Anne Coates reviews a book billed as "The first definitive guide to family travel... taking your children anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia, Andalucia to Zambia."

Louise Pollard who works in community contraception and sexual health services reviews Nicollete Heaton-Harris'  book on STIs.

With so many books published about diet and nutrition it's sometimes hard to know what to believe. Patrick Holford is recognised as a leading expert in his field and Anne Coates unreservedly recommends his latest tome: Optimum Nutrition Made Easy.

Sian Minett reviews Kristina Murrin's 10 Step Plan and highly recommends How to Have Healthy Happy Children.

Most of us start off with the idea of being the perfect parent but soon realise that's an impossibility! Feeling we aren't good enough - perfect! - can undermine our self esteem and make us blind to what we really have achieved. Be Happy without Being Perfect, reviewed by Karen Trinder, exposes how the search for perfection can lead to dissatisfaction and gives strategies to overcome this.