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  • Listen to Your Child

    A Parent's Guide to Children's Language

    by David Crystal ...
    Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development: a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents.In this charming and informative book, Britain's leading expert on the English language talks you through every stage in your child's language development. Over thirty years after its original publication, this new and updated edition of Listen to your Child ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • You Might As Well Laugh: Surviving the Joys of Parenthood

    When it comes to surviving the joys of parenthood take Sandi Kahn Shelton's advice: You Might As Well Laugh. In this hilarious collection of essays and columns Shelton offers humor as the best therapy for post-modern parenting. From lost keys and broken appliances to chicken pox and outrageous homework assignments this working mother of three explores the everyday quirks and joys of fast-paced ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Totally Cool Grandparenting

    A Practical Handbook of Tips, Hints, & Activities for the Modern Grandparent

    What Every Modern Grandparent Needs To KnowToday's grandparents continue with their careers and activities well into their grandparenting years. Totally Cool Grandparenting explains how these modern grandmparents can participate in the traditional joyous reponsibilities of their role in up-to-date ways. With clear, upfront advice, humor, and time-tested tactics, gathered from personal experience ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • How to Stop Your Child Smoking

    by Allen Carr ...
    Are you concerned about your child smoking?By the foremost expert in the subject, How to Stop Your Child Smoking offers a clear, practical guide to parents on how to stop their children smoking.This book gives advice on:• How to communicate freely and openly with your children• How to understand the stresses they are under• Recognizing that smoking is not a choice, but a trap• Resisting the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • O'Baby

    With its magical legends and musical language, Ireland has captured the hearts and imaginations of the entire world. Whether you can claim the Emerald Isle as your ancestral home, or are simply drawn to the lilt of the language, this one-of-a-kind baby name book will help you select from a unique and comprehensive list of rich and beautiful Irish names. With hundreds of choices—from the ancient to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Eating an Artichoke

    A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome

    by Echo R Fling ...
    During a routine parent-teacher conference in November 1991, Echo Fling was told by her son's teacher that his behaviour in class was `not normal'. After two years at the pre-school, five-year-old Jimmy had failed to make any friends, had recently started to act aggressively towards his classmates, and was beginning to react violently to any changes in his routine. Echo was not taken completely by ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Bringing Up a Challenging Child at Home

    When Love is Not Enough

    by Jane Gregory ...
    Chrissy is Jane Gregory's oldest child, an attractive girl with a tremendous sense of fun. She also exhibits behaviour which other people find challenging - screaming fits, stripping off her clothes, violent outbursts and self-mutilation. It was apparent from an early age that Chrissy had a learning disability, and subsequently as an adult she was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Raising a Child with Autism

    A Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis for Parents

    by Shira Richman ...
    Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is increasingly recognised as a highly effective way of helping children with autistic spectrum disorders. It is based on a variety of methods and techniques which can be used to promote skills for daily living and change difficult behavior. In Raising a Child with Autism, Shira Richman explains how parents can adapt the practical techniques used in ABA for use at ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Dare To Love

    The Art of Merging Science and Love Into Parenting Children with Difficult Behaviors

    I feel hope now. This method feels right. My favorite saying is, Compassion is the highest form of wisdom. This method is the higher way. --Parent I have tried so many parenting techniques and read so many books over the last 12 years. Nothing has helped. This method makes so much sense. Somewhere inside myself I suspected these things but all I had learned in the past made me reject these ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Diet Intervention and Autism

    Implementing the Gluten Free and Casein Free Diet for Autistic Children and Adults - A Practical Guide for Parents

    People with autism often are intolerant of gluten (a protein in four types of cereal) and casein (a protein found in animal milk). There are many testaments to the benefits for such people of a diet that excludes gluten, casein, monosodium glutamate and aspartame, and these persuaded Marilyn Le Breton to put her autistic son Jack on the diet.This is the book that Marilyn wishes had been available ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD

    by Luke Jackson ...
    What is the GF/CF diet? Does it work? What's it like to go on it? In this user guide to the gluten and casein free diet, Luke Jackson, who is 12 years old and has Asperger Syndrome, tells you everything you need to know - both good and bad. The details of his first-hand experience of the diet show how it has improved the quality both of his own life and that of other members of the family. Jacqui ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • A Different Kind of Boy

    A Father's Memoir About Raising a Gifted Child with Autism

    by Dan Mont ...
    A little nine-year-old boy looks down at the gymnasium floor. The room is filled with children who like and respect him, but he has no real friends. He can barely name anyone in his class, and has trouble with the simplest things - recognizing people, pretending, and knowing when people are happy or angry or sad. Much of his life has been filled with anxiety. He is out of step with the world, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Can't Eat, Won't Eat

    Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders

    by Brenda Legge ...
    Finding out that your child has Asperger's Syndrome or Autism can be devastating enough, but when you discover that he or she won't eat 99.9 per cent of all food and drink in the known universe, the fun really starts. This was the situation the author found herself in a decade ago when her son first took a dislike to milk, and then to virtually every other substance she attempted to feed him. Her ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The Fat Ladies Club: Facing the First Five Years

    Following up from the huge success of their first book, The Fat Ladies Club now write about their experiences as mums of under 5's. In their refreshingly open and intimate style, they talk about all the issues that every new mum faces ...How do you deal with a toddler who will only eat chocolate? How do you juggle a second and third child into your hectic life? What do you do when your potty ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Running with Walker

    A Memoir

    by Robert Hughes ...
    By the time he was three, Walker's parents were concerned enough about his delayed development to consult a paediatric neurologist. Doctors diagnosed autism and issued a grim prognosis: 'I hold out no hope for this child'. But they hadn't accounted for Walker's intelligence, affection, and sense of humour - or for the remarkable bonds that grew within his family.Walker's father, Robert Hughes, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • How to Live with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

    Practical Strategies for Parents and Professionals

    This accessible and valuable introduction to caring for a child with autism is an ideal resource for teachers and members of a child with autism's immediate and extended family. In clear and simple language, with many illustrations, the authors tackle common problems experienced in everyday routines such as eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, as well as how to cope with aggression and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome

    200 Tips and Strategies

    by Brenda Boyd ...
    For parents of children with Asperger Syndrome ordinary parenting just doesn't always do it - AS kids need a different approach. Brenda is mother to thirteen-year-old Kenneth, author of Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything, and since his diagnosis at the age of eight she has gathered together the parenting ideas and tips that have had a positive effect on Kenneth's life. Brenda discusses ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Multicoloured Mayhem

    Parenting the Many Shades of Adolescents and Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD

    Jacqui Jackson has seven children. Luke (author of Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome) has Asperger Syndrome, Joe has ADHD, and Ben has autism. Life is anything but straightforward, but the chaos of the Jacksons' lives is threaded through with humor and common sense. Full of anecdotes and lively thinking, the book explains vividly what it is like to parent young people with such a range of ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Fit Kids for Life

    A Parents' Guide to Optimal Nutrition & Training for Young Athletes

    Fit Kids For Life covers common misconceptions regarding strength training for children. Kids can safely use resistance training to get fit for recreational activities and sports. Weight lifting allows children to build strength, prevent injury, and improve motor skills. Coaching tips, gender-specific workouts, and training programmes are included. Youll also find tips on pre- and post-exercise ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Welcome to the Motherhood

    Grime & Punishment

    "As I read this book I kept thinking what fun it must be to have Melissa Jarvis for a mother. Her humorous and wry reports from the ’hood tickled my mind and warmed my heart. Every mom will find the territory familiar, but Jarvis gives it a fresh, laugh-out-loud perspective." — Carol Saline, co-author of Mothers & Daughters, Sisters, and Best FriendsWelcome to the Motherhood: Grime & Punishment ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Understanding Your Baby

    Series series The Tavistock Clinic - Understanding Your Child
    Why do some mothers and babies take to breast feeding while others don't? And what are the emotions involved for mother and baby when the baby rejects a feed, or when breast feeding stops? What happens when parents and their babies have to negotiate separations, or deal with night-time crying? What if your baby's distress makes you feel that you cannot cope? This book takes the reader through the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Understanding Your Two-Year-Old

    by Lisa Miller ...
    Series series The Tavistock Clinic - Understanding Your Child
    What makes children in their 'terrible twos' behave as they do? How can parents decide when their child is ready for day care, and manage their child's transition to a trusted child minder? Lisa Miller guides parents through their two-year-old's development, from how to deal with a 'bossy boots' to understanding the central importance of toys, and the development of language and nonverbal ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Surviving the Special Educational Needs System

    How to be a ‘Velvet Bulldozer'

    by Sandy Row ...
    Some children's 'difficulties' do not present in an obvious way, which makes diagnosis problematic, and access to help unforthcoming. This was the experience of Sandy Row, who, after a decade of misdiagnoses and unsatisfactory explanations for her children's struggle in mainstream school, realised that her children had special educational needs (SEN) and began her long quest for help from the SEN ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Understanding Your Three-Year-Old

    Series series The Tavistock Clinic - Understanding Your Child
    What changes when a young child begins to leave toddlerhood behind? How do you keep track of your child's good and bad experiences at nursery and kindergarten and support her through them? What is the best way to cope with temper tantrums, and why do they happen?Louise Emanuel presents practical tips and a great deal of emotional reassurance for both the first-time and the experienced parent. She ... Read more

    $14.99 USD