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An inspiring and revealing essay about motherhood, self-acceptance, and overcoming the fears that hold you back by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Open Book.

Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths Through Work and Motherhood aims to provide listeners with stories and research that support the notion of women owning and feeling confident in the choices they make as they navigate a complex series of work and family transitions. This book challenges the impulse to reduce work/life challenges to a single point in time, such as the decision to return to work after the birth of a child; instead, it recognizes that work and family decisions are anything but stagnant.

When Deb Moerke and her husband decided to become foster parents, they never imagined how their lives would change. And never did they imagine their worst nightmare coming true: Their five-year-old foster daughter, Hannah, murdered at the hands of her birth mom, Karen. The Moerkes were overwhelmed with horror and grief. And just when they didn’t think they could bear any more, Deb received a phone call from Karen in prison. Facing a life sentence for Hannah’s murder, she was pregnant. And Karen had an incredible request: Would Deb take her unborn baby and love it as her own?

Kids often suffer unknowingly from the consequences of sleep problems because their issue is frequently missed or dismissed, by both health professionals and parents. Sleep disorders are a major public health issue that can kick start a lifetime pattern of health, behavior, and learning problems. From ages four-ten, at least 25 percent of kids have sleep problems. Sleep Wrecked Kids guides parents towards good sleep as the norm, allowing themselves and their children to grow and thrive.

Is my baby not well? When can I introduce my baby to solid foods? Becoming a new mother can be an exciting yet overwhelming time. No matter how prepared you are, there will always be many confusing moments, opinions and a whole lot of drama! And just like any other new mom, Esha Deol Takhtani...

Maternal instinct - the all-consuming, utterly selfless love that mothers lavish on their children - has long been assumed to be an innate, indeed defining element of a woman's nature. But is it? In this provocative, groundbreaking audiobook, renowned anthropologist (and mother) Sarah Blaffer Hrdy shares a radical new vision of motherhood and its crucial role in human evolution. Hrdy strips away stereotypes and gender-biased myths to demonstrate that traditional views of maternal behavior are essentially wishful thinking codified as objective observation.

There is a special bond between mothers and their sons, and it never goes away. This book contains some of the best stories and poems from Chicken Soup's library honoring that lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring.

Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and uncontainable energy, struggling not only with learning issues but also with anxiety and OCD. He saw the world through his own unique lens - one that often caused him to be labeled as "bad", "troubled", or someone in need of "fixing". Bravely choosing to listen to her motherly intuition rather than the loud voices of the world, Sally dared to believe that Nathan's differences could be part of an intentional design.

With the same authentic and snarky style that her millions of TikTok fans love, "parenting unexpert" Gwenna Laithland narrates her way through hilarious real-life parenting scenarios. This program is read by the author, with a foreword read by her daughter. Join the millions of fans who love...

Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally acclaimed psychologist and writer, unlocks the mysteries of this complicated bond. She showcases the five different types of difficult mother - the angry mother, the controlling mother, the narcissistic mother, the envious mother, and the emotionally neglectful mother - and explains the patterns of behavior seen in each type.

How often have you seen a teenage girl pretend to be perturbed, but secretly smile, when she is told that she acts or looks just like her mother? Fathers, brothers, and friends sometimes shake their heads in wonder as girls "turn into their mothers". This new collection from Chicken Soup represents the best stories from Chicken Soup's library on the special bond between mothers and daughters, and the magical, mysterious similarities between them.

Bogen inviterer til refleksion over, hvordan graviditet og moderskab forandrer en kvindes liv. Glemte minder kan blive lysende klare, og både kendte og nye følelser dukker op. Døden, som man før har kunnet holde på afstand, kommer tæt på. Og kærligheden viser helt nye sider. Angst og uro får en ny plads. Sammen med livskraften og lykken i at kunne bringe et nyt menneske til verden. Bag bogen står et fællesskab af jordemødre og filosoffer, som med udgangspunkt i deres forskning og kliniske erfaringer kombinerer sundhedsvidenskabelige og filosofiske perspektiver.

La vérité va enfin éclater : la mère parfaite n'existe pas, c'est THE mytho ! La mère normale contre-attaque sans langue de bois, mais toujours avec beaucoup d'humour et de tendresse. Biberons, belle-mère, petits pots, accouchement, crèche, mari, anniversaires, jouets, sexe, épilation, poussette… tout y passe ! La mère parfaite n'existe pas et… c'est tant mieux !

I became obsessed with mum hacks when a friend showed me a game-changing tip during my baby days - that baby vests can be pulled down (not up) in the event of an explosive poo. I couldn't believe I had been a mum for so long and not known! Things I Wish I'd Known will bring you hundreds of quick and clever solutions, just like this, all to make the parenting juggle easier.

Eerlijk, rauw en met humor schrijft Anjali Taneja – bedenker van de hitserie Moedermaffia – over de druk, twijfels en kracht van het moederschap. Ik moeder maar wat aan is geen handleiding en geen boek over 'goed' of 'fout' opvoeden, maar een eerlijk verslag van zestien jaar moederen, doordrenkt met de stemmen van haar moeder, oma, vader en dochter.

Die Realität vieler Mütter: Sie lieben ihre Kinder, doch gleichzeitig kämpfen sie mit Mental Load, gesellschaftlichem Druck und starren Erwartungen an eine "gute" Mutter. Wiebke Schenter, reichweitenstarke Influencerin, erzählt schonungslos ehrlich von ihren eigenen Erfahrungen als Mutter, hinterfragt den Druck der Erziehungs-Bubble und die Illusion der perfekten Mutter. Sie zeigt, wie Frauen ihre Identität trotz aller Herausforderungen bewahren können.

Dieses E-Book soll Sie inspirieren, Mädchen stark und selbstbewusst aufwachsen zu lassen – und Jungen zu ermutigen, Gleichwertigkeit von klein auf als selbstverständlich zu leben. In 20 Kapiteln finden Sie wertvolle Anregungen, die Sie Schritt für Schritt in Ihrem Familienalltag umsetzen können. Jedes Kapitel ist so gestaltet, dass es auch einzeln angehört werden kann. So finden Sie schnell praktische Tipps zu genau dem Thema, das für Sie im Moment besonders relevant ist.

As parents we want to safeguard our children from the pressures and influences of the world, but also prepare them for age-appropriate realities. How do we find that balance? Jessica Smartt shares ways to be more aware, proactive, and protective, but also adventurous with our kids. A former...

Would you like to become the best parent you can be? Discover how positive parenting can transform your relationship with your child into one built on trust, respect, and mutual understanding. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to deepen your parenting knowledge, this guide will empower you to create a strong, lasting bond with your child.

In Uniquely Human: Raising Leaders and Creators in an AI World, occupational therapist and parenting expert Aubrey Schmalle delivers a transformative roadmap for raising empowered kids in a world increasingly shaped by screens, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.