Parenting

 “He is at that age where he is obstinate about everything,” we parents can sigh in exasperation when our child becomes difficult, obstinate or angry, indeed generally impossible. As if there was just one single age! In fact, life consists of ma ...

How can I get my 7-year-old to come to the kitchen when TV-games distract him? What should I do when the children consistently refuse to eat something that has the slightest resemblance to a vegetable? What do I do when the stress around eating just ...

Nowadays, many parents are in a hurry and they want quick answers to quick questions. It is easy to be tempted to make use of simple methods. In her book about parenting, Ingegärd Gavelin writes about how our stress, worry and strong feelings can ris ...

When you are at work, you feel as if you ought to be with the children. When you are at home, you feel you really ought to work a bit more. Many parents have a bad conscience about things great and small; they don’t think they are good enough as pare ...

Children are fussy, they won’t eat just anything. Every parent knows that. As does cook Karolina Sparring. She went from being a successful restaurant-owner to an ‘unsuccessful’ cook at a nursery school. Not even her own children wanted to eat the fo ...

49 crazy solutions for the problems of everyday life with kids. What is wrong with eating cream cakes on the way to nursery school? Or why not pay some teenagers to go walking with the pram so that you can finally get some sleep? To dare to ‘do the ...

Växa – inte lyda is about a child’s right to be a unique individual, and how we – as parents – can learn to understand, encourage and support children in this. This book deals with everyday situations, and after describing each one we can read how to ...

This large book is a comprehensive and very modern guide that ought to be in every family home where there are children.When Your Children Are Sick is on the one hand a traditional medical book about children with an exclusive table of symptoms and d ...

A book full of inspiring tips for babysitters. This isn’t just meant for grandparents helping out, but for all those who at some time or other help with babysitting and can’t think of anything that is more fun than reading a story or watching childre ...

The well-known family therapist Jesper Juul has coached Swedish families for the first time. Now, his good advice is coming in a book where he helps families who have young children to find a way of dealing with the everyday chaos that many of them f ...

Giving birth and becoming a parent are a great challenge, physically as well as emotionally. Childbirth – A Guide explains how you can prepare yourself for childbirth and how you work your way through the delivery. It describes how your body function ...

Pregnant women who do yoga exercises feel healthier, and more often manage to avoid those common pregnancy problems such as swollen legs, varicose veins, backache, pelvic girdle pain and high blood pressure. Yoga also gives you a sense of calm and in ...

When new life starts to grow in your womb, lots of questions crop up – not least about what to eat. What is good food during pregnancy? What can you eat, and how much? Eating During Pregnancy contains simple recipes which will inspire you to eat hea ...

During your baby’s first year, a lot happens – not only in development but also with food. After having been breast-fed or bottle-fed your baby will now learn to eat with the rest of the family, starting with portions to taste and purees and mashes. ...

Knowledge, insight and warmth... Kristina Hofsten and Lena Lidbeck are in a class of their own when it comes to describing what it’s like for new parents. Stora boken om barn/The Big Book about Children was first published ten years ago, and lots has ...

Nowadays a large number of children and young people are active in riding sports, training and competing at riding schools or on their own with a coach. Behind these children and teenagers there is an even larger group of parents and other supporters ...