Books on parenting

The Continuum Concept is a landmark text on natural parenting. The book draws on Jean Liedloff’s observations of parenting by a tribe of Stone Age Indians and how they raised peaceful, happy and self-assured children.

It examines how our natural instincts, adapted during the long process of our evolution, are better applied to parenting than the conventional parenting techniques ‘taught’ in Western cultures.

Baby-led Weaning is the authoritative guide on introducing solid foods to babies. It challenges the traditional idea that babies need to be spoon-fed pureed food and explains why self-feeding is a better, healthier way to introduce solids to your baby.

The book’s principal author, Gill Rapley, was a health visitor for UNICEF for over 20 years, a midwife and a breastfeeding counsellor. She is considered the UK’s leading authority on infant feeding.

Raising Boys has become an essential book on understanding and raising boys.

By recognising the gender-specific differences in the physiological and psychological development of boys, psychologist and family therapist, Steve Biddulph (author of The Secret of Happy Children), provides an informed and practical guide on raising happy, sociable and well-adjusted boys.

The Failsafe Cookbook is the product of over 10 years of groundbreaking research on how synthetic additives and natural chemicals in food affect children.

As well as providing information on food intolerance, elimination diets, behavioural problems and chronic illnesses, the book contains over 250 failsafe recipes for every occasion.

Baby Love is highly recommended for new parents and parents-to-be. Written by Robin Barker, a registered nurse and midwife, the book is an easy to read handbook, especially useful for first-time parents.

Although you can read the book from cover to cover, it’s just as easy to use it as a quick reference guide to answer whatever questions you might have about your newborn baby.