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Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul: 101 Stories of Loving, Learning and Parenting »

Book cover image of Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul: 101 Stories of Loving, Learning and Parenting by Jack Canfield

Authors: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Raymond Aaron
ISBN-13: 9781558747470, ISBN-10: 1558747478
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Health Communications, Incorporated
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Jack Canfield

Motivational speaker Jack Canfield is the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. With over 65 books to his credit, Canfield has taken the inspirational advice he delivered in his speeches and forged one of the most popular book series in print.

Book Synopsis

Certain to appeal to all parents-whether they are expecting or raising their first new addition, in-the-trenches veterans or empty-nesters- this delightful Chicken Soup book offers a collection of inspiring and entertaining stories that relate to the triumphs, tribulations, challenges and joys of raising a family. Chapters include: The Joys of Parenting; A Mother's Love; A Father's Love; Special Connections; Special Moments; Insights and Lessons; Overcoming Obstacles; Surviving Loss; Across The Generations; and Letting Go.

With contributions from celebrity and "ordinary" parents alike, each story speaks to the range of emotions and experiences of all types of parents-single parents, foster parents, parents of adopted children, or part of a two-parent family with biological children. By sharing the personal experiences of others, this book will offer inspiration and advice to parents going through a difficult time; provide reassurance to those who worry that they're not living up to the Supermom or Superdad ideal; and share a wealth of experiences that show why being a parent is such a worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

This book is a must-read for any parent or parent-to-be!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsxiii
Introductionxvii
Share with Usxix
1.The Joys of Parenting
The Pickle Jar2
Geraniums of Love6
The Tooth Fairy8
The Good Stuff10
Let's Go Fly a Kite14
My Second Birth17
The Photograph Album22
The Spinner Plate26
Coffee Milk and Oreos28
Daddy32
Comic-Book Solomon33
Driving Me Crazy35
I'm Okay39
2.A Mother's Love
On Becoming a Stepmother42
The Other Mother46
Daddy's Hair Is Red: The Best of Bits & Pieces48
I Live with an Alien49
A Time for Love52
When He Sleeps55
Defining Love58
Housewife's Prayer61
My Wife Doesn't "Work"64
The Gift of Life67
A Mother's Love Revealed71
Cyberstepmother77
3.A Father's Love
My Ray of Hope82
Hidden Green Words86
Hey Son, I Love You, Too90
My Dad Henry93
It Takes a Special Man to Fill a Stepfather's Shoes97
The Toaster100
A Letter to the IRS104
Advice from the Groom's Dad109
4.Special Connections
Against All Odds114
A Hundred and One Atlantic Nights118
From the Heart125
The Navy's Baby128
Embassy of Hope135
What Odds?138
The Bungee That Binds143
Joey Comes Home148
5.Special Moments
Something to Make Me Happy154
A Father's Day Phone Call157
Monsters Under the Bed162
The Special Olympics164
Keeping the Magic165
Love of a Child166
Self-Esteem at Five168
The Window169
"You're Having a Baby!"175
Welcome, Levi!177
There Is So Much to Learn180
6.Insights and Lessons
True Generosity188
Maya's Smile191
I'm Not Your Slave194
The Millionaire198
Teen Wisdom199
What Parents Say/What Parents Actually Mean201
The Naked Patient203
Man Plans and God Laughs206
Message from a Guardian Angel210
Daddy's Day213
I believe in Angels216
7.Overcoming Obstacles
The Light at the End of the Tunnel222
My Son, My Grandson227
Tough Love Wins the Day231
A Voice for Elizabeth236
My Daughter's Smile241
A Heart in the Shadows247
8.Surviving Loss
Erin's Legacy of Love254
My Message260
Forgiveness264
Held in Our Hearts Forever267
A Dolphin Wish Fulfilled271
I Miss You Most at Christmas275
The Day My Daughter Died280
Cori's Beads283
Rachel's Gift287
9.Letting Go
Watching Me Go295
The Video of Life298
The Parting300
Dancing in the Street302
The End of Childhood303
A Gift from Brandon307
Words That Bind310
Mapping Life's Journey on the Refrigerator Door315
10.Across the Generations
Bedtime Stories Across the Miles321
Miriam's Umbrella323
Grandma Meyer's Gift326
From Mother to Daughter to Mother330
More Chicken Soup?337
Supporting Parents and Children of the World338
Who Is Jack Canfield?342
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?343
Who Is Kimberly Kirberger?344
Who Is Raymond Aaron?345
Contributors346
Permissions (continued)359

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