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Storytelling is one of the oldest and most essential skills known to humankind – it is also one of the best ways to help us raise healthy, well-adjusted kids, teaching them how to manage their emotions, build empathy and navigate life’s complexities. In cultivating a meaningful bond between storyteller and listener, it builds intimacy and trust between parent and child. In this book, early childhood educators Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy distill the key ingredients of storytelling into a surprisingly simple method that can make anyone an expert storyteller. Their intuitive technique uses events and objects from your child’s daily life to make storytelling easy and accessible. By shifting the focus from crafting a narrative to strengthening your relationship with your child, this book will awaken skills you never knew you had.
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There has never been a more essential time for the definitive book on parenting our 0-5 year-olds. This practical guide – from BBC broadcaster, children’s counsellor and mother of two Kate Silverton – is rooted in the latest research into the science of child brain development. By understanding their child’s developmental stages, parents will come to realise that there is no such thing as ‘naughty’ in the traditional sense and will be equipped to react in the best way to their child’s behaviour.
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As any parent and carer knows, it’s a scary thing to send your little one off to school for the first time. No matter how ready you think you are to send your little darling off to be someone else’s problem for a significant portion of the day, it’s tough – and all you can do is hope you’ve prepared them for it, and that you can support them properly at home once they’ve started. Now, with the help of Daisy Upton, aka Five Minute Mum and a former teaching assistant, you can prepare your kids with the things they need to know before they start.
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A field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st-century teenagers – from relationships to self-harm, from drugs to sexting – and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years. The child-rearing tactics we read about in parenting manuals or learn from our own parents are useless. Anyway, how do you punish someone who’s already so miserable? This is a field guide for confused parents who are currently custodians of any teenager who’s feeling lost, alone, depressed or horny.
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When Candice fell pregnant and stepped into the motherhood playing field, she found her experience bore little resemblance to the glossy magazine photos of women in horizontal stripe tops and the pinned discussions on mumsnet about what pushchair to buy. Leafing through the piles of prenatal paraphernalia, she found herself wondering: ‘Where are all the black mothers?’. Candice started blogging about motherhood in 2016 after making the simple but powerful observation that the way motherhood is portrayed in the British media is wholly unrepresentative of our society at large. The result is this thought-provoking, urgent and inspirational guide to life as a black mother.
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How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teaching the next generation resilience and positive mental health? In the digital age of never-ending screen time you could argue that the power of books has diminished. But while screens have changed the act of reading, Alex Johnson believes reading is even more important, and that people value books more than ever. This is visible in the sales of printed special editions, the revival in reading aloud, the increased interest in poetry anthologies and the rescuing of ‘lost words’ from obscurity.
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After her identical twin girls were born ten weeks prematurely, Francesca Segal finds herself sitting vigil in the ‘mother ship’ of neonatal intensive care, all romantic expectations of new parenthood obliterated. Her gripping diary of those months combines the tenderness of a love poem with the compulsive pace of a thriller. As each day brings a fresh challenge for her and her babies, Francesca makes a temporary life among a band of mothers who are vivid, fearless, and inspiring, taking care not only of their children but of one another. ‘Mother Ship’ is an intimate, raucous, sublime, and electrifying memoir. It is a hymn to the sustaining power of women’s friendship, and a loving celebration of the two small girls – and their mother – who defy the odds.
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Swedes are some of the world’s happiest people, and their children are no exception. ‘Parenting the Swedish Way’ will help you and your family embrace the Scandi style of childrearing: practical, egalitarian, and free from outdated myths. Expectant parents will be relieved to hear: Put away the vacuum – dust does not lead to allergy. Breastfeeding protects against allergies? Never has done, never will do. Stop boiling bottles and pacifiers – sterilising is unnecessary in most industrial countries. Dr Agnes Wold has been named Sweden’s Woman of the Year for her tireless work in women’s health. Paediatrician Cecilia Chrapkowska runs the country’s most popular parenting blog and is a specialist on vaccinations. Together they present cutting-edge research from around the world which can guide you to make better parenting choices.
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Daisy Upton has two little kids. She loves them – but they drive her mad. So, to try and keep her sanity she started to come up with quick, easy games using stuff from around the house. And @FiveMinuteMum was born. In her first book, she has collected 150+ games that take five minutes to set up and five minutes to tidy up. From pasta posting to alphabet knock down, it’s a recipe book for guilt free parenting! And as Daisy was a teaching assistant, your little ones will be learning while they play! What could be better? ‘Give Me Five’ is the perfect companion for anyone who wants five minutes peace.
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Having suffered from anxiety for much of her life, Izzy Judd has brought together an inspiring collection of simple activities and exercises to help mothers find their own piece of calm. Included are exercises for you to do alone and with your children of all ages, giving them their own tools to help remain happy and peaceful too. ‘Mindfulness For Mums’ will guide you through invaluable, quick and easy self-care tips to help you find a moment’s calm in the chaos of motherhood. Izzy Judd’s beautiful and practical book will hold your hand through the challenging and exhausting days, exciting and happy days and most importantly provide something you can teach your children and share together over the years.
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The ultimate collection of unique, unisex baby names-from traditional to modern-including the origin and history of the name, and any cultural icons (men or women) who share the name. What’s in a name? A lot. For generations, they’ve indicated a lot about a person: their family history, personality traits, and qualities-and let’s not forget about…
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Emma Brockes is 37, lives alone, and wants children. She is in a relationship (good!) but they aren’t doing the parenting together (weird!). Emma needs sperm, a doctor, and not to bankrupt herself. And that’s just the beginning – there are a million choices to make when taking the untraditional route to motherhood. Then there’s the uninvited opinions, scolding and general hysteria that always accompanies a woman’s decision to have (or not to have) children. With generous heart and humour, this title examines essential questions about motherhood and the modern family.
