Whether you're expecting your first or your fifth child, there is always something for you to learn to help make the change of life easier - for both you and the child/ren.  Just when you get on top of one phase of life, the next can hurtle issues you hadn't expected and may not be prepared for.

In this section, we've collated a list of parenting books that are most commonly available on the Australian market. Many of these books are a well-used source of parenting information and help.

The list is broken down into the following categories:
:: Fertility, Pregnancy and Birth
:: Breastfeeding
:: Sleeping and Settling
:: Feeding - starting solids and family recipe books plus cookbooks for kids
:: Toilet Training (see our Toilet Training Products category for reviews of products other than books)
:: General Parenting (babies through to teens)
:: Keeping Kids Active

Some of the authors retail their books direct to the public.  You can research more on these books on our Parenting Books page.

Have you read any of these books?  And what did you think?  Worth their weight in gold or not worth the paper they're printed on.  Share with us and other parents your thoughts.

(NB Print houses and authors regularly update and/or change the cover of their books.  We make every effort to keep the images in this section up-to-date but we appreciate your understanding when the cover image of the latest edition is perhaps not the cover image we have.  Please feel free to email us so that we can change the image)