Are you at your wits' end dealing with an angry teen? This important guide offers frustrated parents powerful mindfulness tips to navigate heated moments of interaction with their child, as well as skills based in positive psychology to foster compassion, caring, and lasting connection. Does your teen get angry easily or act out? You aren't alone. Parenting a teen is hard enough, but parenting an angry teen is especially difficult. You might feel...

When Nassir, an albino gorilla with a pure white coat is born, the gorilla community does not know what to do. Frightened at how "different" Nassir is to the rest of the gorillas, poor Nassir is shunned by everyone but his mother. But, when Nassir displays an act of courage, his community comes to realize Nassir is just like them. A wonderful story of acceptance and diversity, beautifully illustrated by artist Rebecca Fischer.

Jilly feels like an outcast. A misunderstood misfit. Can she find a way to fit in while still being true to herself? Independent readers and middle school students will relate to the challenges and joys that Jilly and her schoolmates experience in this timeless tale about facing your fears, making new friends, and avoiding those humiliating middle school screw-ups.

Organizations need to offer customers breakthrough products, services, and solutions to effectively compete in today's innovation-hungry economy. The challenge is customers often don't know precisely what they want. As Henry Ford is reputed to have said, "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." To surprise and awe your customers, Chip Bell advises developing co-creation partnerships with them. Co-creation partnerships...

Piglet Bo insists that he is not scared. Not scared of anything and not scared of anyone. And if you think he seems scared, well, you're misunderstanding the situation. Really, Piglet Bo can't go into the dark cave because he doesn't want to disturb the bats. And he can't go into the deep pit because he's pretty sure the termites are having a birthday party and it would be rude to show up without a gift. But what are those shadows lurking on each...

Whether you're at the beach or hiding inside on a rainy day; whether you're having tea with a friend or reading a book by yourself; whether you're happy and bouncing or grumpy or sick, it's always nice to have an always there bear. He can play with you, cuddle you, and snuggle you to sleep. He likes birthdays and trampolines and sand castles and puddles. It doesn't matter if you're tired or sulky or shy or scared-you'll never be lonely with your bear...

The story of The Snow Bear guides children on a journey to find ways of working with difficult emotions, such as anxiety and fear, using mindfulness. The Snow Bear is particularly suited for times of great social and environmental change to help children find a place of fearlessness. Based on observations from nature and wisdom millennia old, the story within works with animal archetypes exemplifying characteristics of modern times that the protagonist,...

As we know, sleep problems can cause numerous other negative issues in both adults and children. They can take a serious toll on a person's mental and physical health. Your mood, job performance and relationships could all potentially suffer from lack of or intermittent sleep. The Dream Box tells the story of a second-grade girl who is having sleep issues. It first becomes noticeable to her teacher who contacts her students' parents and the school...

Otto is the fourth title in children's picture book series D.M. Mullan's Curious Tales. When you're very busy with too much to do, what happens to Otto might just happen to you. He doesn't know yet but he's in for a shock, as he toils away and shouts in his clock "There's no time to stop, no time to unwind, I'd better speed up or I'll wind up behind!" This is a surprising and unique picture book about mindfulness and the importance of taking...

A sparkling novel from the author of SHINE and GLITTER. "We talk about everything, Dad and me. About all the mysteries inside of us. About all our wonderings of the world. But tomorrow my dad goes to war. Then what will I do?" Jemima's dad's in the Army and he's off to Afghanistan again for six whole months. Her mum's about to have another baby and hasn't got the energy to worry about anything else. Gran is staying to help out, but her head is...