A Cup Of Comfort For Parents Of Children With Special Needs

Author : Colleen Sell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440519935
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Special Needs written by Colleen Sell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diagnosis of a childÆs special need can be extremely difficult for parents. However, every day, these children accomplish small victories and make great strides that improve their own livesùand brighten their parentsÆ days. This collection brings to life fifty stories of parents who have struggled with a childÆs diagnosis only to embrace the differences that make their children that much more specialùand even more loved. Following the success of A Cup of Comfort« for Parents of Children with Autism, this sensitive and joyful collection offers a poignant message of support, hope, and empathy. This touching volume is sure to find a welcome home wherever people are dealing with a challenging diagnosis.

Author : Colleen Sell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1605503770
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism written by Colleen Sell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism is a collection of inspiring true stories that relates the strength, love, and devotion families like yours draw on daily. These heartwarming tales will connect you to other devoted and courageous parents, while giving light to your blessing-your child. You will share the power of a family's love with parents such as: Karen, who fears that her son with autism will be labeled "the Weird Kid," but instead watches as his peers accept him on the field and in the classroom Kathryn, a divorcee who must explain to her teen with autism the abstract concept of love when his father decides to remarry It's tough being a parent. But A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism lets you know that you are not facing this challenge alone.

Author : Colleen Sell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440505918
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cup of Comfort for Mothers written by Colleen Sell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your mom your best friend? Or your biggest fan? Your loyal confidante? No matter what she means to you, Mom is always the one you turn to when you need a shoulder to cry on, sound advice, and unconditional love. And there's no better way to pay tribute to the most exceptional woman in your life than with this touching and poignant collection. Inside, you'll meet fifty mothers, daughters, and sons who celebrate the mother-child bond by sharing heartfelt and personal stories--from tales of new mothers to adult children who are longtime parents themselves before they truly realize the abiding strength of a mother's love. Featuring narratives by and for mothers, this newest volume in the Cup of Comfort series is the perfect gift to remind her that every day is Mother's Day.

Author : Colleen Sell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440514216
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families written by Colleen Sell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes a loving and caring couple to bring an adopted child into their home. And every year, thousands of couples make room in their homes—and their hearts—for these special children. This story collection celebrates the individuals and families who experience these feelings firsthand. From first-time parents, anxiously awaiting the phone call that their little one has arrived to a single woman who crosses the Atlantic to find her heart’s child, this inspiring collection will touch every person who picks it up. The newest volume from the beloved and bestselling Cup of Comfort® series is sure to resonate with the thousands of happy couples who adopt children every year—and those looking to become mothers and fathers.

Author : Suzanne Kamata
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807000304
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love You to Pieces written by Suzanne Kamata and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of literary writing on raising a child with special needs, Love You to Pieces features families coping with autism, deafness, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome and more. Here, poets, memoirists, and fiction writers paint beautiful, wrenchingly honest portraits of caring for their children, laying bare the moments of rage, disappointment, and guilt that can color their relationships. Parent-child communication can be a challenge at the best of times, but in this collection we witness the struggles and triumphs of those who speak their own language-or don't speak at all-and those who love them deeply.

Author : Jolene Philo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781572934672
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Different Dream Parenting written by Jolene Philo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Parents of children with special needs face unique challenges. This helpful book gives the kind of practical help, information about resources, and spiritual encouragement you need.

Author : Cindy Dowling
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780834826106
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Different Kind of Perfect written by Cindy Dowling and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2006-09-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every parent dreams of having a happy, healthy child. What happens when these dreams are shattered by a physical or cognitive disability? A Different Kind of Perfect offers comfort, consolation, and wisdom from parents who have been there—and are finding their way through. The writings collected here are grouped into chapters reflecting the progressive stages of many parents' emotional journeys, starting with grief, denial, and anger and moving towards acceptance, empowerment, laughter, and even joy. Each chapter opens with an introduction by Neil Nicoll, a child and family psychologist who specializes in development disorders.

Author : Ann Palmer
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1849058776
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Friend's and Relative's Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism written by Ann Palmer and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for the family of autistic children discusses the feelings that family members are likely to experience after a child is diagnosed as well as changes that will take place in a household, and covers the condition's characteristics.

Author : Jack Canfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1611591368
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will be amused, comforted, and encouraged by stories about “nutty” families just like their own, and realize we all have the same family matters and what really matters is families. A quirky and fun holiday book and a great bridal shower or wedding gift! Nearly everyone thinks their own family is “nutty" or at least has one or two nuts. With 101 stories of wacky yet lovable relatives, funny foibles, and holiday meltdowns, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters is often hilarious and occasionally poignant.

Author : Jack Canfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1611591627
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will find hope, help, and hints on getting and staying healthy in these 101 personal stories about dieting and fitness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You is a perfect pick-me-up for anyone looking to start fresh or needing a boost. No one likes to diet, but the personal stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You will encourage and inspire readers with its positive, practical, and purposeful tales of dieting and fitness. This is a great book for anyone embarking on a healthier lifestyle.