Pregnancy & Parenthood

An ever-controversial subject, children's nutrition is eloquently discussed by Gabrielle Palmer, author of The Politics of Breastfeeding, in this brief, compassionate and well-researched book. An invaluable insight into the current politics of complementary feeding.

One in four children has feeding challenges and difficulty eating. If your child is one of them, mealtimes may be a struggle. Whether the reason is neurodiversity (such as Down syndrome), feeding aversion, or a medical condition, feeding therapist Jill Rabin and baby-led weaning pioneer Gill Rapley are here to help with a groundbreaking new approach for parents, caregivers, and health professionals alike: adapted baby-led weaning (ABLW). Find out how to:Respond to your baby's signals and appetite-and trust their abilities.Improve your baby's chewing, posture, sensory development, and fine motor skills.Use "bridge devices," like silicone feeders, to encourage independent eating.Support your baby to eat real, healthy food and enjoy mealtimes with the rest of the family.

Joyful. Graceful. Blessed. Strong. Anxious. Depressed. Stigmatised. Stereotyped. What happens when motherhood isn't what you expected - and when you reach out for support, you are met with judgment and prejudice? Sandra Igwe shares her journey as a young Black mother, coping with sleepless nights, anxiety and loneliness after the birth of her first daughter. Burdened by cultural expectations of the 'good mother' and the 'strong Black woman' trope, her mental health struggles became an uphill battle. Black women are at higher risk of developing postnatal depression but are the least likely to be identified as depressed. Sharing the voices of other mothers, Sandra examines how culture, racism, stigma and a lack of trust in services prevent women getting the help they need. Breaking open the conversation on motherhood, race, and mental health, she demands that Black women are listened to, believed, and understood.

Looking for GIFT IDEAS - BABY SHOWER GIFTS - NEW MOM TO BE PRESENT?This Pregnancy Planner for Moms is the perfect gift. It helps the mom to track all the special moments of her beautiful journey. This planner includes a hospital bag suggestion list for the mom-to-be, suggestions for what the baby might need and tips on what dad should pack. It also includes a nursery to-do list with lots of useful tips.Included is a unique and comprehensive journal that guides and tracks your amazing progress towards having a baby. The bottom line is to encourage you to capture those precious moments that are so often lost if we don't write them down! Use the prompts to record all the little-bitty things about your pregnancy, and one day you can look back and cherish this incredible journey!Included inside this pregnancy log book are pages to record:· First reactions when I found out I was pregnant.· Pregnancy tracker· Birth plan· Baby & pregnancy shopping lists· Prenatal visit tracker/ appointment log· Nursery planner· Baby name idea brainstorming (our top picks)· Hospital checklist· Fetal movement tracker· Weekly journal entries including weight, belly measurements, baby pumps, symptoms, cravings· First letter for Baby· And much, much more! Pregnancy Organizer Technical Details:· Premium matte-finish cover design· High quality 60lb (90gsm) paper stock· Large format 8" x 10" (~20cm x 25cm) pages

Parenthood: The only place you can experience heaven and hell at the same time.The unsugarcoated guide to help you prepare before birth to your baby's first birthday.When you find out you will be a parent, you realize you have no idea what you have gotten yourself into. You sway between the confidence of being the best parent to your baby, and self-doubt of failing your little one.It only becomes more daunting as you learn so many things no one ever talked to you about. When everyone else makes it seem so easy; what does reality actually look like?¿Get an overview of pregnancy, birth, and baby's first year of life¿Find answers to your questions not readily discussed in society¿Feel better prepared for what lies ahead of you¿Find out what matters to you¿Understand how you want to raise your baby and some helpful tips to get you there ¿Purposely decide on how you don't want to raise your babyBecoming A Parent helps you reduce the sleepless nights before your baby is born and gives you the motivation and confidence to get through the ups and downs of early parenthood.

MUST-HAVE BOOK FOR ALL WOMEN PLANNING A HOMEBIRTH!Do you dream of a healing, peaceful birth at home, but maybe you need a comprehensive guide and resources to make it happen? Are you planning a homebirth and want to make sure you know what to do every step of the way?Thousands of women have gone before you. Almost all women can have a natural pregnancy and childbirth. Information is power. Knowing your body and what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth is the key to success.This book is a foundational resource for anyone planning an unassisted birth.The Unassisted Baby will help you:- Learn about the dangers of interventions- Do your own prenatal care- Compile the necessary birth supplies- Recognize the signs of labor- Understand the process of labor and childbirth- Prevent complications- Perform a newborn evaluation- Take care of yourself postpartum- Understand what to do in an emergency- Get a birth certificate for your baby- Teach your partner what to do during labor and birthWomen have given birth without medical assistance throughout all of history. Even if you aren't planning a homebirth, this book will give you the information you need to give birth safely.

The ultimate FAQ book for parents of trans children. This book gathers practical advice and personal experiences from a range of parents and experts providing answers to the most common questions you will have as a parent of a transgender child to help your child thrive.

Happy Together, a single mother by choice story, is a heartwarming book to help share the family building story with a young child. A story told through clear language and cheerful illustrations, readers will join Mommy bear on the journey to fulfill her greatest wish of becoming a parent. With help from a doctor and a donor, Mommy's dream came true and a baby was welcomed with great joy! This is 1 in a collection of 8 Happy Together books to help introduce young children to IVF, donor conception and surrogacy.

Helps parents manage the stresses of adolescent achievement culture and to make decisions which align with their values, rather than their anxiety. WHEN WORRY WORKS responds to one of the primary sources of the nation's worsening adolescent mental health crisis - achievement pressure. Burdened by the mounting pressures on today's youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens' current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Eager to take action and to manage their escalating fears, parents inadvertently and unknowingly exacerbate the problem by overlooking their own parental achievement anxiety. Based on thirty years of clinical practice and her experiences raising her own teenagers in New York City, the work demonstrates that when parents become aware of their individual anxieties and learn to effectively manage them, they are empowered to make values aligned, rather than worry driven parenting decisions. Dr. Dorfman provides practical evidence-based parenting strategies, exercises, and reflective prompts to guide parents through a process to constructively apply to their day-to-day parenting decisions.

A go-to thyroid expert and bestselling author of thyroid books teams up with the founder of hypothyroidmom.com to address the myriad concerns and issues for women with thyroid disease who are trying to conceive or are pregnant.

Summer Breakdown is a story about one woman's reluctant journey back home to the charming beach town of Seaside, MA. Full of family drama, secrets, and parenting rawness, this trip threatens to unravel Sabrina's life completely.

Uma história infantil amorosa, escrita especialmente para crianças concebidas por meio de doação de óvulos e doação de esperma. Dois macacos vivem felizes em sua árvore e querem ter seu próprio bebê macaco. Nós os acompanhamos até durante sua jornada até que se tornem pais.Carmen e Rosemary unem seus talentos para ajudar os pais a compartilhar com seus filhos como suas famílias foram concebidas.Em fertilitybooks.net você pode encontrar a seção completa de seus livros.

Attendre toujours plus de récompenses, plus de jouets et de gadgets à la mode... Certains enfants ne font preuve d'entrain, de motivation et de coopération que si on brandit la carotte du dernier joujou high-tech ou de l'augmentation d'argent de poche. C'est souvent le cas de nombreux jeunes adultes également.La recherche du bonheur devient une course effrénée vers toujours plus de plaisirs immédiats et éphémères. Tout devient sujet à négociation ou provoque caprice, plainte, colère et abattement.Nos enfants n'auraient-ils pas le sens des valeurs et du contentement? Sommes-nous en train d'élever des tyrans, des consommateurs compulsifs ou des dépressifs en devenir ? C'est possible !Ce qui est certain, c'est que de plus en plus d'enfants ne savent plus se contenter de - dans le sens d'être contents avec - ce que la Vie et leurs parents leur offrent. Leur vision du bonheur, et peut-être la nôtre aussi, est faussée. Elle repose sur la consommation et le paraître. Nous ne savons plus reconnaître la valeur des choses simples et des bienfaits dont nous sommes constamment comblés par Notre Créateur. Ce guide, ainsi que l'histoire de Nouh le richissime et les activités à faire en famille vous permettront de transmettre à votre enfant des notions essentielles à son bonheur.Ce guide ainsi que l'histoire de Nouh le richissime permettront à votre enfant de comprendre que le bonheur ne s'obtient pas avec des plaisirs immédiats et plus de possessions. Ce 1er volume de la collection " Transmissiond es Valeurs" vous livre une méthode ludique et accessible à tous, pour développer un sentiment de satisfaction et de gratitude envers Notre Créateur, et cela à travers la connaissance, l'émerveillement et la joie.

Bring peace and calm to your busy-mama days with the help of these inspiring meditations and mantras.

How do you raise children right?It's an age-old question that remains relevant even in today's upside-down culture. What's the best way parents can nurture their children to be responsible, effective adults?Ruth Laurent passionately share her insights and experiences, which taught her how to rely on God's Word to steer her and her husband as they took on the demanding task of raising four daughters.She focuses on seven practical principles, candidly sharing her own mistakes, struggles, and heartbreak. She now imparts these good lessons learned, passing on the baton to young Christian families in hope of helping them to be faithful to the good, hard task of raising children right.

A unique way to see and process the motherhood experience through the lens of yoga, Whole Mama Yoga covers all phases and stages of becoming and being a mother or birth parent—offering a way to extend yoga’s gifts and tools for all who parent.

"The literary tradition of the fairy tale has long endured as the vehicle by which we interrogate the laws of reality. These fantastical stories, populated with wolves, kings, and wicked witches, have throughout history served as a template for understanding culture, society, and that muddy terrain we call our collective human psyche. In Happily, Sabrina Orah Mark reimagines the modern fairy tale, turning it inside out and searching it for the wisdom to better understand our contemporary moment in what Mark so incisively calls 'this strange American weather.' Set against the backdrop of political upheaval, viral plague, social protest, and climate change, Mark locates the magic in the mundane and illuminates the surreality of life as we know it today. In 'Sorry Peter Pan, We're Over You', Mark grapples with a loss of innocence when her son decides he would rather dress up as Martin Luther King, Jr., than Peter Pan for Halloween; in 'The Evil Stepmother' Mark finds unlikely communion with wicked wives and examines the roots of their bad reputation; and in 'Rapunzel, Draft One Thousand, ' the hunt for a wig maker in a time of unprecedented civil unrest forces Mark to finally confront her sister's cancer diagnosis and the stories we tell ourselves to get by"--