Bøker av Laraine Birnie

Rebecca is a fictional preteen Christian girl growing up in a small town in the 1950's who talks to God on a daily basis. She has a prayer diary in which she shares with God her feelings about her life and family and her daily joys and struggles. She reminds herself of bible verses that relate to her situation and thanks God for the answers to her prayers.

This book sets out a simple guide for counsellors to help an abused woman move from being a victim to taking control of her life and relationships. First the woman is helped to understand if her positive personality traits such as hopefulness and deep empathy have resulted in her missing potential warning signs in an abusive relationship. We then move on to determine whether the person abusing the woman has features of a personality disorder. Such individuals are often abusive because of their unhealthy beliefs and attitudes towards others. If this is the case then the woman needs to let go of the hope that she can change her abuser as well as the guilt she may be carrying for the relationship not working. Other unhealthy past relationships are explored and these include her parents or other family members which may have predisposed her to tolerate abusive behaviour. The next stage includes educating the woman about practical strategies of assertiveness to deal with the abusers in her life. Throughout the sessions we provide her with the compassion of a listening ear, and validation for her courage. We help her understand that even though she has not received the love she had hoped for, she is still a beloved worthwhile child of God. She is then able to make a decision as to whether to stay in the abusive relationship or leave. In either case the goal is for her to take control of her life, deal assertively with the unhealthy people who are abusing her and learn how to choose healthy friends and become a healthy person herself.

What happens when the letters of the alphabet hold hands with their friends? Especially when those friends are other letters in the alphabet. In The Adventures of A, B, and C, children will be excited to see the letters transform into pictures showing what fun the letters have when they combine to make new words and embark on exciting adventures. They will learn how, just by changing a few letters the pictures change into something completely different. Designed to help children discover the fun in learning to read, it offers a novel way to teach children the early formation of language.