Worry-Proofing Your Anxious Child by Bev Aisbett

$22.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

From the bestselling author of Living with IT and Taming the Black Dog comes a practical guide for parents of anxious children. If your child is too often: seeks reassurance, invents illnesses, avoids interactions, avoids trying new things, becomes emotional over minor upsets, or is clingy, afraid to s leep alone, reluctant to go to school or scared of numerous things ... then anxiety could be an issue for them. Commonly, a child experiencing anxiety doubts themselves, lacks confidence and becomes easily overwhelmed. So how do you best help them? From Australia's bestselling anxiety expert, Bev Aisbett, comes an essential guide for these anxious times. Worry-Proofing Your Anxious Child is a calm, clear and, above all, reassuring book to help parents (and teachers) of anxious children. Filled with simple explanations and practical advice, this book will assist everyone who wants to help a child overcome their anxieties and learn to live more confidently. Bev Aisbett is Australia's leading author in books around managing anxiety. In 1993, after recovering from severe anxiety and depression herself, Bev turned to her artistic talents to create the first of her ground-breaking illustrated self-help books Living with IT: A Survivor's Guide to Panic Attacks, which rapidly became a national bestseller, with over 200,000 copies sold. In 2013, HarperCollins published the fully revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of this classic book.   ...Show more

Mothering Our Boys: A Guide for Mums of Sons by Maggie Dent

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways. Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender i s fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive. A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience – and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker – to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys. Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know, and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy’s relationship with his mother and other mother figures. Maggie is one of Australia’s most popular parenting educators and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys in this book that will help you be the mum your son needs you to be. ...Show more

What to Expect When You're Expecting (5th Edition) by Heidi Murkoff

$39.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

The world's favourite pregnancy book just got better.  This cover-to-cover new edition is filled with must-have information, advice, insight, and tips for a new generation of parents. With Heidi Murkoff's trademark warmth, empathy, and humour, What to Expect When You're Expecting answers every con ceivable question expectant parents could have, including dozens of new ones based on the ever-changing pregnancy and birthing practices, and choices they face. Advice for partners is fully integrated throughout the book. What to Expect When You're Expecting has long been the go-to manual for parents-to-be around the world. With detailed week-by-week explanations of what is happening to mother and baby, and advice backed by the latest research - think preparation, diet, self-care and complications - this book reassures parents while it tackles problems and addresses issues particular to today's technological, multicultural and rapidly changing society - from the use of alternative medicine and assisted conception, to options for labour, delivery and much more. Totally revised and updated for a new generation of expectant mothers and fathers.  ...Show more

Happy, Healthy Minds by The School of Life

$39.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

Raising Boys In The Twenty-First Century by Steve Biddulph

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

The most popular book ever about raising boys is back, significantly updated to help raise sons in a world that offers gender equality, respect and a whole new kind of man, but is still haunted by toxic masculinity.     You'll find cutting-edge science about the 'physical fours', the 'emotion al eights' and how puberty can be turned into a positive time, along with hundreds of other practical tips for raising a son.   No two boys are alike, and you have to get to know our own unique boy. The idea that 'if we understand them, we can help them' is what has made this book so well loved and trusted in over a million homes.   As one of Australia's best-known psychologists for almost 30 years, Steve has introduced a generation of fathers into hands-on engagement with kids, and helped thousands of mothers gain confidence in their ability to raise sons well. He has worked with schools in 17 countries, and 130,000 parents have heard his unforgettable live talks.     'Biddulph is electrifying' -Telegraph    'Biddulph is a spellbinder'  - 60 Minutes   ...Show more

The New Manhood (new Ed) by Steve Biddulph

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

The landmark text aimed at conquering toxic masculinity and paving the way for a fairer world, updated for a new generation. For twenty years, Steve Biddulph's groundbreaking book Manhood and the revised edition, The New Manhood, have had a remarkable impact around the world. Thousands of men have recon ciled with their fathers, become more involved with their children, rejuvenated their marriages and made sweeping changes to their lives. In this revised and updated edition, Steve explores every aspect of a man's life in an honest and uplifting way: love, friendship, sex, marriage, raising children, spirituality and finding your true work - all in plain language and illuminated with powerful stories, real-life stories. This is a handbook for men of all ages, and for the women who love them.  'This landmark work is for those who truly want to understand and nurture the men and boys in their lives, and for men who want to understand themselves better' Maggie Hamilton, author of What Men Don't Talk About ...Show more

Man Raises Boy: A Revolutionary Approach for Fathers who Want to Raise Kind, Confident and Happy Sons by Rob Sturrock

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

Written from the front line of fatherhood, journalist Rob Sturrock grapples with the daily challenges of raising boys who can thrive in the current era. A book from the front lines of modern fatherhood.Welcome to Rob Sturrock's journey into parenting. Since the birth of his daughter, Rob has been passio nate about being an active and present father, but this hasn't always been straightforward. Struggling with stereotypes, judgement, identity and isolation while on parental leave, Rob has tried to balance supporting his wife and young children with the societal expectation of being a breadwinner for his family.With the arrival of his son, a new set of anxieties was born. In today's climate, how do you raise a boy? The roar of the #MeToo movement has meant that men have had to learn to listen, and to confront their masculinity and what it means to be a man. Through extensive research and interviews with dads doing it differently - including Tony Sheldon, Adam Liaw and Bernie Shakeshaft - Rob Sturrock explores a new era of fathering that balances strength and vulnerability, allowing men to voice their insecurities and uncertainties, and encouraging them to truly cherish their families.Man Raises Boy is at once an insightful and necessary call to arms for all new fathers, a guiding hand in the maze of love, guilt, anxiety and joy in fatherhood - and an ordinary dad's beautifully moving love letter to his son.'Raw, inspiring and brutally honest. If you have a son, read this book.' Madonna King, bestselling author of Fathers and Daughters ...Show more

He'll Be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men (10th Anniversary Edition) by Celia Lashlie

$32.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

Adolescent boys - they seem to disappear into another world where they barely communicate, and where fast cars, alcohol and drugs are constant temptations. Will they survive to become good men? How can parents and schools understand them and help them through this difficult and dangerous time? Celia Las hlie has some of the answers. After years working in the prison service she knows what can happen when boys make the wrong choices. She also knows what it's like to be a parent - she raised a son on her own and feared for his survival. During the recent Good Man Project she talked to 180 classes of boys throughout New Zealand, and what she found was surprising, amusing and, in some cases, frightening. In this funny, honest, no-nonsense book Celia Lashlie reveals what goes on inside the world of boys, and that it is an entirely different world from that of girls. With clarity and insight she offers parents - especially mothers - practical and reassuring advice on raising their boys to become good, loving, articulate men. ...Show more

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber; Elaine Mazlish

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting | Series: How To Talk

The ultimate "parenting bible" (The Boston Globe) with a new Foreword--and available as an eBook for the first time--a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors. Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between paren ts and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish "are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation" (Parent Magazine).  Now, this bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to: ·      Cope with your child's negative feelings, such as frustration, anger, and disappointment ·      Express your strong feelings without being hurtful ·      Engage your child's willing cooperation ·      Set firm limits and maintain goodwill ·      Use alternatives to punishment that promote self-discipline ·      Understand the difference between helpful and unhelpful praise ·      Resolve family conflicts peacefully Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.  ...Show more

How Do You Make a Baby by Anna Fiske

$29.99 AUD

Category: Parenting | Series: Gecko Press Titles Ser.

In How Do You Make a Baby? Anna Fiske answers the questions all children are curious about: How does a baby get into the mother's stomach? Who can make a baby, and how is it actually done? With comic illustrations and a playful tone, this is a funny and factual book about an eternally relevant topic, gi ving parents and children a starting point for discussion. Informational, funny and warm. ...Show more

O is for Old School: A Hip Hop Alphabet for B.I.G. Kids Who Used to be Dope by James Tyler

$19.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

O is for Old School takes you on an alphabetical journey through the most iconic words and phrases in hip-hop. You'll soon learn that, for new parents, these words have new meanings: now Peace comes at naptime, a Hood is worn on a head, and when babies Flow, things get wet. From "All good" to "Zero chi ll," your baby will stop buggin' to check out the dope illustrations for each letter. This book is your chance to become the freshest parent in the playgroup; while your lil' one learns their ABCs like a G. Word to the muthas (and the papas). ...Show more

Why Do We Need a Potty? by Katie Daynes

$19.99 AUD

Category: Parenting

Follow boy and girl twins as they learn what potties are for, struggle to make their potties work, wet their pants along the way then finally triumph. Not only do they learn how to wee and poo on the potty, they also progress to the big loo! Both an entertaining flap book and a practical guide, this boo k is invaluable for toddlers and parents. Part of the bestselling award-winning series. Other titles include What is poo?, What are germs?, What are stars? and What is sleep? Large sturdy flaps are perfect for little fingers. With simple but informative text and charming illustrations on every page. ...Show more