The Care & Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls

The Care & Keeping of You 1

Author: Valorie Lee Schaefer (Cara Natterson, M.D., Medical Consultant) Year Published: 2012, Revised; 1998, Original Publication Category: Human Development, Puberty Review: The Body Book for Younger Girls by Valorie Schaefer is a wonderful aid for parents (or other caregivers) seeking to introduce their daughters to changes associated with puberty. As with many books published by

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Inside Out Summer Camp

A summer camp unlike any other! Your child will learn more about what makes them feel the way they do and what to do when those feelings come. Let trained mental health counselors teach your 3rd-5th graders about their feelings. Kids will learn what causes their feelings to get so intense, and what to do

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INSPIRATION - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

The Pursuit of Happiness

Through my personal and professional experiences, I have found that many of us are in the pursuit of happiness. However, this pursuit can seemingly be a bottomless pit, because when we finally get the “thing” that makes us happy, we start believing there is something else that would make us more happy. Thus, the pursuit

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The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted

Author: Gary Chapman Year Published: 2005 Category: Marriage, Couples, Christianity Review: ‘The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted’ looks at the key issues that will help you get just what the title says. It answers real-life questions such as, ‘Why won’t they change? Why do we always fight about tasks and responsibilities? Why should we have to

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Mindful-Parenting-for-ADHD-by-Mark-Bertin

Mindful Parenting for ADHD

Author: Mark Bertin, MD Year Published: 2015 Category: Parenting Review: This book breaks down what a child with ADHD is experiencing in easy-to-understand terms, while providing the parents with information to make informed decisions when it comes to choices about evaluation, medication, and treatment. This book also takes a mindfulness approach with activities and techniques

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Age-of-Opportunity-by-Paul-David-Tripp

Age of Opportunity

Author: Paul David Tripp Year Published: 2014 Category: Parenting Review: Parenting teenagers often times is seen as something to get through or even as an interruption to parents’ lives. Author Paul Tripp offers another viewpoint to the generally dreaded, tumultuous teenage years. Tripp identifies the teenage years as significant opportunities to connect with your teen,

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Mom-Factor-by-Cloud-Townsend

The Mom Factor

Authors: Henry Cloud John Townsend Year Published: 1996 Category: Personal Growth Review: Cloud and Townsend observe that it is from mothers that we learn our emotional and relational patterns. Successes and challenges in how we connect with others are largely determined by how we were mothered and how we responded to that mothering (p. 11).

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Every year around this time, we are reminded of all that we are thankful for. Here at Gilstrap & Associates, we’re all thankful for the rewarding work we do and the people we can help. As we are getting ready to say goodbye to our work family for the holiday weekend and spend some time

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Love-is-a-Choice-by-Hemfelt-Minirth-Meier

Love is a Choice

Authors: Dr. Robert Hemfelt Dr. Frank Minirth Dr. Paul Meier Year Published: 2004 Category: Codependency Review: ‘Love is a Choice’ is a helpful read to understand codependency which all humans are susceptible to, how it develops from family of origin dysfunctions and attachment wounds and how it can be overcome by working through past pains

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