Parenting & Families

AS HEARD ON GIOVANNA FLETCHER’S HAPPY MUM PODCAST ‘‘She Seems Fine to Me reads like Nixon speaks – sparky, crackling with rage, but also, somehow, laugh-out-loud funny’ The Guardian Actress, check. Wife, check. Mother, check. In control of her own mind? Well... After a lifetime of...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Thriving Beyond Fifty. Getting older doesn’t have to mean slowing down! This audiobook shows you how to create a personalized plan to build strength, protect bone health, restore balance and improve mobility. Physiotherapist and over-50s health...

Why are so many women told that their labour must be started artificially? And what does the evidence actually say about waiting for labour to begin in its own time? In 'In Your Own Time', midwife, researcher, and author Dr Sara Wickham explores one of the most important – and increasingly common – interventions in modern maternity care: the induction of labour. Drawing on decades of experience in midwifery, research, and education, Dr Wickham examines the evidence behind due dates, induction policies and the management of late pregnancy.

Bloomsbury presents Girlfriend Material, written and read by Rosie Turner. So, it’s finally happening. The months of sapphic back-and-forth, the over-analysis of texts, the wondering is she into me or just nice? – all leading to one terrifying, thrilling moment: an IRL meeting. Is it a date?...

Bloomsbury presents Our Later Years by the Women of New Ground, read by Sahera Chohan with the Women of New Ground It’s time to stand up to ageist stereotypes. This is a book full of wisdom, tips and truths that will inspire anyone who wants their later years to be fulfilling and stress-free...

Offering hope and illumination, the bone-raw story of a father’s failure to bond with his infant twin daughters, and his journey through paternal depression—an often undiagnosed condition that affects millions of new fathers. After a traumatic birth nearly claimed his wife’s life...

A comprehensive guide to ADHD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children by the author of the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic. Empower your child with ADHD to thrive and succeed with this comprehensive family resource from parenting expert and child psychologist Dr. Thomas Phelan...

What if the greatest gift you could leave your family was clarity? The Gentle Art of Legacy Planning for Women Over 50 is a warm, practical guide to getting your life admin in order with dignity, simplicity, and a calm, step-by-step method. If estate planning has been sitting on your "I'll deal with it later" list, this audiobook offers a gentle way forward. No complicated lingo, and no pressure to do everything at once. Just clear, manageable steps to help you feel in control again.

Help your teens grow into the very best versions of themselves! From rule-breaking and risk-taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare—but it doesn’t have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, Thomas W. Phelan, an internationally...

Real Help for Real Moments in Foster Care When you don’t know what to do, this book is here to help. Parenting a child in foster care comes with unique challenges that most parenting books don’t cover. Between trauma responses, court dates, system constraints, and well-meaning advice that...

A step-by-step workbook to overcome the trauma of your past, break the cycle of dysfunction, and unlock your full potential. Did you grow up in a "dysfunctional" family environment? Perhaps your parents were emotionally absent, immature, or experienced their own mental health struggles. If these...

The trusted, no-nonsense guide for successfully tackling the toddler years, written by a nationally renowned pediatrician and author of Baby 411 Congratulations! You’ve survived the first year of parenting. After countless diaper changes, late-night feedings, and record amounts of spit-up, you...

Are you searching for a Christian pregnancy devotional that brings peace in the middle of fear and uncertainty? Pregnancy is a sacred journey, but it can also be filled with anxious thoughts, emotional ups and downs, and quiet questions that are hard to share. You may be excited for your baby and still feel overwhelmed by labor worries, body changes, or the unknowns ahead. Empowering Pregnancy Devotional is a gentle, faith-filled audiobook for expectant mothers who want more than information —they want comfort, reassurance, and God’s presence throughout pregnancy.

Parenting an anxious teen can feel like walking on eggshells. One moment they shut down, the next, they explode. Conversations turn into arguments, silence turns into distance and you’re left wondering what you’re doing wrong. You’re not failing. You’re navigating anxiety during one of the most emotionally intense stages of brain development. This audiobook gives you a clear, practical roadmap to understand what’s really happening inside your teen’s mind and what you can do about it.

DON'T SAY A WORD is the empowering memoir of Kate Marshall, a mother of four from Manchester. Ripped from her many brothers and sisters at the age of eight, Kate's mother uproots her to a new life in which love and safety are not priorities. With little explanation, Kate is thrown into a world of chaos and neglect, a world which her Uncle Phil exploits through a campaign of shocking abuse over many years.

Todo el país se volcó con Jonathan Conyers después de que su inspiradora historia se volvió viral, recaudó millones en donaciones para la Brooklyn Debate League (Liga de Debate de Brooklyn), y conquistó el corazón de Estados Unidos. El niño que llegó a la escuela con dificultades para leer terminó convirtiéndose en la revelación de su equipo de debate del bachillerato gracias a una amistad que formó con su entrenador de debate, una persona transgénero, que marcó su vida para siempre.

This is your funny, no-panic survival guide for the parenting stage where logic takes a quick vacation, hormones drive, and your tween insists deodorant is optional. (It's not.) Inside, you'll get the real talk and the laugh breaks—because the "F" in this season can mean Fear, Flush, Frustration, Funny, Forge ahead, Forgive… and sometimes the other F-word you whisper into your coffee.

A manual that directly speaks to what it means to be a dad today, driving a movement that explores modern interpretations and diverse perspectives of fatherhood. Fatherhood will change you. That much is certain. But whilst it can never be under your control, it can be under your influence. The...

A groundbreaking approach to parenting that presents emotional maturity as the foundation for happy, resilient, successful children—from the clinical psychologist behind the New York Times bestseller Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents “The wake-up call every parent needs...

Powerful skills to help you reconnect and rebuild your relationship with your child after a divorce or separation. If you've gone through a divorce or separation and it has negatively affected your relationship with your child, you should know that you are not alone. When families split into two...

Bloomsbury presents Bounce by Naomi Holdt, read by Amy Noble. Get ready to tackle the messy and beautiful journey of life and parenting Naomi Holdt is a parent, just like you. One who messes up, gets it wrong and has learnt to smile at her faults. As a psychologist and a mother, she knows...

Being diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can understand the condition and how it affects perceptions, relationships, and your relationship with the world in general, a happy and successful life is attainable. Through an introduction to the autism...

Your energy levels are depleted; those laundry and washing up questlines are all flashing with red exclamation marks and nearly everything is on fire...but that's just an average day for many neurodivergent people, right? Being autistic, ADHD or AuDHD can sometimes feel like you're stuck on hard...

En fin de compte, être parent, c'est accompagner son enfant jusqu'à ce qu'il comprenne le monde et devienne autonome. Pour nourrir ce processus, il faut lui offrir la liberté et la sécurité qui stimulent sa créativité et sa capacité de découverte. Or la parentalité coercitive restreint la liberté, freine l'apprentissage et nuit, finalement, à l'épanouissement de l'enfant.

So, this isn't at all what you had in mind, or where you thought you'd end up . . . as a single parent, raising kids on your own - at least some of the time. You're battling the day-to-day grind, making life-defining decisions while helping with homework, shoelaces and Book Week costumes, all the while working and maybe even having a social life. It can be arduous, lonely and overwhelming. But it can also be liberating - not just adapting to your new normal, but wholeheartedly embracing it.