Motherhood

A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience - and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker - to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys....

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love, loss and transformation, and navigating unimaginable heartbreak through parenting, work and life by the Brisbane media star and 35-year radio veteran In the wild, flamingos transform...

Did you know there are things that you can do to help your baby cry and fuss less? Did you know that many parents experience unnecessary disruptions to their sleep at night? Are you longing for a less exhausting, deeper connection with your little one?

Is it supposed to be this hard? It's a question all new mothers ask. The moment after birthing your baby, you enter postpartum. It's the blurriest of transitions – there's joy and awe but also intense physical recovery, fluctuating hormones, a brain that can't find the right words, and more.

“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions ______ Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and open communication with your...

Tressa Middleton made UK history when she became Britain's youngest mum in 2006 aged just 12 years and eight months. Her case provoked shock and outrage - but the truth behind the headlines was far sadder than anyone could ever have imagined....

Brought to you by Penguin. This isn't a parenting book. This isn't a guide to being a perfect parent (spoiler: they don't exist) This is a book about you. We can only anchor, nurture, nourish and instill confidence in our children when we extend the same support to ourselves. After all, how can...

This book will make your birth better. It is for every woman and every type of birth. As featured on Dragons’ Den. Expert hypnobirthing teacher and founder of The Positive Birth Company, Siobhan Miller has made it her mission to change the way women around the world approach and experience...

The must-listen, hilarious memoir that tells you how to stop drinking and start living Answers questions such as: How do I know if I'm drinking too much? How will I cope at parties? What do I say to friends and family? How do I cope with cravings? What if my partner still drinks? With a...

We heard it too many times: “Babies don’t come with an instruction manual.” Instead of taking the old cliché at its word, we asked, “why not?”....

Discover how setting biblical boundaries can improve your parenting and your relationship with your children. Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility...

If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women's Brain Book) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things to ever happen to a woman's brain...

Read by the author. Are you worried that, despite your best efforts, you're messing up your kids? Help! I'm Ruining My Kids is your invitation to trade defeat and fear for hope and joy as you follow the biblical road map to becoming the mom you're meant to be. We all desperately want to be good...

A comprehensive month by month guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond from mother of four and media personality Bec Judd and her dream team of experts....

Read by the author with exclusive commentary. WALLSTREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Live lighter. Live freer. Live a bigger life with less. In Declutter Like a Mother, Allie Casazza comes alongside you to explore: Why decluttering calms anxiety in your heart and lessens tension in your relationships...

Baby or child-free? Which will it be? Is this decision keeping you up at night? Do you feel terrified you will regret your decision? Are you paralyzed by this high-stakes choice? Now, you can get off the fence and get on with your life....

Many family fights, communication break downs, relationship disconnections, and overall stress and frustration can be solved if parents and children learn the principles and skills of self-government....

We can not raise a happy child if we are constantly screaming threats at them. No parent sets out to hurt their child, but this type of parenting does just that. To raise a happy child that wants to behave, you need to retrain yourself first....

Now an ECPA Best Seller—Kari Kampakis's Love Her Well gives moms ten practical tips for how to build strong and lasting relationships with their daughters. For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true. But as girls grow up, the narrative of innocence and joy changes to one of dread...

"Ainsley Arment has emerged as one of the most prominent voices in [this] grass-roots community." — New York Times As parents, we dream of creating a magical childhood for our kids, yet it can be so easy to slip into autopilot. Ainsley Arment-- a mother of five, founder of the thriving...

It is not necessary for childbirth to be a terribly painful experience. In this audiobook, HypnoBirthing founder Marie Mongan shows women how the Mongan Method works and how parents can take control of the greatest and most important event of their lives....

The first book specifically for daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers....

The perfect gift for Brooke Shields fans, There Was a Little Girl explores Brooke's relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in this extraordinary, heartfelt memoir that became a New York Times bestseller. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was...

A practical, non-judgmental and honest guide to the first two years of a child’s life for a new generation of Australian parents. Practising GP, mother of two and Instagram’s popular doctor Preeya Alexander is a refreshing new voice in the parenting space. Her hands-on, inclusive and...

Learn the parenting secrets that make Danish teens the happiest in the world If you listened to the bestselling The Danish Way of Parenting, you will have already discovered the secret to the happiest children in the world. Here, co-author and psychotherapist Iben Dissing Sandahl will bring to...

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love, loss and transformation, and navigating unimaginable heartbreak through parenting, work and life by the Brisbane media star and 35-year radio veteran In the wild, flamingos transform...

Um guia para tomar as grandes decisões sobre os primeiros anos de vida da criança. Todo mundo tem um conselho para os pais de primeira viagem sobre a rotina de sono do bebê, novos alimentos, creche, birra, a hora certa de andar e falar, como cuidar do casamento quando se tem filhos pequenos e por aí vai. Só que esses palpites raramente coincidem.

From that moment where the positive sign first turns up on a pregnancy test, to baby’s first bath, Elizabeth Idowu (@mamadinya) is here to answer all your pregnancy and birthing questions. I’m Pregnant…Now What? is the ultimate handbook for your pregnancy journey. No question will be left...

Sí, puedo ser madre sola es una guía clara, sincera y profundamente inspiradora para mujeres que contemplan la maternidad en solitario como un acto de amor, libertad y responsabilidad. Con una mezcla de experiencia personal, información práctica y consejos, este libro responde a las grandes preguntas: ¿Qué opciones existen para lograr un embarazo? ¿Qué papel juega el donante? ¿Cómo organizarse económicamente? ¿Cuándo contárselo al niño?

Read by the author. Are you worried that, despite your best efforts, you're messing up your kids? Help! I'm Ruining My Kids is your invitation to trade defeat and fear for hope and joy as you follow the biblical road map to becoming the mom you're meant to be. We all desperately want to be good...

In this work, slut-shaming expert Leora Tanenbaum explains that when we criticize young women for wearing body-revealing outfits and sharing sexy selfies, we are losing the plot. Young people are sick of being held responsible for others' inability to keep their eyes off their bodies. They...

Miss Metamorph is a deeply personal memoir about love, loss, and becoming — told in fragments of memory, family history, and quiet reckonings that refuse to be rushed. Narrated by the author, this unabridged audiobook invites you into the spaces between what was lived and what was remembered: childhood, motherhood, grief, betrayal, and the long work of reclaiming voice. It is a story shaped as much by silence as by language, and by the enduring bonds that hold even after loss.

Bunny's Poems is a heartfelt collection of verse written across a life marked by love, loss, resilience, and quiet faith. these poems capture the voices of a young mother widowed too soon, raising four children on her own, finding strength in hope and memory. Her writing moves gently between grief and gratitude, offering reflections on family, faith, the sea, changing seasons, and the small miracles of everyday life. Whether she is speaking to her children, remembering her husband, or honoring the simple beauty around her, her words carry an honesty that reaches across generations.

Single Mothers Are Superhuman — When the Script Flips is a bold reframing of one of society’s most misunderstood roles. This audiobook reveals what rarely gets named: that raising children alone while managing finances, careers, institutions, exhaustion, and emotional labor is not weakness—it is elite-level human performance executed daily without applause.

More than just a parenting book, Same Page Parenting helps parents, caregivers, extended family, and coparents create a shared vision for their unique family unit. The questions and conversation prompts in this book are essential for intentional parenting and will help you raise children with confidence.

"The Weight of Her Mother" by Kisha Battle Houston explores themes of addiction, loss, and resilience through the experiences of a young woman navigating the absence of her mother. Taneka grapples with the profound absence of her mother, who has succumbed to addiction. The house, once filled with warmth, now echoes with silence and reminders of loss.

Ogni donna che oggi in Italia scelga di avere un figlio deve mettere in conto di "spingere": per difendere il lavoro e la propria indipendenza economica, per mantenersi spazi di realizzazione personale e - addirittura - per proteggere il suo stesso corpo da forme devastanti di violenza, psicologica e fisica. Perciò in questo libro Bubba presenta un'inchiesta senza precedenti su ogni aspetto dell'esperienza di maternità, fino alla violenza ostetrica e alle derive irrazionali, portando casi sconvolgenti e chiedendo a gran voce un radicale cambio di paradigma.

In Nana's Notes: FROM THE HEART, early childhood educator and author, Cindy "Nana" Parente, offers a warm guide to understanding how you child learns in the first 1,000 days — the most important time in brain development. Drawing on more than 30 years of hands-on experience working with thousands of families, Nana gently introduces the simple, powerful truth that babies learn through their senses, their movement, and their connections with the people who love them most. This short, comforting audiobook is designed for new parents who may feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice and information.

A stunning memoir by a writer and mental health advocate about motherhood, postpartum mental health, and finding ground when you lose all control. When writer and blogger Ayana Lage became pregnant, she prepared as any parent would: voraciously researching, Redditing, preparing for anything. And...

Read by the author. Find the community your soul craves when you learn to practice the imperfect kind of hospitality that grows real friendships. You're in Good Company, by Ashlee Gadd and the writers of Coffee + Crumbs, is a heartfelt collection of stories celebrating the unique roles that...

Give the moms and grandmothers in your life the beautiful gift of prayer and inspiration. Jesus Listens for Moms features 50 prayers from Sarah Young's Jesus Listens along with Scripture to uplift women of every age and help them talk and walk more closely with Jesus. With 50 selections, you'll...

In this lyrical and unconventional memoir, a road trip to California's Central Coast becomes an epic journey through family history, loss, and connection. When three generations of women—a middle-aged narrator, her seventy-seven-year-old mother, and her twenty-two-year-old Gen Z daughter—set out for a quick trip to California's Central Coast, their road trip transforms into something far richer: a modern-day Odyssey.

Essential, empowering medical information and advice to help you prepare for your labor and delivery journey—from a leading OB-GYN and social media educator. “Your most pressing, and often unspoken, questions about birth, finally answered by a doctor who listens.”—Jen Hamilton, BSN, RN...

In elf ehrlichen und emotionalen Briefen wendet sich Nathalie Klüver an alle Mütter, die ihre Töchter stärken wollen. Dieses Buch übersetzt das Weltgeschehen ins Persönliche, verbindet Fakten mit gesellschaftlicher Analyse und gibt konkrete Impulse für den Alltag. So zeigt es, wie aus weiblicher Wut Zuversicht werden kann – und wie wir unseren Kindern eine starke Haltung mit auf den Weg geben.

Motherhood is a high-stake, no-joke endeavor. So is the amount of pressure society piles on moms. And the push for “self-care” has become just another thing for moms to feel guilty about because, yet again, they can’t live up to the unattainable idea of motherhood or how to balance it. Stepmom of four, birth mom of three, and adoptive mom of one, Elisha Beach is here to call bullshit on this unreachable balancing act.