Conflict with one's children or students can turn a great day into a miserable one. But avoiding necessary confrontation and the difficulty it can bring isn't the answer, either. What's needed is a guide, a master script, for discussing troublesome issues with a child or teen in a way that ends up better than it starts.In this ebook, child and adolescent psychologist, Dr. James Sutton, outlines ten, simple steps for resolving conflicts effectively, even with a "difficult" youngster....

Lean production, which has radically benefited traditional manufacturing, can greatly improve the software industry with similar methods and results. This transformation is possible because the same overarching principles that apply in other industries work equally well in software development. The software industry follows the same industrial concepts of production as those applied in manufacturing; however, the software industry perceives itself as being fundamentally different and has l...

Bullying has no higher price than the self-inflicted death of a tormented child or teen. Why is this happening, and what can be done about it? Thomas Jacobs, a retired juvenile court judge, and James Sutton, a child and adolescent psychologist, combine their expertise and decades of experience into answers and interventions to tough questions about bullying, cyberbullying and youth suicide. Cases of youth suicide due to bullying or cyberbullying are shared, as are insights into why a child...

In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canonFor the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: a...

Here are sixteen chilling, never-before-published tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, coedited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween.In addition to stories about scheming jack-o’-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween m...

Are you struggling with the complexities of literature reviews? This comprehensive guide demystifies the process, offering a flexible toolkit for analysing and synthesizing all types of data. From setting out different options for conducting a literature review to deciding how much literature to include, this book helps you choose the best approach for your research.Key features of this book include:• Case studies and worked examples to show you how best to put your knowledg...

Feeling discouraged and need some encouragement?Read 31 Devotions for Writers, written by published authors who want to help encourage you in your writing through God’s written Word.Writing can often be discouraging. Some writers have spouses or children who don’t understand why they spend so much time on the computer. You may face a multitude of rejection from agents or publishers. Or you may not get encouragement in the form of reviews or be nominated for an award. So why...

Best-selling classic text covering all major aspects of rocket propulsion, now updated to cover the latest industry trendsBuilding on the success of the previous editions, the Tenth Edition of Rocket Propulsion Elements offers a thorough introduction to the basic principles of rocket propulsion, a description of the various components of rocket propulsion systems, and an understanding of how rocket propulsion is applied to flight vehicles. The strength of ...

The Life of Sutton is a coming-of-age story based on a trip in 2004.It captures a pre-social media world where privilege wasn't posted online, the possibilities for real escapism were endless, and self-discovery a matter of private discourse.Inspired by the shock departure of his fiancée, Charlie Sutton leaves his stately life in Australia. He puts his charmed life at risk to save a friend.While travelling from country-to-country reality sets into his elite social e...

This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies of our present and future. The reprinted selections are contextualized in new interpretive essays written specifically for this volume.

The next installment in the Eagle Elite romance series from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken.He is a killer, a rapist, a monster and knows only pain and survival. That is until the capo’s sister walked into his life and changed everything. She’s a light who makes his darkness darker, her smile makes his heart turn to ice, and he can’t escape the fear her seductive looks instill—knowing it’s only a matter of time before he fails again, and takes her for hi...

The first book to map William James’s preoccupation with medical ideas, concerns, and values across the breadth of his work.William James is known as a nineteenth-century philosopher, psychologist, and psychical researcher. Less well-known is how his interest in medicine influenced his life and work, driving his ambition to change the way American society conceived of itself in body, mind, and soul. William James, MD offers an account of the development an...