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All the book reviews in this section are by members of the PWT panel and represent their personal views.

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  Poisonous Plants by Elizabeth A. Dauncey
Aug 3, 2010
From the publishing division of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew comes a book that should be on every parent's shelf, Elizabeth A. Dauncey's Poisonous Plants.
  Tax without Tears by Robert Sherwood, Filament Publishing
Jul 22, 2010
If you're self-employed and/or work from home and need help with your tax and accounts, Robert Sherwood's Tax without Tears could be the book for you.
  The Aunts' Book by Caroline Hughes
Jul 9, 2010
Published by Michael O'Mara Books and subtitled "For the Aunt who's best at everything", The Aunts' Book will bring a smile to many a woman's face who has nieces and nephews but no offspring of her own.
  5-a-day For Kids Made Easy by Sally Child and Karen Ball
Jun 10, 2010
We now know that five fruits and veggies a day is the bare minimum but what do you do if your child simply refuses even to eat one or two? Louise Pollard (who has this problem) has taken a look at 5-a-day For Kids Made Easy, published by White Ladder and  wishes she'd had the book earlier!
  The Essential First Year by Penelope Leach
Jun 5, 2010
Books about bringing up babies are two a penny, but Penelope Leach's The Essential First Year is in a class of its own and is highly recommended by Parenting Without Tears for all new parents.
  How To Be a A Happy Stepmum By Dr Lisa Doodson
May 18, 2010
Becoming a mother isn't necessarily easy but becoming a stepmother is fraught with all sorts of problems – and joys. Published by Vermillion, How To Be A Happy Stepmum by psychologist and stepmother Lisa Doodson is essential reading for any woman taking on a ready-made family.
  Staying Young by Charmaine Yabsley
May 5, 2010
Julia Bairstow explores the Natural Secrets to Combat the Effects of Ageing and Enhance your Beauty in Charmaine Yabsley's new book Staying Young.
  The Potty Training Bible by Jo Wiltshire
Apr 16, 2010
Nicole Burroughs, soon to begin potty training with daughter Eva, reviews The Potty Training Bible in which Jo Wiltshire offers realsitic and stress-free solutions and a range of approaches to potty and toilet training for both girls and boys.
  Taste Britain (Punk Publishing)
Apr 12, 2010
A foodie's delight, Taste Britain introduces "destination gastonomy" and Parenting Without Tears has five copies of the book to be won.
  Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Mar 24, 2010
Lesley Lodge, a parent of three puzzlingly different offspring, looks for explanations in nurtureshock: why everything we think about raising our children is wrong by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
  The Sixty Minute Family by Rob Parsons
Mar 19, 2010
A book to be read in just an hour – to transform your family relationships forever? Anne Coates turns the pages and gives her verdict on Rob Parsons' The Sixty Minute Family for Parenting Without Tears.
  colour me beautiful
Feb 27, 2010
Anne Coates reviews  Hamlyn's "expert guidance to help you feel confident and look great".
 
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