Books published by publisher Robe Communications, Inc

Designed for children in foster care (ages 5-10), "Meeting my CASA" is part of an educational, dialogue-opening series for kids in out-of-home care. In this full-color 16-page book, Robbie Rabbit meets his court-appointed special advocate (CASA) for the first time. We learn how Robbie feels about having a CASA. Kelly, his CASA, explains (in kid-friendly terms) what a CASA is, what CASAs do, and how the work of a CASA differs from the work of other child welfare professionals. *** The back of the book includes a game designed to promote communication between the child and the important people in his life. *** The story and game were created by Adam Robe, MSW, a former foster child who was adopted at age nine and is now a child welfare professional. *** The Robbie RabbitTM series is designed specifically for child welfare professionals and foster/adoptive parents who want to: (1) Help a foster child and/or an adoption-eligible child adjust better to tough changes in life; (2) Promote communication between the child and the important people in his life; and (3) Gain insight into a child's feelings and interpretation of the world around him.

There are many ways to define a woman: daughter, mother, wife, professional, friend, student... We are each special and unique, yet we share a common connection. What bonds all women are our mutual experiences of loving and learning: feeling the tenderness of love; forging lifelong friendships; pursuing a chosen career; giving birth to new life; juggling the responsibilities of job and family, and more. This shining collection brings you inspiration and comfort in special chapters on marriage, motherhood, aging, bridging the generations, attitude, self-esteem and higher wisdom. Stories honor the strength and reveal the beauty of the feminine spirit. Included are incredible stories from Oprah Winfrey, Leo Buscaglia, Linda Ellerbee, Robert Fulghum, Kathie Lee Gifford and many others. Whether you are a career woman or a stay-at-home mom, a teenager or a senior, a young woman just starting out or a woman of the world, this delightful book will be a treasured companion for many years to come.

This book -- "Robbie's Trail through Adoption" (ISBN: 978-1-935831-03-7) -- is an engaging story written specifically for children who will NOT have birthparent contact after the adoption. (An open adoption storyline, ISBN: 978-1-935831-06-8, is also available.) The "Robbie's Trail through Adoption" story should be used with "Robbie's Trail through Adoption - Activity Book" (ISBN: 978-1-935831-04-4) and "Robbie's Trail through Adoption -Adult Guide" (ISBN: 978-1-935831-05-1). These three books, sold separately, are designed to work together to help adoption-eligible children communicate better with their adoptive parents and child welfare professionals. Although the "Robbie's Trail through Adoption" story can be read without the supplemental activity book and adult guide, adoption-eligible children are best served when you have all three books. The adult guide and activity book both relate back to the "Robbie's Trail through Adoption" story, and are used together to help children with issues such as control, grief and loss, feelings, communication and self-identity. The Robbie Rabbit stories and their supplemental materials are designed specifically for foster parents, adoptive parents and/or caseworkers who want to: (1) Help a foster child and/or an adoption-eligible child adjust better to tough changes in life; (2) Promote communication between the child and the important people in his life; and (3) Gain insight into a child's feelings and interpretation of the world around him.

Whether single, separated or someone's spouse, everyone wants to find and keep this elusive thing called love. Bestselling author and foremost relationship expert Barbara De Angelis teams up as a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, a collection of heartwarming stories about how real people discovered true love with the person of their dreams. With chapters on finding each other, intimacy, commitment, understanding, and overcoming obstacles, readers will find inspiration whether they're beginning a new relationship, hoping to work through a difficult one, or trying to recognize extraordinary moments in their lives. A sweet spoonful of this enchanting Chicken Soup collection will warm the hearts of the romantic readers everywhere.

For pure exhilaration and drama, there's nothing quite like sports: It's the crack of the bat as it connects with the baseball, hurtling it into the bleachers for a home run; the swish of the basketball as it drops into the net for a three-point play at the buzzer; the roar of the crowd as the quarterback delivers a perfect spiral pass for the winning touchdown. Most importantly, sports bring out the best in the human spirit. There is an intensity and a richness inherent in every sporting experience that amplifies our emotions and our connection with the moment and, indeed, with ourselves. This latest collection of Chicken Soup honors all that is good in the world of sports. From major leaguers to little leaguers, from hockey stars to figure skaters, and from horseracing to mushing, the stories in this book highlight the positive and transformative nature of sports. Readers will come to see sports as one of our most important and powerful teachers. They can teach us to focus and stay the course, or to develop a new strategy and rededicate ourselves to a goal. They can teach us to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. They can teach us the importance of teamwork and remind us that we must strive to give our individual all. At their best, sports will build us up and they will wear us down; they will build character and teach us to overcome adversity. This book is for anyone who has ever enjoyed watching or participating in any sport, from the professional athlete to the weekend warrior, from the soccer mom to the diehard sports fan, from the marathon runner to the neighborhood jogger.

"Robbie's Trail through Adoption - Activity Book" (ISBN: 978-1-935831-04-4) is part of an educational, dialogue-opening series for kids. This activity book should be used with "Robbie's Trail through Adoption - Adult Guide" (ISBN: 978-1-935831-05-1) and either the "closed adoption" story ("Robbie's Trail through Adoption," ISBN: 978-1-935831-03-7) or the "open adoption" story ("Robbie's Trail through Open Adoption," ISBN: 978-1-935831-06-8). These pieces, sold separately, are designed to work together to help adoption-eligible children. "Robbie's Trail through Adoption - Activity Book" is designed to promote communication between an adoption-eligible child and his caseworker, adoptive parents, therapist, CASA or other child welfare professional. Eight unique activities cover important issues such as control, grief and loss, feelings, communication and self-identity. Instructions and tips for facilitating these activities are detailed in "Robbie's Trail through Adoption - Adult Guide." The Robbie Rabbit stories and their supplemental materials are designed specifically for foster parents, adoptive parents and/or caseworkers who want to: (1) Help a foster child and/or an adoption-eligible child adjust better to tough changes in life; (2) Promote communication between the child and the important people in his life; and (3) Gain insight into a child's feelings and interpretation of the world around him.

Have you ever wondered which college major is best for you? With hundreds of possibilities and with the costs of attending college, many students face a great deal of stress related to making this choice. This book can help you in understanding how to choose your college major. It can help to give you a focus for your future. In the process, it can lessen your stress about what you are going to do next in your life. For more than 20 years, as a professional counselor, I have helped students plan their future. This book contains a self-scoring, easy-to-use Aptitude Test that can help you better understand which college major best matches your interests and abilities. The easy-to-understand Aptitude Test in this book is based on similar tests that I developed and that have been used by more than 1 million students. In addition to showing you which college major best matches your interests and abilities, this book goes a step further and shows you a list of careers that best match your strengths. Everything you need to complete and understand the Aptitude Test is provided in the book. You will find the test questions and a section on how to understand and score your answers. In addition you will find charts listing hundreds of college majors, and there will be easy-to-understand instructions on which of these college majors best matches your results on the Aptitude Test. Finally, you will be provided with lists of hundreds of up-to-date career lists, and once again easy-to-use instructions will show you how your results on the Aptitude Test best match a group of possible careers for you. The results you receive on the Aptitude Test can help to point you in the right direction for your future. They can also be an excellent resource that you can refer to if you meet with a counselor, career advisor, or a college mentor/advisor. This book can help you to answer the questions, "Now what? What am I going to do next with my life?"

One of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves is rethinking what we've been taught, because thoughts become behaviors. The same mind that gets us stuck is the same one that can set us free. It's time to rip up the script society hands us, breathe deep, and reclaim a healthy definition of success that doesn't compartmentalize your mind, body and soul. We need a new organizing framework that allows more flexibility and moral grounding—one that lets science, emotion and spirit to fuse. Too often, life's disorienting moments can leave us tumbling into messy, downward spirals. We lose clarity, and are held hostage by blind spots that keep us from thriving. We fall into common mindless behavioral traps which lead to perpetual patterns of shutting down, numbing out, binding up and staying stuck. In this uniquely liberating book, Dr. Kristen Lee teaches us how to apply a process of behavioral change using a series of different lenses, to steer our brains to overcome blind spots and cultivate Upward Spiral habits. A leading expert on resilience and behavioral science, Dr. Kristen Lee developed this new psychology of thinking model from over twenty years of clinical practice, the latest neuroscience, and her own research findings. Mentalligence [men-tel-i-juh-ns] is a sage guide that will help you build meta-awareness by emphasizing an impact-driven rather than a performance-obsessed mindset, and adopt a model of 'collective efficacy' that is less I-focused and more we-focused, to facilitate positive social impact at a time when it's desperately needed. This is what psychologists call 'The Good Life'—living mindfully and consciously. Rather than falling for predominant definitions of 'success' that leave us boxed in, depleted, and oblivious to ways we can work together, Mentalligence helps us find the thinking and behavioral agility to work towards better outcomes for all.

Emily Sylvester is a shy, ordinary girl until she accidentally discovers that her mother's emerald necklace has secret powers. When she begins to research a project on Atlantis for a school project, the emerald leads her on a trail to an ancient lost world. Along the way, Emily meets a descendant from the lost world she is seeking who sends her on a mission to save a fabulous secret civilization. To save this world, Emily and her friends must travel through dangerous and mysterious places where they constantly experience new adventures and challenges. How can Emily and her friends survive the terrors and obstacles that they continually face? The fate of an unknown world rests in Emily's hands. Can she save it?