Ask Me Anything: Heartfelt Answers to 64 Anonymous Questions from Teenage Girls by Rebecca Sparrow

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Category: PARENTING

'How do you know if your friends really like you?' 'What does it feel like to be actually happy?''I'm ugly. How will I ever get a boyfriend?''How can I feel closer to my mum who died? Inside this book you'll find honest and deeply personal questions from teenage girls, just like you. Bestselling autho r Rebecca Sparrow's answers will make you laugh and cry and offer just the right measure of advice and comfort whenever or wherever you need it most. Every teenage girl needs Rebecca Sparrrow in her life. Robin Bailey, radio and television presenter Real, down-to-earth answers, delivered with empathy and heart. Caroline Overington, journalist and associate editor of The Australian Women's Weekly A 'How to Survive High School and Beyond' manual . . . written by your best friend. Frances Whiting, author and journalist  Not sure when to give your daughter this book? Rebecca Sparrow says: During my visits to high schools I started collecting anonymous questions from  teenage girls aged 13-15. The vast majority of questions were about friendship issues (SO MANY FRIENDSHIP QUESTIONS!) and so this book goes into much greater detail on how to handle friendship problems as they arise.  But it also covers boys, love, sex, drinking, self-harm, study pressure, dating, home life problems and more.  This book goes into much greater detail than Find Your Tribe.   It has quickly become my most popular book. It’s also VERY popular with teenage boys because it gives them an insight into teenage girls and how they see the world.  ...Show more

Grow Up

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Category: PARENTING

Hand or Foot Print - IMP Print - Non Toxic

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Category: PARENTING

Family Matters by Pat McDermott

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Category: PARENTING

Life, love and laughter from one of the Australian Women's Weekly's most adored contributors - 30 years and still going strong!

Baby Love: Everything you need to know about your new baby by Robin Barker

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Category: PARENTING

Australia's no. 1 baby book - everything you need to know about your new baby"This Australian favourite ... will take you by the hand and guide you through bub's first year ..." Cosmpolitan Pregnancy"bursting with relaxed, unbiased advice for bub's first 12 months" Practical ParentingAustralian, authori tative and totally up-to-date, Baby Love is the only book you'll need to guide you through your baby's first year.Australia's bestselling babycare book is loved by thousands of new parents every year. With expert advice for the first 12 months of every baby's life and full of Robin Barker's wisdom and humour, this classic guide has been fully revised, including new material on nutrition, food allergy and intolerance, and updates on safe sleeping, breastfeeding, reflux and immunisation.With over 30 years of hands-on experience with mothers and babies, Robin Barker knows exactly the kind of information parents are looking for. Baby Love is full of detailed material you won't find in any other book, including:- practical and informative advice on sleeping and crying- clear and concise information about getting breastfeeding right for you- advice on all aspects of your baby's nutrition, including bottle feeding- an extensive selection of nutritious recipes to tempt the fussiest eaters. ...Show more

Girl Stuff: Your Full-On Guide to the Teen Years by Kaz Cooke

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Category: PARENTING

With more than 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuffhas everything girls need to know about- friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, sc hool stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence. Each chapter includes facts, hints, inspiring lists, hundreds of quotes from real girls, and details for over 350 websites, books and other information. This completely revised edition, written in extensive consultation with more than 70 medical and practical experts, provides the most up-to-date and useful information possible.'Girl Stuff is the ultimate teen guide.'Courier Mail'Kaz Cooke has come to the rescue... (Girl Stuff) goes way beyond the usual girly stuff of pimples, periods and pashing. It covers everything from physical changes and body image to teenage brains, moods, alcohol, drugs, confidence, friendship, relationships, mental health, money, school, work, feminism and marketing scams.' Herald Sun'The ultimate reference book for any girl.' Girlfriend'It has practical advice on diet, health, sex, and other embarrassing problems.' Good Health & Medicine'If you're worried about your teenage daughter, buying this book may be one of the best things you can do to help guide her through. I wish I had this sort of information at my disposal during those testing years.' Manly Daily'Kaz doesn't preach, she talks to you like your best friend.' New Idea'Girl Stuff is the kind of book most girls will enjoy, read voraciously and refer to over and over again ... Cooke genuinely respects her readers and it shows' Sydney Morning Herald'The book is filled with quotes from teenagers, giving it a chatty and informal style, but also a real insight into the mysterious minds of teens.' Sunday Examiner'Whether you're a teenage girl or the parent of one, you'll love (Girl Stuff), a guide to navigating those tricky pre-adulthood years... and its written in Cooke's inimitable, humorous style.' Sunday Herald Sun'A survival guide covering sex, love, pubic hair, cyber-safety, money, hair ironing, shopping, self-defence, homework, brain-care, how to change the world and a zillion other things that weigh heavily on girls' minds...' The Australian ...Show more

We Need To Talk About Mum & Dad by Jean Kittson

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Category: PARENTING

Everything you need to know about supporting ageing parents, from author and comedian Jean Kittson.This warm and witty practical guide is a one-stop shop for information on how to support your ageing loved ones: how to protect their health and wellbeing, keep them safe and secure, and enable them to be self-determining and independent for as long as possible. Full of expert advice and first-hand experience, this is your go-to resource to help you: * Navigate the bureaucratic maze while remaining sane* Understand what is needed for your elder's health and wellbeing and how to get it, especially in a medical emergency* Survive the avalanche of legal papers and official forms* Choose the best place for them to live - home, retirement village, residential aged care, or granny and grandpa flat - and help your elders relocate with love and respect. Compelled to discuss some of life's most confronting questions, Jean shares heartfelt stories and clear facts alongside wonderful cartoons from much-loved Australian cartoonist, Patrick Cook. Following on from her 2014 bestseller, You're Still Hot to Me, a treatise on menopause, We Need to Talk About Mum and Dad is a guide to what happens when we become parents of our parents. ...Show more

Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Guided Practices for Every Stage of Pregnancy and Birth by Margo Shapiro Bachman

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Category: PARENTING

Women who practice Ayurveda and yoga during pregnancy have a secret: they feel great and avoid many of the issues that plague expecting mothers. With Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby, Margo Shapiro Bachman offers listeners a 3-CD collection of guided meditations, breathwork practices, and simple mantra and asana ex ercises to support mothers from conception to birth. Illustrated study guide includes in-struction on safe yoga practice during pregnancy, principles of physical, mental, and spiritual health, and much more. ...Show more

Mothering Our Boys: A Guide for Mums of Sons by Maggie Dent

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Category: PARENTING

Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways. Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender i s fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive. A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience – and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker – to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys. Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know, and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy’s relationship with his mother and other mother figures. Maggie is one of Australia’s most popular parenting educators and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys in this book that will help you be the mum your son needs you to be. ...Show more

The Art of Growing Up by John Marsden

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Category: PARENTING

When I hear parents say 'I want my children to enjoy their childhood; there'll be time when they're older to learn about those things', I hear the voices of those who are scared of the vastness of the universe. These adults have a view of childhood as some kind of discrete interval, rather than just a f ew years from the continuum of life. How fortunate that the spirit, courage and curiosity of many young people remain largely undefeated by such adults. John Marsden has spent his adult life engaging with young minds - through both his award-winning, internationally bestselling young adult fiction and his work as one of Australia's most esteemed and experienced educators. As the founder and principal of two schools, John is at the coalface of education and daily witness to the inevitable and yet still mysterious process of growing up. Now, in this astonishing, insightful and hugely ambitious manifesto, John pulls together all he has learned from over thirty years' experience working with and writing for young people. He shares his insights into everything - from the role of schools and the importance of education, to problem parents and problem children, and the conundrum of what it means to grow up and be 'happy' in the 21st century. ...Show more

Headstarts: 100 tips for raising clever, confident, creative kids by Cindy Pan & Vanessa Woods

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Headstarts outlines 100 practical tips to help provide your child with major advantages in both the classroom and the playground. Cindy Pan and Vanessa Woods distil key findings from the very latest international cognitive science research into short, easy-to-understand pieces covering an array of areas , including: * the importance of teaching your child positive thinking patterns * the benefits of hugs on brain development * how to help your child tackle maths and science * the best age to learn a new language, and; * the benefits of good nutrition. Headstarts provides you with the best possible information for raising clever, confident and creative kids. ...Show more

What Teenage Girls Don't Tell Their Parents by Michelle Mitchell

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Category: PARENTING

As a parent you know that your child is not just another teenager, struggling to grow up. She is your daughter. That in itself makes her the most unique and important teenager in the world. But when your sweet little girl suddenly stops talking, wont do anything you tell her to do, and starts dressing l ike she stepped out of a celebrity magazine, you start wondering what went wrong. Michelle Mitchell has spent the last 10 years day-in, day-out, listening and talking with teenage girls about their lives, loves, hates and hopes. In this book she reveals that its what your daughter isnt telling you rather than what she does tell you that matters the most. ...Show more