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Working Families : Navigating the Demands and Delights of Marriage, Parenting, and Career

by Joy Jordan-Lake
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Balancing work, family, and joy.

Working Families can be a valuable read for any individual or couple who find themselves struggling to balance their careers with parenthood. The book is filled with examples from real people, including famous individuals, and offers insight, humor, and creative ideas to help navigate the busy-craziness of daily life. The discussion guide at the end of the book makes it easy to engage with the material, and readers will come away with a greater sense of purpose and confidence in their ability to change the world, not despite their children, but because of them.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Working Families : Navigating the Demands and Delights of Marriage, Parenting, and Career

by Joy Jordan-Lake
RM22.01 MYR Now RM14.55 MYR Save 34%
Compare to estimated retail price: RM78.63 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780877881995
Authors: Joy Jordan-Lake
Publisher: WaterBrook
Date of Publication: 2007-03-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development
Related Topics: Personal Development, Parenting, Marriage
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 17 readers)

Description

Who hasn’t heard a lot about juggling, balancing, and surviving? Navigating parenthood and professional life is all those things. But amidst the struggle, a life of kids, careers, and busy-craziness can be a privilege–and a tremendous reward.Working Families shows you how.Joy Jordan-Lake, a woman passionate about her kids and career, gives you examples from the lives of real people, some famous and some you’ll meet for the first time in these pages. Drawing upon her background as a college professor, writer, mom, and wife, she helps couples and families navigate life together for joy and purpose. Along the way, the insight, gentle humor, creative ideas, and encouragement of Working Families will help you sail through oceans of demands with confidence because you can change the world–and not in spite of your children but because of them.Includes discussion guide for individuals or groups.
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Balancing work, family, and joy.

Working Families can be a valuable read for any individual or couple who find themselves struggling to balance their careers with parenthood. The book is filled with examples from real people, including famous individuals, and offers insight, humor, and creative ideas to help navigate the busy-craziness of daily life. The discussion guide at the end of the book makes it easy to engage with the material, and readers will come away with a greater sense of purpose and confidence in their ability to change the world, not despite their children, but because of them.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.