Family & Relationships

What should you expect when you're expecting to foster? This book is a guide to taking the first critical steps of your fostering journey, explaining what fostering is, how to become a foster carer and what it takes to thrive.Combining invaluable advice...

'Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time' - GuardianIn this stunning anthology of ninety nine modern and classic poems, Carol Ann Duffy delves into the powerful and unique bond between parent and child. Empty Nest contemplates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425265109Author Lundy BancroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 343g

This highly visual social skills book uses computer metaphors and visual diagrams to help children on the autism spectrum to understand how their words and actions can affect other people. Easily identifiable computing and social networking metaphors are...

An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of friendship, from the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend'Deeply compelling' ROXANE GAY A New York Times bestsellerA close friendship is one of the most important relationships a human life...

From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. At thirty-seven, Dr. Stephanie...

Life constantly requires us to give other people some hugely awkward messages: that we don't love them anymore; that we do love them (though we're not meant to); that they smell a bit; that they're fired; that we're furious with them (though we adore...

Neglected by her careless parents, Marianne turned to her neighbour, the one person that she thought she could trust.... Eight year old Marianne, the eldest of five children, was neglected by her slovenly mother and her violent alcoholic...

If you ever wonder, Is this all there is to sex? or I wish I knew how to help my wife enjoy this more, you'll appreciate this straightforward, helpful, and faith-based advice on how to have a better sex life.Based on groundbreaking surveys of more than...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734214314Author Mcdonald K GFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Polaris TherapyPublisher Polaris Therapy

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593192092Author Nedra Glover TawwabFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578281582Author Michelle KenneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Michelle KenneyPublisher Michelle KenneyWeight(grams) 200g

'A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad' Daily Telegraph'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' Daily Mail'Heartbreaking, gripping novel about one woman's attempt to sort out her best friend's marriage' Woman &...

Certain characteristics of autism, such as difficulty understanding social cues, may make women vulnerable to potentially dangerous situations. Robyn Steward has written this supportive guide to help all women on the autistic spectrum live independently,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250890924Author Andy CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 460gDimensions(mm)...

Shortlisted for Travel Memoir Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020 / Shortlisted for Outdoor Book of the Year, The Great Outdoor Awards 2019 - 'This uplifting memoir is testament that in life there are times when there is nothing...

Choosing a care home is one of the more emotional and expensive decisions that anyone ever has to make. You may be unprepared, inexperienced, under time pressure and in an emotional whirlwind. This book is designed to cut through this noise and offer...

Understanding 4-5-year-olds gives a thoughtful overview of the challenges that children face as they gradually move away from a strong attachment to their families and turn towards the wider world of school and life outside the family.Lesley Maroni...

A Personal Growth Journal to Build Effective Habits "If you follow this simple process, I promise that you will see positive changes in your relationships and find a higher level of personal satisfaction in your life." Sean Covey, author of The 7...

'BREATHTAKING' Dolly Alderton, 'REMARKABLE' Marian Keyes, 'LIFE-CHANGING' Emma Jane Unsworth, 'COMPELLING' Amy Liptrot, 'EXTRAORDINARY' Sali HughesTo everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream - living in New York City, with a top job...

20 WALKS THAT ARE PERFECT FOR YOUR DOG AND GREAT PUBS WHERE THEY'RE WELCOME! This collection of tried-and-tested circular walks, all between 1 and 5 1/2 miles, has been written specifically for dogs and their owners, allowing for maximum off-lead time...

Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger 2023'A rich, gut-punch of a crime thriller' Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The PushIt's every mother's worst fearOn a sun-hazed afternoon in the Florida Keys, a child goes missing...

Learn to take control of your life and reconnect with your purpose, using modern magic based on ancient spirituality. Witch, Please is a modern mystic's practical guide to life, love and creating a fulfilling...

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Sleep is probably the topic that preoccupies parents of babies and young children more than any other.Sleep is essential for the physical and psychological health of your baby, and for the well-being of the whole family. This accessible no-nonsense guide...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR A dramatic new saga series, set during World War II, from the author of THE NIGHTINGALE GIRLSYorkshire, 1940. Edie Copeland has just arrived on Jubilee Row, carrying a suitcase and a secret.She left York and her...

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together... The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'What an extraordinary story... very moving indeed' Vanessa Feltz, Radio 2The astonishing true story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who gave her up.Phyllis Whitsell began the search for her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852172831Author Murray OgilvieFormat PaperbackImprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated!For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia...

In this heart-breaking, inspirational memoir, Rochelle nurses her beloved mother through a terminal brain tumour. With sensitivity and enormous emotional depth, Handle with Care provides a window into the life of a young carer.When her mum falls...

As a mother, are you comfortable in your skin?Want to know how best to be a stay-at-home or working mum?Babies have very simple needs, yet many parents are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how to meet them. In How Not to F*** Them Up, leading child...

'A nourishing, useful, and timely book' - Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk To SomeoneRelationships are a cornerstone of happiness and key to living a full life. But relationships are not given, they are made. In...

A TIME 'New Books You Should Read' A People magazine 'Book of the Week' A New York Times Editors' Choice With a foreword by Elizabeth Strout 'Electric: with wit, with rage, with grief, with the kind of prose that makes you both laugh and thrill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952328435Author J R JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Love & Desire PressPublisher Love & Desire PressWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

No longer little children, but not yet teenagers, children in the primary school years (between seven and twelve) face big emotional, social, psychological and physical changes. How can parents best support their children whilst also embracing their...

Before Chelsea Conaboy gave birth to her first child, she anticipated the joy of holding her newborn son, the endless dirty nappies and the sleepless nights. What she didn't expect was how different she would feel. It wasn't simply the extraordinary...

You are cordially invited to your Happy Ever After...Emma Love is a matchmaker who believes in old fashioned courtship, over swiping left or right. She's inspired by Jane Austen, Bridgerton and a thousand and one perfect romance stories, where matches...

Life with kids just got easier with these 134 ingenious hacks developed by parents just like you. Put the ketchup under the hot dog, minimizing the mess. Strap baby into a forward-facing carrier when you need to trim her fingernails-it frees your hands...

Stop saying yes. Start saying no. Change your life!You have probably said "yes" to bosses, partners, family, friends, and even strangers, when you actually want to say "no." Maybe you wish you could say no more often, but you're not sure how or if it's...