Illnesses And Health Problems

This section includes titles on diabetes, asthma, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, sensory disabilities and cancer.

Kids Health Bookshop Click here to take Bandaged Bear's tour of Kids Health. Kids Health is the information and resource centre of The Children's Hospital at Westmead. We have a wide range of publications and fact sheets for parents, children, professionals and the community in general. Files are also kept on many aspects of child health and safety. Our services include mail/telephone/fax/email orders for publications, telephone enquiries on health and safety issues, as well as photocopy facilities that allow our resources and reference books to be used as research material. The Kids Health reference library publications are also available to borrow. All publications available in the bookshop have been reviewed by a relevant hospital staff member. All profits go towards The Children's Hospital at Westmead. Illnesses And Health Problems Head and Brain Injury Disabilities Premature Babies Pregnancy And Birth Baby And Child Health Parenting - Baby And Child Nutrition Puberty And Sexualtiy Parenting - Adolescents Learning Difficulties Mental Health Hospitalisation Relaxation Grief Burn Injury Safety Our Hospital's Publications Publications For Professionals Order Form Please fax your order to (02) 9845 3562. Tip: Hover your mouse cursor over the title of each book for a description and photo of the cover.
Raising Difficult Children (4th Edition)	Dr Peter Powell and Brenda Inglis-Powell	$27.95

Head and Brain Injury

Resources on head and brain injury for parents, carers and professionals.

Title	Author	Price
Head Injury - The Facts	D. Gronwall, P. Wrightson and P. Waddell	$32.95
Moving On: Changes And Challenges - Video 2	Brain Injury Dept. RAHC	$17.55
Sexuality And Acquired Brain Injury In Children And Adolescents	Brain Injury Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead	$15.40

Disabilities

This section lists titles for parents and carers on disabilities, including general information, siblings and other people's insensitivities.

Title	Author	Price
Facing The Crowd	D. Fullwood and P. Cronin	$15.95
It Isn't Fair: Siblings Of Children With Disabilities	S. Klein and M. Schleifer	$36.25
Life With A Difference: Audio Tape or CD (Please specify choice when ordering)	Produced and edited by Michael Norton	$5.50
Managing Problem Behaviours	Susan Dodd	$32.00
Raising A Child Who Has A Physical Disability	Donna G. Albrecht	$25.25
Siblings	Kate Strohm	$27.50
Steps To Independence	L. Baker and J. Brightman	$57.00

Premature Babies

Listed here is a range of recommended readings for parents and carers of premature babies.

Title	Author	Price
Come Home Soon Colouring And Activity Book	Nepean Hospital Neonatology	$4.40
Handling Your Prematurely Born Baby	Kym Morris M Phty	$14.25
Hold Me	Brown, J. Pickering	$3.30
My Special Start	B. Flushman	$10.65
Premature Babies - A Guide For Parents	Dr W. H. Kitchen, Dr. M. M. Ryan, Dr A. L. Richards and Dr. L. W. Doyles	$24.95
Understanding My Signals	B. Hussey	$6.50

Pregnancy And Birth

Here you will find books about your growing baby and childbirth. Post-partum depression titles are also listed in this section. If it's breastfeeding information that you are looking for please refer to the nutrition section of the booklist.

Title	Author	Price
Face To Face With Childbirth	Julia Sundin	$21.95

Baby And Child Health

A collection of reference resources covering the A to Z of child health.

Title	Author	Price
Baby & Child Health	Dr Jane Collins and Professor Kim Oates	$29.95
Paediatric Dentistry	Richard Widmer and Gerald Wright	$5.50
The Complete Parenting Guide - Caring For Your Child From Toddler To Teenager	A publication from The Children's Hospital at Westmead (2005)	$29.95
Your Child's Health	Professor Frank Oberklaid and Dr Leah Kaminsky	$35.00

Parenting - Baby And Child

All titles listed are recommended by professionals to help parents and carers with baby and child parenting, development and behaviour, sleep problems, play, toddlers and toilet training.

Title	Author	Price
A Year Of Fun Just For Fives	Theodosia Spewock	$12.05
Angry Kids Frustrated Parents	Terry L. Hyland and Jerry David, Ph.D.	$24.95
Baby Love	Robin Barker	$35.00
Back Off Bully	Mark Dobson	$17.95
Bedtime	Ladybird	$3.85
Beyond Toddlerdom	Dr Christopher Green	$27.95
Beyond Toddlerdom Tips	Dr Christopher Green	$14.95
Bully Blocking	Evelyn M. Field	$24.95
Developmental Delay	Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne	$7.15
Easy Toilet Training	Dr Janet Hall	$16.95
Every Parent	Matthew R. Sanders PhD	$35.00
Everyone's Got A Bottom	Tess Rowley	$16.00
Fight-Free Families	Dr Janet Hall	$14.95
From Birth To Five Years	Revised and Updated by Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill	$32.00
Getting Home Safe - Video	NAPCAN	$12.50
How You Can Be Boss Of Bedtime	Dr. Janet Hall	$16.95
How You Can Be Boss Of The Bladder	Dr Janet Hall	$17.95
Infant Massage	Vimala McClure	$29.95
Is Your Child Ready For School ?	Dr Sandra Heriot and Dr Ivan Beale	$19.95
Keys To Becoming A Father	Willam Sears, M.D.	$18.65
More Secrets Of Happy Children	Steve Biddulph	$24.95
Parenting By Heart	Pinky McKay	$24.95
Parenting Posters (Set of 4) (Click here to view)	Kids Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead	$10.00
Play With A Purpose For Under Sevens	Elizabeth Matterson	$26.95
Preventing Childhood Eating Problems	Jane R. Hirschmann and Lela Zaphiropoulos	$21.95
Putting Time To Bed	A Creative Well Project	$10.00
Raising Adopted Children	Lois Ruskai Melina	$25.25
Raising Boys	Steve Biddulph	$24.95
Safe At Home - Video	NAPCAN	$12.50
Sleep for Baby And Family	Norma Tracey, Beulah Warren and Lorraine Rose	$10.00
So Now You're A Grandparent	Dr Kim Oates	$24.95
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems	Richard Ferber	$21.95
Teaching Your Child The Language Of Social Success	Marshall P. Duke PhD, S. Nowicki Jr., PhD, Elisabeth A. Martin, M.Ed	$20.70
The Mighty Toddler	Robyn Barker	$35.00
Three Golden Rainbows	Stephanie Claire and Salvatore Zofrea	$13.75
Toddler Taming	Dr Christopher Green	$27.95
Toddler Taming Tips	Dr Christopher Green	$14.95
Touchpoints (3 to 6) - Your Child's Emotional and Behavioural Development	Terry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow	$25.95
Touchpoints (Birth to 3)	T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. (revised with Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D.)	$32.00
Watch Me, I Can Do It	Neralie Cocks	$18.65
Your Child From One To Ten	Peter Bowler and Pam Linke	$22.00
Your Child's Fitness	Susan Kalish	$27.45
Your Child's Self Esteem	Dorothy Corkhille Briggs	$29.95
Your Social Baby	Lynne Murray and Liz Andrews	$49.95

Nutrition

This section contains publications dealing with breastfeeding, nutrition for children and families, as well as eating disorders.

Title	Author	Price
Baby & Toddler Meals	Robin Barker	$25.95
Breastfeeding With Confidence	Sue Cox	$22.95
Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby	Australian Breastfeeding Association	$5.50
Healthy Start for Kids (2 book set)	Focus Publishing (in conjunction with Dr Louise Baur - the Children's Hospital at Westmead's weight management clinic)	$19.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 1 (The First Year)	Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed	$24.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 2 (Toddler To Preschooler)	Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed	$22.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 3 (School-Age To Teenage)	Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed	$22.95
Start Them Right . . . a parent's guide to healthy eating for under fives	Eat Well Tasmania	$3.50

Puberty And Sexualtiy

Every parent's essential topic - dealing with sexuality and puberty. Books suitable for both children and adults.

Title	Author	Price
Precocious Puberty - Information For Families	L. Kelly, J. Hansen, G. Chapler, and J. Cook	$3.30
Puberty Boy	Geoff Price	$26.95
Puberty Girl	Shushann Movsessian	$26.95
The Puberty Book	Wendy Darvill and Kelsey Powell	$19.95
Unzipped	Bronwyn Donaghy	$22.95
What's Happening To Me?	Peter Mayle	$14.95
Where Did I Come From	Peter Mayle	$14.95

Parenting - Adolescents

Discover the range of publications that cover aspects of parenting, self-esteem and communication for parents and carers of adolescents.

Title	Author	Price
ALIGHT Journal	Alison Jane Rice	$38.50
What To Do When Your Children Turn Into Teenagers	Dr D. Bennett and Dr Leanne Rowe	$34.95
You Can't Make Me	Dr D. Bennett and Dr Leanne Rowe	$19.95

Learning Difficulties

Here you will find a comprehensive range of titles on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Aspergers and Dyslexia, as well as communication and motor skill development.

Title	Author	Price
Asperger Syndrome - A Guide For Parents And Professionals	Tony Attwood	$34.95
Asperger Syndrome - Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome - A User Guide to Adolescence	Luke Jackson	$35.95
Attention Deficit - ADHD Recognition Reality and Resolution	Geoffrey Kewley	$39.95
Attention Deficit - My Brother's A World Class Pain (Usually $18.10)	Michael Gordon PhD	$12.95
Attention Deficit - Parent's Guide To Attention Deficit Disorders (2nd Edition)	Stephen B. McCarney and Angela Marie Bauer	$45.00
Attention Deficit - Putting On The Brakes	Dr P. Quinn and Dr J. Stern	$18.95
Attention Deficit - Understanding ADHD	Dr Christopher Green and Dr Kit Chee	$29.95
Attention Deficit - You And Your ADD Child	Ian Wallace	$22.95
Autism - Children With Autism	Edited by Michael Powers, Psy.D.	$25.00
Autism - Everybody Is Different	Fiona Bleach	$12.95
Autism - Keys To Parenting The Child With Autism	M. T. Brill	$10.95
Autism - Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum	Julia Moor	$36.95
Autism - Russell Is Extra Special	Charles A. Amenta III, MD	$18.95
Dyslexia - The Facts (Second Edition)	Mark Selikowitz	$32.95

Mental Health

A range of resources on fears and phobias including Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive and Schizophrenia.

Title	Author	Price
Cool Kids Program	H Lyneham, M Abbott, A. Wignall & R. Rapee (MUARU)	$35.00
Facing Food	Dr Melissa Kang	$4.95
Helicopter Man	Elizabeth Fensham	$14.95
Helping your Anxious Child	Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., Susan H. Spence, Ph.D., Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D. and Ann Wignall, M. Psych.	$29.95
Postpartum Depression And Anxiety	Pacific Post Partum Support Society	$19.75
The Deepening Shade	Barbara M. Sourkes	$35.95
The Panic Book	Neil Phillips	$16.50
The Secret Problem	Chris Wever	$16.50

Hospitalisation

A collection of resources to help prepare yourself and your child for a visit or stay at our hospital.

Title	Author	Price
Dr Toby	Andrew Pattison	$8.75
Lachlan Goes To Hospital	Compiled Recreational Therapy Dept. - Royal Alexandra Hospital For Children	$4.40
Little Tree	Joyce C. Mills	$19.95
What About Me ?	George Vlamakis and illustrated by Elise Hurst	$15.95

Relaxation

Explore the health benefits of relaxation, yoga and imagination for your child.

Title	Author	Price
Adam's Garden	Isabel Tuck	$14.95
KindaYoga DVD	Chris Kummer N.D.	$15.00
Let's Imagine - A Bush Adventure CD	Isabel and David Andrews (Narrated by Verity James)	$25.00
Let's Imagine - Tranquility CD	Paul Reynolds	$25.00
Let's Imagine-- A World Of Fun And Fantasy	Verity James and Allan Symonds	$25.00
Moonbeam - A Book Of Meditations For Children	Maureen Garth	$19.95
Music For Dreaming - CD	Sound Impressions	$29.95
Music For Dreaming II CD	Sound Impressions	$29.95
Starbright - Meditations For Children	Maureen Garth	$22.95

Grief

A range of titles to provide assistance in dealing with death and grief - books for children, adolescents and families.

Title	Author	Price
Anna's Story	Bronwyn Donaghy	$24.95
Can I Take My Panda Daddy ?	Greg Crooks	$24.95
Coping With Grief	Mal McKissock	$11.95
Grieving For My Baby	Patricia Rasker	$20.00
In The Shadow Of Illness: Parents And Siblings Of The Chronically Ill Child	Myra Bluebond-Langer	$39.95
Leaving Early	Bronwyn Donaghy	$26.95
Something I've Never Felt Before - How Teenagers Cope With Grief