Signs are everywhere that young adults are struggling after they leave home, and parents are grappling with the practical and emotional demands of letting go and preparing them for independence. Wings Not Strings: Parenting Strategies to Let Go with Confidence surveys today's young adult landscape and offers empowering parenting solutions to: let go naturally and confidently, face and overcome their fears, build vital leadership and life skills in their children, and position for a thriving adult-to-adult relationship. By strategically parenting with a vision of releasing an eagle to soar rather than a kite to control--giving them wings, not strings--readers are equipped to raise well-prepared, self-confident children poised to fulfill their dreams.

Offers advice to teens designed to help them make wise choices as they move into adulthood, challenging them to think about the purpose of their lives, their passion, gifts, and goals, with discussion of character, relationships, career selection, spiritual life, handling adversity, finances, and other topics.

Terrorist. A real hot button of a word in a world of fear, unrest and paranoia. Savior. Everyone claims to be one, even the bad guys. The lines blur. Life has been rough on John Riley. He has permanently hunkered down to weather the constant series of storms that have constituted his life. Not a bitter person; just exceedingly cautious and profoundly alone. Enter the charismatic Ben Peelsa. Direct, honest. The epitome of integrity. With a seemingly careless casualness he introduces profound changes into Rileys desultory life. Good changes, transforming changes. Changes so profound that Riley is reborn. But all is not as it seems. Peelsa has an agenda. And a dark side. John Riley finds himself a pawn in a plan that could change the course of history, a plan that could change everything. Rileys new found life begins to come apart. He must decide where his loyalties lie, and to do this he must unravel the riddle of Ben Peelsa. In so doing, John Riley discovers that he himself holds the key to it all . . .

The #1 New York Times bestseller of hope, daring, and the quest for freedom taken on by two unforgettable American women, from the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees. “A remarkable novel that heightened my sense of what it meant to be a woman – slave or free . . a conversation changer.” – Oprah Winfrey, O, The Oprah Magazine “Powerful…furthers our essential understanding of what has happened among us as Americans – and why it still matters.” –The Washington Post Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world—and it is now the newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women. Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years, as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other’s destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. Sarah will experience crushed hopes, betrayal, unrequited love, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find her place alongside her fearless younger sister, Angelina, as one of the early pioneers in the abolition and women’s rights movements. Inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her characters, both real and invented, including Handful’s cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better. This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved.

Key strategies for parents of teens in the crucial window before that "launch" into the real world. Learn how to set them up for success through effective communication, valuing and cultivating their unique strengths, and empowering versus control. Help your teens build a strong personal leadership foundation that will enable them to live successful, independent lives of purpose, integrity, and impact.