Secondhand Parenting Books

A definitive guide to weaning your baby, from the UK's No.1 baby and child nutritionist, Annabel KarmelWith her years of expertise and personal experience, bestselling author Annabel Karmel guides you...

A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tearsThere are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting...

Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming, carpet biting...

A comprehensive and fully updated guide to the biological mysteries that lie behind teenage behaviour.Contrary to popular (parental) opinion, teenagers are not the deliberately lazy, risk-taking and work-avoiding individuals they...

Thousands of women are affected by depression every year, suffering individual episodes at nearly twice the rate that men do. The prime years for depression are also, not coincidentally, the...

As every parent knows, looking after young children is profoundly rewarding, but it can also be extremely exhausting and frustrating. Toddler Troubles covers a wide range of typical toddler behaviour...

A unique weekday action plan on how to change your child's attitudes and behaviours - all in 5 days! Family expert Dr. Kevin Leman reveals why your kids do what...

In her first book, Sue Jenner wrote that it is never too late to make positive progress with toddlers. In this new, comprehensive but easy-to-follow book, she explains why it...

Writing from sound practical experience, the New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner was the result of Annabel Karmel's determination to feed her children well while coping with the demands...

Margaret Donaldson's seminal work on child development, first published in 1978, has become a classic inquiry into the nature of human thought. In this concise and brilliantly readable book, Margaret...

Now in a new updated version, Kurcinka offers parents the most up-to-date research, effective strategies and real life stories for: managing intensity - not just the kids, but parents too;...

The no-holds-barred truth about what having a baby can do to your marriage - and what you can do about it. In the months after a first child is born,...

In most societies around the world even quite small babies join the grown-ups at table, perched on a parent's or grandparent's knee, eating what the adults eat - healthy, nutritious...

When did that sudden gap divide your home into territories staked and claimed, with music blasting through the halls and fists banging on doors to turn down the stero/TV/video game?...

Author of the highly successful Sixty Minute series Rob Parsons turns his attention to that very difficult period of adolescence - the teenage years.He explains how to cope with this...

If you've ever had to navigate the sleep-deprived haze of parenting, or are looking forward to being a dad for the first time, this book is for you. In between...

The kids are happy, but how are things really between you and your partner? In modern parenting, the established wisdom is that you should prioritize the needs of your children...

Can ultrasound harm the baby? Which type of pain relief is best for me?How will I feel after the baby is born? Whether you are already pregnant or planning a...

Part of a second group of "Continuum One Hundred" titles to be published in March 2006. Training to become a teacher is one of the most gruelling aspects of a...

An essential guide for all teenagers experiencing stress and burnoutDoes any of this sound like you? - Lacking in energy and feeling that your life has lost its sparkle- Feeling...

From Birth to Five Years, based on the pioneering work of Mary Sheridan, has become a classic guide to the developmental progress of pre-school children. It is widely recognised as...

The ability to use language well is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children. Helping them to communicate, to listen, and to understand, will build the foundation...

Phil Beadle is a former rock musician, the winner of the Secondary Teacher of the Year Award 2005, and the inspirational teacher who wowed the nation with his unorthodox teaching...

Daisy Waugh's razor-sharp wit takes on modern motherhood right between the eyes...Mummy. Ma, Mama, Mum. There may be different names for 'mother' but it often feels like there's only one...

At last, a book that gives mums a great excuse to turn off the TV and embark on some good clean fun with the kids, "Things to do with Mum"...

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future emotional and physical...

Tracy Hogg knows babies. Her incredible sensitivity and ability to read infants' cries, coos and assorted baby noises quickly earned Tracy the admiration and gratitude of high-profile couples, including a...

In his various popular and critically acclaimed RTE series David Coleman showed stressed parents how to figure out ways of helping their children and themselves.Now, in Parenting in Child's Play,...

Entertaining, honest and occasionally messy, I'm Wrecked, This Is My Journal is packed full of lists, quotations, doodles and more. Ideal for all frazzled new parents, this is the perfect...

From a growing baby to a toddler, and beyond, a well-balanced diet has enough nutrients and calories to meet a child's needs. It lays the foundation of a lifetime of...

Based around a simple six-week healthy eating plan, including loads of delicious and easy-to-make recipes, Lorraine Kelly's new plan will help parents turn their children's diet around and set them...

The book offers 300 tips broken out into sections: Time Savers, Energy Savers, Money Savers, and Sanity Savers so busy parents can easily find the shortcuts they need.