Secondhand Parenting Books

Elaine Addison is a modern-day Mary Poppins. A trained nanny who has worked for many high profile clients, her childcare recipe is discipline plus fun. In this book she shares...

A pioneering work on early childhood development that is as relevant today as when it was first published 60 years ago.To a small child, the world is an exciting but...

This fact-packed guide to a healthy vegetarian diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding and for babies gives a clear overview of what comprises a healthy diet. To help you maintain a...

In John Burningham's enchanting and truthful compendium of childhood, the well known and the unknown contribute funny, moving, magical and occasionally dark childhood memories. From Michael Palin's memory of seaside...

The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the no.1 bestselling author and podcast host of Happy Mum Happy Baby.Letters on Motherhood is a collection of heartfelt and deeply poignant letters...

The Idle Parent is Tom Hodgkinson's radical parenting remedy against stifled, mollycoddled children.Modern life is wrecking childhood. Why can't we just leave our kids alone?If you've ever wondered why so...

When you're pregnant you think: 'I'm having a baby', not a person who will eventually catch trains by themselves, share a fridge with ten strangers, go to a festival in...

'A refreshingly healthy take on social media and particularly good on body image' Lorraine Candy, Sunday TimesThe teen years are tough - for teens and for parents. Many parents dread...

Only since Victorian times has it been standard practice for mothers and fathers to send their babies to sleep alone, away from the parental bed - often in another room....

The difficulties experienced by children with autism and related conditions in inferring the thoughts, beliefs, desires and intentions of others are well documented in numerous studies. It now seems that...

Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions.If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new...

The real guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond. I'm assuming you've picked up this book because you're either curious about having kids, you're currently up the duff, or you're stumbling...

Normally confident moms and dads grow weak-kneed when their children enter--gasp!--puberty. Barbara and Dennis Rainey, parents of six teenage or older children, map out the unfamiliar, demanding landscape of both...

Life is hard for Archie. It often seems like the world is out to get him. People are always telling him what to do... 'Eat your tea Archie!', 'Don't lick...

Ideal for early years to KS1 children who are learning at home. Daisy Upton has two little kids. She loves them - but they drive her mad. So, to try...

'This book is an absolute game-changer' - Dr Xand Van Tulleken'Everyone concerned about their fertility should read this book' - Dr Raj Mathur, Chair of the British Fertility SocietyThe book...

Over the past twenty-five years, more than a million parents and teachers around the world have benefited from Dr James Dobson's unrivalled insight and advice in the classic "How to...

Preorder the new Mr Ps book 'How to Survive the School Year' - out 29/08/24 THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom...

Working mothers today confront not only conflicting demands on their time and energy but also conflicting ideas about how they are to behave: they must be nurturing and unselfish while...

"The Encyclopedia of Child Health" is a comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible guide. designed to help parents of children from newborn to 15 years of age, ailment entries are grouped according...

There has been a considerable amount of media coverage recently on the subject of ADHD or to give it its full title Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Children with ADHD have...

Here is a practical baby book that really does show you how to prepare for and look after your baby in over 800 beautiful colour photographs. Accessible and easy to...

New parents are bombarded with information from well-meaning parties, which can be difficult to absorb. The NCT Complete Book of BabyCare draws on the National Childbirth Trust's (the largest childbirth...

**NEW EDITION AVAILABLE**"Record and treasure every moment of your baby's first year with this beautiful baby book and journal from leading international child nutrition expert Annabel Karmel.From your baby's first...

You are trying to be a brilliant parent, but life's busy and although your kids are the biggest priority in your life, you can't do everything. If only you knew...

Who's the daddy? The only parenting book for dads that covers ALL stages of fatherhood from pregnancy to parenting children through to the teenage years. Includes invaluable practical advice on...

A groundbreaking approach to parenting by nationally-respected educator Alfie Kohn that gives parents "powerful alternatives to help children become their most caring, responsible selves" (Adele Faber, New York Times bestselling...

Named One of the 10 Best Parenting Books of the Year by Child Magazine, this revised edition teaches you to minimize stress during initial breakups and ultimate separation, explain divorce...