Pregnancy/Childcare

Now with 100 additional symbols plus more case studies. The interest surrounding baby signing continues to increase as more and more (read more)

Now with 100 additional symbols plus more case studies. The interest surrounding baby signing continues to increase as more and more parents embrace this special world of communication, which allows babies to communicate before they can talk. Sign language gives them a way to express their wants and needs, easing frustration for both baby and parent.

Being able to communicate with a very young child is positively thrilling. Part 1 of the book is an introduction to signing with babies and young children, providing the basic knowledge, skills and strategies to get started. Age-specific guidelines offer advice on signing with children from birth to age 3 and up. (hide)

This title help your baby learn through creative play. Encourage your child's development through learn and play bonding activities (read more)

This title help your baby learn through creative play. Encourage your child's development through learn and play bonding activities with Baby's First Skills. You'll be able to follow the month-by-month progression of your baby's skills in their journey from newborn to one year old.

Dr Miriam Stoppard's simple Golden Hour of Play plan provides you with age-appropriate activities for each stage of development that fit into just one hour. There are also suggestions for activities that develop specific areas, such as nursery rhymes, games and how to massage. Her unique at-a-glance Baby Skill Map shows you exactly what skills your baby will be developing when and a month-by-month guide helps you know what kind of stimulation is most appropriate for your child at every stage.

Use Baby's First Skills (previous ISBN 9781405335157) and watch your child's development progress as they learn with their favourite playmate - you! (hide)

Learn how to use your baby's natural instincts and abilities to give him the very best start in life. This practical and sensitive (read more)

Learn how to use your baby's natural instincts and abilities to give him the very best start in life. This practical and sensitive guide shows you how following your baby's lead will help you develop a strong and loving relationship from birth. Find out how to: understand your baby's true needs; recognise what your baby is trying to tell you; manage sleep, feeding and crying gently and without stress; and support your baby's natural desire to learn.

Baby-led Parenting will help you and your baby make the most of the critical period from birth to crawling, creating the perfect foundation for a calm and happy childhood. (hide)

`What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong?' Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every (read more)

`What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong?' Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets.

With haunting candour, David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3am phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the attempts at rehab. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. (hide)

In 1987, Paul Austin and his wife Sally were newlyweds, excited about their future together and happily anticipating the birth of (read more)

In 1987, Paul Austin and his wife Sally were newlyweds, excited about their future together and happily anticipating the birth of their first child. He was a medical student and she was a nurse. Everything changed the moment the doctor rushed their infant daughter from the room just after her birth, knowing instantly that something was wrong.

Sarah had almond-shaped eyes, a single crease across her palm instead of three, and low-set ears-all of which suggested that the baby had Down syndrome. Beginning on the day Sarah is born and ending when she is a young adult living in a group home, Beautiful Eyes is the story of a father's journey toward acceptance of a child who is different. In a voice that is unflinchingly honest and unerringly compassionate, Austin chronicles his life with his daughter: watching her learn to walk and talk and form her own opinions, making decisions about her future, and navigating cultural assumptions and prejudices-all the while confronting, with poignancy and moving candor, his own limitations as her father.
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26/03/2015 - A delightful first storybook designed for older babies. BEDTIME STORIES is a unique way for parents and babies to share (read more)

26/03/2015 - A delightful first storybook designed for older babies. BEDTIME STORIES is a unique way for parents and babies to share and discover stories together. Each spread has finger trails cut into the page, and textured illustrations for little hands to trace.

The trails wind their way around illustrations so that baby explores the illustrations on the page. Carefully placed, evocative text is a springboard for readers to take the story into new directions of their own. Each spread is a compete story that allows the baby and parent to spend time looking, talking about, exploring and touching the page. (hide)

Delicious baby food, based on the ingredients often on hand, with a basic respect for seasonality and a few simple cooking methods. (read more)

Delicious baby food, based on the ingredients often on hand, with a basic respect for seasonality and a few simple cooking methods. Helping a baby acquire a taste for wholesome, healthy food is the best way to ensure that he or she develops eating habits that will promote good health throughout life. In full colour and packed with practical nutritional information and easy-to-make recipes, this book shows how to create an array of delicious and interesting dishes that any baby and toddler will simply love.

The techniques are simple and baby-tested, and the recipes are mouthwatering. The authors provide professional guidance to preparing baby food safely and easily at home. There is complete nutritional information included for each recipe, with Nutrition Tip profiling information that parents and all home cooks will find very valuable. (hide)

Choosing a name for your baby has never been easier with this ultimate baby-naming guide. With all the information on the latest (read more)

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 2017; and tips for choosing the perfect name for your baby.

Including 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. (hide)

What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child's brain? What's the best (read more)

What's the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child's brain? What's the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know. In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work--and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools.

Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to five. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting. Just one of the surprises: The best way to get your children into the college of their choice? Teach them impulse control.

Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child's brain develops -- and what you can do to optimize it. You will view your children--and how to raise them--in a whole new light. (hide)

This confidence-boosting book aims to help children overcome the damaging effects of teasing and bullying, and to develop practical (read more)

This confidence-boosting book aims to help children overcome the damaging effects of teasing and bullying, and to develop practical skills and attitudes to improve their self-esteem and quality of life. This second edition of "Bully Blocking" (originally published under the title "Bully Busting") is based on Evelyn Field's 'Secrets of relating', a six-step model that has proved highly successful in her counselling work with young people. The first part of the book helps parents understand what happens when their children are bullied and provides useful approaches for changing the attitude of children who may feel there is no hope.

The second part provides a programme of activities with an emphasis of fun, helping children to understand their feeling and develop effective methods of counteracting bullying situations, including improving self-esteem, building support networks and communicating confidently. This book will be an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, educators and counsellors working with children at risk of or experiencing bullying. (hide)