99 Things Parents Wish They Knew Before Having "The" Talk

99 Things Parents Wish They Knew Before Having
Author: MD Pierre Paul Tellier
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0986676772

TEENS GET SEX EDUCATION, BUT NOT FROM PARENTS!Reuters (07.16.09)A new CDC report on data from numerous studies shows the sexual and reproductive health of young People ages 10-24 remains a key public health concern.Among the report's findings: *Among girls ages 15-17, 30 percent reported they had engaged in sex, rising to 70.6 percent for girls ages 18-19.*For boys, 31.6 percent of those ages 15-17 had ever had sex, increasing to 64.7 percent of those ages 18-19.*Almost 70 percent of teenage girls and 66 percent of boys had received instruction on birth control methods.*Among 18- and 19-year-olds, 49.8 percent of girls and 35 percent of boys said they had talked with a parent about methods of birth control.*More than 80 percent of girls and boys said they had received formal instruction before age 18 on how to say no to sex.*Almost 10 percent of young women ages 18-24 reported their first intercourse was involuntary.*HIV infections among boys ages 15-19 nearly doubled in the past 10 years, from 1.3 cases per 100,000 in 1997 to 2.5 cases in 2006.This is why every parent needs to read and share this book's insight with their teenager(s).

99 Things Brides Wish They Knew Before Planning Their Wedding

99 Things Brides Wish They Knew Before Planning Their Wedding
Author: Pamela Archer
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0986676764

It's no wonder I love weddings so much, and no accident that I became a wedding and event designer. I grew up surrounded by them. My father was a Baptist minister, so he officiated at many weddings. Mother was a caterer, so she would bake the cake, make the punch and mints, and open a can of nuts. That was all that anyone served back in the day. No one in our neck of the woods had ever heard of a sit-down dinner, much less been to one. We often had weddings in our home. We were a one-stop wedding shop! We would arrange chairs in the living room, and Mother would decorate the brass candelabra with ivy. I helped, along with my sisters, Donna, Jeaneane, and Suzanne. Donna and Jeaneane would play the piano and organ, and Suzanne and I would light the candles. Mother would sing. I loved to hear Mother's beautiful, melodic, soprano voice as she sang songs like "O Promise Me" and "The Lord's Prayer." Her voice was so clear that she sounded like an angel. One of my favourite memories is hearing her sing around the house. She was always singing while she worked. I learned a whole repertoire of songs from her housework concerts. "Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine" was one of her favourites. Mostly, she sang hymns and songs about how much God loves us.

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Saying I Do

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Saying I Do
Author: Laurie Weiss
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2012-02-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1937801063

You're about to discover how to get the marriage of your dreams, right now! Are you considering marriage? Or, perhaps you're searching for the secrets of a satisfying and fulfilling married life? Would you love to know how to survive marital challenges? Then this new book - 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Saying "I Do" - is the book you seek. Within its pages you will learn the answers to the questions you don't even know to ask. In fact, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Saying "I Do" equips you with the answers to the 99 most important questions and challenges every woman considering marriage faces, including: What is marriage really like? How can I avoid the heartbreak of making poor choices? What should I know about myself before I say I do? What should I know about my husband to be? What are the secrets that make a marriage work? ... and more! So, if you're serious about having the marriage of your dreams, and you want to discover how to have a satisfying and fulfilling marriage, then you need to devour 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Saying "I Do." In this easy-to-read book, marriage expert, Laurie Weiss, Ph.D., reveals how every woman considering marriage, regardless of experience level, can attain a satisfying and fulfilling marriage--today!

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Getting Fit Without the Gym

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Getting Fit Without the Gym
Author: Sarah Robichaud
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0986662984

There is a major health crisis in this country—an epidemic of humongous proportions. Currently more than 1 billion adults are overweight, and at least 300 million of overweight people are clinically obese. Obesity accounts for 2% to 6% of total health care costs in several developed countries; it has been recently reported that obesity-related diseases are killing more people than smoking. The situation is out of control. Children are obese and falling ill to diseases related to their weight. We are dying earlier with more illness and injury then we have ever seen in history, but we have the best medical treatment and a plethora of diet and fitness gadgets and food on the grocery shelves. We are harming ourselves. This epidemic is happening because we have lost our way in the pursuit of good health. In our society of instant gratification we have forgotten how to walk to the store or down the hall to talk to a co-worker. We are an online nation. We seem to do all our business on our laptops, phones, and in our cars. We don't even need to go to the store to buy milk. It can all be delivered to our door with the click of a button. We never actually need to get off our derrieres. We have everything we want at our fingertips. Well, everything except good health. And really isn't that the most important thing of all? All the material possessions in the world really don't mean anything if we don't have our health to be able to enjoy it. How did we get here? We forgot how to walk, stretch, and move. Our bodies are meant to be in motion. Look back in history to the hunter–gatherer days. The men went out to hunt for enough food to sustain their strength for the hunt and feed their families. Women had it no easier, working the fields, taking care of the children and running the villages. (Some things never change.) There wasn't much time for anyone to sit around, which is probably why Facebook didn't come until much later. Our ancestors ate, slept, and moved in perfect balance to promote a long, healthy life. Flash forward a few thousand years and we sit. We sit at work, we sit in our cars, and we sit at home on the couch. Our bodies have atrophied; our muscles are weak, our complexions sallow, and our energy stays perpetually on empty.

99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16

99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16
Author: Zach Veach
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2011-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0986808474

Women work their whole lives to earn their pay and make their way, all while hopefully building a successful marriage and having children. They start to think about retirement only when they reach the near-50 mark. If you start thinking about retirement in your 50s, it's too late.

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before... Servicing Their Car

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before... Servicing Their Car
Author: Towanda D. Cooper
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2010-10-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0982560834

I have been in the automotive industry for over twenty years. My experiences range from light and medium automobiles to heavy duty trucks, semi-trucks, trailers, as well as refrigeration units. I am a graduate of Trident Technical College, with a diploma in Automotive Mechanics. This training was followed up with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. In 2000, Cooper Automotive Repair, Inc. was opened. My passion in this career field is to educate people about the maintenance and repairs of their vehicles. The auto industry has created a scare

Crossing the River

Crossing the River
Author: Carol Smith
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1647000963

A powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos­hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize­ nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work. In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son's experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days. Crossing the River is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before. . Planning for Retirement

99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before. . Planning for Retirement
Author: Helen Georgaklis
Publisher: Ginger Marks
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2011-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1927016010

Money and emotion are two worlds that never go well together, like oil and water! Women either have a great relationship with money, or it's a disaster. With approximately 40 million baby boomers coming into retirement in America alone, the question that I have asked myself over and over again is: Are they ready? Women work their whole lives to earn their pay and make their way, all while hopefully building a successful marriage and having children. They start to think about retirement only when they reach the near-50 mark. If you start thinking about retirement in your 50s, it's too late. Having worked in the financial world for over 20 years as a financial advisor, I've spent thousands of hours meeting with clients, helping them build retirement plans, and teaching them what investing means. The most significant part of my career focuses on building relationships. For the last 6 years, I have devoted all my energy towards baby boomer women. Many reasons influenced that decision, but the biggest reason was that I had become a statistic again!! 99 THINGS WOMEN WISH THEY KNEW BEFORE PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT is your easy-to-read, easy-to-understand pocket coach to inspire you to do more for yourself where money is concerned! Get smart about your money!

Honestly Adoption

Honestly Adoption
Author: Mike Berry
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736976795

Discover What Adoption and Foster Care Really Look Like If you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where you are. Mike and Kristin Berry have adopted eight children and cared for another 23 kids in their nine-year stint as foster parents. They aren’t just experts. They have experienced every emotional high and low and encountered virtually every situation imaginable as parents. Now, they want to share what they’ve learned with you. Get the answers you need to the following questions, and many more: Should I foster parent or adopt? How do I know? What is the first step in becoming an adoptive or foster parent? What are the benefits of an open versus closed adoption? How and when do I tell my child that he or she is adopted? How do I help my child embrace his or her cultural and racial identity? Honestly Adoption will provide you with practical, down-to-earth advice to make good decisions in your own adoption and foster parenting journey and give you the help and hope you need.