Once upon a time your darling bundle of joy snuggled securely into your arms, light as a feather and with a cherub cry that hardly made a peep. Now, you have a bouncing two-year-old, a terrible three-year-old or a formidable four-year-old, and no matter how much you coo or how much you do, they’re determined to challenge you till the very end. Pinky McKay’s Toddler Tactics from Penguin Books Australia, is a gift to every parent. Padded out with coping strategies, learning tactics, and plenty of practical advice – from creating good eating habits to positive family dynamics – the tot-rearing bible is the ultimate word on raising happy healthy children, and mums and dads alike .

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So you’re bare foot and pregnant, and the heirloom book your mother gave you is filled with humdrum rules and absurd advice on how to iron while seated. Penguin Books Australia present you with Kaz Cooke’s

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The Baby Care: Everything You Need To Know book, written by Ann Peters, makes pregnancy and motherhood a much easier experience. The book offers a straightforward guide of everything from core skills and what not to eat while pregnant, to birthday parties and cutting baby’s fingernails. Featuring step-by-step photographs, the book is an essential for any mother-to-be.

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Parenthood made easy with the Babycentre Baby: The All Important First Year by Dorling Kindersley from Penguin Books Australia. The book features all the information you’ll need in the first year of child birth, from sleeping and crying to bonding and practical care. Featuring expert advice from health professionals and even suggestive tips from other parents, Babycentre Baby: The All Important First Year is the ideal guide for new mums and dads.

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Record and cherish each moment in your little one’s first year with Peter Rabbit: My First Year: The Original Peter Rabbit Baby Keepsake Journalby Beatrix Potter from Penguin Books Australia. The illustrated journal boasts artwork from renowned children’s book author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, with space for photos and thoughts. Perfect as a gift for others or as a treat for yourself, the decorative diary ensures the memories of baby’s first year are kept in classic style for years to come.

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