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As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. Parenting just got tougher. But help is at hand. This uniquely practical parenting book for raising teenagers in today's world explores the science at work during this period of development, translates teenage behaviour, and shows you how you can best respond as a parent - in the moment and in the long term.Taking over 100 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world situations head-on - from what to do when your teenager slams their bedroom door in your face to how to handle worries about online safety, peer group pressure, school work and sex. Discover how to create a supportive environment and communicate with confidence - to help your teenager manage whatever life brings.

Now in Ukrainian.Make every moment with your child count. Tap into the psychology behind your child's behaviour and respond with confidence.Find out what your child really means when he or she says "Look what I've done!", "But, I'm not tired", or "You're embarrassing me" - and discover what's really going on when they can't express themselves at all. Taking more than 100 everyday situations, the book leads you through scenarios step-by-step, explaining not only your child's behaviour and the psychology behind it but also your own feelings as a parent. It then gives instant recommendations for what you could say and do to best resolve the situation.Covering all your child's developmental milestones from ages 2 to 7 years, What's My Child Thinking? covers important issues - such as temper tantrums, sibling rivalry, and peer pressure. What's more, there is a bank of practical "survival guides" for critical times, such as travelling in the car and going online safely. Rooted in evidence-based clinical psychology and championing positive parenting, What's My Child Thinking? will help you tune into your child's innermost thoughts and be the parent you want to be.

Is the pull towards independence and the start of puberty bringing new challenges for you and your 8-to 12-year-old? The answers you seek are here.This practical parenting handbook grounded in evidence-based psychology explores the changes in development during the "in-between years". Discover what your tween is really thinking.Taking 75 recognisable scenarios, parenting author Tanith Carey and Child Clinical Psychologist Dr Angharad Rudkin address real-world concerns that parents of tweens face, from hearing "I hate you" and "just one more game", to friendship clashes, school concerns, body worries, and online safety.Discover how to stay connected with your tween and lay the groundwork for the teenage years ahead.

“Perfect for busy new parents” – A Mum Reviews“A wonderful, practical, and helpful guide for any parent” – Reader review “I love how this book addresses the everyday interactions with the child in a way you can actually remember” – Reader review ––––––––––Understand what your baby is thinking from the very first moment you meet. This is your essential toolkit to understanding your newborn and a must-have resource for every parent and parent-to-be.Your baby has a strong desire to communicate from the day they are born, but it isn’t always easy to work out what they’re trying to tell you. In this essential parenting guide, award-winning writer Tanith Carey and Clinical Psychologist Dr Angharad Rudkin explain what your new baby might actually be thinking.Exploring the theory behind baby brain development, attachment, communication, and how babies learn, What’s My Baby Thinking? is a vital toolkit for parents who want to quickly decode their baby’s behaviour. Colourfully illustrated, and packed with practical, easy-to-implement advice that will leave you feeling reassured and well-informed about your baby’s needs, this manual offers:Theory and research-backed neuroscience75 everyday scenarios designed to help you see the world from your baby’s point of view – and, crucially, showing what you can do to understand and help your baby thrivePractical advice to make your life a whole lot easier – from exploring the different reasons why your baby might be crying to how to manage sleep regression with your toddlerTailored survival guides showing you how to approach sleep, play, food, memory, walking, travel, tantrums, potty training, separation anxiety, and other key parenting hurdlesA clear and digestible structure that makes finding the urgent advice you need quick, easy, and stress-freePerfect for new parents and anyone with an interest in child development and psychology, What’s My Baby Thinking? is the latest book in Tanith Carey's phenomenal practical parenting series that explores the neuroscience of child behaviour in everyday life and has been translated into over 30 languages worldwide.––––––––––Author Tanith Carey is an award-winning writer, counsellor, and author of 12 books on parenting and psychology.Dr Angharad Rudkin is a clinical psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and has worked with families for over 25 years.

'Fascinating' Psychologies 'A brilliant read' Happiful 'A really, really, really, really good book' Liz Jones, You magazine podcastHow much do you enjoy your life?Does life feel dull? A bit grey?Do you feel as if your emotions have flatlined?This is anhedonia – a word only a few of us have heard of but one that explains why so many of us feel we are sleepwalking through life.Anhedonia is from the Greek word for 'without pleasure' and describes a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It explains why many of us spend our lives in a fog, feeling neither happy nor sad, just not very much at all.In the first book to tackle this missing piece in mental health, writer Tanith Carey joins the dots on how convenience culture, stressful lifestyles, modern diets and both female and male hormonal changes can dial down our ability to feel excitement and joy.With the help of world-leading experts and by digging into the latest research, Tanith shows you how your brain's dopamine reward system works and provides strategies to help you bring colour back into your life.Groundbreaking, accessible and often surprising, this is the book that will teach you how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals and start loving life again.

'Fascinating' Psychologies 'A brilliant read' Happiful 'A really, really, really, really good book' Liz Jones, You magazine podcastHow much do you enjoy your life?Does life feel dull? A bit grey?Do you feel as if your emotions have flatlined?This is anhedonia – a word only a few of us have heard of but one that explains why so many of us feel we are sleepwalking through life.Anhedonia is from the Greek word for 'without pleasure' and describes a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It explains why many of us spend our lives in a fog, feeling neither happy nor sad, just not very much at all.In the first book to tackle this missing piece in mental health, writer Tanith Carey joins the dots on how convenience culture, stressful lifestyles, modern diets and both female and male hormonal changes can dial down our ability to feel excitement and joy.With the help of world-leading experts and by digging into the latest research, Tanith shows you how your brain's dopamine reward system works and provides strategies to help you bring colour back into your life.Groundbreaking, accessible and often surprising, this is the book that will teach you how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals and start loving life again.

Mozart in the womb, Baby Einstein DVD's for newborns and i-pad learning apps for toddlers. From the moment the umbilical cord is cut, today's parents feel trapped in a never-ending race to ensure their child is the brightest and the best. But while it's completely natural for us to want our kids to reach their potential, at what point does too much competition become damaging?With constant testing in schools also raising the stakes, how can we tell when hot-housing children is actually doing more harm than good? In this ground-breaking and provocative book, award-winning journalist and parenting author Tanith Carey presents the latest research on what this contest is doing to the next generation. She explains why, far from making our children more go-getting and successful, it can back-fire with life-long repercussions, damage their emotional well-being and fracture their relationships with the very people who love them most: their parents.In this essential manual for today's modern parent, Tanith offers parents practical, realistic solutions that will give them permission to take their foot off the gas and reclaim a more relaxed family life. Packed with insights, experts' tips, real experiences and resources, this book is a timely guide to safeguarding your child's well-being in a competitive world - so they can grow into the happy, emotionally balanced people they really need to be.'I've hardly been able to put the book down . . . as I turned each page I'd find something else that resonated with me. . . Tanith has the ability to challenge your thinking without it being judgmental or preachy. She shares lots of real life case studies and draws on her own experience as a parent and combines this with solid research to make a really readable book. mummyfromtheheart.com'A brilliant new parenting book . . . filled with strategies for raising children's self-esteem and nurturing them and how to help children avoid burn out and stress. I like how simple, doable yet effective these strategies are . . . I relished this book and I think it is really important. BabyBudgeting.co.uk'An impassioned book appealing to other parents to rethink all the relentless competitiveness - before it's too late.' Psychologies'A highly readable, well-balanced, well-argued contribution to the rapidly-growing mountain of parenting books, with plenty of practical, achievable advice for anyone who wants to escape from the tiger race.'Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood'A fantastic new book by Tanith Carey which gives children back their childhood.'Dr David Whitebread, Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education at Cambridge University'The book is GREAT . . . in a great tradition along with Madeleine Bunting's Willing Slaves, and Sue Gerhardt's The Selfish Society, and of course Kim Payne's Simplicity Parenting, as critiques of society that also help us re-orient our parenting . . . beautifully lucid and readable, and . . . definitely on the right track in terms of what kids need. Steve Biddulph, parenting author'I could not stop reading! It is one of those books that from page one, had me nodding and agreeing at every point.'Shaheen Merali, Families'Possibly the best book I have read in the parenting arena. Insightful and thought-provoking, it teaches you how to parent in a better, more conducive way so that you stay connected to your child and see them for who they are - not what they can do.'Naomi Richards, The Parenting Coach

Family life is pretty chaotic at the best of times and as any busy mum knows it can be an uphill battle to get out of the house in the morning let alone meet the demands of work deadlines. In her witty easy to read style, Tanith Carey encourages mums to banish the dream of becoming the ultimate supermum and brings them innovative, new ways to make life at home less chaotic and avoid meltdowns.With tried-and-tested advice for fellow working mums who feel like they are on the stopwatch from the moment they wake up, the book is a hands-on guide to fitting it all in, finding a routine and stressing less about the small stuff.Find out how to:Head off mess before it happens and choose toys which won't leave your home looking like a bomb-siteThrow together a nutritious school lunchbox – in just ONE minuteGet your children to do what you ask the FIRST time, not the twentiethDress your kids in less time and get out of the house quickerGet your life back and yes, spend time with your partner