Parenting and Childcare

Gaby Hinsliff / Half a Wife: The Working Family's Guide to Getting a Life Back

For most families, it remains the ultimate how to balance a happy, healthy family life with the demands and rewards of work. When Gaby Hinsliff realised that she couldn't continue to work 60-hour weeks, spend time with her child and expect to stay...

Robert Shaw / The Epidemic : The Rot of American Culture, Absentee and Permissive Parenting, and the Resultant Plague of Joyless, Selfish Children (Hardback)

Take a good look around You can't go into stores or restaurants without seeing joyless children screaming, sulking, resisting their parents, or pulling things off shelves. Parents, in turn, nag, complain, and often try desperately to ignore their unruly,...

Nanny Smith / Coping With Temper Tantrums (Hardback)

This title contains practical advice on helping parents cope with a child's anger, frustration and embarrassing rages. It offers guidelines for good behaviour whilst allowing the child freedom to develop his or her own character.     All of our...

Dr Roger Morgan / Help for the Bedwetting Child

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Suzie Hayman / Living with a Teenager (Large Paperback)

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Katie Piper & Diane Piper / From Mother to Daughter: The Things I'd Tell My Child (Hardback)

Whether you're becoming a mum for the first time or you have children who are growing up faster than you could have ever imagined, motherhood can feel like the most joyful and yet the most daunting of times. But you're not alone.From the moment I knew my...

Rebecca Schiller / Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan: A Revolutionary Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Weeks That Follow (Large Paperback)

Providing you with everything you've ever wanted to know about pregnancy, this is the definitive guide from conception to the first few weeks' at home with your newborn     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact...

David J. Wilmes / Parenting for Prevention: How to Raise a Child to Say No to Alcohol/Drugs (Large Paperback)

Here's a book that every adult concerned about kids will want to read. The author convincingly argues that parents are the ones who not only can but also must take the lead in preventing their kids from getting mixed up with alcohol and other drugs...

Nigel Latta / Mothers Raising Sons: No-nonsense rules to stay sane and raise happy boys (Large Paperback)

Is your son driving you crazy?Are you constantly accused of nagging?Ever wondered why boys make so much mess?This new book by bestselling author and clinical psychologist Nigel Latta is the essential guide for stressed-out mums with sons.With...

Oscar Duke / How to be a Dad : Pregnancy, birth and dirty nappies for the modern man (Large Paperback)

- The first doctor-written guide to becoming a dad - Combines the medical knowledge of a healthcare professional with real-life experience - Step-by-step - from conception to caring for your newborn baby - Honest, humorous and engaging, this book...

Joan Salter / The Incarnating Child (Large Paperback)

The mystery of conception, pregnancy and birth stir within many people a sense of wonder. The Incarnating Child picks up Wordsworth’s theme, “Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting,” and follows the soul life of babies into early...

Benjamin Wallace / Watch Your Junk and Other Advice for Expectant Fathers (Large Paperback)

Children are amazing. Their limitless capacity for love is matched only by their ability to make you feel like an idiot. Don't worry. You're not alone. Watch Your Junk and Other Advice for Expectant Fathers tackles the subjects that other baby books...

Fred Sedgwick, Dawn Sedgwick / Learning Together: A Practical Guide for Parents

This work aims to demonstrate that creativity is more than a pleasant means to decorate life, it is a way of making life richer and happier. Based on their own experience and on case studies, Dawn and Fred Sedgwick demonstrate how a parent can learn...

Michele Elliott / 101 Ways to Deal with Bullying: A Guide for Parents

What do you do if you are the parent of a bully or the parent of a child who is being bullied? Faced with this growing problem, parents inevitably feel angry, hopeless, ignorant, helpless and frustrated. "101 Ways to Deal With Bullying" is full of...

Barbara Straunch / Why Are They So Weird? : What's Really Going on in a Teenager's Brain

As Strauch reveals, scientists now recognize that there is a biological component to why teenagers are so likely to slam the door and hide out in their rooms at the least provocation. There is a reason they are articulate and idealistic one moment,...

David Crystal / Listen to Your Child : A Parent's Guide to Children's Language

Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development, a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. It is also a process which has been intensively studied by psychologists and linguists in recent years; this...

Dr. James C. Dobson / Parenting Isn't for Cowards

Speaking both as a therapist and as a parent-on a landmark study of 35,000 patients-Dobson offers time-proven insights on why some children really are harder to raise than others. With over 1 million copies sold, this classic parenting handbook provides...

Zoe Clark-Coates / The Baby Loss Guide: Practical and Compassionate Support with a Day-By-Day Resource to Navigate the Path of Grief

Written by one of the world's leading baby loss support experts, The Baby Loss Guide is designed to help you navigate this complex issue. Whether you have personally encountered loss, or are supporting people through this harrowing time,...

Carlos González / My Child Won't Eat: How to Enjoy Mealtimes without Worry

Parents everywhere worry about what their babies and toddlers will and won't eat, and whether they are getting the nutrients they need. In My Child Won't Eat Dr Carlos González, a renowned paediatrician and father of three, tackles these...

Adrienne Katz / You Can Teach Your Child to Read

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Michael Lewis / Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood

A story of raging egos, brutal power struggles and fraught decision making, from the bestselling author of Liar's Poker, Michael Lewis.Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood is probably the most brazenly honest and wickedly funny book about...

Sam Martin / D Is for Dad: Survival Tips for the Modern Father (Hardback)

From the basics of feeding and clothing baby to advice on how best to embarrass your teen, this dependable reference offers fathers the answers to 101 of parenthood's tricks and challenges.         All of our books are...

Stephen Bly / Just Because They've Left, Doesn't Mean They're Gone (Hardback)

Practical help for determining healthy boundaries for parenting adult children.          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...

Andrea Sarvady / Baby-Gami: Baby Wrapping for Beginners (Hardback)

Origami meets the age-old art of swaddling in Baby-Gami and no longer does baby wrapping have to be an intimidating undertaking. Easy-to-follow instructions illustrated with step-by-step diagrams and unbearably cute photographs make it a cinch to...

Meredith Small / Our Babies, Ourselves (Hardback)

"In the winter of 1995, in a dimly lit room in Atlanta, Georgia, I witnessed a birth. Not the birth of a baby, but of a new science, ethnopediatrics." Thus begins Meredith Small's new, groundbreaking book on the study of parents and infants across...

Anna Mathur / Mind Over Mother (Hardback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With conversations on Maternal Mental Health on the rise, and more women speaking up about the way they feel, Anna Mathur's insight as a psychotherapist AND mother make her someone you feel you can trust. She offers little...

Michele Brown / The Baby Names Book (Hardback)

Choosing a name for a baby is one of the first and most significant acts made by parents. Unfortunately it can sometimes be one of the most challenging.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Amy Maniatis / Crib Notes (Hardback)

Will the baby grow up to be the Dalai Lama? How do you twist balloons into dogs? Which countries offer the best maternity benefits? What are the most common baby names? What does a human face look like to a newborn? Crib Notes is the delightful,...

Gill Hines , Alison Baverstock / It's Not Fair!: Parenting the Bright and Challenging Child (Large Paperback)

How parents of bright and challenging children between 8 and 12 can identify and handle areas of concern, and prepare for the challenges of the teen years  When parents find themselves answering yes to such questions as Can your...

Rob Beckett , Josh Widdicombe / Parenting Hell (Large Paperback)

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 of it all? And...

Tessa Livingstone / Child of Our Time: How to Achieve the Best for Your Child from Birth to 5 Years (Large Paperback)

In 2005, the children from the BBC's groundbreaking "Child of Our Time" television series reached an important milestone as they turned five years old. Tessa Livingstone, who has worked on the series since its inception, has brought together a wealth of...

Barbara Coloroso / The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to HighSchool--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle (Large Paperback)

It's the deadliest combination bullies who terrorize, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. All it takes to understand that this is a recipe for tragedy is a glance at...

Alan Train / ADHD: How To Deal With Very Difficult Children (Large Paperback)

The causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are a matter of debate, but the problems that it creates can have a disastrous effect on a child's ability to learn, socialize, and lead a normal life. Directed at parents and...

Laura J. Stevens / 12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child: Drug-Free Alternatives for Attention-Deficit Disorders (Large Paperback)

In 12 Ways to Effectively Help Your ADD/ADHD Child , you'll discover that helping a child with ADD/ADHD is like solving a jigsaw puzzle. You have to identify the various biochemical and nutritional pieces and fit them together into a completed puzzle of...

Rebecca Chicot / The Calm and Happy Toddler: Gentle Solutions to Tantrums, Night Waking, Potty Training and More (Large Paperback)

Child development expert Dr. Rebecca Chicot shares with you the secrets to calm and stress-free toddler parenting. Based on her unique parent–toddler approach, she reveals that by understanding how your toddler thinks and what changes he is going...

Chantelle Champs / Milk It Everything Need Know Breastfeeding (Large Paperback)

'A friendly breastfeeding companion' Giovanna Fletcher*****A modern, up-to-date, friendly and non-judgemental breastfeeding guide for new parents, with personal stories and expert advice.In her down-to-earth style, Chantelle will act as your guide and...

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...

Miriam Peskowitz / The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother? (Large Paperback)

The media, from Dr. Phil to the New York Times Magazine, is adamant that there is no love lost between working parents and those who stay home with their children, each fighting an ideological and economic war based on what they think is best for their...

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...

Tessa Cosslett / Women Writing Childbirth: Modern Discourses of Motherhood (Large Paperback)

In this work, the author's detailed readings of birth stories - both literary and medical - reveal deeply embedded assumptions about how women are viewed and view ourselves. The current debates about "natural" childbirth as advocated by Sheila Kitzinger,...

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...