How do you avoid pyjama dramas and get a toddler to play ball at bedtime? How do you manage your child's time on the computer and kids who are couch potatoes? What do you do when your five year old starts telling lies? All the answers can be found in this comprehensive guide to coping with the challenges of childhood. A hand-selected panel of experts ranging from dentists to psychologists provide scholarly advice. But, crucially, there are hundreds of top tips and suggestions from other mu...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book’ Joe Lycett‘Perfect for resetting a glum January mindset’ Alexandra Heminsley‘My kind of role model’ Ben FogleDivorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her t...

The Sober Survival Guide - How to Free Yourself from Alcohol Forever - Quit Alcohol & Start Living! - By Simon Chapple.Foreword by Annie Grace - Author of This Naked Mind - Control AlcoholAre you tired of thinking about drinking?Hands up if you believe any of the following about drinking alcohol to be true:I can't have fun without alcohol.Imagine going to a party without...

You've heard of hospice care, but you prefer not to think about it. Dying is such an uncomfortable topic, we all avoid it. In ignorance, we fear the worst.This book will change your whole view. Taking you behind the scenes of end-of-life care, you will see the enormous efforts of nurses, doctors, chaplains and others – even a thoughtful cook – to provide the calm that we all hope for.Perhaps you are looking for end-of-life care for someone you love. Perhaps you are wonderin...

An important book that shows that 10 is the new start of a girl's teenage years. It raises the issues our girls might not be talking about publicly, and guides their parents on how experts believe we should deal with it.At ten, we know how girls are pigeonholing themselves into what they think they should be. Whether they see themselves as academic or not, whether they are interested in boys, puberty is a reality, friendship fights are underway, and the influence o...

'Confidence is about empowerment. It's about valuing who you are, not what you want to do or how you look. It's about finding the courage to live the life you want, the way you want. Don't look for happiness in other people, find it in yourself.' Katie PiperKatie Piper is Britain's most inspiring woman: a campaigner, a bestselling author, a mother, and a role model to us all as a voice of recovery and resilience. Since the acid at...

As heard on BBC Radio 4**'Likeable and highly readable ... comic and insightful' Observer'An easy read mixture of wit and wisdom ... should be read by all who drink more than the limit'**Prof David Nutt, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your HealthThe popular broadcaster and columnist sets out to discover the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation.The recommended a...

Selected for Reading Well for Mental Health: endorsed by health experts, charities and people with lived experience of managing mental health conditions.Anxiety is a crafty shapeshifter that can take on many forms: the tiger that sinks its claws in with physical symptoms and distressing thoughts, the cruel and belittling bully creating insecurity and self-doubt and, worst of all, the frenemy rewarding avoidance of social situations with no physical symptoms, no cru...

'This is a remarkable book. The honesty is startling and potent'Dawn French'You have to buy this book. I mean it. It's very funny and sad and utterly true. It's a life-saver'Miriam MargolyesHi. I hope you're ok.My name's Joe, and I have one job, every day: don't kill myself.I live with a complex mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).15% of people with BPD die by suicide, and 40% tr...

We all experience periods of feeling low, frustrated and lacking in energy - but ignoring the problem and struggling on can start to affect all areas of your life. Help is at hand: this concise little book shows you how you can reverse negative thoughts and emotions and make yourself happier and more confident.Dr Jessamy Hibberd and Jo Usmar draw on the very latest research in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and modern psychology to give you practical, proven techniques and exe...

The Sunday Times bestsellerHave you ever wished you could get the dog in your life to behave better?With experience of training over 5,000 dogs of every breed, Graeme Hall has formulated the golden rules that every dog owner needs to know and he's here to share them with you.In chapters on getting a puppy, kids and dogs, separation anxiety and so much more, Graeme recounts his hard-won, often hilarious success stories and r...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With conversations on Maternal Mental Health on the rise, and more women speaking up about the way they feel, Anna Mathur's insight as a psychotherapist AND mother make her someone you feel you can trust. She offers little nuggets of gold while reminding us to point some of our kindness and love inwards.' Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of Happy Mum, Happy Baby'Anna is breath of fresh air ...