Books for parents

Sian Minnett gave Anne Coates a sideways look when she handed her Tanith Carey's How To Be An Amazing Mum When You Just Don't Have the Time to review. But Sian, with a demanding full-time job, partner and three children not to mention other commitments, is an amazing mum herself - so who better to review this book?

It seems like everyone has written a book on pregnancy, writes Olivia Coates, (even her mother!) - and those who haven't will always have something to say on the subject! It's hard to decide whether to stick with the old or branch out to the new. Olivia recommends to new books:Pregnancy for Modern Girls and The Pregnancy Pocket Bible both published by White Ladder.

According to a report by the European Commission, 62 per cent of Brits can't speak any other language. On European Language Day, Oliva Coates reviews Talk 2 French - one of the BBC's new language courses -  and polishes up her linguistic skills.

If you're planning to go back to work and have a baby or preschool child, Anne Coates thinks that Lucy Martin's The Childcare Bible should be on your recommended reading list.

“Using your menstrual cycle to achieve success and fulfilment”, is what the cover says.  Are you intrigued? Nicole Burroughs was!

Lesley Lodge and Sharon Bexley – with, respectively, a son and a daughter just off to university – review PWT founder Anne Coates’ latest book University A Survival Guide.

Helen Hunt  tried out some of the meals in Rosemary Conley 4 in 1 Recipe Collection and was impressed.

Lesley Lodge's daughter has had CFS/ME  for over four years so she is well placed to review Fighting Fatigue: a practical guide to managing the symptoms of CFS/ME  by Sue Pemberton and Catherine Berry.

Mother of three Sue O'Neill reviews Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer's Making Sense of Your Child's Friendships and found some useful tips in an area which can be a minefield!

The Anatomy of Pilates takes the reader inside the body to see exactly what happens in the body's muscles and joints during a Pilates exercise.

Feeling down, suffering depression or facing a huge life challenge? The Bounce Back Book by Karen Salmansohn could be the starting point for looking at your life more positively, writes Karen Trinder.

Published by Dorling Kindersley, this is a compact form of the first edition of Travel: Where to Go When. Here’s a book full of inspirational ideas to help you plan a fabulous holiday, reviewed by Anne Coates.

In times of recession, precycling could be the way forward to save money, writes Alex Bell in her review of Paul Peacock's book, Precycle!

Sue O'Neill reviews Healing Touch for Children in which author and practitioner Mary Atkinson describes how to use and perform massage, reflexology and acupressure on children aged four to 12 years old.

This latest book The Food Doctor -Super Eating by Ian Marber - is billed as "a revolutionary way to get more from the foods you eat". Just another book on nutrition or a new way to look at the food we eat? asks Anne Coates.

Written with David Miller and Dr James Braly, this book proposes "The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs". How to QUIT without feeling S**T offers timely advice for New Year's resolutions!

 

Subtitled "For every woman who wants to look her best", Anne Coates thinks Dress Like a Star is a must read for for women and girls of every age. 

This book celebrates the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, seen through the eyes of a host of "famous people who reveal the strange and beautiful truth about themselves and their grandparents".