The anxious generation
£25.00An urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author.
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The science of happiness
£22.00A radical guide to the science of happiness and the importance of getting out of your own head from an award-winning psychologist
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How to raise a Viking
£16.99‘Helen has a way to take big ideas and convey them with warmth and wisdom’ Dr Rangan Chatterjee
‘Enlightening and entertaining’Helen Thorn
‘Ditch all the other parenting books’ Matt Rudd
‘Witty and informative’ Meik Wiking
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Amy and Lan
£9.99Amy Connell and Lan Honey are having the best childhood, growing up on a West Country farm – three families, a couple of lodgers, goats, dogs and an orphaned calf called Gabriella Christmas. The parents are best friends too. Originally from the city, they’re learning about farming: growing their own vegetables, milking the goats, slaughtering chickens and scything the hay -‘Mind your eyes! Don’t break your neck! Careful!’ The adults are far too busy to keep an eye on Amy and Lan, and Amy and Lan would never tell them about climbing on the high barn roof, or what happened with the axe that time, any more than their parents would tell them the things they get up to – adult things, like betrayal – that threaten to bring the whole fragile idyll tumbling down.
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Complete Secrets Of Happy Children
£12.99From the author of the worldwide bestseller Raising Boys, this bind-up of the parenting classics The Secret of Happy Children and More Secrets of Happy Children by parenting expert and child psychologist Steve Biddulph tells parents everything they need to know about raising happy, healthy, confident children from babyhood to teens.
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Amy and Lan
£16.99Amy Connell and Lan Honey are having the best childhood, growing up on a West Country farm – three families, a couple of lodgers, goats, dogs and an orphaned calf called Gabriella Christmas. The parents are best friends too. Originally from the city, they’re learning about farming: growing their own vegetables, milking the goats, slaughtering chickens and scything the hay -‘Mind your eyes! Don’t break your neck! Careful!’ The adults are far too busy to keep an eye on Amy and Lan, and Amy and Lan would never tell them about climbing on the high barn roof, or what happened with the axe that time, any more than their parents would tell them the things they get up to – adult things, like betrayal – that threaten to bring the whole fragile idyll tumbling down.
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You Don’t Understand Me
£14.99For girls and young women these are shifting times: never before have they had so much freedom and choice; but never before have they had so many demands placed upon them – by themselves as well as others. Writing directly to girls and young women Dr Tara Porter draws on decades of experience to offer them insight into their own psychology. From exams to friendship, from families to love, Tara pulls together everything she has learnt to provide accessible explanations and suggestions for teenagers and young women everywhere. Like a warm letter from a wise friend or big sister, ‘You Don’t Understand Me’ not only understands the young person’s perspectives but guides them through their challenges they face.
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Rise of the Girl
£14.99Does your beautiful, talented daughter constantly put herself down? Is she stuck in a cycle of comparing herself to others? Is she silent, withdrawn or argumentative when she comes home from school? Would she rather stay alone in her room than join a family day out? These are all signs that your daughter is struggling to cope with the demands of modern life. By following the advice in this book, you can help her to see how great she is, and how much greater she can become: a confident, resilient girl who is not afraid to aim high, work hard and bounce back.
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Montessori for Every Family
£14.99Montessori is accessible to everyone. This beautiful, modern book outlines the key principles that underpin the approach and makes applying them immediate and practical for every family. When looked at through a Montessori lens, every aspect of family life is an opportunity for meaningful engagement with your child – mealtimes, school or nursery drop off and pick up, play time, out and about, homework time, bedtime. Follow pragmatic, real-life advice, relevant for children of all ages, and discover how easy and natural it is to create a nourishing environment, instil family values, encourage positive communication, and enjoy a home life that is empowering for everyone.
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Wrong Mother
£14.99Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child. Malone, a child barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn’t his real mother. It seems impossible. His mother has birth certificates, photos of him as a child and even the pediatrician confirms this is her child. The school psychologist is the only one who believes him and he’s in a race against time to find out the truth. He approaches Marianne Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time. Hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she has little interest in the stories of a child. But what if she’s wrong?
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There’s No Such Thing As ‘Naughty’
£14.99There 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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The List: ‘A terrifyingly twisted and devious story; a sadistic game of cat and
£8.99Beth Belmont runs every day, hard and fast on the trail near home. She knows every turn, every bump in the road. So when she spots something out of place – a slip of white paper at the base of a tree – she’s drawn to it. On the paper are five names. The third is her own. Beth can’t shake off the unease the list brings. Why is she on it? And what ties her to the other four strangers? Then she discovers that the first two are dead. Is she next? Delving into the past of the two dead strangers, the truth Beth finds will lead her headlong into her darkest, deadliest, and most dangerous nightmares.