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In this absorbing, clever and funny book, renowned psychotherapist Philippa Perry tells us what really matters and what behaviour it is important to avoid the vital dos and don'ts of parenting. Instead of mapping out the 'perfect' plan, Perry offers ...
Groundbreaking in both its scope and methodology, ParentShift dismantles some of our most pervasive myths and challenges some of our most popular parenting tools — including punishments, threats, bribery, and rewards — which, science has shown, consi...
In Simple Happy Parenting, Denaye Barahona, Ph.D., provides a revolutionary approach to parenting, full of practical tips to help you step back from the system overload so common in modern family life and, instead, create more time to enjoy living and...
The easy, effective and playful way to potty train - fast! Potty training is a major and exciting milestone for toddlers yet something all parents universally dread – and put off! Amanda Jenner, ITV’s Toilet Training expert with decades of experience,...
My Hidden Chimp is an effective and powerful new educational book that offers parents, teachers and carers some ideas and thoughts on how to help children to develop healthy habits for life. The science behind the habits is discussed in a practical way...
What if I told you that you can put an end to all of your parenting struggles? That you can learn to parent without fear or anxiety? That you can end conflict with your children? That you can create close and connected relationships within your family?...
For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele's daugh...
"Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parentsâ lives endlessly challenging? No - itâs...
The silent guides explores some neuroscience and psychological aspects of the developing mind, unconscious thinking, behaviours, habit formation and related topics in an easy to understand way. It then offers practical ideas and thoughts for the reader...
With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much...
At a time when many boys are in crisis, a much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men Over the past two decades there has been an explosion of new studies that have expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In...
Being a mom is the hardest job out there, with a tyrant boss and no HR to complain to. Cat and Nat tell never-before-told stories about the stress, guilt, joy, and laundry (oh the laundry!) of being a mom. With seven kids between them, they get real about...
Most parents of toddlers and preschoolers know a thing or two about tantrums those epic meltdowns that seem to come out of nowhere. Even though tantrums can be part of "normal" toddler behaviour, they are maddening, stressful, and exhausting. What can...
"An effective, respectful approach to discipline requires a new lens, a lens that differs from many of the most common approaches to discipline. No Bad Kids offers that lens, providing practical ways to respond to the challenges of toddlerhood while ...
The must-have book for boys from 8 to 80. Do you know how to make the perfect paper aeroplane, catapult or water bomb? How to send a message in secret ink? Do you want to amaze your friends and impress girls? From football to fossils and pirates to poker,...
Hold on to your kids explores the trend of peers replacing parents in the lives of children. It explains the causes of this crucial breakdown of parental influence - and offers compassionate, commonsense solutions.
"Communication is one of life's most fundamental joys, yet one often taken for granted until it is lost or fails to develop. Yet for millions of children each year, the skills that encompass communication stall or do not emerge at all. Even a mild disorder...
Surviving Adolescents 2.0 is a straightforward, down-to-earth manual for parents that draws on Michael Carr-Gregg's wealth of wisdom and experience as a child psychologist. Fully updated, this new edition from Michael Carr-Gregg and Elly Robinson ...
Toddler Discipline for Every Age and Stage offers practical, age-appropriate toddler discipline strategies for managing the everyday challenges of toddlerhood and guiding your child to becoming their best self. Toddlers are constantly changing, and they...
Raising Girls in the Twenty-first Century is Steve Biddulph’s warm, wise and up-to-the-minute look at how to help your daughter at every age, from baby to teen. Girls today need to be strong, but also keep their hearts open. Steve brings the very best...
Has your child received a medical diagnosis for a long term illness or health condition? If so, this can be a stressful time for you both. You may have noticed changes in your relationship and behaviour towards your child. For example many parents feel...
The slacker's guide to parenting from Twitter's most popular dad. Overachieving parents want you to believe the harder you work, the better your children your will turn out. That lie ends now. The truth is most kids end up remarkably unremarkable no ...
Midwife Cath has delivered more than 10,000 babies over the last 40 years, but her care of mothers and babies doesn't end when they leave the hospital. She strongly believes that all families need ongoing support, particularly in their first crucial year...
With their labile and rapidly developing brains, adolescents are particularly susceptible to addiction, and addiction leads to anxiety and depression. What few parents will know is that what we think of as the most typical addictions and problematic ...
Kids today are growing up in a fast-paced world where information and opportunity overload can be overwhelming. Teaching Kids to Manage Anxiety offers parents and teachers simple strategies that can make a massive difference to a child's ability to cope....
"If we can see the world through boys' eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them... and we will find them less confusing, and love them more deeply. Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world ...
Looking for more connection with your kids and more fun, too? Welcome to the Bounceback Parenting League! This insightful and empowering book is more than just another parenting guide. It's a playbook filled withsimple yet powerful "secret missions" ...
Sexting, cyberbullying, revenge porn, online predators all of these potential threats can tempt parents to snatch the smartphone or tablet right out of their children's hands. While avoidance might eliminate the dangers, that approach also means your...
"A conversation about birth, pregnancy and parenting between two mums and writers; one an author and the other a poet, playwright and paediatrician"--Publisher information.
"This inspirational and timely guide is about how mindfulness helps children, why it's becoming more popular and how to do it. It combines practical exercises that children can complete alongside their parents/carers with a fun and engaging commentary...
"Does your child suffer from fears and worries that affect their behaviour or keep them awake at night? Fears and worries are very common among children with around 15% thought to suffer from anxiety disorders; the most commonly identified emotional...
Cyber bullying, sexting, gaming addiction, online predators - these terms are all too common for today's parents. Children have greater access to social media than ever before and while they intuitively know how to use the technology, their brains are...
Practical advice helping new dads prepare for the biggest event of their lives. So your partner's pregnant? If you're like 99% of the male population, two words will immediately have sprung to mind: great and arrrgghhhh! Don't panic, you won't be the...
A supportive guide that gives busy moms permission to care for themselves, from a popular parenting blogger with one million Facebook followers "Would you rather have a perfect mom, or a happy one?" This is the question that popular parenting blogger...
Protect your children from cyber crime, sexting, cyber bullying, phishing, ghosting, grooming, nude selfies, and other internet dangers. You can't shield your kids from the risks if you don't know what they are. Kids spend hours online, confidently e...
In this frank and open book, parenting expert of over three decades, and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Wendy Mogel offers an essential and realistic guide of how to take steps to transform your relationship with your child. Several years ago ...
Parenting Tip 1: There's no one right way to be a parent. This entertaining parenting guide is the helpful, bite-size advice you need when you've just had a kid. From a list of what you need in a diaper bag to a loving reminder that sometimes you just...
"Young children look to the adults in their lives for everything. Sometimes we're prepared for their questions and sometimes we're not. All child development research is clear about the importance of language and conversation in successful childhood ...
"Written expressly for parents, and provides the unique insights of a noted educational psychologist on the supportive role parents can play in supporting their dyslexic child. This new edition contains additional sections and up-to-date discussions of...
Being a parent can be one of the sources of our greatest joys. It is also intermittently the cause of some of our deepest sorrows. It is likely that we will spend at least some of the time in despair and confusion, wondering whether it really had to be...
Some kids refuse to read, others won't stop not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child's literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire...
"This new edition of The Day-by-day Baby Book offers updated, Australia-specific knowledge from a reliable team, including an expert paediatrician, child psychologist, nutritionist, midwife and experienced parents. Watch your baby grow day-by-day with...
Hippie Mamas: A guide to holistic parenting is the ultimate natural remedies manual for expecting, new and established parents. Discover the world of holistic parenting with recipes and practical information involving herbal alchemy, aromatherapy, me...
Collett Smart is a psychologist, teacher, lecturer, writer and a mum of three. She knows professionally and personally that it is crucial for parents to address difficult yet fundamentally important topics with their children and this book tells them...
Having a second baby is a very different experience from having your first, yet there is little recognition of the wide range of issues that need to be considered when bringing a second child into the family. In this incredibly helpful book, Sarah...
"Now you have a baby, what are you going to do with it? Kaz Cooke, the author of the bestselling pregnancy book Up the Duff, has you covered from your very first day with a baby. With reassuring info, helpful suggestions, answers to your worries and ...
Morgenstern views parenting as the ultimate time-management challenge and shares concrete ways for you to structure and spend true quality time with your kids. Finding a healthy balance between raising a human and being a human often feels impossible,...
When Christine Armstrong became a mother, it never occurred to her that she would want to stop work or even work part-time. But the truth is, combining work and small kids is hard. From the broken breast pumps on business trips, to hiding chickenpox from...
"Our kids are being exposed to sexual content at a younger and younger age, whether through the Internet, advertisements, or interactions with their peers. When children are exposed to this sexual information without context, or images of a graphic n...
Psychologist Dr Natalie Flynn has examined all the research on key baby topics such as feeding, sleeping and crying. The result? Smart Mothering, a revolutionary book that separates the facts from the opinions. Find out what research says about the dilemmas...
To celebrate each new development, Baby's First Year Milestones offers a practical month-by-month guide to understanding the major milestones in your child's life. Clear descriptions of major developmental milestones for every month of the baby's first...
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a global mental health concern with studies conservatively indicating 10% of young people experiment with self-harm. The ways in which young people self-harm are wide and varied, and a challenge many families now have...
Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks. As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Parents who ...
The pressures faced by children and adolescents today are unprecedented, and the corresponding statistics around poor mental health deeply alarming. Behind every mental health issue, from addiction to ADHD, lies a host of underlying problems that nee...
Make every moment with your child count. Tap into the psychology behind your child's behaviour at every stage of development, and respond with confidence. Find out what your child really means when they say "Look what I've done!", "But, I'm not tired",...
Under One Sky recounts poignant encounters surrounding birth, breastfeeding, and the life circumstances of families from over 77 countries. As a lactation consultant, Chris Auer met with thousands of women as they began their mothering and breastfeed...
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