Today's grandparents have many roles with their grandchildren. Some grandparents provide care on a regular basis when the child's parents aren't available; others are great playmates with their grandchildren or what many may think of as traditional grandparents. An emerging role that some grandparents find themselves in is ra... read more

'Written in the same warm, engaging and immensely reassuring style that readers will be familiar with from the other 'What to Expect' books, What to Expect the Second Year is clear and comprehensive, with just the right amount of easy-to-find detail ...parents will find here everything they need to know to safely and confiden... read more

This is a new research-based guide to baby-care from the world-renowned authority on child development, Penelope Leach. This outstanding new guide to parenting from the expert who transformed the way we raise children. Penelope Leach draws on her unrivalled experience to help you bring up your baby in the first year. Kind, re... read more

My mama, she is supposed to take care of me, that is her job, not you, I guess she just don't care.'

As children grow in this world, we need to provide them with tools and methods to ensure that they are the best human beings that they can be. Talk Less, Listen More provides parents with strategies and ideas on how to ensure children take responsibility for their actions and are able to determine what is appropriate behaviou... read more

Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming, carpet biting toddler. What's gone wrong? Whose fault is it? What can be done about it? Dr Christopher Green's classic bestselling parenting guide has bee... read more

Recipes for Play contains easy ideas for engaging children's senses. Playtime doesn't have to be expensive and playing with paint and playdough doesn't have to be toxic; many wonderful activities are possible with ingredients found in kitchen cupboards or the back garden, as shown in this gorgeous collection by sisters Rachel... read more

A book which adoptees call their "bible," it is a must read for anyone connected with adoption: adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, therapists, educators, and attorneys. In its application of information about perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss, The Primal Wound clarifies the effects of separation ... read more

Coming Home to Self is a book about becoming aware. It is written for all members of the adoption triad: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents as well as those who are in relationship with them, including professionals. It explains the influence imprinted upon the nuerological system and, thus, on future functioning. ... read more

Nicky Campbell's startling and candid story of his search to find his natural birth parents. Raised in a comfortable middle-class home, Nicky Campbell's Scottish Protestant family cared and nurtured him as their own, while remaining open about the fact he'd been adopted. His father - an ex-army man - and his mother helped ... read more

A wide range of writers examine this complex issue from different viewpoints: Emily Prager writes on her daughter

Coming Home to Self is a book about becoming aware. It is written for all members of the adoption triad: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents as well as those who are in relationship with them, including professionals. It explains the influence imprinted upon the nuerological system and, thus, on future functioning. ... read more

'A marvellous book' Bernard Cornwell Adoption is one of the great, untold stories of our recent past. It is a truly epic tale of loss, guilt, identity, family feuds, reunion and redemption. It is a subject, until very recently, surrounded by secrecy and taboos. In this enthralling memoir, Sue Elliott tells her own st... read more

Written for both teens and adults,

Friedman and Roth draw upon their own family's experience in this appealing and insightful book that combines the Star of the Week school ritual and an adoption story about a girl from China, and celebrates the love of families everywhere. Full color.

The Definitive Guide to Open Adoption, by the founder of the Open Adoption Movement The exploding popularity of open adoption today underscores what adopting parents, birthparents, and many adoption experts now maintain: Open adoption is the healthiest, most humane, and fastest method available. It's better for the birthmothe... read more

Why was I abandoned? Why did my parents adopt me? What if I want to meet my biological parents? Children who find out they are adopted have many questions that are difficult for a parent to answer. This book explores children's thoughts and feelings and provides parents with guidance on how to respond to difficult questio... read more

Parental anger is a real problem for children and parents. Children may react by being less caring and concerned for others, less accepting of themselves. They are more likely to develop problems at school, in relationships, with drugs, and the law.
This book helps parents who know they are angry too often to identi... read more

Parental anger is a real problem for children and parents. Children may react by being less caring and concerned for others, less accepting of themselves. They are more likely to develop problems at school, in relationships, with drugs, and the law.
This book helps parents who know they are angry too often to identi... read more

Going to school is a misery for Sean. Whatever he does to avoid the school bully, Mark Thomas and his mates always catch up with him. Then the students join Warrior Kids, a programme that teaches leadership and self-control. So begins a journey for Mark and Sean that has a predictable outcome for one boy and a surprise for th... read more

' Do we look like each other? Well, I don't agree. I know my twin brother looks much more like me!' With insight, wit and love, Deborah Niland has captured perfectly all the joys and challenges of a two-toddler household.