Stop, Think, Engage: Rethinking child discipline – methods that work is the fantastic parenting book by Dr Anna Martin. This is parenting discipline 101, but in the best…
Changing the World is Child’s Play is a lovely little book designed to help parents make the most of everyday interactions with their children by turning them into…
Mozart in the womb, Baby Einstein DVD’s for newborns and i-pad learning apps for toddlers. From the moment the umbilical cord is cut, today’s parents feel trapped in…
From the outside, Angela Mollard had it all: a successful career, husband, kids, a house, travel… and yet she wasn’t happy trying to do it all. She felt…
Leading to Reading the easy way suggests ways of having fun with your children at the same time as introducing them to pre-reading skills. It’s a great introduction…
This book is written as a thinly veiled novel, which is why I’ve put it under Parenting instead. It tells a simple story of Jeff, a busy, stressed…
Everyone who has boys today is concerned for them. Everywhere we look, boys are having trouble with their lives. Parents want to understand better what makes boys tick,…
It’s reality-check time! You are at least five months into your tour of parenting duty by now. The complexity of child-training has begun to come into focus. You…
The author of the number one bestseller “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” speaks to the Baby Boomer generation about raising their kids. Gray shows how…
After surviving the toddler years, life with a five to twelve year old can seem like a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, but with the help of…
This is a practical, commonsense, up-to-date guide to the everyday concerns of parents facing the first year of their baby’s life.
Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming,…
This information book about sex and reproduction covers all the main areas: babies, reproduction, bodies, chromosomes, genes, growing up, love, health and lots more. As before, the information…
“TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT – the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.” When Tracy Hogg’s “Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was…
This book is designed to help young children try new foods and finish off their meals. As parents of two young boys, the author and his wife found…
A complete weaning & feeding guide from children’s food guru Annabel Karmel. Bestselling author and children’s food guru, Annabel Karmel, guides you through each stage of feeding your…
Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they’re told?” and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In…
For the first time there is an easy read book on how NZ secondary schools actually work! This is the time of the year when parents are starting…
Do you juggle a busy family home and career? Are you a multi-tasking parent / grandparent with 101 demands on your time? Does parenting ever get so on…
Adolescent boys – they seem to disappear into another world where they barely communicate, and where fast cars, alcohol and drugs are constant temptations. Will they survive to…
Following the success of his first parenting book, Before Your Kids Drive You Crazy, Read This! writer, clinical psychologist and family therapist Nigel Latta has gone on to…
For harassed parents struggling to understand why they end up screaming at their kids and tearing out their hair trying to make them understand that bad behaviour has…
By popular demand, New Zealand’s most popular parenting writer has drawn on his extensive experience in family therapy and working with the country’s most difficult teenagers to write…
Pastor Crystal Lutton has worked extensively with children and has seen, firsthand, the phenomenal results of Grace-Based Discipline. This tried-and-true method of raising children can be implemented at…
Over 340 Quick, Easy & Delicious Recipes using 4 or less Ingredients This book has over 340 quick, easy and very delicious recipes that you can easily whip…
The first six months of your baby’s life can be truly daunting and miraculous in turn. And coping with being a parent can be just as difficult as…
This bestselling classic explains the facts of life to young children in an age-appropriate and straightforward manner, accompanied by lively illustrations.
The truth about modern parenting is that many of us are . . . – time poor but rich in reasons to feel guilty – confused about all…
No woman dreams of becoming a stepmother, but that parental role is becoming a reality for an increasing number of women. Rather than starting a family in the…
A warm, wise and with – it guide to growing up. This is a book designed to help pre-adolescents feel good about the changes that are happening to…
Plunket has been providing new parents with guidance, advice and support for 100 years. This book of indispensable advice from New Zealand’s acknowledged experts on childcare is given…
With contributions and foreword by Steve Biddulph, author of the groundbreaking Raising Boys, the book explores girls’ emotional and physical development from ages 1 to 16 years old.…
Bullying is never OK. Yet it happens every day, in every school in New Zealand. It is a growing issue and, with abusive texts and emails being the…
Kids Behaving Bravely gives helpful guidance in the tough job of raising children in a challenging and ever-changing world. Life is full of hurdles and a parent’s core…
This fully revised and updated edition of a fundamental New Zealand psychology text examines how and why children develop and how they are influenced by the people and…
“Attachment Parenting” encourages early, strong, and sustained attention to the new baby’s needs, this practical and inspirational book outlines the steps that will create the most lasting bonds…
This is a practical, encouraging guidebook for parents and caregivers who want to learn more about effective, non-violent ways of parenting children. From toddlers to teenagers, You Don’t…
ADHD has been a controversial issue over the last few decades but in child psychologist Glen Stenhouse’s opinion, based on his 15 years of clinical experience, this should…
PLUNKET – the very word is a New Zealand icon. This book tells the story of the first hundred years of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, from…
In this revised edition of Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Dr. Tedd Tripp not only draws on his thirty years of experience as a pastor, counselor, school administrator, and…
Make Your Child Brilliant is a ground-breaking new TV series coming soon to TV3. In the accompanying book, Bernadette Tynan shows parents how to spot and nurture their…
This is a gentle story, delightfully illustrated, that takes young children through the questions of how life starts and who they are. It sensitively deals with concerns that…
The set-up: Most people who have seen a Facebook profile pic of a teen or tween girl recently will have noticed that girls are into sexy at the moment.…
The Set Up Kim McCosker of ‘4 Ingredients’ fame has put together this nifty little guide to feeding your baby. It walks you through everything you need to…