The traditional childbearing ages for women have been 20-29. Today, however, the trend to later childrearing is significant, with the numbers of mothers over the age of 35 having grown 75 percent in the last decade, while the numbers in the traditional ages continue to decline. From celebrities to the woman next door, later childrearing is no flash-in-the-pan fad "and isn't going to subside; future trends only show women will continue to delay motherhood," according to the National Center for Health Statistics. But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy is the first and only book to fully address... View More...
A survey, undertaken specically for this book, shows that 40% of women earning $50,000 or more a year are childless at age 45. So why is the age-old business of having babies so very elusive for this generation of high-achieving women? Why is it that all the new power and prestige does not translate into easier choices on the family front ? It seems that women can be astronauts, CEOs, Secretaries of State, but increasingly, they cannot be mothers. Sylvia Hewletts powerful book looks at the hard and disturbing facts and goes on to advocate a new way of approaching the question of motherhood vs.... View More...
With the steady growth of the elderly population, it is estimated that approximately one-third of Americans will be providing care for an elderly person in the near future. This well-researched, compassionate, and comprehensive handbook will empower caregivers to be the best they can be without neglecting their own very legitimate needs. The authors use excerpts from a compilation of caregiver interviews to demonstrate the most common problems in eldercare. Among the topics discussed are knowing when elderly people need help; how to intervene; finding and using support systems; handling burnou... View More...
Dennis Rainey shows you how to deepen the relationship between parent and child. Rainey will challenge you to grasp the depth of honoring one's father and mother and shows you the impact it can have on both your life and the life of your parents. View More...
The bestselling book The Blessing has paved the way for this book by helping readers realize the long-reaching effects of the parent-child relationship. Now it's time for adult sons and daughters to give back to their parents. The Tribute will help adult children strengthen and restore relationships with their parents and build a solid foundation for the future. View More...
The bestselling book The Blessing has paved the way for this book by helping readers realize the long-reaching effects of the parent-child relationship. Now it's time for adult sons and daughters to give back to their parents. The Tribute will help adult children strengthen and restore relationships with their parents and build a solid foundation for the future. View More...
Veteran journalist Judith Newman wanted to write the book jacket description for You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman. She really did. But every time she sat down to describe her unflinching, ruefully funny look at later-life pregnancy and motherhood, something came up. One day, one of her sons, Gus, coughed up a hairball, the result of enjoying a pacifier that had been stuck for several days to the fur of their golden retriever. The next day she had to calm down her other son, Henry, who was convinced his head would be sucked down the bathtub drain. Spending the day shouting YOU HEAD IS B... View More...
