Motherhood

This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy....

A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood....

In her trademark gentle, supportive and reassuring style, best-selling author Sarah Ockwell-Smith shows that while we all lose it at times, everyone can become a calmer parent....

Raw, candid and hilarious, Ellie Taylor's My Child and Other Mistakes is the funny truth about motherhood and all its grisly delights....

Like many women, Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career and family life a struggle, so she left her successful career to look after her family....

In There's No Such Thing as 'Naughty', mum to two young children, journalist and children's mental health advocate Kate Silverton shares her groundbreaking new approach to parenting under-fives that will make life much easier for parents and an awful lot more fun....

Get your baby sleeping through the night, with the help of a leading baby and child sleep expert. Lucy Wolfe, a baby and child sleep expert, introduces the stay-and-support method for parents who want to help their babies sleep through the night....

When it comes to adult life, and parenthood, you will never be ready....

Virginia Grohl, mother of Dave Grohl, had not seen any of it coming. Not the arenas of screaming fans, not Nirvana or the Foo Fighters, not the induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

The Organised Mum Method is the housekeeping bible that will completely revolutionise your home. Say goodbye to mess, clutter and weekends spent tidying and cleaning....

Work out what kind of birth you really want and learn how to maximize your chances of getting it, in this refreshing, warm, and witty guide to pregnancy, birth, and the early weeks....

Everything you wanted to know but were too embarrassed to ask - a guide to pregnancy and birth straight from the midwife's mouth....

Kate Lawler has never been maternal. And yet here she is: mother to Noa, after years of going back and forth about having children at all....

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 birth....

Don’t read parenting books before having kids. Except this one....

Clover Stroud's idyllic childhood in rural England was shattered when a horrific riding accident left her mother permanently brain-damaged....

Creator, mother, lover, and social media phenomenon Tova Leigh explores what the hell you are supposed to do when you find yourself living a life you don't remember signing up for....

It's about time we made motherhood more diverse.... When Candice fell pregnant and stepped into the motherhood playing field, she found her experience bore little resemblance to the glossy magazine photos of women in horizontal stripe tops and the pinned discussions on Mumsnet.... 

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....

In New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein’s second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explore the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife....

There are so many issues surrounding starting school that parents struggle with, yet so little advice available. This audiobook fills this gap....

As parents we all want the best for our children, but so often we give in to societal pressures which can result in us overmanaging every aspect of their lives leaving them overwhelmed, over-scheduled and lacking motivation.... 

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true - that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research....

Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives....

Mind Over Mother is full of light bulb moments of realisation. It will have you learning, laughing and loving yourself through the journey of motherhood....

Do you find yourself questioning your parenting abilities? Do you yell or lose control in the face of a strong-willed child? Do you feel overwhelmed? You are not alone. I’m right there in the trenches with you. I have had all those same self-doubts. There have been sweat and tears, but also moments of joy. Don’t struggle alone like I did. Don’t feel shame about doubts and worries. Don’t think negatively about your abilities as a mother. These positive affirmations are what I use to get through those difficult moments. 

Birth affirmations book: over 70 unique affirmations to help keep mom centered and peaceful during labor and birth. Over 30 unique affirmations to help dad stay clear-headed and supportive during birth. Memory journal to remember the special birth of baby. Minimalist and modern design.

Sometimes kids don't listen. Sometimes it's important for them to hear what you say anyway. These are 100 messages and pieces of advice from mother to daughter. From serious to humorous, one mother's advice to her daughter as she grows.

Before Chelsea Conaboy gave birth to her first child, she anticipated the joy of holding her newborn son, the endless dirty nappies and the sleepless nights. What she didn't expect was how different she would feel. It wasn't simply the extraordinary demands of this new role, but a shift in self—as deep as it was disorienting. In truth, something was changing: her brain. 

Anna Prushinskaya explores the deep life shifts of pregnancy, birth and motherhood in the United States, a world away from the author's Soviet homeland. Drawing from inspirations as various as midwife Ina May Gaskin, writer and activist Alice Walker, and frontierswoman Caroline Henderson, Prushinskaya captures the inherent togetherness of motherhood alongside its accompanying estrangement. She plumbs the deeper waters of compassion, memory and identity, as well as the humorous streams of motherhood as they run up against the realities of work and the ever-present eye of social media.

Believe it or not, 73 percent of adults say that parenting is their biggest challenge and 54 percent wish they had more information about how to be a better parent. You could find yourself falling into these statistics, but the good news is that parenting is a skill that can be learned and constantly improved. This book is for every parent who dreams of seeing their children thrive in adulthood, but fears using common methods that could actually do the opposite of what they are trying to achieve. You will be set up to successfully parent an independent child!

In what universe do single mothers get to sleep? Not in any I've been to. This book provides a variety of coping mechanisms to sleep-deprived single moms everywhere, including candy, vibrators, and fashion magazines. Got a bill? Avoid it. He won't call? Throw your phone in the toilet. Your kid wants another song? Take a chill pill and hope for the best. Good morning, caffeine! It's all all starting to make sense.

Are you tired of yelling, punishing, and reminding, yet experiencing no change in your child’s behavior?What if you could learn the transformative mindset that allows parents to get results without “fixing” their child’s bad behavior? In Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a F^ck, Sue Donnellan—parent mentor, author, mom of four, and entrepreneur—shares 20+ years of experience cultivating the effective thought process for successful parenting. She delivers a proven playbook for turning misbehaving kids into happy, respectful, well-adjusted young adults.

While every family has its own culture, Ainsley Arment believes that being intentional about how we raise our kids is one of the most important things parents can do. Drawn from her own family's stories and those shared in the W+F community, and filled with inviting full-color photos throughout, Wild and Free Family focuses on ways any parent can create an environment where wonder and adventure are part of the everyday fabric of family life. 

There is so much noise surrounding pregnancy and birth. There are countless books teeming with information—what test does what, the "rights" and "wrongs" of eating, and "safe" or "risky" lifestyle choices—but few that hold a woman through the experience, acting as an elder sister, a matriarch, or a circle of women might hold her—with compassion, nonjudgment, and, most of all, wisdom. To the authors of Nine Golden Months, this is exactly what's needed now, in an era of high-speed living, endless demands, and more than a little anxiety and fear.

Parenting is not for sissies! No matter how amazing you are, this is going to be a challenge, but there are ways to make it go a bit easier for all. Do you lie awake wondering if you are messing things up with your kids? Do you sometimes yell or lose it, and then feel like sh*t afterwards? You’re really not alone! All parents worry about doing a good job and setting the right example for their kids. This down-to-earth guide on how to have a happy, calm family life will give you the simple rundown on practical, patient parenting.

Melissa Harris’s dream of being a mother again shatters when a fertility doctor tells her she may never have another child due to a physical anomaly in her uterus. Determined to persevere, she undergoes nine surgeries and a year of fertility treatments until she finally gets a positive pregnancy test—only to miscarry both twins within the first fifteen weeks. When what she’s decided will be her last attempt results in her finally becoming pregnant, she’s told that this baby, Sam, is also at risk. 

Motherhood is a journey that has many learning curves. It requires a woman to be kind and gentle with herself. Self-care becomes an essential part of this process. By learning to prioritize her own needs, a woman takes an active part in the process of becoming her own friend, a happier mother, and is therefore better positioned to be able to better care for others, including her children. Mental Health Guide for Busy Mums was created to empower busy mothers to learn the art of self-care. 

As rewarding as being a mom is, it can be an exhausting, thankless experience at times. To make matters worse, it seems like other moms you know has their life together, and you find yourself wondering why they can do it but you can't. It’s time to change all that. In Stop Putting Yourself Last, nutritionist and natural health practitioner Zoe Madden shares a simple holistic approach that will change the way you prioritize yourself.

It’s 2am but your baby thinks it’s party time; their ‘routine’ seems to change with the wind, and you would do anything to get a good night’s sleep. We know how you feel! You might be prepared and listening to this before baby arrives, or as they snooze beside you in those early new-born days, knowing that forewarned is forearmed. Or your eyebags may tell their own bedtime story. Either way, if your baby is not sleeping, you have not done anything wrong. Your baby is not broken (although you might feel broken from lack of sleep), and you are not a bad parent.