family

With his father away at sea, it is up to Peter to help make sure his mother and sisters have a merry Christmas. Includes brief notes on Santa Claus and the legendary origin of the Christmas stocking.

Presents a brief look at how homes in the United States have changed over the years.

When a local businessman and baseball coach disappears just before he is to portray Uncle Sam at the start of a Memorial Day race, ten-year-old Alex and his best friend Yasmeen investigate, despite their pact to stay away from mysteries.

In the style of a classic cumulative rhyme, the children undo all of Dad's hard work cleaning the family car.

The adventures and misadventures of the Quigleys--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will--continue, as they visit an elegant hotel, struggle with money matters, take a Mother's Day walk in the country, and consider moving to a bigger house.

Huey, his older brother Julian, and their family and friends plant a garden, play basketball, try to get Huey's father to stop smoking, learn about the universe, and more.

Robert's parents and brother are always using the computer when he needs it to research school projects, but eventually the family finds a way to solve the problem.

Bernie's attempt to marry off his sister Delores results in mystery and near-disaster at the Bessledorf Parachute Factory.

Describes seven principles for creating and sustaining strong families, discussing how to develop a family mission statement, the importance of putting family first, ways to develop family unity, and other topics, and includes stories from the author and other families who have tried to apply these principles in their own lives.

The author, a family psychologist, relates her experiencesas a therapist, explaining her theory of empowering individuals within the context of a supportive family environment.