Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Help -- my kid is driving me crazy	David Swanson	A family psychologist offers parents clear and simple techniques for disarming the strategies kids use to manipulate them.Every parent knows that children quickly learn how to push their buttons. Now…	OL13785417W
Estate Planning Through Family Meetings (Without Breaking up the Family)	Lynne Butler	Have you ever tried to bring up sensitive topics such as Wills, money, insurance or loss of mental capacity with your parents? Are they reluctant to do their planning? Is your family having trouble s…	OL15327182W
How to negotiate with kids--	Scott Brown	Outlines the principles of building lasting relationships with children through effective conflict management, covering such techniques as listening, teaching children how to solve problems, and meti…	OL16026037W
Migration and new media	Mirca Madianou	"The way in which families maintain long distance communication when they are separated because of migration has been revolutionised by the emergence of a variety of internet- and mobile phone-based …	OL16540345W
Transgenerational addiction	Jeff Biggers	Discusses drug abuse and alcoholism, how they may be passed from one generation to the next, and the problems they can cause in families.	OL1888273W
Red Phoenix	Larry Bond	In the aftermath of a series of student riots in Seoul, the U.S. Congress rushes a bill into law calling for the complete withdrawal of American troops from South Korea. This sets off a chain reactio…	OL1942309W
Family communication	Chris Segrin,Jeanne Flora	"Serving as a uniquely inclusive and rigorous exploration of family communication, this text offers students a complete and easy-to-understand discussion of relevant theory and research, while provid…	OL19807870W
Padres "buenos", padres "malos"	Patricia Juárez Badillo	A guide to achieving positive changes in children's behavior reveals how to set boundaries at the appropriate age level so that children can adapt to family and social life, helping them gain the con…	OL19928904W
Aide-moi à te parler!	Gilles Julien	"Pour rapprocher parents et enfants et ainsi retrouver une communication de qualité, l'auteur, fort de son expérience de pédiatre social, présente des moyens à mettre en oeuvre dans la vie quotidienn…	OL21179573W
Overcoming Your Difficult Family	Eric Maisel	220 pages ; 22 cm	OL21303989W
Every kid's guide to handling family arguments	Joy Berry	Discusses the various kinds of arguments and other differences of opinion that can occur within a family, what causes them, and how they can be most effectively managed.	OL2403750W
Hablemos con ellos	Oscar Brenifier	Como dialogar con tus hijos adolescentes sobre cualquier tema? Como acompanarlos en sus angustias y dudas existenciales? En una epoca donde la familia tipica se ha modificado y los padres no suelen s…	OL24268514W
Tough conversations with your kids	Richard Heyman	"Sex. Drugs. Divorce. When it's time for 'the talk' many parents panic. They need a simple guide to help them - and now they have it. In this book, parenting expert Dr. Richard Heyman teaches parents…	OL24303439W
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families	Stephen R. Covey	With the same profound insight, simplicity, and practical wisdom that have already reached tens of millions of readers, Stephen R. Covey demonstrates how the principles he introduced in The 7 Habits …	OL2630076W
We're Still Family	Constance Ahrons	What is the real legacy of divorce? To answer this question, Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., interviewed one hundred and seventy-three grown children whose divorcing parents she had interviewed twenty years…	OL273407W
100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families	David Niven	The Simple Science of a Happy FamilyFrom raising children to getting along with in-laws, what do people with close and loving families do differently than those with strained or unfulfilling relation…	OL274363W
Predictive parenting	Shad Helmstetter	One of the best books I ever read. Truly important advice that helps you understand that the way you treat and talk to your kids is certainly going to shape who they turn out to be. They will live u…	OL4090873W
Now you're talking	Ami Havens	Discusses the importance of communicating through talking and gives tips on how to talk and listen more effectively.	OL4448582W
The new peoplemaking	Virginia Satir	This book is about powerful communications between family members. By communications you can create nurturing environment for all members to flourish. To reduce misunderstanding. It teaches you the l…	OL4486160W
Finding the words	Susan P. Halpern	Finding the Words offers principles and practical suggestions for those moments in relationships when one wants to be kind but also must discuss a sensitive matter. In thoughtful prose, Susan Halpern…	OL6611887W