We all yearn to look back to find we lived a life of significance. But is it even possible anymore? Considering the amount of distraction and pressure that exists in society today, living a fulfilling life may seem like an unachievabl...

Until now, it's been a well-kept secret, but in fact, Supermom DOESN'T have a pristine house, immaculate polite children and a thriving professional life. No, the real Supermom always leaves the office too early and arrives home too ...

The moment the second line on the pee stick turns pink, women discover they've entered a world of parenting experts. Friends, family, colleagues, the UPS delivery guy -- suddenly everybody is a trove of advice, much of it contradic...

This is the age of the hyperparent. Today's mothers seem to believe that if they don't watch over their children's every move—don't sign them up for a coveted preschool before they're even born and make sure they practice ballet ...

A humorous, cartoon-illustrated guide for new mothers chronicles the first year of motherhood from a hospital stay to a baby's first birthday, sharing true stories and survival advice. By the author of Really Important Stuff My Kids H...

The Official Lamaze Guide is the first and only official pregnancy and childbirth guide endorsed by Lamaze International, the leading childbirth education organization in North America. It presents childbearing as an elegant, simple, ...

An exploration of the world of modern motherhood describes the author's early parenting experiences in Paris and how they contrasted with anxiety-marked parenting expectations in the United States, drawing on mainstream media sources ...

“What fun it is to join Lindsey O’Connor on her journey toward joy! Her own struggles and triumphs as a busy mother of five encourage all women to take a leap of faith toward balance and contentment.” Liz Curtis Hig...

Direct, inspiring and no-nonsense, this hopeful approach to the most important job of your life - raising strong, loving, competent children - comes from the experiences of noted author Louise Battle, and life lessons from the Bible. ...

Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in the family: the one between mother and son.   From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her ...

Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life: the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, the teenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarely talk about how lonely and confusing this exper...

Katherine was a beautiful, perfect baby for the first year of her life. Then, without warning, she changed forever. She started crossing her eyes. She cried at night for hours at a time and could not be soothed. She stopped saying wor...

To fifty thousand readers, Catherine Newman is the beloved author of 'Bringing Up Ben & Birdy,' a weekly column on babycenter.com. Now in the delightfully candid, outlandishly funny Waiting for Birdy, Newman charts the year she an...

The former host of the popular MTV dating show, Singled Out, presents in a follow-up to Belly Laughs the lighter side of parenthood’s first year, from postpartum embarrassment and baby diapers to sleep deprivation and grandparen...

Mommy Guilt looks like it might be one of the new breed of literate mother essay books, the kind in which writers wittily divulge those moments in which they weren't, well, perfect moms. Rather than a collection of essays, Mommy Guilt...

She's Gonna Blow! offers you hope, honest understanding, and good measures of laughter and wise biblical counsel. Julie will help show you the way back to the God who knows your mother heart as no one else does-and who offers lifelong...

Our capacity to forget is amazing. I still remember being in labor, thinking to myself, "This is the hardest thing I've ever done. If I can get through this pain, I can get through anything! "Yet the next day I whimpered lik...

In a candid and witty collection of engaging essays, a group of writers and columnists looks at the pitfalls, perils, trials, and tribulations of parenting, in works by Gail Belsky, Judith Newman, Caroline Leavitt, Jacqueline Mitchard...

In a poignant autobiography, the best-selling author of Hannah’s Gift describes how, following the death of her young daughter Hannah, she chose to divorce her husband and give him primary custody of their three surviving childr...

Still reeling from the shock that you're not having just one baby, you're having two, three, or more? Unsure about what to expect and what you need to do? There's no need to fear, because with The Everything Twins, Triplets, and Mor...

In this funny and revealing follow-up to Bottled, Dana Bowman can't escape the lure of perfectionism, trying to be a flawless wife, mother, and person in recovery. When Dana experiences a short-lived relapse during the Christmas holid...

A lawyer with a well-stamped passport and a passion for human rights, Lisa-Jo Baker never wanted to be a mom. And then she had kids. Having lost her own mother to cancer as a teenager, Lisa-Jo felt lost on her journey to womanhood and...

Discover how Dutch parents raise The Happiest Kids in the World! Calling all stressed-out parents: Relax! Imagine a place where young children play unsupervised, don't do homework, have few scheduled "activities" . . . and r...

In a candid and uplifting manner, therapist-coach and podcast host Cathy Adams shares everyday epiphanies from her own parenting and professional experiences to reveal that while becoming a self-aware parent isn't always easy, it is p...

In an age where our kids are helicopter parented and bubble wrapped, this mother of four isn't looking forward to her four talented, artistic children leaving the family home. Bubble after protective bubble bursts as her troupe queues...

For every mother who feels she is coming up short, Cynthia Anderson has a message: Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good, and Find Joy in the Everyday. In One Mom to Another, Cynthia uses her decades of experience as a mother of seven...

LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOO-GOOD MOTHER ARCHETYPE is a journey into the heart and soul of mothering. It takes you to places that have remained hidden due to out-dated beliefs about what it means to be a good mother. The book reve...

How do you housebreak a dog in a hurricane? When Riley comes into her family's life, award-winning humor columnist Tracy Beckerman realizes she got a lot more than she bargained for. From tracking wet cement through the house to shre...

The bestselling authors of Cat and Nat’s Mom Truths go deeper than ever before with outrageous revelations and relatable stories that let every mom know she's not alone. Remember when you were first expecting, and it seemed l...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERHilarious best friends Cat and Nat created a massive online community of moms by sharing their ultra-real and just a bit R-rated dispatches from the mom trenches. From what not to eat a few days after giving bir...