Nikki Bush, a parenting expert, and Arthur Goldstuck, a technical commentator, will help parents get a handle on what’s happening in consumer technology. In this sensitive and insightful guide, they carve a path through the maze of terminology, dangers and opportunities to help parents navigate new spaces together with their children, with greater confidence.

In explaining the technology, they never ignore the human context: to place children’s use of technology in the context of the relationship between parents and their children.

The guide will ensure children are both safe and savvy in this fast-changing world, and the process starts with parents. For families to remain connected, both online and offline, and for young people to develop into responsible digital citizens, parents need to bridge the digital divide for their children.

As a teenager in today’s crazy online world, you may think you’ve got it all sussed out. But even YOU don’t know about all the legal pitfalls, hidden dangers and future implications of what you do, see and post online.

Selfies, Sexts And Smartphones is the book every teenager (and their parents) should read. It covers all of the major issues teenagers face in the digital age, including cyberbullying, sexting, addiction, internet safety, porn, anxiety, depression, privacy and reputation, and does so within a South African context. Accessible, informative and even fun, this book will help guide you to a happy, rewarding and, most importantly, safe online life.

‘Mommy, Daddy, what should I be when I grow up?’ This is the question every child asks when they begin to develop a sense of the future, and it’s never been harder for parents to answer it than now.

This century is characterised by disruptive change that is turning our world upside down. Jobs aren’t just changing, but whole industries are ceasing to exist. The scripts for success and failure are being rewritten on a daily basis in our families, at work and in life.

Do parents know who and what their children need to be, let alone what they might be able to do, in the future world of work?

This book doesn’t just paint a picture of what the future might hold, but provides frameworks and practical advice for what parents can do today in order to build solid foundations for their children so as to maximise their chances of success. Children who are equipped with the right sets of skills, attitudes and world views will remain relevant and able to take advantage of future opportunities.

Future-proof Your Child for the 2020s and Beyond is an invaluable guide for parents who wish to create realistic and relevant parenting goals that will set their children up to thrive, no matter what awaits them in the future.

The author will empower you to contain your children's anxiety and feelings of insecurity and to re-establish a measure of equilibrium as effectively as possible.

Using loads of case studies from her extensive files, Anne highlights the following:

• How, when and where to inform your children in an age-appropriate and honest way;
• Emotional support for you, the parent;
• Guidance on effective parenting skills to help your children;
• The how-to of active listening, anger management and clear, firm and consistent boundary setting - all with practical examples;
• The legal process - with reference to the New Childrens Act - which emphasizes the principle of the best interests of the child being of paramount importance;
• Assistance with compiling co-parenting agreements - taking in to account the ages and stages of the child, as well as possible limiting factors such as the need for supervised contact;
• Tips regarding ongoing relationships with extended family and the introduction of new partners;
• Advice to step-parents and parents who were never married before their separation
• And much, much more...

This title deals with emotionally difficult issues in a clear, anecdotal manner, and has an over-riding theme of positivity. There is a strong message of hope and reconciliation with the emphasis on the power of choice and the importance of mind-set change in order to move on.

Scientific facts: The first six years write the script for a child's school life. There is a direct correlation between a child's self-image and his ability to learn easily at school. This book is a practical map to help parents, teachers and caregivers keep a watchful eye on and enhance child's development - his body (physical), his heart (emotional and social) and his brain (cognitive/intellectual).

It is not simply a school-readiness check-list, but a map that activates a blinking red light when a developmental problem starts to grow and makes the green light shine brightly when the skills discussed here are ticked off, one after the other. Red lights don't mean that all is lost; they mean simply that skilled professionals could be called on to help overcome developmental hiccups and make sure that the young child has a strong base. Ready To Learn, Ready For School includes loads of practical tips and advice as well as a glossary of terms used on report cards and tests to help parents make sense of them.

This book is the ideal companion to Play Learn Know and will help you to experience your child's formative years as a resoundingly successful adventure!

April 2017 marks 20 years since Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad first made waves in the Personal Finance arena.

It has since become the #1 Personal Finance book of all time... translated into dozens of languages and sold around the world.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads — his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad — and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.

20 Years... 20/20 Hindsight

In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this classic, Robert offers an update on what we’ve seen over the past 20 years related to money, investing, and the global economy. Sidebars throughout the book will take readers “fast forward” — from 1997 to today — as Robert assesses how the principles taught by his rich dad have stood the test of time.

In many ways, the messages of Rich Dad Poor Dad, messages that were criticized and challenged two decades ago, are more meaningful, relevant and important today than they were 20 years ago.

As always, readers can expect that Robert will be candid, insightful... and continue to rock more than a few boats in his retrospective.

Will there be a few surprises? Count on it.

Rich Dad Poor Dad...

• Explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich

• Challenges the belief that your house is an asset

• Shows parents why they can't rely on the school system to teach their kids about money

• Defines once and for all an asset and a liability

• Teaches you what to teach your kids about money for their future financial success

Parents everywhere dread the stress and pressures of the teen years when even the most amenable children seem to morph into monsters. This title provides them with the tools to cope with all the challenges integral to parenting teenagers, focusing on the following: Discipline as guidance, not punishment; developmental challenges of teens and parents; listening - a crucial parenting skill; common teen behavioural issues; cellphones, computers, playstations and other teen accessories; adolescent sexuality; more serious teen issues including alcohol, drugs; the darker side of adolescence - depression, eating disorders and suicide.

Life does not end when your children leave home and create their own families - it just enters a new and challenging era. Dipping into her extended case files, parenting expert and grandmother of four, Anne Cawood gives sage advice for grandparents entering or already in this wonderful phase of their lives. Grandparents play a vital role in the lives of the new generation - both their own children and their grandchildren. In the modern world of technological development, instant communication and fast travel, there is still no replacement for the care, love and support of the extended family in the circle of life where grandparents are the vital link between past and future. This title is for all grandparents or anyone who fulfills this very important role in a child's life. It offers guidance and support to give grandparents insight into the lives of 21st century children, with valuable coping skills and positive strategies to help them enjoy their grandchildren while still living meaningful lives nurturing their own needs and well-earned freedom and independence.

Parenting is a job for which we receive no training, there is no selection process, no exams, and no need to apply for a permit. Yet, when you become a parent, you hold the life and the future of another human being in your hands. This title will add tremendously to any parent's repertoire of skills. Dealing with communication as one of the crucial aspects of interpersonal relationships, it will help you give your children the very best, considered upbringing that they can have. While we may have different cultural contexts, parenting has eternal principles and our children have the same needs, fears and hopes. Probably the greatest of these is the deepest need of us all: to know that we are both valuable and valued simply for being ourselves. From this perspective, Positive parenting looks at the following: What do you wish for your child? Providing structure for security; developing a good self-image in your child teaching your child about feelings and how to verbalise them; forming good relationships; loving your child just for being; having fun with your child. Spirituality positive parenting is an essential tool to help parents face the frightening and wonderful responsibility of being a parent in South Africa in the 21st century.

Children develop strong brain connections and feel happy when they learn how to control their bodies, manage big overwhelming feelings and develop their thinking skills. These important skills come more easily for some than for others - which also means that there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to parenting.

Filled with stories, examples and easy to understand analogies, Raising Happy Children will help you understand what is going on inside your child's developing body and brain as well as your child's true nature and how this affects the way he thinks, feels and behaves.

You'll also find lots of fun games you can play during your day-to-day interaction - crucial in the development of your child's ability to regulate his body and develop his thinking in the midst of big, overwhelming feelings. In this book, Lizanne also gives step-by-step ways to deal with some of the most common parenting struggles,as they relate to your unique child, such as: Meltdowns; Temper tantrums; Fears, anxieties and stress.

Once you understand your unique child, you'll be ready to set appropriate boundaries and put rituals and routines in place that will guarantee a calm, happy and deeply connected family.

Popular parenting expert Dr Laura Markham has garnered a large and loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child. However, as any parent of more than one child knows, it's challenging for even the most engaged parent to maintain harmony and a strong connection when competition, tempers, and irritation run high. In this highly anticipated guide, Dr Markham presents simple yet powerful ways to cut through the squabbling and foster a loving, supportive bond between siblings, while giving each child the vital connection that he or she needs. Calm Parents, Happy Siblings presents hands-on, research-based advice on: Creating deep connections with each one of your children, so that each truly believes that you couldn't possibly love anyone else more. Fostering a loving family culture that encourages laughter and minimizes fighting. Teaching your children healthy emotional self-management and conflict resolution skills - so that they can work things out with each other, get their own needs met and respect the needs of others. Helping your kids forge a close lifelong sibling bond, as well as the relationship skills they will need for a life of healthy friendships, work relationships, and eventually their own family bonds.

Ouers oraloor ervaar die stres en druk van die tienerjare wanneer selfs die gemoedelikste kinders oenskynlik in monsters ontaard. Hierdie titel rus ouers toe om die uitdagings eie aan tienerkinders die hoof te bied deur onder andere op die volgende te fokus: Dissipline as leiding, nie straf nie; Ontwikkelingsuitdagings van ouers en tieners; Luister - 'n noodsaaklike vaardigheid vir ouers; Algemene tienergedragskwessies; Selfone, rekenaars, PlayStations en ander tienerbykomstighede; Adolesssente seksualiteit; Ernstiger tienerkwessies soos alkohol en dwelms. Die donker kant van adolessensie - depressie, eetstoornisse en selfmoord.

For parents who didn’t grow up with smartphones but can’t let go of them now, expert advice on raising kids in our constantly connected world.

Most kids get their first smartphone at the same time that they’re experiencing major developmental changes. Making mistakes has always been a part of growing up, but how do parents help their kids navigate childhood and adolescence at a time when social media has the potential to magnify the consequences of those mistakes? Rather than spend all their time worrying about the worst-case scenario, readers get a bigger-picture understanding of their kids’ digital landscape.

Drawing on research and interviews with educators, psychologists, and kids themselves, Raising a Screen-Smart Kid offers practical advice on how parents can help their kids avoid the pitfalls and reap the benefits of the digital age by:

• using social media to enhance connection with friends and family, instead of following strangers and celebrities, which is a predictor of loneliness and depression
• finding online support and community for conditions such as depression and eating disorders, while avoiding potential triggers such as #Thinspiration Pinterest boards
• learning and developing life skills through technology–for example, by problem-solving in online games–while avoiding inappropriate content

Written by a public health expert and the creator of the popular blog Rants from Mommyland, this book shows parents how to help their kids navigate friendships, bullying, dating, self-esteem, and more online.

It will enable parents to guide their children comfortably into the world of mathematics, using everyday examples that present themselves amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life. And it requires no special knowledge or training; just a positive attitude and a sharpening of your interactions with your children to familiarise them with maths concepts through play.

Hierdie boek - geskryf deur 'n sielkundige wat nie net in nageboortelike distres (NGD) spesialiseer nie, maar ook daaraan gely het - draai nie doekies om nie. NGD kom al meer voor en daar word gereken dat tot een uit elke drie vroue daardeur geraak word. Dit kan enigeen tref, ongeag ouderdom, ras, en sosiale, ekonomiese en gondsdienstige agtergrond. Maar al is dit vernietigend en belemmerend, kan NGD oorkom word. Linda Lewis bemagtig haar lesers met pertinente inligting en wyse raad gebaseer op haar uitvoerige navorsing asook die leers van die talle vroue wat berading by haar ontvang het. Sy deel haar eie angswekkende ervaring van NGD met jou, met die kragtige boodskap: jy kan van NGD herstel. Leer hoe om: Die vreugde en lewenslus wat jy dink jy vir altyd verloor het, terug te kry; simptome te herken en te verstaan wat met jou gebeur; die skaamte en wanopvattings hok te slaan; langtermyn probleme te voorkom; en jou gevoelens aan jou geliefdes te verduidelik sodat hulle jou die onderskraging kan gee wat jy so nodig het om hierdie uitmergelende toestand te oorkom. Met sy hope positiewe voorstelle wat uit persoonlike ervaring gebore is, is hierdie boek waarlik 'n onmisbare hulpmiddel op die pad na herstel.

Written with profound empathy by a psychologist who not only specialises in PND but has herself suffered from it, this book tells it like it is. Postnatal distress is becoming more prevalent and it is estimated that one in three women may suffer from it. It knows no boundaries and affects women of all ages, religions, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. But although devastating and debilitating, PND can be overcome. Empowering her readers with pertinent information and wise counsel drawn from her own extensive research as well as the case files of the many women she has counselled, Linda Lewis takes them through the terrifying journey that was hers, and leaves them with a powerful message: you will recover. Learn how to: Bring back the joy and happiness you thought you have lost forever; recognise symptoms and gain an understanding of what is happening to you; beat the shame and misunderstanding; avoid long-term difficulties; explain your feelings to your loved ones so that they can give you the support you need to overcome this devastating condition. Filled with positive suggestions based on personal experience, this book is an indispensable tool for recovery.

Dit stel ouers in staat om van vroeg af en te midde van 'n druk lewe alledaagse geleenthede om hulle te gebruik om hul kleingoed gemaklik in die wereld van wiskunde in te lei. En dit verg geen spesiale kennis of opleiding van ouers nie; net 'n positiewe instelling en 'n opskerping van hulle interaksie met hul kleingoed om hulle al spelenderwys vertroud te maak met wiskundebegrippe.

Die skrywer, 'n raadgewer, bemagtig jou danksy jare se praktiese ervaring om jou kinders se angstigheid en gevoelens van onsekerheid te beperk en so doeltreffend moontlik die ewewig in jou gesin te hervestig. Sy gee praktiese riglyne oor die volgende aan die hand van talle gevallestudies uit haar omvangryke leers: Hoe, wanneer en waar om jou kinders op 'n ouderdomsgepaste en eerlike manier in te lig; Emosionele ondersteuning vir jou as ouer; Hoe om aktief te luister, woede te hanteer en duidelike, ferm en konsekwente grense daar te stel; Die regsaspekte van die nuwe Kinderwet wat die beste belange van die kind beklemtoon; Ooreenkomste vir gesamentlike ouerskap; Voortgesette verhoudings met uitgebreide familie en hoe om nuwe lewensmaats bekend te stel; Raad aan stiefouers en ouers wat nooit voor die skeiding getroud was nie.

Die eerste drie jaar van 'n kind se lewe is verreweg die belangrikste onwikkelingsjare omdat dit grondliggend is aan alle verdere ontwikkeling. Hierdie titel fokus op stimulering gedurende hierdie kritieke tydperk, en dek onder andere die volgende: Die leerproses volgens jou kind se potensiaal; 'n Stimulerende omgewing; brein-, sensoriese en motoriese ontwikkeling; liggaamsbeeld en selfbeeld; die ontwikkeling van spel; spraak- en taalontwikkeling; perseptuele en kognitiewe ontwikkeling; emosies; dissipline en probleemoplossing.

'Hugely warm, wise, hopeful and encouraging' Alain de Botton Every parent wants their child to be happy and every parent wants to avoid screwing them up. But how do you achieve that? In this absorbing, clever and funny book, renowned psychotherapist Philippa Perry tells us what really matters and what behaviour it is important to avoid - the vital dos and don'ts of parenting. Instead of mapping out the 'perfect' plan, Perry offers a big-picture look at the elements that lead to good parent-child relationships. This refreshing, judgement-free book will help you to: * Understand how your own upbringing may affect your parenting * Accept that you will make mistakes and learn what you can do about them * Break negative cycles and patterns * Handle your own and your child's feelings * Understand what different behaviours communicate Full of sage and sane advice, this is the book that every parent will want to read and every child will wish their parents had.

Ouerskap is 'n taak waarvoor ons geen opleiding kry nie, daar is nie 'n keurproses of eksamens nie, en geen permit word vereis nie. Tog hou jy die lewe en toekoms van 'n ander mens in jou hande wanneer jy 'n ouer word. Hierdie titel sal 'n reusebydrae lewer to elke ouer se ouerskapvaardighede. Dit fokus op kommunikasie as die kern van interpersoonlike verhoudings en sal jou help om jou kinders die beste moontlike, weloorwoe opvoeding te gee. Hoewel elke mens 'n unieke kulturele agtergrond het, is daar universele ouerskapbeginsels en het ons kinders dieselfde behoeftes, vrese en drome. Elkeen van ons se diepste behoefte is waarskynlik om te weet dat ons gekoester en waardevol geag word bloot op grond van onsself wees. Positiewe ouerskap kyk uit hierdie perspektief na die volgende: Wat is jou wense vir jou kind? Hoe struktuur geborgenheid meebring; 'n Goeie selfbeeld vir jou kind; Vorm goeie verhoudings; Onvoorwaardelike liefde; Hoe om pret te he met jou kind. Spiritualiteit positiewe ouerskap is 'n noodsaaklike gids om ouers te help om die wonderlike, maar veeleisende verantwoordelikheid van ouerskap in die 21ste eeu in Suid-Afrika met selfvertroue te hanteer.

In hierdie boek gee Anne Cawood, ouerskapkenner en self 'n ouma van etlike kleinkinders, wyse raad aan grootouers wat hierdie wonderlike lewensfase betree of reeds daar is, met haar uitgebreide praktyknotas as basis. Oupas en oumas speel 'n geweldige groot rol in die lewens van die nuwe generasie - hulle eie kinders sowel as hulle kleinkinders s'n. Selfs in die hedendaagse wereld van tegnologiese ontwikkeling, oombliklike kommunikasie en blitsreise, is daar eenvoudig niks wat die sorg, liefde en ondersteuning van die uitgebreide gesin kan vervang in die lewensiklus waar grootouers die allerbelangrike skakel tussen die verlede en die toekoms vergestalt nie. Hierdie boek is gemik op alle grootouers, of enigiemand wat hierdie uiters belangrike rol in 'n kind se lewe vervul. Dit bied leiding en ondersteuning om grootouers insig te gee in die lewens van kinders in die 21ste eeu, en bevat talle wenke en inligting oor waardevolle vaardighede en positiewe strategiee om hulle kleinkinders te hanteer en geniet. So kan hulle steeds betekenisvolle lewens lei wat aan hul eie behoeftes voldoen, en hulle welverdiende vryheid en onafhanklikheid koester.

Hierdie ideesboek bevat waardevolle raad en voorstelle vir ouers en versorgers wat wil seker maak dat hul kinders van kleins af lief is vir boeke - eers as babas, dan eerste lesers, laerskoollesers, die tusseninners en tieners. Bekende boekresensent Jay Heale verslind boeke en deel die kennis wat hy in 'n leeftyd van noue betrokkenheid by boeke opgedoen het met aansteeklike entoesiasme. Die boek sluit 'n skatkis van aanbevole boeke vir die boekrak in, met spesifieke verwysings na oorspronklike Afrikaanse boeke en stories deur Lona Gericke (afgetrede hoof van Bellville Openbare Biblioteek se kinderafdeling). Daar word ook deurgaans in die hoofteks voorbeelde gegee van spesifieke leesstof en klassieke keuses. Verder word boeke oor boeke en inligting oor biblioteke bespreek, asook elektroniese leesstof en die manier waarop tegnologie die manier waarop ons lees, beinvloed het.

This dip-in book of ideas contains invaluable advice and suggestions for parents and caregivers to ensure that their children develop a love of reading from a very young age - starting with babies, then first readers, primary readers, tweens and teens. An avid reader and book reviewer, Jay Heale shares knowledge gained in a lifetime of intimate involvement with books, with infectious enthusiasm. Included is a treasury of specially recommended books for your bookshelf, with several specific examples and classics introduced along the way. Also included are books about books, information on libraries, electronic reading material and the way in which technology has shaped the format in which we read, organisations such as IBBY and others focusing on books.