The Department of Health has a new booklet, The Rough Guide to Childhood Illnesses, designed to help parents recognise childhood illnesses and offer advice and information on vaccination.
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.
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.
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!
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.
