What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing
10 best books like What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing (Naomi Stadlen): Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood, Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health, Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent, You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six, Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, A Woman's Book of Life, Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear, Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding, Mothering Your Nursing Toddler, Adventures in Gentle Discipline: A Parent-to-Parent Guide (La Leche League International Book)
| Author | Naomi Wolf |
| ISBN | 0385497458 |
In The Beauty Myth the fearless Naomi Wolf revolutionized the way we think about beauty. In Misconceptions, she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence,...
| Author | Aviva Romm |
| ISBN | 1587611929 |
Committed to finding natural ways to care for their children, many parents seek techniques that do not require the invasive procedures and medications often associated with Western medicine. In NATURALLY HEALTHY BABIES AND CHILDREN, midwife and herbalist Aviva Romm offers a comprehensive handbook...
| Author | Meredith Small |
| ISBN | 0385483627 |
New parents are faced with innumerable decisions to make regarding the best way to care for their baby, and, naturally, they often turn for guidance to friends and family members who have already raised children. But as scientists are discovering, much of the trusted advice that has been passed down...
| Author | Rahima Baldwin Dancy |
| ISBN | 0890879672 |
Nowadays parents are bombarded by any number of approaches about how to be with their children. YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER introduces a new way of understanding the human being so that parents can be best equipped to serve as their own children's best teachers. Chapters include: Caring for the...
| Author | Karen Maezen Miller |
| ISBN | 1590302966 |
Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom.
Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood...
| Author | Joan Borysenko |
| ISBN | 1573226513 |
A Woman's Book of Life teaches women how to align with the physical changes that occur at every stage of life in order to maximize health and well-being. In the growth of early childhood, hormonal ups and downs, the possibility of childbearing, and growing older are powerful keys to unlocking a woman's...
| Author | Pam Leo |
| ISBN | 1932279172 |
"Connection Parenting" is based on author Pam Leo's seven week parenting series, "Meeting the Needs of Children," that she has been teaching for over sixteen years. The premise is that a strong parent-child bond is the key to children's optimal human development and our most effective parenting tool....
| Author | Naomi Baumslag |
| ISBN | 0897894073 |
I commend the authors of Milk, Money, and Madness for the considerable contribution they have made by voicing their opinions, contributing their knowledge, stimulating debate and challenging conventional wisdom. Dr. Richard Jolly, Acting Executive Director UNICEF
Breastfeeding is...
| Author | Norma Jane Bumgarner |
| ISBN | 0912500522 |
This book didn't give me as much as I'd hoped for in terms of helpful, practical advice for nursing a toddler—when it came down to it, most of her advice was either stuff I'd already figured out for myself (nursing a 19-month-old, here) or stuff that didn't directly apply to my situation (for instance,...
| Author | Hilary Flower |
| ISBN | 0976896907 |
In Hilary Flower’'s second book, ADVENTURES IN GENTLE DISCIPLINE, she allows the reader to explore goals of gentle discipline, rewards for both child and parent, and what it looks like in action. Hilary debunks myths about the effectiveness of gentle discipline methods while empowering parents...
| Author | Deborah Jackson |
| ISBN | 0747565759 |
Fantastic book full of well-researched information on the history of co-sleeping and it's loss of popularity from the Victorian ages. The author is a great advocate for bringing this practice back and I fully suppport her opinions.
The reason I did not give the book 5 stars is the following:...
| Author | William Sears |
| ISBN | 0316778095 |
America's foremost baby and childcare experts, William Sears M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., explain the benefits--to both you and your child--of connecting with your baby early.
Might you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father's...
| Author | Sharifa Oppenheimer |
| ISBN | 0880105666 |
As we see a shift of old forms that were once the foundations of our daily lives, parents--who must prepare the next generation to meet the changing world--have more questions today than ever before. Although our cultural values and family structures may change, it is the atmosphere in the home that...
| Author | Barbara Nicholson |
| ISBN | 0595463525 |
Why are there increasing numbers of children experiencing depression, anxiety, aggression and other serious mental, emotional and behavioral problems? Mental health experts agree that this crisis is due largely to their lack of deep connectedness to parents and community. This crucial finding...
| Author | Sura Hart |
| ISBN | 1892005220 |
More than a tool to correct bad behavior, this handbook urges parents to move beyond typical discipline techniques by creating an environment based on mutual respect, emotional safety, and positive, open communication. The seven outlined principles redefine the parent-dominated family by...
From the celebrated author of The Dance of Anger comes an extraordinary book about mothering and how it transforms us -- and all our relationships -- inside and out. Written from her dual perspective as a psychologist and a mother, Lerner brings us deeply personal tales that run the gamut from the hilarious...
| Author | Sue Gerhardt |
| ISBN | 1583918175 |
Why Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and emotional brain systems, and presents the startling discoveries that provide the answers to how our emotional lives work.
Sue Gerhardt considers...
| Author | Elizabeth Pantley |
| ISBN | 0071444912 |
Guaranteed to help parents reclaim sweet dreams for their entire family
New from the bestselling author of the classic baby sleep guide!
Getting babies to sleep through the night is one thing; getting willful toddlers and energetic preschoolers to sleep is another problem altogether....
| Author | Sarah Ockwell-Smith |
| ISBN | 0349401055 |
Sarah Ockwell-Smith, founder of BabyCalm and ToddlerCalm, is passionate about 'gentle' parenting. Her mission is to let parents know that there are other ways to cope with a toddler apart from putting him or her on the naughty step or resorting to controlled crying. This book will fill a gap in the market,...
| Author | Sarah J. Buckley |
| ISBN | 0975807706 |
An authoritative guide to natural childbirth and postpartum parenting options from an MD who home-birthed her own four children.
Sarah Buckley might be called a third-wave natural birth advocate. A doctor and a mother, she approaches the question of how a woman and baby might have the most...
| Author | Michel Odent |
| ISBN | 1902636481 |
At a time when pleas for the ?humanization? of childbirth are fashionable, the author suggests, rather, that we should first accept our ?mammalian? condition and give priority to the woman's need for privacy and to feel secure. The activity of the intellect, the use of language, and many cultural beliefs...
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"A practical, light-hearted, and humorous look at breastfeeding...that's full of factual information and down-to-earth answers to the universal questions all breastfeeding mothers have." --La Leche League
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