Parenting and Childcare

Trudy Stewart & Jackie Turnbull / Helping Children Cope With Stammering(Large Paperback)

Stammering is a widespread problem among children. This guide advises parents on how to give their child support and how to get help. It describes what stammering is and how parents can combat it, and includes information on stammering in school, getting...

Will Wilkoff / Is My Child Overtired?: The Sleep Solution for Raising Happier, Healthier Children (Large Paperback)

Wake up - Your kids are tired. More and more often, bedtime is a battle that parents just don't have the energy to fight. With the demands of juggling work, running a household, and raising kids, it is easy for parents to be lax about their children's...

Mary Pipher / Reviving Ophelia: Helping You to Understand and Cope with Your Teenage Daughter (Large Paperback)

Why are adolescent girls prone to depression, eating disorders, addictions and suicide attempts than ever before? Mary Pipher believes adolescence is an especially precarious time for girls, a time when the fearless, outgoing child is replaced by an...

Marilyn Glenville / Getting Pregnant - Faster (Large Paperback)

As women, we spend most of our reproductive lives trying not to get pregnant and it can seem so unfair that when we want to have a baby it doesn't happen. From many years of helping couples to get pregnant, Dr Glenville knows that the best approach is a...

Patricia Holland / What Is a Child? : Popular Images of Childhood (Large Paperback)

Using 100 images - from magazines, newspapers and advertising - Patricia Holland shows how pictures of children reflect our changing perceptions of childhood and our notion of what a child is.     All of our books are second hand, and while you...

Sammy Margo / Good Sleep Guide for Kids: The Essential Guide to Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems, from Ages 3 to 10 (Large Paperback)

With 69 per cent of children under the age of 10 affected by sleep problems that can lead to mood swings, behavioural disorders and irritability, good sleep plays a major part in their wellbeing. In The Good Sleep Guide for Kids, Sammy Margo addresses...

Jamie Glowacki / Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right (Large Paperback)

From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that’s “straight-up, parent-tested, and...

Pat Thomas / Pregnancy: The Commonsense Approach (Large Paperback)

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Di Hodges / 365 TV Free Activities for Toddlers 0-4 Years (Large Paperback)

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Mei-Ling Hopgood / How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: Parenting Wisdom From Around The World (Large Paperback)

A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there 's more than one way to diaper a baby.Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan now living in Buenos...

Heidi Murkoff , Sharon Mazel / What to Expect Before You're Expecting (Large Paperback)

What to expect. . . the first step. Answers to all your baby-making questions.Are there ways to improve our chances of having a girl (or boy)?Does stress affect fertility?Should we be having sex every day? Every other day? Three times a day?I’m 37...

Janet Kay / Managing Behaviour in the Early Years

A practical guide to managing children's behaviour in childcare and early years settings. Brimming with tips and suggestions on how practitioners can help young children to learn, Janet Kay demonstrates how a variety of positive methods can encourage the...

Sean Watermeyer / Infertility , IVF and Miscarriage (Large Paperback)

Information for anyone struggling to conceive or have a child naturally, this straightforward self-help book could be the answer. Written in an easy-to-read style by consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician, Dr. Sean Watermeyer, the aim of the book is...

You're Going To Be A Dad!: The New Dad's Guide To Pregnancy and The First Year of Fatherhood (Large Paperback)

Become a great first time dad and partner by learning not just from one dad, but from a whole community of dads in this reassuring pregnancy guide for men.This new dad playbook from the team at DaddiLife - the worlds leading online platform for fathers -...

Lyn Sharkey / The Baby Wait: Lessons Learned While Trying to Become a Mum (Large Paperback)

The author of The Baby Wait has struggled with fertility issues for the past eight years. She believes that every woman needs to educate herself about her own fertility and has written this book to be the guide she wished she had when she began her...

Robert Frank, Kathryn E. Livingston / The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child : How She Thinks, How He Feels, How They Can Succeed (Large Paperback)

A practical guide for parents and educators to allow them to see the world through the eyes of a dyslexic child.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very...

Karen J. Swift, Marilyn Callahan / At Risk: Social Justice in Child Welfare and Other Human Services (Large Paperback)

In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the tools, technologies, and practices used to measure...

Karen Dolby / Homework Help for Mums and Dads: Help Your Child Succeed

A must-have for parents, here is everything you need to know to help your child with their homework. Every parent will be familiar with the cry for help that comes from their child when it's homework time. Many parents find themselves having to help a...

Po Bronson / Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children Is Wrong

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Ian Grant / Growing Great Boys (Large Paperback)

In "Growing Great Boys", parenting guru Ian Grant shows how to work with the essential character of boys using understanding and emotional support to raise passionate, hard-working, sensitive, funny, fearless and strong men. "Growing Great Boys" is...

Robert Winston / A Child Against All Odds (Hardback)

One of Britain’s leading fertility specialists provides the definitive account of modern reproductive technology in this hard-hitting, sometimes humourous, look at the scientific, social and ethical background of the struggle to discover and...

Fred Frankel / Friends Forever: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends (Large Paperback)

A systematic plan for parents to help their kids acquire and sustain friendships Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and...

Allison Mitchell / Time Management for Manic Mums

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Daisy Waugh / I Don't Know Why She Bothers: Guilt Free Motherhood For Thoroughly Modern Women (Large Paperback)

Daisy Waugh's razor-sharp wit takes on modern motherhood right between the eyes...Mummy. Ma, Mama, Mum. There may be different names for 'mother' but it often feels like there's only one correct way to BE one.Has motherhood been completely hijacked by...

Christina McGhee / Parenting Apart: How Separated and Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy and Secure Kids (Large Paperback)

When a marriage ends, the most important thing divorcing parents can do is to help their children through this difficult transition and remain united as parents even if they are no longer united as a couple.In Parenting Apart divorce coach Christina...

Liv Thorne / Liv's Alone: Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood (Hardback)

  When Liv Thorne was in her twenties, and single, she would joke to friends that if Mr Right didn't come along she'd have to take matters into her own hands and have a child on her own. When she was still single in her thirties, it stopped being a...

Beth Bentley / Young Gums: Baby Food with Attitude: A Modern Mama’s Guide to Happy, Healthy Weaning (Hardback)

One family, one meal. Super-easy, super-tasty weaning recipes you’ll love to eat yourself. Award-winning food blogger Beth Bentley makes weaning fun and simple with a combination of baby-led and spoon-fed nutritious, wholesome recipes that are...

Linda Geddes / Bumpology: The myth-busting pregnancy book for curious parents-to-be

From the presenter of the brilliant BBC podcast ‘Parentland’, and drawing on the most up-to-date scientific research, here are the answers to everything you’ve ever wondered about having a baby – from the first pregnancy symptoms...

Christine Armstrong / The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane

The Mother of All Jobs is about the battle to make modern working parenting actually work. If not for our own sanity, then perhaps for our children's.It's time for a different conversation about working and parenting. As our working days get ever longer...

Yvonne Joye / Ten Fingers and Ten Toes

 Ten Fingers & Ten Toes is the moving story of how an ordinary family coped with the death of their youngest child.Set in South County Dublin against the backdrop of Ireland's Celtic Tiger, Yvonne Joye documents her deepest thoughts during the...

Amy Brown / Breastfeeding Uncovered: Who Really Decides How We Feed Our Babies? (Large Paperback)

 Across the world mothers are urged to breastfeed, but in Western society many find it difficult. Those who stop can feel unhappy and demoralised - but why should such a desired, encouraged and biologically normal behaviour seem so challenging in...

Wynford Dore / Dyslexia - The Miracle Cure (Hardback)

 Wynford Dore's new cure for dyslexia—"the Dore programme"—is a fascinating breakthrough treatment that has been proven to work by thousands of people in the country and internationally. Wynford's aim is that one day his treatment will...

Sophie Heawood / The Hungover Games (Hardback)

 What happens when you have an accidental baby on your own in your mid-thirties? The Hungover Games is the true story of one woman’s adventures in single-motherhood. It’s about what happens when Mr Right isn’t around, so you...

Anne McCormack / Keeping Your Child Safe on Social Media: Five Easy Steps (Large Paperback)

 An easy five-step guide to supporting young people and ensuring they stay safe and mentally healthy on social media. Areas covered understanding the mind's stages of development, developing an internal confidence source, developing secure...

Mary Ball / All Children Learn Differently : A Parents Guide to Dyslexia (Large Paperback)

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Robert Winston / Infertility A Sympathetic Approach (Hardback)

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T.Berry Brazelton / Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioural Development (Hardback)

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Henrietta Norton / Your Pregnancy Nutrition Guide: What to Eat When You're Pregnant

 Drawing on over a decade of work with mothers-to-be, expert nutritionist Henrietta Norton provides you with clear and practical advice on what to eat during preconception, pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood. You’ll find ·...

William Pollack / Real Boys : Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood (Large Paperback)

 Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and NPR's Fresh Air, and featuring articles in Newsweek, Time, and The New York Times, Real Boys...

Zita West / The IVF Diet: With 60 Recipes (Large Paperback)

 More and more couples are turning to IVF each year to help them conceive, and yet there are still many questions to be answered. "What makes IVF succesful?" and "what else can we do to support our treatment?" are two of the most important queries...

Breda Theakston / Miscarriage and Early Baby Loss (Large Paperback)

 Writing from her own experience, Breda Theakston explores this grief and suggests ways in which those around us can become compassionate companions in our healing. Offering practical advice and real-life stories, this very personal take on...

Kathy Sylva / Child Development: A First Course (Large Paperback)

 This book provides a straightforward introduction to child development. It also covers the methods and problems of research into children, and the application of new findings in practical life.     All of our books are second hand, and...

Barbara Curtis / The Mommy Survival Guide: Making the Most of the Mommy Years (Large Paperback)

 Love is a commitment.Motherhood may be the best job in the world but it is definitely not the easiest. Sleepless nights, hectic mornings, and activity packed evenings make mommyhood a 24-hours-a-day/7-days-a-week job. And even though patience and...

Alexandra Soiseth / Choosing You: Deciding to Have a Baby on My Own (Large Paperback)

 Choosing You is the deeply honest memoir of one woman's decision to brave pregnancy and motherhood alone.All her adult life, Alexandra Soiseth has wanted a husband, children, dogs and cats -- a busy, loving, home. But at thirty-nine, with no...

Fiona Whyte , Sean Malone / Without a Doubt: An Irish Couple's Journey Through IVF, Adoption and Surrogacy (Large Paperback)

 Without a Doubt' is the compelling and heartfelt story of Fiona Whyte and Sean Malone's quest to start their own family; first by IVF, then a farcical attempt to adopt, and then successfully by surrogacy through a clinic in India, all exposing the...

Mona O'Moore / Understanding School Bullying: A Guide for Parents and Teachers (Large Paperback)

 This book provides a rich understanding of school bullying and the many forms it takes. The reader will be left in no doubt as to the serious consequences of bullying for the victims, the bullies, and, indeed, society. Crucial and practical steps...

Mac Bledsoe / Parenting with Dignity (Hardback)

 First time in Wisdom that's catching on across the country...as seen on 20/20.Mac Bledsoe knows a thing or two about parenting. Aside from being father to football great Drew Bledsoe, the elder Bledsoe spent 29 years teaching high school and...

Sarah Newton / Help! My Teenager is an Alien: The Everyday Situation Guide for Parents (Large Paperback)

 Traditional Chinese edition of Help! My Teenager is an Alien: The Everyday Situation Guide for Parents. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy...

Kim West / Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle, proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy (Large Paperback)

 Getting a young child to go to sleep and stay asleep is one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. Yet many parents resign themselves to enduring years of exhaustion. Now there is a sensible, smarter alternative that really works AND it...

Dan Kindlon / Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Large Paperback)

 Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher's groundbreaking book, exposed the toxic environment faced by adolescent girls in our society. Now, from the same publisher, comes Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and...

Michael Blastland / Joe : The Only Boy in the World - A Father Explores the Mystery of Autism(Large Paperback)

 The Only Boy in the World is a memoir, an investigation into what makes us human, a study of aberration, and a love story. It's about all the odd ways journalist Michael Blastland's autistic son, Joe, has of seeing the world and understanding...

Claire Gillman / The Best of Boys: Helping your Sons through their teenage years (Large Paperback)

 Positive and reassuring, The Best of Boys gives parents an insight into the minds of teenage boys and the enormous changes they face, plus practical advice on how to communicate with your son, to help him through what can be a challenging...