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Experiencing a parent or guardian with cancer is extremely difficult for children and adolescents with healthcare professionals and cancer support centres often lacking the specialised knowledge needed to also support these individuals. This practical guide provides a comprehensive and current understanding of the impact of parental cancer on children, young people and families. It offers a longitudinal account of the impact of cancer through the different stages of the illness and explores the impact of culture and international contexts on how families experience parental cancer. The book also crucially focuses on how to support children, young people and families by examining existing interventions. Important chapters on death and bereavement, and on self-care for practitioners also supplement the book. A valuable handbook for healthcare practitioners from a range of specialities working with patients and families affected by cancer, including clinical psychology, counselling, nursing, oncology, palliative care and social work.

Have fun, create, learn, and help the planet with the young kids in your life through 50 colorful, enriching activities made from stuff you already have.With Recycle and Play, learn how to transform cardboard, bubble wrap, lids, containers, egg cartons, and other things that might otherwise be headed to a landfill into hours of engaging play at home. The fun, process-oriented projects invite children to be creative, explore senses, develop skills, and discover how things work, all while reinforcing the importance of reducing waste as part of a sustainable lifestyle.In this book, you'll find tips on how to extend play and learning for each project as well as helpful hints to engage your kids to come up with fun additions and extensions of their own.While each of the projects includes clear step-by-step instructions and materials lists, you should feel free to adjust to your child's interests and the materials you have on hand.Organized by the type of material used, the zero-waste projects include:Car Garage and Ramp made from toilet paper tubes and cardboard (Learning Skills: Fine motor skills, creative play, and color recognition)Mess-Free Bubble Wrap Painting (Learning Skills: Art, sensory exploration, creative skills, color recognition)Busy Board Lid Activity (Learning Skills: Fine motor skills, cognitive skills)Alligator Letter Feed made from egg cartons (Learning Skills: Letter recognition, fine motor skills)Milk Carton School Bus with family photos (Learning Skills: Social development, cognitive skills)Matching Memory Game made from wipe lids (Learning Skills: Cognitive skills, fine motor skills, memory, object recognition) Bond with your child, help them learn through play, and instill a lifelong respect for the environment with Recycle and Play.

Still a Mum is a wholehearted book on grief and losing a baby that provides wisdom and support through careful insight, helping you feel less alone.What no parent wants to face: Meagan Donaldson was 23 weeks pregnant when tests confirmed that her unborn baby had a rare condition. Told the prognosis for their daughter was poor, they made a heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to their little girl. Soon after, Violet Grace was born. Still, but perfect.However, her short life left a big impact on her parents-and a network of strangers across the world as her story and the wisdom gained from the experience was shared and a successful fundraiser was created in her honour.Written whilst on maternity leave-with no baby and planning her daughter's memorial instead of a baby shower-and in the preceding year, the author offers healing awareness through a fractured heart which helps readers understand pregnancy loss and grief.Still a Mum is a story about loss, life and love and finding joy again after heartbreak. Shining a spotlight on the stigma that still exists around pregnancy loss, not just for the parents but for other family members as well.You'll uncover true support and finding strength through pain and experiencing parenthood through a unique lens.

A modern motherhood book to connect you back to yourselfAs we enter into motherhood, we are often given a filtered version of what motherhood will be like with a silent list of expectations on how to be a "e;good"e; mother. This outdated story is what sets us on a course where we place pressure on ourselves to be it all and do it all. Ultimately, we lose ourselves.Worldwide, we have mothers who are surviving instead of thriving. Depleted, unfulfilled and longing to find the woman they have lost since becoming a mother. Now, women are calling from within their souls to find their own version of motherhood that feels good and is free from judgement, guilt and self-sacrifice.Conscious Motherhood is not just every woman's invitation to change the story of motherhood, it also encourages you to journey into yourself, to heal your heart and welcome balance between yourself and mother.This modern motherhood book will help you find balance and peace of mind through embracing all the experiences of motherhood - both the beautiful and madness. It will guide you to welcoming more understanding and acceptance of the imperfect beauty of motherhood.Get ready to re-love yourself, trust your intuition and create dreams alongside an enriched experience of motherhood. This is your homecoming to the woman you were always meant to be.

An intimate and inspiring memoir of my journey of sadness, utter despair, sheer determination and triumph to become a mother after eleven rounds of In Vitro Fertilisation.I fought so hard for so many years treading down the infertility road. Throughout the obstacles and setbacks of which there were many, the flame inside me to meet my child never burnt out. I just knew I needed to be a mum. I often cried into my pillow at night, hoping IVF would work. After all, it was all I had. I tried to remain calm in case I was the reason it wasn't working. Yet I was so mentally and physically exhausted. I convinced myself to rest and while I did, I quietly dug deep for strength to get through the hard moments that kept sneaking up on me. When I'd given my all, it still wasn't working. I wondered how anyone could possibly understand my torment. I felt like I was in another country and couldn't speak the language. I got down and very upset and felt so incredibly alone. The repeated crawl back up was so very painful and difficult and left me feeling I was holding on by my fingertips. Prior to my dad passing away unexpectedly at round five of IVF, each time it failed, he would say, "e;No Maher ever gives up."e; Mum guided me by advising me to take it one day at a time. I trusted my parent's belief in me, but I felt helpless, and I did not know how to change the outcome apart from turning up to what was expected of me next. I then paced myself minute by minute, to get through the everlasting emotional storm.When I was struggling to wait for the next step and had exhausted all my options on planet earth, I turned to the sky. I wished the universe would align the stars and I politely asked to be graced with my Miracle from Mahers. I somehow got up at round eight, with a renewed determination and made it to the victory round. i While IVF can create a pregnancy with many successful deliveries, IVF does not guarantee a baby, a full term delivery or a live birth. My decision to undertake IVF was never guaranteed to result in a living baby for me, and while this possibility absolutely rattled me, it was a risk I was prepared to take. I knew very well, once IVF worked for me, that the outcome I wanted, which was a living healthy baby, was not promised and this made me incredibly nervous for the duration of my entire pregnancy. Miscarriage, stillborn, premature birth and infant loss have brought many tears to four special women in my life. With my deepest admiration and gratitude, I have permission to share their stories. My saving grace was optimism and hoping science would result in the fairy tale that IVF can be, because I could not see the finish line. I now feel determined to help and inspire others so their flame of hope might also continue to burn.

Whether your family has been doing devotions for years or this is your first time introducing them, Building a Family of Faith--recently featured on GMA3--is just what you need to help your family connect with one another, grow in faith, and learn how physical activity can influence your relationships and your faith.Who better to guide you than Andy Dooley--a passionate leader, pastor, social media influencer, fitness professional, and father of four who has worked with families for more than eighteen years through sports, fitness, and ministry.In this family-friendly devotional, he will help you simplify yet enhance your family's quality time with devotions that children of all ages will enjoy and learn from. As you read through this devotional each week, your family will . . .Engage in meaningful conversations through the powerful stories and guided questions about God's WordEnjoy physical activities to get your family moving and having fun togetherValue a vibrant prayer life and learn to pray together as a family Take the weight off your shoulders, and let this fun, easy, and family-friendly devotional help you to build a family of faith.

Rebecca Wilson shares a whole new range of simple, healthy and delicious everyday meals that you can cook with just 10 minutes of prep time.Rebecca Wilson - the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author, Instagram sensation and mum behind the phenomenally popular family food account @rebeccawilsonfood is on a mission to show you how to make quick and impressive meals for all the family, even the littlest ones, to all enjoy together!Packed with recipes for making the most of your slow cooker, stovetop, oven and more. So whether you need to whip up a quick on-the-go lunch, fill up your freezer with batch-cooking saviours, or enjoy a comforting slow-cooked dinner with your loved ones, Rebecca's ingenious, easy-to-follow and stress-free recipes will soon become your family favourites, asked for time and time again.Sure to get your tastebuds tingling, this quick and easy cookbook promises:- Over 100 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks- Features 80-100 all-new photographs- Every recipe is analysed by paediatric dietitian Lucy Upton of The Feeding Trust- Includes motivational parenting quotes throughoutRebecca provides plenty of options to suit all kinds of dietary needs and also shares her top tips for freezing and reheating meals, how to keep children entertained while you prep, and how to guide your child through their weaning journey so that you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time together around the table. All recipes featured throughout this comfort cookbook are suitable for young children from six months, and are irresistible for older siblings and adults too.Rebecca's philosophy is that parents and carers can wean their babies, introducing them to a variety of new foods, whilst sharing the same meals alongside them. This means parents and carers can cook just once for the entire family, no matter what age the little ones are. A must-have cookbook for mums and family cooks looking for healthy meals to nurture their young family, as well as environment-conscious shoppers who want to enjoy convenience foods but without having to worry about plastic consumption, additives and other nasties found in mass-produced baby foods.

From internationally bestselling author Liz Climo comes I'm So Happy You're Here, a book to remind us to love ourselves.We all need a reminder that we're loved and we matter, and international bestselling author Liz Climo delivers that dose of warmth and love in her new bookSometimes we just need a little pep talk to remind us that we're doing our best. With help from her charming animal drawings, Liz Climo encourages us to embrace the joyful moments, get back up after falling down, and always love ourselves.A little book to let someone know how important they are to you or a thoughtful gift you can give to yourself, I'm So Happy You're Here highlights how truly amazing we are. Like a good friend, it will lift you out of low moments and keep you company until they've passed, making you laugh and cry while reminding you that you're loved, you matter, and we're all really happy you're here.

'Warm, wise and deeply reassuring, I love The Sleep Mums!' Sarah Turner, The Unmumsy Mum It's 2am but your baby thinks it's party time; their 'routine' seems to change with the wind, and you would do anything to get a good night's sleep... We know how you feel! You might be prepared and reading this before baby arrives, or as they snooze beside you in those early new-born days, knowing that forewarned is forearmed. Or your eyebags may tell their own bedtime story... Either way, if your baby is not sleeping, you have not done anything wrong. Your baby is not broken (although you might feel broken from lack of sleep), and you are not a bad parent. Baby sleep is not linear; it changes a lot during their first few years (they like to keep us on our toes like that...). You are here because you want some honest support and real solutions. And the good news? We can give you that. Between us, we - Cat and Sarah AKA 'The Sleep Mums' - have over 30 years professional experience, plus hands on practice with having our own unique babies. Thousands of parents have turned to us for help and advice - we've been asked to write our wisdom down in a book countless times, so at long last, here it is! Sleep Better, Baby will arm you with the confidence and tools to see you through the long nights (and days) of your baby's early years. You've got this.