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How do the French manage to raise well-behaved children and have a life! What British parent hasn't noticed, on visiting France, how well-behaved French children are - compared to our own? How come French babies sleep through the night? Why do French children happily eat what is put in front of them? How can French mums chat to their friends while their children play quietly? Why are French mums more likely to be seen in skinny jeans than tracksuit bottoms?
Pamela Druckerman, who lives in Paris with three young children, has ... read more

Australian, authoritative and totally up-to-date, Baby Love is the only book you'll need to guide you through your baby's first year. With expert advice for the first 12 months of every baby's life and full of Robin Barker's wisdom and humour, this classic guide has been fully revised, including new material on nutrition, food allergy and intolerance, and updates on safe sleeping, breastfeeding, reflux and immunisation.

Each year, every year, new mothers face all sorts of challenges in their mothering - some expected, and many entirely surprising. Thinking about balancing children, life, relationships and work, the perennial question women pose is 'Can I have it all?' - but sometimes the truer question is, 'Can I get through this?' Discussing what it means to be a mother with eleven extraordinary women, Jessica Rowe reveals the obstacles they encountered along the way, the joys and the heartache, the myths and realities. Featuring exceptionally ho... read more

Emphasising Australias diverse ethnic background, this title offers a comprehensive guide to 21st century names for your baby. It provides you with more than 40,000 girls and boys names. It includes popular and unusual names; variations, nicknames and diminutives, as well as tips on how to name your baby.

Ensure your contented baby has a contented mum. Becoming a mum is an exciting journey, with new rewards and responsibilities. But while you focus your energies on the needs of your growing baby, it's easy to neglect your own needs as a new mum. Gina Ford has helped millions of women bring up contented babies and now she wants to ensure that it's not just your baby that's happy, but you are too. In this indispensable guide, Gina has worked with her online community of mothers to distill the best advice on being a contented mum. This... read more

Baby and Toddler Meals is written by the bestselling author of Baby Love, Robin Barker, and explodes all the myths that surround feeding babies and toddlers. Robin takes you through each developmental stage, showing you how to introduce new foods and explaining why some foods are more appropriate at certain stages than others. Realistic advice, based on sound guidelines, is given to help you if your baby or toddler won't eat or will only eat selectively.

Are you concerned about how little your child eats? Are you worried about your child's weight? Is every meal a battle? POSITIVE FOOD FOR KIDS will help you answer all these questions and more, and give you simple and effective strategies to get your child to eat and enjoy healthy food for life. Dr Jenny O'Dea's groundbreaking research of 5,000 children and their eating habits revealed some shocking facts: one in six children had eaten no fruit or vegetables in the past three days, one in five had had no fruit juice, one in four h... read more

From the bestselling author of Baby Love comes The Mighty Toddler, Robin Barker's guide for the toddler years of one, two and three.
It includes key milestones for each age group; a complete ABC of toddler behaviour and responses; a guide to day-to-day toddler care; explanations about toddler health, medical conditions and illnesses; and Robin's down-to-earth advice on how to keep your life on track!
Revised to include information on potty training, swimming, personal safety, food allergies and intolerances.

New fourth edition, completely revised and updated. This new−look fourth edition has been adapted for Australia and New Zealand and is the must-have book for a new generation of expectant parents. Its up−to−date information reflects what′s new in pregnancy and what′s relevant to today′s pregnant women. Heidi Murkoff has rewritten every section‚ answering dozens of new questions and including new by−demand material‚ such as detailed week−by−week fetal development guides in e... read more

Everything new parents need to know about the care and feeding of an infant, from the authors of What to Expect When You're Expecting. The book covers monthly growth and development, feeding for every age and stage, and sleep strategies that really work. Murkoff and Hathaway have rewritten every section of the book, answering dozens of new questions and including new by-demand material. Filled with the most practical tips: how to give a bath; decode your baby's crying; what to buy for your baby; and when to return to work; and the ... read more

By the age of nine months, many babies want to start feeding themselves but can't yet handle a spoon, which is when finger foods come into their own. They're also great to offer to toddlers who are prone to go into 'meltdown' just before dinner. This collection features 100 nutritious finger foods recipes, including fresh fruit ice lollies.

When does normal teenage behaviour become something more serious, something that parents really do need to worry about and step in to deal with? From ADHD and eating disorders to depression, drug taking and suicide, Australia's leading authority on adolescent mental health talks parents through the issues. In his down-to-earth, accessible style, he offers practical advice on how to detect early warning signs, and most importantly, advises what to do when things really are going dangerously wrong.

Now into it's 7th reprint, Pregnancy and Birth has been guiding parents to be through the stages of pregnancy for two decades.
Dr Miriam Stoppard provides parents with knowledge about the options available to you during pregnancy and birth, and will help you decide what suits you and give you the courage to try to have the labour and birth you want.
It also gives advice on antenatal care, nutrition, exercise and features a month by month pregnancy calendar showing changes to your body and your baby's development in the womb.

Why are some babies easy and others fussy - and how to get an easy one? What's the single most important thing a parent can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a baby's brain? John Medina shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children. Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. He unravels how the brain develops from the womb through the early years. What one does right now - before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and through the first five... read more

This is the only Q&A recipe book to tackle all your feeding challenges from Annabel Karmel. Bestselling author and children's food expert, Annabel Karmel, supplies all the answers to feeding your baby and toddler, from birth to age three. More than 400 Q&As guide you through the many issues you may encounter, with tips on when to wean, advice on allergies and suggestions for introducing exciting new foods. 50 tasty 'recipes to the rescue' help to solve key challenges such as how to ensure your child is getting enough omega-3s and h... read more

Why are girls as young as five years old concerned about their looks and addicted to shopping? Why are young teenage girls having sex and binge-drinking, responding to chat-room predators, and bullying their peers via email and text messages? Why are depression, cutting and eating disorders on the rise, and why, with so much choice when it comes to careers, do so many just want to marry young and have babies? Over two years Maggie Hamilton interviewed girls, teachers, school counsellors, psychologists, and law enforcement and medic... read more

Contrary to popular belief, there is no research that supports the current mainstream view that babies should be weaned by being spoon-fed purees. Self-feeding allows babies to use their natural abilities to explore taste, texture, color and smell. It encourages independence and confidence by allowing them to experiment with foods at their own pace and helps to develop hand-eye coordination and chewing."Baby-led Weaning" is a practical and authoritative guide to introducing solid food, enabling your child to grow up a happy and con... read more

Mothers describe falling in love with their babies and then, more slowly, learning to understand them. Children flourish when their mothers love and understand them.
For over 20 years, Naomi Stadlen has listened to hundreds of mothers talking at her weekly discussion groups. In How Mothers Love she offers unique insights into how mothers and babies learn to communicate intimately with one another. When adults relate to one another, they are building on the foundations usually laid down by their mothers. How Mothers Love is a ... read more

It's time to re-write the rule book on raising a child. Based on over 700 scientific studies into children's development, BMA award-winning author and child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland explains how to develop your child's potential to the full. Find out the truth about popular childcare tactics, how touch, laughter and play build emotional wellbeing for life, and the strategies for effectively dealing with temper tantrums and tears. This is the first practical parenting book to give you the facts, not the fiction on the b... read more

You may have been born a male but to become a man is a choice. Your choice. This Young Mans Guide to Exercise, Nutrition, Money, Drugs and Alcohol, Sex, Pornography and Masturbation will equip you to make right decisions and powerfully aid your transition from boy to man.