Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs.What do you do when you're told you only have months to live?If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every conceivable conundrum the world could throw at you (the small ones and the big ones).After three decades working as a clinical psychologist, Nigel found t...

Would you recognise a child molester standing in a supermarket queue? And if you did, would you understand what went on in his - or her - mind?Nigel Latta is a forensic psychologist. He spends his working life with the sort of people most of us would prefer to pretend didn't exist. In this ground-breaking book, Nigel takes us inside the minds of some of the most chilling characters to walk our streets. the journey is challenging, and though Nigel has trodden the path many times, he offers ...

Would you recognise a child molester standing in a supermarket queue? And if you did, would you understand what went on in his — or her — mind?Nigel Latta is a forensic psychologist. He spends his working life with the sort of people most of us would prefer to pretend didn't exist. In this new edition of his ground-breaking book, which is the inspiration for the tVNZ series Beyond the Darklands, Nigel takes us inside the minds of some of the most chilling characters to walk our stre...

By popular demand, New Zealand's most popular parenting writer has drawn on his extensive experience in family therapy and working with the country's most difficult teenagers to write the book that will save the sanity of parents everywhere.Once you've negotiated the terrors of toddlerdom and the perils of primary school you think you've got a pretty good handle on this parenting thing - then along comes Mother Nature with her horrible hormones and suddenly you're so far behind squa...

TV presenter, bestselling author and psychologist Nigel Latta gives common-sense and amusing answers to the complex issues surrounding today's family in its many and varied forms. Utilising both the best current research about stepfamilies and over two decades of clinical experience, Nigel traverses the dilemmas and questions that modern family life presents. The shape of the modern family has changed hugely in the last twenty years. Once upon a time mum, dad, and a three ...

Do your kids sometimes make you feel as if your head is going to explode?Have you ever yelled until you were hoarse?Do you have days when you feel like making a run for the airport?Why is it so hard to be the parent you'd like to be?Nigel Latta, bestselling parenting author, clinical psychologist and father of two, knows full well the challenges of being a parent. Loved for his clear and refres...

Is your son driving you crazy?Are you constantly accused of nagging?Ever wondered why boys make so much mess?This new book by bestselling author and clinical psychologist Nigel Latta is the essential guide for stressed-out mums with sons.With refreshingly down-to-earth advice and new parenting ideas, this book shows how to bring up boys of all ages, from tantrum-prone toddlers to troublesome teens. Tackling common concerns such as behaviour, communication and ...

Somehow, somewhere, parenting has become far too complicated and serious. Battlefield Wisdom is the perfect antidote.Somehow, somewhere, parenting has become far too complicated and serious. BAttLEFIELD WISDOM is the perfect antidote.As a gift for newbie parents, or a soothing balm for the bumps and bruises of the seasoned veteran, this handy little pocket-sized book is for all those who've been worn down by the dreary, politically correct, guilt-inducing Dr Fudgebuffers telling us ...

Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs.What do you do when you're told you only have months to live?If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every conceivable conundrum the world could throw at you (the small ones and the big ones).After three decades working as a clinical psychologist, Nigel found t...

Why do girls giggle so much? Why does everything have to be pink? Why are they so scary once they hit puberty? How can I stop her from marrying an idiot?The father's guide to the female mind-field. Why do girls giggle so much? Why does everything have to be pink? Why are they so scary once they hit puberty? How can I stop her from marrying an idiot? All this and more is revealed, with some surprising conclusions about what we think we know about the differences between girls and boy...

Sugar! What's not to like? It's being touted as highly addictive and the biggest contributor to the current worldwide obesity epidemic. We used to think high in fat diet was to blame so who's the real bad guy? This series takes on world-leading scientists and the food industry in an attempt to understand the truth about sugar.

Nem hagyományos a családod? Persze, hogy nem! Például olyan nő vagy, aki egyedül neveli a gyerekét? Akkor 680 000 fős tábor-ba tartozol itthon. Vagy új partnered egyúttal új gyerekeket is je-lent? Sok százezer családdal osztoztok a nehéz helyzeten.Egy valami viszont biztosan összeköt titeket: azt akarjátok, hogy a gyerekeknek a legjobb legyen.Nigel Latta kiváló családpszichológus mindig csak a lényeget mondja, ennyire egyszerű világsikerének titka.Válás? Gyerekelhel...