Animal Logic
We've all heard them before, you know, those little stories and rhymes which have just sort of grown up with us, and many people swear by them. Others just know that if their corns ache or their arthritis plays up, rain is on the way! Animals in ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
What you can do for head banging
From time to time, most children develop habits, which can be annoying, worrying or even embarrassing to parents. Parents may even be afraid that their child will still be doing it when grown up. Habits may have an identifiable cause. Sometimes ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Simon Silva
Simóon Silva Having grown up a part of a migrant-working family, Simón Silva says, "I grew up with a certain amount of shame about who I was, and it wasn't until I came to understand and appreciate my culture that I was able to find [... more]
Harper Collins |
Style for Grown-Up Girls
Renowned style expert Christine Schwab discusses her new book, Style for Grown-Up Girls. She addresses the challenges that women over 40 face, and gives 10 top tips for how to overcome them. She also describes the mistakes that Grown Up Girls ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Martha Manning
Martha Manning, Ph.D., is a writer, clinical psychologist, and former professor of psychology at George Mason University. She is the author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface; Chasing Grace: Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Up; and ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Genell Dellin
Genell Dellin lives with her husband in Oklahoma. Since their son has grown up and gone away to be a QuarterHorse trainer, they share their place with only four-footed family members. The bossy cat named Smokey keeps Genell company while she ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Why did he 'choose' to be gay
Parents often don't think about whether their own children are attracted to someone of the same sex. Many of us have grown up with values and beliefs that have been passed down through the generations, and we have not really understood, or given ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Gorilla Black
Bilal Cunningham has grown up in Richmond, Virginia's meanest projects. His mother offers him little love but takes whatever cash Bilal can make to feed her alcohol-fueled life and the men... "Seven is the new urban mercenary stealing hearts. You ... [... more]
Random House |
What can I say and do?
People with Down syndrome are becoming much more visible in our community. For a whole generation (since the early 1970s), children born with Down syndrome have grown up at home with their families. Families know that belonging in the community ... [... more]
NineMSN Health |
David Thorn
Halli Sveinsson has grown up in the House of Svein, hearing the legends of the heroes as all his forefathers did. Theirs is a peaceful society, where the violence of the past has been outlawed and disputes are settled by the Council. A chance ... [... more]
Random House |
Rachel Stolzman
Anna has grown up haunted by her younger sister's death. In the life she constructs as a barrier against the emotional wreckage of her family tragedy, Anna settles comfortably into a career as a teacher of deaf children. But a challenge ... [... more]
Random House |
Tim Jessell
ANDREW HAS grown up near the Plymouth docks hearing the sailors talk about America. Knowing that Andrew's heart is set on going to the new world, his father sends him up to London to serve as page in the house of Walter Raleigh. In Queen ... [... more]
Random House |
