Category: Parenting | Series: Self-Help for Babies
Self-Help for Babies: if you don't laugh, you'll cry. Dear Baby Do you feel like you're speaking a million words a minute, but no one truly understands you? Don't worry. A lot of babies feel this way. We're here to help you get your message across, when it matters most. Chat soon! If you've had a baby ...Show more
Category: Parenting
Written from the front line of fatherhood, journalist Rob Sturrock grapples with the daily challenges of raising boys who can thrive in the current era. A book from the front lines of modern fatherhood.Welcome to Rob Sturrock's journey into parenting. Since the birth of his daughter, Rob has been passio ...Show more
Category: Parenting | Series: Self-Help for Babies
Self-Help for Babies: if you don't laugh, you'll cry. Dear Baby Do you feel like sleeping is a dream, but getting to sleep is a nightmare? Don't worry. A lot of babies feel this way. We're here to help you get the sleep you deserve, in the places you love. Sweet dreams! If you've had a baby, you've no ...Show more
Category: Parenting
If David Sedaris and Sheila Heti had a baby... well, there'd be a lot to unpack there. But the ensuing stories would be brutal and hilarious and endlessly readable. And they'd look a bit like Sad Mum Lady. If people knew how bad this was,' I said to a friend two weeks after the birth, nipples flashing ...Show more
Category: Parenting
This book celebrates the loving, unflappable, occasionally embarrassing and ever-evolving father figure. Plucked from different cultures, places and moments in history, these men embody the everyday heroism that comes with being a dad. From J R. R. Tolkien to Steve Irwin and Queer Eye's ...Show more
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Our minds are beautifully complicated and brilliant machines. For much of our lives, these machines run hugely efficiently with minimal maintenance. However, just like our other organs, they do require some proper attention and thought every now and then and recognising this at an early age can only he ...Show more
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From the bestselling author of Living with IT and Taming the Black Dog comes a practical guide for parents of anxious children. If your child is too often: seeks reassurance, invents illnesses, avoids interactions, avoids trying new things, becomes emotional over minor upsets, or is clingy, afraid to s ...Show more
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What if every young girl loved her body? Freedom is loving your body with all its "imperfections" and being the perfectly imperfect you! This book encourages young girls to admire and celebrate their bodies for all the amazing things they can do, and to help girls see that they are so much more than t ...Show more
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For boys, adolescence can be a confusing minefield and parents can be bewildered as how to best guide their precious sons. Many parents wake one day to find that their beautiful little boys have grown into silent, withdrawn, sometimes angry and often unmotivated tweens and teens. Well-known Australian ...Show more
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In How Do You Make a Baby? Anna Fiske answers the questions all children are curious about: How does a baby get into the mother's stomach? Who can make a baby, and how is it actually done? With comic illustrations and a playful tone, this is a funny and factual book about an eternally relevant topic, gi ...Show more
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Not So Mumsy encapsulates motherhood's new mood; edgy, powerful, honest and strong.' - Marie Claire Magazine Yes, you are a mum, but you're still you! For mamas everywhere, this is your Mother's Group in a book. Parenting is hard, but it's also beautiful. For women who have embraced motherhood but also ...Show more
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William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are ...Show more
