parent and child

The members of two families have their lives disrupted when a teenage girl who had been kidnapped twelve years earlier discovers that the people who raised her are not her biological parents.

Embarrassed by her mother's antics and eager to have a "normal" mother like her best friend Melissa has, Tina tells everyone her mom is really her babysitter.

In this story of a bear family, the mother bear seeks professional help when the father bear becomes physically abusive. A new life begins for the family once the problem is acknowledged.

After her mother dies, Josie becomes the force that holds her family together, but as she becomes aware of her father's dangerous hobbies and murderous friends, she realizes that her family is changing and there is nothing she can do about it.

Chronicles the author's childhood growing up poor and often homeless with her single mother.

Discusses the problems of teenagers with overly protective parents and gives advice on how to cope and negotiate a workable relationship within the family.

Thirteen-year-old Conrad decides to pay a surprise visit to his divorced parents in New York and comes face to face with bitter reality. The friendship of an emotionally troubled girl helps to sustain him through the crisis.

Separate text for parents and children explores the fears surrounding a little girl's hospital stay for a tonsillectomy operation.

This collection of inspirational stories has been created for parents. Whether you are expecting your first baby, busy raising a toddler, watching your teen grow into adulthood or have arrived at the grandparenting years, these stories will remind you that parenting is possibly the most worthwhile and fulfilling role of your life.

Provides information designed to help parents prepare their children to succeed in life, identifying the tools or qualities children need to be successful, and emphasizing the ability to form connected, trusting relationships.