Books published by Metz Press

The essential guide to confident parenting in your baby's first year.Parenting experts and co-authors of the Sense-series books, Meg Faure (OT) and Ann Richardson (Registered Nurse and Midwife) bring you the updated and expanded third edition of their highly acclaimed practical guide to parenting in the first year.This book is referred to by parents everywhere as "The Baby Bible" and it's not hard to see why it has become a best-loved parenting book. Baby Sense gently and practically covers the most common concerns of parents in their baby's first year:• Why is my baby crying?• How to get my baby to sleep well• How to meet my baby's nutritional needs from breastfeeding to solids• How and when to stimulate my baby for optimal developmentThis edition of Baby Sense is sure to hold the same appeal for parents as the revised content will enhance the ways they respond to their baby's sensory needs in a sense-able manner.

Offers practical solutions for the common issues of infancy. This title focuses on the three most common concerns of parents in their baby's first year: Why is my baby crying? How can I get my baby to sleep well? How can I enhance my baby's development?

Learn about paper, colouring materials, colour mixing and basic and advanced colouring techniques.

Ditch your glitch is true to Kate's well-loved style of being honest, authentic, inspirational and compassionate. Her unique process of step in, step up and step out into the world helps you shift gears exponentially to find a new way forward to shine your light. It's filled with snippets of her own fascinating life story and interwoven with success stories from brave clients who faced their glitch. This book takes you on a powerful yet practical journey to the self, through deep, inner exploration and transformation so that you can heed her call to live a life of magnificence. *; Discover five glitches and identify what's tripping you up *; Follow 21 easy steps to get jiggy with your goals*; Liberate yourself through the ';potato' exercise *; Take responsibility and finally stop the blame game*; Ditch sabotaging self-limiting beliefs*; Stop letting your fear be bigger than you*; Set ballsy boundaries once and for all*; Let go of emotional baggage to unleash energy*; Boost your bucket before you kick the bucket Are you ready to ditch your glitch? ';This book is a revolutionary eye opener into where I am right now, what needs to be addressed, how to shift change and, more importantly, how to ensure a continuity of growth.' Janine Starkey, House of Janine

Having helped thousands of clients with her unique programmes, Kate Emmerson, the Quick Shift Deva, now shares her enthusiasm for and expertise in clearing clutter at all levels with you. Her life and work motto is to LIVE LIGHT, LIVE LARGE and this book tells you how to follow suit. Let her inspire you with her in-depth understanding of the psychology of clutter and how it keeps you from living the life you are destined to live NOW. *; Understand the full spectrum of clutter through an empowering definition.*; Learn how the three aspects of clutter intertwine to hold each other hostage.*; Face up to the reality of your current clutter without shame or blame.*; Understand how clutter stops you from moving forward and LIVING LARGE.*; Face your personal sabotage system and why you really have clutter.*; Accurately calculate the monetary cost of your clutter.*; Practically shift your clutter following Kate's 28-day step-by-step process.*; Stay motivated to tackle the overwhelm associated with clutter.*; Learn simple tricks, tools and systems to stay in charge going forward. Praise for Clear your clutter ';Kate shares immediate, doable, straight forward tips on how to liberate your life and yourself from being controlled and restricted by too much stuff, around you and inside you!'Dorianne Cara Weil | ';Dr. D' Radio and TV Talk Show Host';The fantastic balance of useful information, anecdotes and straightforward easy to follow practical guidelines ensures the reader will follow the processes through to the end and achieve an enhanced life, as a result.' Dr. Colin La Grange';Kate's approachable, direct and conversational style is inviting and like a friend, she guides the reader through every phase, gently and sometimes firmly leading the way to a lighter and more expansive space.'Bonita Nuttall | TV host and keynote speaker ';This is the BEST book on clutter clearing I have ever read. ... Simply brilliant, brilliantly simple. I love it!'Fiona Harrold | author, life coach ';The bible says its more blessed to give than to receive, yet we still find ourselves in a world obsessed with having ';more' which makes Kate's no quibble approach to clutter, all the more refreshing - not to mention practical proof that less is more.'Dr Michael Mol | Executive Producer ';If you have ever had any kind of resistance to keeping your space exactly that, a space, then Kate's words will brightly and swiftly sweep you up. Her clarity and practical tools will liberate your body, mind, heart and house from what stops, blocks and hinders you in life.'Tiamara Williams | President Inspiring Lives Global Change Maker, TV host, Author

Pregnancy is a journey like no other. It is the start of a new human life. It is also the birth of a mother who, over nine months, changes in every possible way - physically, emotionally and socially. Reading Pregnancy Sense will reduce the anxiety that may stem from the unknown and help you make your choices with insight and flexibility.

A wide variety of printing techniques and practical, beautiful projects that don't require a press or any expertise.

Uncertain of what to eat in pregnancy or while breast-feeding? Challenges with breast or bottle feeding? Or just looking for practical guidelines on introducing solids? Whether you have a fussy eater or an allergic baby, Feeding Sense prepares you for the road ahead and guides you through all your baby's feeding milestones.

Parenting in the 21st century is easy and exciting, yet challenging and demanding. We now know more about how our children's brains develop than we've ever known before and this has profound implications for how we raise our children.

Through knowledge and understanding parents can guide their children, helping them to become balanced adults and confident members of society. The first three years of a child's life are the most significant, as they are fundamental to all further development. This book focuses on the development during those early years.