Adolescents after Divorce

When their parents divorce, some children falter and others thrive. This book asks why. Is it the custody arrangement? A parent is new partner? Conflicts or consistency between the two households? Adolescents after Divorce follows children from 1,100 divorcing families to discover what makes the difference. Focusing on a period beginning four years after the divorce, the authors have the articulate, often insightful help of their subjects in exploring the altered conditions of their lives. These teenagers come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some are functioning well. Some are faring poorly. The authors examine the full variety of situations in which these children find themselves once the initial disruption has passed--whether parents remarry or repartner, how parents relate to each other and to their children, and how life in two homes is integrated. Certain findings emerge--for instance, we see that remarried new partners were better accepted than cohabiting new partners. And when parents' relations are amicable, adolescents in dual custody are less likely than other adolescents to experience loyalty conflicts. The authors also consider the effects of visitation arrangements, the demands made and the goals set within each home, and the emotional closeness of the residential parent to the child.

Pages: 342
Size: 15.21 mb
Language: English
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1000 Best Secrets for Your Perfect Wedding

Originality is key these days. Couples are throwing old rules to the wind and personalizing their weddings to make them more sentimental, more beautiful and more representative of what they want.

This book captures the latest and best ideas, including:
* Grand gestures, like fireworks, after the vows
* Charitable giving with wedding favors
* New menu options
* Ethnic and religious rituals
* Special entertainment features, beyond just the DJ or band
* The new trends in décor, from lighting to using water features on tabletops
* The new style of wedding-day wardrobe personalization

Broken down by the segments of the wedding day, plus the wedding weekend, this book will provide all the best ideas that couples would have to pay star-budget wedding co-ordinators to come up with and execute.

The concepts take into account a wide range of price levels, and special sidebars offer budgetary hints. The couple will have in their hands a priceless collection of wedding tips to use, so they can design the unique wedding they've always dreamed of.

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Size: 2 mb
Language: English
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How to take great Digital Photos

Armed with a digital camera, wedding attendees can create snapshots of the their friend's big day with the camera, lighting, posing, and composition skills taught in this step-by-step manual. Beginning with a discussion of digital capture basics and how to ensure the best possible exposure by selecting the appropriate ISO settings, photographers learn how to create the setting that produces the best results under any lighting conditions. Posing is also covered so that, armed with some general principles and strategies, amateur photographers can greatly improve their sense of portraiture. Sections on unusual situations teach readers how to make the best of mixed lighting conditions, flatter subjects, avoid exposure problems, and use the flash indoors; while tips on using Adobe Photoshop Elements help photographers give their photographs that professional edge.

Pages: 80
Size: 2.19 mb
Language: English
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Babyproofing Your Marriage

The Babyproofers are three women who wouldn't trade their roles as mothers for anything, and they love their husbands deeply. But after living through it and hearing the stories of hundreds of other couples, they know that with young children in the house, you need to block the stairs with baby gates, put plastic covers over the outlets, AND take the necessary steps to safeguard your marriage.

Babyproofing Your Marriage is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The transition to parenthood can be a tough adjustment for any couple, but the good news is: you are not alone. Better yet, there are hundreds of simple but effective ways you can stay connected as husband and wife and still be good parents. The authors' evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor, compassion, and practical advice, the Babyproofers will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years.

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Size: 4.09 mb
Language: English
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Mating in Captivity - Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

Why does great xxx so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever?

Can we want what we already have?

Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster?

Does good intimacy always make for good xxx?

Ether Perel takes on these tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and xxxual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home.



In her twenty years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet xxxually dull. What is going on?

In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant for equality, togetherness, and absolute candor is antithetical to erotic desire for both men and women. xxxual excitement doesn't always play by the rules of good citizenship. It is politically incorrect. It thrives on power plays, unfair advantages, and the space between self and other. More exciting, playful, even poetic xxx is possible, but first we must kick egalitarian ideals and emotional housekeeping out of our bedrooms.

While Mating in Captivity shows why the domestic realm can feel like a cage, Perel's take on bedroom dynamics promises to liberate, enchant, and provoke. Flinging the doors open on erotic life and domesticity, she invites us to put the "X" back in xxx.



Pages: 272
Size: 11.95 mb
Language: English
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