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Category: PARENTING

Surviving Adolescents 2.0 by Michael Carr-Gregg

$22.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Parenting teenagers of this generation requires a new skill set. Adolescence is one of the most risky growth and developmental periods for our children. Like never before, we need parents, carers and other adults to have the skills, knowledge and strategies to provide this generation's young people wit h the love, stability and routine that they need. From bestselling authors Michael Carr-Gregg and Elly Robinson comes this fully revised and updated edition of the original bestselling guide to learning how to survive - and thrive - with your adolescents. It contains all the thorny issues that confront families with teenagers, such as technology, social media, risky behaviours, school and study problems, and much more. Full of practical strategies for everyday survival, and crammed with the latest research findings, this indispensable guide will teach you how to communicate effectively with young people, defuse family conflict, set limits, avoid common mistakes, and keep the stress of parenting at bay. ...Show more

Go To Sleep, You Little Bleep! by Emma Pollard

$27.00 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Grow Up

$39.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

10 Things Girls Need Most by Steve Biddulph

$29.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

10 Things Girls Need Most is a dual gift. It provides the very best information we have about girls growing up today, alongside interactive tasks and self-exploration practices that will help you put this knowledge into practice. These interactive tasks are simple questions to get you thinking about you r own life, your family and, of course, your daughter. This book grew out of years of online discussions with parents increasingly concerned about the health issues their daughters were facing, such as:   * feeling inadequate * suffering long periods of deep unhappiness * embarrassment about their developing bodies and appearance * friendship struggles * feeling alone in their struggles * insecurity about their sexuality.   This is a whole new book on the life of girls and a reflection of the issues that parents want to explore in more depth. This information will help your daughter develop the necessary emotional strength and mental skills to keep her healthy throughout her entire life.   ...Show more

Family Matters by Pat McDermott

$29.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Life, love and laughter from one of the Australian Women's Weekly's most adored contributors - 30 years and still going strong!

The Day-By-Day Pregnancy Book by DK Australia

$49.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Follow your pregnancy journey every single day with this unrivalled book, now fully updated to reflect the latest changes in medical practice. No other pregnancy book provides this level of detail, allied with extraordinary photographs, 3D scans and illustrations that reveal in unprecedented clarity exa ctly what is happening to you and your baby every day. The book also covers labour, birth and the first two weeks of your baby's life. Carefully updated with the help of Australian obstetrician, Professor Jonathan Morris, The Day-by-day Pregnancy Book will become your pregnancy bible. ...Show more

Girl Stuff: Your Real Guide to the Pre-Teen Years (For Girls Aged 8-12) by Kaz Cooke

$24.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stufffor teens. * body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the best books & m ovies * how to be happy with your own true self * & lots more! Girl Stuff 8-12 fits under your pillow and is written with the help of medical and other experts. PS- This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff- Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years. ...Show more

Short and Curly Guide to Life by Short & Curly; Matt Beard

$24.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers

What makes something good or bad? Why are things the way they are? How come it's so hard to work out the right thing to do? The Short & Curly Guide to Lifeis an imaginative look at some of life's biggest and trickiest questions. Figuring out what's right is way more fun than you think!You?ll find yo urself wondering if it?s okay to break a promise - even if it's in a video game! Questioning whether you would want to spend the rest of your life in an amazing virtual reality. Umming and ahhing over whether there?s anything wrong with keeping an adorable baby fox as a pet. Putting ideas like fairness, what's normal and what's brave under the microscope . . . and so much more! Covering topics such as fairness, bullying, bravery, friendship and choice, The Short & Curly Guide to Lifeis a must-read for every child, parent and teacher. ...Show more

Raising Boys In The Twenty-First Century: How To Help Our Boys Become Open-Hearted, Kind And Strong Men 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

Headstarts: 100 tips for raising clever, confident, creative kids by Cindy Pan & Vanessa Woods

$24.99 AUD

Category: PARENTING

Headstarts outlines 100 practical tips to help provide your child with major advantages in both the classroom and the playground. Cindy Pan and Vanessa Woods distil key findings from the very latest international cognitive science research into short, easy-to-understand pieces covering an array of areas , including: * the importance of teaching your child positive thinking patterns * the benefits of hugs on brain development * how to help your child tackle maths and science * the best age to learn a new language, and; * the benefits of good nutrition. Headstarts provides you with the best possible information for raising clever, confident and creative kids. ...Show more

What Teenage Girls Don't Tell Their Parents by Michelle Mitchell

$24.95 AUD

Category: PARENTING

As a parent you know that your child is not just another teenager, struggling to grow up. She is your daughter. That in itself makes her the most unique and important teenager in the world. But when your sweet little girl suddenly stops talking, wont do anything you tell her to do, and starts dressing l ike she stepped out of a celebrity magazine, you start wondering what went wrong. Michelle Mitchell has spent the last 10 years day-in, day-out, listening and talking with teenage girls about their lives, loves, hates and hopes. In this book she reveals that its what your daughter isnt telling you rather than what she does tell you that matters the most. ...Show more