Plasma Modeling: Methods and applications presents and discusses the different approaches that can be adopted for plasma modeling, giving details about theoretical and numerical methods. It describes kinetic models used in plasma investigations, develops the theory of fluid equations and hybrid models, and discusses applications and practical problems across a range of fields.This updated second edition contains over 200 pages of new material, including an extensive new pa...

« Trouver sa place de grand-parent, cela demande d’avoir réfléchi au temps et à l’énergie que l’on est prêt à consacrer à ses petits-enfants, de marquer ses limites comme d’accepter celles que mettent les parents, mais surtout de faire preuve de souplesse en s’adaptant à toutes les circonstances de la vie qui conduisent parfois loin des principes que l’on s’était donnés. » « En tant que grands-parents, nous n’avons pas l’obligation de nous comporter en maîtres détenteurs de l’autorité, nou...

The fastest-growing segment of our population is people 85 and older, and many of them are now cared for by their children.This comforting and poignant guide bridges the gap between elderly parents and the adult children who care for them, with trusted answers to questions most asked by caregivers in this challenging situation. Covering health, finances, living arrangements, communication, and emotional struggles, Caring for Your Aging Parents offers caring, professional advice for...

A Treatise on Parents and Children by Bernard Shaw explores the complex relationship between parents and children, delving into the challenges and responsibilities of raising children. Shaw’s perspective on family dynamics offers readers a deeper understanding of parental roles and child development.

L’on n’est jamais trahi que par les siens. S’il y a du vrai dans cet adage, les relations familiales, où s’expriment parfois les solidarités les plus fortes, ne seront-elles pas aussi l’occasion des dissensions les plus douloureuses ? La parenté peut susciter parfois de bien curieuses rivalités, et l’épopée, qui accorde tant d’importance aux liens familiaux, en propose des exemples fort variés. Souvent, les Sarrasines rejettent leurs pères, leurs frères, leurs époux. Ailleurs, Ganelon trah...

Dr. Solomon is a retired public school educator and administrator. He is the proud father of three adult children.The inspiration for writing this book comes from his experiences as a parent himself and experiences interacting with many parents as a public school educator and administrator. Dr. Solomon shares many proven parenting strategies he has used throughout the years to achieve some amazing results. He believes that parenting is difficult but also very rewarding when it is d...

This book examines the question of what parental obligations procreators incur by bringing children into being. Prusak argues that parents, as procreators, have obligations regarding future children that constrain the liberty of would-be parents to do as they wish. Moreover, these obligations go beyond simply respecting a child’s rights. He addresses in turn the ethics of adoption, child support, gamete donation, surrogacy, prenatal genetic enhancement, and public responsibility for childr...

Children raised in many countries are not adequately taught about entrepreneurship. Even parents who are entrepreneurs rarely expose their children to their businesses. Kids are told it's impossible and rather encouraged to become doctors, lawyers, or engineers. This has created a whole pile of problems, with fewer African businesses succeeding beyond the first and second generations. Once the founders pass on the business begins to fail.They don't learn from an early age that entr...

This is the authoritative presentation of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC), the widely disseminated, evidence-based home-visiting intervention for parents of infants who have experienced adversity, such as homelessness, neglect, or institutional care. Vivid case examples--including one that runs throughout the book--illustrate the importance of responsive parenting for helping children develop secure attachments and key regulatory capacities. Over the course of 10 coaching sessi...

Born in Vienna in 1864, Bernard Hollander was a London-based psychiatrist. He is best known for being one of the main proponents of phrenology. This title, originally published in 1916, deals with "the nervous defects of children, and the various forms and degrees of mental and moral deficiency that may occur from infancy up to the age of twenty-one." Very much of its time, it looks at both what it calls the "subnormal" and the "supernormal" child, the causes of abnormality, and suggests w...

Grandes economistas revelam bastidores da política econômica e de sua formulaçãoCom o fim da ditadura militar, um grupo de jovens economistas formado nas melhores universidades do Brasil e do exterior assumiu um papel de protagonismo na elaboração das políticas públicas no mais alto escalão do Estado brasileiro. Inicialmente, o foco desses estudiosos da nossa realidade foi o combate à hiperinflação. Com a estabilização da moeda, sucessivas gerações de talentosos ec...

Le sujet traité par cet ouvrage s’intéresse à la perception qu’ont les parents d’enfants ou adultes handicapés mentaux vis-à-vis des établissements spécialisés.Les témoignages que les familles ont bien voulu nous envoyer sur la prise en charge de leurs enfants et adultes relatent les conditions sociales que vivent tous les parents.Et ce n’est pas rien ce que vivent les familles dès l’annonce du handicap de leur enfant.Les témoignages reflètent-ils la réalité ?« ...