Motherhood

“Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist...

International bestseller As seen in The Wall Street Journal--from free play to cozy together time, discover the parenting secrets of the happiest people in the world What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world--and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A glorious chronicle of a life like none other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood “A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of...

From the beloved Today show host Sheinelle Jones comes an inspiring collection of heartfelt life-lessons from hard working moms who raised some of our favorite celebrities. When Sheinelle Jones launched “Through Mom’s Eyes,” a recurring Today show segment interviewing celebrities’...

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 heartbreaking and empowering debut memoir about a mother’s all-consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him from school...

The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they...

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....

A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, featuring life-changing, real-world advice. “Preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's parents” —John Gottman, clinical...

Now, in audio for the first time, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth....

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....

“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...

Comedian and author of Birdie & Harlow @thedailytay shares an honest and hilarious essay collection on parenting young children, navigating social anxiety, and being a millennial woman. ""It's just a busy season,"" we say to ourselves after a chaotic morning (that we've had every day for the...

In this haunting memoir, an American icon tells her story of a challenging childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. One of the most celebrated and beloved actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm...

A New Statesman and Daily Mail BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The best book I've ever read about motherhood' Jude Rogers, Observer 'I kept scribbling in the margins: 'We need to know this stuff!'' Joanna Pocock, Spectator A radical new examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind...

Read by the author. Today's girls need grace and grit. How do we raise them in light, yet prepare them for the dark? The journey of a girl mom often presents tricky terrain. In the early years, moms focus on the good. Being kind. Noticing beauty. Having faith and hope for the future. All the...

Ginger’s candid approach will help moms move beyond the frustrations of not knowing how to handle issues of disobedience and into a confident, well-balanced approach to raising their children....

Combining painfully honest memoir, cultural analysis, and reporting, BoyMom is a humorous and heartbreaking deep dive into the complexities of raising boys in our fraught political moment. “Rapist, school-shooter, incel, man-child, interrupter, mansplainer, boob-starer, birthday forgetter...

From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away....

Instant New York Times bestselling author Gwenna Laithland, aka Momma Cusses, is back with a collection of Thinky Thoughts (essays, memories, poems and more!) perfect for fans of Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby and KC Davis. This program is read by the author. Before I was a mom who cusses, I was a...

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...

Read by the author. In this comprehensive guidebook, globally recognized toddler expert Devon Kuntzman, PCC provides you with quick-reference tools and tips for effective, healthy discipline to help you overcome the everyday challenges of this critical developmental period. Many parents feel...

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...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Heartfelt and hilarious essays from the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actress, star of the Netflix original series Beef, and two-time member of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year list “A collection of letters to her baby girls that are...

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

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...

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...

A personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant essays and candid interviews by a celebrated cultural critic “Jamilah Lemieux is one of the most important feminist writers of the twenty-first century.”—Brittney Cooper...

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...

From the author of Unwell Women comes a powerful and groundbreaking new narrative history of motherhood and mothering. Mothers make history. But what it has meant for mothers to do the physical and emotional work of mothering has, for centuries, been neglected in the stories of the past...

An empowering, educational, and judgment-free guide to formula feeding from infant feeding technician Mallory Whitmore a.k.a. The Formula Mom. Nourishing a newborn properly is vital for healthy growth and development. While many mothers intend to breastfeed, research shows the majority of US...

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...

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...

Motherhood changes everything. The early days with a new baby are tender, beautiful, exhausting, and deeply life-changing. Along with joy and gratitude can come sleepless nights, emotional overwhelm, self-doubt, loneliness, and the quiet weight of constant care. In the middle of it all, many new moms need more than advice. They need God’s presence, God’s peace, and words of prayer when their own words feel hard to find. Prayers for New Moms is a warm and Scripture-rooted 28-day devotional created to encourage your heart and help you stay anchored in God through the first season of ...

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...

From the creator of the popular Mommy Cusses blog and Instagram account, this is the guidebook to staying sane when motherhood does you dirty. Perfect for fans of Horizontal Parenting, Go the F*ck to Sleep, and There Are Moms Way Worse Than You, it is a laugh-out-loud collection packed with irreverent humor and plenty of profanity, featuring snarky guided meditations divided into five sections.

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.

Humble Pie is about my long-term sobriety. It’s also about middle age and food and menopause and marriage and parenting. All of these things trampled right on through my recovery, and then they helped transform it. And my recovery is everything. It is the music in my life; my soundtrack that keeps me marching forward, no matter the chaos around me. It’s what wakes me up, and it’s what lays me down. But at that diner with my slice of lemon pie, I could no longer hear the music. The pie was so good. But I devoured it in seconds.

'Wise words... filled with love' Giovanna Fletcher 'Warm, honest and reassuring' Sophie Ellis-Bextor ***** Everyone has advice to offer on motherhood. Becoming a new parent is daunting enough without having to contend with comments and advice from seemingly every corner. 'They didn't do it like...

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.

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.

Ter ou não ter filhos? A pergunta parece simples, mas carrega dentro de si um mundo inteiro. Ruth Manus não oferece soluções milagrosas, e sim companhia. Para essa grande questão–que ocupa mesas de bares, sessões de terapia e madrugadas insones de tantas mulheres–não há respostas certas, mas há conversas que iluminam.

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.

Der Alltag als Mutter ist oft von Hektik und ständiger Sorge um das Wohl anderer geprägt. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie in den kleinsten Pausen große Wirkung erzielen können! Dieses Hörbuch lehrt Sie, wie Sie mitten im Trubel des Mama-Alltags Mini-Zeitinseln der Ruhe und Achtsamkeit schaffen, die Ihnen helfen, sich wieder zu verbinden und Ihre innere Stärke zu bewahren.

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.