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Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health

by Dr Billy Garvey ...

'There's no such thing as a manual for being a parent, but I reckon this comes bloody close!' Hamish Blake'One of the country’s leading voices on childhood development and mental health.' Osher GünsbergChildren of all ages are grappling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, and it can take years to see an expert who can help them.... ... Read more

$15.99 AUD

'There's no such thing as a manual for being a parent, but I reckon this comes bloody close!' Hamish Blake'One of the country’s leading voices on childhood development and mental health.' Osher GünsbergChildren of all ages are grappling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, and it can take years to see an expert who can help them....
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Polyvagal Parenting

Vagus Nerve Practices to Stay Calm, Coregulated, and Connected with Your Child

by Paul North, Lydia So, Michael Allison ...

“Whether you are a therapist working with families or a parent, this book is a must-have.”—Arielle Schwartz, PhD, psychologist and founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy“Transforms concepts such as neuroception, coregulation, and the social engagement system into practical pathways for daily life.”—Stephen W. Porges, creator of polyvagal theoryThe book every parent needs... ... Read more

$15.83 AUD

“Whether you are a therapist working with families or a parent, this book is a must-have.”—Arielle Schwartz, PhD, psychologist and founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy“Transforms concepts such as neuroception, coregulation, and the social engagement system into practical pathways for daily life.”—Stephen W. Porges, creator of polyvagal theoryThe book every parent needs...
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Explaining AuDHD

The expert-led guide to Autism and ADHD Co-concurrence

by Khurram Sadiq ...

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'A masterpiece. On behalf of everyone grappling to understand their unique brains, thank you! Truly life changing' Alex Partridge, host of ADHD Chatter and bestselling author of Now It All Makes SenseWhat is it like to experience both Autism and ADHD?You've probably heard of Autism or ADHD by now. Often thought of as contradictory conditions, much of the discourse around both focuses on their ... Read more

$11.99 AUD

'A masterpiece. On behalf of everyone grappling to understand their unique brains, thank you! Truly life changing' Alex Partridge, host of ADHD Chatter and bestselling author of Now It All Makes SenseWhat is it like to experience both Autism and ADHD?You've probably heard of Autism or ADHD by now. Often thought of as contradictory conditions, much of the discourse around both focuses on their
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Your Nine Year Old

Thoughtful and Mysterious

by Louise Bates Ames, Carol Chase Haber ...

What happened to that sunny outgoing child of eight? As parents of nine-year-olds often discover, nine is a tricky age. Children are more distant from Mother and Father; they're more independant and rely on friends for companionship, or they have a tendency to spend time alone. Some nines are boisterous and wild, others thoughtful and withdrawn. Helping parents learn how to cope with the ... Read more

$7.42 AUD

What happened to that sunny outgoing child of eight? As parents of nine-year-olds often discover, nine is a tricky age. Children are more distant from Mother and Father; they're more independant and rely on friends for companionship, or they have a tendency to spend time alone. Some nines are boisterous and wild, others thoughtful and withdrawn. Helping parents learn how to cope with the
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The Power of Play

Learning What Comes Naturally

by David Elkind ...

From an expert in childhood development, a book that emphasizes the importance of imaginative play, and how it sets children up for success in the classroom.**While parents may worry that their children will be at a disadvantage if they are not engaged in constant, explicit learning or using the latest "educational" games, David Elkind's The Power of Play reassures us that unscheduled imaginative ... Read more

$13.99 AUD

From an expert in childhood development, a book that emphasizes the importance of imaginative play, and how it sets children up for success in the classroom.**While parents may worry that their children will be at a disadvantage if they are not engaged in constant, explicit learning or using the latest "educational" games, David Elkind's The Power of Play reassures us that unscheduled imaginative
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ADHD Is Our Superpower

The Amazing Talents and Skills of Children with ADHD

Illustrated by Adriana Camargo ...

by Soli Lazarus ...

If you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might struggle with things like concentrating in school, or sitting still, or remembering lots of instructions. But ADHD is also a superpower.In this book you will meet different girls and boys with ADHD who can do amazing things. You might recognise some of these strengths as things that you can do too! Some of these strengths help ... Read more

$17.71 AUD

If you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might struggle with things like concentrating in school, or sitting still, or remembering lots of instructions. But ADHD is also a superpower.In this book you will meet different girls and boys with ADHD who can do amazing things. You might recognise some of these strengths as things that you can do too! Some of these strengths help
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind

12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind

by Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson ...

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your eleven-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlessly challenging? No — it’s just their developing brain calling the shots.In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling ... Read more

$22.96 AUD

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your eleven-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlessly challenging? No — it’s just their developing brain calling the shots.In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling
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No Greater Joy

Volume 2: Answers to your child training questions

by Michael Pearl, Debi Pearl ...

In 1994, Michael and Debi Pearl published To Train up a Child. The book has sold over 660,000 copies, becoming a "handbook on child trainig" for many families. The Pearls received so many child training questions that they started a free magazine to answer them-No Greater Joy. Demand for the back issues became so great that they decided to make the answers available in a book. This book represents ... Read more

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In 1994, Michael and Debi Pearl published To Train up a Child. The book has sold over 660,000 copies, becoming a "handbook on child trainig" for many families. The Pearls received so many child training questions that they started a free magazine to answer them-No Greater Joy. Demand for the back issues became so great that they decided to make the answers available in a book. This book represents
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The Good Enough Parent

How to raise contented, interesting, and resilient children

by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...

A compassionate guide to raising resilient, authentic, well-rounded children.The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of life lessons, including how to say 'No', how to look beneath the surface of "bad" behavior to find the root of what is going on, how to encourage a child to be genuinely kind, and how to handle the moodiness of adolescence.Rather than striving for perfection, the book argues, the ... Read more

$15.73 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

A compassionate guide to raising resilient, authentic, well-rounded children.The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of life lessons, including how to say 'No', how to look beneath the surface of "bad" behavior to find the root of what is going on, how to encourage a child to be genuinely kind, and how to handle the moodiness of adolescence.Rather than striving for perfection, the book argues, the
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The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep

A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep

by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin ...

Illustrated by Irina Maununen ...

The groundbreaking No. 1 bestseller is sure to turn nightly bedtime battles into a loving and special end-of-day ritual. This child-tested, parent-approved story uses an innovative technique that brings a calm end to any child's day.Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep?Join parents all over the world who have embraced The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep as their new nightly ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

The groundbreaking No. 1 bestseller is sure to turn nightly bedtime battles into a loving and special end-of-day ritual. This child-tested, parent-approved story uses an innovative technique that brings a calm end to any child's day.Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep?Join parents all over the world who have embraced The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep as their new nightly
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Staring at the Sun

overcoming the dread of death

by Irvin D. Yalom ...

Written in Irvin Yalom’s inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality.In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr Yalom helps us recognise that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our day-to-day anxiety. This reality is often brought to the surface by an 'awakening ... Read more

$25.24 AUD

Written in Irvin Yalom’s inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality.In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr Yalom helps us recognise that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our day-to-day anxiety. This reality is often brought to the surface by an 'awakening
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What to Expect the Second Year

the best-selling parent guide

by Heidi Murkoff ...

The latest book in the best-selling WHAT TO EXPECT series, this essential guide covers the action-packed and exciting second year of a child's life. WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE SECOND YEAR contains expert advice on everything parents of a toddler need to know, including sleeping, temper tantrums, eating issues, toilet training, nutrition, health and home safety, offering parents invaluable insights, ... Read more

$13.99 AUD

The latest book in the best-selling WHAT TO EXPECT series, this essential guide covers the action-packed and exciting second year of a child's life. WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE SECOND YEAR contains expert advice on everything parents of a toddler need to know, including sleeping, temper tantrums, eating issues, toilet training, nutrition, health and home safety, offering parents invaluable insights,
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Parental As Anything

by Maggie Dent ...

A common-sense guide to raising happy, healthy kids - from toddlers to tweensHow much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play?Maggie Dent, queen of common-sense parenting, has answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas.Focusing on the most engaged-with topics ... Read more

$9.99 AUD

A common-sense guide to raising happy, healthy kids - from toddlers to tweensHow much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play?Maggie Dent, queen of common-sense parenting, has answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas.Focusing on the most engaged-with topics
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How to Raise a Healthy Gamer

by Dr Alok Kanojia ...

Is your child spending too much time playing video games? Or are your children are begging you for screen time and you don't know how to help them establish healthy tech habits? Are games causing conflict and arguments? Whatever brings you here, I can help.How much should I let them play? How do I get them to be interested in anything else?!Video games and managing screen time are a modern ... Read more

$8.99 AUD

Is your child spending too much time playing video games? Or are your children are begging you for screen time and you don't know how to help them establish healthy tech habits? Are games causing conflict and arguments? Whatever brings you here, I can help.How much should I let them play? How do I get them to be interested in anything else?!Video games and managing screen time are a modern
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Brain-Body Parenting

How to Stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

by Mona Delahooke ...

'I will be recommending this book to every parent' Dr Laura Markham'I adore this book!' Dr Tina Payne BrysonOver her decades as a clinical psychologist, Dr Mona Delahooke has helped countless distraught parents who struggle to manage their children's challenging behaviours. These families are understandably focused on correcting or improving a child's lack of compliance, emotional outbursts, ... Read more

$16.99 AUD

'I will be recommending this book to every parent' Dr Laura Markham'I adore this book!' Dr Tina Payne BrysonOver her decades as a clinical psychologist, Dr Mona Delahooke has helped countless distraught parents who struggle to manage their children's challenging behaviours. These families are understandably focused on correcting or improving a child's lack of compliance, emotional outbursts,
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The Cubbies

The Battle for Australia's First Adventure Playground

by Joan Healey ...

This is the rollicking tale of Australia’s first true adventure playground, when children were allowed to use a patch of public land as their own backyard, to play in freely as they wished, not as adults directed them. They chased their dreams and escaped their everyday lives by scavenging materials, building cubbies, experimenting with fires and gardens, launching boats and never giving up their ... Read more

$15.34 AUD

This is the rollicking tale of Australia’s first true adventure playground, when children were allowed to use a patch of public land as their own backyard, to play in freely as they wished, not as adults directed them. They chased their dreams and escaped their everyday lives by scavenging materials, building cubbies, experimenting with fires and gardens, launching boats and never giving up their
... Read more
Parenting Kids With OCD

A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

by Bonnie Zucker ...

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder, its symptoms, types, and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained, and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule, not the exception, when it comes to childhood OCD; yet, higher ... Read more

$30.75 AUD

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder, its symptoms, types, and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained, and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule, not the exception, when it comes to childhood OCD; yet, higher
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A Safe Place for Joey

by Mary MacCracken ...

From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read.Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home.Alice appears the model fifth year child, ... Read more

$4.99 AUD

From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read.Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home.Alice appears the model fifth year child,
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The Autism Discussion Page on the core challenges of autism

A toolbox for helping children with autism feel safe, accepted, and competent

by Bill Nason ...

The Autism Discussion Page blue book focuses on the core challenges associated with autism (cognitive, sensory, social, and emotional) and provides concise, accessible information and simple tools for supporting children with these vulnerabilities.Based on posts on the popular online community page and organised by subject for ease of reference, this book offers an excellent understanding of how ... Read more

$28.90 AUD

The Autism Discussion Page blue book focuses on the core challenges associated with autism (cognitive, sensory, social, and emotional) and provides concise, accessible information and simple tools for supporting children with these vulnerabilities.Based on posts on the popular online community page and organised by subject for ease of reference, this book offers an excellent understanding of how
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Torn Apart

The True Story of a Childhood Lost

by James Patterson ...

Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. But one fateful March morning in 1989, the course of Cory's life changed dramatically. It started with an irresistible urge to shake his head; before long, overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force.Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette's syndrome, obsessive ... Read more

$15.99 AUD

Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. But one fateful March morning in 1989, the course of Cory's life changed dramatically. It started with an irresistible urge to shake his head; before long, overtaken by physical urges, tics and compulsions, his body became a volatile, explosive and unpredictable force.Cory had developed a rare combination of Tourette's syndrome, obsessive
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Emerging Topics on Father Attachment

Considerations in Theory, Context and Development

Edited by Lisa A. Newland, Harry S. Freeman, Diana D. Coyl ...

This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children’s attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports written by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the globe. The purpose of this book is to familiarize the reader with the ... Read more

$96.46 AUD

This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children’s attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports written by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the globe. The purpose of this book is to familiarize the reader with the
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The List

‘A terrifyingly twisted and devious story' that will take your breath away

by Carys Jones ...

Five names on a list. The first two are dead.The third is yours.A rip-roaring, addictive, intense and emotional thriller for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Phoebe Morgan, CL Taylor and Lisa Jewell...* * * * * * *Beth Belmont runs every day, hard and fast on the trail near home. She knows every turn, every bump in the road. So when she spots something out of place - a slip of white pa... ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

Five names on a list. The first two are dead.The third is yours.A rip-roaring, addictive, intense and emotional thriller for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Phoebe Morgan, CL Taylor and Lisa Jewell...* * * * * * *Beth Belmont runs every day, hard and fast on the trail near home. She knows every turn, every bump in the road. So when she spots something out of place - a slip of white pa...
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Educating Boys

by Michael Irwin ...

According to the media and some concerned parents, boys are having greater trouble than ever with schooling. this book takes the refreshing counter position that boys are generally fine, and not inherently toxic creatures that need 'fixing'. What does need fixing, however, are some of the parenting and teaching practices and environments boys are placed in for schooling and social development. In ... Read more

$14.99 AUD

According to the media and some concerned parents, boys are having greater trouble than ever with schooling. this book takes the refreshing counter position that boys are generally fine, and not inherently toxic creatures that need 'fixing'. What does need fixing, however, are some of the parenting and teaching practices and environments boys are placed in for schooling and social development. In
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Childhood And Society

by E H Erikson ...

With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour. Drawing on psychoanalytical theory and his own clinical experience, he devotes the main chapters to anxiety in young children, apathy in American Indians, confusion in veterans ... Read more

$18.99 AUD

With this deeply influential book, which is now internationally recognised as a classic study of childhood and its social significance, Professor Erikson has made an outstanding contribution to the study of human behaviour. Drawing on psychoanalytical theory and his own clinical experience, he devotes the main chapters to anxiety in young children, apathy in American Indians, confusion in veterans
... Read more

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