Item category 1: Family & Parenting

ADVICE ON PARENTING. Dr. Michael Popkin one of the nation's foremost experts on parent education explains positive discipline and communication techniques to help your family run more smoothly. This guide shows you why children misbehave and how to redirect them, nonviolent discipline that really...

The Asperkid's Game Plan looks from the inside at the learning style of children with Asperger syndrome and explains how to introduce structured play that engages Asperkids and explicitly addresses ASD weaknesses while exploiting ASD strengths. Demonstrating how just about anything can be turned ...

FAMILY & HEALTH. Hope - and help - for your child. For twenty years Dr. Ricki Robinson has been providing hope and help for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her integrative, strengths-based approach to treatment includes a thorough evaluation of your child's medical, developmental, social...

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. "The Autism Story "brings a fresh approach to the extensive literature on autism. The author draws upon her own long experience as a child psychologist, working with a large population of autistic children, to take readers through the story of a parent and teacher dealing wit...

"This is the one Baby Book new dads will actually want to read because: It only has 498 words. It mentions sore nipples, but doesn't dwell on them. It shows you what to do if your tiddler throws a hairdryer into the bath. It knows that you really love your kid, even though you NEED to stop talkin...

Anxiety and depression around childbirth is one of the most common yet least discussed medical conditions in Australia. 'Beyond the baby blues' provides all the information you need to know about perinatal anxiety and depression and your journey back to health. In 'Beyond the baby blues' you will...

In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children's lives into one of the most rewarding.

Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called "processing speed"--and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Whether it's completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed a...

"This title offers fail-safe schemes for fabulous parties for kids aged from one to ten. With a little ingenuity and imagination, it is possible to throw a memorable party for your child without breaking the bank A...or having a nervous breakdown! The book starts with an in-depth look at a variet...

Whether you want to boost your fertility, ensure your body is in the best possible shape before birth, or get it back afterwards, staying active and eating healthily is more important than ever. James Duigan's Clean & Lean philosophy has encouraged thousands to improve their diet and lifestyle an...

Children add joy, purpose, and meaning to our lives. They provide optimism, hope, and love. They bring smiles, laughter, and energy into our homes. They also add clutter. As parents, balancing life and managing clutter may appear impossible-or at the very least, never-ending. But what if there wa...

Keeping our families healthy and nourished can be difficult in today's fast paced, eat on the go lifestyle. It can be confusing to figure out who in your family needs,and doesn't need, which nutrients as they grow. Complete Family Nutrition is here to help. It is a one stop visual guide to th...

The author "...shows why pushy, hovering 'tiger parents' and permissive 'jellyfish parents' actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children's lives to ge...

Weaning your child has never been so confusing: the government says one thing, an expert says another; some people are into baby-led weaning, some swear by purees. Easy Weaning cuts through the noise and provides clear, realistic advice drawn from Sara's work with thousands of families as a healt...

Screaming, swearing, crying, hitting, kicking, spitting, biting...these are some of the challenging behaviors we see in kids who are having difficulty meeting our expectations. These behaviors often leave parents feeling frustrated, angry, overwhelmed, and desperate for answers. In this fully rev...

FAMILY & OTHER RELATIONSHIPS. An absorbing, insightful story from Robin Sharma, bestselling author and internationally-renowned life coach, which unfolds the secrets to living a loving, successful and fulfilled life. Catherine, a top businesswoman with a young family, is the sister of Julian Mant...

INFERTILITY & FERTILIZATION. A practical guide to assist older women through their pregnancies ... This easy-to-follow fitness programme will take you through each trimester, showing suitable exercises and suggesting how to develop healthy habits to achieve a safe outcome, a successful childbirth...

ADVICE ON PARENTING. Parenting advice from French Children Don't Throw Food, now distilled into 100 short and easy tips. In response to the enthusiastic reception of her bestselling parenting memoir French Children Don't Throw Food, Pamela Druckerman now offers a practical handbook that distils h...

Anxiety is rampant in society in general and among children in particular. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has long been proven the most effective approach to its treatment. Generation Stressed translates the CBT approach into the language of children: play.

Teenagers are tough and anyone who has their own needs help. Witty, enjoyable and genuinely insightful, Get Out of My Life is now updated with how to deal with everything from social media to online threats and porn, as well as looking at all the difficult issues of bringing up teenagers, school,...

In this digital age, children are spending more and more time interacting with a screen rather than a parent. Technology has the potential to add value to our families, but it can also erode a sense of togetherness and hinder a child's emotional growth. In Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Ki...

CHILD CARE & UPBRINGING. This practical and inspiring book introduces 'conscious parenting' as a new way of helping any family home become more harmonious. Lou Harvey-Zahra, an experienced parenting coach and teacher, wants to help parents develop calm and happy children. Drawing her inspiration ...

ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION. Full of ideas, activities and exercises, this book provides imaginative ways to inspire young people to put down the computer games, disconnect from social media, and spend more time away from a screen. In an increasingly electronic world, creating enthusia...

Does your child love books, but cannot stay still long enough to focus on reading one? Would you like to improve your child's reading ability? Do not know where to begin to stimulate a greater love of reading in your child? The author knows what it is to struggle with reading and literacy. Drawin...

'No matter how science has progressed, childbirth, in essence, has remained unchanged from ancient times...[it] is the last natural process left to us,' writes internationally lauded obstetrician Dr. Tadashi Yoshimura, 'The fact that it has remained unchanged means that there is truth in it.' The...

ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION. AUSTRALIAN. What does it take to achieve lasting improvement in student numeracy? According to contributors in Leading Improvements in Student Numeracy, high quality teaching combined with educational leadership at a schools and systems level can attain jus...

Designed for teachers of children in the early years. Activities are planned to meet the objectives for each stage of development, particularly between 36 and 60+ months. This Little Book is packed with games for wet days, hall times, and just being together! It contains a collection of both fami...

First published in 1974 as A Circle of Children this is the first of four books from learning disabilities specialist Mary MacCracken. This is a book about children so emotionally disturbed they cannot fit into society; it is also the story of a woman whose involvement with these children changed...

CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. If there was a new wonder drug on the market that got kids to behave better, improve their grades, feel happier, and avoid risky behaviors, many parents around the world would be willing to empty their bank accounts to acquire it. Amazingly, such a product actual...