Item category 1: Family & Parenting

Parenting author Rob Kemp (The Expectant Dad's Survival Guide) delivers the ultimate guide to navigating your child's life milestones (0 months to early adulthood) and offers advice on how fathers can best play a lasting, impactful or at least vaguely useful role in it.

A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together.

The miracle of life-for a new generation. The completely revised fifth edition of the beloved classic offers an astonishing glimpse of the world within the womb alongside authoritative advice for expectant parents. Deep inside a woman's body, a miracle occurs. An egg and sperm meet and a new huma...

What your baby and toddler eats and drinks from pregnancy through to the second year is instrumental in deciding their future health. Written by two child scientists, this book separates the facts from the fads and provides evidence-based information on: the importance of nutrition during pregnan...

Choosing a name for your baby is really exciting -- but getting it right can be a challenge! This baby names book brings you the very latest news and trends to help you choose, and includes: Thousands of inspirational names, including the best, worst, and weirdest from around the world; Reviews o...

One in four children will suffer from anxiety at some point in their young lives. As a parent it can often be difficult to know how best to support your child when they become fearful and worried, and whether their worries are something they can deal with themselves or a symptom of something more...

Babies have basic biological needs, which parents must meet. 'Baby on Board' outlines these needs clearly and explains the biological science underpinning them. This wonderful book gives parents the confidence they need to derive for themselves how to parent their baby successfully. It helps them...

Wean your baby and feed your family at the same time by cooking just one meal in under 30 minutes that everyone will enjoy! Say goodbye to cooking multiple meals every day and the faff of making special little spoonfuls for your baby, plainer dishes for fussy older siblings, and something differe...

The last thing Newborn Mothers need is another book. Endless experts and advice undermine your intuition and confidence. Information overload doesn't help when you feel isolated, exhausted and overwhelmed. What you really need is a hot cup of tea, a good night's sleep and a laundry fairy. (Sadly,...

It doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming to feed your little one. You want fresh, unprocessed foods for your baby, but you need it to be quick and easy. With very few ingredients per recipe, you can have a healthy and simple meal for your baby without any stress. Healthy, Quick & Easy ...

Help your child learn key computing concepts using everyday household objects. We live in a digital world - one in which our children are surrounded by technology. It's a part of their lives in a way that even the most tech-savvy adults aren't fully able to comprehend. What we do know is that the...

A care package for mums. Mums are the greatest yet least appreciated humans and it's time they had their own huggable book all about mum care! Whether your child is 2 or 20, it can be easy to get lost in day-to-day survival mode and forget the long game the magic you have already made and that th...

Searching for permission to drop your standards, ditch the guilt and relax? The Secret of Half-arsed Parenting is a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern parenting. It pokes fun at the unrealistic goals and expectations thrust on parents today, and offers a way to ra...

Prevent and counteract the general anxiety and emotional fragility prevalent in children and teenagers today -- a new parenting philosophy and strategies that give children the tools to flourish on their own. Just as sturdy scaffolding is necessary when erecting a building and will come down when...

From nap-time to snack time, teaching first words to toilet training, how we parent reveals what we value, where we come from, and where we dream of going. But there's no one way to get the job done. Japanese kindergarteners who ride the subway solo might be surprised to learn what a helicopter p...

Generation Alpha are the most globally connected generation of children ever. Covering those born between 2010 and 2024, these kids are living through an era of rapid change and a barrage of information - good, bad and fake. For parents, teachers and leaders of Generation Alpha looking for guidan...

A few months after Myriam Steinberg turned forty, she decided she couldn't wait any longer to become a mother. She made the difficult decision to begin the process of conceiving a child without a partner. With her family and friends to support her, she picked a sperm donor and was on her way. But...

Told by Annabel Bower after her fourth child Miles was stillborn, Miles Apart offers heartfelt advice on navigating grief and heartache after the loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy or infancy. By sharing the honest accounts of women who've experienced infertility and loss, alongside her own...

With her career down the toilet, a husband who was never home, a baby screaming non-stop and her cries for help falling on deaf ears, Megan Blandford spent years saying, "I'm fine". Spoiler alert (not really): she wasn't fine. Megan sank into postnatal depression and anxiety, with a highly negati...

How to help your child with mental illness through partnering, not parenting. Never Let Go is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonising struggle of bringing a child back from the brink of suicide, having sp...

Weaning can feel overwhelming for parents. This book gives you a step-by-step guide to weaning babies and toddlers, along with expert advice from a registered nutritionist -- meaning you will have all the confidence you need to start weaning and to enjoy it along the way. With 100 quick and tasty...

Kaz Cooke tell you everything you need to know about your pregnancy and birth. No bossy-boots rules, just the best, funniest and most reassuring practical advice.

Welcome to The Father Hood. Where we celebrate the growing tribe of hands-on dads who are discovering that becoming a father is the greatest opportunity a man can have to be better than he's ever been before; stronger, wiser and more compassionate. But there is no instruction manual or benchmark ...

A field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st-century teenagers from relationships to self-harm, from drugs to sexting and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years. "When I turned into a teenager, I watched my parents panic with questions they were unprepared fo...

Packed with easy, step-by-step crafting projects for all ages, this book will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of creativity together. Not only is crafting super fun, but it also helps kids improve their fine-motor skills and strengthen their focus and imagination. Challenge your k...

Some kids refuse to read, others won't stop - not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child's literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? How can you tell if a bo...

Cookbook with recipes for mothers and babies.

A modern look at parenting a child between 8-13 years today, containing all the current issues faced by parents and tweens and focussing on the biology, neurology, psychology and sociology of adolescence as well as giving plenty of practical parenting advice for common everyday situations.

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...