Item category 1: Family & Parenting

Paediatrician and mother of two Dr Leila Masson combines traditional medical know-how with practical advice to help your child get better and stay well. This 'Plunket helpline in a book' provides the support you need to nurse your child through the coughs and colds, ear aches, tummy upsets and mi...

Packed with a variety of fun, screen-free activities for both indoors and out, at home and on the go, this book is your go-to-guide for entertaining children offline in the digital age. Split into bite-size chapters, How to Unplug Your Child will provide you with a host of imaginative suggestions...

Author, speaker, and mom of four, Greta Eskridge equips parents to have age-appropriate, honest, and hope-filled conversations about pornography with kids of any age so that they can help their children develop lifelong sexual integrity.

Dr. Greene describes how his road-tested, evidence-based approach - called Collaborative Problem Solving - can help challenging kids at school. His lively, compelling narrative includes: tools to identify the triggers and lagging skills underlying challenging behavior; explicit guidance on how to...

Dyslexia is a major challenge not only for the kids, but also for their parents, families, teachers, tutors, and therapists. And yet, dyslexia doesn't have to be a disadvantage for kids -- if the right tools are available. This book provides advice and tips to drive educational and personal growt...

In this guide, Nigel S. Bamford, MD, provides an essential and comprehensive resource for understanding and managing tic disorders, including Tourette's disorder. This book offers parents, caregivers, and health care providers the knowledge and tools to effectively support children with these neu...

When Jenny Best became pregnant with twins, she decided this time would be different. After struggling with her oldest sons extreme picky eating due to prolonged spoon feeding of purees, she was committed to finding a way to raise happy eaters. Around 6 months is the time when most parents begin ...

Is your toddler eating strange foods, refusing to sleep, throwing tantrums and addicted to their screen? You're not alone, and Nanny Amies is here to help. Laura Amies - the expert toddler tamer from the TV show Toddlers Behaving (Very) Badly - shares her essential toolkit of tried-and-tested tec...

Bikes, trikes and scooters are an ever-popular resource in Early Years settings and this book reveals a treasure trove of fun and accessible ideas to enhance this play. The ideas in this book will develop a child's confidence, curiosity and connection with the world through activities. Beyond jus...

Clint Edwards clues readers into the (literal) back-breaking work that is being a parent with this all-too-real collection of stories. Like the time he tried to impress his daughter with a double back flip at a trampoline park or when he attempted to run a 5K with his 8-year-old, both of which ha...