie qui n'en paraît pas une pour beaucoup d'observateurs.
Avec ce témoignage, pas de solutions faciles, de phrases creuses et de promesses de bonheur sauf... si vous acceptez de faire le voyage...
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Often described as "social phobia's cousin" and misdiagnosed as autism, selective mutism is a debilitating fear of speaking in some situations experienced by some children. The disorder usually presents in children before the age of five, but it may not be recognized until the child starts school. When requested to speak, children with selective mutism often look down, blush, or otherwise express anxiety that disrupts their engagement with people...
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Amid a bewildering range of treatments that promise to alleviate or even cure autism, even the leading researchers can't predict what will work for your child. As a parent, you are in a unique position to become the practical expert on your child's needs and strengths. Parenting Your Child with Autism will equip you with family-tested and science-based approaches for meeting the challenges ahead. You'll learn how to get a diagnosis and navigate the...
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In the journey the author takes with her daughter she covers many subjects some parents, guardians, teachers are afraid to discuss. Such as why do you need a Will and Trust; how important is documentation after high school; sex for the disabled adult; and how difficult it is to find placement/housing once it is time for them to move on. Also included are examples of letters, instruction sheets on working with such an adult; and how to prepare the...
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This revealing, disturbing, and thoroughly researched book exposes a dark side of faith that most Americans do not know exists or have ignored for a long time-religious child maltreatment. After speaking with dozens of victims, perpetrators, and experts, and reviewing a myriad of court cases and studies, the author explains how religious child maltreatment happens. She then takes an in-depth look at the many forms of child maltreatment found in religious...
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An inspiring story of a mothers unconditional love, Gods grace, and the will to keep going. Michelle didnt know after her third child that her fourth child would be such a special gift from God. His life would change her life forever and the lives of her family and friends. This book will not only be inspiring, but is education for those who might not of even heard of his rare disease, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome.
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WM Phillips has written a positive, humorous and timely reflection on her personal and family journey with autism. The focus throughout this readable book is on those "unique" experiences that lead to the reframing of both challenges and solutions life presents when you are raising a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Ms. Phillips embraces the diagnosis so that qualities perceived as negative can in fact become positive life outcomes,...
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Children with autism CAN learn about God! Endorsed by religious leaders, this groundbreaking book offers a step-by-step lesson plan for family members, educators, and church staff-including scripted narratives, group activities, prayers, scripture readings, classroom setup guidance, lists of additional resources, and more. Each lesson is also accompanied by a Scripture Study for instructors to help them prepare for each class, where the author provides...
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"What do you want the world to know about your child?"
"What is raising a child who is differently-abled like for you, as a parent?"
These are two of the many questions Jessica Burdg asked the families you'll meet in More Than a Diagnosis, a compilation of sixteen poignant profiles from her ongoing blog series, "Stories of Hope."
Here, parents share their most painful moments as well as their triumphs, big and small, from the front lines of their...
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Answers From Andrew takes readers on the author's personal journey of raising a son with autism. From diagnosis through present day, the reader can explore a heartfelt, intimate, personal narrative of one mother's experience. The author takes the reader from diagnosis, a place of desperation and despair, through to present day, to a place of hope and inspiration. For anyone struggling to understand autism, this book offers an insider's perspective...
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Este libro está dedicado a todos los padres que se vean en la necesidad de adquirir dispositivos de ayuda para el desarrollo de sus criaturas. Como educadora de Padres/Visitadora de Hogares; ha sido parte de mi vida el referir, apoyar y asistir a mis familias, cuando sus hijos por circunstancias adversas nacen con habilidades especiales y no saben cómo afrontar este tema.
El libro de una manera didáctica beneficiara toda la familia para aprender...
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Clefting is one of the most common birth defects and one of the most reparable. Yet parents of clefted newborns often initially respond with fear, shock, and despair. This first guide written specifically for parents explains what a cleft is, why it occurs, and what can be done about it. Topics include surgical procedures, financial assistance, emotional impact, and forming support groups.
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In February 1992 Todd and Coby Gent went to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, so Coby could be evaluated for, and hopefully have, a double-lung transplant. Transplants were a new way to prolong the lives of cystic fibrosis patients, and this major surgery was Coby's only hope for living beyond his twelve years.
Todd, Coby's dad, kept a journal from day one of the Gent family's journey from borrowed lungs to new life. The journals include...
97) The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 250 Questions Parents Ask
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Q&A Is there medication for sensory processing disorder? How can occupational therapy help? What advice can I give my child's teacher? Can you 'outgrow' sensory processing disorder? How can we make social situations less of an ordeal? What are some therapeutic activities I can do with my child? It is estimated that more than 10 percent of children deal with some form of sensory processing disorder (SPD), a neurological disorder characterized by the...
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Help your child feel confident and capable!
If your child has been given a diagnosis of anxiety, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Childhood Anxiety, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to parenting that engages your child and ensures that he succeeds behaviorally, socially, and cognitively. Conscious parenting is about being present with your child and taking...
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For girls, puberty is one stage in life when girls want to look their best. And, if they have been naughty or nice during childhood, then this can be a particularly difficult period. While it is natural to feel excited about starting a new phase of your life, being a teenager is not all fun and games.
Puberty is one of the most exciting events that happen to teenagers. They experience the changes happening to their body, minds, and emotions. During...
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All children with autism have ways of dropping into their own world, leaving us behind for a minute, an hour, a day.' This is the essence of autism: a disorder that is, at its heart, about interaction. Many of the symptoms associated with autism come from either a lack of paying attention to other people or a lack of interest in joining in with the rest of the world. Because this is the case, it is important that when you work with your child, you...
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