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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,697 ratings — published 2003
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.34 — 13,019 ratings — published 2023
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,314 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 — 16,573 ratings — published 2009
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 4.13 — 39,071 ratings — published 2021
Nightbitch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.40 — 93,811 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 — 82,329 ratings — published 2012
Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: Christian Parenting Book for Moms Finding Purpose and Peace Through Motherhood Struggles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,779 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 — 64,436 ratings — published 2011
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,936 ratings — published 1976
M Is for Mama: A Biblical Motherhood Guide for Raising Godly Children with Grace and Confidence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.51 — 10,462 ratings — published
Little Labors (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,458 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 — 3,122 ratings — published 2016
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.55 — 593 ratings — published 2016
Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,608 ratings — published 2013
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,790 ratings — published 2002
The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ's Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,890 ratings — published 2004
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,422 ratings — published 1958
The School for Good Mothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.53 — 132,847 ratings — published 2022
To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,595 ratings — published 2019
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.27 — 16,211 ratings — published 2018
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 — 48,739 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 — 12,733 ratings — published 2017
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.25 — 26,820 ratings — published 2014
Mothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.80 — 694 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 — 5,215 ratings — published 2016
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,230 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 — 4,693 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 — 1,384 ratings — published 2005
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,477 ratings — published 1998
Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,815 ratings — published 1975
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.82 — 62,819 ratings — published 1984
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,577 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 — 2,934 ratings — published 2003
You Bet Your Stretch Marks: Biblical Encouragement for Moms Finding Hope, Joy, and Purpose Through Every Season of Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,804 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 — 2,776 ratings — published 2024
Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.39 — 10,404 ratings — published 2019
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.89 — 20,574 ratings — published 2019
Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,568 ratings — published
Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,119 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 — 419 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 — 27,322 ratings — published 2017
Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.22 — 649,140 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 — 4,019 ratings — published
Memory-Making Mom (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,016 ratings — published 2019
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.14 — 13,396 ratings — published 2004
The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,648 ratings — published 1975
Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,615 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 — 7,423 ratings — published 2018
Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mothering)
avg rating 3.63 — 22,302 ratings — published 2018
“Don't stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to your baby a million times. Demonstrate that people can be trusted, that the environment can be trusted, that we live in a benign universe.”
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“When you become a mother, you engender life, endless possibilities. Mothering is creative in a very literal sense—it is cultivating all that potential, bringing a small person into consciousness.”
― Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
― Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
