A unique perspective – from a parent, granparent and childcare expert.<br /> <br />If you want to enjoy your parenting and want your family members to thrive and have healthy relationships with each other, then this is the book for you.<br /> <br />International author and childcare expert Susanna Bateman is writing from lessons learned raising four children, enjoying 12 grandchildren and establishing a highly successful and award-winning Early Childhood Learning Centres chain in New South Wales, Australia.<br /> <br />If you are someone who really cares about making a difference in your child's life, then this book is definitely for you!<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How to help your children know that they are valued which increases their self-respect<br />– How to find your authentic identity as a parent while increasing your confidence and self-esteem<br />– Simple steps to helping your children believe in themselves<br />– How to keep your children safe using technology<br />– How to develop strong family connections<br />– The golden rules for healthy role modelling<br />– The psychology of overcoming fear and anxiety<br /> <br />Learn to enjoy the ride!
At last! The new parents' manual to successfully raising happy, healthy and confident kids!<br /> <br />On Track Parenting is the ultimate book for any parent who wants to be sure their kids have the skills to navigate today's fast-paced world with confidence and ease.<br /> <br />You have in your hands a new collection of the best-of-the-best tools, tips and strategies gathered over 25 years from expert psychologist, speaker and international author Brad Everton, laid out in simple ideas you can use right away.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– The secret to maintaining open communication which resolves conflict with your kids<br />– How to keep your self-control in trying circumstances using the super-effective "flip-switch"<br />– 3 bad listening habits you must eliminate from your daily life to improve the connection with your kids<br />– How to recover quickly when you hit rock bottom so you can bounce back with energy and vitality<br />– The simple model to teach your kids so they can solve problems on their own leading to better self-confidence<br />– 5 rules to form the basis of rock-solid family harmony<br />– The most powerful way to boost self-esteem in your kids (it's not as hard as you think)<br />…and much, much more.<br /> <br />Take this book and implement just one strategy a month for fast and life-changing results. You will see raising happy, healthy and confident kids is possible when you know how.<br /> <br />The first step towards the family you've always wanted starts today!
The Art of Peaceful Parenting is for parents who want a loving relationship with their child, but who struggle with day-to-day challenges of poor communication, behavioural issues or lack of connection. It guides you from a knee jerk reaction to a loving and empowered response, enhancing healthy communication and deepening the bond for years to come.<br /> <br />This book is about connection… a connection so powerful that it shapes our children's lives.<br /> <br />Sharon Turton has devoted herself to supporting parents and children, so they can grow to their full potential and deepen the precious parent/child bond. Around Australia and internationally, she has been facilitating emotional release work and improving relationships for over twenty years. Her first book, Connecting Kids with Their Inner Potential, has improved the relationships of families around the world.
“<i>One of the most-needed and grab-you-by-the throat convincing books around today</i>” – Steve<br />Biddulph, author of <i>Raising Boys</i><br /> <br /><i>“For parents who feel defeated by the powerful influence of social media in their children’s lives, this book will sympathise, illuminate, inspire and encourage us to believe there is another, better way to live.” – </i>Hugh Mackay, <i>social researcher and bestselling author</i><br /> <br />Smartphones and other interactive devices have turned up the volume on stress and are <br />harming our mental and physical health. They have shrunk the capacity of families to spend time together, and when together, they have increased conflicts. Two-thirds of Australian families experience tension or disagreement about screens at least three times a week.<br /> <br />In this confronting yet constructive guide on parenting in the digital age, award-winning journalist Toni Hassan catalogues the impacts of interactive devices on children and young people and offers ways out.<br /> <br />“Rather than freeing us, screens have made us dependent,” she says. “They have thinned relationships and thinned time for the things that ultimately nourish us. Almost no part of children’s lives are free from the anxiety created by commercial forces curating their moment to moment experiences.”<br /> <br />Moving beyond the gloom, Hassan offers lots of practical hope with ideas and tips for families to manage the digital age so that, despite the challenges, children and young people can thrive.
"Maggie is earthy and real, full of love and knowledge, especially on raising sons." – Steve Biddulph "Maggie's perspective on raising boys is spot on. She writes with humor and depth, providing insight and strategies for many of the most important issues facing moms. There is a lovely ease to her writing and a powerful honesty. I hope every mother of a son (and everyone else!) will read this book. The future of the world, to a great extent, depends on how we raise our boys." – Michael Gurian, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Wonder of Boys and Saving Our Sons If we can see the world through boys' eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them… and we will find them less confusing, and love them more deeply. 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 is 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 authors and 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 to help you be the mum your son needs you to be.
will benefit it is attentive and brilliant readers, of whom John Leonard is without doubt one of its finest. – Martin Harrison Australian poetry from a 21st century perspective, with a selection from a wide range of living poets as well as familiar voices from the past. There is an emphasis on social observation and personal experience of Australia's changing history that gives new context to poetry by previous generations from Wright and Hope through Lawson and Paterson to Harpur, Kendall and the poets of early settlement. – Susan Lever Two centuries of poetic achievement demonstrating – no, crying out full-throatedly – that it is our poets who manifest 'a pungent awareness that language is an inheritance we accept for alteration and renewal.' This selection is panoramic, but it also has a depth and a thoughtfulness in its clusters of poems by 164 original, funny, perplexing, and gifted poets. If you love poetry, this book will amplify that love; and if you are a teacher or student of poetry, read this anthology over and over. -Lyn McCredden John Leonard, born in 1940, taught poetry at Monash and James Cook Universities. He is founder of John Leonard Press, and has edited the anthologies Seven Centuries of Poetry in English (5th ed. 2003), New Music (2001), Australian Verse: An Oxford Anthology (1998) and Contemporary Australian Poetry (1990).
The essential handbook for raising children!<br /> <br />If you want to become the very best role model you can be for your child, then international author and life coach Trish Corbett's book 'How to Raise Kids with Integrity' is the book for you. This essential book will guide both new and experienced parents alike to further understand what it takes. Trish's 9-PAC Integrity Approach Model will help you to evolve your own inner script and provides you with strategies and tools to help you raise our future generations to become empowered and compassionate adults.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– The 9-PAC Integrity Approach Model – what you WISH you knew before you became a parent<br />– The SEE-R Communication approach<br />– The POWER of positive language<br />– How to raise your children to be confident individuals<br />– How small things have a MASSIVE impact on a child's mindset<br />– How to see children from a new/different perspective<br />– The lasting impact lessons learned in childhood have, not only shapint the person your children will become, but society as a whole<br /> <br />It's never too late to empower your children!<br /> <br />"What an amazing, empowering book. Not only does this book inspire me to be a better parent, it also shows me that I have the innate talents to be able to bring out the very best in my children." – Tash, Sydney, Australia<br /> <br />"How to Raise Kids with Integrity" provides educators and caregivers alike with practical strategies which support the quality teaching model, as well as the development of open mindsets in your students." – Nadja, Central Coast, Australia
How your family can survive and thrive with a new baby!<br /> <br />International author, midwife, maternal & child health nurse and mother of four, Belinda Joyce shares her wisdom and experience both professional and personal to help make your transition to parenting a success. Becoming a parent has many challenges but this book will help you to find the joy and confidence in parenting your own way.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How to get more sleep for you and your baby<br />– The questions and answers you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask<br />– Proven ways to stimulate your baby's development to ensure they reach their full potential<br />– An expert's stress-free plan to improve feeding challenges<br />– Tips for choosing the essential items for you and your baby<br />– Simple steps to calm the chaos and enjoy parenting more<br />– Exactly what to do when your baby won't stop crying<br /> <br />Practical steps for you to learn powerful parenting secrets!<br /> <br />Proudly supporting Red Nose through the donation of 10% of profits from book sales
Stop struggling and start loving again. Would you like to have a relationship built on love and trust?<br /> <br />International author, entrepreneur, leading relationship expert and clinical psychologist Jacqui Christie shares her ground breaking techniques in this powerful book 'Rewire Your Relationship'.<br /> <br />In this book, Jacqui will show you how to truly understand your partner and resolve the conflict between your head and your heart. You will discover how to develop a deep and profound appreciation for each other, and experience more balance, harmony and joy in your relationship than ever before.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How to transform your relationship into a lasting source of love, intimate connection and companionship<br />– How to empower each other with the confidence and tools to craft make-or-break moments and weather the key stages in your relationship<br />– How to feel safe and secure with your partner<br />– That there IS a way to repair your connection with each other<br />– How to understand your partner's brain and why they keep doing the things they do<br />– Why your attachment style plays such a vital role in your relationship<br />– What your partner needs and how to give it to them.<br /> <br />Finally, the relationship answers you've been searching for!
The ultimate man's tool-kit to making a relationship great!<br /> <br />In this breakthrough relationship book directed at men in the construction industry, you are presented with a simple, easy to read blueprint to better understand yourself and your partner, while also giving you more tools to access when life's challenges arise.<br /> <br />This book contains so many treasures that when applied will grow your relationship tenfold.<br /> <br />International author, human resources, safety and relationship expert Caylene Vincent has written this ultimate manual for men that is a must read for those in the often overlooked, high pressure construction industry.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– The 'glue' that holds your relationships together<br />– To understand the different roles men and women play in a relationship<br />– What to do when the honeymoon is over<br />– How to approach and solve 'difficult' conversations around sex and money<br />– The different types of sex and how to make these happen<br />– Why ignorance is far from bliss<br />– How to make money and your relationship work together<br /> <br />This book is a man's secret weapon!