This work combines discussion of child development with practical advce on parental styles and discipline techniques. Each stage of child developmen is covered, creating a picture of where the child ''is at'' on entering adolescence. Each chapter contains useful examples of handling difficult behaviour, and shows parents how to focus on their own ......
Bob Myers has, since 1979, been Director of the Brophy Memorial Hostel, where he works with young people who are either homeless or unable to live at home. Some have been severely emotionally damaged and present very challenging behaviours. Bob has adopted the radical approach that solutions to these difficult behaviours have to be found, without ......
This book should be of interest to social scientists interested in marriage, family issues, emotion, self esteem, guilt, and human coping should find the book illuminating. It will also be of interest to anyone who has experienced unrequited love.
Helps recognize the danger signs that surround an at-risk elder, and points out the distinctions between types of behaviour that give cause for worry, and those which can be described as idiosyncratic. This book offers suggestions for appropriate assistance that maintains respect for elder autonomy and freedom.
Throughout history, unrequited love has inspired ballads, arias, poetry, drama, and literature. Almost always, however, the tale of the "star-crossed lovers" has been told from the point of view of the heartbroken pursuer. This illuminating new work explores unrequited love from both sides Blending scientific research with vivid narrative, the ......
An outgrowth of an Harvard Medical School Couple Therapy Conference, this is the first book on couple and family therapy to combine a range of clinical theories with a single case discussion. At the conference, Jim Framo, Peggy Papp, Norman Paul, and Carlos Sluzki--therapists well-known for their differing styles and theoretical ......
Time and circumstances often separate adult siblings from the family closeness they once knew. Based on a decade of research and more than 200 personal interviews, this book contains case histories that reflect the tugs and ties that brothers and sisters experience after they have grown up.
Intended for couples about to be married, this book offers a sound, practical approach to such topics and concerns as expectations, decision-making, intimacy, friendship, communication, conflict, children, and looking to the future. Questions for discussion and reflection are included for each chapter.
