Author: Giovanna Fletcher Publisher: Coronet ISBN: 1473651255 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
CONTAINS A BRAND NEW CHAPTER Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Happy Mum Happy Baby is now a Number One podcast. A positive and uplifting book about what it is to be a mother and all things mum and baby by Celebrity Mum of the Year and phenomenally popular vlogger, author, TV presenter and actress Giovanna Fletcher. Being a mum is an incredible journey, a remarkable experience that changes how we look, how we feel, who we are. As mothers we are strong, protective, proud. We feel a love like no other. But being a parent can be hard too. It challenges us physically, mentally, emotionally. There are the days where just managing to fit a shower in amidst the endless feeding, entertaining young children and surviving on a lack of sleep feels like an achievement. With so many people ready to offer 'advice' on the best way to parent, it can feel like you are getting it all wrong. Since Giovanna and her husband Tom Fletcher have had their sons Buzz and Buddy, they have been sharing glimpses of their family life. With an infectiously positive outlook and happy take on all things mum-related, Giovanna has developed a following of fellow parents and mums-to-be. This is not a book about how to have the perfect family experience - Gi would be the first to admit she is winging it just as much as the rest of us - instead it is an honest, upbeat and incredibly personal account of her own experience of having a family. In Happy Mum, Happy Baby Giovanna shares her own journey through parenthood and in doing so, she looks at what it is to be a mother today, encourages you to be confident in yourself as a parent and celebrates how putting a focus on being a happy and confident mum can really make for a happy baby.
Author: Doreen Wong Publisher: ISBN: 9781482882872 Category : Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
Are you fearful or frustrated as a mom? Have you lost the joy of motherhood? If you're struggling, The Happy Mom contains principles and tips to help you overcome your challenges and enable your children to thrive. If you're an almost-perfect mom, it will empower you to go from strength to strength. Doreen Wong draws on her thirty-seven years of experience as a mom to inspire you to embrace motherhood as a calling. The Happy Mom will guide you, step-by-step, to become the best mom you could ever be. It will also challenge you to see how you'll be able to influence the generations to come. The Happy Mom is for moms who don't just want to be a mediocre or a "good enough" mom. It's for moms who want to be a great mom and who raise their children to lead purposeful and significant lives. No matter how old your children are, Doreen dares you to think, act, and be different from the average mom. In so doing, you'll become a happier--and better--mom.
Author: Meagan Francis Publisher: Weldon Owen International ISBN: 1616282622 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 206
Book Description
Full of honesty, humor, and practical insight, this is the essential guide for mothers who want to make parenting more joyful: “Every mom needs this book” (Jenna McCarthy, author of The Parent Trap). From the experts at Parenting magazine and popular mommy blogger Meagan Francis, The Happiest Mom combines the latest happiness research with the insight and experience of a mother of five. Francis demonstrates that motherhood doesn’t have to be an obstacle to joy. Drawing on recent happiness research, conversations with hundreds of other moms, and her own experience as a mother, Francis shares her ten secrets to happy motherhood in this down-to-earth, funny, and accessible book. “I found myself underlining passages and laughing out loud in recognition. This thoughtful, hilarious look at motherhood is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to be the happiest mother she can be.” —Gretchen Rubin, author of The New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project “Reading this book is like chatting with your girlfriend and getting all the support, advice, and laughs you need.” —Brett Paesal, author of Mommies Who Drink
Author: Bleecker Street Publishing Publisher: ISBN: 9780692416181 Category : Languages : en Pages : 60
Book Description
While this handbook can be read in only 60 minutes, it's packed with 10 years' worth of no-nonsense, actionable advice for new moms who want to learn how to sleep-train their baby, get a toddler to love eating healthy foods, avoid common parenting mistakes, know the rules for playdates, TV and video games-and raise a happy, healthy, smart, disciplined and interesting child. Should your baby sleep alone from day one? Can formula save your sanity? Are pacifies a good thing? What should Dad's job be? How do you discipline a toddler? What are the tricks for healthy eating habits? All these questions are expertly answered, and so much more!
Author: Dr. Sheryl G. Ziegler Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062683705 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 293
Book Description
The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the "perfect mom," filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect our kids from the damage burnout can cause. Moms, do you feel tired? Overwhelmed? Have you continually put off the things you need to do for you? Do you feel like it’s all worth it because your kids are happy? Are you "over" being a mother? If you answered yes to these questions, you’re not alone. Parents today want to create the ideal childhood for their children. Women strive to be the picture-perfect Pinterest mother that looks amazing, hosts the best birthday parties in town, posts the most "liked" photos, and serves delicious, nutritious home-cooked meals in her neat, organized home after ferrying the kids to school and a host of extracurricular activities on time. This drive, while noble, can also be destructive, causing stress and anxiety that leads to "mommy burnout." Psychologist and family counselor Dr. Sheryl Ziegler is well-versed in the stress that moms face, and the burden of guilt they carry because they often feel like they aren’t doing enough for their kids’ happiness. A mother of three herself, Dr. Z—as she’s affectionately known by her many patients—recognizes and understands that modern moms are all too often plagued by exhaustion, failure, isolation, self-doubt, and a general lack of self-love, and their families are also feeling the effects, too. Over the last nineteen years working with families and children, Dr. Z has devised a prescriptive program for addressing "mommy burnout"—teaching moms that they can learn to re-energize themselves and still feel good about their families and their lives. In this warm and empathetic guide, she examines this modern epidemic among mothers who put their children’s happiness above their own, and offers empowering, proven solutions for alleviating this condition, saving marriages and keeping kids happy in the process.
Author: Alice Callahan Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 1421442000 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 423
Book Description
Now updated! The new edition of this best-selling guide uses science to tackle some of the most important decisions facing new parents—from sleep training and vaccinations to breastfeeding and baby food. Is cosleeping safe? How important is breastfeeding? Are food allergies preventable? Should we be worried about the aluminum in vaccines? Searching for answers to these tough parenting questions can yield a deluge of conflicting advice. In this revised and expanded edition of The Science of Mom, Alice Callahan, a science writer whose work appears in the New York Times and the Washington Post, recognizes that families must make their own decisions and gives parents the tools to evaluate the evidence for themselves. Sharing the latest scientific research on raising healthy babies, she covers topics like the microbiome, attachment, vaccine safety, pacifiers, allergies, increasing breast milk production, and choosing an infant formula.
Author: Koa Whittingham Publisher: ISBN: 9780992272609 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
Becoming Mum is a truly unique self-help book. It is the first book written to support women, all women, through the psychological passage to motherhood, empowering them to become the kind of mother they wish to be. The psychological passage to motherhood is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most important transitions of a woman's life. It is not without its challenges. Even without complications, becoming a mum includes dramatic physical challenges, from morning sickness to the birth itself. It also has wide-reaching flow-on effects, as it changes a woman's relationship with her partner, her career, her family and her friends. Becoming a mother is a joyous adventure for many, but it is also an adventure that includes physical, mental and emotional challenges, as well as enormous personal adjustment. In Becoming Mum, Dr Koa Whittingham, a clinical and developmental psychologist, parenting researcher and mother, draws on the latest research, her clinical experience and her own experiences as a mother. In each chapter you will find suggestions on how to apply the concepts presented in Becoming Mum to your unique situation, including coping with challenges such as miscarriage, postnatal depression and preterm birth.Discover:- your unique parenting values, and how to harness these to become a confident and happy mother -how to use mindfulness and acceptance to create a loving bond with your baby and support your baby's emotional development- techniques for coping with criticism, unhelpful advice, distressing emotions and physical pain -how to keep your romantic relationship healthy and your support network strong- flexible, step by step strategies for facing major challenges that can be adapted to your personal circumstances Becoming Mum is grounded in the latest scientific literature on parenting and psychological health, drawing from mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment Theory. The book encourages women to enjoy motherhood and builds each woman's self-confidence as a mother by helping her to discover-and live by-her unique mothering values. Further, Becoming Mum liberates mothers from the dual pressures of self-doubt and criticism from others, empowering every mother to parent her child in the way that she feels is best for her own unique baby. Becoming Mum is written in a flexible style that supports each woman's individual circumstances. The practical strategies provided in the book can also easily be adapted to suit further challenges such as miscarriage, postnatal depression and preterm birth. Mums deserve psychological support that is nonjudgmental, empowering and liberating-support that is grounded in each woman's values and easily adaptable to each woman's circumstances and now they can find that support in Becoming Mum. Become the mum that you want to be!
Author: Jackie Hall Publisher: Parental Stress Centre Pty Limited ISBN: 9780987543325 Category : Parenthood Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
"I don't know who I am anymore" is the catchcry of many parents struggling to adjust to life with children. What part of yourself do you feel you've lost? Why is it so important for you to be that person? And what do you think it means about you that you can't play that role anymore? Finding your lost identity and discovering your personal peace will answer all these questions and more because this is not 'just another book' promoting time out as the answer to lost identity. Your brain loves to identify with the past. Past life experiences have taught you to attach your identity to a picture of how life is supposed to look in order for your life to be valuable. Feeling lost is just your mind's way of saying it has lost its ability to play out roles you have come to believe define your worth. Finding your lost identity and discovering your personal peace will take you on a journey into the inner workings of your mind to discover the root cause of why you are feeling so lost. You will learn how to readjust your mind to the present reality of this new phase of life, let go of the past and adopt an accurate understanding of self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-respect and a whole new personal identity to live from. If you feel lost and don't know who you are anymore, that's fantastic! Because this book is not going to help you to find your identity again. It's going to help you to completely redesign it and discover your personal peace.
Author: Bekki Clark Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1445761033 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 143
Book Description
'The Mum's Guide to Returning to Work' sets out to support women in their return to the workplace after a career break bringing up children. It is an easy to read and practical book which will help women to build their confidence, to choose a career to suit them, to develop job hunting skills, negotiate flexible working, find suitable childcare and to manage the change in their lives that will come as a result of returning to the world of work. It is written with the woman returner in mind, using relevant examples they will relate to and quotes from women who have been there. Extra chapters are included for lone parents and women from overseas. An invaluable resource, providing everything needed for the woman returner in one compact, accessible and uplifting book.Bekki Clark is a Careers Adviser, Coach, Trainer and Mum who specialises in working with women returners. She is currently working for charity Cambridge Women’s Resources Centre. 10% of proceeds from this book will go to CWRC. www.cwrc.org.uk
Author: Jackie Hall
Author: Giovanna Fletcher
Author: Doreen Wong
Author: Meagan Francis
Author: Bleecker Street Publishing
Author: Dr. Sheryl G. Ziegler
Author: Alice Callahan
Author: Koa Whittingham
Author: Jackie Hall
Author: Bekki Clark