Family Help

So many Australian parents are buying the government line about standardised testing of students through programs like NAPLAN and My School, which make them think they are getting results because of rankings and comparisons. But they don’t seem to realise that these new forms of assessment are actually negatively affecting our kids’ ability to gain the crucial life skills and appreciation for learning that have been, and should be, the main aim of teaching.

In Without Being Asked: How Can Dads and Kids Help Around the House to Reduce Burnout?, a pharmacist dad and his triplet eight-year-old daughters work to find their own decluttering way. After a few weeks of missteps, the house now remains consistently clutter free. Progress continues on new organizing projects and the general level of stress and anxiety that comes with a multiple-kid household is much lower.

Searching for a roadmap to raise a successful child who makes a positive difference in this world? Neuroscientist and mother Erin Clabough teaches that to thrive as adults, children need to learn self-regulation, a master life skill founded in empathy, creativity, and self-control. The lack of even one of these intertwined skills underlies nearly all of the parenting problems we face.

The Busy Mom’s Decluttering Blueprint is the ultimate self-help guide for overwhelmed mothers, working moms, stay-at-home moms, and anyone trying to juggle motherhood, home management, and family life without losing their sanity. This is not about perfection. It’s about creating peace that lasts—through simple, proven systems designed for real-life moms with real-life messes.

Normal for Me tells the story about the author hitting rock bottom when she received the diagnosis that her second oldest son was on the autism spectrum. One evening she fell to her knees asking God, “Why can’t we be a ‘normal’ family?” God whispered, “This IS normal for you.” This epiphany began her journey from anguish and grief to acceptance, peace, hope, and joy. This audiobook is ideal for not only families struggling with autism but anyone who has had to face a life detour or help someone along the way.

Filled with practical advice, actionable plans, relatable anecdotes, and the latest science, Dr. Cook presents listeners with a child-centric approach that emphasizes the need for empathy, patience, and adaptation. Parenting Redefined is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to reduce stress, improve behavior, and foster a loving relationship with their child.

Dahlia Frost, a military veteran, turns her life's story into the best-selling novel Daddy Issues, written under the pseudonym of Frances Slater. When her identity is mysteriously revealed, Dahlia's ex-boyfriend, Roland Hughes, now an A-list Hollywood actor, complicates her life further when their long overdue reunion happens in the public's insatiable eye.

Sweet, supportive, dependable, selfless. Long before she had children of her own, journalist Carrie Mullins knew how mothers should behave. But how? Where did these expectations come from—and, more importantly, are they serving the mothers whose lives they shape? Carrie's suspicion, later crystallized while raising two small children, was that our culture’s idealization of motherhood was not only painfully limiting but harmful, leaving women to cope with impossible standards—standards rarely created by mothers themselves.

Discover how you can regrow your kitchen waste to help feed your family with healthy and delicious homegrown produce year-round, regardless of your skill level! Fortunately, there is a way to help you reduce your weekly food costs and get a sustainable, healthy, and happy lifestyle to boot! Regrowing your vegetable scraps is not only easy and fun, but it can also save you a lot of money on grocery bills. Not only that, it can also teach your family meaningful values and help them understand where food really comes from!

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your anger? If so, you're not alone. Unfortunately, anger is one of the most common emotions experienced by parents these days. While there are many ways for parents to manage their feelings, this book shares a few that work. This book is a great option to teach you how to manage your anger, so it doesn't destroy your family or interfere with responsibilities such as work and play.

The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay, Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country. You know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a...

Does Your 12 Year Old Make Confident Choices? Essential Life Skills Every 12 Year Old Needs to Know gives boys and girls ages 10-12 the tools they need to grow confident, capable, and independent. This essential life skills book for kids teaches practical techniques that build problem solving, communication, and real world awareness. With hands on lessons and relatable examples, the guide makes teaching essential tools easy and effective.

If you want to effectively support your partner during pregnancy, and strengthen your relationship and mental health, keep reading... If you're going to be a dad, congratulations, that's awesome! That said, if you worry about this life-changing experience negatively affecting your mental health, you'd be right to. Recent statistics show that up to 50% of all new dads experience depression if their partner gets postnatal depression. Are you concerned your little blessing might drive a baby-shaped wedge between you?

Everyone knows that boys are falling behind in education. Largely left out of the discussion are parents of boys, who are most aware that their bright, eager sons hit an invisible wall somewhere near fourth grade, after which they become disengaged, discouraged, and disaffected. There are dozens of books on underachieving boys, but most parents brave enough to lift one off the shelf are instantly intimidated by the footnotes, graphs, case studies, and academic-speak addressed almost entirely to educators.

Whether you're nervous, exhilarated, or overwhelmed by the idea of motherhood, this is the perfect chance to learn what normal newborn behavior is really like and how best to care for yourself and your little one.

Motivating Adolescents introduces the emerging process, which draws on the wisdom of philosophers and social reformers, such as Rudolf Steiner, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joseph Campbell, Goethe, and Plato, to help parents set their adolescent up for a successful future with confidence, mindfulness, and passion. Throughout Motivating Adolescents, 20-year veteran Waldorf teacher and international speaker, Robin Theiss helps parents and their teens:

The first three months of your baby's life, sometimes called the "fourth trimester", is a transitional phase, in which each of you is processing the birth experience you shared and acclimatising to a new way of being. It can be hard to interpret your new baby's behaviour. In Understanding Babies, experienced movement specialist Ania Witkowska looks at what your baby needs to thrive, and how they show you they need it, revealing how you can tune in to your baby so that both of you can relax and enjoy your new life together.

Partner with your Heavenly Father to bring up faithful kids…If your husband or ex-husband doesn't share your faith, you probably pray and stress over how to raise faith-filled children. Your spiritually mismatched home may feel like the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered on their way to the Promised Land. Will they ever make it? What about God's promises? Now the authors of Winning Him Without Words and founders of Spiritually Unequal Marriage offer ten faith principles you can pass on to your kids. In Not Alone, you'll find encouragement and inspiration from Scripture and true-life stories from other spiritually mismatched moms.

Potty training your child doesn't have to be a stressful experience. Parenting authority Elizabeth Pantley helps your child get on the road to bathroom independence without frustration, confusion, or tears.

Bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and podcaster Allison Carmen's new audiobook, Maybe Everything is Okay: A Parent's Guide to Less Stress and Worry (September 17, 2024; Tantor Audio Original; narrated by Kim Niemi), is both important and timely. It offers parents a powerful and uplifting tool called the "Maybe mindset" to help them navigate the unknown with greater ease and renewed hope.