Mommy Wishes

A mother's wish for her little one is a precious thing. This story lets children know how special they are to their parents.

A wickedly funny look at the challenges of new parenthood. With cocktail recipes. Being a new mom is “AHHHH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?” hard. Why are all these tiny clothes so expensive? Who wrote these mind-numbing board books? Will Mommy ever carry a purse again that’s not a diaper bag? And how is she even functioning off so little sleep? Reasons Mommy Drinks is a fresh, insightful, and hilarious collection of the various struggles faced by new parents—from mommy groups and single-people envy to the end of maternity leave—with a well-deserved cocktail recipe to go with each one. This must-have resource will help sleep-deprived new moms survive the baby years with their sense of humor, if not their lives as they once knew them, intact.

Autism is a term we hear more about every day. But when Julie Conner's son Joseph was diagnosed, it wasn't common. Specialists began telling Julie what the best course of action was for Joseph, and soon she felt overwhelmed, fighting between listening to others and listening to her heart. In this inspiring yet practical book, Julie shares Joseph's experience with autism from toddler days to high school, told from her perspective. Complete with notes from the professionals who worked with Joseph, Julie's own methods tailored to Joseph, and detailed accounts of Joseph's reactions and accomplishments, Just Be His Mommy proves an autistic child can be just as successful as anyone else, with a little understanding and support from their families and community. And even more, Julie's story encourages parents to trust their instinct when it comes to helping their child, as every child with autism is unique. Come along on the journey as Julie learns to Just Be His Mommy.

Are you tired of struggling for answers? Are you fed up with the lies? Do you get confused why there are more questions for every answer you get? Do you want to let go of that pain inside your very soul? Then I have the book just for you! Check this out—even the title speaks volumes (If I only Knew!) No more will you sit and wonder. No more beating around the bush. Finally, a masterfully written straight-to-the-point book on almost any issue or problem in life's struggles made clear. Now, doesn't that sound wonderful? This writer’s work has such an easy flow you can't lose sight of where he is leading you. In fact, you will find yourself reading his poems over and over again from sheer amazement. The unique way he has composed allows each work of art, if you will, to tell you something new, almost every time. His fearless choices to tackle about every subject with such straightforward directness are eye opening. You will be shocked with what you learn beyond what you already knew about the subject. His genuine heart and soul of a kindness devoted to the love Jesus taught us is real. His candor he reveals right from the beginning. His work is so profound but so simple that you will tap your own head and wonder why you never thought that over and over. Here, let me just give you just a few things to prove my point: 1. Each day is a blessing, so stop just guessing what to do for you already know from yesterday’s un-chosen regrets ’cause today is not over yet! Yesterday was not worthless, make today worth that, for tomorrow to be worth more 2. Don't walk past a stranger in need; let them plant the seed inside your soul that will make you feel whole for giving just a little piece of your heart 3. It's not always ’cause we didn't have a clue; no, its more that we didn't trust enough to just follow through Now, these three examples are actually just from one out of 150 poems. Did you learn any lesson? Couldn't you live a good and happy life by just following these three? This writer has definite way to show you how easy it is when you’re honest with yourself. If for no other reason you should by this book! It just may be the one book that will change your life!

How to Tame the Tumbles pushes the literature and practice of mindfulness to a new frontier where parents and children, together, can find an avenue to self-compassion. This concise and engaging book of 14 chapters will guide parents and children towards a new appreciation as to how they can deal with the "tumbles" that inevitably arise from time to time. The book also includes helpful exercises and resource materials to "tame the tumbles."

Happy and innocent, Dawn's daughter Christie has grown up in the safest, most loving of homes. Yet she can't help feeling as though a dark cloud hovers over Cutler's Cove - a cloud whose origins lie in her family's troubled history and the many questions that no one, not even Dawn, will answer. Then, in one harsh night, Christie's world is changed for ever. Shocked to discover her Uncle Philip's unbrotherly love for her mother, Christie flees to The Meadows, the Virginia plantation where she was born. But The Meadows is blighted by its own dark secrets and, as the black storms of evil gather round her, Christie must struggle to break the cruel bonds of the past and defy the curse that has haunted Cutler's Cove for generations.

This book is a comprehensive guide for leading mother-baby-toddler groups, a text for teaching child development, and a handbook for early intervention. The guidelines provide a detailed psychodynamic approach to resolve typical developmental and mothering difficulties that arise during the first three years of life. As mothers' thoughts about their babies and toddlers ricochet between the past, the present, and the future, mothers' childhood memories are activated and out of awareness influence mother-child interactions. Specific interventions that generate mothers' self-reflection and insight are delineated. Group questions are organized by age and psychodynamic theme. Compelling vignettes illustrate synergies between the supportive and educational group-process, and the psychodynamic interventions with each mother-child dyad. Difficulties are resolved before they escalate into disorders. This is the first psychodynamic group guide to extend the infant mental health focus on treatment, to include prevention. Experienced clinicians, students, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and others interested in infant mental health and mothers’ well-being will find the specific guidelines practical, informative, and illuminating.

The magnificent Cutler family saga that began with Dawn and Secrets of the Morning continues with this stunning tale of Dawn Cutler's continuing quest for love and happiness amid the dark, tragic pull of Cutler's Cove. Every Andrews novel has been a New York Times #1 bestseller. Simultaneously released in hardcover. Original.