Parenting and Childcare

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...

Miriam Stoppard / You and Your Toddler (Large Paperback)

Four new and timely titles are added to the DK Healthcare Series all written by leading health expert and best-selling author, Dr. Miriam Stoppard. You & Your Toddler covers everyday care, development and play, talking, and a toddler's...

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...

Miriam Stoppard / Childbirth (Large Paperback)

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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...

Leslie Schrock / Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy: Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey From Conception Through Birth and Beyond (Large Paperback)

"A smart, approachable guide packed with practical advice for parents who want a science-backed, individualized approach to pregnancy." — Linda Avey, Co-founder of 23andMeNational Parenting Award WinnerFeeling overwhelmed? Confused by conflicting...

Marie Louise / The Modern Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond (Large Paperback)

‘Marie Louise is a dream come true for any parent with her uncanny ability to simplify the most important and complicated questions’Emma Bunton, co-founder of Kit and Kin Whether you are planning for a baby, just found out you are pregnant or...

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...

David Coleman / Parenting Is Childs Play: How To Give Your Child The Best Start In Life And Have Fun Doin (Coffee Table Book)

In his various popular and critically acclaimed RTÉ series David Coleman showed stressed parents how to figure out ways of helping their children and themselves. Now, in Parenting in Child's Play, he focuses on the first six years of growing up...

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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Clint Edwards / Father-ish: Laugh-Out-Loud Tales From a Dad Trying Not to Ruin His Kids' Lives (Large Paperback)

Father· adjective . When a man is trying his best.Clint Edwards equates fatherhood to the time he did an important live TV interview from To the viewers, he looked put-together in a nice button-up shirt . . . but below the camera he wasn’t...

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...

Kathryn Mewes / The Three Day Nanny: Your Toddler Problems Solved: Practical Advice to Help You Parent with Ease and Raise a Calm and Confident Child (Large Paperback)

- Does your toddler refuse to go to bed at night or keep waking up?- Do you battle over getting into the car seat or push chair?- Is your child fussy about food or refuse to sit down at mealtimes?- Is getting dressed in the mornings a daily ordeal?- Does...

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...

Miriam Stoppard / Dr. Miriam Stoppard's Drug Info File: From Alcohol and Tobacco to Ecstasy and Heroin (Large Paperback)

 A guide for young people that covers all the popular legal and illegal drugs, from alcohol and nicotine, through ecstasy and cannabis, and on to hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Dr Stoppard's open, honest and non-judgemental approach, and her...

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...

Lisa Damour / Untangled : Guiding Teenage Girls

 We expect an enormous amount from our teenage girls in a world where they are bombarded with messages about how they should look, behave, succeed. Yet we also speak as though adolescence is a nightmare rollercoaster ride for both parent and child,...

Alison Canavan / Minding Mum: It's Time to Take Care of You (Large Paperback)

 A health and well-being guide for new mothers, focusing on the need to look after their own physical and mental health. With chapters on nutrition, exercise, post-natal depression, mindfulness and much more, this is a thoughtful and valuable book...

Carla Naumburg / Ready, Set, Breathe (Large Paperback)

 How can you prepare for and prevent your kids’ inevitable meltdowns? Ready, Set, Breathe will show you and your child how to focus, calm down, and live in the present moment. Being a parent is stressful, and when your...

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...

Tanya Byron / Your Toddler Month by Month (Large Hardback)

 Your Toddler Month By Month This book taps into the growing demand for childcentered advice on parenting, offering professional information and ageappropriate strategies to help parents deal with all the big toddler issues, from bedtime routines to...

Miriam Stoppard / Conception, Pregnancy and Birth (Coffee Table book)

 Advises on every pregnancy-related topic - emotional, physical and social. From amniocentesis to aromatherapy, from home birth to hospital birth, from conception to child care, this book explains all the current theories and practices. The book,...

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...

Stephen P. Hinshaw, Rachel Kranz / The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today's Pressures and Conflicting Expectations

   The Triple Bind that girls face today: • Act sweet and nice• Be a star athlete and get straight A's• Seem sexy and hot even if you're not In many ways, today is the best time in history to be a girl: Opportunities for a...

Owen Connolly / Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - From Father to Dad (Large Paperback)

 Owen Connolly’s unique book “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: From Father to Dad” has helped many fathers find, and thrive in, their unique place in the lives of their children. In a generation where the view of...

Suzie Edward May / Arthritis, Pregnancy and the Path to Parenthood (Large Paperback)

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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 ·...

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...