Recent Articles in Books for parents

Cook with Kids by Rob Kirby
Oct 20, 2011

Soon to be seven, Toby proved to be a master chef using recipes from Cook with Kids to make a delicious birthday tea for his granny, as Alex Bell reports.

The Starting School Survival Guide by Sarah Ebner
Sep 28, 2011

Harriet Elliott isn't a fan of self-help books but Sarah Ebner's The Starting School Survival Guide from White Ladder Press changed her mind. The book takes parents through what can be a mine field and is appropriate long after the first term has passed.

Applying to start university in 2012
Sep 26, 2011

September is the month when your teens can actually start on their UCAS application. Anne Coates whose book  Applying for University The Essential Guide has just been updated for those applying this year, gives parents her ten top tips on what to expect.

Bright Young Things – Modern Baby and Children's Knitting Patterns from MillaMia
Aug 18, 2011

Olivia Coates, a new convert to knitting, was delighted to receive a copy of the MillaMia book of patterns: Bright Young Things and can't wait to to start clicking her needles!

100 Great Wonders of the World
Jul 9, 2011

Travel writer – and book reviewer – Debbi Scholes checks out the AA's 100 Great Wonders of the World and is inspired to make more of her travelling experiences.

Serious Fun by Carolyn North
Jun 28, 2011

Debbi Scholes reviews Serious Fun: Ingenious Improvisations on Money, Food, Waste, Water and Home by Carolyn North (Findhorn Press) that seems to echo David Cameron's vision of the Big Society, dealing as it  does with the theme of joining together to effect change.

What Is, Is! The Power of Positive Acceptance by Graham W Price
Jun 8, 2011

Published by HotHive Books, Graham W Price's book What Is, Is! outlines the tools and other steps for achieving satisfaction, resilience and success, writes Anne Coates.

Cozy's Complete Guide to Girls' Hair
May 27, 2011

Subtitled The Cutest Cuts and Sweetest Hairstyles to Do at Home, this is a book packed full of hair care tips and styles with step-by-step illustrations and photographs which have inspired Alex Bell's three year-old daughter, Pippa.

Win a copy of Applying to University The Essential Guide by Anne Coates
May 18, 2011

Published by Need-2-Know and updated for 2011 applicants, Parenting Without Tears has ten copies of Applying to University The Essential Guide to be won.

Photographing babies and toddlers
Apr 28, 2011

Helen Webb, author of Shoot the Baby, gives her top ten tips for taking perfect pictures.

Children's Nutrition by Angela Falaschi & Andrea Childs
Apr 4, 2011

With so many of out children now at risk from obesity and the health problems that entails, Children's Nutrition: A Parent's Guide explains what we ought to be feeding our children and how to make sure their diet meets their needs.

Express Housekeeping by Anna Shepard (Dorling Kindersley)
Mar 26, 2011

Whether it's a spring clean or rapid return to order in any room, Express Housekeeping has all the practical advice and tips you need to achieve a spotless home.