A Crime In The Neigborhood
It was the summer of 1972 when Spring Hill, a Washington, D.C., suburb, got its first taste of an increasingly violent, insecure modern world. The qui...
A Stepmom's Prayer for Overcoming Resentment
(The following is condensed and excerpted from the upcoming project, "A Stepmom's Book of Prayer."
Stepmothering is the ultimate learning experie...
Beat Him At His Own Divorce!
The author of Beat Him At His Own Divorce! is a man, Ted Knight. It is the result of his work with several women whose husbands walked out on them af...
Book Review of Real World Guide to Happiness
Description: Advice from a dear friend
How many people can you go to with your troubles, and they always seem to have the right answers?
These...
Books for Introverted Children to Read to Understand Themselves Better
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Comments: Your introverted girl will identify with Anne's vivid imagination and insightful nature. Grade...
From Father's Property to Children's Rights: The History of Child Custody
The author examines "child custody through five historical periods:
Colonial English common-law tradition giving fathers rights over children;
...
Getting What You Want (And Being Liked for It)
Getting What You Want (And Being Liked For It). The
sections excerpted cover the power of "Direct Anger" and "Positive
Acknowl...
Journal article analysis - The Instrumental Side of Corporal Punishment:
The Instrumental Side of Corporal Punishment: Parents' Reported Practices and Outcome Expectancies
Summary The subject of corporal punishment am...
Mom's House, Dad's House
A Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Remarried
Can children flourish in any custody situation?
If their par...
Poverty Reviewed
In the book, Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America, the author Barbara Ehrenreich, attempts to go under cover as a minimum wage worker. Her...
Typology of Violent Men
Reading “A Typology of Men Who Are Violent Toward Their Female Partners: Making Sense of the Heterogeneity in Husband Violence” was quite an enlighten...