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Author
Publisher
Gill Books
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Aileen Cox Blundell is a mother of three and the creative force behind Baby-Led Feeding, the multi-award-winning baby-led weaning food blog, which shares natural and wholesome recipes for babies that the entire family will love. Aileen?s first book, The Baby-Led Feeding Cookbook, was a number one bestseller. Now, in her second book, she deals with all of the challenges that parents face on their feeding journeys, especially fussy eaters and getting...
2) Clever baby
Author
Publisher
Connections
Pub. Date
2011
Formats
Description
It's important to play with our babies and toddlers, but endless laundry and carrot mashing can mean we don't spend as much time as we should just having fun. Play can enhance everything from speech and memory to motor skills and muscle strength. This book presents 100 games and activities that will help a baby's development.
3) Raising accountable kids: how to be an outstanding parent using the power of personal accountability
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2016
Description
How often have we heard complaints like these? ?Why don?t my kids do what I say?? ?Who made the mess in here?? ?When will my teen make better choices?? These are the kinds of questions that parents ask that lead not only to complaining, but to victim thinking, procrastination, and blaming. The solution: Learn to parent the QBQʼ way - and bring personal accountability to life within our families. Based on the same concepts that have made John Miller?s...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Boy Child Peter, Girl Child Jane and Daddy have exciting adventures with Mummy. Daddy likes gadgets. Peter and Jane like starting fires, trying to kill each other and driving Mummy to drink. Written from the point of view of an exhausted mummy at the end of the day, it?s honest, it?s funny, and it?s a little bit sweary.It is Mummy?s 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel at a future of people asking if she wants to come to their yoga class,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Description
Bringing up children is one of the most difficult tasks in the world - and potentially one of the most rewarding. Loving and conveying love may seem to be instinctive skills, but they can also be worked on and improved, and it is now established that parenting is not necessarily an inherent talent, but is something that can be learned.
Author
Publisher
Blink Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Description
WIN TICKETS TO THE PARENTING HELL TOUR AND AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN LONDON WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER PARENTING HELL: THE BOOK! VISIT www.parentinghellbook.co.uk FOR MORE INFO. THE MADNESS, ABSURDITY, AND UTTER CHAOS OF BEING A PARENT FROM THE HOSTS OF THE NO.1 SMASH HIT PODCAST. What's it really like to be a parent? And how come no one ever warned Rob or Josh of the sheer mind-bending, world-altering, sleep-depriving, sick-covering, tear-inducing, snot-wiping,...
Author
Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Sarah Ockwell-Smith, founder of BabyCalm and ToddlerCalm, is passionate about 'gentle' parenting. Her mission is to let parents know that there are other ways to cope with a toddler apart from putting him or her on the naughty step or resorting to controlled crying. This book will fill a gap in the market, helping parents enjoy their toddlers, understand the limitations of current popular toddler parenting methods such as sticker charts and time out,...
Author
Publisher
Icon Books
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Whether they are praised for being pretty, not smart, or accused of being bossy, rather than strong, teaching girls how to be comfortable being themselves has never been a bigger challenge. And in the age of social media trolls, internet pornography and overly sexualised children's clothes, our daughters are finding it harder than ever to stay young, carefree and happy. The solution, however, is not avoidance, but equipping our daughters to navigate...
Author
Publisher
Orion Books
Pub. Date
2013
Description
The toddler stage can be a rude awakening for parents, when a sweet infant morphs overnight into a mini-tyrant determined to make even a simple trip to the supermarket into a hellish and humiliating experience for all concerned. Just trying to convince your toddler to put on a shoe can feel like going to war. Now The Honest Toddler's wickedly funny guide to parenting will provide the answers every parent seeks, and the solutions every toddler craves....
Author
Publisher
Harper Element
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother?s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into Rosie?s loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her ?forever mummy? in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts, Rosie...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Pamela Druckerman offers a practical handbook of helpful and fun short tips to bring up your child a la francaise, with advice about feeding (including meal plans and recipes from French creches), sleeping, dealing with tantrums and other bad behaviour, and more.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2012
Description
What British parent hasn't noticed, on visiting France, how well-behaved French children are compared to our own? Pamela Druckerman, who lives in Paris with three young children, has had years of observing her French friends and neighbours, and with wit and style, is ideally placed to teach us the basics of French parenting.
18) Five minute mum: give me five: five minute, easy, fun games for busy people to do with little kids
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Brought to you by Penguin. Daisy Upton has two little kids. She loves them - but they drive her mad. So, to try and keep her sanity she started to come up with quick, easy games using stuff from around the house. And @FiveMinuteMum was born. In her first book, she has collected 150+ games that take 5 minutes to set up & 5 minutes to tidy up. From pasta posting to alphabet knock down, it's a recipe book for guilt free parenting! And as Daisy was a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Brought to you by Penguin. Letters on Motherhood is a collection of heartfelt and deeply personal letters written by Giovanna to her three young sons Buzz, Buddy and Max, husband, Tom, and the family and friends who have inspired and supported her to become the mother that she is today. In this beautiful book she shares the funny and moving personal tales of her own family life whilst also talking about the deeper universal truths of parenting - coping...