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Expecting Trouble
by Strong Thomas H. Jr.In this controversial volume, Dr. Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible.
Expecting Trouble
by Thomas H. Strong Jr.In this controversial volume, Dr. Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible.
Expecting the CEO's Child
by Yvonne LindsayNo woman says no to a Lassiter Months after their passionate tryst, Dylan Lassiter can't get Jenna Montgomery out of his mind. Maybe being named CEO of his adoptive father's restaurant empire is making the onetime playboy think about settling down. Or maybe it's because Dylan just found out Jenna's having his baby.... When the petite florist flat-out refuses to marry him, the celebrity chef kicks his seduce/woo/wed scheme into high gear. But just as he's gaining ground, the media unearths a shocking secret from the mother-to-be's past. Now Dylan could lose the woman-and family-he wants more than anything....
Expecting the Earl's Baby
by Jessica GilmoreClaiming his heir! It was the most incredible night of her life, but Daisy Huntingdon-Cross never expected to see her Valentine fling again. Except six weeks later Daisy's world is turned upside down-she's pregnant! She just needs to tell the father... Yet the man she knew as "Seb" has a few revelations of his own. He's Sebastian Beresford, Earl of Holgate-he doesn't just work at Hawksley Castle, where they met, he owns it! And with Daisy's news, Seb's determined to claim his heir...starting with a wedding!
Expecting the Rancher's Child: Expecting The Rancher's Child Saying Yes To The Boss The Renegade Returns (Callahan's Clan #1)
by Sara OrwigShe can’t help falling for the rich rancher’s irresistible offer—and his undeniable charms—in this steamy romance from the USA Today–bestselling author.From the moment they met, their intense attraction has been off the charts. It’s rendered Blake Callahan’s judgment inoperative. Because the billionaire rancher has offered millions to lure Sierra Benson away from her charity organization to work for him. The offer’s just too good for the former designer to refuse. Working together at Blake’s ranch, there’s no escaping the powerful desire that draws them closer. But Blake’s driven by his need for revenge against his father, while Sierra is all about helping those in need. So how will they bridge their differences when Sierra discovers she’s pregnant?
Expecting the Unexpected
by Mavis JukesGetting your period, flirting with boys, learning about pregnancy, coping with a moody, PMSing sister.... Twelve-year-old River is quickly discovering that growing up -- and going through puberty -- just isn't easy at all. From Newbery Honor-winner Mavis Jukes, author of "It's A Girl Thing", comes a heartwarming and hilarious novel about a spirited girl, an enlightening sex-ed class, and a startling realization.
Expecting: Everything You Need to Know about Pregnancy, Labour and Birth
by Anna McGrail Daphne MetlandAnna and Daphne have combined their many years of experience, producing an interesting and well written book based on fact rather than opinion, covering conception to postnatal. Most expecting mothers will not be seen by the NHS until around 12 weeks of pregnancy, and this book provides the advice and reassurance needed during this time. It also features a 'read your week of pregnancy', which offers mothers the opportunity to monitor symptoms that can indicate different things at different stages of the pregnancy. Issues broached in the book include: conception difficulties, what tests to opt for, how to break the news at work, when to tell an older child, taking your partner to the scan, opting for a caesarean.
Expecting: Everything You Need to Know about Pregnancy, Labour and Birth
by Anna McGrail Daphne MetlandAnna and Daphne have combined their many years of experience, producing an interesting and well written book based on fact rather than opinion, covering conception to postnatal. Most expecting mothers will not be seen by the NHS until around 12 weeks of pregnancy, and this book provides the advice and reassurance needed during this time. It also features a 'read your week of pregnancy', which offers mothers the opportunity to monitor symptoms that can indicate different things at different stages of the pregnancy. Issues broached in the book include: conception difficulties, what tests to opt for, how to break the news at work, when to tell an older child, taking your partner to the scan, opting for a caesarean.
Experiencing the Father’s Love: Learning to Live As Sons and Daughters of Our Heavenly Father
by Os Hillman"When God thinks of you, love swells in his heart." I can imagine the thoughts going through your mind as you reflect on that statement. For many of us, this idea is hard to accept. Do you really believe God loves you, even delights in you? Os Hillman lost his father at age 14. Little did he realize how this would impact his life as a Christian. It would not be until later in his life he would discover how directly connected losing an earthly father is to how difficult it can be to relate to a Heavenly Father. This book will help you gain insight into what it means to experience the love of the Father and the many reasons so many of us never sense God's love for us. Os shares many personal experiences and insights from others who contribute to a greater understanding of what it means to experience our Heavenly Father's love. If you never had a father, or had a difficult relationship with your earthly father, this book is for you. Paperback, 114 pages.Chapter 1 - When God Thinks of You, Love Swells in His HeartChapter 2 - Overcoming the Spirit of RejectionChapter 3 - "You are My Son" Chapter 4 - A Nation in Crisis Chapter 5 - The Father's Love is All Around UsChapter 6 - It's All About the HeartChapter 7 - Living as Sons and Daughters Chapter 8 - Understanding the Role of Our Heavenly Father Chapter 9 - Jesus Interceded as a Son, Not as a SlaveChapter 10 - Why Restoring the Father-child Relationship is Key to Our Future Scriptures on God, the Father
Experiential Psychotherapy With Couples: A Guide for the Creative Pragmatist
by Rob Fisher Ron KurtzCouple psychotherapy can be significantly deepened and expedited by using present-time experience in the assessment process and by incorporating experiential interventions, says Fisher.
Experimenting With Kids: 50 Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Child Ages 2-5
by Shaun GallagherTransform your child into a science project with these fun, simple experiments.Re-create landmark studies in child development in your own home and watch your little one achieve developmental milestones in real time with this fascinating hands-on guide. Whether your child is just beginning to speak in sentences or is on their way to kindergarten, these easy and surprising projects will help you to see the world through your child's eyes--and also give you the tools to help them master new skills as they grow.Covering ages two through five, the experiments reveal research-backed insights about different areas of mental, physical, and social growth. Some examples include: • Understanding language syntax • Learning to pick up the rules of a game without being told • Developing the impulse to lie • Testing memoryFor any parent who looks at their young child and thinks, "What on earth is going on in there?" this book will help you find out!
Explorer's Guide Arkansas (Explorer's Complete #0)
by Jana WoodA complete update to the one and only true guide to Arkansas In this, the second edition to the only comprehensive travel guide to Arkansas, Jana Wood covers all the attractions well- known and little- known in “the Natural State.” A land rich in history and nature, Arkansas is home to the only public diamond mine in the world, the first federally protected river, and the first national park. From the Ozarks to the Mississippi Delta, this book offers complete coverage of towns large and small, along with a wealth of information on local history and the state’s 52 state parks. As with all Explorer’s Guides, readers will also find helpful maps, food and lodging recommendations, contact information, hours, pricing, and beautiful color photography throughout. Regions include: • The Mississippi Alluvial Plain • The Arkansas River Valley • The Ozark Mountains
Exploring Child and Adolescent Development (Berk, Exploring Child and Adolescent Development Series)
by Laura BerkLaura Berk’s most concise child development text! Exploring Child and Adolescent Development provides students with a clear, efficient survey of the most important concepts and research findings in the field of child development. In just 12 chapters, Berk makes classic, contemporary, and cutting-edge theories and research accessible in a manageable and relevant way, with an especially strong emphasis on real-world applications and an exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus. Chronologically organized, the text offers a complete introduction to the field, highlighting the most important concepts and research findings. This combination of rich content with concise presentation offers instructors unparalleled flexibility in designing their courses to meet both curricular and student needs.
Exploring Creation With Physics
by Jay WileThis college-prep physics course is designed for the student who has completed algebra and has had an introduction to the definitions of sine, cosine, and tangent. It provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics. Heavily emphasizing vector analysis, this text is ideal preparation for a university-level physics course. It provides the student with a strong background in one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton s laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism. The student text contains all student material, on-your-own questions and solutions, laboratory exercises, and chapter study guides. Color illustrations and diagrams."
Exploring Creation with Biology (2nd edition)
by Jay L. Wile Marilyn F. DurnellAre you ready to be impressed? If not, you'd better get ready. Why? Because in this course, you are going to get a broad overview of God's creation. As you begin to learn its secrets, you will become more and more impressed with its majesty and complexity. The sheer grandeur of it all should leave you in awe of God's mighty power. If you learn nothing else in this course, learn to appreciate the wonder of God's creation! If you are like most students, this will be the first truly rigorous science course that you have ever taken. Thus, you might find it difficult to adjust to the time and patience required by a course like this. If you find yourself getting frustrated or discouraged, remember that whether you decide to go to college, go straight into the workforce, or get married and become a full time parent, there will be many tasks more rigorous than the experience of studying biology. Thus, you need to stick with it, because life is full of challenges!
Exploring Creation with General Science (2nd Edition)
by Jay L. WileThis course, designed to be a student's first systematic introduction to the sciences through Christian eyes, includes a history of science, the scientific method, and how to design an experiment. Subjects covered include simple machines, archaeology, geology, paleontology, biology, and human anatomy and physiology. Many hands-on experiments are included, all using basic household items.
Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
by Jeannie K. Fulbright Brooke RyanElementary level study of anatomy and physiology written from a Christian perspective.
Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger’s Syndrome [ASD-Level 1]
by Tony Attwood Colin Thompson Michelle GarnettFor people with ASDs, depression is common, and has particular features and causes. This outstanding book provides a comprehensive review of these aspects, and an effective self-help guide for anyone with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affected by depression. Written by the leading experts in the field, the book explains and describes depression, the forms it can take, and how it looks and feels for a person on the autism spectrum. The authors draw on the latest thinking and research to suggest strategies for coping with the effects of depression and provide a complete step-by-step CBT self-help programme, designed specifically for individuals with ASDs. The programme helps increase self-awareness, including identifying personal triggers, and provides the tools to combat depression.
Exploring Family Theories
by Suzanne R. Smith Raeann R. HamonOffering a diverse variety of perspectives, Exploring Family Theories, Third Edition, is a combined text/reader that integrates theory with research and applications. In each chapter, Suzanne R. Smith and Raeann R. Hamon present the history, scholarship, and critiques of one principal familytheory in a concise manner. Numerous examples and illustrations augment and clarify content, while application questions help students relate these theories to the real world. After each chapter, a follow-up journal article exemplifies how that particular theory is used to guide actual research.
Exploring Family Theories
by Suzanne R. Smith Raeann R. HamonOffering a diverse variety of perspectives, Exploring Family Theories, Fifth Edition, is a combined text/reader that integrates theory with research and applications. In each chapter, Suzanne R. Smith and Raeann R. Hamon concisely present the history, scholarship, and critiques of one principal family theory. Numerous examples and illustrations augment and clarify content, while application questions encourage students to relate these theories to the real world. After each chapter, a follow-up journal article exemplifies how that particular theory is used to guide actual research.
Exploring Immigrant and Sexual Minority Mental Health: Reconsidering Multiculturalism
by Pavna SodhiExploring Immigrant and Sexual Minority Mental Health provides mental health practitioners with up-to-date theory, cutting-edge research, and therapeutic strategies to assist them in their work with multicultural clients. By focusing on the immigrant psyche, this volume hones in on appropriate counseling interventions and effective, culturally-specific psychotherapeutic practices by introducing the use of Diversity and Identity Formation Therapy (DIFT), a theoretical concept designed for immigrant and sexual minority identity formation. This work can be used in interdisciplinary settings and is applicable for those working in a number of mental health disciplines including counseling, social work, therapy, and more.
Exploring Marriages and Families
by Karen T. SeccombeConnects theory to reality Exploring Marriages and Families, 2/e by Karen T. Seccombe illustrates the ways in which historical, cultural, social, and political factors influence readers' decision making in relationships. Grounded in theory and the most up-to-date research, this title takes an integrated focus on assessment helping readers gain a better understanding of the social context in which they live and the relevance of social science to their lives.
Exploring Science with Dyslexic Children and Teens: Creative, multi-sensory ideas, games and activities to support learning
by Diana HudsonThis book is a collection of ideas, activities and approaches for science learning, to support kids with learning differences aged 9+ to grow in confidence, recall and understanding. The multi-sensory and fun ideas and activities can be adapted to suit individual students' needs and skills, and curriculum stage. Written by an experienced science teacher, the book includes mnemonics, art, drama and poetry activities, board games, card games, and more. All of these strategies will aid neurodiverse students' science learning and memory through boosting their creative thinking, encouraging a play-based and exploratory approach to science. Whether you want to get creative, play a game or try out a fun experiment, you can dip in and out of the activities to suit your student's unique learning style. The activities in the book will help creative thinkers who learn differently to take alternative approaches to tricky topics, grasping a fundamental understanding of key scientific concepts, whilst gaining confidence as the scientists of tomorrow.
Exploring Well-Being in Schools: A Guide to Making Children's Lives more Fulfilling
by John Peter WhiteCan we teach others how to lead a fulfilling life? The notion of personal well-being has recently shot up the political and educational agendas, placing the child's well-being at the heart of the school’s task. With his renowned talent for distilling the most complex of philosophical arguments into accessible laymen's terms, John White addresses the maze of issues surrounding well-being, bringing clarity to this dissension and confusion. This accessible book expertly guides you through the conflicting perspectives on well-being found in the educational world by * Examining religious and secular views of human fulfilment and of a meaningful life. * Analysing the appeal of celebrity, wealth and consumerism to so many of our children. * Asking what role pleasure, success, autonomy, work, life-planning and worthwhile activities play in children's flourishing. * Showing how proposals to encourage children's well-being impact on schools' aims and learning arrangements. Whether you have little background in education and philosophy or are reading as a teacher, student or policy maker, this engaging book will take you right to the heart of these critical issues. It will leave you with a sharply-focused picture of a remodelled educational system fit for our new millennium, committed to helping every child to enjoy a fulfilling life.
Exploring childhood in a comparative context: An introductory guide for students
by Mabel Ann Brown Jon WhiteExploring Childhood in a Comparative Context meets an increasing need for students focusing on early childhood to be familiar with alternative practices in other countries. Providing a ready-made source of information about a wide range of countries including Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa and many more, the book clearly describes the way each country understands and conceptualises childhood. Each chapter includes contextual information about the country, an introduction to the theory that has shaped practice and describes the curriculum for pre-school and primary education. Including vignettes from practitioners working in each country to illustrate practice, the chapters explore key themes such as: Child development Parental involvement Teaching and learning Professionalism Assessment Pupil experience. Accessibly written and including opportunities for reflection, this timely new book will give students a valuable insight into alternative education systems that is essential if they are to become practitioners with a current and global approach.