Health : Parenting

A POWERFUL NEW BOOK FROM STEVE BIDDULPH Steve Biddulph writes: '10 Things Girls Need Most is a revolution. For 40 years I've worked with parents in groups - and it is so much fun and so moving that I would love to do that with every parent in the world. But I can't! So 10 Things Girls Need Most aims to be the next best thing. This is a special kind of book. You can read it straight through and get great ideas for raising your daughter. But it also offers something extra that can give you so much more. On many pages you will find opportunities to interact. These are very simple - just a list to tick, or a couple of questions to respond to. These interactive tasks immediately get you thinking about your own life, your family and, of course, your daughter. 10 Things Girls Need Most is a dual gift. It provides the very best information that we have about girls growing up today - and, alongside, are interactive tasks and self-exploration practices will help you to put that into practice. ' How does the content differ from Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls?
SB: 'This is a whole new book on girls, and it has grown out of years of online discussions which have gone deeper and further than much of the coverage in Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls. It is a reflection of the issues that parents want to explore in more depth. Many of these are new.' Why is this called an interactive companion to Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls? SB: 'We found that parents were keen to share their experiences and concerns online. So this new book includes opportunities for parents to consider topics with more depth, courtesy of the reader-response style. The interactivity is a totally new concept. Focus groups have found it quite profound - as there are opportunities for the reader to respond to questions in the text. In this way it is a companion to Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls, exploring many of the same areas but with the added dimension of parent involvement and response to the questions. Steve Biddulph says: ' The aim of this book is twofold. Firstly, to help you understand how daughters grow and thrive, and to be confident in raising your own.
To lay down the foundations of good mental health early in your daughter's life, and to keep her strong all the way through. And secondly, to enlist you in the new wave of feminism, fighting against a world that is so toxic to our kids.' 'We have the potential to change the world our daughters face. Girls are being exploited. We need to challenge the companies worldwide that profit from making girls insecure and compliant through manipulative marketing. 'This book helps parents understand how we can win back girlhood - happy, wild and free. It's the core of individuality and self-belief - and is the new feminism that we want for our daughters. 'It tackles the most important mental health risk in the world today - the harm that is being inflicted on girls and young women. The exploitation of it starts with babyhood and rockets through primary school and into the teens.'

Title: 10 Things Girls Need Most
Author: BIDDULPH STEVE
Format: Limp
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/04/2017
Price: $30.00
RRP: $30.00
Imprint: Finch Publishing
Publisher: Finch Publishing
ISBN: 9781925048841
Available stock: 3

A quirky child experiences difficulty fitting in and connecting with others usually due to an interpersonal style or behaviour that stands out from other children. Maybe they are obsessed with a topic of interest or spend excessive hours a day reading, playing video games or playing with just one toy. These children are not so far afield as to fall on the autism spectrum but they are unique and their behaviour is not addressed in typical parenting books. This book defines quirky markers and offers strategies for parents to understand their children's brains and behaviour; to know what is developmentally appropriate and what isn't; to understand how to reach their kids; and to help facilitate their social functioning in the world. It will calm the hearts and minds of parents who worry that their child doesn't fit in and offer hope to parents who need strategies to support their quirky child's overall development.

Title: 8 Keys to Raising the Quirky Child
Author: BOWERS MARK
Series: 8 Keys to Mental Health
Format: Trade Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 11/09/2015
Price: $33.00
RRP: $33.00
Imprint: Norton
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
ISBN: 9780393709209
Available stock: 1

When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives and even play with fire. German parents did not share her parental fears and their children were thriving. Was she doing the opposite of what she intended, which was to raise capable children? Through her own family's often funny experiences as well as interviews with other parents, teachers, and experts, Zaske shares the many unexpected parenting lessons she learned from living in Germany. Achtung Baby reveals that today's Germans know something that other parents don't (or have perhaps forgotten) about raising kids with 'selbstandigkeit' (self-reliance), and provides many new and practical ideas parents everywhere can use to give their own children the freedom they need to grow into responsible, independent adults.

Title: Achtung Baby The German Art of Raising Self Reliant Children
Author: ZASKE SARA
Format: Trade Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 02/01/2018
Price: $38.00
RRP: $38.00
Imprint: Piatkus
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349418551
Available stock: 1

Title: Baby on Board Mum is Driving
Author: MORGAN LYNDSAY
Format: Spiral Binding
Publishing status: Active
Price: $25.00
RRP: $25.00
Imprint: Miscellaneous
ISBN: 9780473300623
Available stock: 3

Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide.With all the information on the latest naming trends, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is full of inspirational names. Including-- A-Z directories of over 8,000 names and their meanings- Over 100 inspirational lists- Naming trends for 2018- Tips for choosing the perfect name for your babyIncluding modern names and variants, plus classics that have stood the test of time, this naming guide has everything you need for finding the perfect name for your new arrival.

Title: Best Baby Names for 2018
Author: THOMAS SIOBHAN
Format: Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 27/11/2017
Price: $24.00
RRP: $24.00
Imprint: Vermilion London
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781785041808
Available stock: 2

This striking hardback book is full of activities and experiences for New Zealand children. It is an essential go-to resource for parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents of children aged 0 - 6.

Are you looking for new ideas to engage your young child's curious mind and energetic body? Ideas that are both fun and educational? Are you looking for ways to ensure that the time you spend with your child is quality bonding time?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then look no further. The team at BestStart, New Zealand's largest early learning provider, has put together this book especially for people like you. Written by over 100 early childhood educators, with contributions from Plunket, the Heart Foundation and Jumping Beans, this book is a treasure trove of activities designed to stimulate the inquiring minds of our youngest learners. From Wet and Wild Adventures, Crazy Rocks, Giant Ice Balls to Stomp Painting, this book has dozens of brilliant low-cost ideas - all beautifully photographed and laid out in an easy-to-follow style complete with learning outcomes and handy tips - that your kids will love.

"Bright Ideas for Young Minds" is guaranteed to fill many an afternoon with wonder, giggles, shrieks of delight and countless lightbulb moments when a skill is mastered, new knowledge is gained and imaginations are ignited!

Title: Bright Ideas for Young Minds
Author: BESTSTART EDUCARE LTD
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Price: $40.00
RRP: $40.00
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
ISBN: 9780473403775
Available stock: 2

Parenting teenagers can be tricky at the best of times. But when the tough issues arise - behavioural problems, unacceptable risk-taking, bullying, alcohol abuse - things can get extremely difficult and parents can struggle with what to do. Drawing on psychologist Michael Hawton's 30 years of experience, Engaging Adolescents is a practical guide to help you steer your teenager through the challenging times with confidence. The book covers the following areas: teenagers and what helps them develop personal control; how to sort out behaviour so you don't over react; what we can learn from watching professionals who manage emergencies; and, proven, practical methods for managing tempestuous teenagers. Using case studies and based on universally-accepted mediation principles, this is a highly practical, skills-based book that gives you the tools to resolve conflict and build better family relationships. Engaging Adolescents offers a clear, method-based approach to ease the distress of parents experiencing difficulties with their teenagers' behaviour.

Title: Engaging Adolescents Parenting Tough Issues with Teenagers
Author: HAWTON MICHAEL
Format: Trade Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/05/2017
Price: $30.00
RRP: $30.00
Imprint: Exisle Publishing
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 9781925335408
Available stock: 1

Commonsense practical parenting tips, with a time management focus.

Title: Getting a Grip on Parenting Time
Author: PEARCE ROBYN
Format: Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/03/2017
Price: $35.00
RRP: $35.00
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Publisher: Getting a Grip Publishing
ISBN: 9780958246057
Available stock: 3

"Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stuff for 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 & movies * how to be happy with your own true self * & lots more! Girl Stuff 8u12 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."

Title: Girl Stuff 8 to12
Author: COOKE KAZ
Format: Limp
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 03/10/2016
Price: $30.00
RRP: $30.00
Imprint: Viking
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
ISBN: 9780143573999
Available stock: 1