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Mothering Books
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,726 ratings — published 2003
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,826 ratings — published 2001
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.22 — 16,221 ratings — published 2009
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.37 — 10,979 ratings — published 2023
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.14 — 35,322 ratings — published 2021
Nightbitch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.41 — 90,120 ratings — published 2021
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Audiobook)
by (shelved 9 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.02 — 80,568 ratings — published 2012
Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,276 ratings — published
The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.26 — 61,757 ratings — published 2011
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,885 ratings — published
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.90 — 31,471 ratings — published 2002
M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.51 — 9,926 ratings — published
Little Labors (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,408 ratings — published 2014
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.27 — 15,578 ratings — published 2018
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.25 — 25,899 ratings — published 2014
Missional Motherhood: The Everyday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God (The Gospel Coalition)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.84 — 3,057 ratings — published 2016
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.55 — 586 ratings — published 2016
Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,587 ratings — published 2013
The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ's Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,867 ratings — published 2004
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,385 ratings — published 1958
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.90 — 19,571 ratings — published 2019
The School for Good Mothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.53 — 129,407 ratings — published 2022
To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,379 ratings — published 2019
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,392 ratings — published 2019
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,435 ratings — published 2017
Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.80 — 679 ratings — published 2018
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,979 ratings — published 2016
Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters! (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.62 — 4,664 ratings — published 2014
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,360 ratings — published 2005
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,391 ratings — published 1998
Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,767 ratings — published 1975
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,272 ratings — published 1993
The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,901 ratings — published 2003
You Bet Your Stretch Marks: Finding Beauty and Worth in the Ways Motherhood Marks Our Bodies and Souls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.61 — 1,366 ratings — published
Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,533 ratings — published 2024
Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.39 — 10,126 ratings — published 2019
Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,082 ratings — published 2022
Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.34 — 415 ratings — published 2020
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.38 — 26,069 ratings — published 2017
Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.23 — 624,284 ratings — published 2021
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,845 ratings — published
Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,809 ratings — published 2019
Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,428 ratings — published 2018
And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,342 ratings — published 2018
Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.64 — 21,593 ratings — published 2018
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,879 ratings — published 2016
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,502 ratings — published 2016
Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.98 — 501,923 ratings — published 1987
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,043 ratings — published 2016
The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.01 — 57,427 ratings — published 2015
“On Friday, Rose invites Sophie and I around to the house. We arrive at eight, armed with some fancy wine Dad handed us from his cellar. Unsurprisingly, it’s Rose who answers the door. Crawford’s there, too, talking like he’s done ten lines of cocaine.
‘Unco Tom, you missed what happened today because I was at the table with the naked sand and I was making a big cake and then I gave it to Mummy and I said “eat a bit of this cake” and she did, she ate a bit, but it was really yucky because it was made of the naked sand!’
‘Kinetic sand,’ Rose says, ‘It’s called kinetic sand.’
But Crawford’s way too wired to listen. ‘And then after lunch Mummy was changing Ellie’s nappy and we took Ellie’s nappy off and Ellie farted and a poo fell out and went on the floor!’
‘Darling,’ Rose interrupts, ‘I’m not sure everyone likes that story as much as you do.’
Perhaps not, but it’s absolutely slayed Crawford, who’s laughing so hard that he’s having to gasp between phrases. ‘And… and it was… so smelly… Mummy had to… open the window!”
― A Matter of Life and Death
‘Unco Tom, you missed what happened today because I was at the table with the naked sand and I was making a big cake and then I gave it to Mummy and I said “eat a bit of this cake” and she did, she ate a bit, but it was really yucky because it was made of the naked sand!’
‘Kinetic sand,’ Rose says, ‘It’s called kinetic sand.’
But Crawford’s way too wired to listen. ‘And then after lunch Mummy was changing Ellie’s nappy and we took Ellie’s nappy off and Ellie farted and a poo fell out and went on the floor!’
‘Darling,’ Rose interrupts, ‘I’m not sure everyone likes that story as much as you do.’
Perhaps not, but it’s absolutely slayed Crawford, who’s laughing so hard that he’s having to gasp between phrases. ‘And… and it was… so smelly… Mummy had to… open the window!”
― A Matter of Life and Death
“All infants and children require and deserve comfort in order to develop properly. Soft cooing voices, gentle touch, smiles, cleanliness, and wholesome food all contribute to the growing body/mind. And when these basic conditions are absent in childhood, our need for comfort in adulthood can be so profound that it becomes pathological, driving us to seek mothering from anyone who will have us, to use others to fill our emptiness with sex or love, and to risk becoming addicted to a perceived source of comfort.”
― Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
― Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
