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Sommers-Flanagan, Rita; Elander, Chelsea; Sommers-Flanagan, John – 2000
This book examines the divorce experience firsthand-through the eyes and voices of children and adult children of divorce. People from various ages, ethnic groups, and backgrounds share artwork, essays, and their personal stories of divorce. The book contains practical suggestions for coping with the challenges of double-households, long-distance…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Coping
Avery, Donna M.; Taubert, Alexis – 1982
This guide for counselors describes the Critical Events Interview (CEI), a new counseling technique designed to be used with women in transition. The concept of critical events and their influence on adult development is described and the history and current status of the CEI are reviewed, along with current results of CEI evaluations and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories
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Robinson, Sandra L.; Gladstone, Delinda H. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Reports the results of interviews with three-, four-, and five-year-old children at various child care centers in Columbia, South Carolina, concerning their fears. The fear of "monsters" was most often reported. Suggests what parents and teachers can do to help children cope with their fears. (BB)
Descriptors: Coping, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Fear
Shapiro, Joan; Rich, Rebecca – 1999
This text provides information on learning disabilities in adults and offers practical ways to compensate. Chapters address: (1) definitions of learning disability; (2) etiology of learning disabilities; (3) our cognitive or thinking systems; (4) different assessment settings and some of the tests used to diagnose a learning disability; (5)…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis
Meeker, Darin J.; Stankovich, Christopher E.; Kays, Todd M. – 2000
This book provides concrete information and step-by-step exercises to help student athletes succeed in college and make a successful transition to the world beyond college. The book is divided into 14 units containing some or all the following elements: goals; reading materials accompanying review questions; exercises; a unit recap; unit review…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice