Parenting Without Tears

Every Child Needs A Mentor by Herman Stewart

Published by Ecadamy Press, Herman Stewart's book, Every Child Needs a Mentor, is an inspiration to every adult to support and guide young people – to become a mentor even if only to our own children.

Slow Dorset by Alexandra Richards

New from Bradt, a guide to Dorset and an invitation to slow down and appreciate what it has to offer from towers and abbeys to a spectacular coastline with fossils thrown in.

I love my World by Chris Holland

Subtitled "The playful, hands-on nature connection guidebook", Chris Holland's I love my World is a must for parents and adults who supervise groups of children and young people.

My Child Won't Eat! by Carlos González

Subtitled How to enjoy mealtimes without worry, this excellent and sensible book, My Child Won't Eat! by Carlos González and published by Pinter & Martin should be on every new parent's bookshelf, writes Anne Coates.

Eye Know by Martin Oguzie

Know your eyes, the eye test process and what it takes to look after your eyes with Martin Oguzie's comprehensive book, Eye KNow published by Ecademy Press.

Dale's Flu Fighting Soup

The UK's first medicinal chef, Dale Pinnock, shows how common ingredients can be used as powerful medicines in his book, Medicinal Cookery published by Right Way. Try his Flu Fighting Soup recipe reproduced here.

Cook with Kids by Rob Kirby

Soon to be seven, Toby proved to be a master chef using recipes from Cook with Kids to make a delicious birthday tea for his granny, as Alex Bell reports.

The Starting School Survival Guide by Sarah Ebner

Harriet Elliott isn't a fan of self-help books but Sarah Ebner's The Starting School Survival Guide from White Ladder Press changed her mind. The book takes parents through what can be a mine field and is appropriate long after the first term has passed.

Applying to start university in 2012

September is the month when your teens can actually start on their UCAS application. Anne Coates whose book Applying for University The Essential Guide has just been updated for those applying this year, gives parents her ten top tips on what to expect.

Bright Young Things – Modern Baby and Children's Knitting Patterns from MillaMia

Olivia Coates, a new convert to knitting, was delighted to receive a copy of the MillaMia book of patterns: Bright Young Things and can't wait to to start clicking her needles!

100 Great Wonders of the World

Travel writer – and book reviewer – Debbi Scholes checks out the AA's 100 Great Wonders of the World and is inspired to make more of her travelling experiences.

Serious Fun by Carolyn North

Debbi Scholes reviews Serious Fun: Ingenious Improvisations on Money, Food, Waste, Water and Home by Carolyn North (Findhorn Press) that seems to echo David Cameron's vision of the Big Society, dealing as it does with the theme of joining together to effect change.

What Is, Is! The Power of Positive Acceptance by Graham W Price

Books for parents

Every Child Needs A Mentor by Herman Stewart

Slow Dorset by Alexandra Richards

I love my World by Chris Holland

My Child Won't Eat! by Carlos González

Eye Know by Martin Oguzie

Dale's Flu Fighting Soup

Cook with Kids by Rob Kirby

The Starting School Survival Guide by Sarah Ebner

Applying to start university in 2012

Bright Young Things – Modern Baby and Children's Knitting Patterns from MillaMia

100 Great Wonders of the World

Serious Fun by Carolyn North

What Is, Is! The Power of Positive Acceptance by Graham W Price

Cozy's Complete Guide to Girls' Hair

Win a copy of Applying to University The Essential Guide by Anne Coates

Photographing babies and toddlers

Children's Nutrition by Angela Falaschi & Andrea Childs

Express Housekeeping by Anna Shepard (Dorling Kindersley)