Families & Parents

Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.

What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, screaming, swearing, kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, destroying property, and worse. A child whose frequent, severe outbursts leave his or her parents feeling frustrated, scared, worried, and desperate for help. Most of these parents have tried everything-reasoning, explaining, punishing, sticker charts, therapy, medication—but to no avail. They can’t figure out why their child acts the way he or she does; they wonder why the strategies that work for other kids don’t work for theirs; and they don’t know what to do instead.

Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren’t attention-seeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren’t passive, permissive pushovers. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach to parenting.

Throughout this compassionate, insightful, and practical book, Dr. Greene provides a new conceptual framework for understanding their difficulties, based on research in the neurosciences. He explains why traditional parenting and treatment often don’t work with these children, and he describes what to do instead. Instead of relying on rewarding and punishing, Dr. Greene’s Collaborative Problem Solving model promotes working with explosive children to solve the problems that precipitate explosive episodes, and teaching these kids the skills they lack.

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Alongside the number-one 2023 Netflix series At Home with the Furys, bestselling author of Love and Fury Paris Fury reveals the answers to the question she’s always asked. How does she manage life as a hands-on mother to seven children, as well as supporting World Heavyweight husband Tyson, while still looking amazing and finding time for herself?

Paris Fury can pack a week into everyone else’s day. Now she tells us how she does it.

Looking after seven children, keeping house, looking amazing, being there for her World Heavyweight husband Tyson, and finding time for herself: this is just a shortlist of what Paris manages.

A lot can go wrong, and often does, but Paris takes it all in her stride.

She learned her great homemaking skills in her Gypsy childhood and here she shares all about daily life with the big Fury family and what works to keep life running – from shopping, mealtimes and big celebrations, to being ready for the unexpected, handling a crisis, and her tricks for keeping their home clean and uncluttered, as well as warm and welcoming.

Balancing day-to-day parenting with Tyson alongside his boxing career, she is open about the stresses that go along with all the travel, fun and excitement.

On top of all this, Paris manages to find time for herself, too – her incredible can-do, ready-for-anything attitude is a real inspiration to us all.

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Wean your baby with help from record-breaking cookbook author and proud dad Joe Wicks, the nation’s favourite PE teacher.

· All the reliable information you need to wean your baby from first foods to enjoying family mealtimes.

· Packed with simple and trustworthy ideas Joe has drawn from his experience of weaning his daughter, Indie, combined with expert guidance from leading registered nutritionist, Charlotte Stirling-Reed.

· Features one hundred delicious, healthy and balanced recipes, from finger foods and purées to adapting your own favourite meals.

Joe Wicks is responsible for getting the nation moving with his incredible record-breaking family-friendly workouts. Now he’s turned his attention to making weaning – a daunting prospect for all parents – a happy and enjoyable time for the whole family.

Whether you’re a first-time parent or not, Wean in 15 guides you towards getting the best for your little one, from figuring out when to start weaning and how much food your child needs, to adapting your own meals for your child. Joe knows how difficult it can be to manage your time, so he also shows you how to prep like a boss with shopping lists and freezable items.

With one hundred tasty recipes split into age stages, expert help with nutrients, allergies, supplements and fussy eaters, as well as knowing how to understand your child’s signals, this is the only weaning guide you will ever need to lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy, happy eating.

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Helping Parents Help their Children!
~ New, Innovative and Practical Strategies! ~

A Must-Read for anyone parenting or caring for a child with a difficult or traumatic early history!

Children who have had difficulties or disruptions in their first, early relationship with their parent or primary caregiver often struggle with attachment injuries. These children frequently come to reject the very things they most need from their parents or caregivers: love and connection. This presents special challenges for parents.

If you are the parent or caregiver of a child with attachment injuries, the ideas in this book will bolster your role as an agent of healing and change for your child. You will find new and innovative concepts and attachment-based strategies to help you help your child. In this book, you will learn:

• The underlying dynamics and motivations of attachment-injured children.
• How to create safety and build connection with your child.
• How to help your child re-story their life in a healthy, adaptive way.
• What to look for and what to avoid in therapy for your child.
• Practical strategies to reduce and address challenging behavior.
• How to understand mental health diagnoses.
• Some commonly-used terms related to attachment and child trauma.

Within the pages of this book, you will find many practical and down-to-earth suggestions with examples and insights to guide you along the way. This book focuses on children with attachment injuries, but all parents are likely to find value within!

Discover attachment-based parenting to address mild to sever attachment injuries including developmental trauma and reactive attachment disorder (rad). Adoptive, biological, and foster parents, guardians, kinship, and other caregivers will find new ways of understanding their child, along with useful and revolutionary parenting strategies to heal relational wounds and help their child become emotionally and relationally connected.

They say kids don’t come with a manual, but this is the next best thing!
~ WB – parent, life coach, former supervisor and counselor in children’s residential treatment

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Now it’s baby’s turn! Filled with the values, advice, and aesthetic that have made The Montessori Toddler a parenting bestseller, with over 200,000 copies in print, The Montessori Baby is here to help new parents find the support and peace they crave. Cowritten by Montessori Toddler author Simone Davies and fellow Montessori educator Junnifa Uzodike, The Montessori Baby draws on the child-led principles of the Montessori educational method to foster a first year defined by love, respect, understanding, and a surprising sense of calm. Maria Montessori observed that all children have what she called “an absorbent mind,” ready to drink it all in, and that the role of parents is to mindfully assist in their learning and development. With babies, that means less is more – a lot less stuff, for sure, but also less speed; slow way down, and avoid rushing through feeding, diaper changes, and the like. It means establishing a “yes” space – where baby can safely explore absolutely everything, whether with hands or mouth. It means setting up activities to help promote baby’s movement and language development, but then to step back – the parent’s role is to prepare the environment, not be the entertainer. There are tips on how to set clear and kind boundaries, how to create a secure sense of attachment, how best to speak to baby, and even what kind of toys to use (mobiles especially) – all through the Montessori lens. And like its predecessor, The Montessori Baby is that rare parenting book that’s a pleasure to look at – beautiful colour illustrations and a bright airy design reinforce the book’s direct and jargon-free approach. It may also inspire parents to look at their own homes in a different way and use the Montessori aesthetic to create an environment of uncluttered calm. The whole family will benefit.

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UPDATED EDITION 2018

The first six months with a new baby is a special and exciting time full of milestones and new experiences. This updated edition of Your Baby Week by Week explains the changes that your baby will go through in their first six months. Each chapter covers a week of their development so you’ll know when your baby will start to recognize you, when they’ll smile and laugh for the first time and even when they’ll be old enough to prefer some people to others!

Paediatrician Dr Caroline Fertleman and health writer Simone Cave’s practical guide provides reassuring advice so you can be confident about your baby’s needs. Including:

– How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk
– Spotting when you need to take your baby to the doctor
– Identifying why your baby is crying
– How long your baby is likely to sleep and cry for
– Tips on breastfeeding and when to wean your baby

Full of all the information and tips for every parent Your Baby Week by Week is the only guide you’ll need to starting life with your new arrival.

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Turn your setbacks to breakthroughs and fears to power with this guidebook on developing a growth mindset — become a responsible and resilient adult!

You are no longer a child, but not yet an adult. As a teen, you are in a period in your life where more is expected of you as adulthood draws near.

You might find yourself overwhelmed by the pressure from your parents, teachers, and others around you.

What if I fail? What if I don’t know how to be an adult? What if my parents are going to be disappointed in me? What if I don’t land a lucrative career?

Suffocating what-ifs flood your mind, affecting your peace of mind which manifests in difficulties at school and challenges with relationships.

The truth is, you’re not alone in this struggle. Millions of young people share the same dilemma, and even non-teens recognize the woes of emerging adulthood.

A 2021 survey revealed that more than 70 percent of Americans agree that adolescents today face a harder time than previous generations.

Fortunately, there is a solution to all your worries. By equipping yourself with a growth mindset, you’ll be able to discover your potential and bring out the best in you.

Even better, there are strategies to develop a mentality that cultivates and promotes growth, converting your fear of the future into faith in yourself in the process. And adopting these strategies is relatively easy, as long as you have a valuable guide.

This book is a safe space where you can find everything you need to develop persistence, resilience, and inner strength to help you face the exciting challenges ahead. Inside, you’ll discover:

• An in-depth understanding of the growth mindset, how it is developed, how it differs from a fixed mindset, and common misconceptions about it
• How to rewire the brain and cultivate growth — and effective strategies to boost neuroplasticity for brain health and resilience
• The importance of reframing your thoughts and ways to live with your inner critic and turn negative thinking into positivity
• Why you must find your strengths to help you break free from limiting beliefs — leave your comfort zone and traverse into the growth zone
• The role of self-compassion, empathy, and gratitude in your quest to bounce back from challenges
• Stress management skills: emotion regulation, problem-solving, and time management to reduce stress and help you become more productive anywhere
• 31-day growth mindset challenges to help you achieve your goals ASAP – fun to do with family, friends, or by yourself

And much more.

So much of what you can achieve stems not from your innate talent, intelligence, or skills, but from your mentality.

Your mindset will determine whether you choose to give up or try again, whether you rest on your laurels or push yourself further, or whether you continue forward or turn back.

So much of how your life will turn out depends on your mindset. Make sure you’re cultivating the right one.

If you’re ready to work on improving yourself, your mindset is a great place to start!

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