Advocating for Children in Foster and Kinship Care by Mitchell Rosenwald
56.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
In order to guide children successfully through their time in foster or kinship care, caregivers and practitioners must begin to advocate for the child before he or she is placed with a family, and then both need to combine their fight until permanency for the child is established. Few resources explain ...Show more
Twins in the World: The Legends They Inspire and the Lives They Lead by Alessandra Piontelli
64.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
In this compelling narrative Piontelli recounts her work at a special unit for twin pregnancies at a maternity hospital. In her travels around the world, Piontelli has studied the role of twins in various cultures, especially throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific rim. Twins in the Worl ...Show more
Your Daughter's Bedroom: Insights for Raising Confident Women by Joyce T. McFadden
48.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
In My Daughter's Bedroom, pyschotherapist Joyce McFadden argues that mothers loom large in the psyche of young girls and that, in their quest to make perfect daughters, mothers may be hurting them instead.About the author:Joyce McFadden is a Huffington Post columnist and a psychoanalyst in private pract ...Show more
Children and Their Development by Robert V. Kail
133.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
For Child Development courses in Psychology, Education, Human Development, Child and Family Studies, and Early Childhood Education. Research Made Relevant Written by a well-known and respected researcher in the field of child development, this TOPICALLY organized text uses unique and effective pedagogy ...Show more
The Parents' Guide to Psychological First Aid by Gerald P. Koocher
52.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
Does your young daughter talk endlessly about invisible friends, dragons in the basement, and monsters in the closet? Is your teenager about to start high school or being victimized by bullies? Is your son mortally afraid of certain insects or of injections at the doctor's office? Compiled by two season ...Show more
Ready, Set, Go?: School Readiness, Preparation and Transition by Kathy Walker
26.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Starting school for the first time is a significant milestone in every child's life. But how do you know when your child is ready? And what can you do to help them prepare? Educational and parenting expert Kathy Walker explains how to assess your child's readiness, sets out all the factors to consider, ...Show more
Brainy Babies : Build and develop your baby's intelligence by Robin Fancourt
29.99 NZD
Category: Parenting
The latest research into infant brain development has come up with some startling new evidence about how we learn. A mother's touch, for instance, releases hormones in the infant's brain that help it grow. Singing to your baby, however badly, triggers the baby's brain to start building vital mental lang ...Show more
Kiwi Kids Party Book NZ Edition by anon
19.95 NZD
Category: Parenting
Kids' birthday parties used to be pretty straightforward affairs - a few balloons and party poppers, a cake, and maybe a show by an uncle with a good line in magic tricks. But times have changed. Now children want more of a production. This sanity-saving book sets out everything people need to know abou ...Show more
What's Happening to Our Girls? by Maggie Hamilton
30.00 NZD
31.00 (3% off)
Category: Parenting
WHY ARE GIRLS as young as five years old concerned about their looks and addicted to shopping? WHY ARE YOUNG TEENAGE GIRLS having sex and binge-drinking, responding to chat-room predators, and bullying their peers via email and text messages? WHY ARE DEPRESSION, cutting and eating disorders on the rise, ...Show more
100 Ways to Calm the Crying by Pinky McKay
28.00 NZD
29.00 (3% off)
Category: Parenting
Addresses the reasons babies cry, from the normal developmental changes that may make them more sensitive, to painful conditions such as colic and reflux. It offers gentle strategies to help you calm and connect with your baby, practical tips to help you cope with crying and sleepless nights, and ways t ...Show more
You Don't Need to Smack: Simple Strategies for Dealing with Misbehaviour by Glen Stenhouse
19.95 NZD
Category: Parenting
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 Need to Smack offers workable solutions for dealing confidently with children's difficult behaviour, and also sugge ...Show more
101 Quick Tips : Surviving the Kids - Make YOUR life easier by Mary Lambie
14.95 NZD
Category: Parenting
Effective parenting and family advice tips in a user-friendly handy little book. From handy home hints, to ideas for handling the Christmas holidays, this helpful little book will have something for every parent. Aimed at the multi-tasking Mum or Dad, Surviving the Kids will have something for everyone ...Show more