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Missing Daddy

Author : Mariame Kaba
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642590940
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Missing Daddy written by Mariame Kaba and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a crucial tool for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children who, through no fault of their own, are forced to bear the consequences of our country’s obsession with incarceration. For children who desperately miss their parents, feel confused, or are teased at school, this book can go a long way in letting them know that they are not alone and in normalizing their experiences.” —Eve L. Ewing A little girl who misses her father because he's away in prison shares how his absence affects different parts of her life. Her greatest excitement is the days when she gets to visit her beloved father. With gorgeous illustrations throughout, this book illuminates the heartaches of dealing with missing a parent and shows that a little girl's love can overcome her father's incarceration. Mariame Kaba is an educator and organizer based in New York City. She has been active in anti-criminalization and anti-violence movements for the past thirty years. bria royal is a multidiscipliinary artist based in Chicago.

Why Dads Leave

Author : Meryn G. Callander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962588235
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book Why Dads Leave written by Meryn G. Callander and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contributions by John W. Travis, MD"--Cover.

Love and Mayhem

Author : John DeGarmo
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784500127
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Love and Mayhem written by John DeGarmo and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people say being a parent is the toughest job there is. John DeGarmo, foster and adoptive parent, tells us just how tough it can be, having parented over 40 children. At times he and his wife, Kelly, have cared for up to nine children at a time, many with severe trauma and learning difficulties. Love and Mayhem is an honest and open account of the struggles, sadness and joy that comes with the job of being a parent to a traumatised child. From the sleepless nights with babies withdrawing from drug-addiction, to the heartbreak when a child moves on to another home, and the loving chaos that comes with a large and blended family, John DeGarmo fights for the many children who have come through his home. Ideal for foster families, general readers, fostering agencies and social workers who are looking for a true to life memoir of what it really is to be a foster parent.

Disappearing Fathers

Author : Naughty Nickers
Publisher : PartridgeIndia
ISBN 13 : 1482895676
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Disappearing Fathers written by Naughty Nickers and published by PartridgeIndia. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl, Nickers always believed she would marry Mr. Right, have children, and live happily ever after. But as Nickers matured into a teenager, she soon discovered that her dreams would not be as easy to achieve as she once believed. In her frank memoir, she begins by detailing her turbulent adolescent years as she struggled with low self-esteem, endured a broken heart for the first time, and lost her innocence. After she is forced to face the unimaginable loss of two friends in her final year of high school, Nickers progressed from a hopeful girl to a woman who hated being alone and found herself attracted to men who did not respect her. With her destiny dictated by her choices, Nickers soon finds herself pregnant with her first child and on a rocky road lined with abusive lovers, infidelity, and utter despair. As she recalls her poignant story, it becomes evident that her innocent pursuit for unconditional love has somehow transformed into a scrappy quest for survival. Disappearing Fathers offers a heartbreaking glimpse into one woman's journey through life as she struggles to find love and raise her children.

The Myth of the Missing Black Father

Author : Roberta L. Coles
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231143532
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of the Missing Black Father written by Roberta L. Coles and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support. This volume captures the meaning and practice of black fatherhood in its many manifestations, exploring two-parent families, cohabitation, single custodial fathering, stepfathering, noncustodial visitation, and parenting by extended family members and friends. Contributors examine ways that black men perceive and decipher their parenting responsibilities, paying careful attention to psychosocial, economic, and political factors that affect the ability to parent. Chapters compare the diversity of African American fatherhood with negative portrayals in politics, academia, and literature and, through qualitative analysis and original profiles, illustrate the struggle and intent of many black fathers to be responsible caregivers. This collection also includes interviews with daughters of absent fathers and concludes with the effects of certain policy decisions on responsible parenting.

The Year We Disappeared

Author : Cylin Busby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1599908077
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Year We Disappeared written by Cylin Busby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-10 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. Then everything changed overnight. Her police officer father, John, was driving to his shift when someone leveled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left John's jaw on the passenger seat of his car-literally. While clinging to life, he managed to write down the name of the only person he thought could have pulled the trigger. The suspect? A local ex-con with rumored mob connections. The motive? Officer Busby was scheduled to testify against the suspect's family in an upcoming trial. Overnight, the Busbys went from being the "family next door" to one under 24-hour armed guard, with police escorts to school, and no contact with friends. Worse, the shooter was still on the loose, and it seemed only a matter of time before he'd come after John-or someone else in the family-again. With few choices left to them, the Busby family went into hiding, severing all ties to the only life they had known.

Safe House

Author : Joshua Straub, PhD
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 1601427905
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Safe House written by Joshua Straub, PhD and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting isn't rocket science, it's just brain surgery. And Dr. Joshua Straub has good news for you: You can do it! You don’t need to do all the “right” things as a parent. Both science and the Bible show us that the most important thing we can provide for our kids is a place of emotional safety. In other words, the posture from which we parent matters infinitely more than the techniques of parenting. Emotional safety—more than any other factor—is scientifically linked to raising kids who live, love, and lead well. Learn how to use emotional safety as a foundation from which you parent—and make a cultural impact that could change the world! In Safe House, Dr. Straub draws from his extensive research and personal experience to help you: - Foster healthy identity and social development in children of any age - Win the war without getting overwhelmed in the daily battles - Discipline in a way that builds relationship - Understand how the culture is affecting your child and what you can do about it - Cultivate responsible, self-regulating behavior in your kids - Establish an unshakeable sense of faith, morality, and values in your home - Feel more confident and peaceful as a parent - Find a greater perspective on parenting than what you might see on a daily basis Also includes a Safe House Parenting Assessment.

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons

Author : Guy Corneau
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834827263
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Absent Fathers, Lost Sons written by Guy Corneau and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Jungian analyst examines masculine identity and the psychological repercussions of ‘fatherlessness’—whether literal, spiritual, or emotional—in the baby boom generation An experience of the fragility of conventional images of masculinity is something many modern men share. Psychoanalyst Guy Corneau traces this experience to an even deeper feeling men have of their fathers’ silence or absence—sometimes literal, but especially emotional and spiritual. Why is this feeling so profound in the lives of the postwar “baby boom” generation—men who are now approaching middle age? Because, he says, this generation marks a critical phase in the loss of the masculine initiation rituals that in the past ensured a boy’s passage into manhood. In his engaging examination of the many different ways this missing link manifests in men's lives, Corneau shows that, for men today, regaining the essential “second birth” into manhood lies in gaining the ability to be a father to themselves—not only as a means of healing psychological pain, but as a necessary step in the process of becoming whole.

Do Fathers Matter?

Author : Paul Raeburn
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374141045
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Do Fathers Matter? written by Paul Raeburn and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the many myths and stereotypes of fatherhood as he examines the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various stages of fatherhood, revealing the profound physiological connections between children and fathers, from conception through adolescence and into adulthood--and the importance of the relationship between mothers and fathers. In the process, he challenges the legacy of Freud and mainstream views of parental attachment, and also explains how we can become better parents ourselves."--www.Amazon.com.

Our Missing Hearts

Author : Celeste Ng
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593492552
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Our Missing Hearts written by Celeste Ng and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 • Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese's Book Club Pick • New York Times Paperback Row Selection From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother’s unshakeable love. “It’s impossible not to be moved.” —Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review “Riveting, tender, and timely.” —People, Book of the Week “Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son, and I can’t wait to hear what you think of this deeply suspenseful story!” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn’t know what happened to her—only that her books have been banned—and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day, Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will finally learn the truth about what happened to his mother, and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It’s about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and the power of art to create change.

Hold Fast

Author : Blue Balliett
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545510198
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Hold Fast written by Blue Balliett and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago's shelter system, and from there must solve the mystery of her father's strange disappearance. Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who would disappear. But he's gone . . . and he's left a whole lot of trouble behind.As danger closes in, Early, her mom, and her brother have to flee their apartment. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to move into a city shelter. Once there, Early starts asking questions and looking for answers. Because her father hasn't disappeared without a trace. There are patterns and rhythms to what's happened, and Early might be the only one who can use them to track him down and make her way out of a very tough place.With her signature, singular love of language and sense of mystery, Blue Balliett weaves a story that takes readers from the cold, snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corner of the public library, on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family.

If Cats Disappeared from the World

Author : Genki Kawamura
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250294045
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book If Cats Disappeared from the World written by Genki Kawamura and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international phenomenon that has sold more than two million copies, If Cats Disappeared from the World--now a Japanese film--is a heartwarming, funny, and profound meditation on the meaning of life. This timeless tale from Genki Kawamura (producer of the Japanese blockbuster animated movie Your Name) is a moving story of loss and reconciliation, and of one man’s journey to discover what really matters most in life. The young postman’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone with only his cat, Cabbage, to keep him company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the devil shows up to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, the postman will be granted one extra day of life. And so begins a very strange week that brings the young postman and his beloved cat to the brink of existence. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he’s lived, his joys and regrets, and the people he’s loved and lost.

All the Rage

Author : Darcy Lockman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062861468
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book All the Rage written by Darcy Lockman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do men do so little at home? Why do women do so much? Why don't our egalitarian values match our lived experiences? Journalist-turned-psychologist Darcy Lockman offers a clear-eyed look at the most pernicious problem facing modern parents—how progressive relationships become traditional ones when children are introduced into the household. In an era of seemingly unprecedented feminist activism, enlightenment, and change, data shows that one area of gender inequality stubbornly persists: the disproportionate amount of parental work that falls to women, no matter their background, class, or professional status. All the Rage investigates the cause of this pervasive inequity to answer why, in households where both parents work full-time and agree that tasks should be equally shared, mothers’ household management, mental labor, and childcare contributions still outweigh fathers’. How, in a culture that pays lip service to women’s equality and lauds the benefits of father involvement—benefits that extend far beyond the well-being of the kids themselves—can a commitment to fairness in marriage melt away upon the arrival of children? Counting on male partners who will share the burden, women today have been left with what political scientists call unfulfilled, rising expectations. Historically these unmet expectations lie at the heart of revolutions, insurgencies, and civil unrest. If so many couples are living this way, and so many women are angered or just exhausted by it, why do we remain so stuck? Where is our revolution, our insurgency, our civil unrest? Darcy Lockman drills deep to find answers, exploring how the feminist promise of true domestic partnership almost never, in fact, comes to pass. Starting with her own marriage as a ground zero case study, she moves outward, chronicling the experiences of a diverse cross-section of women raising children with men; visiting new mothers’ groups and pioneering co-parenting specialists; and interviewing experts across academic fields, from gender studies professors and anthropologists to neuroscientists and primatologists. Lockman identifies three tenets that have upheld the cultural gender division of labor and peels back the ways in which both men and women unintentionally perpetuate old norms. If we can all agree that equal pay for equal work should be a given, can the same apply to unpaid work? Can justice finally come home?

Throwaway Dads

Author : Ross D. Parke
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395860410
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Throwaway Dads written by Ross D. Parke and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the largely negative portrayal of fathers in mass media is both inaccurate and harmful, and offer proposals for change.

Fatherless Daughters

Author : Pamela Thomas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982103264
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Fatherless Daughters written by Pamela Thomas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, elegantly written, and exhaustively researched account of what it means for a girl to lose a father to death or divorce—with advice for fatherless daughters on how to cope. “People who lose their parents early in life are like fellow war veterans. As soon as they discover that they are talking to someone else who has lost a parent, they know they are speaking the same language without uttering a word.” Pamela Thomas gives voice to this unspoken pain in Fatherless Daughters. Still haunted by her own father’s death when she was ten, Thomas decided to explore its effects. Though her journey began as a personal one, she soon felt the need to hear from other women and ended up interviewing more than one hundred fatherless women. They ranged in age from nineteen to ninety-four; they came from all areas of the country as well as Europe and Asia; some had lost their fathers to death, others to divorce or abandonment. Each account was unique, but the impact of a father’s loss was profound in every woman’s life. Thomas begins by defining what it means to be a father in our world. She discusses the initial shock of his loss, exploring the aspects that color how a young girl experiences it: her age at the time of her father’s death or abandonment, her mother’s behavior and attitudes, her place in the family vis-à-vis siblings, and the influence of a stepfather or father-surrogates. Thomas shows how a father’s early death or abandonment affects a woman’s emotional health and self-esteem, her body image, her sexual experiences, her marriage, her family life, and her career. Perhaps most important, Thomas offers compassionate advice for coming to terms with father loss, even late in life, from actively mourning, to healing, to starting fresh.

Rare, Medium, or Done Well

Author : Mike Huckabee
Publisher : Worthy Books
ISBN 13 : 1683972120
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Rare, Medium, or Done Well written by Mike Huckabee and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you wondering how to make a difference in today's culture that will benefit future generations? Former Governor Mike Huckabee shares how to live a life that will continue to be felt by those who carry your legacy forward. Whether in politics, family, education, or business, what matters most is leaving a legacy for future generations. Rare, Medium or Done Well emphasizes the importance of understanding where we've been, where we are now, and how both determine where we're going. Mike asserts, "A person who has no standard to live by other than the culture of the moment is a person whose principles might as well come from the latest public opinion polls."

How to Build a Human

Author : Emma Byrne
Publisher : Souvenir Press
ISBN 13 : 178283673X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Human written by Emma Byrne and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Byrne's book is about scientific parenting, and it is very welcome indeed ... breezy and digestible ... this is such a good book' Tom Whipple, The Times Kids aren't all the same. You can't follow instructions and expect success every time. So what if parents approached their children as questions to be answered and not problems to be solved? Scientist Emma Byrne takes evidence-based information on everything from physical and emotional development to what is really happening during sleep and separation anxiety, then shows how to apply it to the unique child in front of you. She challenges perceived wisdom by focusing on the variance as well as the mean - because your child is an individual, not an average. Like all good scientists, you're going to have a few missteps along the way. You'll reach dead ends; you'll need to wrack your brain for new approaches. But by staying curious, creative and paying attention to what's really happening with your family, Emma Byrne will help you figure it out. Just in time for everything to change once again.