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Preparation for Parenthood
Some current initiatives and thinking
Edited by Gillian Pugh
This book looks at developments in work carried out in schools, in antenatal preparation and in support for families with young children. Learn More1980, Ebook, PDF, 86pp, £6.00ISBN: 9781905818648 -
A Job for Life
Education and Support for Parents
Gillian Pugh, Joan Kidd, Kate Thorkington
Bringing up children is a 'job for life' and this discussion paper looks at education and support for parents as a continuous process which starts at birth and goes on through childhood, adolescence, committed relationships, pregnancy and parenthood itself. Learn More1982, Ebook, PDF, 12pp, £6.00ISBN: 9781905818983 -
Stepchildren
A National Study
Elsa Ferri
Based on the findings of the National Child Development Study, a long-term research project conducted by the National Children's Bureau into the development of all children, this publication offered the first full picture of the complexities of the step-relationship. Learn More1984, Ebook, PDF, 207pp, £6.00ISBN: 9781905818747 -
Good Grief 1
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Under Elevens: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss - in different contexts - within the framework of the National Curriculum. Suitable for all professionals, carers and parents, Good Grief 1 facilitates the use of children's own experiences and encouraging improvisation and extension. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Good Grief 2
Exploring Feelings, Loss and Death with Over Elevens and Adults: 2nd Edition
Barbara Ward and Associates
Good Grief has been designed to explore and demystify the experience of loss in different contexts within the framework of the National Curriculum. Primarily designed for mixed ability secondary and adult education, Good Grief 2 will also be invaluable for many other statutory, professional and community organisations. Learn More1995, 276pp -
Parenting Teenagers
Bob Myers
Based on more than twenty years' experience, this very level-headed text is intended for all who have to deal with the needs of adolescents. Strategies are developed for problem solving and helping the teenager build self-esteem, responsibility and independence while at the same time keeping the carer's sanity. Learn More1995, 152pp -
Growing Up
From eight years to young adulthood
Jennie Lindon
Setting the experiences of 8- to 18-year-olds within a practical framework, this classic practical guide describes the main changes for children as they grow from middle childhood to adulthood. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 0.04in x 0.04in / 1mm x 1mm, 200pp, £23.00ISBN: 97818745796181996, Ebook, PDF, 200pp, £23.00ISBN: 9781907969638 -
Child Adoption
A Guidebook for Adoptive Parents and Their Advisors
R.A.C. Hoksbergen
Child Adoption is a straightforward, concise and comprehensive guide which adoptive parents and the professionals who advise them will find invaluable. R.A.C. Hoksbergen covers the practical and emotional issues and possible problems which affect child and parents in adoption. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.22in / 233mm x 158mm, 118pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-415-3 -
Raising Responsible Teenagers
Bob Myers
Raising Responsible Teenagers combines comprehensive discussion about child development with practical advice on parenting styles and discipline techniques. Each stage of child development is discussed, creating a picture of where the child 'is at' on entering adolescence. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 256pp, £21.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-429-0 -
How We Feel
An Insight into the Emotional World of Teenagers
Edited by Jacki Gordon and Gillian Grant
This innovative and accessible book shows, largely in their own words, how young people really feel about themselves and the world around them. They speak about school, parents, siblings, peers, romance, good looks, jealousy, bullying, sex, drugs, normality and difference, their joy, pain and confusion, and everything else. Learn More1997, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.14in / 233mm x 156mm, 250pp, £25.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-439-9