Showing titles in Motherhood

After being diagnosed in her early 30s with terminal breast cancer, Heather McManamy felt like her life was crumbling. Her "normal" vanished and was replaced with multiple surgeries and dozens of chemo treatments that could briefly extend her life but would not prevent her inevitable death. With an effervescent spirit and a new perspective, Heather started to live each day as if it were her last. She learned to soak in the moment, appreciate the beauty around her, and celebrate her blessings.

Sh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by four moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as "How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend" and "When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby," as well as a Sh*tty Mom quiz, this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny audiobook for the sh*tty parent in all of us.

Stories so compelling you'll stay in your car to hear them through - even if you're sitting in your own driveway. Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal captures your attention with colorful tales for and about moms. Heard on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, News & Notes, and other NPR programs, these stories and more are for moms, moms-to-be, and anyone who has ever known or had a mother.

Every mother needs encouragement and inspiration. This lovely collection of stories, poems, and verses narrated by the author will provide exactly that. Best-selling author Robin Jones Gunn shares personal insights from when her children were young as well as heartwarming entries from her journal, written when her children began to have their own babies.

Educare oggi è la registrazione di una conferenza dello psichiatra e sociologo Paolo Crepet, proposta come audiolibro dalle Edizioni ENEA...

Solo un figlio può far nascere un papà. Io, come papà, sono nato un po' per volta scrivendo questodiario per raccontare a mia figlia come ci siamo trovati tra otto miliardi di persone, ma legati da un filo cheabbiamo riavvolto fino a lei. In un incontro con altre coppie adottive mi sono resoconto che a tutti noi mancava qualcosa che ci prendesse per mano e ci aiutasse a sorridere di fronte alle difficoltà di questa avventura chiamata adozione.

Each of the four books in the series offers real advice from women who have been there, done that, and want other moms to benefit from their trials and triumphs. A perfect gift for baby showers, Mother's Day, or any day, these audio volumes are perfect to download to your audio device and take along in an overstuffed diaper bag. They're designed for the mom who can only find a few minutes of peace each day to listen.

Financial expert Catey Hill shows moms how to spend less and save big in this savvy guide where each step is designed to take 30 minutes max. Let's face it, kids are expensive -- in 24 states, daycare actually costs more than in-state college tuition! And the older kids get, the more you will...

Southern society is arranged along matriarchal lines, since the Southern matriarch is a far more formidable being than the much nicer Southern male. She has to be this way; she was put on earth with a sacred mission: to drum good manners and the proper religion---ancestor worship---into the next generation.

Take an epic journey based on the true-life story of a Girl Scout troop leader and her daughter. As one of the Girl Scouts' most successful troop leaders, the author guides you through inspirational life stories about an amazing group of young women. She lends meaning to real character development, shares how growing pains can create powerful learning moments, and how this group of girls found true purpose while having fun. The story begins with the author, who is reluctantly drafted into troop leadership, surrounded by the demands of a busy family life and career.

With insight and compassion, Pamela Stone shows convincingly that, far from representing a return to tradition, the decision of some women to relinquish high-powered careers is a reluctant and conflict-ridden response to the growing mismatch between privatized families and time-demanding jobs.

Part memoir, part popular science, and part social commentary, Bottled Up probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of Barston’s own experiences as well as those of the women she has met through her popular blog, The Fearless Formula Feeder. Incorporating expert opinions, medical literature, and popular media into a pithy, often wry narrative, Barston offers a corrective to our infatuation with the breast. Impassioned, well-reasoned, and thoroughly researched, Bottled Up asks us to think with more nuance and compassion about whether breastfeeding should remain the holy grail of good parenthood.

This new audiobook contains the 101 best stories and poems from Chicken Soup’s library honoring the lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring. Heartfelt and loving stories written by mothers, grandmothers, and sons, about each other, span generations and show how the mother-son bond transcends time.

In The Mommy Brain, Katherine Ellison reveals the ways that women get smarter after having kids. Motherhood makes women more perceptive, efficient, resilient, motivated, and emotionally intelligent - all of which adds up to tremendous mental enrichment and effectiveness.

Learn gentle, loving, tear-free techniques and a proven formula, developed by world-renowned parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley and tested by hundreds of families around the world, to allow your baby, toddler, or preschooler to get daily restorative rest essential for their mood, well-being, and development.

You can reduce stress and enjoy your life! Homemaker, career woman, wife, supermom—sometimes the roles you have to fill all at once can get to be too much. Internationally known psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman has seen scores of women who are overcome by stress. With humor, insight, and practical solutions, this best-selling author helps you manage the six stress points in your life: kids, career, husband, housework, money, and crammed schedules.

Seit vielen Jahren werde ich gebeten, ein Buch über Mütter zu schreiben. Das habe ich immer abgelehnt, einfach aufgrund der Tatsache...

"A refreshingly raw, contrasting perspective on the foolproof idea of motherhood." -- POPSUGAR "By turns painful and funny... A searingly candid memoir." -- Kirkus "Far from your cookie-cutter story of addiction . . . [I'm Just Happy to Be Here] describes Hanchett's journey to recovery and...

Penguin presents the audio edition of Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan written and read by Rebecca Schiller. Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan is a revolutionary new guide to pregnancy and childbirth that puts the power firmly in your hands. It won't tell you what fruit your baby resembles week-by-week...

This handy guide offers a straightforward, workable plan to help you connect with your kids. Inspirational tips include planning a family fun night, sharing with your child what you like about them, surprising them with a special treat, writing a love note to your child, and more. Katht Lipp's warm, funny, and thought-provoking expertise will give you the tools and confidence you need to connect with your kids.