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New parents often do not feel prepared for their role and wish their baby would come with an instruction manual. Most parents want to parent well, regardless of the situation they find themselves in. With some insight into the reasons why their babies act the way they do, parents can tune in to their baby, find out what babies need, meet their needs well and enjoy parenting. My book, Tune In To Your Baby, aimed to enable expectant and new parents to enjoy raising happy and healthy infants without sacrificing their personal needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the trends among young adults in the workforce. Topics covered include the three circumstances on the rise when it came to hiring young adults, the role played by parenting and education in their behavior, and some strategies employers can use to create employee engagement and prevent employee exodus.

The article looks at the increased popularity of books in the parenting and child care category as of 2012. The high sales of the parenting memoirs "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua and "Bringing up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting" by Pamela Druckerman are noted. The variety of sub-topics upcoming parenting books discuss include attachment parenting, the parenting styles of other cultures, and bilingualism.

A programme of one-to-one nursing support for teenage mums has achieved great results and is set to expand, writes Jennifer Trueland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An early intervention programme for vulnerable families is giving mothers time to reflect on their style of parenting. Thelma Agnew reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article features speech language pathologist Kate Krings who created a program to give the babies of mothers at the Washington Corrections Center for Women strong social and emotional foundations. Topics covered include her effort to research details about the prison's residential parenting program, the opportunity for other inmates to apply to be caregivers and her conduct of a workshop on observe-wait-listen techniques.

The article offers insights for nurses into dealing with pediatric patients who are teething. Topics covered include the tendency for some infants to show signs of distress when teething, the warning for parents to avoid using unlicensed homeopathic teething tablets or gels for their children due to side effects such as seizures, lethargy and agitation, and the recommendation for nurses to advise parents to do self-care measures as part of initial management of teething.

The article evaluates the Born to Move National Health Service (NHS) application.

John is a 15-year-old British/Congolese boy who was at the top of the police risk matrix. He has a young mother and was responsible for a one-year crime spree following his father's absence from the country and his involvement with a new set of peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the results of the research study "Talking Parents, Healthy Teens," led by Mark Schuster of the Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts, which aimed to help parents and their teenage children talk about sex. The program consisted of eight weekly one-hour sessions of role play, videos, games and discussions in parents' workplaces.