Raising Stress-Proof Kids; Parenting Today’s Children for Tomorrow’s World, by Shelley Davidow MsEd (Exisle Publishing, RRP $30): This is a must-read parenting guide by Australian author, teacher and expert in restorative practice, Shelley Davidow. Her award-winning books deal with a…
Category: Advice, guides & self-help
Giving teens tools to deal with anger
I Just Get So . . . Angry! Dealing with anger and other strong emotions for teenagers, by Timothy Bowden and Sandra Bowden (Exisle Publishing, RRP $30): This is an amazing little graphic novel written to help teenagers combat anger…
Sit up and pay attention
Mindful Learning, by Dr Chris Hassed and Dr Richard Chambers (Exisle Publishing, RRP $35): In these busy times we have a tendency to do things with a lot of thought, often resulting in a lack of connection and a lack…
Must-do list a surefire holiday boredom-buster
Explore New Zealand: 101 Must-Do’s for Kiwis, compiled by AA (Random House NZ, RRP $45): The school holidays are now all but over, with the young ‘uns heading back to class on Monday, so maybe it’s time to start some…
Help in a cute little package
The Happiness Trap Pocketbook, by Dr Russ Harris and Bev Aisbett (Exisle Publishing, RRP $25): A few years back, Dr Russ Harris came up with the novel concept of the happiness trap and told us all how to avoid it.…
Useful guide for wannabe boaties
How to go Boating and Where: The Complete Kiwi Guide, by Mike Rendle (Bateman, RRP $30): This chunky little hardback represents real value for money and is perfect for everyone who wants to begin their own boating career or who…
Healthy eating begins, as it always did, with real food
Optimum Health the Paleo Way, by Claire Yates (Exisle Publishing, RRP $40): It seems every week there is some new fad diet promising to fight flab in some miraculous way, but the so-called paleo diet is proof that there is…
Book promises to put end to itch
The Eczema Diet, by Karen Fischer (Exisle Publishing, RRP $35): Aussie nutritionist and award-winning author Karen Fischer has drawn on her experience of being the mum of a child with eczema to produce a book that promises to change the…
Common sense money advice to baby boomers
Twenty Good Summers, by Martin Hawes (Allen & Unwin, RRP $35): Martin Hawes is a man with a track record of writing sensible books on what to do with your money and with the current state of the economy, that…
A must-have for hunters
Wild South, Hunting and Fishing the Southern Hemisphere, by Peter Ryan (Bateman, RRP $40) Written from the heart, this beautifully produced book is a must-have for hunting enthusiasts, both practising and armchair. He doesn’t exactly detail how he’s managed it,…