Recent Articles in Books for parents

Travel: Where to Go When - Craig Doyle, consultant editor
Mar 16, 2009

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.

Precycle! by Paul Peacock, The Good Life Press
Mar 3, 2009

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!

Healing Touch for Children by Mary Atkinson, Gaia
Feb 18, 2009

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.

Supereating by Ian Marber
Jan 29, 2009

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.

How to QUIT without feeling S**T by Patrick Holford
Dec 19, 2008

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!

 

Dress Like a Star by Annebelle van Tongeren
Dec 12, 2008

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. 

False teeth and a smoking mermaid - compiled by Charles Grimaldi
Dec 6, 2008

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".

Fast Family Food by Antony Worrall Thompson
Oct 31, 2008

Ann Lloyd reviews a family cookbook by the celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson and, like Oliver Twist, is left asking for more!

 

Your Defiant Teen by Russell A Barkley PhD and Arthur L Robin PhD with Christine Benton
Oct 16, 2008

Mother of two daughters, one of whom is 14, and a teacher with many years experience teaching teenage pupils with a variety of special needs, Julia Bairstow was well placed to review Your Defiant Teen 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild your Relationship.

Health Matters by Tim Kenny and Gordon Brooks
Oct 9, 2008

Patient UK, one of the most trusted health websites on the internet, has published Health Matters to give patients a "fuller picture of their illnesses and provide inspiration and support". Anne Coates reviews a book which is a great standby for family health concerns.

Why Women don’t ask by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever (Piatkus)
Oct 7, 2008

Why do women fail to negotiate pay rises the way their male colleagues do? Or delegate household chores within the family? Probably there has never been a more opportune time to hone those skills. Karen Trinder investigates Why women don’t ask by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever.

Adoption and Fostering: A Parent’s Guide by Holly Noseda
Sep 23, 2008

Having adopted two boys four years ago, Tim Walder was ideally placed to review Holly Noseda's Adoption and Fostering: A Parent’s Guide.