Have you seen our own Publications and Books? BOOKS FOR ADULTS
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Parenting generally
How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish. (Picadilly Press)
How to be a better parent, Cassandra Jardine.
7 Habits of highly effective families, Steven Covey (Simon & Schuster)
Can’t Smack, Won’t Smack. Noel Janis-Norton. (Barrington Stokes)
Raising Happy Children, Jan Parker and Jan Stimpson. (Hodder & Stoughton)
When your kids push your buttons and what you can do about it, Bonnie Harris. (Piatkus)
The Parenting Puzzle, Candida Hunt. (Family Links)
The Pocket Parent, Gail Reichin & Caroline Winkler
Bullying
How to stop bullying, George Varnava (David Fulton Publishers)
Teenagers
How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk. Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish. (Picadilly Press)
Teenagers, the agony the ecstasy, the answers. Aidan Macfarlane, Ann McPherson (Little, Brown and Company)
Why are they so weird? Barbara Strouch. (Bloomsbury)
Sibling Rivalry
Siblings without Rivalry. Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish. (Picadilly Press)
Sibling rivalry, Sibling Love. Jan Parker and Jan Stimpson. (Hodder & Stoughton)
Boys
Raising Boys. Steve Biddulph (Thorsons)
Raising and Praising Boys, Elizabeth Hartley- Brewer (Vermillion)
Girls
Raising Girls. Gisela Preuschoff
Raising and Praising Girls, Elizabeth Hartley- Brewer (Vermillion)
The smart girl’s guide to starting middle school, Julie Williams (American Girl Library)
The smart girl’s guide to friendships, (American Girl Library)
School and learning issues
How to talk so kids can learn at home and in school. Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish. (Picadilly Press)
Could do better. Noel Janis-Norton. (Barrington Stokes)
In step with your class. Noel Janis-Norton. (Barrington Stokes)
Step-Parents
The Step-parents’ parachute
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH FEELINGS OR DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Series by Pat Thomas, psychotherapist/consellor
My Parents picked me (Adoption)
Stop picking on me, I feel bullied (Bullying)My Friends and Me (Friendship)I miss You (Death)The Skin I'm in (Racism)Don't call me Special (Disability)My Brother, my Sister and Me (Sibling Rivalry)My Families Changing (Family break up)Is it Right to Fight (Conflict)
Series by Mike Gordon:
Your Emotions
I feel FrightenedI Feel SadI Feel JealousI Feel Angry
Why Should I
Why Should I eat WellWhy Should I HelpWhy Should I ListenWhy Should I Share
BY OTHER AUTHORS
Divorce
When Mummy gets home tonight, Eileen Spinelli
Are we nearly there?, Louis Baume
Bravo Grace, Mary Hoffman
Madame Doubtfire, Anne Fine
Two Homes, Claire Masurel
Goodbye Daddy, Brigitte Weniger
Care of Henry, Anne Fine
The Suitcase Kid, Jacqueline Wilson
Lizzie Zipmouth, Jacqueline Wilson
Clean Break, Jacqueline Wilson
Bullying
Picking on Percy, Catherine Macphail
Whose side are you on? Alan Gibbons
Willy the champ books, Anthony Browne
Bullying, Michelle Elliot
Bereavement
Always and forever, Alan Durant and Debi Gliori
Saying goodbye, Ifeoma Onyefulu
Badger’s parting gifts, Susan Varley
Teenagers
Going up. The no-worries guide to secondary school. J Alexander (A & Black Publishers)
Street Smart. A teenager’s guide to being sussed and safe. Kerry Parnell (Picadilly Press)
Don’t Pick on Me. How to handle bullying. Rosemary Stones. (Picadilly Press)
Bringing up Your Parents. A guide for teenagers. John Farman (Picadilly Press)