Motherhood category: 1477 books
Birth Mother
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Pregnant from her first sexual encounter, a teenager living in a town of 3,000 Catholics keeps her secret from everyone until six weeks before the baby’s due date. Hustled out of town and hidden in the Iowa countryside within hours of finally confiding in her mother, she concocts a scheme that will...
by Robert Chapin
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2011
Malla was my mother who died of cancer in 1991 at the age of 71. She never remembered my birthday and was an avid follower of Elvis.
On the morning of her funeral I was angered - asking why she never remembered me on that special day.
As I began to shave, that's when I noticed it: I...
Raising Boys without Men
How Maverick Moms Are Creating the Next Generation of Exceptional Men
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2005
Nominated for a Books for a Better Life Award in Parenting
Backed by peer-reviewed research, this hotly debated bestseller (San Francisco Chronicle) continues to open eyes with its finding that raising thriving, emotionally healthy sons does not require a man in the house.
As the number...
by Dr. Henry Svec
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
When it comes to raising your child you want to do all you can to make sure they become a responsible, happy, self-confident strong leader in their families, community, and eventually their career. Psychologist Dr. Henry J. Svec provides you with six easy steps to help you achieve that goal. Dr. Svec,...
Trust Me, Mom
A Less Stressful Approach to Mothering Teenage Daughters
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
In the Letting Go
Words to Heal the Heart on the Death of a Mother
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2006
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take." -Cardinal MermillodWhen a mother dies, often the center of the family is gone. The holiday rituals, the special birthday celebrations for children and grandchildren--the memories are often held by...
Compositions of the Dead Playing Flutes - Poems
Poems by Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Barbara Ellen Sorensen’s Compositions of the Dead Playing Flutes embraces the many joys of spirit and flesh, while acknowledging that death is an ever-present shadow. Her lyrics sometime sear, sometime soar, and are rooted in nature and her lived environment—arroyos, tundra, riparian...
Welcome to the Departure Lounge
Adventures in Mothering Mother
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
The adventure begins when Meg’s mother, Addie, vacationing in Florida, takes a spill. At the hospital, Addie bolts upright on her gurney and yells “I demand an autopsy!” before passing out cold.
“One minute, she is unconscious, the next, she’s nuts,” observes Meg Federico in this...
Wiped!
Life with a Pint-size Dictator
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
“Pregnancy was a 90-minute massage compared to life now.”
After her little bundle of joy, Rowan (aka The Dictator) arrives, Rebecca Eckler wonders when the promised “rewarding” part will kick in. She wasn’t supposed to trade in tight jeans for baggy sweatpants, or give up the dream...
by Francesca Durastanti, Chiara de Santis, Giuseppe Orefice
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Cosa sono gli agrinidi?
Cos’è un asilo nel bosco?
Come realizzare percorsi di educazione per l’infanzia nella natura?
Come coniugare la propria professione di educatore, psicologo, contadino con l’educazione dei più piccoli in aziende agricole?
Il libro offre risposte a queste domande...
Préparer la venue de votre bébé
Conseils pour bien vivre la grossesse et l'arrivée du nouveau-né
Language: French
Release Date: February 8, 2017
Découvrez tous nos conseils et astuces pour vous préparer au mieux à la venue de bébé !
Pour la première fois, vous allez devenir parent. Le bébé arrivera dans plusieurs mois encore, mais vous voulez que tout soit prêt pour l’accueillir au mieux. Qu’y a-t-il à préparer ?...
by Christine Hamill
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Philip is twelve years old and life is pretty good. He gets on with his mum and gets by pretty well at school - in spite of girl problems, teacher problems, bully problems and - er - poetry problems. Philip's happy-go-lucky life is disrupted when his mother gets breast cancer. Bad enough that your...
Spirals
A Woman's Journey Through Family Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
“A journey to the center of a woman’s life.”—Maggie Scarf
“A moving and exquisitely drawn portrait . . . Spirals is about commitment, courage, and the meaning of love.”—New Woman
“Family. Familiar. Only my family isn’t familiar at all. My friends are familiar, my friends are...
Tending Dandelions
Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Mothers of addicted and alcoholic children share a deep connection—one that is rarely understood by anyone who hasn’t experienced a similar path. Sharing our perspectives helps us all grow stronger, together.
“We all need to take a closer look at the things we’ve avoided—the things...