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...

When Natasha Fennell's mother was diagnosed with a progressive illness, she wasn't ready to do deal with the inevitability of what this would bring. Sitting outside the hospital after visiting...

Announcing that rare parenting book that will not only help you become a more effective parent but actually change how you see your children. Written by Montessori educator Simone Davies,...

This provides clear sex education coupled with an understanding of moral attitudes and standards. An updated and revised edition of "Girls Talk", this edition includes material on AIDS, child sex...

Like us, every dog is born under an astrological sun sign which depends on their date of birth. Just knowing their sun sign will give you some insight into your...

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.

This book takes a 'warts and all' sensible yet humorous look at the many stages of pregnancy. It explores the changes, physical and emotional, that any man can expect to...

Help your children to become happy, confident and self-reliant. Step-by-step solutions to common parenting and family challenges including whining, arguing, homework, tantrums and lack of cooperation. Build a stronger relationship...

The first three months of a baby's life is an outside-the-uterus period of intense development, a biological bridge from fetal life to preparation for the real world. The fourth trimester...

From Heidi Murkoff, author of the world's bestselling pregnancy and parenting books, comes the must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive - the first step in What...

An ultra-healing lifestyle for those who want to be mothers. Women who are trying to conceive will find a holistic approach in this hands-on manual. Step-by-step guidelines help implement a...

Although new parents are most worried about sleep issues, their anxiety seems to reach new heights when they even think about that important milestone: potty training. 'When should you potty...

A funny, touching and minutely observed account of surviving three children. From first pregnancy and birth of The Small Girl, the arrival of The Boy and The Toddler up to...

Practical sleep solutions for your child from newborn to toddlerHelp Your Baby to Sleep tells you exactly what you need to know to finally get a good night's sleep. Age-specific...

In When Parents Hurt, psychologist and parent Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., offers insight, empathy, and perspective to those who have lost the opportunity to be the parent they desperately wanted to...

Britain's no. 1 favourite childcare author and family therapist, Steve Biddulph's classic million copy bestseller Boys need to be parented in a different way from girls with their own very...

They grow up so quickly! Keep a journal of the first twelve months for you to look back on and to show your little one when they're older.This book helps...

She walked out, but can she walk back in? Why do readers LOVE Virginia Macgregor? 'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare Mackintosh 'Will delight you' Sun'Might restore...

How to hold it together ... even if it feels like everything is falling apart. Welcome to the rollercoaster of family life - the parts nobody talks about, the 'wow'...

Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy pregnancy - not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet. Some of...

The No.1 bestselling weaning bible for babies and toddlers - over 5 million copies sold worldwide!Leading weaning expert and mum-of-three, Annabel Karmel celebrates the 30th anniversary of her most trusted...

Produced with the co-operation of the world's most famous children's hospital, backed up by the expertise of Great Ormond Street's doctors, psychologists and other specialists, it presents in a single...

13 women explore motherhood in this book. Joy and fascination, uncertainties and ambivalences, run as common threads, as does the persistant grip of wanting to be the "perfect mother". There...

With 1 in 6 couples experiencing some kind of fertility problem and the average couple taking between 6 and 8 months to conceive, there is a real need for advice...

In this post-Dr. Spock generation, THE BABY'S ASTROLOGER goes way beyond traditional parenting guides that offer general advice on child development and nutrition by addressing a baby's individual needs in...