Explains a baby's development before birth and what will happen when the baby is born.

Uses question-and-answer format and pictures to describe to young children what pregnancy and childbirth are like.

Written in a clear, easy-to-read manner, this book helps readers understand exactly what to expect every day of the pregnancy. In-depth information lets couples prepare for every step involved when expecting a baby, from conception to delivery to bringing the baby home.

With compassion and humor this book helps mom establish a daily routine, keep her marriage strong, understand the changes in her body, and find her own mothering style.

This revealing work looks at representations of motherhood from a wide range of pop culture sources to explore larger questions about the image and self-image of mothers in the United States. How has the popularity of Gilmore Girls influenced perspectives on teenage pregnancies? How did the mother-in-law assume such monstrous proportions? Did the Republicans' view of motherhood—and their continual hectoring of Hillary Clinton for putting ambition ahead of family—cost them the 2008 election? Mommy Angst: Motherhood in American Popular Culture considers questions like these as it probes our country's views on mothers, and how those views shape—and are shaped by—the habitually oversimplified portrayals of mothers in pop culture, politics, and the media. Mommy Angst gets at the heart of America's anxious ambivalence toward mothers—whether sanctifying them, vilifying them, or praising the ideal of motherhood while thoroughly undervaluing the complexities of their lives and their contributions to family and society. To highlight the many sides of motherhood, the collection contrasts the lives of a diverse range of real moms with their pop culture representations, including Jewish mothers, Cuban mothers, teenage mothers, mothers with disabilities, working versus stay-at-home moms, and more.

Can you imagine being part of a big dysfunctional family and having absolutely no one to turn to? Can you visualize living for years in a country torn apart by war? The following account is based on a true story. From the time she was a little girl, Hannah could only dream about a better life and a better future—if she could only escape her terrible reality. Born and raised in a country at war, Lebanon, where death, poverty, and a broken, dysfunctional family was the only life she knew, she was an insignificant creature to her father and a working hand to her kind but weak mother. She learned the true meaning of hate but couldn’t comprehend the definition of love. She was confused, haunted by dreams that seemed so real, so fresh ... as if they were part of her memory. When she was a teenager, she met a man with whom she thought she could escape her current horrendous life. Instead, she found herself facing another nightmare ...

Whether it is bottle- or breast-feeding, cribs or co-sleeping, getting back to the office or staying home with the kids, best friends Sara Ellington and Stephanie Triplett, the team behind the popular book and radio show The Mommy Chronicles, rarely choose the same option. Lucky for us, in The Must-Have Mom Manual, they discuss the pros and cons of every aspect of child raising, from pacifiers to potty training, bedtimes to birthday parties, day care to Disney World. Their philosophy is simple: There is no one right way to be a mom. Sara and Stephanie just want to make every mother’s life easier. So, with a healthy dose of humor, they share their parenting triumphs and disasters, marital challenges, public meltdowns, and all the knowledge they’ve gained as authors and radio show hosts, with hundreds of tips for moms everywhere. • 10 things not to feel guilty about–because every mother feels bad about something • Answers for new moms about leaving the house with baby for the first time, postpartum depression, accepting help, car seats, and dining out with baby • Sticky parenting decisions–including the consensus on little white lies, family nudity, “correcting” homework, and leaving your child in the car (just for a second) • Managing your household and how to conquer the clutter with special strategies for organizing every room in your home • Products for moms, the best mom-gear, cleaning products–including technology, gadgets, stores, and places to take the kids • Marriage 911, sleep or sex?, how to keep the home fires burning–plus four people who can sabotage your sex life Covering “all things Mommy,” Sara and Stephanie are real mothers delivering real insights, with real laughs, as they tackle and celebrate the challenges and drama of motherhood in the best, easiest, most mom-friendly guide to life with kids today.

Contradicts the belief that motherhood diminishes intelligence and draws on scientific and neurological research to suggest that it enhances perception, resiliencey, efficiency, motivation, and emotional intelligence.

‘Be That Mom™’ (Ignite your passions, Organize your Life & Embrace your Family) is an instructional and inspirational book designed to help moms of any age relax and enjoy their time more. From communication to discipline to loving yourself, Be That Mom is a fun read that motivates moms to have a bit more fun (with and without their kids)! ‘Be That Mom™’ is a step-by-step, easy to follow system designed to help you embrace a more relaxed, joyous lifestyle as a mom. Filled with incredible advice and simple instructions, Be That Mom™ will inspire you to have more fun with, and without, your kids and will help you create well-being and happiness for you and your family. So come on Mom, what are you waiting for? You ARE ready to Be That Mom! With ‘Be That Mom’ – Be Ready to Get your house organized (and get the kids to help too). Feel calmer, more relaxed and happier. Add fun into your life as a family! Get your family unit working together to accomplish huge goals. Be Healthy and go ‘natural’ as a Family! Be more successful in all areas of your life! Add more love and passion to your life! Learn simple techniques to bring out the best MOM, and GIRL, in you! Manifest the Mom you’ve always wanted to be – NOW! Praise for Be That Mom™! “The Be That Mom™ method is simple and inspiring! Tina writes with such clarity and passion that any mom will want to step-up their game plan, to forge ahead into their future with less stress and more time for family.” Sandi Richard, international best selling author of the Cooking for the Rushed series and star of Food Network’s Fixing Dinner “Moms really devote themselves to their families, often thinking of themselves last. Tina inspires moms to lessen the stress and rediscover life as a mom in this easy to read, well laid out approach.” Robert G. Allen International Multi-Bestselling Author Creating Wealth, Multiple Streams of Income, Multiple Streams of Internet Income, Nothing Down, Nothing Down for Women, The One Minute Millionaire, Cracking the Millionaire Code, and Cash In A Flash. “Are you Ready to Be That Mom™? If you screamed YES!, this book is for you!”

Susan Douglas first took on the media's misrepresentation of women in her funny, scathing social commentary Where the Girls Are. Now, she and Meredith Michaels, have turned a sardonic (but never jaundiced) eye toward the cult of the new momism: a trend in American culture that is causing women to feel that only through the perfection of motherhood can true contentment be found. This vision of motherhood is highly romanticized and yet its standards for success remain forever out of reach, no matter how hard women may try to "have it all." The Mommy Myth takes a provocative tour through the past thirty years of media images about mothers: the superficial achievements of the celebrity mom, the news media's sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the staging of the "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and the onslaught of values-based marketing that raises mothering standards to impossible levels, just to name a few. In concert with this messaging, the authors contend, is a conservative backwater of talking heads propagating the myth of the modern mom. This nimble assessment of how motherhood has been shaped by out-of-date mores is not about whether women should have children or not, or about whether once they have kids mothers should work or stay at home. It is about how no matter what they do or how hard they try, women will never achieve the promised nirvana of idealized mothering. Douglas and Michaels skillfully map the distance traveled from the days when The Feminine Mystique demanded more for women than the unpaid labor of keeping house and raising children, to today's not-so-subtle pressure to reverse this thirty-year trend. A must-read for every woman.