Motherhood category: 1477 books
The Birth of the Modern Mum
A new mothers no nonsense guide to looking after herself in baby's first year
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
So much of modern motherhood is targeted at looking good even when you feel crap and making your baby look good even though he or she won’t settle or feed or stop crying, all in the shortest time frame possible. The Miranda Kerr and Heidi Klums of the world make it look easy; have a baby and get...
Motherhood Smotherhood
Fighting Back Against the Lactivists, Mompetitions, Germophobes, and So-Called Experts Who Are Driving Us Crazy
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
What’s the first thing a woman does when she thinks she might be pregnant? She Googles. And it goes downhill from there. While the internet is full of calming and cheerily supportive articles, it’s also littered with hyper-judgmental message boards and heaps of contradictory and scolding information....
Momfidence!
An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2010
Lose the Guilt, Love Your Instincts
If the latest “breakthrough” child-development theory, parenting technique, or child-appropriate diet makes you worry or groan (or just want to lie down for a nap), it’s time to make way for Momfidence! Paula Spencer, parenting expert and mother of...
The Milk Memos
How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies-and How You Can, Too
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
This one-of-a-kind guide to balancing motherhood and work is based on actual journals kept by a group of IBM women during their visits to the company's employee lactation room.
It all began when IBM manager Cate Colburn-Smith sat down in the company's employee lactation room, shed a few silent...
Mojo Mom
Nurturing Your Self While Raising a Family
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Read Amy Tiemann's posts on the Penguin Blog.
MOJO MOM helps you answer the question, "Who Am I Now that I'm A Mom?"
What is Mommy Mojo? It's the feeling you get when you're a parent at the top of your game, juggling the kids and the many facets of life, and keeping your own needs in...
Life Without Baby Workbook 2
Getting Through the Grief of Childlessness
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
“I’m sorry for your loss.”
This simple phrase is something few of us hear when we say goodbye to our plans and dreams of motherhood. It leaves us feeling isolated and uncertain of what to do with the enormous sense of grief we feel. We wonder if we even have the right to mourn something...
by Karen Rutherford
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
This is the story of my soggy transition from single motherhood to what I guess is the hereafter. I call this change of life Post-Single Motherhood (PSM). It is that time in a single mom’s life when her children are leaving home. I hope this book is a comfort to another mother going through this...
Sleep Deprived No More
From Pregnancy to Early Motherhood-Helping You and Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2007
Although there are many books on getting baby to sleep, Sleep Deprived No More focuses on someone else who isn't getting any rest - the mom! Organized trimester by trimester both during and after pregnancy, this guide is straightforward, accessibly written, and easy to navigate so moms can quickly...
Motherhood, Poverty, and the WIC Program in Urban America
Life Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
The study presented here is one of urban poverty, household survival, and social institutions that both enable and control the decision-making of poor women in America. First and foremost, it is about a public health program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children,...
by Sylvia Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
So, you have just found out that you are pregnant and expecting a newborn baby? Wonderful!
In a few months, you will meet the little angel that will become the center of your whole world. You are about to embark on a unique adventure, which will transform not only your body but also your...
Ketchup Is a Vegetable
And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
If you don't have anything nice to say about motherhood, then… read this book. Robin O'Bryant offers a no holds barred look at the day to day life of being a mother to three, running a household and the everyday monotony of parenting. It's not always pretty but it's real. Whether she's stuffing...
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).
*An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.
*This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Concerning Children reflects her...
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
"Don't suffer a child to be accused of a fault until you are perfectly aware he has been guilty of it" is one of the many recommendations imparted within this historical booklet. Covering timeless topics such as "Pregnancy and Childbirth," "Diet," "Sleep," and "Clothing," Don'ts for Mothers reveals...
Homing Instincts
Early Motherhood on a Midwestern Farm
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Long-Listed for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
Sarah Menkedick spent her twenties trekking alone across South America, teaching English to recalcitrant teenagers on Reunion Island, picking grapes in France and camping on the Mongolian grasslands; for her, meaning...