Books for parents

First published in 2002, A Parent’s Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by child psychologists and autism experts Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson and James C. McPartland have fully revised and updated their bestselling tome to reflect the new changes in diagnosis, as well as all the latest research and newly developed interventions. Ian Robinson, a parent of a child with high-functioning autism, recommends the book.

In Hook, Line & Singer, Cerys Matthews presents 125 songs to sing out loud – perfect for family singalongs whatever the occasion.

Illustrated by Gillian Johnson, and written by Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees, The Very Hungover Caterpillar is a parody of that well-known children's book by Eric Carle. Anne Coates is a fan.

Subtitled "The Secrets of stress-free parenting",  Dr Laura Markham's Calm Parents, Happy Kids offers a three-step approach to create a peaceful environment at home. Anne Coates assesses the book.

Anne Coates reviews The Lost Sock by Gillan Johnson and published by Constable.

Published by Vermillion and subtitled "Everything you need to know about spoon-feeding and baby-led weaning", Sara Patience's book, Easy Weaning is a comprehensive guide for parents, writes Anne Coates.

From the new house of oort publications comes Filthy Creatures: things my mother never told me by David Williams, a collection of 17 poems casting a humorous perspective on members of the animal kingdom. Anne Coates reviews.

Confessions of the World's Best Father will make anyone smile (if not succumb to raucous belly-laughing). Publication of Dave Engledow's book of photographs and commentary is perfectly timed for Father's Day but will make a great gift for any new or soon-to-be dad, writes Anne Coates.

Little London – Child-friendly Days Out And Fun Things To Do by Kate Hodges and Sunshine Jacksonin is a comprehensive guide to activities in the captial including over 200 free and affordable ideas. Anne Coates takes a wander through the pages.

In the final part in our series of articles by Liisa Henrickson-Macaulay, founder of the early music education programme Moosicology and author of bestselling parenting title The Music Miracle: The Scientific Secret to Unlocking Your Child's Full Potential gives her last two tips on how to engage with your child through music.: playing "Conductor Says" and remembering your child is born musical.

Subtitled What stops smart people achieving more and how you can change, Robert Kelsey's Get Things Done may be just what you need to kick-start a more productive you, and the principals within the book can be applied to how you organise family life and help your children reach their own portential, writes Anne Coates.

Liisa Henriksson-Macaulay, founder of the early music education programme Moosicology and author of bestselling parenting title The Music Miracle: The Scientific Secret to Unlocking Your Child's Full Potential gives her top ten tips on how to engage with your child through music. Here are tips seven and eight: Catch the higher bird and Musical moods.

To celebrate National Storytelling Week, we publish ten useful guidelines for telling stories from Nancy Mellon's book Storytelling with Children.

Subtitled "a practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing", Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman offers a course of meditations to help you get more from life, whatever your situation. Anne Coates reviews.

We don't usually review  fiction on Parenting Without Tears but founder Anne Coates is an avid reader as well as writer and here's some of the authors and books she's discovered and enjoyed this year via Twitter.

Diane Mannion has created a comprehensive overview of the type of UK venues and activities available for children's parties in Great Places for Kids' Parties (UK) as Anne Coates discovered.

We're Going on a Bar Hunt A parody by bestselling authors Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees and illustrated by Gillian Johnson will arouse a knowing smile if not a snort of laughter in every parent, writes, Anne Coates.

Soup Can Make You Thin The Cookbook by Fiona Kirk & Jean Barr is a great source for soup recipes, a ten day flab-fighting soup diet and excellent nutrional advice, as Anne Coates discovered.