INKJOY by Papermate

The Inkjoy pen made by Papermate is fun and enjoyable pen to use. At first we were impressed by the range of colours and the gorgeous orange one as well.

They write easily, smoothly and provide a comfortable triangular grip (good for little fingers) and not at all like the usual ballpoint, more like a roller ball action.

Fun to use, ideal for children and adults and at $4.49 for 10 great value.

WHAT TEENAGE GIRLS DON'T TELL THEIR PARENTS

by Michelle Mitchell
published by AAP Books
ISBN 9781921513770

As a parent you know that your child is not just another teenager struggling to grow up. She is your daughter. That in iitself makes her the most unique and important teenager in the world. But when your sweet little girl suddenly stops talking, won't do anything you tell her to do and starts dressing like she stepped out of a celebrity magazine, you start wondering what went wrong.

The author, Michelle Mitchell established the charity Youth Excel in 2000 which is devoted to working with teenagers from all walks of life to ensure they reach their full potential.Michelle has spent the last 10 days listening and talking with teeenage agirls about their lives, loves, hates and hopes. In this book she reveals that it's what your daughter isn't telling you rather than that we she does tells you that matters.

RAISING COMPETENT CHILDREN

THE HOME THERAPIST

by Jesper Juul
Published by Rockpool Publishing
ISBN 9781921878763
RRP$24.99

International parenting authority Jesper Juul believes that today's families are at an exciting crossroad.

The traditional authoritarian parenting style based on obedience and conformity that governs families is being transformed. In his internationally best-selling book Raising Competent Children to be released in July, Jesper shows readers how to embrace a new set of values, based on the assumption that families must instead be built on dignity and reciprocity between the parent and child. Jesper says that as parents we must work on listening to and learning from our children.

Filled with examples from everyday life, this is a must-read for all parents and parents to be.

by Dr John Barletta and Jan Bond
Published by Australian Academic Press
ISBN 97811921513916
RRP$54.95

This unique, easy-to-read book is a practical guide to over 130 psychological issues arranged into short overview chapters. It is a self-help manual and an educational resource, featuring expert opinon from a range of experienced professionals. It has helpful tips that can be used for self-care, as an addition to therapy, or in the support of others. It can also be used by doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, counsellors and life coaches for their own continuing development.

NEW AGE NANAS

Who You Are Is What You Do

by Doreen Rosenthal & Susan Moore
Published by Big Sky Publishing
ISBN97819219412
RRP$29.99

Being a grandmother in the 21st Century is the theme to New Age Nanas. Over 1,000 women (aged between 34 - 92 years) were interviewed by Doreen Rosenthal, retirered phsycologist, grandmother of seven and Susan Moore, university researcher, mother, step-mother, with three grandchildren. They say that there is no question that being a grandmother can be a fulfilling role. The authors address the question for grandmothers who are not ready the for role. How relationships change, the relationships with children's spouses They address the conflicting ideas of what to do as a grandmother, the different roles that grandmothers have and there are useful "Nana know-how" sections throughout the book. A useful book and good gift.

by Heather McAllister
Published by Wilkins Farago
ISBN 978080607024
RRP$29.99

For many teenagers making career decisions can be a very stressful experience. Some struggle to find a sense of purpose or direction about what job they want to pursue, and often feel pressure from their peers, parents and themselves.

In the new release, Who You Are Is What You Do, author and counsellor specialising in life-direction guidance for teenagers and adults, Heather McAllister has created a practical and visual workbook designed to help teenagers make career decisions based upon their own unique strengths, interests and values.

Heather shows that by aligning these values with potential careers, students are empowered to pursue occupations that will provide them with the personal fulfilment they need to succeed.

Look out for the article soon-to-published on career choices comng up in schooldaysmagazine.com introduced by Heather McAllister.

ASSESSING NEUROMOTOR READINESS FOR LEARNING
 

UNDERNEATH THE LEMON TREE

by Sally Goddard Blythe
Published by Wiley Blackwell
ISBN is:978-1-119-97068-2
RRP is £60.00

Based on programmes developed by Sally Goddard Blythe.

Neuromotor readiness describes a range of physical skills including integration of infant reflexes and control of balance, posture and coordination, which are essential to support the ability to sit still, coordinate the hand and eyes when writing, control the eye movements needed for reading and aligning columns correctly in arithmetic, and the body coordination involved in playground activities and physical education.

by Mark Rice Oxley
Published by Hachette
ISBN 9781408703786
RRP$32.00

I heard the author interviewed on the BBC Radio 2's, Jeremy Vine show and thought this book could be of interest to readers. It's a very poignant story of a stressed dad, who on the surface had everything going for him. Good marriage, two young children, good job, etc. But then his world crumbled - on the approach of his 40th birthday culminating while on a cruise on the River Thames. This stressful life had taken over. Many men suffer from depression, but few men would talk to their doctor about this sort of problem. In the radio interview I heard how he relayed his months of anguish and a year lost, but fortuantely managed to recover and wrote this book to help other men.