Secondhand Parenting Books

It all started when busy father Greg Pembroke posted a few pictures online of his three-year-old son, mid-tantrum, alongside the reason his son was crying: He had broken his bit...

A perfect gift purchase for the friend, partner or family member who is setting out on the challenging path of parenting. Text is light and humorous, reassuring and informal with...

'Are you as tired as I am of books constantly telling you about doing your best to understand your parents, doing your homework, making curfew, getting a haircut, dropping that...

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...

a complete guide to both what and how to feed your toddler, from one of the UK's most 'pragmatic', 'sensible' and 'reassuring' child nutritionists (Daily Telegraph) offers not just meal...

For most families, it remains the ultimate dilemma: how to balance a happy, healthy family life with the demands and rewards of work. When Gaby Hinsliff realised that she couldn't...

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...

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...

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?...

A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. But more than that, it gives the origin and meaning of each...

At Last! A Beginner's Guide to Newborn Baby Technology. You've programmed your DVR, you've installed a wireless Internet connection, you can even check Facebook on your cell phone. But none...

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...

"Explains the science without losing sight of the realities of raising a child." Mother and Baby It's time to re-write the rule book on raising a child. Based on over...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Charlotte gave me the confidence and knowledge to love every single step of the weaning journey' Joe Wicks'Charlotte really is a font of knowledge when it comes...

In the spirit of No Logo and Fast Food Nation, Disconnected is the author's journey into modern youth culture, meeting and speaking to hundreds of kids on the way. Shocking...

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...

"Child" explores the world of young children aged from 2 to 5 as they emerge from toddlerdom and start out on the long road to independence. These early years are...

In this completely revised and expanded edition, Dr Marc Weissbluth - a leading paediatrician - updates his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing children's sleep problems, from infancy through to...

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its...

This title presents 365 fun, creative activities to stimulate your preschooler every day of the year. It helps you to: prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of indoor weather...

Based on the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic, and adapted especially for kids!"1-2-3 Magic made parenting fun again.""I highly recommend this book to any parent who is spending more time...

The most anticipated part of pregnancy is giving birth; yet most pregnancy books devote only a chapter or two to this miraculous event and the physical discomfort that accompanies it....

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...

'Take one seven-year-old boy named Freddie and his mother as they face the challenge of turning him from a vegetable-phobic into a boy who will eat and even enjoy some...

First there was the Toddler Taming phenomenon - now this is the sequel every parent has been waiting for...Dr Christopher Green has written Beyond Toddlerdom for all those parents in...

Neven Maguire is Ireland's most trusted chef. Now he shows you how to give your child the best start in life with honest-to-goodness recipes and advice, all based on his...

This book is not a how-to-guide. It won't tell you how to get your baby to sleep, how to deal with toddler tantrums, how to be a good parent, a...

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...

A step-by-step guide to bringing up happy, responsible children... One of the greatest challenges any parent will face, is teaching their children the difference between right and wrong and helping...

A Sunday Times bestseller: the unflinching, raw and utterly hilarious book about parenthood that everyone should read'Very, very, very funny' JO BRAND'Bloody hilarious' CARIAD LLOYD'Full of honesty, heart and humour'...

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...

Overflowing with intelligence and good common sense, this comprehensive guide provides clear explanations and useful guidelines on everything a parent might want to know about the second and third years...

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...

This bestselling book from leading mental health professional and parenting expert Dr John Sharry has now been updated and expanded. Advocating a balanced approach to parenting, Parenting Teenagers sets out...

Sleepless nights, wailing babies, and defiant toddlers-these are universal issues for new parents. Now beloved pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton and his esteemed colleague the child psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow come to...