Parenting and Childcare

Richard Hogan / Home Is Where The Start Is (Large Paperback)

The bestselling guide for understanding how your family made you, and how you can make yourself even better.'Excellent' - Brendan O'Connor, RTÉ'I loved it' - Síle Seoige, Ready to Be Real* * *Our early years at home are when we lay down the...

Siobhan Thomas / Best Baby Names (Large Paperback)

Find the right name for your new arrival.  Choosing a name for your baby is one of the most exciting decisions you can make, but there’s so much choice – where do you start? Best Baby Names ( 2021) has exactly what you thousands of...

Jacqueline Kramer / Buddha Mom: The Path of Mindful Mothering (Large Paperback)

In Buddha Mom , Jacqueline Kramer beautifully illuminates the ways in which motherhood can be woven with the spiritual life. Drawing upon her twenty years as a practicing Buddhist, as well as many other wisdom traditions from around the world, she offers...

Andrew Fuller / Unlocking Your Child's Genius: How to discover and encourage your child's natural talents (Large Paperback)

  We all want our child to be the best they can be, but how can we discover and encourage their natural talents?Clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller believes that every child has an innate sense of inquisi­tiveness, creativity and lateral...

Maureen Freely / The Parent Trap: Children, Families and the new Morality (Large Paperback)

In the 1990s, the "Parent Question" has become a constant on the political agenda. New Labour is committed to do whatever it takes to turn lazy, bad and inadequate parents into good ones. The author states that she is writing the book to "define this new...

Suzy Yehl Marta / Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope : How to Help Children and Teenagers Through Times of Divorce, Death and Crisis (Large Paperback)

Even when teenagers appear to be 'doing well' at times of divorce, death or crisis in their lives, the truth is they are probably suffering in silence. This straight-talking and powerful book offers techniques and strategies to help children of all ages...

Robert Winston / The IVF Revolution: The Definitive Guide to Assisted Reproductive Techniques (Large Paperback)

Written by an internationally respected gynaecologist and pioneer of IVF, this is a comprehensive, user-friendly and up-to-date guide for all those thinking about, or currently involved in, treatment for infertility. All available techniques for assisted...

Sue Cowley / Getting your Little Darlings to Behave (Large Paperback)

This is above all a down-to-earth, pragmatic guide that will leave parents feeling positive and empowered."--Parents Online "An enormous amount of information, ideas and tips."--Families Online "In this book I offer practical and realistic advice for...

Henci Goer / The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Large Paperback)

As an intelligent woman, you are probably used to learning as much as you can before making major decisions. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions of your life--how you will give birth—it is hard to gather accurate, unbiased...

Debbie Beckerman / Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (Large Paperback)

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Natascha Mirosch / Going It Alone : The Single Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Large Paperback)

Going it Alone is the essential guide for the modern woman entering pregnancy without a partner. Sensitive to the needs of the single pregnant woman, this guide contains up-to-date information on the latest procedures and facilities available to pregnant...

Meg Zweiback / Keys to Toilet Training (Large Paperback)

A pediatric nurse practitioner offers advice to parents about toilet training, beginning with helping a child through early steps and continuing on to independence. Common setbacks and approaches to overcoming difficulties are discussed. Emphasis is...

Jo Howard / Mothers and Sons (Large Paperback)

Bringing up boys as a sole parent. PB      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 good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we...

Thom Hartmann / Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception (Large Paperback)

In this ground-breaking book, author Thom Hartmann presents a new and very welcome approach to Attention Deficit Disorder. His is the first book to explain clearly that ADD, rather than being a problem, may actually be beneficial. He sees ADD sufferers...

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...

Marie F. Mongan / HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method (Large Paperback)

Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the gentle, life-affirming process it was meant to be.In this easy-to-understand...

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...

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...

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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Zoe Clark-Coates / Pregnancy After Loss: A day-by-day plan to reassure and comfort you (Hardback)

Pregnancy after baby loss can be a scary and isolating experience, a path I know all too well. Zoe has managed to yet again create the ultimate guide and blueprint for anyone navigating this, to not only help them survive the next 9-months, but also to...

Linda Blair / The Happy Child - Everything you need to know to riase enthusiastic confident children(Large Paperback)

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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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Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson / No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Large Paperback)

The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline.A breakfast bowl gets thrown across the kitchen, splattering milk and cereal all over the wall. Or one of your kids threatens...

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...

Gill Rapley / Baby-led Weaning Cookbook: 130 Delicious Recipes for the Whole Family to Enjoy (Hardback)

In "Baby-led Weaning", leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start...

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...

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...

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...

Chris Stevens / Things to do with Dad (Hardback)

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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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