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Your child is getting married! Congratulations! Oh, No, They're Engaged! will help any mother carry off her parental role in planning with dignity and common sense while explaining the execution of a traditional wedding. Included is vital information on advising the couple on emotional decisions, relationship issues, and budget concerns. From controlling expenses to managing the guest list, this handy guide provides all of the information necessary to helping a son or daughter have the wedding of their dreams.

Do you feel overwhelmed and unable to cope with the emotional stresses of breastfeeding? Breastfeeding is a beautiful bond between a mom and a baby. After giving birth to this beautiful bundle of joy, the last thing you need is the stress of a low milk supply. The two hormones in charge of the lactation process are prolactin and oxytocin. Prolactin stimulates milk within the breast, and oxytocin contracts the cells that surround the alveoli, causing the milk to letdown into the ducts leading to the nipple. This task can be difficult when our minds are racing with so much to do.

'I always wanted kids - but then again, I always wanted a loft conversion. Both are pretty easy to put off, as they're very expensive and tend to wreck your house.' Stand-up comedian Sam Avery (aka the Learner Parent) started his award-winning blog when his twin boys were born. A million nappies and Peppa Pig episodes and a lot less sleep later, he shares all the lows, highs and hilarious in-betweens of his experiences of first-time parenthood in this, his highly anticipated first book.

Do you want to calm the chaos in your house without struggle or guilt? Are you tired of being an irritable, reactive, and restless parent? Do you want to create a deeper connection and meaningful relationship with your child? This essential guide will help you unlearn reactive parenting and keep your cool even in the middle of chaos. The book is packed with powerful evidence-based, practical methods to help raise confident, responsible, and resilient humans.

Una celebración a las maternidades. Esperar un bebé es todo un acontecimiento. Y cuando llega, la vida no vuelve a ser igual. Este audiolibro recoge, mes a mes, las diez lunas durante las cuales madres, padres y cuidadores imaginan, sueñan y se preparan para recibir a un nuevo miembro de la familia. Al mismo tiempo, este es un audiolibro para recorrer en imágenes el territorio del Pacífico, sus símbolos y sus culturas.

Acclaimed author Lauren Slater ruminates on what it means to be family. Lauren Slater's rocky childhood left her cold to the idea of ever creating a family of her own, but a husband, two dogs, two children, and three houses later, she came around to the challenges, trials, and unexpected rewards of playing house. In these autobiographical pieces, Slater presents snapshots of domestic life, populating them with the gritty details and jarring realities of sharing home, life, and body in the curious institution called "family."

In A Coat of Yellow Paint, Naomi shares new stories, time-stamped as intimate and vulnerable essays, exploring her faith, personal heartaches, challenges balancing a home life with career, motherhood, and her struggles with infertility. Along the way, Naomi illustrates the urgency of celebrating life’s most important things - family, faith, friendship, and an upright piano painted bright yellow - ignoring the critics.

This book is for all the mamas out there who want to leave a life of burnout and find one of balance, who want to find their Mama Groove, and get their energy back. It will show you how to start enjoying life and sharing more fun, love, and laughter with your partner and kids. It may seem like a big journey, but it's broken down into simple, doable steps for the busiest moms. It takes you through the five steps of The Family Balance Method, which has been developed by conscious family coach and mother, Joanna Hunt.

Your doctor gives you medical advice. Your mother buys you baby clothes. But who can give you the real skinny when you’re pregnant? Your girlfriends, of course - at least, the ones who’ve been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine talks to you the way only a best friend can - in the book that will go the whole nine months for every mother-to-be.

A real mum's hilariously honest tales of motherhood, mayhem and mental health. 'You see, pre-motherhood I had this image of the sort of motherhood I was going to have. Happy, confident and in total control, breezing through my perfect new mum life, clad in white linen, with a smiley, easygoing baby attached to my hip. But then, something happened.'

The best-selling author of A Woman After God's Own Heart has a brand new release! Elizabeth George's A Mother After God's Own Heart offers 10 principles to help moms make God an everyday part of their children's lives. Elizabeth, who has two grown children and six grandchildren, gives practical advice and real¿life suggestions for helping children, no matter what their ages, incorporate God into daily life. Elizabeth's husband, Jim, also provides biblical advice from a dad's perspective.

For working mothers who face endless demands on their time and attention, What Happy Working Mothers Know provides scientifically proven and practical ways to replace stress with contentment and to find the right balance between work, motherhood, and life. Your own happiness is important—because happy moms make better moms and more successful professionals.

In the audiobook, mediation guide, popular YouTuber, and yoga instructor Rebekah "Bex" Borucki features her favorite healing and stress-reducing modalities, including her signature four-minute meditations. Deeply personal, heartfelt stories of her struggles and tender moments raising five children will be highlighted throughout the audiobook. As a birth doula and meditation and yoga guide, Bex offers a wealth of personal and professional experience in managing the demands of motherhood and the need for self-care and stress management.

When your child reveals that he or she is attracted to the same sex, how you respond may have a lot to do with your faith. Doesn't the Bible say that's wrong? Will we have to leave our church? Worst of all, you may wonder, "Do I have to choose between my Christian faith and my child?" Susan Cottrell is a mom who has been there and wants you to know that loving and accepting your gay child does not mean abandoning or even compromising your faith.

Germany, 1945, and the bombs are falling. In Heidenfeld, Etta and her husband, Josef, roam an empty nest: their eldest son, Max, is fighting on the front lines, while 15-year-old Georg has swapped books for guns at a Nürnberg school for the Hitler Youth. At home, news of the war provokes daily doses of fear as the planes grow closer, taking one city after the next. When Max is unexpectedly discharged, Etta is relieved to have her eldest home and safe. But soon after he arrives, it’s clear that the boy who left is not the same returned.

The Possibility Mom helps moms be less stressed, feel less guilt, and get more done while chasing their dreams. Balancing the demands of modern motherhood is a tough job. Between kids, work obligations, social commitments, and household duties, trying to fit in a little me time (let alone a date night), balance can seem practically impossible. When moms do well at work, they feel like they’re failing at home, and when they focus on their family, they feel like they’re falling behind at work.

Mommy, you made it through the first six months! Congratulations. So, what’s next? You’re probably wondering what milestones your little one will reach leading up to their first birthday. Well, Baby Turns One is there to walk you through them all. As a qualified nutritionist and mother of three, Elizabeth Newbourne will share her knowledge with you in this ultimate up-to-date guide on the months leading up to your bouncing bundle of joy’s first birthday. If you ever needed an instruction manual for babies, this book is what you’re looking for.

As an overachiever, Lania thought she could make all her dreams come true by working hard, but she learned that love and getting married before 30 were not variables she can control. When she turns 31, Lania moves to Albuquerque and confides in a new obstetrician who encourages her to consult a fertility specialist. Some days, she is eager to start the process to become a mother on her own, choosing a donor and injecting herself with hormones. Other days, she misses the road not taken and the love story that could have been.

Why Boys Don’t Listen to Their Mothers reveals eye-opening principles and techniques designed to train adults on the best ways to manage, guide, and treat boys with behavioral problems. It does not disappoint as the content is filled with step-by-step instructions, stories, examples, and scenarios to help you get the results you’ve been searching for.

¿Deseas lograr un equilibrio para que tu hijo crezca sano, con autoestima, y que a la vez sea respetuoso y responsable? ¿Es posible corregir y ser firme, pero al mismo tiempo amoroso? ¿Se puede poner límites sin sentirse culpable? A través de consejos prácticos, sensibilidad y un gran sentido del humor, Rosa Barocio ofrece respuestas directas a estas preguntas y presenta una guía clara para educar con consciencia, apoyo, aceptación y amor incondicional: claves indispensables para ser un excelente educador.