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Dr Norman Swan
We all want our kids to grow into happy, healthy adults and the first ten years count more than any other time in our lives. So what should we be…
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Maggie Dent
Adolescence has always been a time of huge transformation, but today's teens deal with challenges that parents may never have imagined. An increasingly digital world filled with social media, gaming…
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Susan Linn
From a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of commercial marketing on children, a timely investigation into how big tech is hijacking childhood - and what we can…
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Dr Billy Garvey
Every parent wants their child to have good mental health, and leading developmental paediatrician and host of the 'Pop Culture Parenting' podcast Dr Billy Garvey is here to help.
Rebecca Sparrow, Madonna King
The only Australian book that brings together expert advice, lived experience, interviews and up-to-date resources to help neurodivergent children thrive.
Clementine Ford
The incendiary new book about toxic masculinity and misogyny from Clementine Ford, author of the best-selling feminist manifesto, Fight Like A Girl.
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Yumi Stynes, Dr. Melissa Kang
Consent is a huge topic, especially when you’re new to talking about it — so it sure helps to have adolescent health specialists Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes on…
Uju Asika
An impactful and honest guide to raising happy, healthy boys who can grow up to be compassionate, resilient men
We need to have a conversation about boys. There has never…
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Madonna King
Bestselling journalist Madonna King tells the inside story of Taskforce Argos, the internationally renowned Queensland Police team dedicated to catching online predators and saving children in Australia and around the…
Kasey Edwards,Dr Christopher Scanlon
The seven qualities that enable girls to thrive in a world that tells them they are flawed
When you raise a girl who likes herself, everything else follows.
She will…
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‘Maggie is a national treasure.’ Tracey Spricer, AM
‘… sage wisdom for parenting and supporting girls.’ Mona Delahooke, PhD, bestselling author and pediatric psychologist
The early years of a little…
Emma Wright
How do we encourage our kids towards healthy habits without promoting body obsession?
For too long, parents have been given an impossible task: keep your kid from getting too fat…
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Guiding our teen boys to grow into happy, healthy men.
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Adele & Elaine Faber & Mazlish
How do you respond to the grumpy teenager slamming doors? To the rebellious teen who keeps breaking curfew? To the angry adolescent who keeps raising their voice?Well, parenting experts Joanna…
A must-read guide for parents of teenage girls that explores what our girls need us to know in order to support them through the unprecedented pressures of growing up in…
Kim John Payne,Luis Fernando Llosa
Essential reading for parents of grade schoolers through teens experiencing bullying, social exclusion, and teasing-with uplifting stories from young adults who have navigated those experiences and triumphed.
The tween and…
Michelle Mitchell
'A much-needed resource empowering readers with powerful insights, a road map of practical strategies and above all else hope.' Karen Young - child & adolescent anxiety specialist
Helping teens and…
Sarah O'Brien
Autistic advocate Sarah O'Brien helps newly-diagnosed autistic teens and young adults to understand what autism is, remove stigmas and learn how to make the neurotypical world work for them.
Dr Jo Prendergast
A first-aid manual for supporting your teen's mental health, by psychiatrist and comedian Dr Jo Prendergast When Life Sucks is an essential guide to supporting your teen's mental health. As…
Jon Patrick Hatcher, Thomas McDonagh
Break free from anxiety and manage stress with simple strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in this straightforward and encouraging handbook.
Mel Wilson
A book of reassurance, advice and hilarious epic fails for parents and carers of toddlers to primary-school-aged kids, from the co-host of The Juggling Act podcast and a diverse range…
Dr Alok Kanojia
Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former gaming addict, Dr Alok Kanojia offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define, set and reinforce healthy boundaries around screens and video games.
Elizabeth Cripps
We raise our children in a fragile world. Climate change, pandemics, superbugs resistant to antibiotics. Extreme inequality, endemic poverty, institutionalized racism and sexism. What does it mean to be a…
Ibram X. Kendi
From the author of the bestselling international phenomenon How To Be an Antiracist, a ground-breaking argument about children, racism and how to build the antiracist society of the future
Selena Bartlett
Being Seen by Professor Selena Bartlett – the neuroscience-backed guide for modern parent navigating the digital age. Nurture your child's brain health,in the digital age. Empower yourself to connect with…
Kim Cornish
In March 2020, schools and childcare centres across Australia were forced to close to control the spread of the recently arrived novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Families and carers suddenly had to…
Jonathan Haidt
An urgent and insightful investigation into the collapse in youth mental health, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author
Ellen Atlanta
A generation defining expose of toxic beauty culture and the realities of coming of age online
Jane Gilmore
In the great tradition of small books on large topics, Teaching Consent tells the stories of children, teens, teachers, and educators in consent and respectful relationship classes.
