Holding the Baby: Milk, sweat and tears from the frontline of motherhood by Nell Frizzell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Part-memoir, part-manifesto, Holding the Baby is a hilarious and heartfelt account of the under-acknowledged post-partum period, and a rallying cry against the undermining and short-changing of new parents.'There is a period of time during which a baby is utterly physically reliant on its parent or care ...Show more
Two Places to Call Home: A picture book about divorce by Phil Earle
$21.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Florrie has two of everything.Two lovely brothers . . .Two smashing parents . . .Two very cuddled pets.But two isn't always a magic number, as Florrie now has to live in TWO different houses:one with her mum . . . and one with her dad.An uplifting picture book that helps young readers discuss their feel ...Show more
Wild Things: How We Learn To Read and What Can Happen If We Don't by Sally Rippin
$33.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
We love wayward children in literature. Not so much in life. When Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, the best-selling children’s author assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went undiagnosed for years, leaving ...Show more
The Musical Child: Using the Power of Music to Raise Children Who are Happy, Healthy, and Whole by Joan Koenig
$25.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
A pioneering music educator reveals how music can supercharge early childhood development--and explains how parents and educators can harness its power.Since opening her famed Parisian conservatory over three decades ago, Joan Koenig has led a global movement to improve children's lives and minds with t ...Show more
Is It Bedtime Yet? by Emily Writes
$35.00 NZD
Category: Parenting | Reading Level: near fine
A collection of writings on being a parent in Aotearoa - from hilarious to heart-breaking. The experience of parenthood is different for everyone. And every day can be different too. Read a hilarious and moving collection of perspectives from the well-loved Emily Writes and her friends. Some of them are ...Show more
Needs Adult Supervision by Emily Writes
$35.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Needs Adult Supervision is Emily Writes' take on growing up and feeling like a real adult. This book looks at the growing pains of kids and their parents and their attempts to navigate a world that's changing by the minute. Emily paints a vivid picture of all the feelings, fortunes and failures that com ...Show more
I Remember by Jeanne Willis
$28.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
A poignant story full of love and gentle humour to help young children understand dementia.
Talk with Her: A Dad's Essential Guide to Raising Healthy, Confident, and Capable Daughters by Kimberly Wolf
$38.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
A comprehensive guide to help dads support their daughters through the preteen and teen years up to adulthood"Communication" with your daughter doesn't mean having "big" conversations all the time. Creating even the smallest moments of father-daughter connection can build bonds. In Talk with Her, you'll ...Show more
The Kids Will Be All Right: A guide to raising teens in a complex world by Molly Fausett, Robyn Fausett
$40.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
An essential guide to parenting today's teenagers. In this fast-changing world how do we, as parents and caregivers, keep on the same page as our teens? The challenges and experiences they face can seem a million miles away from our own adolescence. It can feel overwhelming and hard to keep the communi ...Show more
Girlhood: Raising Our Little Girls To Be Healthy, Happy and Heard by Maggie Dent
$40.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
According to Maggie Dent, Australia's queen of common-sense parenting, how we parent our girls from birth to 8 will determine their path as teens and young women. Without the right foundations, girls often struggle with anxiety once they hit puberty, becoming addicted to devices and developing an over-r ...Show more
I am Autistic: An interactive and informative guide to autism (by someone diagnosed with it) by Chanelle Moriah
$32.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
An essential guide to understanding autism- for autistic people and their families, friends and workmates. When Chanelle Moriah was diagnosed with autism at 21, life finally began to make sense. Hungry for information, Chanelle looked for a simple resource that could explain what autism is and how it ca ...Show more
No Family is Perfect: How to Live With That (And Them) by Lucy Blake
$33.00 NZD
Category: Parenting
Family researcher Lucy Blake pulls apart our expectations about family and shows us how to embrace the messy, beautiful reality. 'A wonderfully optimistic and original book ... No doubt it will be extremely reassuring for readers and everyone will find some nuggets that are helpful to them' - Professor ...Show more