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Child Abuse : Nickels - A Tale of Dissociation By : Irene Watson Child Abuse : The dissociative states enable the child’s survival and, ultimately, the adult’s healing. The story is both heartbreaking and triumphant. Cinderella’s Magical Wheelchair: An Empowering Fairy Tale By : Irene Watson This fairy tale demonstrates people with disabilities can overcome abuse Children with disabilities finally have a Cinderella story they can identify with In this version, Cinderella uses her own abilities to build a new future for herself The connection Cinderella and the Prince share illustrates love surges past mutual attraction ParentWise: The Emotional Challenges of Family Life and How To Deal With Them By : Irene Watson ParentWise is an intimate conversation about the emotional turmoil of parenting. Parents learn why their own life histories are important and about the significance of unconditional love. Fighting CPS: Guilty Until Proven Innocent of Child Protective Services Charges By : Irene Watson Proving Innocence chronicles thirteen months of agony and frustration suffered by the innocent Bonilla and Frontiera families as a result of Children's Protective Services removal of young James Bonilla from his parents. A Practical Guide for Raising a Self-Directed and Caring Child: An Alternative to the Tiger Mother P By : Irene Watson Lichtman also gives special attention to the topics of achievement, parenting during the adolescent years, and how family structure impacts children. In addition, Lichtman discusses how to avoid common parenting mistakes, issues to consider before deciding to become a parent, and how to give children the best possible start in life. A Farm Country Picnic By : Irene Watson After an early morning rainstorm gives the Carlson family a break from making hay, they plan to go fishing and picnicking at nearby Web Lake. But when they learn that their entire herd of cows has escaped into the neighbor's cornfield, they give up their trip and rush back to their farm duties. After the family works together to round up the cattle and mend the fence, the Carlson kids are rewarded with a genuine Farm Country Picnic. Nine Insights For A Happy And Successful Life By : Irene Watson The greatest achievements in human history have been attained by those individuals who strive to elevate themselves above the everyday ebb and flow of life. This yearning to achieve is central to our search for happiness. We want to laugh, to sing, and to feel good at the end of the day as much as we might wish to do anything else. Raising Up a Little Girl By : Irene Watson Bringing up girls to have a heart of beauty and a character that shines is a great joy for every mother, grandmother, and mentor. Award-winning artist Sandra Kuck’s beautiful paintings of girls caring for baby dolls and serving tea with flair play alongside a treasury of wisdom about how to model honesty, gratitude, faith, hospitality, and more for tomorrow’s young women, moms, and leaders. Review: Wedlocked: A Novel By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews Bonnie Trachtenberg's Wedlocked: A Novel Multiply and Divide with Sticks and Steps®: Teach this Easy Method in Just 5 Minutes By : Irene Watson Math concepts can seem very abstract, but in just a short time, literally in just 5 minutes, students can learn how to multiply. This book concretely shows what multiplication is, instead of just having students memorize the times tables. It gives step-by-step instructions as well as sample problems showing how the process works. Review: Dr. Walter E. Jacobson's Forgive To Win: End Self-Sabotage. Get Everything You Want By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews Dr. Walter E. Jacobson's Forgive To Win: End Self-Sabotage. Get Everything You Want A Dad’s Point-of-View: We ARE Half the Equation By : Irene Watson In this fun, witty, and inspiring book by Bruce Sallan, national columnist of A Dad's Point-of-View and renowned radio show host, you'll get the man's perspective on issues such as: • Being the best parent, man, and husband you can be • Dealing with a second marriage, blending family traditions, and raising strong families • Surviving the teenage years • Being a single and SAHD (Stay-at-home-dad) Will the Courageous: A Story About Sexual Abuse By : Irene Watson Will is a typical six-year-old boy: he loves to tell "knock-knock jokes", collect bugs, and play with other kids. On most school days, Will goes to Nana Winnie's until his mom returns from work. Will enjoys having his Nana as a babysitter. Recently, Nana's cousin Perry has come to visit and suddenly Will no longer wants to go there. He starts having nightmares, acting out in school and wetting his bed. Will's parents are worried. What is wrong with Will? Review Smart Parenting for Smart Kids By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews Smart Parenting for Smart Kids Miracles are Made: Real-Life Guide to Autism By : Irene Watson Lynette Louise began life's journey first as an individual, then as a mother, and eventually as a grandmother reaching into the heart of Autism and helping first herself and then her children to become independent. Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman Reviews Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong. Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting By : Irene Watson Award winning book "Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting" is a narrative of mother-and-son nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. In a style that blends the voices of Janisse Ray and Annie Dillard, a mother and son explore parallels in the world of people and nature. REPAIR for Toddlers: A Children’s Program for Recovery from Incest and Childhood Sexual Abuse By : Irene Watson R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and Rhythm Book reveals a Six-Stage Program with your 2- to 6-year-old child to cross the "Bridge of Recovery" and make available a whole new world of hope. Review: Cure Your Democracy: The Infection, Spread and Treatment of Contagious Opinions By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews John Cooker's Cure Your Democracy: The Infection, Spread and Treatment of Contagious Opinions Meet Paul Roberts Author of Permanent Enemy By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of bookpleasures.com interviews Paul Roberts author of Permanent Enemy. Review: The Breakout Novelist: Craft and Strategies of Career Fiction Writers By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews The Breakout Novelist: Craft and Strategies of Career Fiction Writers Review: The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews Diana B. Henriques's The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust Review: Daryl Chestney's Dominion By : Bookpleasures Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com reviews Daryl Chestney's debut novel, Dominion Let Freedom Ring By : Larry Matthews I have just finished the book A Lincoln. I was so impressed with Abraham Lincoln that by the time I finished the book I loved the man and when I came to his assassination I cried. Reading that book prompted me to write this article. The Columnist in the Mousetrap By : Sam Vaknin Christie's weapons of choice are simple - the surreptitious poison, a stealthy dagger, the cocked revolver, a hideous drowning. Some acquaintance with the sciences of Chemistry and Physics is indispensable, of course. Archeology comes third. But Christie's main concerns are human nature and morality. The riddles that she so fiendishly posits cannot be solved without taking both into account. Aliens ‘R Us: The Ten Errors of Science Fiction By : Sam Vaknin Alien beings may not be alive in any sense of this ambiguous and loaded word. They may not eat, drink, excrete, reproduce, grow, die, process information, or move. Even here, on Earth, we have examples of such entities (viruses, for instance). Why assume that extrasolar creatures must be endowed with a biology of some kind? Goodnight Moon Book Review By : Josh Hanagarne There may not be any such thing as a time machine, but rediscovered children's books come pretty close for me. Electronic Books Vs. Traditional Books By : DR LEONARD ROSMARIN I have spent my life surrounded by books. They are infinitely more for me than just instruments of knowledge or sources of information. They are friends who have enriched my life more than I could ever measure quantitatively. I can’t imagine living without them. Being Published By : Charles_Weinblatt Being published is not simple or easy. But, if you have writing talent and your book is marketable, you can be published and have significant sales. This article discusses some of the pros and cons of self-publishing,traditional publishing and whether you need an agent to be published. Learn the art of proposal writing, how to contact publishers,how to develop an author platform and when to accept an offer.Discover where authors most effectively promote their books. How To Get Kids To Read By : Josh Hanagarne I meet kids every day at work who say, "Reading's boring." Or stupid. Or dumb. Or...you get the picture. What I usually say to these kids is, "No, you're just reading boring books." And then hopefully we find something that they can enjoy. I've got a two year old son who already loves to read. I can already guarantee that he's going to be a book-lover. Can you guess how I know? White Oleander by Janet Fitch - Must Read For Mothers and Daughters By : Yelena Lipovetskaya White Oleander, which is not a parenting book at all, but just great fiction, affected me so deeply and had a tremendous effect on my life. It helped me see the world through my daughter's eyes, experience her feelings, and understand the painful need kids have for their parents attention, approval, and most of all - their mother's love. World Building Aside: Good Book Alert! By : R. Gary Raham Expert in Science Fiction Kim Stanley Robinson's new book, Galileo's Dream--a fascinating blend of "historical" and "first contact" science fiction--uses the latest information about the evolution of life and multi-dimensional universes to explore first contact on the Galilean moons of Jupiter and the implications for the future of mankind.