Sometimes it can be hard to make friends. When Fay starts at a new school, she misses her old friends. What if the new children don't like her? Deepak has started at the school too, but he likes different things to Fay. Fay likes dogs and flowers and feeding the cows at her old farm. A girl called Bella asks Fay to play at lunchtime. But then, Bella does something that is not very fair ... Will Fay ever make a good friend?A Good Friend is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars R...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Ein Notruf. Ein lebloses Baby. Keine sichtbaren Verletzungen – und dennoch deutet alles auf ein schweres Verbrechen hin.In Arkansas stehen die Ermittler vor einem rätselhaften Todesfall. Die Rechtsmedizin entdeckt schließlich Spuren, die mit bloßem Auge nicht zu erkennen sind. Netzhautblutungen, Verletzungen im Nacken und Veränderungen im Gehirn führen zu einer entscheidenden Erkenntnis. Eine minutiöse Rekonstruktion der letzten 28 M...

Emma Norris guides you in setting purposeful plans that are right for you and nurturing a healthier approach to prioritizing, so you can live a more value-based life.She’ll guide you through monotasking, batch working, productivity, and resting—not quitting.As we face uncertainty from all directions and new obstacles at every turn, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. This state of mind leaves l...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Ein Paket vor einer Bürotür, eine Explosion – und der Finanzberater Steve Christensen ist tot. Nur zwei Stunden später stirbt Kathy Sheets durch eine weitere Bombe. Salt Lake City gerät im Oktober 1985 in Angst: Wer verschickt die tödlichen Pakete, und wer könnte das nächste Opfer sein? Zunächst führen die Ermittlungen zu einer angeschlagenen Investmentfirma und möglichen Rachemotiven enttäuschter Anleger. Doch als eine dritte Explosion den ...

Healing the Hidden Hurts*: Transforming Attachment and Trauma Theory into Effective Practice with Families, Children and Adults* provides a unique collection of professional and personal responses to the challenges that arise in dealing with attachment difficulties.With contributions from social workers, adoptive parents, adoptees, psychologists, therapists, counsellors and other related professionals, this book provides a varied and expansive approach to explaining attach...

The third in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.Brody had been on the at-risk register since birth but was only removed from his alcoholic parents when he reached the age of six. Foster carer Mia Marconi was thrilled when he first arrived – a boy the same age as her son.It can be so bewildering for foster children when they arrive. The older ones are usually withdrawn and sullen. The younger ones will be screaming, spitting at you, making themselve...

Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate.Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie’s loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her ‘forever mummy’ in Rosie.Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but...

This story of one little girl's journey through our foster-care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it.Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison's memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat, Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this chi...

This is what happened the year I met my other mother.In 1965, Robin, unmarried and pregnant, comes to Melbourne to give birth and give her baby up for adoption, then returns to Perth to resume her life having never seen her baby. After 10 days alone, the baby, is taken home, named Susannah, and made part of a wonderful family that loves her. The adoption laws at the time guarantee that there can be no contact between birth mother and child. Ever.In 1984, th...

'Anyway, what I want to know is, if it's possible to have my two eldest children put away somewhere. They are causing a terrible lot of unhappiness between my husband and me. So I feel sure that if they were away there would be much more happiness all round…'The true story of a little girl sent to Australia under the Child Migrant Scheme.In 1952, a little girl, Sue, the author of this book, and her brother, Roy, were sent to Australia by their mother under the Child Migrant...

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray describes how to use the latest thinking on attachment in your daily parenting. She reveals sensory techniques which have proven to help children bond - straightforward activities like keeping close eye contact...

Finally, a childcare book written with the unique needs of adopted toddlers in mind. Written by an adoptive parent, Adopting A Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear? is an indispensable guide to the wonderful world of toddler adoption. Filled with essential parenting information, Adopting a Toddler answers many questions that parents ask, including questions about changing a name, choosing a crib versus a bed, beginning potty training, and what size shoes to buy....