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APRIL 2026
Smart but Scattered Teens
The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
By Richard Guare, Peg Dawson
"I told you, Ill do it later." "I forgot to turn in the stupid application." "Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again." "I cant walk the dog I have too much homework!" If youre the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens independence by building their executive skills the fundamental brainbased abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.
A Different Kind of Parenting
Neurodivergent families finding a way through together
By Eliza Fricker
"Our story is a story thats happening right now, to other families in systems around the world. To those families, I want to say: I see you, and I want shine a light on your experiences so you know you are not alone." In this heart-warming and supportive new book, The Sunday Times bestselling author and illustrator Eliza Fricker lifts parents of neurodivergent kids from the dark days of grappling with impenetrable, underfunded systems, and shows them how life can become brighteroften by finding joy in the things that may seem small to everyone else but are huge milestones for our children. Honest, full of humour and laced with advice that can be implemented into hectic day-to-day life, this is the little shot of hope that will keep you going when times seem toughest.
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting Strategies and Solutions
By Sarah Naish
Therapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything you need to know in order to be able to effectively therapeutically parent. Providing a model of intervention, The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting gives parents or caregivers an easy to follow process to use when responding to issues with their children. The following A-Z covers 60 common problems parents face, from acting aggressively to difficulties with sleep, with advice on what might trigger these issues, and how to respond.Easy to navigate and written in a straightforward style, this book is a 'must have' for all therapeutic parents.
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293 Pages
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144 Pages B&W THROUGHOUT
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228 X 150 mm
344 Pages
Rel Date: June 2018
9781785923760
AUD$: 51.99
The Unofficial Guide to Therapeutic Parenting for Childhood Aggression and Violence
By Sally Donovan, Carly Kingswood
With the aid of this guide, develop a language to enable children to understand their emotional states in a safe environment. Expertly written by award-winning author, columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist Carly Kingswood; learn how to care for yourself and the children in your lives.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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229 X 152 mm
Release Date: September 2023
9781839970115
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256 pages
AUD$: 48.99
Parenting With Temperament in Mind
Navigating
the Challenges and Celebrating Your Child's Strengths
Parenting When You're Autistic
Tips and advice on how to parent successfully alongside your neurodivergence
By Liliana J. Lengua, Maria Amy Gartstein
This book will help parents understand and work more effectively with their young child’s temperament. Effective parenting isn’t one-size-fits-all. Every child comes with an innate temperament, which includes a unique set of emotional reactions and personal strengths, a motivational style, and needs that demand attention.
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286 pages
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By Pooky Knightsmith, Nerys Hughes
Speaking from a wealth of experience as both a mental health expert and an autistic parent, Pooky Knightsmith guides you through the joys and challenges of raising children in a neurotypical world. From self-care and special interests to meltdowns and managing conflict, the tips and strategies in this book will help you to build a positive relationship with your child, whether they’re neurotypical or neurodivergent, all while looking after your own mental health.
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Release Date: December 2024
9781839978784
320 pages
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AUD$: 41.99
The Parent's Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child with Literacy Difficulties
By Valerie Muter
From giving you guidance on how to communicate with teachers about your concerns and requesting screenings and assessments to giving you lots of tips and tricks that you can implement at home to support your child’s growth, this is the ultimate guide to answer all of the questions you might have about literacy difficulties and more.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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256 pages
Release Date: September 2024 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781839977060
AUD$: 48.99
The Essential Guide to Children's Sleep
A Tired Caregiver's Workbook for Every Age and Stage
By Andrea C. Roth, Shelby F. Harris, Allison Shale
In this book, clinicians Andrea C. Roth, Allison Shale, and Shelby F. Harris use their experiences as developmental sleep specialists and parents to create a hands-on, user-friendly workbook for parents and caregivers of children from infancy to teenage years, who struggle with sleep.
The authors begin with an emphasis on the need to understand the unique circumstances surrounding your child’s sleep issues. A child who struggles to sleep alone due to anxiety and nighttime fears needs a different approach than a child with ADHD and behavioral defiance. Each chapter in this book focuses on children of a specific age group–infants, toddlers, school-age, and teenagers–and examines the most common sleep problems at each age, from difficulties with sleep training, to sleep terrors and nightmares, to defiance and difficult bedtime routines, to the complicated impact of puberty on sleep. Then, the authors describe the best strategies for use with each type of sleep problem, with compelling vignettes showing parents and caregivers how to put these ideas into action. Worksheets help readers develop plans for their specific problem, as well as back-up plans in case the initial attempts go awry.
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Parenting a Dyslexic Child
By British Dyslexia Association, Lindsay Peer, Katrina Cochrane, Helen Ross, Pennie Aston
Drawing on the expert knowledge and research gathered by the British Dyslexia Association, this is a complete guide to parenting a child with dyslexia. Covering assessment, diagnosis, home and school support, emotional development and more, this empowering book has everything you need to help your child reach their full potential.
With accessible guidance on reading, writing, spelling, organisation and study skills, this book will also help you to build self-belief in your child whilst ensuring that you care for yourself along the way. This book provides clear information on how dyslexia affects children and families at all stages of life, with insights on communicating with schools and ensuring the best support in all environments.
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Raising a Secure Child
How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore
By Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper
Today’s parents are constantly pressured to be perfect. But in striving to do everything right, we risk missing what children really need for lifelong emotional security. Now the simple, powerful “Circle of Security” parenting strategies that Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell have taught thousands of families are available in self-help form for the first time. Readers learn how to protect and nurture babies through teens while fostering their independence, and what emotional needs a child may be expressing with difficult behavior. Vivid stories and unique practical tools offer insight into how our own upbringing affects our parenting style (and what to do about it). This book puts the keys to healthy attachment within everyone’s reach–self-understanding, flexibility, and the willingness to make and learn from mistakes.
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Raising Awe-Seekers
How the Science of Wonder Helps Our Kids Thrive
By Deborah Farmer Kris
A truly inspiring book for parents and caregivers, and for the kid inside us all. What if helping boost kids' mental and emotional well-being, strengthen their social ties, and support their curiosity and internal motivation were as simple as rediscovering awe? Through research, interviews, and personal stories, Deborah Farmer Kris explores how awe and wonder can and should be a part of every childhood, and how becoming an awe-seeker can change your life and your parenting in profound and concrete ways. Plenty of parenting resources speak directly to the concerns facing children and teens, including intense pressure to achieve, how to navigate social media and the online world, struggles with focus and motivation, spiking rates of anxiety and disordered eating, and worries about climate change, political strife, global crises, and local injustices.
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9798885549349
AUD$: 34.99
Raising Capable Kids
The 12 Habits Every Parent Needs Regardless of their Child's Label or Challenge
By Deborah Winking
Many children are labelled different - by doctors, psychologists, educators, or even peers- and as parents, this label can limit our hopes and expectations for them. Although the challenges that come with these labels are very real, and can be daunting, all of our children can be raised to be strong, capable, curious humans. This book brings together the 12 habits you need to set your child up for success regardless of diagnosis. Chapters range from defining what capable means for your child and setting expectations for how others treat your child, to challenging your child in safe ways, and helping your child build a narrative of strength.
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9781805011095
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Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work
By Robyn Gobbel
What you actually need to do to understand your childs baffling behavior - with tools that really work to help them - and you!Baffling behaviors can make any parent feel bewildered and drained. Why is my child doing this? Robyn Gobbel and neuroscience are here to help you understand and slowly reverse the neurological causes behind your childs baffling behavior. "All behavior makes sense" "It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction. Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand whats going on inside. Robyn decodes the latest brain science into easy-to-understand principles and metaphors to help you become an expert in your childs behavior.
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The Autism Parents' Club
Simple strategies for managing common challenges
By Ritu Kiran
This supportive and encouraging guide addresses the most pressing questions faced by parents and carers of autistic children, with answers provided by contributors with a wide and diverse range of lived experience.This guide for parents or carers of autistic children explores key topics through a collection of testimonies and reflections delivered in a question and answer format. This indispensable book provides practical strategies that can be adapted to meet the unique needs of autistic children, allowing them to feel understood and empowered. Parenting an autistic child is a journey of discovery, growth, and boundless love. Raising an autistic child comes with a completely unique set of challenges which can leave you feeling isolated and frustrated.
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9781805012832
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Raising Kids and Teens with FASD
Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!
By Barb Clark
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects up to 1 in 20 people, and is particularly prevalent among young people in the adoption and fostering system. As a hidden brain injury, FASD can manifest in ways that often lead to challenging behaviors, which can feel overwhelming for caregivers relying on traditional parenting strategies. In this supportive guide, Barb Clark shares her experiences raising a child with FASD - what she got wrong, what she got right, and what you can do to support your own family. Through chapters including plain-English explanations of what FASD actually is, the strengths and struggles of kids with FASD, and strategies for keeping your head above water, Barb offers practical advice for looking after yourself and your family.
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9781805013907
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Supporting Autistic and Neurodivergent Children
Recovering from Abuse
A practical resource for anyone working with young victim -survivors
By Susy Ridout
Recovery following sexual abuse is unique to the individual. In addition to this, autistic and neurodivergent children are more likely to have a wide range of different communication needs, meaning that they may struggle to verbally express what has happened to them, and have more difficulty processing and understanding the trauma they have experienced. Written by a leading expert with lived experience, chapters focus on the key areas for support workers to consider, including how to re-build trust, understanding safety, and managing sensory and emotional overwhelm.
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9781803884578
AUD$: 114.00
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn
By Sally J. Rogers, Geraldine Dawson
Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids-including those with ASD-have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it surprisingly simple to turn daily routines like breakfast or bath time into fun and rewarding learning experiences that target crucial developmental skills. Vivid examples illustrate proven techniques for promoting play, language, and engagement. Get an early start-and give your child the tools to explore and enjoy the world.
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342 Pages
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9781609184704
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How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children A Parents' Guide
By Katy Elphinstone
Parenting can be chaos, a flurry of trial and error, problem-solving, and tears (of difficulty but also of joy!). Katy Elphinstone, an autistic parent who's experienced herself the wonders and the challenges of raising two children, one of whom is autistic, has taken notes on the 'do's' and 'dont's' of parenting when it comes to neurodivergent children. Supportive and refreshingly direct, Katy's advice can be tailored to you and your child's needs. We know there isn't a 'one size fits all' guide to parenting! There's also space to write your thoughts down and organise those tips that work for you. With advice on all the day-to-day experiences such as preparing for school, venturing out to a new place, making friends, and even posing the question, 'Can screentime be a positive?'
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9781805010920
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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum 2/e
Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
By Sarah Hendrickx, Judith Gould
The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives. Outlining the likely impact will be for autistic women and girls throughout their lifespan, Hendrickx surveys everything from diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships and sexuality, to employment, pregnancy, parenting, and aging.
It's Their World
Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence
By Erin Walsh
Support your teen's growth and guide them through the complexities of the digital landscape by building a strong relationship. Parenting teens in the digital age is both rewarding and challenging. It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence equips you with the tools and understanding to guide them confidently as they navigate their changing body, evolving identity, and the ever-present use of technology. This book tackles important topics such as sexting, cyberbullying, and online pornography and explores monitoring, boundaries, and mental health. Inside: Gain practical strategies for managing screen time that align with your teen's natural sensitivity to rewards and distractions, promoting healthier tech habits. Learn how stress affects both you and your teen and develop strategies to support each other in navigating the emotional rollercoaster of adolescence.
Out
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond
By John Sovec
The coming out process for LGBTQIA+ adolescents can be a terrifying moment, not only for themselves, but also for their family and friends. When intense emotions are running the gamut of concern, shock, joy or even anger and acceptance, it can be tricky to process how you feel while giving your child the support they need. Offering essential guidance and advice, this book is here to help you with chapters that explore LGBTQIA+ terminology, understanding the coming out process, effective communication strategies, talking to your LGBTQIA+ kid about sex, the parents process of acceptance, and the family coming out process.
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Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty
By Jane Alison Sherwin, Phil Christie
Jane Alison Sherwins honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). After years of misdiagnosis, Janes daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. Throughout, Jane provides commentary on her daughters behaviour and the impact it has on her family, explaining the why of PDA traits, including the need for control, meltdowns, obsessive behaviour and sensory issues. She reveals the strategies that have worked for Mollie and provides essential advice and information on obtaining a diagnosis and raising awareness of PDA.
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School Isn't For Everyone (and what you can do instead)
A Practical Neuro-affirming Guide to Unschooling
By Heidi Steel, Naomi Fisher
Unschooling, a learner-centred educational philosophy, breaks away from the confines of traditional schooling, advocating for a more organic, child-centric approach. Its essence lies in the belief that learning is a natural and lifelong process. It is cemented in the fact that children are innately curious and capable of directing their own education when provided with a nurturing and resource-rich environment. This book delves into the principles of unschooling, providing insights into its benefits, challenges, and practical application. School Isnt For Everyone shows what is possible when you leave school behind and start living a life of learning.
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9781805018056
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Self-Compassion for Parents
Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself
By Susan M. Pollak
"I yelled at the kids again and feel so ashamed." "I barely have time to shower, let alone exercise; no wonder I'm so out of shape." "I'm just not the dad I hoped I would be." Parenting is hard. That's why selfcompassion is so important. In this empathic resource, mindfulness expert and psychologist Susan M. Pollak helps parents let go of constant self-judgment and treat themselves with the same kindness and caring they strive to offer their kids. Simple yet powerful guided meditation techniques (most under three minutes long) are easy to practice while doing the dishes, driving to work, or soothing a fussy baby. Parents learn to respond to their own imperfections like a supportive friend not a harsh critic.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
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9781462533091
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The Essential EHCP Guide for Parents and Carers
By Eliza Fricker, Abigail Fisher
Given the misinformation and confusing guidance out there about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), it is no wonder, as a parent, you might be feeling frustrated and alone. Through clear, accessible and relatable information, this book provides a solid knowledge base for journeying through the EHCP process from start to finish. From learning to identify your child's needs and how to apply for an EHCP to what to expect from mediation and implementing and maintaining an EHCP once you have one, you'll have all the information you need to make the right decisions for you and your child. Real stories from parents provide an opportunity to learn from others' experiences and you'll also be able to access to lots of helpful tools including downloadable timelines, template letters and forms for gathering evidence.
The Kids' Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control 2/e
By Lauren Brukner, Rebecca Burgess
Packed with easy-to-use ideas to regulate emotions and senses, Lauren Brukner's internationally bestselling guide will help kids aged 7 and upward process difficult feelings so that they feel awesome and in control! This updated edition has been fully revised to be accessible for neurodiverse and dyslexic readers. Hey, awesome reader! Are big feelings or tricky situations getting in the way of your day? Don't worrythis book is here to help YOU take charge and feel amazing! Packed with fun ideas, this guide is all about understanding your feelings and learning cool tools to handle them. You'll find ways to feel "just right," whether you're at home, at school, or anywhere else. And guess what? You can even use this book on your own or team up with a grown-up for extra help!
My Body's Power Pack
How to Manage your Energy and Stay in Charge!
By Sandhya Menon
My Body's Power Pack uses elements of neuroscience to help children understand why their energy ebbs and flows, and why this may cause dysregulation. It provides gentle neuro-affirmative coping strategies, including the basics of energy accounting (which is like the popular 'spoons theory' for adults). The story arc introduces the idea of Dremlins (drainer gremlins, who 'drain' a child's energy) as a metaphor for tough events. The book empowers children with language to understand their experiences, offers suggestions on what the child can do to cope, and offering advice and support for parents and carers too.
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Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Adopted or Fostered Child
Over 200 Quick and Simple Ways to Build Relationships and Open Conversations
By Fiona Biggar
This indispensable guide has over 200 simple, easy to implement therapeutic parenting activities which you can easily build into everyday life.
Starting with a simple explanation of therapeutic parenting and how to do it, this book provides a host of strategies and activities to help tackle common challenges faced by families affected by trauma, including improving communication and relationships, lessening conflict, building confidence, creating structure and routine and handling big emotions. The activities range from short check ins to reinforce attachment to building a wonderful wall of your child's achievements.
The techniques and ideas in this book will help you to create an environment of acceptance, safety, and respect for you and your child to build the relationship you both want and need.
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How to Understand Your Relationships A Practical Guide
By Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi, Sophie Gamwell
'Profound and vulnerable. An essential gift for all of us that relate' - Anne Mauro What do we mean when we say 'relationship'? How do we separate our needs and desires from norms and expectations? How can we approach our relationships with mutuality, care and compassion?
This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for anybody who wants to examine their place in the world how we relate to ourselves, and others. With considerations of historical, cultural, and developmental contexts; explorations of relationship diversity as it manifests in queerness, the ace and aro spectrum, non-monogamy and neurodivergence ; and a look towards deeper, compassionate, interdependent ways to relatethis book will help people of all ages, backgrounds and identities explore their relational world.
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Why Induction Matters
By Rachel Reed
In modern maternity systems one in four women have their labour induced. Why Induction Matters provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to this common intervention. The induction process is explained in detail, and reasons for offering induction are discussed. Options related to inducing labour or choosing to wait are explored, and women's experiences are included throughout.
The book aims to help parents make their own informed decisions about induction of labour.
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Why Birth Trauma Matters
By Emma Svanberg
When we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to think about war and conflict. But around a third of women feel some part of their birth was traumatic. This experience can impact on their mental and physical health, their relationships and future plans. In Why Birth Trauma Matters, Dr Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist and co-founder of Make Birth Better, explores what happens to those who go through a bad birth.
She explains in detail how birth trauma occurs, examines the wide-ranging impact on all of those involved in birth, and looks at treatments and techniques to aid recovery. By drawing on her own research and the work of experts in the field, and sharing the first-hand experiences of women, she shows how it is possible to begin to move on.
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Why Mixed Feeding Matters
By Karen Hall
Many parents plan to introduce a bottle early in their child's life, whether they're going to use formula or expressed breastmilk. Many more find themselves going down this pathway even though they hadn't planned to.
It can be difficult to find useful information to navigate the journey of mixed feeding, balancing giving formula alongside maintaining the production of breastmilk, and parents often feel unprepared and unsupported with this decision.
Breastfeeding Counsellor Karen Hall has been supporting parents to feed their babies in different feeding situations for over 10 years, and draws together her experience and understanding of what parents need to know, to have a positive experience of mixed feeding.
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Why
Single Parents Matter
By Amy Brown
One in six families with children under 18 in the UK is headed by a single parent, yet portrayals of single parents in the public eye are often one-sided, focusing on challenges and negative stories.
Many suggest that single parents are all young mothers, living in poverty, stress and regret. Why Single Parents Matter takes a different approach, focusing on supporting the wellbeing of single parents, by examining the evidence behind the headlines and drawing on interviews with single parents from a broad range of backgrounds.
The book challenges negative stories, highlights the stresses, triumphs and perseverance of single parenting, and explores the ways we can all better support the single parents in our lives.
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Why Childhood Illness Matters
By Lyndsey Hookway
Childhood illness affects thousands of families every year and can have a profound impact on everyone connected with a child, including their parents, siblings, extended family and community.
In Why Childhood Illness Matters paediatric nurse and researcher Lyndsey Hookway explores the experience of having a sick child, explaining the effects on families and how they can best be supported by those around them. She examines how illness affects both a child and their family's quality of life, psychological wellbeing, and relationships, as well as a child's education, opportunities, sleep and play.
She also explores how the effects of acute, chronic and palliative illness can be understood and managed to improve outcomes for children and their families.
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Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters
By Victoria White
If you are pregnant and neurodivergent, you may need specific support to ensure you have a positive experience of pregnancy, birth and the journey into parenthood, aligned with key themes including sensory processing, communication, executive functioning and mental health. These support needs are currently poorly understood in perinatal healthcare settings.
Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters aims to promote awareness and understanding of neurodivergent perinatal experiences, and to offer practical suggestions to improve perinatal care. It is both a guide for birth professionals, and a validating and compassionate companion for neurodivergent parents-to-be and new families.
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Not Alone in NICU
A Compassionate Companion for Parents of a Baby in Neonatal Care
By Rebecca Chilvers, Kelly Phizaklea
Having a baby in neonatal care is often described as an emotional rollercoaster. Feeling overwhelmed and distressed is common and many parents experience anxiety, guilt, shame, anger and fear in a new and strange environment. You may not know where to turn or what to do next, but you are not alone.
Written by an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist specialising in neonatal care for over a decade, this book is a compassionate companion for parents of premature and sick babies.
• Help you find ways to get through the first bewildering weeks
• Support you to look after the emotional wellbeing of yourself and your family
• Work your way through the complexities of becoming and parent and forming a relationship with your baby
• Help you make complex decisions and be involved in your baby’s care
• Address your needs if your baby has a long term or life limiting condition
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
246 X 173 mm 304 pages
Release Date: December 2025 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781787758858 AUD$: 65.99
The Positive Birth Book
The bestselling guide to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks
By Milli Hill, Ella Mills
Challenging negativity and fear of childbirth, and brimming with everything you need to know about labour, birth and the early weeks of parenting, The Positive Birth Book is the must-have guide for pregnant women. A widely acclaimed bestseller since it was first published, it has empowered hundreds of thousands of women worldwide to make informed, positive choices about their births.
Fully revised and updated, this new edition will help you work out what kind of birth you really want, and learn how to maximise your chances of getting it.
Written in Milli Hill’s trademark warm and witty style, discover vital information on everything from building the ultimate birth plan, to your choices and rights in the birth room; from optimal cord clamping, to postnatal mental health; from the inside track on breastfeeding, to positive, gentle caesarean.
Whether you plan to have your baby in hospital, in a birth centre, at home or by elective caesarean, this essential, nonjudgemental guide shows you how to raise your expectations and have the best possible birth experience.
MONTAG AND MARTIN
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234 X 155 mm
320 pages
Release Date: September 2022 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781780667652 AUD$: 40.99
Supporting Autistic People Through Pregnancy and Childbirth
By Hayley Morgan, Emma Durman, Karen Henry
This comprehensive and accessible guide is for every birthing and health professional looking to improve their care during pregnancy, birth, and aftercare for autistic women. With a distinct lack of scientifically approached work in this area, this much-needed book takes an intersectional, feminist approach and covers the background of modern birth practices and autism as a diagnosis.
With intersectionality as a core feature, the impact of cultural differences, underdiagnoses, stigma, and stereotypes amongst ethnic minorities is also included. It discusses how pain functions in the autistic brain as well as co-occurring conditions such as alexithymia, chronic pain, epilepsy, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
This multidisciplinary author team includes two well-established autism experts, and an experienced midwife and lecturer who provides invaluable birthing insight, as well as approaches for sensation management during birth, insider knowledge on midwifery protocols, and accessible tools for autistic pregnant people and families to use.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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229 X 152 mm
256 pages
Release Date: April 2024 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781839971051 AUD$: 77.99
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester
By Aimee Grant
The ultimate, accessible guide to navigating every step of pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester for Autistic people.
Exploring the reality of pregnancy and acknowledging it’s challenges, autistic researcher Dr Aimee Grant interweaves advice from autistic pregnant people and registered midwives to answer any questions you may have on being an autistic pregnant person.
The dip-in-dip -out format provides you with an easy-to-navigate exploration into sensory overwhelm, managing demanding medical appointments, navigating being a new parent and everything in between. There are also downloadable materials, including birth plans, to help support you in navigating your journey.
Whether you’re autistic yourself or looking to support your autistic partner, family member, this book is here to support you, your family and your baby every step of the way. It also holds invaluable insights for those providing care for an autistic pregnant person.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
288 pages
Release Date: December 2025 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781839978609 AUD$: 59.99
When Everything Changes
Parenting Through Loss and Grief
By Korie Leigh
A kind and steady resource for parents supporting grieving kids When life turns upside down, When Everything Changes is here to help through life’s hardest moments. This gentle, thoughtful guide is designed for parents and caregivers navigating loss whether it’s death, illness, or separation.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
112 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COLOUR SECTION(S)
9798885547338
AUD$: 34.99
Thumbsucker
An illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic childhood
The Trauma Recovery Handbook
A Model for Navigating Recovery for Professionals, Parents and Carers
By Eliza Fricker
Funny, witty and tender, Sunday Times bestselling author and illustrator Eliza Fricker, uses her own memories of growing up in the 80s to explore how neurodiversity presents itself in everyday life and what neurodivergent children really need from the people who love them.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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216 X 138 mm 128 pages
Release Date: January 2024 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781839978548 AUD$: 45.99
By Betsy de Thierry, Sarah Hawkins
Grounded in trauma expert Betsy de Thierry’s pioneering Trauma Recovery Focused Model (TRFM®), the Handbook clears a way through the thicket of trauma theory and jargon, leading professionals, parents, and carers alike to a united language and framework, towards lasting recovery.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: July 2025
9781805012023
336 pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 77.99
When Teens SelfHarm
How Parents, Teachers and Professionals Can Provide Calm and Compassionate Support
By Monika Parkinson, Lucy Willetts
Supporting teens who self-harm can be stressful, with panic and anxiety muddying the waters and making it difficult to know how to respond. How do you help? What if you make it worse? This book guides you through the potential reasons for selfharming behaviour, helping you to respond with compassion and support. Quotes from young people who self-harm give insight into the mindset behind the behaviour, while expert guidance gives you the tools to help.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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216 X 138 mm 112 pages
Release Date: May 2024 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781839975967 AUD$: 42.99
Your Defiant Child 2/e
Eight Steps to Better Behavior
By Russell A. Barkley, Christine M. Benton
Winner– Parents’ Choice “Approved” Award
Discover a way to end constant power struggles with your defiant, oppositional, “impossible” 5- to 12-year-old, with the help of leading child psychologist Russell A. Barkley. Dr. Barkley’s approach is research based, practical, and doable–and leads to lasting behavior change. Vivid, realistic stories illustrate what the techniques look like in action.
Thoroughly revised to include the latest resources and 15 years’ worth of research advances, the second edition also reflects Dr. Barkley’s ongoing experiences with parents and kids. Helpful questionnaires and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1⁄2” x 11” size.
Your Defiant Teen 2/e
10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship
By Russell A. Barkley, Arthur L. Robin
If life with your teen has become a battleground, it’s time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. Vivid stories and answers to frequently asked questions help you put the techniques into action. The updated second edition incorporates new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others. Practical forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1⁄2 x 11 size.
The Parent Pivot
What to Do When Your Young Adult Is in Psychological Distress
By Lynne Carroll, Paula Jean Gilroy
This book provides information, guidance, and above all hope for parents struggling to support their young adult children in psychological distress. The period of emerging adulthood (ages 18 to 29) is a psychologically vulnerable time. Many emerging adults are anxious, depressed, or otherwise distressed and may turn to unhealthy coping strategies, including substance misuse, unhealthy eating, Internet misuse, and risky and impulsive behaviors such as sexual acting out and reckless driving. Where parents previously functioned as caretakers for their young children, they must now "pivot" to new roles as coaches, wise counsels, or compeers. Parents may need to pivot back to a caretaking role for a time if their young adults are dealing with more serious mental health issues.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
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229 X 152 mm
257 Pages
Rel Date: September 2013
9781462510078
AUD$: 49.99
GUILFORD
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
372 Pages
Rel Date: February 2014
9781462511662
AUD$: 49.99
APA LIFETOOLS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
216 X 140 mm
378 Pages
Rel Date: August 2025
9781433843631
AUD$: 49.99
