Parenting/Family

Now revised and updated with current facts, this is the perfect book to provide straightforward answers for pre-teens on a variety of subjects related to sex and puberty. Information about sex is everywhere. But what you learn from TV, movies, the internet, and friends is not always a healthy or accurate view of sexuality. Try this book's answers instead.

In the "Baby Book", the artist reinvents the traditional baby book as a delightfully practical album filled with unexpected touches. Here is a baby growing, baby eating, baby playing, and baby posing - every page has a theme of baby's life and a jewel-like full-colour border. The album is bound with expandable posts. It includes lots of room for photos plus miniature pasted-in envelopes in the back to store photographs and other important papers, and it's slipcased for gift-giving and safekeeping.

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Do your kids sometimes make you feel like your head is going to explode? Have you ever yelled until you were hoarse? Do you ever have days when all you feel like doing is making a run for the airport? Why is it so hard to be the parent you thought you would be? Practical commonsense answers and examples from actual cases, logical and realistic strategies, and innovative behaviour modification tools that work in the real world — all from a parent and family therapist who’s seen almost everything there is to see and offers some har... read more

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&Ati... read more

The most controversial book on family violence published this year, BREAKING SILENCE was initially banned from major book chains after a 50,000 strong Facebook boycott campaign ripped across New Zealand, Australia, the United States and the UK protesting its publication. The boycott campaign had been based on false information, however, and designed to deliberately whip up public hysteria during a Coroner's Court hearing into the deaths of two twins. Now that the book has been published the critics are praising it. Breaking Silence... read more

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This easy-to-use reference book is for expectant parents who are considering a Maori name for their baby or babies. Readers can choose from transliterations such as Aperira for April, as well as traditional names like Titi, which means a ray of light. This is the first dedicated guide to Maori personal names, and includes a pronunciation guide and background information about how Maori names have developed and been used over time. Choosing a Maori Name for Your Baby will be useful not only for people choosing a baby name but for th... read more

Classic Walks of New Zealand is a best-selling tribute to nine of New Zealand's finest walking tracks. This revised and updated edition now includes superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three dimensions. Classic Walks will serve both as an inspiring introduction to walking these tracks and a high-quality memento of great experiences. This revised edition published November 2009.

Even in these times of a property downturn, property investment in one of the largest industries in New Zealand. It is a business and needs to be treated as such. And in bad times, it's important that investors make the right moves. This book will help them through this difficult process. This is a revised edition of the book first published as New Zealand Guide to Residential Property.

This picture book helps young children and their families deal with the anxieties of divorce. Simple, direct text and lively illustrations. "Friendly dinosaurs in the throes of difficult divorce situations reassure readers in similar straits that everything will be all right." Publishers Weekly Ages 3 to 8.

Content includes: * Prelude to a disaster - What Christchurch was doing on February 22. How the debate of the September 4/Boxing Day quakes was continuing, how those events had shaped lives. *The Event - First hand accounts, the effect on buildings/people. How different areas of the city were affected - Lyttelton/Sumner/Redcliffs. CTV/Forsythe Barr/Pyne Gould Buildings. *An overview of the first hours after the main tremor, extending it into the first night. The official response. The international response. *The science ... read more

Have diets you've tried in the past failed or even been counter-productive? Are you sure your diet is right for your type of metabolism? After decades of laboratory and clinical research it has now been established that your blood type is the key to losing weight, avoiding disease and promoting longevity, fitness and even happiness. Your blood type determines your metabolism which means that it also determines which foods you should eat - one man's meat is another man's poison; one woman's weight-loss is another woman's dieting dis... read more

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FREEDOM FROM CLUTTER, CHAOS, AND DISORGANIZATION
Busy lives can be messy - bills, mail, and catalogs pile up; appointments, school activities, and kids' sports events need to be scheduled and attended; the endless clutter of clothing, toys, and belongings can threaten to take over any home. To the rescue come Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch - with a system that will get you organized without having to make everything perfect.
"Everything (almost) In Its Place" presents a new approach to organizing that is adaptable to a... read more

If you are considering purchasing assets, including property, or if you are thinking about protecting your assets, then this book is a "must read" for you.
From her years of study and experience, Janet Xuccoa brings you a simple, easy to understand guide to the basics of Trust use and management, including:
How Trusts came to exist;
If a Trust is appropriate for you;
The best steps to take to place assets into a Trust:
How Trustees should act;
What a Professional Trustee can and should do for a T... read more

Family trusts are as popular today as ever. They allow you to have the benefit, use and control of your assets without being penalized for owning them. But there are traps for the unwary. This book brings together all the information you need to know about how family trusts work, their benefits and disadvantages. Clearly written for the layperson, it includes up-to-date advice about superannuation, estate and taxation planning and is particulary useful for owners of small and medium-size businesses, wage and salary earners, and t... read more

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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 boys, and taking a few bulls by the horns along the way. With practical examples and case studies to help all fathers raising girls, there's particular comfort for single fathers worried about the lack of women in their daughters' lives. First pu... read more

This book explains the basics of fly fishing for the complete novice, from the tackle you need — rods, lines and flies — to how to use them — casting and retrieving, choosing flies and tying knots. Also described are the various habitats of fish — from huge lakes to tiny streams — as well as where you’ll find fish, and advice on the best ways of catching them. Follow Keith and Graham's advice and you’ll soon be fishing with confidence — and results!