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Parenting Books and Advice

As a parent, you may be offered plenty of advice. However finding relevant advice can be a challenge. Why won't they sleep? Are they hitting the developmental milestones at the right time? Is this normal for a newborn baby? Your GP & other trained professionals will likely be full of qualified advice, but you might also get parenting advice from friends, family, parenting forums, blogs, articles & books.

Parenting books are often a good start & can be full of great advice. Parenting helplines are often another convenient way to access parenting tips & advice, so we've also listed some contact numbers you might find useful.

Important: In any emergency please call 000.

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Parenting Books

For pregancy & baby:

  • Pregnancy Week by Week, by Jane MacDougall. A compact guide including week by week developmental milestones.
  • Up the Duff, by Kaz Cooke. A humorous guide to pregnancy, birth and settling in with your new baby. Includes a week by week guide with developmental milestones.
  • Baby Love, by Robyn Barker. Australia's bestselling babycare book, this focusses on baby's first 12 months. "A MUST BUY for any mum and mum-to-be" (customer review, 16/09/2012)
  • Save our Sleep, by Tizzie Hall. A best seller, this guide includes sage advice improving sleep routines from birth to 2 years. "I love this book, i wish i had it sooner." (customer review, 03/09/2010)

For toddlers:

  • Save Our Sleep Toddler, by Tizzie Hall. Detailed parenting advice on sleeping & feeding for toddlers aged 1-3 years, including the transition from a cot to a bed.
  • The Mighty Toddler, by Robyn Barker. A bit of a survival guide to keeping your life on track while raising a toddler. Includes key developmental milestones for toddlers aged 1-3 years, with advice on childcare, food allergies and more.
  • Toddler Taming, by Dr Christopher Greene. This best selling classic includes advice on a range of parenting topics such as toilet training, sleep, discipline, childcare and more

For all ages:

  • Kidwrangling, by Kaz Cooke. Packed full of more wry humour & sage advice, this is the sequel to "Up the Duff". A reassuring parenting book with a range of great solutions to common parenting challenges. Includes developmental milestones for babies to 5 year olds.
  • Raising Boys, by Steve Biddulph.An international bestseller, this parenting book has helped millions of parents understand what makes boys tick, from birth until their late teens.
  • Raising Girls, by Gisela Preuschoff. Insights and advice on raising girls, from birth to late teens.

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Parenting Helplines

Note that the information listed here is correct as of August 2012.

National

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC


WA

  • Parenting WA Line (open 24 hours)
    Metro: 6279 1200
    Country: 1800 654 432

  • Ngala (7 days/week 8am -8pm)
    Metro: 9368 9368
    Country: 1800 111 546

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