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Managing Conversations with Hostile Adults: Strategies for Teachers
by Dennis R. Pollack Georgia J. KosmoskiTeachers: Now you can identify and apply the proven strategies to deal successfully with hostile adults in schools.Skill in communicating is essential for teachers--and now the wisdom of your colleagues can help you to deal with one of your most difficult challenges: hostile adults.In this hard-hitting and supremely practical book, the authors draw from the actual experience of more than 250 practicing teachers to bring you the advice and insight you need. They begin with data from a two-year study that includes surveys and in-depth interviews with practicing teachers and certified school support professionals from urban, suburban, and rural schools at all socio-economic levels. The final product is a comprehensive and highly applicable resource filled with true-to-life vignettes and practical, real-world analysis, including:* Defusing the angry screamer* Serving as mediator* Handling parents with blinders* Curbing school gossip* Dealing with public humiliation* Neutralizing the influence of drugs or alcohol* Maintaining confidentialityThis book is a valuable and insightful resource that can take you from reactive to proactive. A not-to-be-missed tool for savvy teachers at all levels.
Managing Family Meltdown
by Andrea Page Linda WoodcockChallenging behaviour, violent outbursts and meltdowns can put a strain on the entire family of a child on the autism spectrum. This book offers practical, long-term and effective strategies to help resolve common challenging behaviours using a low arousal approach - a non-aversive approach based on avoiding confrontation and reducing stress and anxiety. Managing Family Meltdown provides explanations for challenging behaviours, and offers a wealth of guidance on how families can manage different types of challenging behaviour, such as physical aggression and self-injury. The authors explore the difference between managing and changing behaviour; how our own behaviour can influence the situation; and show how by reducing stress and anxiety children are better able to process information becoming less likely to react in challenging ways. The pros and cons of medication and ways to look after your own health are also discussed. This hands-on, practical book is appropriate for children who are non-verbal, as well as those with higher functioning autism and will be indispensable for families, carers and anyone involved with children on the autism spectrum.
Managing Meltdowns and Tantrums on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent and Caregiver's Guide
by Jenna Ward-Hawkes Melissa RodiThis book is ideal for parents and carers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 2 - 9 (and potentially older depending on developmental level), who are looking for guidance and proactive behavioural strategies in managing tantrums and meltdowns. It offers an empathetic approach and provides explanations of what goes on in the brain and body of someone experiencing a meltdown, describing sensory reactions and brain processes. The authors help the reader to distinguish between tantrums and meltdowns, and how to react to these different emotional states. Summarising key strategies, the book then provides short- and long-term strategies to implement, offering practical response plans and a toolbox of techniques that empower parents to further support their child.
Managing Mother-in-law: You And Your Mother-in-law - For Better, Or For Worse?
by Katy RinkDoes your mother-in-law drive you crazy? Who is to blame? It can be difficult to tell when you are stuck on the inside. Managing MIL offers new perspective on this infamously tricky relationship. Katy Rink's irreverent, humorous and essentially warm-hearted reflections are based upon her own experience and secret 'DIL Clubs' held for daughters-in-law. Written as a series of short sketches, with accompanying cartoons, it is a perfect gift for anyone getting hitched, or struggling with a difficult MIL, or perhaps for a MIL seeking insight into her daughter-in-law's behaviour. There are hilarious anecdotes and one-liners, amusing and recognisable caricatures, strange habits, odd gifts and top tips for Managing MIL, along with interviews with relationship experts, to help you get back on track. There is even a delicious new cocktail The Mother-in-Law, complete with bitters and sours.
Managing Mother-in-law: You And Your Mother-in-law - For Better, Or For Worse?
by Katy RinkDoes your mother-in-law drive you crazy? Who is to blame? It can be difficult to tell when you are stuck on the inside. Managing MIL offers new perspective on this infamously tricky relationship. Katy Rink's irreverent, humorous and essentially warm-hearted reflections are based upon her own experience and secret 'DIL Clubs' held for daughters-in-law. Written as a series of short sketches, with accompanying cartoons, it is a perfect gift for anyone getting hitched, or struggling with a difficult MIL, or perhaps for a MIL seeking insight into her daughter-in-law's behaviour. There are hilarious anecdotes and one-liners, amusing and recognisable caricatures, strange habits, odd gifts and top tips for Managing MIL, along with interviews with relationship experts, to help you get back on track. There is even a delicious new cocktail The Mother-in-Law, complete with bitters and sours.
Managing Motherhood, Managing Risk: Fertility and Danger in West Central Tanzania
by Denise Roth AllenAn investigation of the consequences resulting from fertility-related development interventions in Tanzania
Managing Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy
by Lois Jovanovic Diane M. Reader Florence Brown Donald Coustan John L. KitzmillerManaging Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy is the American Diabetes Association's comprehensive guideline for this complex subject. It is an in-depth exploration of problems linked to pregnancy in diabetic women, as well as the heightened importance of blood glucose management during pregnancy. With contributions from some of the top professionals in the fields of diabetes and obstetric research, this guide is comprised of four sections that focus on managing diabetes before, during, and after pregnancy, as well as any potential complications. Loaded with the latest information regarding diabetes and pregnancy, Managing Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy serves as the essential guideline for the interested researcher, physician, or clinician.
Managing Social Anxiety in Children and Young People: Practical Activities for Reducing Stress and Building Self-esteem
by Sue JenningsManaging Social Anxiety in Children and Young People introduces a new approach for working with anxious children and young people to help them develop social skills and reduce stress. Structured around the principles of ‘nurturing and nesting’, the book focuses on a practical approach which strays away from dependency on medicine, but relies on the stimulation of thoughts and feelings during the process of change. It shows readers how shifting perceptions of oneself and others can change a person’s attitude.The chapters feature tangible resources and exercises for developing the core processes of breathing, rhythm, sound, and physical movement in a way that can lead to a reduction of the anxiety and a new awareness of the self. The techniques are clearly laid out in developmental sequences, accompanied by illustrated worksheets and story sheets. This book will be of interest to teachers, teaching assistants, care workers, clinicians, therapists, parents, and all professionals involved in the support and development of children and young people.
Managing Stress in Families: Cognitive and Behavioural Strategies for Enhancing Coping Skills (Routledge Library Editions: Family)
by Ian R. Falloon Marc Laporta Grainne Fadden Victor Graham-HoleOriginally published in 1993, Managing Stress in Families deals with the use of well-researched psychosocial strategies in working with families under stress. This includes households where one or more members experience major mental or physical health problems, learning disabilities, as well as marital and family stresses. It takes a structured problem-solving approach that builds on the efforts of all members living together to manage their stresses in the best way they know. Designed as a practical workbook to assist in the training of therapists from all clinical disciplines, the book describes in detail the strategies that are effective in working with families, and the therapist skills required in order to employ these interventions. The authors, who have all worked with families in community settings, describe in a clear step-by-step manner how to employ a variety of techniques including communication skills training and training in the use of problem-solving skills. They use case studies to illustrate their practice and to cover problem areas such as dealing with crises and the difficulties that arise in therapy. Managing Stress in Families is an invaluable practical handbook which gives a clear idea of what to do in therapy sessions. It will be of immense help to all mental health and social service practitioners, particularly those working in community settings.
Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity: A Sequential Guide for Therapists and Couples
by Butch LoseyThis book tackles the challenges that arise from infidelity by helping couples heal through the initial experiences of discovery, providing tools to help partners disclose the details of the affair, manage triggering experiences and obtain forgiveness and reconciliation. Managing in the Aftermath of Infidelity is organized to speak directly to the betraying partner, the betrayed partner, and the therapist independently, offering valuable insights on how each role can assist in making recovery successful. Early chapters direct couples on how to limit potential damage from the fall out of discovery, and subsequent chapters help the couple repair and rebuild a new post-affair relationship. The strategies within this book can be used by the couple alone or as a companion to working with a therapist. Taking the reader sequentially through the essential steps of affair recovery, this text is an essential guide for marriage counselors and their patients.
Managing the Motherload: A Guide to Creating More Ease, Space, and Grace in Motherhood
by Rebekah BoruckiA candid, humorous, and heartfelt guide to self-care in motherhood from a meditation expert and mother-of-five.Managing the Motherload is a practical system for sanity from a happy, ultra-productive, and sometimes tired mother of five. This five-part system will help readers create a life that they love while allowing all the items on their to-do list to flourish in their own time.In the book, meditation guide and popular YouTuber Rebekah "Bex" Borucki features her favorite healing and stress-reducing modalities, including her signature 4-minute meditations.Deeply personal, heartfelt stories of her struggles and tender moments raising five children are highlighted throughout the book. As a birth doula and meditation guide, Bex offers a wealth of personal and professional experience in managing the demands of motherhood and the need for self-care and stress management."I want every woman who reads this book to come away with a feeling of confidence in finding her own way as a mother and a human being. Upon finishing the pages, the reader will have the know-how to create a path to happiness, freedom, and success that can be achieved not in spite of her tremendous responsibility as a mother but in total alignment with it." -- from the author
Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz RyanThis timeless tale of struggle, hope, and the search for tomorrow has much to offer today about compassion and our shared humanity. Perfect for fans of Amal Unbound, The Bridge Home, and Beyond the Bright Sea."Uniquely magical...Timely and timeless." -- New York TimesMaximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow.If Max could see tomorrow, he would know if he'd make Santa Maria's celebrated fútbol team and whether he'd ever meet his mother, who disappeared when he was a baby. He longs to know more about her, but Papá won't talk. So when Max uncovers a buried family secret--involving an underground network of guardians who lead people fleeing a neighboring country to safety--he decides to seek answers on his own.With a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides, he sets out on a perilous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds.
Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz RyanThis timeless tale of struggle, hope, and the search for tomorrow has much to offer today about compassion and our shared humanity. Perfect for fans of Amal Unbound, The Bridge Home, and Beyond the Bright Sea."Uniquely magical...Timely and timeless." -- New York TimesMaximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow.If Max could see tomorrow, he would know if he'd make Santa Maria's celebrated fútbol team and whether he'd ever meet his mother, who disappeared when he was a baby. He longs to know more about her, but Papá won't talk. So when Max uncovers a buried family secret--involving an underground network of guardians who lead people fleeing a neighboring country to safety--he decides to seek answers on his own.With a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides, he sets out on a perilous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds.
Manatee Blues: Brenna (Vet Volunteers #4)
by Laurie Halse AndersonEach of these exciting stories, told in the voice of one of the 11-year-old volunteers at the Wild at Heart Animal Clinic, offers a first-hand account of animal emergencies and rescues. This series is sure to win the hearts of readers who are wild about animals!<P><P> Dr. Mac takes Brenna, Maggie, and Zoe to Florida to visit a manatee rescue center. Shortly after they arrive, Brenna goes on a rescue mission and helps nurse an injured manatee back to health. She also learns the center is in desperate need of money. She'll do anything to keep it from closing -- and to save the manatees.
Manatee Summer
by Evan GriffithIn this poignant middle grade contemporary debut that New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate calls “by turns heartbreaking and heart-healing,” Evan Griffith beautifully captures all the tenderness and uncertainty that come with caring for family, friends, and the natural world.Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they’ve found something special—and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect!As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him.
Manazuru: A Novel
by Hiromi KawakamiBoth startlingly restless and immaculately compact, Manazuru paints the portrait of a woman on the brink of her own memories and future. Twelve years have passed since Keis husband, Rei, disappeared and she was left alone with her three-year-old daughter. Her new relationship with a married manthe antithesis of Reihas brought her life to a numbing stasis, and her relationships with her mother and daughter have spilled into routine, day after day. Kei begins making repeated trips to the seaside town of Manazuru, a place that jogs her memory to a moment in time she can never quite locate. Her time there by the water encompasses years of unsteady footing and a developing urgency to find something. Through a poetic style embracing the surreal and grotesque, a quiet tenderness emerges from these dark moments. Manazuru is a meditation on memorya profound, precisely delineated exploration of the relationships between lovers and family members.
Mandatory Evacuation
by Makuck PeterThrough lyrical narrative, the poems in Mandatory Evacuation find radiance in everyday people and subjects by the simple act of noticing-of seeking that which matters most. Like returning home with new eyes after a devastating storm, these poems startle us to awareness, focusing on the passage of time, the beauty of small, fleeting moments, and the importance of paying attention.
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047
by Lionel ShriverWith dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. It is not science fiction.In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the "almighty dollar" plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency, the "bancor." In retaliation, the president declares that America will default on its loans. "Deadbeat Nation" being unable to borrow, the government prints money to cover its bills. What little remains to savers is rapidly eaten away by runaway inflation.The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their ninety-seven-year-old patriarch dies. Once the inheritance turns to ash, each family member must contend with disappointment, but also--as the U.S. economy spirals into dysfunction--the challenge of sheer survival.Recently affluent, Avery is petulant that she can't buy olive oil, while her sister, Florence, absorbs strays into her cramped household. An expat author, their aunt, Nollie, returns from abroad at seventy-three to a country that's unrecognizable. Her brother, Carter, fumes at caring for their demented stepmother, now that an assisted living facility isn't affordable. Only Florence's oddball teenage son, Willing, an economics autodidact, will save this formerly august American family from the streets.The Mandibles is about money. Thus it is necessarily about bitterness, rivalry, and selfishness--but also about surreal generosity, sacrifice, and transformative adaptation to changing circumstances.
The Mandrill
by Alan F. DixsonLiving in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment of the mandrill's reproductive and behavioural biology. Dixson explores in detail the role that sexual selection has played in shaping the mandrill's evolution, covering mechanisms of mate choice, intra-sexual competition, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Bringing to life, through detailed descriptions and rich illustrations, the mandrill's communicatory biology and the functions of its brightly coloured adornments, this book sheds new light on the evolutionary biology of this fascinating primate.
Mandy (The Julie Andrews Collection)
by Johanna Westerman Julie EdwardsThe magic of finding a home Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escaping over the orphanage wall to explore the outside world, Mandy discovers a tiny deserted cottage in the woods. All through the spring, summer, and fall, Mandy works to make it truly hers. Sometimes she "borrows" things she needs from the orphanage. Sometimes, to guard her secret, she even lies. Then, one stormy night at the cottage, Mandy gets sick, and no one knows how to find her a special friend she didn't know she had.
Manejo de la ira para niños [con ejercicios]: Más de 19 actividades que mejoran el cerebro para reducir las crisis
by Laura CandiceEste libro inteligente tiene un objetivo claro, que es enseñar la mentalidad y los hábitos correctos que sus clientes deben adoptar en pasos muy simples para construir y mantener una familia iluminada y tener hijos felices sin pérdida de tiempo ni dolores de cabeza.
Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina Angela DominguezMia’s abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can’t read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English (“Dough. Masa”), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories. Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfectoidea for how to help them all communicate a little better. An endearing tale from an award-winning duo that speaks loud and clear about learning new things and the love that bonds family members.
The Mango Bride
by Marivi SolivenTwo women, two cultures, and the fight to find a new life in America, despite the secrets of the past… Banished by her wealthy Filipino family in Manila, Amparo Guerrero travels to Oakland, California, to forge a new life. Although her mother labels her life in exile a diminished one, Amparo believes her struggles are a small price to pay for freedom. Like Amparo, Beverly Obejas—an impoverished Filipina waitress—forsakes Manila and comes to Oakland as a mail-order bride in search of a better life. Yet even in the land of plenty, Beverly fails to find the happiness and prosperity she envisioned. As Amparo works to build the immigrant’s dream, she becomes entangled in the chaos of Beverly’s immigrant nightmare. Their unexpected collision forces them both to make terrible choices and confront a life-changing secret, but through it all they hold fast to family, in all its enduring and surprising transformations. .
The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
by Annabelle TometichEater's Best Food Books to Read This Spring This &“witty, humorous, and heartfelt&“ (Cinelle Barnes) memoir navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle Tometich&’s life, from growing up in Florida as the child of a Filipino mother and a deceased white father to her adult life as a med-school-reject-turned-food-critic. When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn&’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn&’t prepared to hear her mother&’s voice on the other end of the line. However, explaining the situation to her younger siblings afterwards was easy; all she had to say was, &“Mom shot at some guy. He was messing with her mangoes.&” They immediately understood. Answering the questions of the breaking-news reporter—at the same newspaper where Annabelle worked as a restaurant critic––proved more difficult. Annabelle decided to go with a variation of the truth: it was complicated. So begins The Mango Tree, a poignant and deceptively entertaining memoir of growing up as a mixed-race Filipina &“nobody&” in suburban Florida as Annabelle traces the roots of her upbringing—all the while reckoning with her erratic father&’s untimely death in a Fort Myers motel, her fiery mother&’s bitter yearning for the country she left behind, and her own journey in the pursuit of belonging. With clear-eyed compassion and piercing honesty, The Mango Tree is a family saga that navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle&’s life, from her childhood days in an overflowing house flooded by balikbayan boxes, vegetation, and juicy mangoes, to her winding path from medical school hopeful to restaurant critic. It is a love letter to her fellow Filipino Americans, her lost younger self, and the beloved fruit tree at the heart of her family. But above all, it is an ode to Annabelle&’s hot-blooded, whip-smart mother Josefina, a woman who made a life and a home of her own, and without whom Annabelle would not have herself.
A Manhattan Heiress in Paris
by Amanda McCabeStep into the roaring 1920s Parisian music sceneLeaving Manhattan…For a secret Parisian affair… New York darling Elizabeth Van Hoeven has everything…except freedom. But now Eliza&’s traveling to study piano at the Paris Conservatoire and falling for jazz prodigy Jack Coleman in the process! A love like theirs is forbidden back home, and as they make beautiful music together under the Parisian lights, Eliza and Jack face a difficult choice: the life they&’ve always known, or the possibility of a life they never could have imagined… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.