Motherhood category: 1477 books
by Amy Sprenger
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
From the author of the award-winning blog Snarky Mommy comes a book that will make every woman who has ever been pregnant pee with laughter (not that that’s hard). Wearing her highest heels and hottest pregnancy jeans, Amy Sprenger marches into her doctor’s office, beverage in hand, ready to finally...
Text Me, Love Mom
Two Girls, Two Boys, One Empty Nest
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
In an age where our kids are helicopter parented and bubble wrapped, this mother of four isn't looking forward to her four talented, artistic children leaving the family home. Bubble after protective bubble bursts as her troupe queues up and flies off to distant places. Candace Allan attempts to iparent...
Breastfeeding and Culture
Discourses and Representation
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
For myriad reasons, breastfeeding is a fraught issue among mothers in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, and breastfeeding advocacy in particular remains a source of contention for feminist scholars and activists. Breastfeeding raises many important concerns surrounding gendered embodiment,...
by Stephanie Golden
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Why do so many women feel obliged to put other people's needs first, even when they don't want to? The self-sacrificing impulse comes from women's history, not their nature, says Stephanie Golden.
Drawing on interviews with experts and a diverse group of women, plus extensive scholarship, Golden traces...
French Twist
An American Mom's Experiment in Parisian Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Adventures in Franco-inspired American parenting—a winning mix of witty cross-cultural observation, hilariously blunt French wisdom, and one American mom’s journey to create her own hybrid parenting approach
“If there is no blood, don’t get up.” This single nugget of parenting gold,...
Searching for Mary Poppins
Women Write About the Relationship Between Mothers and Nannies
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2007
With wit, sensitivity, and unflinching honesty, Searching for Mary Poppins brings together twenty-five of today’s leading woman writers—including Marisa de los Santos, Susan Cheever, Joyce Maynard, and Jacquelyn Mitchard—to explore the emotional minefield of mother-nanny relationships. From...
Speedy Relief For Baby Colic
Really Helpful Suggestions For Colic Remedies That Give Instant Colic Relief To Colic Babies So Your Baby Can Finally Stop Crying, Stop Being Fussy And Fall Sound Asleep
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
When a baby has too much gas in his stomach he feels pain and discomfort. This is the reason why a colicky baby never stops crying even during the daytime. Baby’s crying is his way to communicate his pain. The gas in his stomach irritates him, he cannot get uninterrupted sleep and therefore needs...
How To Say It (R) To Girls
Communicating with Your Growing Daughter
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2004
The expert guide to girl talk.
How to Say It(r) to Girls provides a wellspring of practical advice for parents on how to broach uncomfortable subjects with girls of all ages, or how to simply open the lines of communication. This book offers concrete words, phrases, and sample dialogues to help parents figure out what to say and how best to say it.
by Patricia Wedeking
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust is a twister which with a little imagination can give an insight into our world.
The Eyes of a Child tells a story of a child growing up. It is unique in that it is the story from a childs perspective.
Revolutionary Mothering
Love on the Front Lines
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
An anthology that gives access to the voices of mothers of color and marginalized mothers Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Frontlines is an anthology that centers mothers of color and marginalized mothers' voices—women who are in a world of necessary transformation. The challenges faced by...
Tales from the Crib
Adventures of an Over-sharing, Stressed-Out, Modern-Day Mom
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Tales from the Crib will make all parental units feel better about themselves-no vegetables required.
Let’s be honest. Nobody wants to sit next to that chipper mom at playgroup who knows everything. Please. You want to plop down by the mom who’s just as clueless and cranky as you are and...
by Albertine Williams
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017
Empty Womb is my personal testimony of my life as I suffered with the emotional pain and mental anguish of infertility. I open this part of my life to share my thoughts, feelings, journal and poetry as my heart searched for answers from God until the day I was able to release my desire to Him and ultimately receive that desire to hold in my arms!
by Stephanie Fritz
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Essential Oils for Pregnancy, Birth & Babies is a reference guide written to educate, inspire and empower pregnant women or anyone assisting them, including midwives and doulas.
“This book is a must-have for individuals and families that want a concise, thorough, and heartfelt reference...
Cut, Stapled, and Mended
When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
At least you and the baby are healthy.”
That’s what they said when they handed him to me. And they were right. Why then, so long after my body has healed, do I still feel broken? A whisper inside of me insists: Birth is more than a means to a baby. There was something I was supposed to...