Item category 1: Parents and carers

Tender Touch explains the effects of touch on a child's emotional development, the nervous system and its touch connections, how to calm a screaming baby and the acupressure points to treat specific conditions.

In this picture book designed specially for toddlers, Freddie and Bear go on holiday in a plane. They get a window seat and watch the ground getting smaller and smaller, listen to the captain, get a meal from the stewardess and feel their ears pop.

Designed for parents who want to build their children's learning skills and give good preparation for schoolwork, this volume provides learning methods for times tables for all abilities. It corresponds to Key Stage 1 learning levels and materials.

Multicultural Activities will introduce ways to incorporate a global perspective on a range of early years activities. This will ensure that multicultural activities are not separate but an integral part of the curriculum.

Ten Talks does not discuss theories, it actually provides real talks to be given to young people in a language easily understood. These talks are on sex, and wider issues of safety, character, peer pressure, ethics and mixed messages from TV.

This text introduces the subject of death to young children in a careful, sensitive way. The illustrations included help to explain the subject.

Karmel and Sacher describe over 150 recipes for children ranging from 4 months to 8 years of age. The authors discuss organic versus genetically modified, fresh versus convenience, as well as how certain foods definitely benefit children. Every parent wants the best for their child, to give them ...

This is a comprehensive, practical guide to children's illnesses, their symptoms and home treatments, covering over 175 health problems from appendicitis to whooping cough, and including accidents and emergencies.