So your best friend has just become a Dad? Or, your sister is Mom but she really doesn’t know squat about being one? Or you’re fed-up of nagging at your spouse on how to be a more involved parent? Well perhaps, these books as Christmas gifts will direct them the right way!

Mommy Rescue Guide: Twins, Triplets, and More

Mummy Rescue Guide: Twins, Triplets, and More by Lifesaving Techniques and Advice for Surviving Life with Multiples by Pamela Fierro

“Mommy Rescue Guide: Twins, Triplets, and More” will give new mothers the essential and basic information about the multiple birth reality. The clear and concise format of this book will offer relief when new mothers need it most. Covering all aspects of pregnancy, birth, and coming home, this book is comprehensive yet to the point. Complete with a helpful progress chart to track your newborns’ progress, this book is every mother’s saving grace.

Appropriate For: Mums-to-be who are expecting twins/triplets or more

Where to Buy: Kinokuniya

How Much: $24.94

Mommy Rescue Guide Baby’s First Year

Mommy Rescue Guide Baby’s First Year: Lifesaving Techniques and Advice to Enjoy the First 12 Months by Tekla S. Nee

Whether Mum reads this practical and prescriptive book from cover to cover, or quickly flips to the table of contents for help in a hurry, she will not be disappointed. With help from this book, new mothers will not only get through the first year – they will be able to enjoy it too! Sections include breastfeeding versus bottlefeeding; remedies for teething, diaper rash, and other common problems; safe baby toys and games to play with a newborn; basic food preparation; food allergies; and travel with babies.

Appropriate For: New mums

Where to Buy: Kinokuniya

How Much: $ $19.16

The Rules of Parenting

The Rules of Parenting by Richard Templar

In the style of his earlier books The Rules of Life, The Rules of Work, The Rules of Love, and more, Richard Templar tackles the sensitive subject of being a successful parent.

The Rules of Parenting includes 100 rules in ten subsets (about two pages for each rule) for raising happy and confident children whilst being a more effective parent.

Appropriate For: Mums/Dads of young children

Where to Buy: Popular Bookstore

How Much: $ $34.78

Sleepeasy Solution

Sleepeasy Solution : The Exhausted Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep by Jennifer Waldburger

Two experts who are helping Hollywood’s A-list babies get their Zzzz’s, share the no-fail, family-friendly method for millions of sleep-deprived moms and dads. The Sleepeasy Solution gives parents the same key ingredients for getting your baby to sleep that was previously offered only to private sleep consultations–a customized sleep schedule; clear, step-by-step instructions; and plenty of emotional support as your child learns.

Appropriate For: Sleep-deprived parents

Where to Buy: Kinokuniya

How Much: $29.95

Dirty Little Secrets

Dirty Little Secrets from Otherwise Perfect Moms by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile

Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn’t take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they hadn’t told anyone else.

Cringe-worthy moments (“I bit my daughter’s finger trying to steal a bite of her cookie.”) meet real insights (“I love my kids but I didn’t always. It took time to fall in love with them.”). These are the private thoughts that every mom has—and every mom can relate to.

Appropriate For: Moms-to-be, moms or grandmoms

Where to Buy: Kinokuniya

How Much: $21.86

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