Parenting

'When are you having children?' 'Why didn't you have another child?' 'Well, I guess that's your choice, but...' They are questions asked of women of a certain age all the...

From the cradle to college, tell your daughters the truth about life before they believe the culture's lies. For mothers with girls newborn to eighteen, Five Conversations You Must Have...

Sex-positive parenting begins before your child starts talking. In No Shame: Real Talk With Your Kids About Sex, Self-Confidence, and Healthy Relationships, New York City Psychiatrist Dr. Lea Lis offers...

"Just discovered that the stick's turned blue! Or already feeling that you are the size of the Graaf Zeppelin. Sick of feeling sick. And even more tired of the information...

How to avoid being fired as a parent: Building respectful relationships to secure your familys success and happiness is for parents wishing to build strong, loving and trusting relationships with...

For anyone who wants their children to understand and love the art of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, this guide has questions and answers about thirty amazing objects. Anticipating...

A fully revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller. Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to...

Eva Moskowitz, founder of the highly lauded Success Academy Charter Schools, shares her advice for raising smart, successful, and intellectually engaged children. Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as...

Let the Sunday Times bestselling authors and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) lead you through the school year... Does the phrase 'back to school' fill you with...

Develop and improve your relationship with teenagers. The teenage years are complex, exciting and often turbulent. Growth, development and learning are intrinsic to this period and every teenage experience is...

Author: Nancy Caldwell SorelBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNancy Caldwell Sorel's "Ever Since Eve: Personal Reflections On Childbirth" is a compelling work of...

If you have read parenting books or searched the Internet for parenting tips you have most likely stumbled across the mythical Unicorn Baby. This is the baby who feeds every...

The classic million copy bestseller, now revised and updated.. Here is the most up-to-date and complete information about pregnancy, presented in a unique week-by-week format. A new edition of a...

"In this hilarious, uplifting memoir, Wolfe describes her intense bond with Harlow...as she grapples with the chaos of her 20s, marriage, and eventually new motherhood."- Washington Post "An engaging debut...

Shortly before his second birthday, Allison Moorer's son, John Henry, stopped using the twenty-seven words he had learned. John Henry's diagnosis of nonverbal autism was devastating, even though Allison knew...

Author: Christina WalkleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Owen Ltd, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work, "Welcome Sweet Babe; A Book Of Christenings" by Christina Walkley, offers a...

Author: Nancy KeesingBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus And Robertson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNancy Keesing's "The White Chrysanthemum: Changing Images Of Australian Motherhood" is a compelling work of...

The book synopsis for Pregnancy: The Complete Australian Guide to Planning and Birth is a comprehensive, Australia-specific guide covering conception, pregnancy, labour, and birth, featuring expert advice from health professionals...

More inept, more clueless and more exhausted than ever, the man behind the blogging phenomenon Man vs Baby is back with the latest instalment in his (and his son Charlie's)...

Know and grow your power as a mother with this honest, guilt-free parenting guide that champions your own needs and well-being as well as those of your children The journey...

'This book lays out the nuts and bolts of the first two years of your child's life. What your baby lears now about love, relationships and their value in the...

Kids with Tricky Behaviours don't need to be 'fixed' because they aren't broken. They do, however, need to be shown ways to play to their own strengths and to learn...

Rudeness, laziness, apathy, back talk, and self centeredness...this description fits many teens, preteens, and younger children, but these behaviours may be helped or even halted by diet in as little...

From the author of the bestselling Sh!t No One Tells You series, this journal invites you to capture the weird and wonderful moments from pregnancy through your baby's first year....

Here is a delightful swaddling book that is as informative as it is adorable. This guide to the ins and outs of swaddling and babywearing is any parent's go-to for...

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy...

This is not a book that will help you grow (or raise) a human successfully. But this is a book that might, if you're not too emotionally battered - and...

'Brilliantly illustrates how multilingual mothers are disproportionately tasked with preserving linguistic heritage on one hand and preparing children for public society on the other - all while finding a language...

Challenge and delight children between the ages of three and six with activities that teach while they amuse. This book is packed with clever and creative play ideas designed for...

Teaching parent-child communication, this book includes sections on the subject the author is most often asked about stopping tantrums before they start, curing shyness in children, being a single parent...

What's it really like to be a parent? And how come no one ever warned Rob or Josh of the sheer mind-bending, world-altering, sleep-depriving, sick-covering, tear-inducing, snot-wiping, bore-inspiring, 4am-relationship-straining brutality...

'Persuasive and timely reading' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'They share the challenges and rewards they've faced along the way with humour and honesty' OK! WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN! HAS HOMESCHOOLING DRIVEN...

From accredited child psychologist, Dr Alison McClymont, comes a book that bridges the gap between complex psychology and straightforward parenting advice. No parent can guard against everything but parental knowledge...

Our understanding of what it means to be a parent in any given context is shaped by our biological, social, legal, and moral concepts of parenthood. These are themselves subject...

Eva Moskowitz, founder of the highly lauded Success Academy Charter Schools, shares her advice for raising smart, successful, and intellectually engaged children. Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as...

A man hit Ava with his car, a few miles from her bungalow. He brings her flowers in hospital, and offers to do her laundry. He also brings her the...

Child rearing in Australia.

We all know that old saying 'you are what you eat', but if you're newly pregnant or wanting to fall pregnant, nutrition becomes even more important, both for yourself and...

Breastfeeding: Real Mums Tell You How is a breastfeeding book that tells it like it is. Covering the fundamentals of breastfeeding and what you need to know to give yourself...

In this exploration of dyslexia, ADHD and neurodivergent people, Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin asks: What happens to kids who don't learn how to read? And how can we help?...

Michael and Helen Whelan believed that life after the birth of their first child would be the most amazing adventure. But at 14 months of age, their precious son Charlie's...

This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility and growing...

An essential book for anyone facing the important first year of their baby's life. First published more than ten years ago, the bestselling HOW TO STAY SANE IN YOUR BABY'S...