Parenting and Childcare

Ali J. Burns-Hill / Babywatch

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David Caren / The Irish Dad's Survival Guide to Pregnancy (Large Paperback)

 Congratulations, you're having a baby. Yes, that's right, you're expecting too!David Caren delivers a long 'overdue' practical, straight-talking pregnancy guide for Irish expectant dads - all from a dad's perspective. Combining real-life...

Justine Delaney Wilson / Listen for the Weather (Large Paperback)

 Every act has a consequence. Every marriage has a breaking point.Beth Rogers and her family have settled well into their new life in New Zealand, far from the stifling containment of the life they knew at home in Ireland.Everything is idyllic.The...

Sula Wolff / Children Under Stress

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Karen Liebreich / The Letter in the Bottle (Large Paperback)

 On a winter's day in 2002, a bottle shaped like a tear was washed up on the Kent coast. It contained a letter written in French, a lock of hair, and a mystery. Only one thing could be known for certain - that the writer of the letter was a mother,...

Kate Figes / Life After Birth

  Takes a hard-hitting look at the reality - physically, emotionally, socially and sexually - of becoming a mother. This book sets out to dispell the myths surrounding motherhood and to address the varied needs of contemporary women facing...

Nicky Lee / The Parenting Book

  Drawing on personal experience, Nicky and Sila Lee bring fresh insights and time-tested values to the task of parenting. Full of valuable advice and practical tips, The Parenting Book is a resource for parents to come back to again and again...

Harry Barry / Flagging the Screenager (Large Paperback)

  Flagging the Screenagers deals with the hidden world of the teenager and young adult. It is a practical survival guide for parents and relatives faced with the struggles of raising adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 25. Dr...

Thomas Verny / The Secret Life Of The Unborn Child

 At sixteen weeks the unborn child shies away from light. At twenty weeks there is a response to speech patterns. At twenty-five weeks the baby can kick in time to music. And at six months the unborn baby can understand the subtle shifts of its...

Richard Ford / Between Them

 LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sportswriter comes a deeply personal account of his parents - an intimate portrait of American mid-twentieth century life, and a celebration of family...

Kristina Jones / Not Without My Sister

 The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror,...

Ayelet Waldman / Bad Mother

 'I want to be in the company of her frank intelligence forever' Nigella LawsonIn our mothers' day there were good mothers, indifferent mothers, and occasionally, great mothers. Today we have only Bad Mothers: If you work, you're neglectful; if you...

Decca Aitkenhead / All at Sea

 Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize'The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don't mind at all if you forget this.The...

Pat Rees / Practical Parenting : An Irish Survival Guide (Large Paperback)

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Penny Palmano / Yes, Please. Whatever!

 Following the success of her first book, Yes, Please. Thanks! mum and author Penny Palmano, This Morning's Mrs. Manners, is back with this comprehensive guide to raising teenagers.After her fair share of parenting, Penny Palmano decided to tackle...

Rex Forehand / Parenting the Strong-Willed Child (Large Paperback)

 The Bestselling Parenting Guide is now revised and updated. Rex Forehand, Ph.D., and Nicholas Long, Ph.D., offer more than forty years of collective research in this informative yet easy-to-read manual, giving parents a step-by-step guide to...

James Glennon / 4001 Babies' Names and Their Meanings

  This is essential reading for parents-to-be. It reveals the meanings of over four thousand names, both well known and less well known, and explains their origins from many languages, ancient and modern. With this book you can satisfy your...

Stacey Lannert / I Shot Daddy

 On July 4, 1990, eighteen-year-old Stacey Lannert shot and killed her father, who had been sexually and emotionally abusing her since she was eight.She suffered terrifying abuse at the hands of her unstable, alcoholic father for ten years until the...

Lorraine Thomas / The 7 Day Parent Coach (Large Paperback)

 Being a parent is one of the most rewarding, most important jobs you'll ever do in your life - and it's also the most challenging. A growing number of parents are seeking professional help from parent coaches to help them cope with the struggles of...

Patricia Kelleher / Left out on Their Own (Large Paperback)

  This is a revealing research report on the various failures of state aftercare services for children taken into its care.       All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Siobhan Freegard / How to be a Happy Mum (Large Paperback)

  Much has been written about what to expect of your child in the first year of its life, how to tame toddlers and raise children. In an age prone to overparenting, the time is right for the UK's largest online parenting organisation to put the...

Alan Thicke / How Men Have Babies

  Television actor Alan Thicke explains to men what to really expect when she's expecting in this satirical look at impending fatherhood. Thicke recalls his nine-month trials and tribulations while his wife was expecting their son Carter. The...

Gina Ford / The Complete Sleep Guide For Contented Babies & To (Large Paperback)

  Sleep is probably the most misunderstood and confusing aspect of parenthood. Babies are supposed to sleep most of the time, aren't they? Well, some do, but an awful lot don't. If your child is one of the many who has trouble sleeping, and...

Richard Templar / The Rules of Parenting (Large Paperback)

 Some parents make it look so easy.They are eternally calm, have great relationships with their kids, and seem to have parenting down to a fine art. But is this really possible? How do they do it? Have you ever wondered what makes them so good?These...

Elizabeth Pantley / The No-Cry Sleep Solution (Large Paperback)

 A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tearsThere are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution...

David Haslam / Parentstress

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Adele Faber / How to Talk so Teens will Listen & Listen so Teens will Talk

 From the widely-acclaimed HOW TO TALK series, discover the tools to combat the often stormy years of adolescence.Packed with practical, accessible advice and guidelines, both parents and teens will learn how to:* Engage cooperation* Take...

Naomi Stadlen / What Mothers Do

 'I can't emphasise enough how great What Mothers Do is' Emma Barnett'The best book on parenting' Guardian'Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe WilliamsHave you ever spent all day looking after your baby or...

Oliver James / How Not to F*** Them Up (Large Paperback)

 Are you confused by parenting advice from experts who contradict each other? Concerned about the possible effects of being a working mother? Terrified of turning into your own parents?Parents today are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how to...

Maude Julien / The Only Girl in the World

 For readers of Damaged and Running with Scissors, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.Maude still remembers the sound of the gate being locked behind her. She was three years old when they moved into the...

Unmumsy Mum / The Unmumsy Mum Diary

 She's back! The Unmumsy Mum has put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard!) once more to bring you the next instalment of her life as mum to two young boys, documenting motherhood exactly as she finds it. Her words have made mums, dads and...

Nabila Sharma / Brutal : The Heartbreaking True Story of a Little Girl's Stolen Innocence

 He was my religious teacher. I should have been able to trust him. But he made me do unspeakable things...At seven years old, Nabila Sharma began her lessons at the mosque as every good Muslim girl does. But from the minute she looked up at her...

Roberta MacPhee / Head Lice to Dead Lice : The Non-toxic Solution That Really Works

  Within a week or two of children returning to school after holidays, the notes are out to parents: 'A case of head lice has been reported, please check your child's hair for lice and treat accordingly.' The incidence of head lice amongst...

Steve Biddulph / Raising Boys : Why Boys are Different - and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men (Large Paperback)

 A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys is to be re-released this month with some startling new research on what...

Maurice Fenton / The The Stolen Child: WB Yeats and Carl Jung - Relationship, Belonging and Compassion in Caring for Children in Care

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Tanith Carey / Girls Uninterrupted : Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World

 * Why are girls self-harming and suffering eating disorders in record numbers?* Why do girls feel they have to be `little miss perfects' who are never allowed to fail?* Why are girls turning against each other on social media?* What should we tell...

Gina Ford / The Contented Baby with Toddler Book (Large Paperback)

 The prospect of bringing a new baby home when you already have a toddler can be extremely daunting. Life with a newborn baby is tiring and challenging enough but with a demanding elder brother or sister to deal with too, how do you cope?Written in...

Stacie Cockrell / Baby-proofing Your Marriage : How to Laugh More, Argue Less and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows (Large Paperback)

 The no-holds-barred truth about what having a baby can do to your marriage - and what you can do about it.In the months after a first child is born, all hell breaks loose. A crying newborn can reduce a grown man to tears, turn a sane woman into a...

Jacqueline Harrod / 21st Century Babies' Names

  This title contains 21st Century names for 21st Century babies! Jacqueline Harrod has scoured the registers of the Family Records Centre and researched the new millennium's current most popular names.       All of our books...

Frances Reilly / Suffer The Little Children : The True Story Of An Abused Convent Upbringing

 The heartbreaking yet inspiring account of a young girl who suffered at the hands of nuns in the Nazareth House Convent in Northern Ireland.Frances Reilly and her sisters were abandoned by their mother outside Nazareth House Convent - a Belfast...

Giovanna Fletcher / Happy Mum, Happy Baby : My adventures into motherhood

 CONTAINS A BRAND NEW CHAPTERSunday Times Number One Bestseller Happy Mum Happy Baby is now a Number One podcast.A positive and uplifting book about what it is to be a mother and all things mum and baby by Celebrity Mum of the Year and phenomenally...

Caroline Hulse / The Adults : Two exes. Their daughter. And their new partners. What could possibly go wrong?

 'Genuinely unputdownable books are rare in my experience. This is one. A brilliant, original comedy' Daily Mail'I loved The Adults! Funny, dry and beautifully observed. Highly recommended for anyone whose perfect Christmases never quite go...

John Lonergan / Parenting : Raising Your Child in Ireland Today (Large Paperback)

  'Parenting' looks at the challenges and rewards of being a parent in modern Ireland, with a particular focus on raising teenagers. Based on his own experience as a father and grandfather, John Lonergan, the former Governor of Mountjoy, details...

Toby Young / What Every Parent Needs to Know : How to Help Your Child Get the Most Out of Primary School (Hardback)

What Every Parent Needs to Know is the bestselling, step-by-step guide to the new primary school curriculum from Toby Young and Miranda Bondy.What is your child learning each day in school? How can you tell if they are doing well or badly? And what can...

Christopher Green / Beyond Toddlerdom : Keeping five- to twelve-year-olds on the rails (Large Paperback)

 First there was the Toddler Taming phenomenon - now this is the sequel every parent has been waiting for...Dr Christopher Green has written Beyond Toddlerdom for all those parents in need of calm and wise advice on parenting the 5-12 year age group...

Gina Ford / The Contented Little Baby Book Of Weaning (Large Paperback)

 Weaning your baby on to solid foods is one of the most important milestones during the early months of parenthood, and Gina's expert advice on weaning makes a baby's transition from milk to solid foods as straightforward as possible. Successful...

John Fenton / Please Don't Make Me Go : How One Boy's Courage Overcame a Brutal Childhood

 The harrowing true story of one boy's experiences in a brutal `approved' school for young offenders in `50s London, run by Catholic monks where violence and abuse were rife.Beaten from an early age by his abusive, father, John struggled to fit in...

Sophie Andrews / Scarred : She was a slave to her father. Pain was her only escape.

 The shocking story of how exceptionally violent abuse turned one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around.Growing up, Sophie carried a terrible secret. She was her father's slave, in the most horrific ways imaginable. At just a...

Sal Severe / How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too! (Hardback)

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Zita West / Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception : Essential Advice on Preparing Your Body for IVF and Other Fertility Treatments (Large Paperback)

 Embarking on IVF - or any assisted fertility treatment - can be a very demanding and stressful experience, but the right physical, nutritional and emotional support can lessen these stresses and strains and increase your chances of success.In Zita...

Grace Saunders / Family Life Made Easy : A Fabulous Mum's Guide

  Mum of three, Grace Saunders, has done all the research so you don't have to. Drawing on the advice and experiences of friends, families, professionals and fellow mums, Grace covers everything from nutrition and competitive parenting to nifty...

Rosie Dunn / Playing in the Dark

 In 1977 Eamonn Cooke was a household name in Ireland. He'd launched the controversial pirate radio show, Radio Dublin, from his cramped living room in Inchicore and for youngsters everywhere in Ireland he was a public hero.But there was a terrible...