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Across the Border
by Arleta RichardsonLife on the Rush farm in South Dakota is not easy. Even so, over the past four years, Ethan Cooper and his siblings have grown to feel they belong with their adoptive family. Then Chad Rush makes an unexpected announcement. The family is moving again--this time to Mexico! Ethan is scared. What dangers will they face in another country? What will it be like to live on an oil homestead instead of a farm? And what about his dreams of getting an education? He can't leave his siblings after he's promised they would stay together--can he? Based on a true story, this conclusion to the Beyond the Orphan Train series reminds us that the same God who is with us from the start never lets us go.
Across the Kitchen Table: A Mother and Daughter Turn Tragedy into Peace
by Carla SeaquistFor readers suffering from family estrangement or hoping to repair broken familial bonds, this mother-daughter memoir, written in a unique letter format, touches on the timely theme of politically divided families.Fans of Jennette McCurdy&’s I&’m Glad My Mom Died will love this true story of a damaged primal bond between mother and daughter that, after decades of estrangement, was finally repaired. The conflict began when Carla, as a preteen, stepped in to defend her father against what she perceived as her mother&’s harsh treatment—a move that destroyed the warm love she and her mother had for each other and began an &“ice age&” between them. Forty years later, determined that this mother and daughter not end as tragedy, Carla uses every tool available to her—psychology, diplomacy, humanity, wit, patience—to try to repair their bond. Finally, over her mother&’s kitchen table, they melt the ice and find their way back to laughter and closeness. Too often today, problem relationships are labeled &“toxic,&” with the idea it is &“healing&” to offload a relationship no longer serving you. This loving, grounded memoir shows that rebuilding a primal bond is doable—and will prompt readers to ask themselves, Could I do the same? What if I reached out, today?
Act Early Against Autism
by Jayne LytelJayne Lytel was a successful syndicated columnist when her son Leo was diagnosed with autism. Using her reporting skills to better understand her son's health issues, she helped Leo gain essential abilities. After four years of therapy, he no longer meets the diagnostic criteria for autism, attends a mainstream school, and is a thriving, healthy child. Act Early Against Autismis a practical and empowering guide for parents on how early intervention can change their child's future. Includes information on: - How to recognize early symptoms - Financial challenges - Alternative treatments - Devising and revising therapies
Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me
by Jamie FoxxIn this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters.Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he&’s doing when it comes to raising girls—especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don&’t share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces—but he does his best to show up for them every single day.Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley. Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she&’s &“Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig.&” In Act Like You Got Some Sense—a title inspired by Estelle—Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we&’ve never seen him before.
Act Like You Love Me (Blossom Branch)
by Janice MaynardFor these exes, meeting again in Blossom Branch feels like old times…and new complications.The last person Laney Marshall expects to see back in Blossom Branch is her high school sweetheart, Brit Sheffield. Encouraged by his drama teacher, Brit left their small town to pursue his dream of acting. And he made it big. Laney, though, stayed behind. She&’s been caring for her ailing mother…and telling herself letting Brit go was the right thing for both of them. Now, ten years later, Brit is in town for the funeral of that same drama teacher, and his connection with Laney is still there. When Brit&’s time in Blossom Branch ends, will Laney remain in the place she&’s always known or take a chance on a life with Brit?
Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting
by Jennifer TraigFrom a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parentingWhy do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly socially acceptable to abandon your children? Why do we encourage our babies to crawl if crawling won’t help them learn to walk?These are just some of the questions that came to Jennifer Traig when—exhausted, frazzled, and at sea after the birth of her two children—she began to interrogate the traditional parenting advice she’d been conditioned to accept at face value. The result is Act Natural, hilarious and deft dissection of the history of Western parenting, written with the signature biting wit and deep insights Traig has become known for. Moving from ancient Rome to Puritan New England to the Dr. Spock craze of mid-century America, Traig cheerfully explores historic and present-day parenting techniques ranging from the misguided, to the nonsensical, to the truly horrifying. Be it childbirth, breastfeeding, or the ways in which we teach children how to sleep, walk, eat, and talk, she leaves no stone unturned in her quest for answers: Have our techniques actually evolved into something better? Or are we still just scrambling in the dark?
Act of Will (Isis Cassettes Series)
by Barbara Taylor BradfordFrom the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Remember comes this saga spanning three generations of spirited women who find success on their own terms. Orphaned at a young age and later working as a servant to a wealthy suffragette, Audra Kenton finds the love of a lifetime—only to have it ripped away in an unforeseeable tragedy. Now she lives for only one reason: to give her daughter Christina, a gifted artist, everything she needs to succeed in life. But headstrong, vibrant Christina refuses to follow the path her mother has set out for her. Stubbornly forging her own path, she builds a global fashion empire in the heart of Manhattan. Soon a mother herself, Christina wants nothing so much as for her own daughter, Kyle, to lead the company when she&’s gone. From humble beginnings to the heights of wealth and success, these three women face love, heartbreak, and betrayal—each to emerge triumphant in her own way. &“Pure gold.&” —Cosmopolitan
Acting to Manage Conflict and Bullying Through Evidence-Based Strategies
by Bruce Burton Margret Lepp Morag Morrison John O'TooleThis book offers a complete and detailed account of the evolution of an internationally successful, evidence-based program that has been the result of almost two decades of action research into conflict and bullying. It addresses one of the most serious problems encountered in schools and work places worldwide: that of bullying and inter-personal conflict. The book presents a comprehensive account of the research, development and refinement of the DRACON Project and the Acting Against Bullying and Cooling Conflicts programs. The effective strategies that emerged from the extensive international research and practice use a combination of theories of conflict and bullying management with drama techniques and peer teaching which have been unique in their application. The book analyses their evolution into an effective program that has impacted positively on bullying and conflict in a number of settings. In the UK the program successfully addressed behavioural problems amongst girls in schools through the use of peer teaching in a drama setting. In Sweden the program assists nursing students, nurses and other health professionals to deal with conflict in the workplace. In Australia it has been applied in hundreds of schools to reduce bullying and assist newly arrived refugees to deal with cultural conflict and develop resilience and self- identity in their new country. This volume makes a major and authentic contribution to the international effort to find effective strategies and techniques to deal with interpersonal conflict and bullying across a range of contexts.
Action Guide For Effective Discipline In The Home And School
by Margaret K. CaterFirst published in 1992. This Action Guide is for individual or group study of the book Effective Discipline in the Home and School by Genevieve Painter and Ray Corsini. This book assists parents, teachers, and counselors in training children so that home and school will be happy and efficient, organized but pleasant -- with adults satisfied with their children and children growing up to be respectful, responsible, and resourceful. It provides solutions and emphasizes practicality.
Action!: A Novel
by Robert CortWhat do you do when your oldest friend, Steve McQueen, pulls out his Smith & Wesson and blows your defenseless dining-room chair to smithereens? Or when your hottest client, sex goddess Romy Schneider, demands you leave your wife for her? Those are just a couple of the dilemmas faced by AJ Jastrow, the fictional protagonist of Action!, Robert Cort’s page-turning saga about a legendary Hollywood family. When we first meet AJ in 1948, a few weeks shy of his thirteenth birthday, he ranks as minor Hollywood royalty—Dad is the movie industry’s most prominent attorney, Mom is a retired actress whose uncle is Adolph Zukor, founder of Paramount. But this year will prove to be the end of the movie industry’s Golden Age and the beginning of exile for the Jastrow family.When AJ returns to Tinseltown after a decade’s absence, he realizes that fulfilling his father’s legacy of creating a movie empire will prove a life’s work. Along the way, AJ’s soldiers-in-arms include the Machiavellian producer Ray Stark, who teaches him how to win at Monopoly and studio politics; Wall Street genius Charlie Bluhdorn, who coaxes AJ to fly under the radar on a secret mission; AJ’s wife, Stephanie, who reminds him that a conscience isn’t a luxury; and his daughter and protégée, Jessica, who refuses to leave his side despite irresistible temptation.His enemies are formidable: studio president Paul Herzog, who seeks to destroy the son as he did the father; the wily agent Mike Ovitz, who intuits the weaknesses of any rival; AJ’s mother, Hollywood’s wealthiest woman, who cannot abide disloyalty; and AJ’s son, Ricky, an actor of uncommon ability, who holds a devastating grudge against his dad.By blending and transforming fact into fiction, by introducing real characters to fictional ones, Robert Cort gives the reader an inside account of Hollywood’s path (and drift) from the end of World War II to the present. And utilizing his insider’s knowledge, gained as one of the town’s premier producers, he provides an intimate chronicle of how movies are really made, how producers work, and how the industry has evolved, often at the cost of its collective soul. Provocative and vastly entertaining, Action! is popular fiction at its best, a story that is both enlightening and great fun to read.
Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises And Activities To Maximize Your Child's Brain Development From Birth Through Age 5 1/2
by Margaret Sassé Frances Page Glascoe Georges McKailMovement, play, and active exploration in the first five years of a child’s life are essential to the development of his or her body and brain Now Active Baby, Healthy Brain presents 135 massages, exercises, and activities that engage your child’s love of play while also stimulating his or her brain development in multiple areas, including: Balance Cross-pattern movement Visualization Vestibular (inner ear) stimulation Laterality Fine and gross motor skills Each activity is presented on its own page with step-by-step instructions, appealing illustrations, and illuminating sidebars. The detailed instructions tell you exactly how to do each activity, as well as how to incorporate toys, music, dance, and games. No single activity takes more than two minutes, and all that’s required is ten minutes a day. More than thirty years in the making, Active Baby, Healthy Brain is an indispensable guide for everyone who is raising a child or who interacts with preschoolers.
Active Birth - Revised Edition
by Janet BalaskasAn inspirational and instructive guide to those who want to give birth through their own efforts and to take full control of the birth.
Actividades para Niños: Actividades Gratis o Casi Gratis para niños ¡Que Ellos Amaran!
by James Christiansen Salvador Sandoval Sanchez¿Sus hijos este verano se quejan de que "no hay nada que hacer" o "estoy aburrido" ? ¿Necesitas algunas ideas nuevas para mantenerlos entretenidos hasta que la escuela regrese a la sesión? No busque más - esta guía de actividades gratuitas y baratas para niños le ayudará a patear el blues de aburrimiento! Mis hijos son probablemente como el suyo: les encanta estar fuera de la escuela, pero pronto los sonidos de "estoy aburrido" y "no hay nada que hacer" eco a través de nuestra casa y tanto mi esposa y yo anhelamos algo para mantenerlos entretenidos y evitar que comiencen a quejarse. Con esta motivación, he recolectado grandes actividades gratuitas o casi gratuitas para los niños que mis hijos adoran y el suyo también! En este libro aprenderá: 1. Cómo mantener a los preescolares entretenidos y cómo hacerlo economicamente! 2. Divertirse y casi gratis actividades interiores y al aire libre para niños de 6 a 8 años. 3. Cómo divertirse con niños mayores e independientes con un presupuesto 4. Actividades de interior y al aire libre para niños de todas las edades 5. Actividades divertidas con estilo, incluyendo actividades de aprendizaje de niños para niños de todas las edades ¿Necesitas otra razón para comprar este libro? Aquí hay una gran: dono el 5% de los ingresos de las ventas de mis libros a la lectura es fundamental, el más grande y más respetado fonfo de alfabetización para niños sin fines de lucro en América! Detenga las quejas y cure el aburrimiento de hoy. ¡Consiga este libro y consiga algunas grandes ideas para las actividades de los niños !hoy!
Activities for Responsive Caregiving
by Jean BarbreThe first three years set the stage for a lifetime of learning. This book provides more than eighty activities and experiences to optimize very young children's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, as well as strategies that support responsive caregiving.Jean Barbre, EdD, has thirty years of experience working with children and families as a preschool director, teacher, therapist, college instructor, national and international presenter, and guest presenter on public television.
Activities of Daily Living: A Novel
by Lisa Hsiao ChenFinalist for the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Finalist for the 2023 Gotham Book Prize Longlisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize Longlisted for the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Vogue Best Book of the Year A "beguiling and brilliant" (Viet Thanh Nguyen) debut novel on the interconnection between art, work, care, and the passage of time.How do we take stock of a life—by what means, and by what measure? This is the question that preoccupies Alice, a Taiwanese immigrant in her late thirties. In the off-hours from her day job, Alice struggles to create a project about the enigmatic downtown performance artist Tehching Hsieh and his monumental, yearlong 1980s performance pieces. Meanwhile, she becomes the caretaker for her aging stepfather, a Vietnam vet whose dream of making traditional Chinese furniture dissolved in alcoholism and dementia.As Alice roots deeper into Hsieh’s radical use of time—in one piece, the artist confined himself to a cell for a year; in the next, he punched a time clock every hour, on the hour, for a year—and his mysterious disappearance from the art world, her project starts metabolizing events from her own life. She wanders from subway rides to street protests, loses touch with a friend, and tenderly observes her father’s slow decline.Moving between present-day and 1980s New York City, with detours to Silicon Valley and the Venice Biennale, this vivid debut announces Lisa Hsiao Chen as an audacious new talent. Activities of Daily Living is a lucid, intimate examination of the creative life and the passage of time.
Activities to Engage Your Elder Parents: For Enhancing Your Live-in Parent's Life
by Cynthia MacgregorOnce upon a time, you were raising children, and one of your toughest challenges was to keep them occupied--preferably without resorting to the "electronic babysitter" (the TV) to hold their interest and keep them from pestering you while you tried to balance the checkbook, clean the house, or do the laundry.<P> Now, all these years later, you may be caring for one or both of your elder parents (or another elder relative) in your home, and the situation is remarkably similar: While you try to accomplish something--and these days, that may include running a business from home or telecommuting for your job, as well as household tasks--your parents require attention and direction.<P> Clearly, not all the activities in this book are suited for every elder parent. It's up to you to select the ones that work best for your own mom or dad. Choose among them, and choose wisely. May they enhance your elder parent's life measurably--and make your own life easier, too.
Activités pour enfants : Activités gratuites ou presque que vos enfants vont adorer !
by James ChristiansenVos enfants se plaignent qu'il n'y a rien à faire ou qu'ils s'ennuient ? Vous avez besoin de nouvelles idées pour les divertir jusqu'à la rentrée scolaire ou le temps d'un après-midi ? Ne cherchez plus. Ce guide proposant des activités gratuites ou peu coûteuse vous aidera à combattre l'ennui ! Mes enfants sont probablement comme les vôtres : ils adorent être en vacances scolaires, mais très rapidement les « je m'ennuie » et « il n'y a rien à faire » se font entendre dans la maison et ma femme et moi aspirons à trouver une idée pour les divertir et pour éviter les plaintes. C'est cette motivation qui m'a poussé à recueillir des idées d'activités gratuites ou presque que mes enfants ont adorées et que les vôtres adoreront aussi ! Grâce à ce livre, vous apprendrez à : 1. Divertir des enfants en âge d'aller à l'école maternelle sans que cela ne vous coûte cher ! 2. Divertir des enfants de 6 à 8 ans grâce à des activités en plein air et en intérieur presque gratuites. 3. Vous amuser avec des enfants plus âgés et indépendants, avec peu de moyens. 4. Proposer des activités à des enfants de tout âge, que ce soit en intérieur ou en extérieur. 5. Proposer des activités amusantes pertinentes et éducatives pour des enfants de tout âge. Vous avez besoin d'une autre raison pour acheter ce livre ? En voici une : je fais don de 5 % du prix de vente de mes livres à l'association Reading Is Fundamental, la principale organisation à but non lucratif pour l'alphabétisation des enfants, qui est aussi la plus respectée aux Etats-Unis ! Finies les plaintes ! Fini l'ennui ! Maintenant. Procurez-vous ce livre dès aujourd'hui et obtenez de superbes idées d'activités pour enfants !
Actress: A Novel
by Anne EnrightLonglisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 “A critique, a confession, a love letter—and another brilliant novel from Anne Enright.” —Ron Charles, Washington PostKatherine O’Dell is an Irish theater legend. Every moment of her life is a performance, with her daughter, Norah, standing in the wings. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, however, Katherine’s grip on reality grows fitful. Fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime.As Norah’s role gradually changes to Katherine’s protector, caregiver, and finally legacy-keeper, she revisits her mother’s life of fiercely kept secrets; and Norah confronts in turn the secrets of her own sexual and emotional coming-of-age. With virtuosic storytelling, Actress weaves together two generations of women with difficult sexual histories, touching a raw and timely nerve.
Acts of Allegiance: A Novel
by Peter CunninghamFor readers of The Goldfinch and classic le Carré, a propulsive tale of espionage, betrayal, loyalty, and love, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.Marty Ransom, son of the Captain and heir to a hilltop estate near Waterford in independent Ireland, lives a comfortable, boring life with his tennis-playing, Anglican wife, Sugar, and a job in the Department of External Affairs. Among their closest friends are an Anglo-Irish couple, a banker who was Sugar's childhood flame and his alluring diplomat wife, Alison. But Marty is a man divided. While his father fought with the British Army and found respectability in marriage, Marty's closest childhood friend was his cousin Iggy, the rebel son of a working-class Irish patriot whose gift for tinkering with radio parts has grown into a bomb maker’s skill.When Marty is lured into keeping tabs on the growing IRA activities in support of the Catholic North, he finds himself walking a tightrope of conflicting yearnings and loyalties, balancing between nations, lovers, and parts of his own past, never knowing whom he can trust. But after Bloody Sunday escalates the violence and the British mount a desperate operation to take out a notorious IRA bomber, he must choose, and risk putting everything he loves most-his wife and young son-as well as his own life, at risk.
Acts of Faith
by Erich SegalThey met as children, innocents from two different worlds. And from that moment their lives were fated to be forever entwined.Timothy: abandoned at birth, he finds a home and a dazzling career within the Catholic church. But the vows he takes cannot protect him from one soul-igniting passion.Daniel: the scholarly son of a great rabbi, he is destined to follow in his father's footsteps. And destined to break his father's heart.Deborah: she was raised to be docile and dutiful - the perfect rabbi's wife - but love will lead her to rebellion. And into worlds the patriarch would never dare imagine.Reaching across more than a quarter of a century, from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia to an Israeli kibbutz, this is an unforgettable story of three extraordinary lives . . . and one forbidden love.
Acts of Forgiveness: A Novel
by Maura Cheeks&“A vibrant and moving debut that takes to heart our deferred dreams and the value of remaining hopeful.&”—Diane Marie Brown, author of Black Candle WomenHow much of their lineage is one family willing to unearth in order to participate in the nation&’s first federal reparations program?Every American waits with bated breath to see whether or not the country&’s first female president will pass the Forgiveness Act. The bill would allow Black families to claim up to $175,000 if they can prove they are the descendants of slaves, and for ambitious single mother Willie Revel the bill could be a long-awaited form of redemption. A decade ago, Willie gave up her burgeoning journalism career to help run her father&’s struggling construction company in Philadelphia and she has reluctantly put family first, without being able to forget who she might have become. Now she&’s back living with her parents and her young daughter while trying to keep her family from going into bankruptcy. Could the Forgiveness Act uncover her forgotten roots while also helping save their beloved home and her father&’s life&’s work? In order to qualify, she must first prove that the Revels are descended from slaves, but the rest of the family isn&’t as eager to dig up the past. Her mother is adopted, her father doesn&’t trust the government and believes working with a morally corrupt employer is the better way to save their business, and her daughter is just trying to make it through the fifth grade at her elite private school without attracting unwanted attention. It&’s up to Willie to verify their ancestry and save her family—but as she delves into their history, Willie begins to learn just how complicated family and forgiveness can be. With powerful insight and moving prose, Acts of Forgiveness asks how history shapes who we become and considers the weight of success when it is achieved despite incredible odds—and ultimately what leaving behind a legacy truly means.
Acts of Infidelity: A Novel
by Lena AnderssonLike diving into the mind of a brilliant, infuriating friend, this novel dissects the experience of "the other woman" with tremendous wit and insight.When Ester Nilsson meets the actor Olof Sten, she falls madly in love. Olof makes no secret of being married, but he and Ester nevertheless start to meet regularly and begin a strange dance of courtship. Olof insists he doesn't plan to leave his wife, but he doesn't object to this new situation either...it's far too much fun.Ester, on the other hand, is convinced that things might change. But as their relationship continues over repeated summers apart, and winters full of heated meetings in bars, she is forced to realize the truth: Ester Nilsson has become a mistress.Ester's and Olof's entanglements and arguments are the stuff of relationship nightmares. Cutting, often cruel, and written with piercing humor, Acts of Infidelity is clever, painful, maddening, but most of all perfectly, precisely true.
Acts of Violet: A Novel
by Margarita MontimoreFrom Margarita Montimore, the author of GMA Book Club pick and national bestseller Oona Out of Order, Acts of Violet is a dazzling and twisty new novel about a famous magician who disappears, leaving her sister to figure out what really happened.Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. Though she hasn’t been seen since, her hold on the public hasn’t wavered. While Violet sought out the spotlight, her sister Sasha, ever the responsible one, took over their mother’s salon and built a quiet life for her daughter, Quinn. But Sasha can never seem to escape her sister’s orbit or her memories of their unresolved, tumultuous relationship. Then there’s Cameron Frank, determined to finally get his big break hosting a podcast devoted to all things Violet—though keeping his job hinges on an exclusive interview with Sasha, the last person who wants to talk to him. As the ten-year anniversary approaches, the podcast picks up steam, and Cameron’s pursuit of Sasha becomes increasingly intrusive. He isn’t the only one wondering what secrets she might be keeping: Quinn, loyal to the aunt she always idolized, is doing her own investigating. Meanwhile, Sasha begins to experience an unsettling series of sleepwalking episodes and coincidences, which all lead back to Violet. Pushed to her emotional limits, Sasha must finally confront the most painful truths about her sister, and herself, even at the risk of losing everything.Alternating between Sasha’s narration and Cameron’s podcast transcripts, interspersed with documents that offer a tantalizing peek at Violet herself, Acts of Violet is an utterly original, propulsive story of fame, deception, and forgiveness that will make you believe in magic.
Acupoint and Trigger Point Therapy for Babies and Children: A Parent's Healing Touch
by Donna FinandoTechniques that allow parents to be active agents in providing relief and healing when illness occurs in their children • Reveals the importance of touch in both childhood development and healing • Details acupoint and trigger point therapy techniques for most common childhood ailments, including asthma • Identifies when to seek professional help vs. situations that can be handled at home Touch is critical to the development of babies and children. It establishes both their sense of self and their connectedness to the rest of the world. Donna Finando shows that touch is also key to restoring health when illness occurs. As a mother and grandmother, she has experienced the frustration and helplessness of watching a sick child suffer. As an acupuncturist and massage practitioner, she has found there are many simple ways parents can provide relief and even healing for many common ailments that afflict children by using touch therapy.Trigger point therapy releases restricted muscles while acupressure allows energy to flow freely, activating the body’s remarkable healing abilities. Colds, sore throats, ear infections, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, and even asthma are some of the common conditions that can be relieved by touch therapy. Finando presents an in-depth explanation of each condition, providing information on causative factors, dietary and behavior recommendations, point techniques that can offer relief, and when to seek medical help. The gentle techniques that form this healing practice also extend to other parent-child interactions, offering a comprehensive model for the care and nurturing of children.
Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy
by Davor Jurkovic Roy FarquharsonAcute gynaecological problems are among the most common reasons for women of reproductive age to seek medical help. Emergency outpatient visits now outnumber elective clinical appointments in gynaecology. With a growing number of patients, increasingly complex diagnostic algorithms and a wide range of management options, the participation and training of senior doctors in this field is vital to ensure women receive the best possible treatment. This book provides a thorough overview of acute gynaecology and early pregnancy and has been designed to reflect the syllabus of the RCOG's Advanced Training Skills Module (ATSM) in 'Early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology'. It covers the diagnosis and management of routine clinical problems, such as miscarriage and tubal pregnancy, as well as less frequently seen presentations, such as uncommon forms of ectopic pregnancy and trophoblastic disease. The use of drugs in early pregnancy and management organisational aspects of care are also addressed.